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Rivals	FC Metz, FC Mulhouse, SR Colmar
Club Profile	Club Website Twitter: @RCSA Facebook: @RCSAOfficiel Address: Meinau stadium, 12 Rue de l'Extenwoerth, 67100 Strasbourg, France Nickname: Le Racing
Stadium	Racing Club de Strasbourg played their earliest games at Haemmerié Gardens. In 1921 a wooden stand was built and from that time it became known as the Stade de la Meinau. It reached a capacity of 18,000 in 1930 after the addition of a second wooden stand. It was 1951 when a concrete central grandstand was added while new terraces were erected behind the goals. The Stadium was completely reconstructed in 1984 for the European Championship and it reached its maximum capacity in 1992 when 39,000 watched a match against Olympique Marseille. In order to meet the latest safety standards Stade de la Meinau had its capacity reduced to 29,000 in 2001. In 2008, the club came up with a project for a new arena called Eurostadium. The idea was that a group of private investors would fund the build, but the plans never got off the ground. A reconstruction of the Stade de la Meinau was considered for the European Championship in 2016, however spiraling costs would eventually see the local authority pull the plug. Between 2017 and 2019 a scaled down renovation took place following Racing’s return to the Ligue 1.
Recent History	Racing Strasbourg started making their name in French football between the 1930s and 1950s. During that time they lost 2 Coupe de France finals, before lifting the trophy in 1951. Having achieved their second success in the Coupe in 1966, they became French champions for the first time in 1979. There followed a long period of decline which was only interrupted in the late 1990s when they won the Intertoto Cup and the Coupe de la Ligue. The would win the latter again in 2005. Subsequent years turned out to be disastrous for Strasbourg as they first dropped down to the Championnat National in 2010 and were then relegated to the CFA 2, the 5th tier following bankruptcy in 2011. The following season Strasbourg started a relentless march back to the top. In just 5 years they returned to Ligue 1. Having made it back to the highest division they succeeded in avoiding relegation and in 2019 won their 3rd Coupe de la Ligue. With that win came the customary qualification to Europe.
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2022/2023

RC Strasbourg

In

Jean-Eudes Aholou (mid) (Monaco); Lucas Perrin (def) (Marseille); Thomas Delaine (def) (Metz); Colin Dagba (def) (PSG, loan); Ronael Pierre-Gabriel (def) (Mainz, loan)

Out

Mahame Siby (mid) (Malmo); Anthony Caci (r)(def) (Mainz); Mehdi Chahiri (mid) (Paris FC, loan); Marvin Elimbi (def) (Orleans, loan); Majeed Waris (att) (released)

Strasbourg have taken big strides forward over the last seven years and they continued last season under the new guidance of head coach Julien Stephan. Indeed, they broke into the top 10 in Ligue 1 for the first time since 1999-2000 and did so comfortably, finishing sixth in the standings. All that was missing was a European spot. Racing were fired last season by a strong strike trio of Kevin Gameiro, Habib Diallo and Ludovic Ajorque. Unfortunately for them, Ajorque, who was the outstanding member of the three, is strongly linked with a move away from the club. For the time being, though, he remains. If he goes, Racing’s attacking will be diminished. Beyond this trio, there is some good depth in the midfield, with Adrien Thomasson enjoying a strong campaign last season as their creative force. With Sanjin Prcic, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Ibrahima Sissoko, there is some decent depth there, too. In the wider areas, Dimitri Lienard remains impressively fit and will be a valued member of the squad. Strasbourg have strengthened thanks to Colin Dagba and Thomas Delaine down the flanks. The defence, too, remains untouched, with Lucas Perrin completing his move from Marseille. Indeed, with Maxime Le Marchand fully fit again, there is an argument that suggests that Strasbourg are stronger here than they were last season, too. The only player to depart is Anthony Caci on a free transfer, but there is a strong argument that he is not as strong as Delaine – at least defensively. Matz Sels did not have his best season in goal in 2021/22, but is a strong performer nevertheless. Strasbourg, meanwhile, are aided by an excellent home support that makes them a formidable opponent in Alsace. Combined with the shrewd management of Stephan, who has shown himself to be flexible in his tactical ideas, Racing are set to be a force once more.

Target

Racing will be aiming for the top 10 and hoping for a campaign as impressive as their previous one, when they punished some bigger clubs for not realising their best level.