About RAA Louviéroise

RAA Louviéroise (Royale Association Athlétique Louviéroise), often called RAAL or simply La Louvière, was a Belgian football club based in La Louvière, Hainaut. It was founded in 1913 and became an established club in Belgian football, playing its home matches at the Stade du Tivoli.

The club spent much of its history moving between divisions, but its peak came in the early 2000s when it reached the Belgian First Division. Its greatest achievement was winning the Belgian Cup in the 2002–03 season, which also qualified them for European competition, including the UEFA Cup where they faced Benfica.

Despite this success, the club was later affected by financial and sporting difficulties, including involvement in a match-fixing scandal. After relegations and licensing issues, RAA Louviéroise was dissolved in 2009 and merged into a new structure, leaving its legacy to later successor clubs in La Louvière.