Royal Charleroi

Royal Charleroi Sporting Club was founded in 1904 in the Hainaut industrial city of Charleroi and first reached the Belgian first division in 1947-48, its best finish being runner-up in 1968-69. The Zebras have twice lost the Belgian Cup final, to Beveren in 1978 and to Standard Liege in 1993. They play at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi, rebuilt for Euro 2000 and the venue where England beat Germany in the group stage, and have a long rivalry with the crosstown ROC Charleroi-Marchienne.