Stadium Racing Colmar is a

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

club located in

Colmar Colmar (, ; Alsatian: ' ; German during 1871–1918 and 1940–1945: ') is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The third-largest commune in Alsace (after Strasbourg and Mulhouse), it is ...

, France. They play in the Championnat National 2, the fourth 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 Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of French football. History Founded in 1919 as AS Colmar, the club is based in Colmar, Alsace, and plays its home mat ...

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 Lille in the Coupe de France 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

Championnat de France Amateur The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue ...

Group A: 2009–10 * Division d'Honneur Alsace: 1972–73, 1996–97

References

Football clubs from former German territories Association football clubs established in 1919 1919 establishments in France Sport in Colmar Football clubs in Grand Est Ligue 1 clubs {{France-footyclub-stub