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Sporting Charleroi
Full nameRoyal Charleroi Sporting Club
Nickname(s)Les Zèbres (The Zebras),
Les Carolos
Founded1 January 1904; 120 years ago (1904-01-01)
GroundStade du Pays de Charleroi
Capacity15,000[1]
ChairmanFabien Debecq[2]
Managing DirectorMehdi Bayat
Head coachRik De Mil
LeagueBelgian Pro League
2023–24Belgian Pro League, 13th of 16
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Royal Charleroi Sporting Club, often simply known as Charleroi or Sporting Charleroi, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Charleroi, in the province of Hainaut. Charleroi plays in the Belgian Pro League. Their current spell at the highest level in Belgian football started in the 2012–13 season. Charleroi was founded in 1904 and they first reached the first division in 1947–48. Their highest finish was runner-up in the 1968–69 season. They have also twice reached the Belgian Cup final, losing in 1977–78 to Beveren and in 1992–93 to Standard Liège.

Sporting Charleroi have a long-standing rivalry with their crosstown rival ROC de Charleroi-Marchienne, currently playing in the third division. Charleroi play their home matches at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi, which was refurbished for the UEFA Euro 2000. The stadium hosted 3 group stage games in the Euro 2000 among which the 1–0 victory of England against Germany. Charleroi have been recruiting several French players in recent years, including Michaël Ciani, Cyril Théréau and goalkeeper Bertrand Laquait.

History

Charleroi Sporting Club was founded in 1904 and they received the matricule n°22. Twenty years after their foundation, they qualified to play in the Promotion (then the second level in Belgian football) and in 1929, the club changed its name to Royal Charleroi Sporting Club. Rivals from Olympic Charleroi were playing in the first division in the late 1930s and the 1940s, while Sporting Charleroi was playing one level down, until they promoted in 1947. In 1949, Sporting Charleroi finished 4th (2 points behind Standard Liège) whereas Olympic Charleroi was 14th. But Olympic took the lead again until 1955 and their relegation to the second division. At the end of the 1956–57 season, Olympic Charleroi had promoted to the first division but Sporting Charleroi finished last in the first division and was thus relegated to the second division. A spell of 9 seasons in the second division followed and in 1966–67 Sporting Charleroi was back at the top level. They finished at the second place in 1968–69 5 points behind Standard Liège but within two years they were relegated again.

In 1974 the first division was changing from 16 to 20 teams and Sporting Charleroi was chosen to play at the top level. Olympic Charleroi promoted too as they had won the second division right before but they remained at the top level for just one season. Sporting underwent a new relegation in 1979–80 (17th on 18) but was back five years later. Their best result since then in the first division is a 4th place in 1993–94. In September 2005, the G-14 took FIFA to court over the eight-month injury incurred by Abdelmajid Oulmers whilst on international duty with Morocco.

Colours and badge

Characters Boule et Bill as Charleroi-supporters

The colours of Charleroi are black and white with a shirt generally striped, which led to the team being nicknamed The Zebras.

Stadium

Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Main article: Stade du Pays de Charleroi

The actual ground was baptized in 1939 with a match Sporting-Union du Centre and it was located near the coal mine named Mambourg. In 1985 the stadium was slightly modernized as the club had qualified for the first division. It was then heavily renewed in the late 1990s in view of the 2000 European Football Championship. The name changed on 24 May 1999 from Stade du Mambourg to Stade du Pays de Charleroi. During the tournament, the full capacity of the stadium was up to 30,000 seats. The Stade du Pays de Charleroi hosted notably the match between Germany and England. The highest stand was eventually reduced and the capacity is now 15,000.[3]

Honours

European record

Overview

Correct as of May 2016

CompetitionPlayedWDLGFGA
UEFA Cup210123
UEFA Intertoto Cup103341111
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup430185
UEFA Europa League420297
TOTAL209383026

Matches

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1969–70Inter-Cities Fairs Cup1RCroatia Zagreb2–13–15–2
2RFrance FC Rouen3–10–23–3(a)
1994–95UEFA Cup1RRomania Rapid București2–10–22–3
1995UEFA Intertoto CupGroup 10Israel Beitar Jerusalem—1–03rd
Turkey Bursaspor0–2—
Slovakia FC Košice—2–3
England Wimbledon3–0—
1996UEFA Intertoto CupGroup 4Denmark Silkeborg IF2–4—3rd
Wales Conwy United—0–0
Poland Zagłębie Lubin0–0—
Austria SV Ried—3–1
2005UEFA Intertoto Cup2RFinland Tampere United0–00–10–1
2015–16UEFA Europa League2QIsrael Beitar Jerusalem5–14–19–2
3QUkraine Zorya Luhansk0–20–30–5
2020–21UEFA Europa League3QSerbia Partizan2–1 (aet)——
POPoland Lech Poznań1–2——

Current squad

As of 6 September 2024[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
4DFSyria SYRAiham Ousou (on loan from Slavia Prague)
5MFFrance FRAEtienne Camara
6MFAlgeria ALGAdem Zorgane (captain)
7FWBelgium BELIsaac Mbenza
8MFIvory Coast CIVParfait Guiagon
9FWState of Palestine PLEOday Dabbagh
15DFNorway NORVetle Dragsnes
17MFBelgium BELAntoine Bernier
18MFBelgium BELDaan Heymans
19FWSerbia SRBNikola Štulić
21DFCyprus CYPStelios Andreou
22MFAlgeria ALGYassine Titraoui
24DFBelgium BELMardochee Nzita
No.Pos.NationPlayer
28FWGhana GHARaymond Asante (on loan from Udinese)
29DFSlovenia SVNŽan Rogelj
30GKIvory Coast CIVMohamed Koné
33GKFrance FRAThéo Defourny
55GKBelgium BELMartin Delavallée
56MFBelgium BELAmine Boukamir
60GKBelgium BELNicolas Closset
66MFBelgium BELNoam Mayoka-Tika
70MFFrance FRAAlexis Flips (on loan from Anderlecht)
80FWBelgium BELYoussuf Sylla
95DFFrance FRACheick Keita
98DFFrance FRAJeremy Petris
99FWFrance FRAGrejohn Kyei (on loan from Standard Liège)

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
—FWAlgeria ALGNadhir Benbouali (at Győr until 30 June 2025)
—FWBelgium BELAnthony Descotte (at Utrecht until 30 June 2025)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
—DFMorocco MARMehdi Boukamir (at Pafos until 30 June 2025)
—FWHaiti HAIMondy Prunier (at Francs Borains until 30 June 2025)

Club officials

PositionStaff
PresidentBelgium Fabien Debecq
Chief commercial officerBelgium Walter Chardon
Managing directorFrance Mehdi Bayat
Head coachBelgium Rik De Mil
Assistant coachBelgium Rudi Cossey
Belgium Frank Defays
Goalkeeper coachFrance Cédric Berthelin
Fitness coachBelgium Frédéric Renotte
Strength & conditioning coachBelgium Antoine Huguenot
Belgium Sébastien Delacroix
Video analystBelgium Amaury Smits
Data analystBelgium Pierre Neuchâteau
Head physioBelgium Benjamin Tubiermont
DoctorBelgium Dr.Clément Lepeuple
PhysiotherapistBelgium Lilian Scarlata
Belgium Tristan Blyckaerts
Belgium Frédéric Vanbelle
MasseurBelgium Frédéric Chandelle
Head of educationBelgium Christophe Dessy
KitmanBelgium Baptiste Collier
DelegateBelgium Arnaud Charlier
Performance ManagerBelgium Rudger Van Snick

Coaches

References

  1. ^ Het Stade du Pays de Charleroi sporting-charleroi.be (last check 30 March 2018)
  2. ^ "Fabien Debecq nouveau président du Sporting de Charleroi". RTL Sport. RTL Belux S.A. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. ^ Het Stade du Pays de Charleroi sporting-charleroi.be (last check 30 March 2018)
  4. ^ "Équipes | RCSC". R. Charleroi S.C. - Web Oficial. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporting_Charleroi
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