Racing Club de France
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
[edit]The club offers the following sports:[1]
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Decathlon
- Fencing
- Football
- Field hockey
- Golf
- Judo
- Pentathlon
- Rugby union
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Skiing
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball (until 2009)
Basketball
[edit]Field hockey
[edit]| Short name | RCF |
|---|---|
| League | Elite League |
| Founded | 1897 |
Honours
[edit]Men
[edit]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
[edit]French champions: 13
- 1923, 1924, 1926, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1966, 1972
Football
[edit]Rugby Union
[edit]Tennis
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "France Now an Athletic Factor" (PDF). The New York Times. February 9, 1908.
External links
[edit]| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
