Full name Racing Club de Roubaix Founded 1895 | Ground Capacity ? Location Roubaix, France | |
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Dissolved 1964; 53 years ago (1964) (merged with Stade Roubaix) Ground Parc Jean Dubrule
Roubaix
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Racing Club de Roubaix was a French association football team that played in Roubaix, Nord.
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History
The team was founded in 1895 and was very successful before the establishment of professionalism in France. In 1933, after losing twice in a row in the final of Coupe de France, this time against city rival Excelsior AC Roubaix (a professional team), the team turned professional and reached Division 1 in 1936 and stayed there till World War II. After the war, the club merged with Excelsior AC Roubaix and US Tourcoing in CO Roubaix-Tourcoing (1945–1963). In 1963, CO Roubaix-Tourcoing lost its professional status and RC Roubaix decided to merge with another club, Stade Roubaix, to create Racing Stade Roubaisien. This team would eventually merge with Roubaix Football (i.e. former Excelsior AC Roubaix) in Stade Club Olympique de Roubaix, a team which ended in 1995 due to financial problems.