Royal Excelsior Sport's Club was a Belgian

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from

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that played in the

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from 1908 to 1913.

History

It was founded in 1904 as Excelsior S.C. de Bruxelles and it received the

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n°20. It achieved its best ranking in 1909 and 1910 with a 7th place on 12. In 1913 it was relegated to the

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as it finished last with 2 points from 2 draws. It there played four consecutive seasons before a relegation to the third division. In 1929 the club changed its name to Royal Excelsior Sport's Club and it retired from football six seasons later. The

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section of the club is still alive as of 2005.

References

Belgian football clubs history

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