Stadium Racing Colmar is a

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club located in

Colmar Colmar (; ; or ) is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Alsace region of north-eastern France. The third-largest commune in Alsace (after Strasbourg and Mulhouse), it is the seat of the prefecture of the Haut-Rhin department ...

, France. They play in the

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, the fifth tier of French football.

History

Founded in 1919 as AS Colmar, the club is based in

, Alsace, and plays its home matches at the

Colmar Stadium Stadium Racing Colmar is a football club located in Colmar, France. They play in the National 3, the fifth tier of French football. History Founded in 1919 as AS Colmar, the club is based in Colmar, Alsace, and plays its home matches at the ...

in the city. SR Colmar has played one season in the Division 1 (Ligue 1) in 1948–49 and have spent five seasons in the Division 2 (Ligue 2). On 23 January 2010, Colmar defeated professional club

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in the

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10–9 on penalty kicks, giving the club one of its biggest victories to date. The club was liquidated in November 2016, and was reformed as Stadium Racing Colmar.

Name changes

* 1919–1920: AS Colmar * 1920–1940: Sports Réunis Colmar * 1940–1944: SpVgg Kolmar * 1945–1962: Sports Réunis Colmar * 1962–1963: SR Colmar Wittisheim * 1963–1964: AS Colmar * 1964–2016: Sports Réunis Colmar * 2016–present: Stadium Racing Colmar

Stadium

Owned by the city of Colmar, the Colmar Stadium has been the home of SR Colmar since 2001, succeeding the

Stade des Francs The Stade des Francs was a football stadium in Colmar, France. It was the home of SR Colmar until 2000. History The stadium hosted the home games of SR Colmar starting on 24 June 1928, the date of inauguration of the ground. This formerly fa ...

. The sports complex at the ground is made up of three football fields, including one of synthetic grass. The main pitch has a surface of natural grass. The stadium has a grandstand with a seating capacity of 1,300; 40 seats are accessible to the handicapped.

Honours

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** Champions (1): 2009–10 (Group A) *

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Alsace **Champions (2): 1972–73, 1996–97

Famous players

Robin Risser Robin Risser Birckel (born 2 December 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Red Star, on loan from club Strasbourg. Early career Born in Colmar, Risser began his youth career at FC Bennwihr. He moved to ...

(youth)

References

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