R.A.A. Louviéroise

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La Louvière
Full nameRoyale Association Athlétique
Louviéroise
Nickname(s)Les Loups (The Wolves),
RAAL
Founded26 January 1913 (creation)
30 March 1913 (registration)
DissolvedJune 2009
GroundStade du Tivoli, La Louvière
Capacity13,500
WebsiteClub website

R.A.A. Louviéroise, sometimes referred to as La Louvière or RAAL, was a Belgian

Football Couillet La Louvière. This club has since 2017 been named RAAL La Louvière
.

History

The club was founded on 26 January 1913 during a meeting at the Place Maugrétout in

Promotion. The next year a Belgian international player (namely August Hellemans who played in the 1930 World Cup
) was transferred at La Louvière.

The club had its first spell in the

1984 it was relegated to the third division
and it played at that level for 10 years. Between 1994 and 2000 it played in the second division.

In

Zheyun Ye
, who wanted to influence the results in matches so he could manufacture high profits in gambling. At first the club strongly denied the allegations, but on 21 February 2006 Bodart resigned as manager.

His assistant, former La Louvière forward

Football Couillet La Louvière, with the matricule number 93 begin retired as the new club continued with the number 94 of R.A.C.S. Couillet. This club became RAAL La Louvière
in 2017.

Honours

  • Belgian Cup:
    • Winners (1): 2002–03
  • Belgian Supercup
    :
    • Runners-up (1): 2003
  • Belgian Second Division final round
    :
    • Winners (3): 1975, 1977, 2000

European record

Competition Appearances Matches played Won Drawn Lost GF GA
2003–04 UEFA Cup 1 2 0 1 1 1 2

References