Racing Besançon is a French

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club based in

Besançon Besançon (, ; , ; archaic ; ) is the capital of the Departments of France, department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerland. Capi ...

. It was founded in 1904. They play at the

Stade Léo Lagrange Stade Léo Lagrange () is a stadium in Besançon, France. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of Racing Besançon. The stadium holds 10,500 spectators. On 31 January 2014, it hosted a Six Nations Under 20s Champi ...

. The club currently competes in the

Championnat National 3 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 behind ...

, the fifth tier of France Football.

History

Founded in 1904 by soldiers, the Racing Club Franc-Comtois Besançon, an omnisports club joined the USFSA. The football section was created in 1905. After having signed some good performances before the Great War (Eastern Champion 1909, 10, 11 and 12), the club was slowed down by hostilities. Following the 2021–22 season, Racing Besançon was promoted to Championnat National 2 after an eight-year absence.

Kit

The club's kit is manufactured by

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and primarily consists of red.

Honours

**Champions (1): 2021–22 roup E

References

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