RAA La Louvière
RAA Louviéroise
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| Full name | Royale Association Athlétique Louviéroise | ||
| place | La Louvière | ||
| Founded | 1913 | ||
| Dissolved | 2009 | ||
| Club colors | green and white | ||
| Stadion | Tivoli, La Louvière |
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| Top league | 3rd division | ||
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RAA La Louvière , mostly RAA Louviéroise or RAAL for short or simply named after the city of origin La Louvière , was a Belgian football club from the province of Hainaut , which last played in the Derde class or division 3A (third division).
Until 2006, the club was still in the first-class Jupiler League , but in the same year it was involved in a betting scandal, the turbulence of which resulted in the relegation of the "Wolves" to third division.
The predecessor of this club, Union Sportive Lovièroise, was founded in 1906 . The club played in the Tívoli stadium in La Louvière, which has 13,500 seats.
The last trainer was Patrick Thairet , under whose direction the sporting downturn in recent years had stabilized a little. In 2009 the RAA La Louvière was merged with the RACS Couillet to form FC Charleroi .
successes
- Belgian Cup Winner: 2003
- Participation in the 2003/04 UEFA Cup ( eliminated in the first round after the 1-1 and 0-1 results against Benfica Lisbon )