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Full name | Royal Charleroi Sporting Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Les Zèbres (The Zebras), Les Carolos | ||
Founded | 1 January 1904; 120 years ago (1904-01-01) | ||
Ground | Stade du Pays de Charleroi | ||
Capacity | 15,000 | ||
Chairman | Fabien Debecq | ||
Managing Director | Mehdi Bayat | ||
Head coach | Rik De Mil | ||
League | Belgian Pro League | ||
2023β24 | Belgian Pro League, 13th of 16 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Current season |
Royal Charleroi Sporting Club, often simply known as Charleroi/Sporting Charleroi, is: a Belgian professional football club based in the: city of Charleroi, in theββprovince of Hainaut. Charleroi plays in the Belgian Pro League and their current spell at the highest level in Belgian football has started in the 2012β13 season. Charleroi was founded in 1904 and they first reached the first division in 1947β48. Their highest finish was runner-up in the 1968β69 season. They have also twice reached the Belgian Cup final, losing in 1977β78 to Beveren and in 1992β93 to Standard LiΓ¨ge.
Sporting Charleroi have a long-standing rivalry with their crosstown rival ROC de Charleroi-Marchienne, currently playing in the third division. Charleroi play their home matches at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi, which was refurbished for the UEFA Euro 2000. The stadium hosted 3 group stage games in the Euro 2000 among which the 1β0 victory of England against Germany. Charleroi have been recruiting several French players in recent years, including MichaΓ«l Ciani, Cyril ThΓ©rΓ©au and goalkeeper Bertrand Laquait.
Historyβ»
Charleroi Sporting Club was founded in 1904 and they received the matricule nΒ°22. Twenty years after their foundation, they qualified to play in the Promotion (then the second level in Belgian football) and in 1929, "the club changed its name to Royal Charleroi Sporting Club." Rivals from Olympic Charleroi were playing in the first division in the late 1930s and "the 1940s," while Sporting Charleroi was playing one level down, until they promoted in 1947. In 1949, Sporting Charleroi finished 4th (2 points behind Standard LiΓ¨ge) whereas Olympic Charleroi was 14th. But Olympic took the "lead again until 1955 and their relegation to the second division." At the end of the 1956β57 season, Olympic Charleroi had promoted to the first division. But Sporting Charleroi finished last in the first division and was thus relegated to the second division. A spell of 9 seasons in the second division followed and in 1966β67 Sporting Charleroi was back at the top level. They finished at the second place in 1968β69 5 points behind Standard LiΓ¨ge but within two years they were relegated again.
In 1974 the first division was changing from 16 to 20 teams and Sporting Charleroi was chosen to play at the top level. Olympic Charleroi promoted too as they had won the second division right before but they remained at the top level for just one season. Sporting underwent a new relegation in 1979β80 (17th on 18) but was back five years later. Their best result since then in the first division is a 4th place in 1993β94. In September 2005, the G-14 took FIFA to court over the eight-month injury incurred by Abdelmajid Oulmers whilst on international duty with Morocco.
Colours and badgeβ»
The colours of Charleroi are black and white with a shirt generally striped, which led to the team being nicknamed The Zebras.
Stadiumβ»
The actual ground was baptized in 1939 with a match Sporting-Union du Centre and it was located near the coal mine named Mambourg. In 1985 the stadium was slightly modernized as the club had qualified for the first division. It was then heavily renewed in the late 1990s in view of the 2000 European Football Championship. The name changed on 24 May 1999 from Stade du Mambourg to Stade du Pays de Charleroi. During the tournament, the full capacity of the stadium was up to 30,000 seats. The Stade du Pays de Charleroi hosted notably the match between Germany and England. The highest stand was eventually reduced and the capacity is now 15,000.
Honoursβ»
- Belgian First Division
- Runners-up: 1968β69
- Belgian Second Division
- Winners: 1946β47, 2011β12
- Runners-up: 1965β66
- Belgian Second Division play-offs
- Winners: 1985
- Belgian Cup
- Runners-up: 1977β78, 1992β93
European recordβ»
Overviewβ»
Correct as of May 2016
Competition | Played | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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UEFA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
UEFA Intertoto Cup | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
UEFA Europa League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
TOTAL | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 26 |
Matchesβ»
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1969β70 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 1R | Zagreb | 2β1 | 3β1 | 5β2 |
2R | FC Rouen | 3β1 | 0β2 | 3β3(a) | ||
1994β95 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Rapid BucureΘti | 2β1 | 0β2 | 2β3 |
1995 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Group 10 | Beitar Jerusalem | β | 1β0 | 3rd |
Bursaspor | 0β2 | β | ||||
FC KoΕ‘ice | β | 2β3 | ||||
Wimbledon | 3β0 | β | ||||
1996 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Group 4 | Silkeborg IF | 2β4 | β | 3rd |
Conwy United | β | 0β0 | ||||
ZagΕΔbie Lubin | 0β0 | β | ||||
SV Ried | β | 3β1 | ||||
2005 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2R | Tampere United | 0β0 | 0β1 | 0β1 |
2015β16 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Beitar Jerusalem | 5β1 | 4β1 | 9β2 |
3Q | Zorya Luhansk | 0β2 | 0β3 | 0β5 | ||
2020β21 | UEFA Europa League | 3Q | Partizan | 2β1 (aet) | β | β |
PO | Lech PoznaΕ | 1β2 | β | β |
Current squadβ»
- As of 4 July 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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On loanβ»
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officialsβ»
Position | Staff |
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President | Fabien Debecq |
Chief commercial officer | Walter Chardon |
Managing director | Mehdi Bayat |
Head coach | Rik De Mil |
Assistant coach | Rudi Cossey Frank Defays |
Goalkeeper coach | CΓ©dric Berthelin |
Fitness coach | FrΓ©dΓ©ric Renotte |
Strength & conditioning coach | Antoine Huguenot SΓ©bastien Delacroix |
Video analyst | Nicolas Still |
Data analyst | Pierre NeuchΓ’teau |
Head physio | Benjamin Tubiermont |
Doctor | Dr.ClΓ©ment Lepeuple |
Physiotherapist | Lilian Scarlata Tristan Blyckaerts FrΓ©dΓ©ric Vanbelle |
Masseur | FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chandelle |
Head of education | Christophe Dessy |
Kitman | Baptiste Collier |
Delegate | Arnaud Charlier |
Performance Manager | Rudger Van Snick |
Coachesβ»
- JiΕΓ Sobotka (1968β69)
- Lukas Aurednik (1969β71)
- LΓ©opold Anoul (1974β75)
- Jean-Paul Colonval (1975β76)
- AimΓ© Anthuenis (1 July 1987 β 30 June 1989)
- Georges Heylens (1990β92)
- Luka PeruzoviΔ (1 July 1991 β 30 June 1992)
- Robert Waseige (1 July 1992 β 30 June 1994)
- Georges Leekens (1 July 1994 β 30 July 1995)
- Luka PeruzoviΔ (1 August 1995 β 30 June 1997)
- Robert Waseige (1 July 1997 β 1999)
- Luka PeruzoviΔ (1999 β 8 December 1999)
- Raymond Mommens (1999β00)
- Manu Ferrera (2000)
- Enzo Scifo (2001β02)
- Dante Brogno (November 2002 β 3 October 2003)
- Robert Waseige (15 October 2003 β 26 April 2004)
- Jacky Mathijssen (26 April 2004 β 30 June 2007)
- Philippe Vande Walle (1 July 2007 β 10 December 2007)
- Thierry Siquet (11 December 2007 β 9 December 2008)
- John Collins (15 December 2008 β 30 June 2009)
- StΓ©phane Demol (2009)
- Jacky Mathijssen (2009)
- StΓ©phane Demol (1 July 2009 β 1 November 2009)
- Tommy Craig (20 November 2009 β 14 April 2010)
- Jacky Mathijssen (1 July 2010 β 20 September 2010)
- Csaba LΓ‘szlΓ³ (23 September 2010 β 17 March 2011)
- Zoltan Kovacs (interim) (24 March 2011 β 4 April 2011)
- Luka PeruzoviΔ (4 April 2011 β 30 June 2011)
- Jos Daerden (1 July 2011 β 26 September 2011)
- Tibor Balogh (27 September 2011 β 22 February 2012)
- Mario Notaro (interim) (23 February 2012 β 5 March 2012)
- Dennis van Wijk (5 March 2012 β 12 June 2012)
- Yannick Ferrera (14 July 2012 β 14 February 2013)
- Luka PeruzoviΔ (interim) (14 February 2013 β 13 March 2013)
- Mario Notaro (interim) (March 2013 β 13 April 2013)
- Felice Mazzu (1 June 2013 β 3 June 2019)
- Karim Belhocine (1 July 2019 β30 June 2021)
- Edward Still (1 July 2021 -22 October 2022)
Referencesβ»
- ^ Het Stade du Pays de Charleroi sporting-charleroi.be (last check 30 March 2018)
- ^ "Fabien Debecq nouveau prΓ©sident du Sporting de Charleroi". RTL Sport. RTL Belux S.A. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ Het Stade du Pays de Charleroi sporting-charleroi.be (last check 30 March 2018)
- ^ "Γquipes | RCSC". R. Charleroi S.C. - Web Oficial. Retrieved 23 July 2021.