Charleroi

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Standard Liège vs Charleroi

Manager

Hans Cornelis

League Position
4

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Established
1904 (122 years old)

Sport
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Soccer

Venue

Stade du Pays de Charleroi
(15,000 Capacity)

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Location
Charleroi, Belgium

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Competitions
Belgian Pro League
Belgian Cup

Last Edit
AndyIgnacio: 17/Sep/26

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		Upcoming
11 Oct 26	Standard Standard Liège	11:30am	CharleroiCharleroi
24 Oct 26	AntwerpAntwerp	2:00pm	CharleroiCharleroi
01 Nov 26	CharleroiCharleroi	6:15pm	RAAL La LRAAL La Louvière
07 Nov 26	WesterloWesterlo	3:00pm	CharleroiCharleroi
21 Nov 26	CharleroiCharleroi	3:00pm	Sint-TruiSint-Truiden

		Results
19 Sep 26	CharleroiCharleroi	3 - 2	Cercle BrCercle Brugge
13 Sep 26	Zulte WarZulte Waregem	0 - 1	CharleroiCharleroi
05 Sep 26	CharleroiCharleroi	2 - 3	Union SaiUnion Saint-Gilloise
29 Aug 26	KortrijkKortrijk	1 - 3	CharleroiCharleroi
22 Aug 26	CharleroiCharleroi	2 - 0	MechelenMechelen

Description

Royal Charleroi Sporting Club (RCSC) (often simply known as Charleroi or Sporting Charleroi, or by their nickname Les Zèbres (The Zebras)) is a Belgian football club based in the city of Charleroi, in the province of Hainaut. Charleroi plays in the Belgian Pro League and their current spell at the highest level in Belgian football has started in the 1985–86 season. Charleroi was founded in 1904 and they first reached the first division in 1947–48. Their highest finish was runner-up in the 1968–69 season. They have also twice reached the Belgian Cup final, losing in 1977–78 to Beveren and in 1992–93 to Standard Liège.

Sporting Charleroi have a long-standing rivalry with city other club ROC de Charleroi-Marchienne, currently playing in the third division. Charleroi play their home matches at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi, which was refurbished for the UEFA Euro 2000. The stadium hosted 3 group stage games in the Euro 2000 among which the 1–0 victory of England against Germany. Charleroi have been recruiting several French players in recent years, including Michaël Ciani, Cyril Théréau and goalkeeper Bertrand Laquait.