Royal Racing Club Tournaisien was a
Belgian football club
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from the city of
Tournai
Tournai or Tournay ( ; ; nl, Doornik ; pcd, Tornai; wa, Tornè ; la, Tornacum) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies southwest of Brussels on the river Scheldt. Tournai is part of Euromet ...
,
Hainaut from 1909 to 2002. Its
matricule was the n°36.
History
It was founded in 1909 as "Racing Club Tournaisien" and then changed to R.R.C. Tournaisien in 1934. The club first reached the
second division in 1955 and qualified quickly for the
first division (in 1958–59). Relegated at the end of the season, the club then decayed and fell off to the
third division
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Association football
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in 1970. In 2002 the Racing Club merged with its neighbour of R.U.S. Tournaisienne to become the
R.F.C. Tournai, currently playing in the
Tweede Klasse – Belgian Second Division.
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R.R.C. Tournaisien
Royal Racing Club Tournaisien was a Belgian football club from the city of Tournai, Hainaut from 1909 to 2002. Its matricule was the n°36.
History
It was founded in 1909 as "Racing Club Tournaisien" and then changed to R.R.C. Tournaisien in ...
Belgian Pro League clubs
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