Racing Club de France

{{Short description|French multi-sport club}}

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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

The club offers the following sports:{{cite news|title=France Now an Athletic Factor|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1908/02/09/104797074.pdf|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 9, 1908}}

Basketball

{{Main article|Paris Basket Racing}} {{Main article|Metropolitans 92}}

Field hockey

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=Honours=

==Men==

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==

French champions: 13

  • 1923, 1924, 1926, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1966, 1972

Football

{{Main article|Racing Club de France Football}}

Rugby Union

{{Main article|Racing 92}}

Tennis

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.

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