wˌɛn ðə klˈʌbz mˈɜːdʒd, ɪn tˈaɪm fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː zˈiəɹoʊ fˈoːɹ sˈiːzən, ɹˈɛd bˈɔɪz wʌz lˈæŋɡwɪʃɪŋ ɪnðə bˈɑːɾəm hˈæf ʌvðə dᵻvˈɪʒən ʌv ˈɑːnɚ, wˌaɪl æz wʌz ɪn mˈɪdtˈeɪbəl pəzˈɪʃən ɪnðə θˈɜːd tˈɪɹ ʌv lˈʌksɪmbˌɜːdʒən fˈʊtbɔːl.
When the clubs merged, in time for the 2003–04 season, Red Boys was languishing in the bottom half of the Division of Honour, while AS was in mid-table position in the third tier of Luxembourgian football.