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{{short description|Football club based in Colombes, France}}
{{about|the association football club|the rugby union club|Racing 92}}
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| fullname = Racing Club de France Football
| nickname = ''Les Ciels et Blancs'' (The sky-blues and whites)<br>''Les Pingouins'' (The Penguins)
| short name = Racing, RC France, Racing CF
| founded = {{Start date and age|1896}}
| ground = [[Stade Yves-du-Manoir]]
| capacity = 15,000
| chairman = Patrick Norbert
| manager = [[Guillaume Norbert]]
| league = [[Championnat National 3|National 3]] Group G
| season = 2024–25
| position = [[2024–25 Championnat National 3|National 3]] Group G, 2nd
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'''Racing Club de France Football''', commonly known as '''Racing Club de France''' ({{IPA|fr|ʁasiŋ klœb də fʁɑ̃s}}), is a French [[Association football|football]] club based in the [[Paris]] suburb of [[Colombes]].

The club was founded in 1882 as a multi-discipline [[sports club]], and is one of the oldest clubs in French football history. The club's football section was not founded until 1896. The team plays in the [[Championnat National 3]], the fifth level of French football.<ref>{{cite news |title=Le Stade Yves du Manoir |url=http://www.racingclubdefrancefootball.fr/club/stade/ |publisher=Racing Club de France Football |access-date=29 December 2010 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731190321/http://www.racingclubdefrancefootball.fr/club/stade/ |archive-date=31 July 2010}}</ref>

Racing Club de France, founded in 1882, was a founding member of [[Ligue 1]]. The club has won one Ligue 1 title (in [[1935–36 French Division 1|1935–36]]) and five [[Coupe de France]] titles (currently the joint fourth-highest total). Racing also played in the [[Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques]]-sanctioned league, France's first championship league. The club debuted in the league in 1899 and won the championship in 1907 after finishing second in 1902 and 1903. The club holds the Ligue 1 record for most goals scored during a 38-match season with 118 goals in [[1959–60 French Division 1|1959–60]].

Notable players of the club include [[Roger Marche]], [[Oscar Heisserer]], [[Thadée Cisowski]], [[Raoul Diagne]], [[Luis Fernández]], [[Maxime Bossis]], [[David Ginola]], [[Luís Sobrinho]], [[Pierre Littbarski]], [[Enzo Francescoli]], [[Alfred Bloch]], and [[Rubén Paz]]. Diagne spent a decade with the club (1930–1940) and, in 1931, was the first black player on the [[France national football team|France national team]]. He played in the [[1938 FIFA World Cup]] with [[Abdelkader Ben Bouali]], his Racing teammate who was one of the first [[North Africa]]n players on the national team. From 2009 to 2012, the club moved to nearby [[Levallois-Perret]] after reaching a financial agreement with the [[Communes of France|commune]].

== History ==
[[File:Racing Paris x Racing Avellaneda.jpg|thumb|right|219x219px|alt=Opposing players competing for the ball|Racing (in dark jersey with horizontal stripes) playing Argentine [[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing Club]] in [[Parc des Princes]], 1950]]

During the [[1900 Summer Olympics]], Racing Club de France hosted the [[Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics|athletics]] events at Croix-Catelan Stadium (the club's previous home).<ref>[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1900/1900.pdf 1900 Summer Olympics official report.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528012428/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1900/1900.pdf |date=28 May 2008 }} p. 15. {{in lang|fr}}</ref> Racing's zenith was the 1930s and 1940s, when the club won [[Ligue 1]] in [[French soccer Division 1 1935/1936|1936]] and the [[Coupe de France]] in 1936, 1939, 1940, 1945 and 1949. The club was also successful in the early 1960s, finishing second in the first division in [[French soccer Division 1 1960/1961|1961]] and [[French soccer Division 1 1961/1962|1962]]. However, Racing was a focal point of the financial crisis affecting French football during the mid-1960s. The club's financial struggles resulted in its relegation to the lower divisions.

In 1982, businessman [[Jean-Luc Lagardère]] wanted to build a team of stars and invested in the club as a second major club in Paris (with [[Paris Saint-Germain]]). Although he considered a merger of [[Paris FC]] and Racing, the Racing management refused due to a lack of detailed information on PFC finances. Lagardère bought the Paris FC (incurring a debt of more than four million francs) and renamed it "Paris Racing 1". Lagardère invested in experienced players in 1982 and 1983.

Lagardère, determined to lead his club to the European Cup draws in 1987, hired Portuguese coach [[Artur Jorge (footballer, born 1946)|Artur Jorge]] after Jorge's victory in the [[European Cup]] with [[FC Porto]]. He completed the team with [[Gérard Buscher]] and [[Pascal Olmeta]]. However, the club fell on hard times and attendance declined. During the late 1980s, Racing lost 300 million francs.

The club, relegated to the amateur levels, sought firmer financial footing. In December 2008, [[Georgios Kintis]] tried unsuccessfully to buy the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/breves2008/20080910_160219_on-s-arrache-le-racing-cff-92_Dev.html |title=On s'arrache le Racing CFF 92 ! : France Football |access-date=19 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912201548/http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/breves2008/20080910_160219_on-s-arrache-le-racing-cff-92_Dev.html |archive-date=12 September 2008}}</ref> Before the 2009–10 season, Racing reached a financial agreement with the city of [[Levallois-Perret|Levallois]]. The club's association and support from the commune resulted in a name change to ''Racing Club de France Levallois 92''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport24.com/football/fil-info/partenariat-levallois-racing-267571/|title=Partenariat Levallois-Racing|date=28 May 2009|access-date=16 July 2009|archive-date=3 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803194337/http://www.sport24.com/football/fil-info/partenariat-levallois-racing-267571/|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite assistance from Levallois, Racing was relegated to the [[Championnat National 3|Championnat de France amateur 2]] by the [[DNCG]] in July 2010 after it was determined that the club had a €500,000 debt. On 21&nbsp;November 2010, Racing Levallois and [[UJA Alfortville]] announced plans to merge for the following season. In 2012, the club returned to [[Colombes]] as Racing Club de France Colombes 92. The club achieved promotion in the [[2021–22 Championnat National 3]] season to reach [[Championnat National 2]] where they currently compete in Group A.[[File:RC France v. AF Virois (Championnat National 2) - 3e journée - Stade Alphonse Le Gallo (Boulogne-Billancourt, FR92) - 09-09-2023 2.jpg|thumb|Racing Club de France celebrating a goal against AF Virois during the [[2023–24 Championnat National 2]] season at the Stade Alphonse Le Gallo.]]
=== {{anchor|Name change history}}Name changes ===
* [[File:1932 06 30 Aksam Racing.jpg|thumb|Turkey travel of Racing football players in the evening newspaper dated 30 June 1932]]Racing Club de France: (1896–1932, 1966–1981, 2005–2007) 
* Racing Club de Paris: (1932–1966, 1981–1987, 1999–2005) 
* [[Matra]] Racing: (1987–1989) 
* Racing Paris 1: (1989–1991) 
* Racing 92: (1991–1995) 
* Racing Club de France 92: (1995–1999) 
* Racing Club de France football 92: (2007–2009)
* Racing Club de France Levallois 92: (2009–2012)
* Racing Club de France Colombes 92: (2012–2018)
* Racing Club de France Football: (2018–present)

== Players ==

===Current squad===

As of 18 August 2022

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ALG|pos=GK|name=Anis Derkaoui}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=GLP|pos=GK|name=Rubens Adélaïde}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=MLI|pos=GK|name=Sory Camara}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Ouassim Faradji}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Sabri Daouadji}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Baila Dia}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SEN|pos=DF|name=Salif Dramé}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Abderrahmane Tabbackh}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Valentin Tacheau}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Yohan Somme}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Maxime Da Veiga}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Adama Camara}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Adama Niakaté}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Charles-André Raux-Yao}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Fabien Lippmann}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Mohamed El Kourchi}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=[[Merwan Ifnaoui]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Walid Aït Draoui}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Romain Vidot}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Jason Jacqueray}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Lilian Ricol}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Moriba Traoré}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Arnold Vula}}
{{Fs end}}

=== {{anchor|Notable players}}Past players ===
The following players have represented Racing in [[Ligue 1|league]] and international competition since the club's foundation in 1882. They have played in at least 100 official matches for the club, or achieved prominence elsewhere. For a complete list of RCF Paris players, see [[:Category:Racing Club de France football Colombes 92 players]].
{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Pierre Allemane]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Manuel Anatol]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Henri Bard]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Alfred Bloch]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Luis Fernández]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Maxime Bossis]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Thadée Cisowski]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Edmond Delfour]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Raoul Diagne]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[David Ginola]]
*{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Youssef Darbaki]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Oscar Heisserer]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[François Heutte]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Auguste Jordan]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Jacques Marcel]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Roger Marche]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Sonny Silooy]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Pascal Olmeta]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Roger Quenolle]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Ernest Vaast]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Guy Van Sam]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Émile Veinante]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[René Vignal]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Halim Benmabrouk]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Rabah Madjer]]
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Arne Larsen Økland]]
*{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Eugène Ekéké]]
*{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Rodolphe Hiden]]
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Joseph Ujlaki]]
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Pierre Littbarski]]
*{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Abderrahman Mahjoub]]
*{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Vahap Özaltay]]
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Enzo Francescoli]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Miloš Milutinović]]
*{{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Albert Guðmundsson (footballer, born 1923)|Albert Guðmundsson]]
*{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Walid Regragui]]
{{Div col end}}

== {{anchor|Club officials|Managers}}Officials ==
*''President'' : Patrick Norbert
*''Vice-president'' : Guillaume Norbert
*''General secretary'' : –
*''Manager'' : Guillaume Norbert
*''Assistant manager'' : Serge Gnonsoro

=== Managers ===
{{Col-start}}
{{Col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Year(s)<ref>{{cite news |title=Les entraîneurs du Racing depuis 1932 |url=http://allezracing.foot.free.fr/entraineurs.htm |publisher=Allez Racing |access-date=29 December 2010 |language=fr |archive-date=21 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121051204/http://allezracing.foot.free.fr/entraineurs.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
! Name
|-
| 1932–1933
| [[Curtis Booth]]
|-
| 1933–1934
| [[Peter Farmer (footballer)|Peter Farmer]]
|-
| 1934–1935
| [[Jimmy Hogan]]
|-
| 1935–1939
| [[Sid Kimpton|George Kimpton]]
|-
| 1939–1940
| [[Elie Rous]]
|-
| 1940–1943
| [[Émile Veinante]]
|-
| 1943–1944
| [[Robert Fischer (football)|Robert Fischer]]
|-
| 1944–1952
| Paul Baron
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1952
| Auguste Listello
|-
| 1952–1958
| [[Auguste Jordan]]
|-
| 1958–1964
| [[Pierre Pibarot]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1964
| André Jeampierre
|-
| 1964–1965
| Paul Baron
|-
| 1965–1966
| [[Lucien Troupel]]
|-
| 1970–1975
| Paul Jurilli
|-
| 1978–1982
| Jean-Marie Lawniczak
|}
{{Col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Year(s)
! Name
|-
| 1982–1984
| [[Alain De Martigny]]
|-
| 1984–1986
| [[Victor Zvunka]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1986
| [[Silvester Takač]]
|-
| 1986–1987
| [[Victor Zvunka]]
|-
| 1987–1988
| [[Artur Jorge (footballer, born 1946)|Artur Jorge]]
|-
| 1988–1989
| [[René Hauss]]
|-
| 1989–1990
| [[Henryk Kasperczak]]
|-
| 1990–1992
| Luc Bruder
|-
| 1992–1993
| [[Camille Choquier]]
|-
| 1993–2000
| Jean-Marie Lawniczak
|-
| 2000–2002
| [[Jean-Michel Cavalli]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2002
| Régis Roche
|-
| 2002–2004
| [[Jean-Guy Wallemme]]
|-
| 2004–2005
| [[Stéphane Paille]]
|-
| 2008–2010
| Ali Tabti
|-
| June 2010–June 2013
| Azzedine Meguellatti
|-
| 2013–2014
| Didier Tardiveau
|-
| 2014–26 Oct 2015
| Manuel Abreu
|-
| 27 Oct 2015–Oct 2017
| Armand Bouzaglou
|-
| Oct 2017–May 2018
| Alexandre Gavache
|-
| 28 May–5 Dec 2018
| Abdellah Mourine
|-
| 4 Jan–3 June 2019
| Emmanuel Trégoat
|-
| 6 June 2019–present
| Guillaume Norbert
|}
{{Col-end}}

== {{anchor|League|Cup|Other}}Honours ==
*''[[Ligue 1]] champions'': [[1935–36 French Division 1|1935–36]]
**''Runners-up'': [[1960–61 French Division 1|1960–61]], [[1961–62 French Division 1|1961–62]]
*''[[Ligue 2]] champions'': [[1985–86 French Division 2|1985–86]]
*[[Championnat National 2]]: 2003–04 (Group D)
*[[Championnat National 3]]: 2006–07 (Group F), 2022 (Group L)
*''Division d'Honneur (Paris Île-de-France) championship'': 1973
*''[[Coupe de France]] champions'': [[1936 Coupe de France Final|1935–36]], [[1939 Coupe de France Final|1938–39]], [[1940 Coupe de France Final|1939–40]], [[1945 Coupe de France Final|1944–45]], [[1949 Coupe de France Final|1948–49]]
**''Runners-up'': [[1930 Coupe de France Final|1929–30]], [[1950 Coupe de France Final|1949–50]], [[1990 Coupe de France Final|1989–90]]
*''[[Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques]] Championship'': 1907
*''USFSA Paris Championship'': 1902, 1903, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1919
*''FFFA Ligue de Paris champions'': 1931, 1932
*''Coupe Dewar champions'': 1905, 1906, 1907, 1912
**''Runners-up'': 1901

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official Website}} {{in lang|fr}}
* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Racing-Club-de-France-Football-Colombes-92/670019389717961?fref=ts Official Facebook]{{in lang|fr}}

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