Racing Club Flèchois is a French

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club based in

La Flèche La Flèche () is a town and commune in the French department of Sarthe, in the Pays de la Loire region in the Loire Valley. It is the sub-prefecture of the South-Sarthe, the chief district and the chief city of a canton, and the second most po ...

. As of the 2020–21 season, the club plays in

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Pays de la Loire, following relegation from

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. The club also has a women's team which currently play in the Sarthe district league.

History

* 1953 : Fusion of the two football clubs in La Flèche (La Flèche Sportive and AS Bellegarde) to form Union Sportive Fléchoise. * 1976 : Fusion of two new football clubs in La Flèche (Union Sportive Fléchoise and Sporting Club Fléchois). * 1995 : Separation of the football club from the rest of the multi-sports club of Union des Sports Fléchois to form Racing Club Fléchois. * 1996 : First promotion to the Nationale 2, which lasted for one season. * 2002 : New promotion to CFA, again, for one season.

Honours

* 1986 – 1987 : Champion of DH in the

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* 1990 – 1991 : Cup winners in the

* 1995 – 1996 : First in the group for National 3 * 2001 – 2002 : First in the group for

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Men's Coupe de France

The best result for the club was reaching the last 32 in 1995–1996, when they were beaten by

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, in 2001–2002, when they were beaten by

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, and in 2004–2005, when they were beaten by Libourne-Saint-Seurin. * 2008 – 2009 : Lost in 5th round to E.S. Bonchamp

Women's Challenge de France

* 2008 – 2009 : Lost in 2nd round to F.A. Laval

Players

Current squad

Coaches

References

External links

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Official club site
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Club at footballenfrance.fr
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