Racing Club Pays de Grasse is a French

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club founded in 1959. Until 2022 they were known as Racing Club de Grasse. They are based in the town of

Grasse Grasse (; Provençal oc, Grassa in classical norm or in Mistralian norm ; traditional it, Grassa) is the only subprefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region on the French Riviera. In 2017, the co ...

and their home stadium is the Stade Jean Girard. Since the 2017–18 season, they play in the

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History

RC Grasse was formed in 1950 as a result of the merger of two clubs, Gallia Club Grasse and Red Star Grasse. The club played for more than 30 years in the regional league of the Mediterranean. They were first promoted to the national competitions in 1983, taking a place in 1983–84 Division 4, where they only missed out on a further promotion on the last day of the season. The club remained at the fourth level of French football for six seasons, being relegated back to the regional league in

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. A second promotion to the national competitions was achieved in 1992, and the club took a place in 1992–93 Division 4. At the end of the season the FFF reorganised the league, and the club were placed at level five, in

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. After one season in this competition, they were again relegated back to the regional leagues. The club did not gain a third promotion until 2009, when they took a place in

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. They spent four seasons before returning to the regional league in 2013. In 2016 the club gained a fourth promotion to the national leagues, taking a place in

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. For the first time they won promotion in a national division, and as of the 2017–18 season they play in

. In July 2021, the club changed its name from Racing Club de Grasse to Racing Club Pays de Grasse, to illustrate its representation of the Pays de Grasse agglomeration of communities.

Current squad

Notable former players

* Paul Bahoken *

Stéphane Bahoken Stéphane Cédric Bahoken (born 28 May 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Kayserispor. Born in France, he represents Cameroon at international level. Club career Nice Born in Grasse, Bahoken began his ...

Julien Berthomier Julien Berthomier (born 10 April 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championnat National 3 club Villefranche Saint-Jean Beaulieu. Club career Born in Grasse, Berthomier began his career with RC Grasse and sig ...

* Laurent Charvet *

Laurent Leroy Laurent Leroy (born 16 April 1976) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Leroy joined Paris Saint Germain in 1999. He did not become a regular starter in his time there. In January 2003 he joined Troyes AC ...

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Yoann Touzghar Yoann Touzghar (born 28 November 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Ajaccio. Born in France, he represents Tunisia at international level. Club career In the 2015–16 season Touzghar played for Club Africain ...

* Thomas Pinault

Honours

Championnat de France Amateur 2 The Championnat National 3, commonly referred to as simply National 3 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fifth division of the French football league system behin ...

Group winner: 2017 * Division d'Honneur Mediterranean region champion: 1983, 1992, 2009, 2016

References

External links

* {{Championnat National 2 Group A

1959 establishments in France Grasse Sport in Alpes-Maritimes Football clubs in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur