- R. Union Saint-Gilloise
Football club infobox
clubname = Union
fullname = Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
nickname = "Les Unionistes"
"Union 60"
founded =November 1 ,1897
ground =Stade Joseph Marien ,
Forest ,Brussels
capacity = 6000
chairman =Michielsen Willy
manager = flagicon|BelgiumJacques Urbain
league =Belgian Third Division A
season = 2007-08
position =Belgian Second Division , 18th
"(relegated)"
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leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFFR. Union Saint-Gilloise is a Belgian
football club located in themunicipality of Forest, though it is named after the neighbour municipality ofSaint-Gilles ,Brussels . It has been in the second division since 2004-05. Its matricule is the n°10.History
The club was founded in 1897 and obtained its first of eleven titles as Champion of Belgium in 1904. Until
World War II it was a major team in Belgian football, establishing a well-known record in Belgium in the years 1933 to 1935 (they played 60 consecutive games without losing). After the war, it had a brief spell of European success, playing the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup between 1958 and 1965 (but this cup was not bound with the championship final table), and attaining the semi-finals in the 1958-60 edition after a two legged victory againstA.S. Roma . In 1963, the club is relegated to the second division, and even attained the lowest national level in 1980.Honours
*Belgian First Division:
**Winners (11): 1903-04, 1904-05, 1905-06, 1906-07, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1912-13, 1922-23, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35
**Runners-up (8): 1902-03, 1907-08, 1911-12, 1913-14, 1919-20, 1920-21, 1921-22, 1923-24
*Belgian Second Division :
**Winners (1): 1963-64
**Runners-up (1): 1967-68
*Belgian Third Division A :
**Winners (2): 1975-76, 1983-84
*Belgian Third Division B :
**Winners (1): 2003-04
*Belgian Cup :
**Winners (2): 1912-13, 1913-14Current squad
Fs player|no=24|nat=Cameroon|pos=MF|name=
Evariste Ngolok (on loan fromRSC Anderlecht )Transfers
"In:"
*Oussama Allou (Bon Air Sport , "Moldovia "),Abou Keita (KV Red Star Waasland ),Cemal Köse (R Francs Borains ),Anthony Sadin (FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek ),Be-Boua Balou (R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne ),Mehdi Adraoui (FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek ),Benoit Sotteau (RFC de Liège ),Emmanuel Moreaux (R. Charleroi S.C. ),Raphaël Galeri (WS Woluwe FC ),Jérôme Wastel (WS Woluwe FC ),Musaba Selemani (K Londerzeel SK ),Simon Omekanda (IFK Norrköping )"Out:"
*Yves Buelinckx (KSKL Ternat ),Gertjan Martens (K.S.K. Beveren ),Benjamin Mokulu (FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek , was on loan),Sebastien Siani (R.S.C. Anderlecht , was on loan),Stéphane Stassin (R Francs Borains ),Davy Peeters (K.V.K. Tienen ),Samuel Dog (K.M.S.K. Deinze ),Emongo Diowo-Wetshi (?),Fabian Duquesne (RAA La Louvière ),Ivan Perez-Avial (?),Giuseppe Gentile (Racing Jet Wavre ),David Habarugira (R.S.C. Anderlecht , was on loan),Hervé Kage (R.S.C. Anderlecht , was on loan),Christophe Préseaux (RAA La Louvière )Famous past players
*flagicon|Belgium
Herve Kage *flagicon|Burundi
David Habarugira *flagicon|Cameroon
Sébastien Siani *flagicon|COD
Christian Kinkela *flagicon|Syria
Sanharib Malki Notable Players
*flagicon|AlgeriaKarim Mokadem *flagicon|Belgium
Yves Buelinckx
*flagicon|BelgiumFabian Duquesne
*flagicon|BelgiumGertjan Martens
*flagicon|BelgiumDavy Peeters
*flagicon|BelgiumChristophe Préseaux
*flagicon|BelgiumDavid Rimbold *flagicon|CIV
Josué Alex Aguie *flagicon|Congo
Diowo Wetshi Emongo
*flagicon|CongoBenjamin Mokulu Tembe *flagicon|France
Samuel Dog *flagicon|Guadeloupe
Sammy Dehamla *flagicon|Spain
Ivan Perez Avial
*flagicon|SyriaZachary Zekhnini References
* fr icon nl icon [http://www.rusg.be Official website]
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