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 7,611
Chairman Luxembourg Karine Reuter
Manager France Sami Smaily
League Luxembourg National Division
2015–16 Luxembourg National Division, 8th

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

2016–17 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 Luxembourg GK Jason Gonçalves
16 France GK Romain Ruffier
2 Luxembourg DF Dylan Meireles
3 Luxembourg DF Yannick da Graça
4 Guadeloupe DF Kevin Lacroix
5 Luxembourg DF Giuliano Jackson
6 Luxembourg DF Steve Guedes
14 France DF Gauthier Bernardelli
21 France DF Jonathan Hennetier
Argentina DF Fernando Mendoza
Ivory Coast DF Mamadou Coulibaly
France DF Pierre Nocilla
8 France MF Kamel Lahoussine
No. Position Player
9 Luxembourg MF Danel Sinani
10 Luxembourg MF Nicola Schreiner
12 France MF Tarek Nouidra
13 France MF Johan Bellini
15 Luxembourg MF Danel Sinani
18 Luxembourg MF Admir Skrijelj
25 Senegal MF Pape M'Boup
26 Luxembourg MF Florik Shala
7 Senegal FW Fine Bop
19 France FW Julien Jahier
23 France FW Lucas Pignatone
29 Luxembourg FW Ricardo Diomisio
30 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Edis Osmanović
94 Morocco FW Yanis Bahloul

Managers

References

  1. Equipe – RFC Union
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