Royal Charleroi Sporting Club , often simply known as Charleroi or Sporting Charleroi , is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Charleroi , in the province of Hainaut . Charleroi plays in the Belgian Pro League . Their current spell at the highest level in Belgian football started in the 2012–13 season . Charleroi was founded in 1904 and they first reached the first division in 1947–48 . Their highest finish was runner-up in the 1968–69 season . They have also twice reached the Belgian Cup final, losing in 1977–78 to Beveren and in 1992–93 to Standard Liège .
