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Saturday, 5 September 2026

BELGIUM: RRFC Gozéen (1947-2020) / RRFC Gozée (2020-)

Stade Auguste Mans, Gozée (RRFC Gozée, formerly RRFC Gozéen)

Belgium, province: Hainaut = Henegouwen

5 IX 2026 / RRFC Gozée - RUFC Ransartoise B 7-3 / Hainaut, Provincial League 3D (= BE level 8)

Timeline
  • 1922 / Foundation of a first football club in Gozée, a village some 10 km to the south of Charleroi, with the new club taking on the name Gozée FC and joining the Belgian Football Association (URBSFA / KBVB). It is unclear where the pitch of this club was situated.
  • ± 1926 / Gozée FC folds, ceasing all activities, in 1926 at its latest, as the club is not given a registration number – with the system of registration numbers being introduced in December 1926. In its short existence, the club does not seem to have featured in Hainaut’s regional divisions.
  • 1927 / Foundation of a new football club in Gozée, FC Gozée, which acquires registration number 962 upon being allowed into the Belgian FA. One local source thinks that FC Gozée already played on the pitch called Stade Auguste Mans nowadays, but no further evidence to buttress this suspicion is available.
  • 1928 / FC Gozée folds after an existence of barely one year, with registration number 962 being struck from the Belgian FA’s membership list. The club may have prolonged its existence in another league association in the following two decades, but there is no proof of this.
  • 1947 / Foundation of a new football club in Gozée, which takes on the name Racing Football Club (RFC) Gozéen, with the club obtaining registration number 4754 upon being allowed into the Belgian FA. The club settles on a pitch laid out on a plot of farmland in the hamlet Fontenelle owned by a local smallholder, Auguste Mans – with the ground, still in use today, later being renamed Stade Auguste Mans in his honour.
  • 1948 / In its first competitive season, RFC Gozéen is placed in Hainaut’s Regional League 3, the third and lowest tier of the provincial league pyramid.
  • 1949 / RFC Gozéen finishes as runner-up in Hainaut’s Regional League 3E, 2 points behind champions US Grand-Reng – with Regional League 3 being renamed Provincial League 3 in 1952.
  • 1958 / Runner-up in Hainaut’s Provincial League 3E, RFC Gozéen wins promotion to Provincial League 2 along with champions US Grand-Reng.
  • 1959 / Finishing bottom of the table in Hainaut’s Provincial League 2C, RFC Gozéen drops back into Provincial League 3 after one season only, along with the club in second-last place, JS Momignies.
  • 1961 / Clinching the title in Hainaut’s Provincial League 3D, RFC Gozéen manages a return to Provincial League 2, gaining promotion along with runner-up CS Erquelinnois.
  • 1967 / Finishing in second-last place in Hainaut’s Provincial League 2C, RFC Gozéen descends into Provincial League 3, along with bottom club FC Labuissière.
  • 1970 / Finishing in tenth place in Hainaut’s Provincial League 3D, RFC Gozéen is retrograded into the newly created Provincial League 4, alongside JS Thudinienne, FC Carnièrois, JS Ham-sur-Heure, FC Landelies, FC Lobbain, US Buvrinnes-Epinois, US Sars, and bottom club SC Anderlues.
  • 1973 / Champions in Hainaut’s Provincial League 4D, 5 points ahead of closest followers – and derby rivals – JS Thudinienne, RFC Gozéen manages a return to Provincial League 3 after three years.
  • 1974 / Champions in Hainaut’s Provincial League 3C, with an equal number of points as runner-up Baileux Sport, but with 19 wins (against 18 for Baileux) and a better goal difference, RFC Gozéen wins back-to-back promotions, acceding to Provincial League 2 – along with Baileux Sport.
  • 1975 / Finishing in second-last place in Hainaut’s Provincial League 2C, RFC Gozéen drops back into Provincial League 3 after one season only, along with bottom club Baileux Sport.
  • 1976 / Champions in Hainaut’s Provincial League 3D, 3 points ahead of closest rivals US Anderluesienne, RFC Gozéen wins promotion to Provincial League 2.
  • 1985 / Finishing bottom of the table in Hainaut’s Provincial League 2C, RFC Gozéen descends into Provincial League 3 after nine years, alongside the club in second-last place, FC JS Bouffioulx.
  • 1997 / Champions in Hainaut’s Provincial League 3E, 1 point ahead of closest rivals Marcinelle FC, RFC Gozéen wins promotion to Provincial League 2.
  • 2002 / Champions in Hainaut’s Provincial League 2C, 6 points ahead of closest followers AS Chimay-Virelles, RFC Gozéen manages a historic promotion to Provincial League 1.
  • 2003 / Finishing in third-last place in Hainaut’s Provincial League 1, RFC Gozéen drops back into Provincial League 2 after one season only, along with Bracquegnies Sports and bottom club AS Chimay-Virelles.
  • 2004 / Champions in Hainaut’s Provincial League 2C, 4 points ahead of closest rivals RAS Monceau, RFC Gozéen manages a return to Provincial League 1.
  • 2005 / Finishing in third-last place in Hainaut’s Provincial League 1, RFC Gozéen drops back into Provincial League 2, yet again after just one year, along with RLC Hornu and bottom club RSC Templeuvois.
  • 2006 / RFC Gozéen finishes as runner-up in Hainaut’s Provincial League 2C with an equal number of points as champions RUS Courcelloise, but with 19 wins (against 20 for Courcelles) and a minor goal difference. Also in 2006, RFC Gozéen acquires the royal epithet, thus officially becoming Royal Racing Football Club (RRFC) Gozéen.
  • 2007 / Finishing in second-last place in Hainaut’s Provincial League 2C, RRFC Gozéen suffers back-to-back relegations, descending into Provincial League 3 along with bottom club EC Erpion.
  • 2009 / Finishing in second-last place in Hainaut’s Provincial League 3D, RRFC Gozéen descends into Provincial League 4, alongside JS Ragnicole and bottom club Sporting Pont-de-Loup. It is the first time 36 years that Gozée features at this lowly level.
  • 2011 / Finishing in third place in Hainaut’s Provincial League 4H, RRFC Gozéen qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club knocks out Couillet Sport in R1 (1-0), bowing out in R2 against RSA Forchies B (3-1).
  • 2013 / Finishing in third place in Hainaut’s Provincial League 4H, RRFC Gozéen qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club is eliminated in R1 by US Merbesars (0-3).
  • 2015 / Finishing in third place in Hainaut’s Provincial League 4H, RRFC Gozéen qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club suffers elimination in R1 at the hands of Football-Couillet Marcinelle (2-2 A.E.T. & penalty shoot-outs).
  • 2017 / Runner-up in Hainaut’s Provincial League 4G, 5 points behind champions AS Docherie, RRFC Gozéen qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club knocks out AS Ghlinoise in R1 (2-1), going on to suffer defeat in R2 against AC Quaregnon-Wasmuel (3-0) – however, due to extra promotion places being available, Gozée accedes to Provincial League 3 through the backdoor.
  • 2018 / Finishing in second-last place in Hainaut’s Provincial League 3D, RRFC Gozéen descends into Provincial League 4, along with R Goutroux Sports and bottom club ES Mominoise.
  • 2020 / With former JS Ragnicole youth academy coach Olivier Deliège taking over the chairmanship, he officially adapts the name of the club from RRFC Gozéen to RRFC Gozée.
  • 2023 / Finishing in third place in Hainaut’s Provincial League 4H, RRFC Gozée qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club is eliminated in R1 against Carolo Football Charleroi (6-1). That same year, the club returns to its training ground, the Terrain des Dauphins at Rue Emile Vandervelde, after some years of not making use of it. Also in 2023, ultimate Gozée club volunteer Alain Wallet, who, among other things, served as groundsman for many years, passes away suddenly. 
  • 2024 / Runaway champions in Hainaut’s Provincial League 4F, 11 points ahead of closest followers RSA Forchies B, RRFC Gozée manages a return to Provincial League 3 after an absence of six seasons. Also in 2024, the small covered stand alongside the eastern end of the Stade Auguste Mans is officially named Tribune Alain Wallet after a thorough restoration.
Note - Below, a compilation of photos of two different visits: pictures 1-8 = non-matchday visit, July 2025 / pictures 9-23 = match visit, September 2026.























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BELGIUM: FC Flaches matr. 7457 (1970-1975) / FC Gerpinnes-Flaches matr. 7457 (1975-1985) / FC Gerpinnes (1985-2017) / FC Flaches matr. 9689 (2017-2021) / FC Gerpinnes (B) (2017-) / FC Gerpinnes-Flaches matr. 9689 (2021-2023) / FC Gerpinnes-Flaches matr. 9689 (B) (2023-2025)

Site Paganetti, Les Flaches (B ground of FC Gerpinnes, formerly FC Flaches matr. 7457 / FC Gerpinnes-Flaches matr. 7457 / FC Gerpinnes / FC Flaces matr 9689 / A & B ground of FC Gerpinnes-Flaches matr. 9689)

Belgium, province: Hainaut = Henegouwen

5 IX 2026 / FC Gerpinnes U17 - R Baileux Chimay Sport U17 3-4 / Hainaut, U17 Provincial Competition - preliminary round

Timeline
  • 1929 / Foundation of a football club in Gerpinnes, a village situated some 10 km to the southeast of Charleroi in the Province of Hainaut. The new club Union Sportive (US) Gerpinnes, the first from the village to join the Belgian Football Association (URBSFA / KBVB), is accorded registration number 1507. It is unclear where the ground of US Gerpinnes was situated.
  • 1930 / US Gerpinnes starts its existence as a competitive club in Hainaut's Regional League 3.
  • 1933 / After three seasons in Hainaut's Regional League 3, US Gerpinnes folds, ceasing all activities.
  • 1934 / Registration number 1507 of US Gerpinnes is struck from the Belgian FA's membership list.  
  • 1970 / Foundation of FC Flaches, a football club in Les Flaches, a hamlet situated some 2 km to the west of Gerpinnes. Seeking membership with Belgium’s Football Association, FC Flaches acquires registration number 7457. The club’s ground is situated at Rue André Paganetti, right beside the village church. The club starts its life at the bottom of the league ladder, in Hainaut’s Provincial League 4.
  • 1975 / FC Flaches changes its name to become FC Gerpinnes-Flaches.
  • 1978 / A Provincial League 3 club from greater Charleroi, Gioventù Sportiva Interclub (GSI) Couillet, founded in 1971 (registration number 7709), changes its name to become GSI Gerpinnes, probably moving to the municipality that same season. It is unclear where GSI Gerpinnes played its home games - possibly the Stade Melchior in Les Flaches, only a stone's throw away from the Site Paganetti, at Rue Jean-Joseph Piret. 
  • 1985 / FC Gerpinnes-Flaches changes its name to become FC Gerpinnes.
  • 1986 / In its best season so far, FC Gerpinnes manages a second place in Hainaut's Provincial League 4F, 2 points behind champions FC Standard Châtelet. Also in 1986, having suffered relegation from Hainaut's Provincial League 3 into Provincial League 4 in 1982, rival club GSI Gerpinnes now folds, ceasing all activities midway through the 1986-87 season, with its registration number 7709 being erased from the Belgian FA's membership list straightaway, in November 1986.
  • 1987 / Having spent the first 17 years of its existence in Hainaut's bottom division, FC Gerpinnes now wins the title in Provincial League 4F, 6 points ahead of closest followers Jeunesse Turque, thus acceding to Provincial League 3 for the first time.
  • 1989 / FC Gerpinnes wins promotion to Hainaut's Provincial League 2 for the first time in club history after winning the title in Provincial League 3D, just having the better of FC JS Bouffioulx, which finishes 1 point behind them.
  • 1991 / Having managed a respectable fifth place in Hainaut's Provincial League 2C the previous season, FC Gerpinnes now descends into Provincial League 3 after 2 years after finishing in second-last place in P2C – with only US Solrézienne picking up fewer points.
  • 1992 / Suffering back-to-back relegations, FC Gerpinnes now finishes dead-last in Hainaut's Provincial League 3D, dropping back into P4 along with the club in second-last place, CS Brye.
  • 1997 / FC Gerpinnes finishes as runner-up in Hainaut's Provincial League 4D, 2 points behind FC Piéton Sport, going on to secure promotion to Provincial League 3 via the play-offs.
  • 1998 / After just one season in Hainaut's Provincial League 3E, in which it finishes last, FC Gerpinnes drops back into Provincial League 4, along with the club in second-last place, FC Fontaine-Valmont.
  • 2005 / Finishing in third place in Hainaut's Provincial League 4C behind JS Bray and Roux Sport, FC Gerpinnes secures promotion to Provincial League 3 via the play-offs, along with fellow P4C side JS Froidchapelloise.
  • 2011 / Finishing in fifth place in Hainaut's Provincial League 3D, a handsome 22 points behind champions SC Montignies, FC Gerpinnes qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club successively knocks out Mellet Sports (3-2) and RES Frasnoise (5-6) in the first two rounds, going on to have the better of RFC Ronquières-Hy 86 in the final (1-0). As a result, the club forces its way up to Provincial League 2, exactly 20 years after last having featured at that level.
  • 2014 / Runner-up in Hainaut's Provincial League 2C, 11 points behind runaway champions RUS Courcelloise, FC Gerpinnes qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club successively knocks out SC Montignies (1-2) and RAS Monceau (1-2) in the first two rounds, thus qualifying for the final round, in which the club takes on RUS Binchoise and Péruwelz FC. Managing a win against the former (1-0), FC Gerpinnes suffers a heavy blow against the latter (6-2 in a tie played at Stade Adrien Mura in Châtelet), thus having to leave the honours and the ticket to Provincial League 1 to Péruwelz FC.
  • 2017 / FC Gerpinnes moves into the newly built Site de Lausprelle in Joncret. The new ground, with a synthetic surface on the main pitch, was constructed on top of the former home ground of recreational club Cercle Sportif (CS) Acoz, which was a member of Royal Groupement Corporatif de Charleroi until its demise. This ground had been in use since the early 1990s – with CS Acoz at some point being joined by FC Gerpinnes’ ladies’ team. As FC Gerpinnes has enough players for no fewer than three competitive teams – and C teams not being allowed into regular league football – the decision is taken to create a satellite club, which takes on the familiar name of FC Flaches, acquiring registration number 9689 upon joining Belgium’s FA. FC Flaches’ home ground is Terrain Paganetti in Les Flaches, although being allowed the use of Site de Lausprelle for training sessions and the odd match; the first team of FC Gerpinnes-Flaches takes its place in Hainaut's Provincial League 4 in the 2017-18 season for the first time. Meanwhile, FC Gerpinnes continues to make use of the Site Paganetti for lower team football and training purposes.
  • 2020 / In the 2019-20 season, cut short due to the first COVID lockdown, FC Gerpinnes-Flaches sits in third place in Hainaut's Provincial League 4F after 20 of 24 matches played, when league football is suspended. As such, forced by the circumstances, the club is deprived of the opportunity to compete in the promotion play-offs.
  • 2021 / FC Flaches changes its name to become FC Gerpinnes-Flaches – just like its predecessor had done in 1975.
  • 2023 / First team football of FC Gerpinnes-Flaches moves to the Site de Lausprelle, with the Site Paganetti still remaining in use for lower team football and training sessions of FC Gerpinnes as well as FC Gerpinnes-Flaches.
  • 2025 / FC Gerpinnes-Flaches folds, with all remaining teams being transferred to FC Gerpinnes. It is as yet unclear (to me) if registration number 9689 was struck from the Belgian FA's membership list straightaway.
Note – Below, a compilation of photos of two different visits: pictures 1-9 = non-matchday visit, August 2023 / pictures 10-29 = match visit, September 2026.





























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