Racing Club de France football Colombes 92

The Racing Club de Paris ( or shortly RC Paris ) is one of the most traditional French football club from the capital. He now has its headquarters in Colombes ( Hauts -de -Seine département, atomic number: 92) in the outskirts of Paris and called since 2005 Racing Club de France Football 92 or shortly Racing CFF 92 The footballers are part of the polysportiven club Racing Club de France.

The club colors are sky blue and white; league team currently plays at the Stade Lucien- Choine, a sub-unit of the Stade Olympique Yves- du- Manoir, which has a capacity of 7,000 seats. A game with FC Community Levallois received - from 2009 to 2012 were the " Penguins" - this is the common since the 1930s nickname of the club for pendants and media. Since then, they appear under the name of Racing Club de France Colombes 92 again alone.

History and name changes

RC Paris in 1882 was founded under the name of Racing Club de France; the football department came in 1896 to do so. He thus joins next to Le Havre AC, Standard AC Paris and other of the oldest football clubs in France. With the introduction of professional football (1932 ), the club renamed itself under its president, Jean -Bernard Lévy in Paris Racing Club to; at the beginning of the season 1966/67 Racing merged with the CS Sedan, called Racing Club Paris - Sedan and on the resolution of this one-year merger again Racing Club de France.

From 1983, followed by further renaming: 1983 ( merger with Paris FC ) again RC Paris, 1984 ( in order to circumvent the French still existing advertising ban ) Matra Racing, 1991 ( after returning to the amateur stock) Racing 92, 1995 Racing Club de France 92, of from 1999 to 2005 under Racing Club de Paris and since then as Racing Club de France 92

Racing was the oldest and largest of the French associations, the USFSA, joined (see football in France # early years), participated in its national game operation of the club since 1897. 1907 were the penguins whose title holder, also in 1902, 1903, 1908 and 1911 runner-up.

The first final attendance managed the master of the Paris League in 1902, but moved it to a different tradition of French football club, the Racing Club Roubaix, with 3:4 the short straw. The winner of the team from the northern coalfield fell in 175 minutes - the time was, as in Germany, still played in France until a winner was.

As in France, a single professional league was introduced in 1932, racing was hers to course and remained until 1953 also in the fact - which between 1940 and 1944, France was divided into an occupied by Germany zone and the formally independent residual France, so no champion for the whole country was determined.

League membership

Professional status has owned 1932-1966 and 1983-1990 RC. First class (Division 1 since 2002 in Ligue 1 renamed) played the club 1932-1943, 1944-1953, 1954-1964, 1984/85 and 1986 to 1990. Since then, he divides his time between third and Viertklassigkeit. Currently (2013 /14) he enters into the sechstklassigen Division d'Honneur, the third-highest amateur league in the country, at.

Logo History

1983-1984

1984-1988

1988-1991

1999-2005

Since 2005

Achievements

  • French Champion: 1936 ( and runner-up 1961, 1962)
  • French Cup Winners: 1936, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1949 ( also a finalist in 1930, 1950, 1990)
  • French master of the USFSA in 1907 ( and runner-up in 1902, 1903, 1908, 1911)

Significant people in the past

  • Pierre Grillet
  • Ernst Happel
  • François Heutte
  • Rudolf Hiden
  • Heinrich Hiltl
  • Lucien jasseron
  • Gusti Jordan
  • Frederick Kennedy
  • Sid Kimpton
  • Pierre Littbarski

Other Sports

Today, the Racing Club in Rugby is more successful than in football: the men's team, the 2001 U.S. Métropolitaine to Racing Métro 92 merged, plays 2011/12 in the top French league.

Banlieue Standard Athletic Club CS Sedan Ardennes 1935–36 French Division 1 1960–61 French Division 1 1961–62 French Division 1 1989–90 Coupe de France Oscar Heisserer Henri Hiltl Auguste Jordan Fred Kennedy Top 14 FC Lyon CA Paris-Charenton Gallia Club Paris US Suisse Paris
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