Saturday, 30 July 2022

BELGIUM: R Albert Elisabeth Club Mons (B) (19??-2015) / R Albert Quévy-Mons (C) (2015-2020) / Renaissance Mons 44 (C) (2020-2021) / Renaissance AEC Mons (B) (2021-)

Stade Charles Tondreau - terrain 2 "Dragon's Academy", Mons = Bergen (B pitch of Renaissance AEC Mons, formerly B pitch of R Albert Elisabeth Club Mons & C pitch of R Albert Quévy Mons & Renaissance Mons 44)

Belgium, province: Hainaut = Henegouwen

30 VII 2022 / Renaissance AEC Mons B - BX Brussels 2-0 / Belgian Cup R1

Timeline
  • 19?? / It is as yet unclear if the first side-pitch of Stade Charles Tondreau is as old as the stadium itself, which dates back to 1910 - probably not, but surely this second pitch has been in place for decades. Historically, it housed the youth academy of Royal Albert Elisabeth Club (RAEC) Mons (matricule 44).
  • 2015 / RAEC Mons folds, ceasing all activities after 115 years - of which the 90 last were spent uninterruptedly in the national leagues. Upon the club's bankruptcy, its place at Stade Charles Tondreau is taken by R Albert Quévy-Mons (RAQM) - no more than ACFF Amateur Division 3 club RUS Genly-Quévy (matricule 4194) taking on a new name. Genly-Quévy's A ground, Stade de la Motte in Genly, remains in use for lower team football and training purposes, while part of RAEC Mons' youth academy remains home at the side pitches of Stade Trondreau.
  • 2020 / R Albert Quévy-Mons changes its name to become Renaissance Mons 44.
  • 2021 / In an even more emphatic reference to the old Royal Albert Elisabeth Club, Renaissance Mons 44 changes its name yet again, this time becoming Renaissance Albert Elisabeth Club (RAEC!) Mons. The ties with Genly-Quévy are cut, with a new club being founded at Stade de la Motte: FC Quévy-Genly (matricule 9764). 
  • 2022 / RAEC Mons' B squad, main user of Stade Trondreau's first side pitch, wins promotion to Hainaut's Provincial League 1 for the first time.
  • 2023 / The adventure at the highest provincial level does not last longer than one season for RAEC Mons B, finishing 14th in P1 and suffering relegation along with four other clubs (AC Le Roeulx, SC Montignies, RUS Solrézienne, and RFC Luingnois).
  • 2024 / Runners-up in Hainaut's Provincial League 2B, 1 point behind champions RFC Houdinois, RAEC Mons B qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the team is eliminated in R1 by Erpion-Les Lacs de l'Eau d'Heure (2-3).















All photos: (c) W.B. Tukker / www.extremefootballtourism.blogspot.com. Publication of any of these images only after permission of author

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