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|Belgium Jacques Urbain
league = Belgian Third Division A
season = 2007-08
position = Belgian Second Division, 18th
"(relegated)"
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R. Union Saint-Gilloise is a Belgian football club located in the municipality of Forest, though it is named after the neighbour municipality of Saint-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 against A.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, 1913-14

Current squad

Fs player|no=24|nat=Cameroon|pos=MF|name=Evariste Ngolok (on loan from RSC 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|Algeria Karim Mokadem

*flagicon|Belgium Yves Buelinckx
*flagicon|Belgium Fabian Duquesne
*flagicon|Belgium Gertjan Martens
*flagicon|Belgium Davy Peeters
*flagicon|Belgium Christophe Préseaux
*flagicon|Belgium David Rimbold

*flagicon|CIV Josué Alex Aguie

*flagicon|Congo Diowo Wetshi Emongo
*flagicon|Congo Benjamin Mokulu Tembe

*flagicon|France Samuel Dog

*flagicon|Guadeloupe Sammy Dehamla

*flagicon|Spain Ivan Perez Avial
*flagicon|Syria Zachary Zekhnini

References

* fr icon nl icon [http://www.rusg.be Official website]