Royal Charleroi S.C.
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Royal Charleroi Sporting Club, often simply known as Charleroi or Sporting Charleroi, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Charleroi, in the province of Hainaut. Charleroi plays in the Belgian Pro League. Their current spell at the highest level in Belgian football started in the 2012–13 season. Charleroi was founded in 1904 and they first reached the first division in 1947–48. Their highest finish was runner-up in the 1968–69 season. They have also twice reached the Belgian Cup final, losing in 1977–78 to Beveren and in 1992–93 to Standard Liège.
Sporting Charleroi have a long-standing rivalry with their crosstown rival ROC de Charleroi-Marchienne, currently playing in the third division. Charleroi play their home matches at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi, which was refurbished for the UEFA Euro 2000. The stadium hosted 3 group stage games in the Euro 2000 among which the 1–0 victory of England against Germany. Charleroi have been recruiting several French players in recent years, including Michaël Ciani, Cyril Théréau and goalkeeper Bertrand Laquait.
History
Charleroi Sporting Club was founded in 1904 and they received the matricule n°22. Twenty years after their foundation, they qualified to play in the Promotion (then the second level in Belgian football) and in 1929, the club changed its name to Royal Charleroi Sporting Club. Rivals from Olympic Charleroi were playing in the first division in the late 1930s and the 1940s, while Sporting Charleroi was playing one level down, until they promoted in 1947. In 1949, Sporting Charleroi finished 4th (2 points behind Standard Liège) whereas Olympic Charleroi was 14th. But Olympic took the lead again until 1955 and their relegation to the second division. At the end of the 1956–57 season, Olympic Charleroi had promoted to the first division but Sporting Charleroi finished last in the first division and was thus relegated to the second division. A spell of 9 seasons in the second division followed and in 1966–67 Sporting Charleroi was back at the top level. They finished at the second place in 1968–69 5 points behind Standard Liège but within two years they were relegated again.
In 1974 the first division was changing from 16 to 20 teams and Sporting Charleroi was chosen to play at the top level. Olympic Charleroi promoted too as they had won the second division right before but they remained at the top level for just one season. Sporting underwent a new relegation in 1979–80 (17th on 18) but was back five years later. Their best result since then in the first division is a 4th place in 1993–94. In September 2005, the G-14 took FIFA to court over the eight-month injury incurred by Abdelmajid Oulmers whilst on international duty with Morocco.
Colours and badge
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The colours of Charleroi are black and white with a shirt generally striped, which led to the team being nicknamed The Zebras.
Stadium
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The current ground was baptized in 1939 with a match Sporting-Union du Centre and it was located near the coal mine named Mambourg. In 1985 the stadium was slightly modernized as the club had qualified for the first division. It was then heavily renewed in the late 1990s in view of the 2000 European Football Championship. The name changed on 24 May 1999 from Stade du Mambourg to Stade du Pays de Charleroi. During the tournament, the full capacity of the stadium was up to 30,000 seats. The Stade du Pays de Charleroi hosted notably the match between Germany and England. The highest stand was eventually reduced and the capacity is now 15,000.[1]
Honours
- Belgian First Division
- Runners-up: 1968–69
- Belgian Second Division
- Winners: 1946–47, 2011–12
- Runners-up: 1965–66
- Belgian Second Division play-offs
- Winners: 1985
- Belgian Cup
- Runners-up: 1977–78, 1992–93
European record
UEFA club competition record
Correct as of May 2016
| Competition | Played | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| UEFA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| UEFA Europa League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| TOTAL | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 26 |
Matches
| Match won | Match drawn | Match lost |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1969–70 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 1R | Template:Flagicon Zagreb | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 |
| 2R | Template:Flagicon FC Rouen | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 (a) | ||
| 1994–95 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Template:Flagicon Rapid București | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| 1995 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Group 10 | Template:Flagicon Beitar Jerusalem | — | 1–0 | 3rd |
| Template:Flagicon Bursaspor | 0–2 | — | ||||
| Template:Flagicon FC Košice | — | 2–3 | ||||
| Template:Flagicon Wimbledon | 3–0 | — | ||||
| 1996 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Group 4 | Template:Flagicon Silkeborg IF | 2–4 | — | 3rd |
| Template:Flagicon Conwy United | — | 0–0 | ||||
| Template:Flagicon Zagłębie Lubin | 0–0 | — | ||||
| Template:Flagicon SV Ried | — | 3–1 | ||||
| 2005 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2R | Template:Flagicon Tampere United | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Template:Flagicon Beitar Jerusalem | 5–1 | 4–1 | 9–2 |
| 3Q | Template:Flagicon Zorya Luhansk | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–5 | ||
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 3Q | Template:Flagicon Partizan | 2–1 (aet) | — | — |
| PO | Template:Flagicon Lech Poznań | 1–2 | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | UEFA Conference League | 2Q | Template:Flagicon Hammarby IF |
Current squad
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On loan
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Retired numbers
11 – Has been retired in honor of club legend Dante Brogno since July 2001, his retirement.
Zebra Elites (Second team)
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Club officials
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| President | Template:Flagicon Fabien Debecq |
| Chief commercial officer | Template:Flagicon Walter Chardon |
| Managing director | Template:Flagicon Mehdi Bayat |
| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Rik De Mil |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Rudi Cossey Template:Flagicon Frank Defays |
| Goalkeeper coach | Template:Flagicon Cédric Berthelin |
| Fitness coach | Template:Flagicon Frédéric Renotte |
| Strength & conditioning coach | Template:Flagicon Antoine Huguenot Template:Flagicon Sébastien Delacroix |
| Video analyst | Template:Flagicon Amaury Smits |
| Data analyst | Template:Flagicon Pierre Neuchâteau |
| Head physio | Template:Flagicon Benjamin Tubiermont |
| Doctor | Template:Flagicon Dr.Clément Lepeuple |
| Physiotherapist | Template:Flagicon Lilian Scarlata Template:Flagicon Tristan Blyckaerts Template:Flagicon Frédéric Vanbelle |
| Masseur | Template:Flagicon Frédéric Chandelle |
| Head of education | Template:Flagicon Christophe Dessy |
| Kitman | Template:Flagicon Baptiste Collier |
| Delegate | Template:Flagicon Arnaud Charlier |
| Performance Manager | Template:Flagicon Rudger Van Snick |
Coaches
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- Template:Flagicon Jiří Sobotka (1968–69)
- Template:Flagicon Lukas Aurednik (1969–71)
- Template:Flagicon Léopold Anoul (1974–75)
- Template:Flagicon Jean-Paul Colonval (1975–76)
- Template:Flagicon Aimé Anthuenis (1 July 1987 – 30 June 1989)
- Template:Flagicon Georges Heylens (1990–92)
- Template:Flagicon Luka Peruzović (1 July 1991 – 30 June 1992)
- Template:Flagicon Robert Waseige (1 July 1992 – 30 June 1994)
- Template:Flagicon Georges Leekens (1 July 1994 – 30 July 1995)
- Template:Flagicon Luka Peruzović (1 August 1995 – 30 June 1997)
- Template:Flagicon Robert Waseige (1 July 1997 – 1999)
- Template:Flagicon Luka Peruzović (1999 – 8 December 1999)
- Template:Flagicon Raymond Mommens (1999–00)
- Template:Flagicon Manu Ferrera (2000)
- Template:Flagicon Enzo Scifo (2001–02)
- Template:Flagicon Dante Brogno (November 2002 – 3 October 2003)
- Template:Flagicon Robert Waseige (15 October 2003 – 26 April 2004)
- Template:Flagicon Jacky Mathijssen (26 April 2004 – 30 June 2007)
- Template:Flagicon Philippe Vande Walle (1 July 2007 – 10 December 2007)
- Template:Flagicon Thierry Siquet (11 December 2007 – 9 December 2008)
- Template:Flagicon John Collins (15 December 2008 – 30 June 2009)
- Template:Flagicon Stéphane Demol (2009)
- Template:Flagicon Jacky Mathijssen (2009)
- Template:Flagicon Stéphane Demol (1 July 2009 – 1 November 2009)
- Template:Flagicon Tommy Craig (20 November 2009 – 14 April 2010)
- Template:Flagicon Jacky Mathijssen (1 July 2010 – 20 September 2010)
- Template:Flagicon Csaba László (23 September 2010 – 17 March 2011)
- Template:Flagicon Zoltan Kovacs (interim) (24 March 2011 – 4 April 2011)
- Template:Flagicon Luka Peruzović (4 April 2011 – 30 June 2011)
- Template:Flagicon Jos Daerden (1 July 2011 – 26 September 2011)
- Template:Flagicon Tibor Balogh (27 September 2011 – 22 February 2012)
- Template:Flagicon Mario Notaro (interim) (23 February 2012 – 5 March 2012)
- Template:Flagicon Dennis van Wijk (5 March 2012 – 12 June 2012)
- Template:Flagicon Yannick Ferrera (14 July 2012 – 14 February 2013)
- Template:Flagicon Luka Peruzović (interim) (14 February 2013 – 13 March 2013)
- Template:Flagicon Mario Notaro (interim) (March 2013 – 13 April 2013)
- Template:Flagicon Felice Mazzu (1 June 2013 – 3 June 2019)
- Template:Flagicon Karim Belhocine (1 July 2019 –30 June 2021)
- Template:Flagicon Edward Still (1 July 2021 -22 October 2022)
References
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- ↑ Het Stade du Pays de Charleroi Template:Webarchive sporting-charleroi.be (last check 30 March 2018)
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External links
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- Charleroi SC at EUFO.de
- Charleroi SC at Weltfussball.de
- Charleroi SC at National Football Teams.com
- Charleroi SC at Football-Lineups.com
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