Racing FC Union Luxembourg

Racing FC
Full name Racing Football Club Union
Lëtzebuerg
Founded 12 May 2005
Ground Stade Achille Hammerel,
Luxembourg City
Ground Capacity 5,814
Chairman Luxembourg Karine Reuter
Manager Luxembourg Jacques Müller
League Luxembourg National Division
2016–17 Luxembourg National Division, 10th

Racing Football Club Union Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Racing Football Club Union Lëtzebuerg), usually abbreviated to Racing FC, is a football club, based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.

In the summer of 2012 the club signed a partnership with financial powerhouse Europe Sports Group with the aim of reaching the UEFA Champions League or Europa League in the near future. The agency will be tasked with identifying and securing top class players from around the world to reach this goal. The club has also arranged a partnership with the 1st flight club Nancy of France.

History

It was formed in 2005 as an amalgam of three clubs from Luxembourg City: Spora, Union Luxembourg, and CS Alliance 01. Its heritage is further complicated by the ancestry of those three clubs, all of which were themselves formed by mergers:

In its first season as a united team, Racing finished seventh in the National Division, equal on points with fifth-place Wiltz. They have improved their placing steadily since then, becoming challengers for the league title. In 2006–07, they finished fourth, and in the 2007–08 season, they achieved their best ever ranking: finishing 2nd. In the 2013–14 season, the club finished in last place and was consequently relegated from the top level.

Honours

Racing FC

Runners-up (1): 2007–08
Runners-up (1): 2014–15

As CA Spora Luxembourg

Winners (11): 1924–25, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1948–49, 1955–56, 1960–61, 1988–89
Runners-up (10): 1923–24, 1925–26, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1944–45, 1951–52, 1958–59, 1966–67, 1987–88
Winners (8): 1927–28, 1931–32, 1939–40, 1949–50, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1979–80
Runners-up (8): 1924–25, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1944–45, 1962–63, 1986–87

As Racing Club Luxembourg

Winners (1): 1909–10
Winners (1): 1921–22

As Sporting Club Luxembourg

Winners (2): 1910–11, 1918–19
Runners-up (3): 1911–12, 1913–14, 1915–16

As Union Luxembourg

Winners (6): 1926–27, 1961–62, 1970–71, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
Runners-up (9): 1921–22, 1947–48, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1992–93, 1997–98
Winners (10): 1946–47, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1995–96
Runners-up (10): 1922–23, 1925–26, 1932–33, 1936–37, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1996–97

As US Hollerich Bonnevoie

Winners (5): 1911–12, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1916–17
Runners-up (2): 1909–10, 1917–18

As FC Aris Bonnevoie

Winners (3): 1963–64, 1965–66, 1971–72
Runners-up (1): 1970–71
Winners (1): 1966–67
Runners-up (5): 1963–64, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1978–79

European Competition

Racing FC qualified for UEFA European competitions once.

Qualifying round (1): 2008–09

In the 2008–09 season Racing played Sweden Kalmar FF and lost 1–10 on aggregate. They lost 0–3 at home and 1–7 away with Sully Billon scoring the only goal.

Overall, Racings's record in European competition reads:

P W D L GF GA GD
Racing FC Union 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9

Current squad

2017–18 season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 France GK Yannick Germannaud
16 France GK Romain Ruffier
? Luxembourg GK Lars Engel
2 Luxembourg DF Dylan Meireles
3 Luxembourg DF Yannick da Graça
4 Guadeloupe DF Kevin Lacroix
5 Brazil DF Henrique da Silva Gomes
11 Luxembourg DF Kai Schwitz
14 France DF Gauthier Bernardelli
15 Luxembourg DF Giuliano Jackson
21 France DF Jonathan Hennetier
96 France DF Jean-Luc Lopes da Silva
No. Position Player
9 Luxembourg MF Daniel Da Mota
12 France MF Tarek Nouidra
13 France MF Johan Bellini
18 Luxembourg MF Admir Skrijelj
25 Senegal MF Pape M'Boup
26 Luxembourg MF Florik Shala
10 France FW Julien Quercia
7 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Seid Behram
19 France FW Julien Jahier
9 Luxembourg FW Daniel Da Mota
29 Luxembourg FW Ricardo Diomisio
30 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Edis Osmanović
94 Morocco FW Yanis Bahloul

Managers

References

  1. ↑ [https://www.wort.lu/fr/sport/la-bgl-ligue-a-l-heure-de-la-reprise-le-racing-veut-se-poser-et-jouer-les-trouble-fete-59789443a5e74263e13c4bd5
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