In the 1930s, the club's jump to professionalism was sustained by car manufacturer Emile Mathis who had his factory just in front of the stade de la Meinau. Lazio held at home, Bayern progress in cup, Bayern thrash Dortmund, Real hammer EIbar, Euro round-up: Lukaku scores, Inter miss top spot, We would like your feedback, please fill in our survey. The 2001 Coupe de France winning team for itself included Yvon Pouliquen as manager and Corentin Martins as captain. In the meantime, IMG had taken over the club in the summer of 1997 and Patrick Proisy, former tennis player and head of the French branch, became president. As usual, Strasbourg then won immediate promotion with Osim and two French internationals in its ranks: Jean-Noël Huck and Marc Molitor. With the outbreak of World War II, professional sport was suspended and Alsatians were evacuated to south-west France, especially in the Dordogne. His second return to Strasbourg, after a first comeback as a player, was greeted with enthusiasm and his charisma aroused a strong public interest for the team's performances, with attendance rates at an all-time high. On average, the attendance in Ligue 1 has been around 20,000 for a stadium capacity of 29,000. Paul Frantz holds the record for the most spells at Racing with four (73 months overall, 227 matches). During the last ten years, however, the team has regularly switched between medium blue, dark blue, sky blue and white as the main colour of its home jersey. [41] The inability for the influential president and the talented manager to get along with each other and the 1980 trauma may explain why Racing was unable to perform lastingly at the top level after the 1979 title. Classement et Résultats de foot - Stade de la Meinau, 67100 Strasbourg, France - Rated 4.3 based on 125 Reviews "Man utd" [44] The American group presented an ambitious project with an entirely new youth academy as well as plans for a renovated stadium, eventually winning the competition for Racing's ownership for a price of 1.5 million euros. The first was led by then-president Roland Weller, a local businessman. [39][40] RCS quickly entered a rivalry with Sochaux, a team that was backed by Mathis' competitor Peugeot. ASICS also supplied the club (2000–03). In September 1980, Gress was controversially sacked and, after several seasons of middling results, Racing was returned to second-tier play in 1986. The 1992–93 season saw the club finish in eighth place, a ranking that has not been equalled since, allowing the likes of José Cobos, Frank Leboeuf and Marc Keller to shine in the top flight. Strasbourg has had 47 managers in the professional era, with the holder of the office changing 57 times. Historically, Racing has its roots in southern Strasbourg in the working-class Neudorf, Meinau and Polygone neighbourhoods. The club was then able to attract French major players like Franck Sauzée and foreign stars like Aleksandr Mostovoi. Bianchi was a prolific goalscorer but he was also a very traditional striker with no intention to commit to defence and teamplay, to Gress' despair. Ginestet held a majority share during four years, which he sold in the end of 2009 for a price of €1.6 million. RCS started competition in Ligue 2 but immediately earned promotion to the top flight at the end of the 1933–34 season, going through a pair of two-legged playoff matches, first against Mulhouse (0–0 and 3–1), and then against AS Saint-Étienne (2–0 and 4–4). [34] Supporters groups include the "Ultra Boys 90", the "Kop Ciel et Blanc" and the "Club central des supporters". Between 1997 and 2006, the club used another logo, introduced by Patrick Proisy. [30] Since 2007, the Flag of Alsace is featured on the back of the club's shirt. [5] After the French defeat, Alsace was de facto annexed by the Third Reich and, in August 1940, the team took up play as "Rasensportclub Straßburg" in the Gauliga Elsaß, a top-flight amateur division in German football. Starting in 1942, Alsatians were forcibly conscripted in the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS and several club players – including Oscar Heisserer – fled or had their teammates deliberately wound them to avoid incorporation. In 2000–01, the club accomplished the paradoxical feat of being relegated after spending the whole season in the bottom three while winning the French cup with a victory on penalties against Amiens. The club also has ties to the other side of the Rhine, especially through a supporter friendship with Karlsruher SC[33] and regular friendly matches during the summer. It was understood that Philippe Ginestet would become the new chairman at the end of the 2004–05 season. Strasbourg’s Goalkeeper Bingourou Kamara was named the Man Of The Match. After a successful qualification round against Rangers and Liverpool, Strasbourg defeated Inter Milan 2–0 at la Meinau, but fell 0–3 in the away leg. The club is one of six clubs to have won all three major French trophies: the Championship in 1979, the Coupe de France in 1951, 1966 and 2001 and the Coupe de la Ligue in 1964, 1997, 2005 and 2019. Like the region, Racing has changed nationality three times and has a troubled history. The new owners chose to name Julien Fournier as the new Chief executive[56] but, after some turmoil, Fournier quickly entered a dispute with the new major shareholder, Alain Fontenla. In 2001–02, the club, led by manager Ivan Hašek, immediately re-took its place among the country's football elite by finishing runners-up in Ligue 2. Other Mitteleuropa players fondly remembered include Elek Schwartz, Ivica Osim, Ivan Hašek, Alexander Vencel or Danijel Ljuboja while Russian Aleksandr Mostovoi is the last world-class star to play for Racing to this date. However, neighbouring club SR Colmar liquidated their professional team, leaving room for Strasbourg to stay up. Racing's history has always been closely intertwined with local business and politics. Founded 1906 Address 12, rue de l'Extenwoerth 67021 Strasbourg Country France Phone +33 (88) 445 500 Fax +33 (88) 445 501 E-mail webmaster@rcstrasbourg.fr However, this move was opposed by Keller who, in June 2005, clearly announced that he would not work with Ginestet. The destiny of the club has always been wedded to the history of Alsace. For the 1978–79 season, Racing kept essentially the same team that had won promotion in 1977 and a third place in 1978. Jacky Duguépéroux captained the 1979 team and won the Coupe de la Ligue in 1997 and 2005 as a manager. [47] Proisy became the chairman of the board with full control over the professional section but not the omni-sport structure that still possessed the club's name and its affiliation to the French Football Federation (FFF). 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[13] Financial difficulties meant that Racing was unable to retain or replace its best players (Huck, Molitor, Gress, Hausser, Spiegel) who left for other clubs or retired. The other major shareholder of the club was Lohr SA, an industrial group centred on transportation activities.[53]. The Proisy–Le Roy period at Racing was a troubled one with poor results, several scandals and a general disillusionment of the fans towards the club's management. Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (commonly known as RC Strasbourg, Racing Straßburg, RCSA, RCS, or simply Strasbourg; Alsatian: Füeßbàllmànnschàft Vu Stroßburri) is a French association football club founded in 1906, based in the city of Strasbourg, Alsace. The Bleus' success was short-lived. On this occasion, captain René Hauss accomplished the remarkable feat of winning two cups with the same club with a 15 years-interval. Bienvenue sur le site officiel du club AS STRASBOURG. [6] During a game against SS side "SG SS Straßburg", Rasensportclub players wore a uniform consisting of a blue jersey, white shorts and red socks as a clear display of French patriotism. The word is usually pronounced in French ("Le Racing") or in Alsatian ("D'Racing") without any English accentuation. Other key team members during this era included Raymond Kaelbel and young talents Gilbert Gress and Gérard Hausser. They are managed by Thierry Laurey, who replaced Jacky Duguépéroux in May 2016.[1]. Over the years, the most common uniform has been composed of a medium blue jersey, white shorts and medium blue socks. Previously (1973–2000; 2004–2007), Racing was equipped by Adidas, which has its French seat in Landersheim, between Strasbourg and Saverne. [3] Despite these accomplishments, the club has never really managed to establish itself as one of France's leading clubs, experiencing relegation at least once a decade since the early 1950s. After WW2, Mathis ceased activity and the club had to find other sponsors including the Crédit Mutuel – a large banking institution that has its roots in Alsace and appeared on the club's shirt throughout most of the 1960s and 1970s – as well as the town's municipality. Pouliquen also was the captain for the 1995 final. RCS captured their group in 1941 and participated in the regional finals, where they were put out by FC Mülhausen. Gress was replaced by assistant manager Pascal Janin, first as a caretaker and then as permanent manager, when Ginestet re-took the club's presidency at the end of August 2009. 1977–80, 152 matches) and overall (75 months in three spells, 275 matches). They also took part in the Coupe de France, the only national competition at that time. Stade de la Meinau 29.000 Seats, Current transfer record: Jacky Duguépéroux is the only manager to win two trophies with the club. However, he quickly entered a confrontation with charismatic manager Gilbert Gress that culminated in September 1980 when the announcement of Gress' departure provoked crowd anger and riots scenes during a game against Nantes. For example, between 1990 and 1997 the municipality was the major shareholder, but it chose to delegate the chairmanships to independent local entrepreneurs. Squad size: It was the first attempt to bring an outsider to the local context at the club's head, but the experiment ended in failure in 1990 as the club neared bankruptcy. The year 2003 saw the departure of IMG and Proisy. Players to have once played for Strasbourg to have recently played for France include Olivier Dacourt and Richard Dutruel, (both in 2004). While the colours of the town are red and white, Racing has always played in a combination of blue and white. The second bid was made by American IMG-McCormack Group through its French branch headed by Patrick Proisy. This is a record in French football only surpassed by Marseille. Strasbourg is also among the six teams to have played more than 2,000 games in France's top flight (spanning 56 seasons)[2] and has taken part in 52 European games since 1961. A year later, they repeated as cup winners beating champions Nantes in final by the score of 1–0. During the summer, the team lost Mostovoi and its two French internationals, Marc Keller and Frank Leboeuf. The club was taken over by real estate investor Philippe Ginestet and celebrated its centennial in the autumn of 2006 with various events, including an exhibition and a friendly match against Marseille. At that time, IMG was trying to develop its activities in European football and had failed the previous year in its effort to buy Olympique de Marseille. To replace him, Bord imposed the recruitment of Carlos Bianchi to Gress. Barcelona twice came back from goals down to win 3-2 at Real Betis and cut Real Madrid's lead at the top of La Liga to three points. Former captain Corentin Martins has once asserted that the Strasbourg public is "demanding, but fair". In 2010, Fontenla owned 85%, along with Carousel Finance (15%) a holding named "Racing investissements", which itself owned a majority share (70%) of EuroRacing, the main shareholder (78%) of the club. [7][8], Allied armies retook Alsace in 1944 and the club quickly resumed play as "Racing Club de Strasbourg" in France's top flight. Laurent Lutaud, 2006, 70 min. The players, still trained by Jacky Duguépéroux, went on to capture the Coupe de la Ligue – the first national trophy in 18 years – by defeating Bordeaux in a penalty shootout. Renamed RC Strasbourg Alsace, they won the CFA championship in 2012–13, and eventually became Championnat National champions in 2015–16. Back in division 1 in 1972, the club made one of the biggest transfer blunders in its history: Osim was sent to Sedan to leave a foreign player spot for Reinhard Libuda. Racing have been playing at the Stade de la Meinau in southern Strasbourg ever since 1914. See more information. Strasbourg finished as champions of the CFA at the end of the 2012–13 season and returned to the National. The squad overview can be embedded on the own homepage via iframe. [63] Frank Leboeuf and Marc Keller were the last RCS players to earn a cap during the 1995–1996 season. Real Madrid moved top of La Liga, until Sunday evening at least, with a 2-1 win at Alaves while Bayern Munich were beaten by Bayer Leverkusen. This successful RCS team of the 1930s included two French internationals – Fritz Keller and Oscar Heisserer – as well as German striker Oskar Rohr who still holds the club's goalscoring record. The 1977–78 season saw the peculiar dominance of the two promoted sides with Monaco going on to win the championship and Strasbourg reaching an unexpected third place, the best ranking since 1936. [55] Philippe Ginestet then re-took the presidency, but left the club when the takeover by the new owners was completed in December. [42][49] Racing's troubles as well as the town's refusal to finance an extension of the stade de la Meinau to host the 1998 FIFA World Cup provoked heated debate during the 2001 municipal election and eventually became part of the elements that drove to the defeat of Catherine Trautmann. [36] Racing is always an emotional topic in Alsace. [57] Only a month later, former Sochaux chairman Jean-Claude Plessis came to replace Dayan.[58]. However, the wedding was a difficult one with many internal struggles that were evidenced when some of the former Pierrots left the new entity as soon as 1971 to re-found their former club. Founded in what was then a part of the German Empire, the club from the beginning insisted on its Alsatian and popular roots, in opposition to the first Strasbourg-based clubs which came from the German-born bourgeoisie. [52] After some speculation, the new owner was identified as Alain Fontenla, a French investment broker based in London. The merger thus appeared as an excellent opportunity to build a powerful football club in Strasbourg and was favoured by business and political circles. In 1937, the club reached for the first time the final of the Coupe de France, losing to rivals Sochaux (1–2). Keller had in fact been acting as the club's head since 2002 but was only a minor shareholder. During the Phoney War, a group of youngsters kept the club existing in Périgueux, where they won the Dordogne championship in 1940. 23, Average age: [18] The club was taken over by a pool of local investors with former player Marc Keller staying as director-general. A French international, Vergnes clashed with Gress due to his unwillingness to assume defensive duties and his vocal frustration after being regularly sidelined. He was succeeded by Léonard Specht, who picked Gilbert Gress as manager. [50] It is estimated that Racing lost 15 million euros during the IMG era, mainly due to a dubious recruitment policy. Furthermore, current France international midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin is a product of RC Strasbourg's Youth set-up, spending 13 years with the club before moving to Southampton after just five first-team appearances for Strasbourg. "Le football alsacien-lorrain résiste à la dictature nazie", Dominique Rousseau, "SS Straßburg, C'était Son Nom", "Ligue 2 – Strasbourg: Patrick Proisy et Claude Le Roy mis en examen", AFP, 28 septembre 2006. 10 43.5 %, National team players: Ginestet then convened an extraordinary meeting of the board to sack Gress, prompting Léonard Specht's resignation. With regional feelings still strong in Alsace, the performances of local players logically attract special attention. Chairman Alain Léopold was replaced by the influential André Bord, Duguépéroux ended his pro career and Gemmrich left for Bordeaux. Bord could boast his connections in business, political and artistic elites and vowed to make Racing a big name in French football. Since 1979, there is also a peculiar tradition that every Racing team to win a trophy or reach a final featured a Breton as captain, manager or both. First national successes... and failures (1945–1976). During the 1990s, there was a mounting interest for football in France with the rise of the national team and, like other clubs, Racing benefited from this context. Also, one of the greatest goalkeepers of all times, the Paraguayan José Luis Chilavert who, known for being three times selected IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper and his free-kick abilities, won the 2001 Coupe de France with the club. [54] The president has not always been the real owner of the club. Hechter had previously been banned from pro football following his involvement in the Paris Saint-Germain secret funds scandal but was nevertheless able to re-take a president job at Strasbourg thanks to a sentence reduction. The team earned second-place results in each of the following two seasons and made an appearance in the opening round of the DFB-Pokal in 1942. Success however came back with the 1987–88 season as new manager Henryk Kasperczak led Racing to its second Division 2 title with players like Juan Simón, Peter Reichert and the returning Léonard Specht. Below is a list of RC Strasbourg's 15 presidents since the start of the professional era in 1933. For his part, Gress used the critical review of the press to boost his player's motivation and insisted that "the star is the team". This was the first defeat for PSG of the season as they had gone unbeaten in Ligue 1 and in the Champions League. In the mid-1930s, Racing managed a second-place finish in 1934–35 and a third-place finish the next season. On 30 March 2019, Strasbourg won their fourth Coupe de la Ligue title by beating Guingamp 4 - 1 on penalties following a 0 - 0 draw after extra time. The clubs compete is what is generally referred as the "Derby de l'Est" ("the Eastern derby") in France, a rather inappropriate term since the two cities are 150 kilometres apart. In 2006, the new management of the club, acceding to a supporter demand, re-installed the 1976 crest.[32]. Strasbourg, however, was unable to preserve its spot in the top-flight and was back in Division 2 in 1989. 4, Stadium: [43] In 1997, two projects were competing to buy the municipal share and effectively take control of the club. [22] Furlan was nevertheless confirmed as manager for the following Ligue 2 season but failed in his mission to bring the club back in the top-tier as Racing ended 4th with a huge defeat at Montpellier. They remained in first-division competition until, at the end of the 1948–49 season, it appeared the side would be relegated. After accomplishing his mission, Schwartz definitely retired and was replaced by Gilbert Gress. Nowadays, as the only professional football club in Alsace, Racing attracts a large fan base that covers both the Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin départements as well as the eastern part of the Moselle. For the first time, Strasbourg failed to win immediate promotion back to the first tier, eventually ending 9th place in its group, the worst ranking ever for the club. There is however a significant degree of inter-regional rivalry between Alsace and Lorraine, leading to some acrimony between the fans on both sides. The return from Lyon, where the title game was played, was triumphant with huge crowds greeting the team at every railway station in Alsace before the arrival of the train at Strasbourg. Strasbourg : retrouvez toutes les informations sur le club, le calendrier, les résultats, le palmarès, les statistiques mais aussi l'effectif. Hummel is the current kit designer. After receiving the request we will send the iframe as an e-mail reply. When Alsace was returned to France in 1919, the club changed its name from "1. Jean-Marc Butterlin "Gindorf, par amour Le nouveau president du Racing est un passionne. The stadium hosted the 1938 World Cup and Euro 1984. Robert Lewandowski scored another double to send Bayern Munich through to the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals as Lazio missed the chance to go second in Serie A. Karim Benzema scored for the first time in a Madrid derby at the Bernabeu as Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 1-0. [12] In 1976, the club was again relegated and went back to its old identity as Racing Club de Strasbourg, reflecting the final failure of the RPSM merger. The absence of big names in the team was considered by many to be a crippling handicap against established teams like Saint-Étienne or Nantes which had internationally renowned players. The significance of this victory went far beyond the sporting realm as Alsace was then shaken by the Oradour-sur-Glane massacre investigation. He nevertheless was able to mobilise his iconic status with supporters to, at first, block Ginestet's accession to chairmanship, provoking a deadlock that lasted throughout 2005 as the club was looking for an investor. The new ownership focused on cleaning up the club's finances. [19] Ginestet hired French legend Jean-Pierre Papin as the new manager[20] and the club again won immediate promotion to the top flight in 2007, finishing at third place. FC Neudorf" to the current "Racing Club de Strasbourg" in imitation of Pierre de Coubertin's Racing Club de France, a clear gesture of francophilia. Strasbourg live score (and video online live stream*), team roster with season schedule and results. In 2014, Jacky Duguépéroux was given the role of manager for the third time. During these four years, Racing won two championships (D2 in 1977 and D1 in 1979), reached very honourable league rankings the two other years (third in 1978, fifth in 1980) and had its best results ever in European play (UEFA Cup round of sixteen in 1979, European Cup quarter finals in 1980).
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