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Football club based in Calais, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Racing Club Calais is a football club based in Calais, France. It was founded in 2023 from a merger of Grand Calais Pascal FC and Calais FC Hauts-de-France. As of the 2024–25 season, it competes in the Championnat National 3, the fifth tier of French football.
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History
In 2017, Calais RUFC ceased operations due to financial issues.[3] Among the successor clubs in the city were Calais FC Hauts-de-France and Grand Calais Pascal FC.[4] In 2023, the two clubs merged to create a new club called Racing Club Calais.[5] The first team would start in the Régional 1, the sixth tier of French football, where Grand Calais Pascal FC had been playing prior to the merger.[6][7]
On 18 November 2023, in the seventh round of the 2023–24 Coupe de France, Calais secured a 2–1 victory over ESC Longueau thanks to stoppage time goals from Claudio Beauvue and Axel Prohouly, setting up a match against Ligue 2 side Caen in the following round.[8] In the match on 9 December, Calais took the lead in the eleventh minute thanks to a goal from Redwan Aboukassem, but were unable to hold the result, with Caen scoring four goals in the second half, including three after the 80th minute, to win 4–1.[9] At the end of the 2023–24 Régional 1 season, Calais finished first in Group C, advancing to the promotion play-offs against the other group winners. They went on to defeat both Béthune and Arras in penalty shoot-outs to secure Championnat National 3 football.[10]
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Players
- As of 19 November 2023[citation needed]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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