R.A.E.C. Mons (2015)
| Full name | Renaissance Albert Élisabeth Club de Mons | ||
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| Nicknames | Les Dragons (The Dragons) L'Albert (The Albert) | ||
| Founded | 15 January 1945 as AS Quévy-le-Grand et Extensions February 2015 as Royal Albert Quévy-Mons 23 June 2020 as Renaissance Mons 44 | ||
| Ground | Stade Charles Tondreau, Mons | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| Chairman | Hubert Ewbank Frédéric Herpoel | ||
| Manager | George Boateng | ||
| League | Belgian Division 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Division 1 ACFF, 3rd of 12 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Renaissance Albert Élisabeth Club de Mons, commonly known as RAEC Mons, is a Belgian football club based in Mons, Hainaut Province, Wallonia. Founded on 15 January 1945 as AS Quévy-le-Grand et Extensions, and reformed after bankruptcy in 2015, the club is nicknamed the Dragons, a reference to the legend of the Ducasse de Mons. RAEC Mons compete in the Belgian Division 1, the third tier of Belgian football.
History
The first club created in Quévy-le-Grand was Cercle Sportif de Quévy-le-Grand in 1928, which played in blue and yellow but dissolved only a few years later in 1934. The actual official foundation of the club therefore is 15 January 1945, when AS Quévy-le-Grand et Extensions was created, joining the Belgian FA and starting to play in the Belgian Provincial Leagues, again in blue and yellow.
In 1989, the club merged with the neighbouring FC Genly-Noirchain to form Union Sportive Genly-Quévy 89, changing its colours to orange and blue. The club obtained royal patronage upon its 50th year of existence in 1995, becoming RUS Genly-Quévy. Until that point, the club had played at the lowest levels of Belgian football, but from then on started moving up the ladder, especially in the early years of the 21st century. In 2007 the club promoted to the second provincial division, in 2009 to the first provincial division and in 2012 the club even reached the national level of Belgian football for the first time ever, moving into the Belgian Fourth Division. The club was able to maintain itself only for two seasons however, dropping back in 2014.
Bankruptcy formerly RAEC Mons and current of Phoenix club
In February 2015, the neighbouring team RAEC Mons went bankrupt and folded, with the remaining parts of the club merging with RUS Genly-Quévy 89 to form Royal Albert Quévy-Mons and relocating from Quévy to Mons.[1] On 23 June 2020, the club was renamed to Renaissance Mons 44, following an initiative from RAEC Mons supporters. From the 2021–22 season on, the club hoped to reclaim the former matricule 44 of RAEC Mons and also reverted to the former name.[2]
Promotion two consecutive seasons
On 16 April 2023, Mons secured promotion to Belgian Division 2 from 2023–24 after defeating Crossing Schaerbeek 3-1 and becoming champions of Belgian Division 3 ACFF A in 2022–23.
On 13 April 2024, Mons secured consecutive promotions, moving to Belgian National Division 1 after defeating Stade Vervietois 3-1 and becoming champions of Belgian Division 2 ACFF in 2023–24.
In August 2025, Peter Gould and Charlie Methven, owner and general manager of Mount Pleasant F.A. respectively, acquired a majority stake in R.A.E.C. Mons.[3][4]
On 18 August 2025, George Boateng was named manager for the 2025-2026 season.[5]
Stadium
RAEC Mons plays in the Stade Charles Tondreau with 8,000-capacity.
Players
Current squad
As of 5 February, 2026. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Belgian Division 2
- Champions (1): 2023–24
- Belgian Division 3
- Champions (1) : 2022–23
References
- ^ Malice, Florent (23 June 2020). "Le RAEC Mons renaît de ses cendres : l'Albert retourne au Tondreau et veut récupérer son matricule !". Walfoot.be (in French).
- ^ "RAEC Bergen uit de as herrezen: de Draken keren terug naar le Tondreau en vragen oude stamnummer op". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). 23 June 2020.
- ^ "De nouveaux investisseurs rejoignent le RAEC Mons - RTBF Actus". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Mount Pleasant acquire majority stakes in Belgian club". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ https://www.raecmons44.be/Le-RAEC-Mons-est-fie/
External links
- R.A.E.C. Mons at UEFA.com
- R.A.E.C. Mons Archived 13 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine at EUFO.de
- R.A.E.C. Mons at Worldfootball.net
- R.A.E.C. Mons at National-Football-Teams.com