Royal Charleroi Sporting Club, commonly known as Sporting de Charleroi or RCSC, is a professional football club based in Charleroi, Hainaut, Belgium. Founded in 1904, the club is affiliated with the Royal Belgian Football Association and holds matricule number 22. Sporting Charleroi competes in Belgium's top professional football structure, the Jupiler Pro League, and plays its home matches at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi, also known as the Mambourg. The club is recognised by its black-and-white colours and the nickname “Les Zèbres”. Its official organisation includes professional first-team football, youth development through its academy, women's football and community-oriented activities. The club's youth structure plays an important role in developing players and preparing them for professional football, while its commercial operations include sponsorship, hospitality, business networking and partnership programmes. Sporting Charleroi also operates community initiatives designed to connect football with social inclusion and local development. The club maintains a strong relationship with the city of Charleroi and the surrounding Hainaut region, with its stadium and headquarters located on Boulevard Zoé Drion. Its official LinkedIn profile describes the organisation as a professional club active at the highest level of Belgian football and identifies its activities across football, sponsorship, hospitality, training, business-to-business networking and community management. Sporting Charleroi's long-term sporting identity combines competitive ambition with youth development, commercial growth and community engagement. The club continues to modernise its facilities and professional structure while preserving its historic identity and close connection with its supporters.