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Racing Club de France

Racing-Paris Rugby Team in 1899

Racing Club de France, also known as RCF, is a French multi-sport club that was founded on 20 April 1882 under the name Racing Club.

Racing Club changed its name to Racing Club de France (RCF) on 21 November 1885. The club is located at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris with club colours of white and blue.

Departments

The club offers the following sports:[1]

Basketball

Field hockey

Racing Club de France
Short nameRCF
LeagueElite League
Founded1897; 127 years ago (1897)

Honours

Men

French champions: 22

  • 1899, 1903, 1909, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1960, 1961, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2015, 2016, 2017

Women

French champions: 13

  • 1923, 1924, 1926, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1966, 1972

Football

Rugby Union

Tennis

The 1926 French Championships were held on the courts of Racing Club de France at the Croix-Catelan. The clay courts of the club have hosted two Women's Tennis Association tournaments, the Clarins Open between 1987 and 1992, and the Trophee Lagardère starting in 2022.

References

  1. ^ "France Now an Athletic Factor" (PDF). The New York Times. February 9, 1908.