CLUB
Excelsior Roubaix
France
Overview
Excelsior Roubaix is recorded as the club affiliation for 1 player in Footballopedia’s registered 1930 World Cup roster data for France. This historical club card is built from the tournament-era roster connection; broader club history can be enriched independently without breaking the player-to-club link.
Key facts
- Country
- France
- City
- Roubaix
- 1930 name
- Excelsior Roubaix
- Club status
- merged-defunct
- Founded
- 1928
- Dissolved / identity ended
- 1996
- Historical status
- No longer exists as the same 1930 club identity
- Successor / lineage
- 1945–1970 professional merger in CO Roubaix-Tourcoing; Excelsior name restored in 1970; Roubaix Football from 1977; SCO Roubaix from 1990; liquidation 1996.
- Stadium
- Stade Amédée-Prouvost
- 1930 team context
- France
- 1930 linked players
- 1
- Identity status
- verified-historical-identity
History
Pre-1930 chronologyDescription: Before the 1930 World Cup, Excelsior Roubaix already had a documented club history extending from 1928 through the tournament era. Footballopedia now keeps that pre-1930 story as a season-aware chronology rather than treating 1930 as the club’s starting point.
Chapter 1Description: Excelsior AC Roubaix emerged in 1928 and quickly became a major northern French club.
Chapter 2Description: It won the Coupe de France in 1933 and played in the early professional Division 1.
Chapter 3Description: After World War II its professional section joined the creation of CO Roubaix-Tourcoing; the remaining Excelsior structure was absorbed in 1948.
Historical overview
Identity and place in football historyDescription: Founded in 1928 from a merger involving FC Roubaix and Excelsior Club de Tourcoing, then quickly became a significant northern French professional club.
The club around the 1930 World CupDescription: In Footballopedia’s 1930 graph, Excelsior Roubaix is linked to 1 World Cup roster player(s) through tournament-era club affiliation. This club page records those names inside club/season history only; no player profile was created or expanded in this pass.
End of the original identityDescription: After World War II its football structure was absorbed into CO Roubaix-Tourcoing. The independent Excelsior identity ceased to function in the old form.
Historical timeline
1928Description: Foundation / earliest canonical start of the Excelsior Roubaix identity.
Pre-1930 chronologyDescription: Before the 1930 World Cup, Excelsior Roubaix already had a documented club history extending from 1928 through the tournament era. Footballopedia now keeps that pre-1930 story as a season-aware chronology rather than treating 1930 as the club’s starting point.
Chapter 1Description: Excelsior AC Roubaix emerged in 1928 and quickly became a major northern French club.
Chapter 2Description: It won the Coupe de France in 1933 and played in the early professional Division 1.
Chapter 3Description: After World War II its professional section joined the creation of CO Roubaix-Tourcoing; the remaining Excelsior structure was absorbed in 1948.
1930 World Cup eraDescription: Documented club affiliation for: Marcel Langiller.
1948Description: The original Excelsior structure was absorbed into CO Roubaix-Tourcoing after the war and disappeared as an independent club in 1948.
Season-by-season history
1928Season: 1928 · Competition: Club formation · Finish: Founded · Notes: Excelsior Roubaix was formed in 1928.Founding milestone.
1928/29Season: 1928/29 · Competition: Northern French football · Finish: Early competitive season · Notes: First pre-professional campaigns in northern France.No full roster asserted.
1929/30Season: 1929/30 · Competition: Northern French football · Finish: Active · Notes: World Cup-era identity linked to France players in Footballopedia.Documented players: Marcel LangillerWorld Cup-linked player(s) only; not a full squad.
1932/33Season: 1932/33 · Competition: French Division 1 / Coupe de France · Finish: 6th in Group A; Coupe de France winners · Notes: First professional season. Excelsior finished 6th in its Division 1 group and beat RC Roubaix 3–1 in the Coupe de France final.No full roster asserted.
1933/34Season: 1933/34 · Competition: French Division 1 · Finish: 5th · Notes: Best documented league finish of the pre-war professional period.No full roster asserted.
1934/35Season: 1934/35 · Competition: French Division 1 · Finish: 9th · Notes: Continued in the French top flight.No full roster asserted.
1935/36Season: 1935/36 · Competition: French Division 1 · Finish: 9th · Notes: Top-flight season during the Roubaix-Tourcoing sporting arrangement.No full roster asserted.
1936/37Season: 1936/37 · Competition: French Division 1 · Finish: 8th · Notes: Finished 8th in Division 1.No full roster asserted.
1937/38Season: 1937/38 · Competition: French Division 1 · Finish: 6th · Notes: Finished 6th in Division 1.No full roster asserted.
1938/39Season: 1938/39 · Competition: French Division 1 · Finish: 13th · Notes: Finished 13th in the last full pre-war professional league season.No full roster asserted.
1944Season: 1944 · Competition: Club identity / merger · Finish: Professional section entered CORT · Notes: Excelsior joined RC Roubaix and US Tourcoing in the formation of Club Olympique Roubaix-Tourcoing; the Excelsior identity then lay dormant.No full roster asserted.
1970/71Season: 1970/71 · Competition: French Division 3 · Finish: 3rd, Group North · Notes: Excelsior regained an independent competitive identity and returned in Division 3.No full roster asserted.
1971/72Season: 1971/72 · Competition: French Division 3 · Finish: 6th, Group North · Notes: Second season after the 1970 revival.No full roster asserted.
1972/73Season: 1972/73 · Competition: French Division 3 · Finish: 5th, Group North · Notes: Finished 5th in Group North.No full roster asserted.
1973/74Season: 1973/74 · Competition: French Division 3 · Finish: 8th, Group North · Notes: Finished 8th in Group North.No full roster asserted.
1974/75Season: 1974/75 · Competition: French Division 3 · Finish: 16th, Group North; relegated · Notes: Finished last in Group North and was relegated to Division Honneur.No full roster asserted.
1975/76Season: 1975/76 · Competition: Division Honneur Nord · Finish: 5th · Notes: Regional fourth-tier campaign.No full roster asserted.
1976/77Season: 1976/77 · Competition: Division Honneur Nord · Finish: 12th · Notes: Regional fourth-tier campaign.No full roster asserted.
1977/78Season: 1977/78 · Competition: Division Honneur Nord · Finish: 7th · Notes: Final season before the merger with Sporting Club de Roubaix and the Roubaix Football identity.No full roster asserted.
Competition chronology
1928Description: Club formation | Founded | Excelsior Roubaix was formed in 1928.
1928/29Description: Northern French football | Early competitive season | First pre-professional campaigns in northern France.
1929/30Description: Northern French football | Active | World Cup-era identity linked to France players in Footballopedia.
1932/33Description: Entered the French professional Division 1 and won the Coupe de France in its first professional season.
1932/33Description: French Division 1 / Coupe de France | 6th in Group A; Coupe de France winners | First professional season. Excelsior finished 6th in its Division 1 group and beat RC Roubaix 3–1 in the Coupe de France final.
1933/34Description: Finished 5th in Division 1, the club’s best professional league placing.
1933/34Description: French Division 1 | 5th | Best documented league finish of the pre-war professional period.
1934/35Description: French Division 1 | 9th | Continued in the French top flight.
1935/36Description: Operated as Excelsior de Roubaix-Tourcoing after an agreement with US Tourcoing; the sporting arrangement lasted one season.
1935/36Description: French Division 1 | 9th | Top-flight season during the Roubaix-Tourcoing sporting arrangement.
1936/37Description: French Division 1 | 8th | Finished 8th in Division 1.
1937/38Description: French Division 1 | 6th | Finished 6th in Division 1.
1938/39Description: French Division 1 | 13th | Finished 13th in the last full pre-war professional league season.
1939Description: Financial pressure nearly ended the professional section; the club nevertheless entered the planned 1939/40 professional season before war disrupted competition.
1944Description: Club identity / merger | Professional section entered CORT | Excelsior joined RC Roubaix and US Tourcoing in the formation of Club Olympique Roubaix-Tourcoing; the Excelsior identity then lay dormant.
1945–1970Description: The professional section joined RC Roubaix and US Tourcoing in Club Olympique Roubaix-Tourcoing; Excelsior’s identity remained part of the lineage rather than simply disappearing.
1970Description: The Excelsior Athlétic Club de Roubaix name returned after the end of CO Roubaix-Tourcoing.
1970/71Description: French Division 3 | 3rd, Group North | Excelsior regained an independent competitive identity and returned in Division 3.
1971/72Description: French Division 3 | 6th, Group North | Second season after the 1970 revival.
1972/73Description: French Division 3 | 5th, Group North | Finished 5th in Group North.
1973/74Description: French Division 3 | 8th, Group North | Finished 8th in Group North.
1974/75Description: French Division 3 | 16th, Group North; relegated | Finished last in Group North and was relegated to Division Honneur.
1975/76Description: Division Honneur Nord | 5th | Regional fourth-tier campaign.
1976/77Description: Division Honneur Nord | 12th | Regional fourth-tier campaign.
1977Description: Absorbed Sporting Club de Roubaix and became Roubaix Football.
1977/78Description: Division Honneur Nord | 7th | Final season before the merger with Sporting Club de Roubaix and the Roubaix Football identity.
1983/84Description: Played one season in French Division 2 during the later Roubaix lineage.
1990Description: Merged/combined with the Racing/RS Roubaix lineage and became Stade Club Olympique Roubaix.
1995–96Description: Filed for bankruptcy in December 1995 and entered judicial liquidation in January 1996, ending the lineage represented by this historical page.
Honours and achievements
Honour / achievementDescription: Coupe de France winner: 1933.
Stadium and ground history
Stade Amédée-ProuvostDescription: Documented historical venue context currently linked to the 1930-era club record. Relationship: historical home ground in 1930.
Venue-history ruleDescription: Only grounds supported by historical evidence are attached. A modern ground is never projected backward into the 1930 period merely because a successor or namesake later used it.
1930 World Cup-linked players
Marcel LangillerDescription: FW · France · tournament-era club affiliation
1934 World Cup-linked players
Célestin DelmerPlayer: Célestin Delmer · Player Slug: celestin-delmer · Team: France · Year: 1934
Georges VerriestPlayer: Georges Verriest · Player Slug: georges-verriest · Team: France · Year: 1934
Noël LiétaerPlayer: Noël Liétaer · Player Slug: noel-lietaer · Team: France · Year: 1934
What happened to the club
Canonical historical identityDescription: No longer exists as the same 1930 club identity
What happened nextDescription: After World War II its football structure was absorbed into CO Roubaix-Tourcoing. The independent Excelsior identity ceased to function in the old form.
Continuity policyDescription: Successor, merger partner, refoundation and namesake are stored as related entities/lineage. They are not silently collapsed into the 1930 club unless legal and sporting continuity is demonstrated.
Club lineage
1930 identityDescription: Excelsior Roubaix
End of original identityDescription: The original Excelsior structure was absorbed into CO Roubaix-Tourcoing after the war and disappeared as an independent club in 1948.
Successor / lineageDescription: CO Roubaix-Tourcoing (historical merger lineage)
Legacy and identity note
This page preserves the Excelsior Roubaix identity as it existed around the 1930 World Cup. Later clubs using a similar name are not automatically treated as the same legal entity.
Squad
Marcel LangillerPosition: FW · National Team: France · Player Slug: marcel-langiller
Sources
Notes
Historical-identity ruleDescription: Footballopedia keeps the 1930 club as its own canonical historical entity even when a successor, merger partner, refoundation or namesake exists.
World Cup linkDescription: Linked to 1 player(s) in the 1930 World Cup roster graph.
Related
FranceRole: National team context · Type: national_team
Stade Amédée-ProuvostRole: Historical club venue / 1930-era ground context · Type: venue