R.A.E.C. Mons (1910)

Renaissance Albert Elisabeth Club de Mons, simply known as R.A.E.C. Mons or Mons, was a Belgian football club formed in Mons, Hainaut Province, in 1910 and based at Stade Charles Tondreau from 1910 (1910) to 2015 (2015).

This article is about the club that existed under this name until 2015. For the phoenix club, see R.A.E.C. Mons (2015).

RAEC Mons
Full nameRenaissance Albert Elisabeth Club of Mons
Nickname(s)Les Dragons (The Dragons)
L'Albert (The Albert)
Founded11 April 1910 (1910-04-11)
Dissolved26 May 2015
GroundStade Charles Tondreau,
Mons, Hainaut Province
Capacity8,000

7th (Relegated from Belgian Second Division)
WebsiteClub website

The nickname of the club was the Albert, and the nickname of the players was the dragons in reference to the ducasse of Mons (also called the "Doudou").

RAEC Mons was the club that has played the most seasons at the third level of Belgian football: 64 seasons.

The club announced on its website that it was filing for bankruptcy. The club ceased its activities at the end of the 2014–2015 season, which it finished seventh in the "Proximus League" (D2).

On 23 June 2020, the president of "Royal Albert Quevy-Mons" Hubert Ewbank launched a new phoenix club of the same name.

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