Racing Club de Roubaix was a French association football team that played in Roubaix, Nord.

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 The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...

, 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.

Names of the club

*1895–1944. Racing Club de Roubaix. *1944–1963. in CO Roubaix-Tourcoing. *1964–1990. Racing Stade Roubaisien. *1990–1995. Stade Club Olympique de Roubaix (SCOR).

Honours

*Champion of France USFSA : 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1908. *DH Nord champion : 1923, 1925, 1926, 1930. *

: Runner-up 1932, 1933.

Managerial history

* Charles Griffiths: 1935–? * Franz Platko: ?

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