Excelsior Athlétic Club was a
French association football team playing in the city of
Roubaix
Roubaix ( , ; ; ; ) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, depar ...
, Nord.
History
The team was founded in 1928 in a merger between Football Club de Roubaix and Excelsior Club de Tourcoing. In 1932, the team turned professional and played the first professional football season in
1932/1933 and won the same year its first major trophy, the
Coupe de France
The Coupe de France (), also known in English language, English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Fed ...
. Till the World War II, the team managed to stay in
Division 1. After the war, the club merged with
RC Roubaix
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 ...
and
US Tourcoing
Union Sportive Tourquennoise, commonly shortened to US Tourcoing, is a French football club founded in 1902 and based in Tourcoing. The club played in the Championnat National 3 (and its previous incarnation at the fifth level) for five seasons s ...
in
CO Roubaix-Tourcoing
Club Olympique de Roubaix-Tourcoing was a football club based in Roubaix, France. The team was founded in 1945 in a merge of three clubs: Excelsior AC Roubaix, RC Roubaix and US Tourcoing. In the 1946–47 season, the club won the Division 1 ...
(1945–1970). After 1970, the team struggled at an amateur level till its demise in 1995. In 1977, the team merged with Sporting Club de Roubaix to create Roubaix Football, which also merged in 1990 with Stade Roubaix (i.e. former
RC Roubaix
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 ...
) but never managed to come back to
Division 1, only playing the 1983/84 season in
Division 2. The team ended due to financial problems.
Names of the club
*1928–1944. Excelsior Athlétic Club de Roubaix.
*1944–1970. in
CO Roubaix-Tourcoing
Club Olympique de Roubaix-Tourcoing was a football club based in Roubaix, France. The team was founded in 1945 in a merge of three clubs: Excelsior AC Roubaix, RC Roubaix and US Tourcoing. In the 1946–47 season, the club won the Division 1 ...
.
*1970–1977. Excelsior Athlétic Club de Roubaix.
*1977–1990. Roubaix Football
*1990–1995. Stade Club Olympique de Roubaix (SCOR).
Honours
*
Coupe de France
The Coupe de France (), also known in English language, English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Fed ...
**Winners (1): 1933
Notable players
*French international players
*
Célestin Delmer
Henri Célestin Delmer (15February 19072March 1996)
was a French footballer who played as a midfielder. He was part of France's squad for the 1930 and 1934 FIFA World Cups
Club career
He played for Stade Olympique Paris Est, FC Mulhouse, Ami ...
(5, 1933–1934)
*
Marcel Desrousseaux (2, 1935–1937)
*
Jean Gautheroux (1, 1936)
*
Henri Hiltl (1, 1944)
(he played for Austria as Heinrich Hiltl, then for France as Henri Hiltl)
*
Marcel Langiller
Marcel Langiller (2 June 1908 – 25 December 1980)
was a French footballer and is an Olympian. He played in a striker role, and was nicknamed "La Caille". He was part of France’s squad for the 1930 FIFA World Cup
Club career
Langiller was ...
*
Lucien Leduc
Lucien Rémy André Leduc (30 December 1918 – 16 July 2004) was a French footballer, who played as a midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position prima ...
*
Noël Liétaer (7, 1933–1934)
*
Jean Sécember
Jean Sécember (1911-1990) was a French international footballer. He was born on 10 April 1911 in Tourcoing and died in 1990 at the age of 79.
He won four international caps between 1932 and 1935, the first three while he was at the amateur c ...
(4, 1935)
Managerial history
*
Charles Griffiths: 1932–1933
*
René Dedieu: 1933–1937
* Davidovitch: 1937–1939
*
Marcel Desrousseaux: 1970–1972
*
Pierre Cnude: 1972–1973
*J. Schmidt: 1973–1975
*
Albert Dubreucq: 1975–1977
*Sarrazyn: 1977–1980
*
Tony Giaquinto: 1980 – April 1987
*
Thierry Deneulin: April 1987–?
*
Boumedienne Belhadji: 1992–1994
*
Pierre Michelin: 1994–1995
*
Boumedienne Belhadji: 1995 – December 1995
See also
*
CO Roubaix-Tourcoing
Club Olympique de Roubaix-Tourcoing was a football club based in Roubaix, France. The team was founded in 1945 in a merge of three clubs: Excelsior AC Roubaix, RC Roubaix and US Tourcoing. In the 1946–47 season, the club won the Division 1 ...
*
RC Roubaix
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 ...
References
External links
History
Association football clubs established in 1928
Association football clubs disestablished in 1978
Excelsior AC
1928 establishments in France
1978 disestablishments in France
Excelsior AC Roubaix
Football clubs in Hauts-de-France
Ligue 1 clubs
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