able to bring a new dynamic into the team. This allowed them to win the Championship three years in a row – 1990, 91 and 92. Union would be the last team from the Capital to win a title in the 20th Century, with its Cup win in 1996. It would be the last title for a Luxembourg City team for over 20 years. Spora, Aris or Union then fell into financial and sporting difficulties. Having lived for years above its means, with expensive transfers and excessive wages, as well as neglect of youth development, Aris was forced to merge with CS Hollerich in 2001 to create CS Alliance 01. Union and Spora were also experiencing difficulties, with low attendance at their respective grounds and quickly accumulating debt. The merger that had created Alliance 01 had been a political botch-job that had left the new club without any fan base nor resources. In 2005 it was thus decided, upon great pressure from the Mayor and the councillors of the City of Luxembourg, to merge Alliance with Spora and Union. Racing FC Union was thus born out of troubled times, the politics behind the scenes having destroyed a lot of the trust and support the clubs had had amongst the general population. A Bright Future Ahead The merger of 2005 left a large vacuum of power and responsibility. Politicians thought they had found the ideal solution when the President of the French first flight team ESTAC Troyes, Daniel Masoni, became the President of Racing FC Union. However, the team was relegated from the top level in 2014, and Masoni was ousted from leadership. The situation did improve upon the return of a Luxembourgish president, in the form of former FC Rodange 91 President Karine Reuter, and the fortunes of the club began to change. With a widely-instituted reform programme, a deep renewal process was launched. A preliminary climax of this process was reached when Racing won the 2017–18 Luxembourg Cup. Racing had two players sent off with yellow-reds and played over 45 minutes with 9 men. After extra-time, they clinched the win on penalties, with Julien Jahier scoring the winner in his last match for the club. Current squad As of 5 February, 2023. Coaching staff Iliès Haddadji (Director) Jeff Saibene (Head Coach) Serge Wolf (Assistant Coach) Sam Kalabic (Deputy Coach) Vivian Reydel (Head of Academy) Jacques Muller (Chief Scout) European