Saracens F.C.
Saracens Football Club (/ˈsærəsənz/) are an English professional rugby union club based in North London, England. After a year in the RFU Championship, they returned to Premiership Rugby, the first tier of rugby in England, for the current 2021–22 season.
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| Full name | Saracens Football Club | ||
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| Union | Middlesex RFU | ||
| Nickname(s) | Sarries, The Men in Black, Wolf Pack, Fez Boys | ||
| Founded | 1876 | ||
| Location | Hendon, Greater London, England | ||
| Ground(s) | StoneX Stadium (Capacity: 10,500) | ||
| Chairman | Neil Golding | ||
| CEO | Lucy Wray | ||
| Director of Rugby | Mark McCall | ||
| Coach(es) | Joe Shaw | ||
| Captain(s) | Owen Farrell | ||
| Most appearances | Kris Chesney 321 (All Competitions) | ||
| Top scorer | Owen Farrell 1,548 (All Competitions) | ||
| Most tries | Chris Wyles 74 (All Competitions) | ||
| League(s) | Premiership Rugby | ||
| 2020–21 | RFU Championship, 2nd (promoted) | ||
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Established in 1876, the club has spent most of its existence in and around Southgate in the London Borough of Enfield. Since 2012, Saracens have played their home games at Copthall stadium (or StoneX Stadium for sponsorship reasons) in Hendon, in the borough of Barnet. Before this, they played at Vicarage Road in Watford for 15 years. The club's home playing colours are black and red.
Saracens have won 10 major trophies. They were European champions three times, in 2016, 2017 and 2019. They have won the English Premiership five times, most recently in 2019, and won the domestic cup twice in 1998 and 2015. They have also won the second division title three times, in 1989, 1995 and 2021.