RC Calais

In 2017, Calais RUFC ceased operations due to financial issues.{{Cite web |title=When Fourth-tier Calais Came Within Inches of Winning the Coupe De France |url=https://breakingthelines.com/historical/when-fourth-tier-calais-came-within-inches-of-winning-the-coupe-de-france/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Breaking The Lines |language=en-GB}} Among the successor clubs in the city were Calais FC Hauts-de-France and Grand Calais Pascal FC.{{Cite web |last=Carnel (CLP) |first=Simon |date=2023-05-19 |title=Football: fusion à Calais, "nous arrivons au bout de quelque chose" estime Dany Dezègue |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1329308/article/2023-05-19/football-fusion-calais-nous-arrivons-au-bout-de-quelque-chose-estime-dany |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=La Voix du Nord |language=fr}} In 2023, the two clubs merged to create a new club called Racing Club Calais.{{Cite web |title=Football : le Racing Club Calais est né |url=https://www.radio6.fr/article-65277-football-le-racing-club-calais-est-ne.html |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=radio6.fr |language=FR}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-14 |title=Le Racing Club de Calais nait de la fusion des équipes calaisiennes - France Bleu |url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/le-racing-club-de-calais-nait-de-la-fusion-des-equipes-calaisiennes-6522067 |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=ici, par France Bleu et France 3 |language=fr}}{{Cite web |last=Liron |first=Sylvain |date=2023-11-17 |title=Coupe (7e tour) : après trois mois d'existence, comment va le RC Calais ? |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1398041/article/2023-11-17/coupe-7e-tour-apres-trois-mois-d-existence-comment-va-le-rc-calais |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=La Voix du Nord |language=fr}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Sougey |first=Frédéric |date=2023-11-19 |title=La fin de match folle de Calais pour s'offrir Caen au 8ème tour ! |url=https://footamateur.ouest-france.fr/la-fin-de-match-folle-de-calais-pour-soffrir-caen-au-8eme-tour/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Foot Amateur |language=fr-FR}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Ponsot |first=Ariel |date=9 December 2023 |title=Coupe de France. Le SM Caen renverse Calais en fin de match et se qualifie pour les 32es de finale |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/coupe-de-france/direct/direct-rc-calais-sm-caen-suivez-le-match-du-8e-tour-de-la-coupe-de-france-en-live-f713cfaa-f4e8-4e59-8a8a-b63a0df86fea |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=Ouest-France |language=Fr}} 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 {{Interlanguage link|Stade Béthunois FC|lt=Béthune|Fr|Stade béthunois football club}} and Arras in penalty shoot-outs to secure Championnat National 3 football.{{Cite web |last=Bouchacourt |first=Jérome |date=2024-06-23 |title=Le Racing Club de Calais est promu en National 3 ! |url=https://footamateur.ouest-france.fr/le-racing-club-de-calais-est-promu-en-national-3/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Foot Amateur |language=fr-FR}}

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