RAAL La Louvière

Early history

Cercle Sportif Couillet was founded in 1919 and joined the Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB) in 1920. In 1934 the club had risen to the national divisions for the first time. After that, the club spent the next decades in the lower-tier Belgian Provincial Leagues. In 1945 the club officially changed its name to Amicale Cercle Sportif Couillet. A few years later, in 1949, another club was founded in Couillet, Union Sportive Couillet d'Amérique. After a few years in a competing amateur association, they moved to the KBVB in 1952 as a debuting club, under matricule number 5580. In 1956, they effectively became member. In 1962, Amicale Cercle Sportif Couillet received the royal title and changed its name to Royale Amicale Cercle Sportif Couillet (RACS Couillet). In 1977, both clubs from Couillet eventually merged. The new club was named Royale Association Cercle Sportif Couillet (also abbreviated as RACS Couillet), and continued to play under matricule number 94 of Amicale Cercle Sportif. At the beginning of the 2000s, the club successfully worked its way up from the Belgian Provincial Leagues. After all, in 2000 RACS Couillet had climbed back up to the national Belgian Fourth Division and in 2005 they even forced promotion to the Belgian Third Division. However, in the 2007–08 season, the club finished last in the table and relegated back to the Fourth Division.

Football Couillet-La Louvière (2009–2011)

In 2009, it was decided to…

Belgian National Division 1 Winner (1): 2023–24 Challenger Pro League Runner-up (1): 2024–25