Royal Boussu Dour Borinage is a Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 association football club based in Boussu

Boussu

Boussu is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. As of January 1, 2006, Boussu had a total population of 20,058. The total area is 20.01 km², which gives a population density of 1,002 inhabitants per km²....

 in the province of Hainault

Hainault

Hainault is an area in the London Borough of Redbridge in north east London. It is a suburban development located north east of Charing Cross...

. They have been playing in the Belgian Second Division

Belgian Second Division

The Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,...

 since 2009–10

2009–10 in Belgian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2009-10 football season in Belgium, which is the 116th season of competitive football in the country and runs from August 2009 until July 2010.-Promotion and relegation:...

. R. Boussu Dour Borinage were formerly known as Royal Francs Borains up until the start of the 2008–09 season

2008–09 in Belgian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2008–09 football season in Belgium, which is the 115th season of competitive football in the country.-Honours:-Belgian Second Division:-European Club Results:...

. They play their home games at the Stade Robert Urbain, formerly known as Stade Vedette in Boussu

Boussu

Boussu is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. As of January 1, 2006, Boussu had a total population of 20,058. The total area is 20.01 km², which gives a population density of 1,002 inhabitants per km²....

. Their highest league ranking was a 5th place in the second division in 2009–10.

History

The club of CS Boussu-Bois was founded in 1918 in Boussu. In 1982, the club merged with CS Elouges, a club from the neighbouring town of Elouges, in the municipality of Dour

Dour

Dour is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 16,810 inhabitants. The total area is 33.32 km², giving a population density of 505 inhabitants per km²....

, and was renamed Royal Francs Borains Boussu-Bois Elouges. In 1984–85, they won the Promotion B

Belgian Promotion B

The Belgian Promotion B is one of the four leagues at the fourth level of the Belgian football league system, the other ones being the Belgian Promotion A, C and D. This division exists since the 1952-53 season and is played every year with 16 clubs in each league.-The 2010-2011 clubs: — K....

, 4th level of football in Belgium, and were promoted to the third division

Belgian Third Division

The Belgian Third Division is the third highest level in Belgian football. It has two leagues of 18 teams each at the same level. This competition, known as the Belgian Promotion was first played in the 1926-27 season with three leagues, then with four leagues between 1931 and 1952. From 1952...

. At that moment, they simplified their name to Royal Francs Borains. The club became a third division regular, though they could not avoid relegation in 1994–95. After four seasons in the Promotion, Royal Francs Borains were back to the third level, and in 2008–09, they reached for the first time in their history the second level of football, under their new naming of Royal Boussu Dour Borinage. In 2009–10, they had their best ranking in their history, with a 5th place in the second division.

Current squad

As of 22 August, 2011.

Notable players

 Algeria

• Madjid Adjaoud
• Mohamed Dahmane
  Mohamed Dahmane
  Mohamed "Momo" Dahmane is an Algerian footballer who plays for CS Constantine in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.-Career:Mons signed Dahmane in January 2006 from the Belgian Third Division...
  
  
• Sacha Eslahi

 Angola

• Lionel Ambu

 Belgium

• Teddy Chevalier
• Bert Cluytens
• Hubert Cordiez
• Fabian Creemers
• Luc Criel
• Guy Dardenne
• Alain de Clercq
• Bjorn De Wilde
• Gregory Delwarte
• Christophe Dessy
• Philippe Garot
• Glenn Geeraerts
• Roch Gérard
• Gino Goethals
• Henk Houwaart
• Philippe Houx
• Jean-Luc Jonckheere
• Karel Kesselaers
• Dominique Michel
• Sébastien Nottebaert
• Olivier Pypens

 Brazil

• Diego Bortolozzo
  Diego Bortolozzo
  Diego Bortolozzo is a Brazillian footballer, who plays in midfield for SV Lippstadt 08.- Career :He previously played for Estrela do Norte in Brazil, Treviso F.B.C. 1993 in Italy, R. Francs Borains and Union Saint-Gilloise in Belgium and CS Pétange in Luxembourg...
  
  
• Joao-Olivio Calicchio
• Mario de Oliveira
• Juninho

 Republic of the Congo

• Sylvain Mathé-Luvagho
• Muswamba Milambo

 Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Elos Ekakia
• Patrick Kabeya-Mbaya
• Xavier Ngungu

 Czech Republic

• Radek Sourek

 Early Modern France

• Sébastien Cousin
• Cyril Dalmat
• Romain Dutrieux
  Romain Dutrieux
  Romain Dutrieux is a Belgian football Striker, who plays for R. Charleroi S.C..-Career:He began his career with RUS Binche and joined than in summer 2002 to RAA La Louviére, he signed than in July 2003 to RAEC Mons. Dutrieux left Mons on 17 May 2005 to sign for R. Charleroi S.C....
  
  
• Guillaume Dorange
• Cedric Garni
• Olivier Guilmot
• Michael Lacroix
• Marc Leroy
• Emmanuel Massaux
• Hadrien Monet
• Rudy Moury
• Romuald Petit
• Eric Pinson
• Christophe Piorun

 Ghana

• Jordan Saigal

 Greece

• Alexandros Pasaoglu
• Vlaoganis Zakkas

 Italy

• Giovanni Cacciatore
• Michael di Barbora
• Remy di Nolfo
• Toni di Tullio
• Christophe Ergo
• Alexandre Gallo
• Matthias Iannacone
• Gianluca Livera
• Christophe Malerba
• Salvino Marinelli
• Raphael Minocchi
• Rosario Pepe
• Fabiano Scarpino
• Anthony Senni
• Luigi Volpe

 Mali

• Hamidou Tangara

 Morocco

• Jamil Benouahi
• Mohamed Ouardi

 Poland

• Janusz Baran
• Kazimierz Buda
• Thaddee Gorniak
• Bogdan Kwapisz
• Krzysztof Lason
• Waldemar Tuminski

 Portugal

• Olivier de Castro
• Mathias Real

 Serbia

• Zoran Čampara
  Zoran Čampara
  Zoran Čampara is a Bosnian Serb retired football player.During his playing career he played for NK Iskra Bugojno, FK Velez Mostar, FK Rad, UE Lleida, Royal Antwerp FC, Shandong Luneng, Beitar Jerusalem F.C...
  
  

 South Korea

• Laurent Kim

 Spain

• Rodrigo Palomino
  Rodrigo Palomino
  José Ángel Rodrigo Palomino Ortiz is an Australian football midfielder, who played nine years in Belgium.-Career:...
  
  

 Switzerland

• Jean-Pierre La Placa
  Jean-Pierre La Placa
  Jean-Pierre La Placa is a Swiss former footballer played for a number of clubs in Switzerland and Belgium throughout the 1990s and 2000s.-Career:...
  
  

 Turkey

• Cemal Köse
• Taner Ozer

 Kingdom of Yugoslavia

• Rade Mojovic

External links

• Official website – RBDB