Racing FC Union Luxembourg

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:

CA Spora Luxembourg was formed by the merger in 1923 of Racing Club Luxembourg and Sporting Club Luxembourg.

Union Luxembourg was formed by the merger in 1925 of US Hollerich Bonnevoie and Jeunesse Sportive Verlorenkost.

CS Alliance 01 was formed by the merger in 2001 of Aris Bonnevoie and CS Hollerich.

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.

Racing FC

National Division:

Runners-up (1): 2007–08

Division of Honour:

Runners-up (1): 2014–15

As CA Spora Luxembourg

National Division

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

Luxembourg Cup

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

National Division

Winners (1): 1909–10

Luxembourg Cup

Winners (1): 1921–22

As Sporting Club Luxembourg

National Division

Winners (2): 1910–11, 1918–19 Runners-up (3): 1911–12, 1913–14, 1915–16

As Union Luxembourg

National Division

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

Luxembourg Cup

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

National Division

Winners (5): 1911–12, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1916–17 Runners-up (2): 1909–10, 1917–18

As FC Aris Bonnevoie

National Division

Winners (3): 1963–64, 1965–66, 1971–72 Runners-up (1): 1970–71

Luxembourg Cup

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.

UEFA Cup

Qualifying round (1): 2008–09

In the 2008–09 season Racing played 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:

Current squad

2016–17 season

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

Managers

Jacques Müller (July 1, 2005 – April 13, 2007)

Alvaro da Cruz (July 1, 2007 – Sept 22, 2008)

Yannick Bianchini (caretaker) (Sept 27, 2008 – Oct 21, 2008)

Sébastien Allieri (Oct 22, 2008 – March 4, 2012)

Claude Origer (March 5, 2012 – Feb 24, 2014)

Alexandre Franceschi (Feb 25, 2014–)