R.F.C. Seraing (1922)

Association football club

This article is about the football club established in 1922. For the dissolved club, see R.F.C. Seraing (1904).

Football club

RFC Seraing

Full name| Royale Football Club Seraing
Nickname(s)| The White Lions
Founded| 1922; 103 years ago (1922)
Ground| Stade du Pairay, Seraing
Capacity| 8,207[1]
Chairman| Marc Sombreffe
Manager| Mbaye Leye
League| Challenger Pro League
2023–24| Challenger Pro League, 15th of 16
Website| www.rfc-seraing.be

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Current season

RFC Seraing is a Belgian association football club based in Seraing in the province of Liège. They play their home games at the Stade du Pairay. The club currently compete in Challenger Pro League, the second tier of Belgian football.

## History

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The club was founded in the early 20th century as RFC Bressoux, registered with the Belgian FA under matricule 23, but renamed in 1992 to Royale Union Liégeoise or RUL after a merger. Upon the default of R.F.C. Seraing in 1996, the club again renamed itself to Seraing RUL and started playing at the Stade du Pairay where the former RFC Seraing played until its default. It was however an entirely different club and completely distinct from the former RFC Seraing. Seraing RUL was at that level playing at the fourth level of Belgian football. The club would remain at the lower levels of Belgian football, never higher than the third level. It 2006, this club changed its name to RFC Seraing to recapture the past of the club whose place it took, but dropped further, even sinking to the fifth level in 2014, at which point it bought the rights (and place) of another club (Boussu Dour Borinage) to swap places. As a result, the club now carried matricule 167 (as 23 now belonged to Boussu Dour Borinage) and was able to immediately jump three levels and started the 2014–15 season in the Belgian Second Division. It started in the Second Division under the new name Seraing United, but reverted to RFC Seraing one season later. With the Belgian league reform of 2016, the club dropped back to the third level but managed to achieve promotion twice in succession in 2019–20 and 2020–21 to reach the 2021–22 Belgian First Division A, bringing back top division football to the city of Seraing after 25 years. In 2022–23 season, the club got relegated back down to Challenger Pro League. Following season, the club avoided relegation to Belgian National Division 1 from 2024–25 season after finishing 15th place in 2023–24 Challenger Pro League due to the administrative relegation of K.V. Oostende cause did not license from professional league then dissolved.

## Honours

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* Belgian Second Division
* Champions (2): 1981–82, 1992–93

## Players

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See also: Category:R.F.C. Seraing (1922) players

### Current squad

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As of 20 January, 2025[2]

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

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1  | GK |  SEN | Ousmane Ba (on loan from Metz)
2  | DF |  BEL | Sacha Marloye
4  | DF |  FRA | Marvin Tshibuabua
6  | DF |  BEL | Noah Solheid
7  | FW |  GUI | Mohamed Camara
8  | MF |  BEL | Nils Schouterden (captain)
9  | FW |  SEN | Pape Moussa Fall (on loan from Metz)
10  | FW |  BEL | Saliou Faye
11  | FW |  BEL | Matthieu Muland
13  | DF |  FRA | Maxime Allione
15  | DF |  SEN | Cheikhou Ndiaye
16  | GK |  FRA | Lucas Margueron
17  | MF |  BEL | Bassim Boukteb
18  | FW |  BEL | Tidiane Leye
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19  | FW |  CIV | Patrick Ouotro
20  | MF |  FRA | Sonny Perrey
21  | MF |  BEL | Matteo Scarpinati
22  | DF |  BEL | Yannis Lawson
23  | MF |  SEN | Djibril Diarra
27  | MF |  BEL | Mathieu Cachbach
28  | DF |  FRA | Ruben Droehnlé
30  | GK |  ARG | Geronimo De Ridder
32  | DF |  BEL | Noa Lukebadio
37  | MF |  CMR | George Alalabang
38  | MF |  ALG | Nabil Bouchentouf
40  | GK |  BEL | Loris Pirson
54  | FW |  BEL | Simon Buggea

### Other players under contract

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

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## References

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1. ^ Le stade du Pairay, rfc-seraing.be (last check 30 March 2018)
2. ^ "Noyau A" (in French). R.F.C. Seraing. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

## External links

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* Official website
* R.F.C. Seraing at Eu-football

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Challenger Pro League

2024–25 teams|

* Beveren
* Club NXT
* Deinze
* Eupen
* Francs Borains
* Jong Genk
* La Louvière
* Lierse
* Lokeren-Temse
* Lommel
* Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
* RFC Liège
* RSCA Futures
* RWD Molenbeek
* Seraing
* Zulte Waregem

Competition|

* Current managers

Seasons|

* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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Belgian Pro League

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* 2010–11
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* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25
* 2025–26

Clubs|

| 2024–25 clubs|

* Anderlecht
* Antwerp
* Beerschot
* Cercle Brugge
* Charleroi
* Club Brugge
* Dender EH
* Genk
* Gent
* Kortrijk
* OH Leuven
* Mechelen
* Sint-Truiden
* Standard Liège
* Union SG
* Westerlo

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Former clubs|

| Active|

* Berchem
* Beveren
* Crossing Schaerbeek
* Diest
* Eendracht Aalst
* Eupen
* Léopold Club Bruxelles
* Olympic Charleroi
* Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
* Racing Bruxelles
* Racing Gand
* Racing Jet Bruxelles
* Racing Mechelen
* RFC Liège
* RWDM (2015)
* Seraing (1922)
* Tienen
* RUS Tournai
* Tubantia
* Tubize
* Turnhout
* Zulte Waregem

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Defunct|

* ASV Oostende
* Beerschot AC
* Beerschot VAC
* Beringen
* KSK Beveren
* Boom
* Athletic Club Bruxelles
* Daring Bruxelles
* Excelsior Bruxelles
* FC Bruxelles
* Olympia Bruxelles
* Skill Bruxelles
* Sporting Bruxelles
* Edegem
* Germinal Beerschot
* Harelbeke
* Hasselt
* Heusden-Zolder
* Ixelles
* La Forestoise
* La Louvière
* Lierse
* Lokeren
* Lommel
* Lyra
* Mons
* Montegnée
* Excel Mouscron
* Excelsior Mouscron
* Oostende
* Roeselare
* RWDM (1909)
* Seraing (1904)
* Sint-Niklaas
* Stade Leuven
* Tilleur
* Tongeren
* RRC Tournai
* Uccle
* Verbroedering Geel
* Verviétois
* Waregem
* Waterschei

Statistics and awards|

* Teams
* Champions
* Top scorers
* Current managers
* Professional footballer of the Year
* Golden Shoe
* Ebony Shoe
* Lion Award

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