The team was founded in 1895 and was very successful before the establishment of professionalism in France. In 1933, after losing twice in a row in the final of
Coupe de France, this time against city rival
Excelsior AC Roubaix (a professional team), the team turned professional and reached
Division 1 in 1936 and stayed there till World War II. After the war, the club merged with
Excelsior AC Roubaix and
US Tourcoing in
CO Roubaix-Tourcoing (1945–1963). In 1963,
CO Roubaix-Tourcoing lost its professional status and RC Roubaix decided to merge with another club, Stade Roubaix, to create Racing Stade Roubaisien. This team would eventually merge with Roubaix Football (i.e. former
Excelsior AC Roubaix) in Stade Club Olympique de Roubaix, a team which ended in 1995 due to financial problems. ==Names of the club==