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During the 1900 Summer Olympics, Racing Club de France hosted the athletics events at Croix-Catelan Stadium (the club's previous home).² Racing's zenith was the 1930s and 1940s, when the club won Ligue 1 in 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 1961 and 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 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.³ Before the 2009–10 season, Racing reached a financial agreement with the city of Levallois. The club's association and support from the commune resulted in a name change to Racing Club de France Levallois 92.⁴ Despite assistance from Levallois, Racing was relegated to the 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 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.

Name changes

• 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

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

Past players

The following players have represented Racing in 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.

• Pierre Allemane
• Manuel Anatol
• Henri Bard
• Alfred Bloch
• Luis Fernández
• Maxime Bossis
• Thadée Cisowski
• Edmond Delfour
• Raoul Diagne
• David Ginola
• Youssef Darbaki
• Oscar Heisserer
• François Heutte
• Auguste Jordan
• Jean-Jacques Marcel
• Roger Marche
• Sonny Silooy
• Pascal Olmeta
• Roger Quenolle
• Ernest Vaast
• Guy Van Sam
• Émile Veinante
• René Vignal
• Halim Benmabrouk
• Rabah Madjer
• Arne Larsen Økland
• Eugène Ekéké
• Rodolphe Hiden
• Joseph Ujlaki
• Pierre Littbarski
• Abderrahman Mahjoub
• Vahap Özaltay
• Enzo Francescoli
• Miloš Milutinović
• Albert Guðmundsson
• Walid Regragui

Officials

• President : Patrick Norbert
• Vice-president : Guillaume Norbert
• General secretary : –
• Manager : Guillaume Norbert
• Assistant manager : Serge Gnonsoro

Managers

Honours

• Ligue 1 champions: 1935–36
  • Runners-up: 1960–61, 1961–62
• Ligue 2 champions: 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: 1935–36, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1944–45, 1948–49
  • Runners-up: 1929–30, 1949–50, 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

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Official Facebook(in French)

References

1. "Le Stade Yves du Manoir" (in French). Racing Club de France Football. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100731190321/http://www.racingclubdefrancefootball.fr/club/stade/ ↩

2. 1900 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine p. 15. (in French) http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1900/1900.pdf ↩

3. "On s'arrache le Racing CFF 92 ! : France Football". Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20080912201548/http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/breves2008/20080910_160219_on-s-arrache-le-racing-cff-92_Dev.html ↩

4. "Partenariat Levallois-Racing". 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009. http://www.sport24.com/football/fil-info/partenariat-levallois-racing-267571/ ↩

5. "Les entraîneurs du Racing depuis 1932" (in French). Allez Racing. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2010. http://allezracing.foot.free.fr/entraineurs.htm ↩