PARIS
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RC Strasbourg in short
Founded in 1906 as FC Neudorf, Racing Club Strasbourg Alsace played their first competitive matches in the German league in 1909 and won their first trophy in 1952: the French Cup. Their glory years came in the 1970s, when they won their sole French league title, in 1979, and went on to reach the quarter-finals of the European Cup the following season, before losing to an Ajax Amsterdam side featuring a young Frank Rijkaard.
Relegated on several occasions in the 2000s, Racing found themselves in the CFA2 (the fifth tier of French football at the time) in the 2011-12 season. Climbing their way back up through the leagues in the years that followed, they made their return to Ligue 1 Uber Eats in 2016-17.
The club ended the 2019-20 campaign at 10th place, just ahead of Angers and Bordeaux. In addition to that one league championship triumph, Racing have won three Ligue 2 BKT titles, three French Cup and two League Cup.
Strasbourg had to fight until the last matchday of Ligue 1 Uber Eats 2020-21 to guarantee its place in the first division next season. The win against Nice during the 37th matchday was extremely important for the team. The fifteenth place of the club allowed Thierry Laurey to leave Strasbourg on a high note before the arrival of the next coach, Julien Stephan.
The encounters
15 played
- 9 won
- 5 drawn
- 1 lost
35 goals scored 17 goals conceded
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D37 - L1 22/23 May 27, 2023
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1
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D16 - L1 22/23 December 28, 2022
2
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1
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D35 - L1 21/22 April 29, 2022
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3
The Parisians against Strasbourg
On 2019-20 Ligue 1 Uber Eats, the Parisians won 1-0 against RC Strasbourg at Parc des Princes thanks to a superb acrobatic move from Neymar Jr.
As part of 2018-19 French Cup round of 32, Paris Saint-Germain have defeated RC Strasbourg 2-0 with goals from Cavani and Di Maria.
On December 23, 2020, the Red and Blue ended the year 2020 with a victory by beating RC Strasbourg 4-0. As part of their travel to La Meinau on April 10, 2021, Mauricio Pochettino's men have defeated them 4-1 with goals from Mbappé, Sarabia, Kean and Paredes.
PSG hosted Strasbourg on August 14, 2021, as part of Ligue 1 Uber Eats matchday 2. For the first home match in the championship, the Red and Blue won 4-2 with 2 assists from Kylian Mbappé. Earlier in the evening, new players Hakimi, Ramos, Wijnaldum, Donnarumma and Messi had been presented to the Parisian public.
The return match of the matchday 35 of the 2021/22 season between Racing and PSG was once again prolific: losing 3-1 at the 75th minute, Julien Stéphan's men found the resources to come back to the score at the end of the match thanks to a Meinau on fire (3-3).
Players to follow Duel
Born on February 11, 1995 in Ziar nad Hronom, Slovakia, Milan Skriniar plays as a central defender. Trained at MSK Zilina, he joined Sampdoria in Italy at the start of the 2017/17 season. In his first season, he quickly established himself as one of the benchmarks in his position, enough for Inter Milan to decide to bring him in for the 2017/18 season. With Inter, he won 1 Italian league title and 2 Italian Cups.
Born on November 19, 1998, in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Lucas Perrin came from the training center of Olympique de Marseille. He made his first team debut on September 24, 2019, in Ligue 1 against Dijon, and scored his first goal on April 10, 2021, against Montpellier. After a one-year loan to RC Strasbourg during the 2021-22 season, he is definitely acquired by the Strasbourg club on April 29, 2022. With the Alsatian club, he is an undisputed starter in defense, where he is used as a central or as left back.
La Meinau Stadium
12 rue de l’Extenwoerth - 67100 Strasbourg
Racing Club Strasbourg Alsace have called the Meinau their home for over 100 years. Following several refurbishments over the years, the stadium now has a capacity of 28,000, with seating for 23,000. A project for the upgrading and expansion of the stadium was approved in early 2018, with a view to it being used for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The Meinau Stadium is usually one of the best in terms of Ligue 1 Uber Eats attendance.
Strasbourg gained significant points away in Lyon (2 - 1), Angers (3 - 2) and Nantes (2 - 0).
Located in the southern outskirts of Strasbourg, the Meinau is well served by public transport, with the E Line of the city’s tram service, buses, and trains from Strasbourg-Krimmeri-Meinau Station all running to the stadium. A park and ride service also operates nearby.
A little more of Strasbourg..
In Alsace, sports occupy an important place, with Racing of course, but not only:
- The SIG Strasbourg is a historic club of the French basketball championship, winner of the Jeep Elite and the French Cup. Vincent Collet, Axel Toupane, or Frank Ntilikina have worn the colors of the SIG.
- It is also the birthplace of Paul Henri Mathieu, member of the French national team and having reached the Round of 16 at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, as well as Arsene Wenger, famous coach of AS Monaco and Arsenal.
