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2023–24 Belgian Division 2
The 2023–24 Belgian Division 2 is the eighth season of the division in its current format, placed at the fourth-tier of football in Belgium. Team changes In * The champions from each of the four divisions of the 2022–23 Belgian Division 3 were directly promoted: Overijse (VV A), Wezel (VV B), Mons (ACFF A) and Rochefort (ACFF B). * Also promoted after winning the promotion play-off were Voorde-Appelterre, Houtvenne, Tournai and La Calamine. * Ninove, Rupel Boom and Mandel United were all relegated from the 2022–23 Belgian National Division 1 after finishing in the bottom three places. Out * Lokeren-Temse and Cappellen were promoted to the 2023–24 Belgian National Division 1 as champions in their respective VV divisions. * On ACFF side, runners-up Union Namur were promoted, due to the fact that champions Warnant decided not to apply for a licence making them ineligible for promotion. * Westhoek, Erpe-Mere, Pepingen-Halle, Beerschot U23, Solières, RFC Sera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Division 2
The Belgian Division 2, commonly referred to as simply Tweede Afdeling (in Dutch) or Division 2 (in French) is the fourth-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian National Division 1. It was created by the Royal Belgian Football Association in 2016, replacing the Belgian Third Division and named ''Belgian Second Amateur Division'' until the 2019–20 before it was renamed due to the negative connotation of the word ''amateur''. The division consists of three separate leagues with 16 teams each, two of these leagues consist of teams playing with a license from the ''Voetbalfederatie Vlaanderen'' (VFV, the Dutch speaking wing of the RBFA) and one with teams with a license from the ''Association des Clubs Francophones de Football'' (ACFF, the French-speaking wing of the RBFA). History The Belgian Second Amateur Division was created in 2016 as successor of the Belgian Third Division following an overhaul of the Belgian football league system ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K Beerschot VA
Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen, or simply Beerschot, is a Belgian professional football club located in Antwerp, that competes in the second-tier First Division B after relegating from the top tier in the 2021–22 season. In 2013, KFCO Wilrijk decided to integrate the identity of Beerschot AC when they were relegated in the 2012–13 season, not only through their league position but also due to losing their professional licence through financial issues, being officially declared bankrupt on 21 May 2013 and folding shortly afterwards. The club colours are purple and white, they play their games on the club's home ground the Olympic Stadium often referred to as 't Kiel. History KFCO Wilrijk The club was founded in 1921 as ''Football Club Wilrijk'' and joined The Belgian football association. As a result of the introduction of a national third division in 1926, the club played national football for the first time in their then short existence. Unfortunately th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SC Eendracht Aalst
SC Eendracht Aalst is a Belgian football club based in Aalst, East Flanders. History During World War I, citizens from Aalst played football matches to raise money for prisoners of war. In 1919 Sport-Club Eendracht Aalst became an official football team. After some friendly games in 1923, SC Eendracht Aalst joined the regional competition. They quickly moved their way up through the regional divisions and after moving the stadium to the current location in 1928, the team made it into the national competition in 1932. Only seven years later, in 1939, Aalst were promoted to the Eredivisie (the current Belgian Pro League). Due to the second World War competition was not played for two years, so it wasn't until 1942 Aalst finished its first season in the Eredivisie. In 1946 the chairman died and it was decided to rename the stadium to honour him, from then on it was called the Pierre Cornelis Stadium. That year was the beginning of a very dark period for Eendracht Aalst. Due to ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olsa Brakel
Olsa Brakel is a Belgian football club based in the town of Brakel, registered with the Belgian FA under matricule 5553. The full name of the club is ''Koninklijke Oud Leerlingenverbond Sint-Augustinus Brakel'' and it has yellow and black as club colours. Both the men's and women's team play at the national level of Belgian football. History The club from Nederbrakel join the Belgian FA in 1952 under the name of Oud Leerlingenverbond Sint-Augustinus Nederbrakel (short:''Olsa Nederbrakel''), starting in the Belgian Provincial Leagues and receiving matricule number 5553. In 1975, the name was officially abbreviated to ''Olsa Brakel''. Olsa Brakel remained in the Provincial Leagues for four decades, until in 1990 it reached the national level for the first time, easily maintaining itself in the Belgian Fourth Division. The following season the club even finished second, its best result ever, before starting a decline again, eventually relegating back to the Provincial level in 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KVV Zelzate
KVV may refer to: * Swedish Prison and Probation Service Swedish Prison and Probation Service ( sv, Kriminalvården) is a Government agency that is part of the Swedish judicial system, tasked with incarcerating suspects during pre-trial and trial and convicts after sentencing. The Main Office of the age ..., also known as ''Kriminalvården'' * , the public transport association for Karlsruhr, Germany * Koninklijke Voetbal Vereniging (other) {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KFC Merelbeke
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) is an American fast food restaurant chain headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, that specializes in fried chicken. It is the world's second-largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after McDonald's, with 22,621 locations globally in 150 countries . The chain is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, a restaurant company that also owns the Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains. KFC was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders (1890–1980), an entrepreneur who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. Sanders identified the potential of the restaurant franchising concept and the first "Kentucky Fried Chicken" franchise opened in Utah in 1952. KFC popularized chicken in the fast-food industry, diversifying the market by challenging the established dominance of the hamburger. By branding himself as "Colonel Sanders", Harland became a prominent figure of American cultural history and his image rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KRC Harelbeke (2016 Club)
KRC Harelbeke is a Belgian football club based in Harelbeke, West Flanders. It is the result of the merger between the former club with the same name K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen and K.S.V. Ingelmunster in 2002. The club was founded in 1930 as KSV Ingelmunster and played in Ingelmunster before they moved to Harelbeke in 2002. Since 2002, the club changed its name 3 times, from Sporting West Ingelmunster-Harelbeke in 2003, to Sporting West Harelbeke in 2007 and ultimately to KRC Harelbeke in 2016. The Stedelijk Forestiersstadion is the home of KRC Harelbeke and also of football club SWL Harelbeke. References External links * Harelbeke Harelbeke (; vls, Oarlbeke) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Harelbeke proper and the towns of Bavikhove and Hulste. On January 1, 2019, Harelbeke had a total pop ... 1930 establishments in Belgium Sport in Harelbeke {{Belgium-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Gullegem
FC Gullegem is a Belgian football club. It has the colors white and red. History The football club was founded in July 2008 after Gullegem withdrew from the merger club KSK Wevelgem City. The club was founded six years after the disappearance of SK Gullegem, which in 2002 was merged into fusion club Wevelgem City. According to the regulations of the Football Association, a former club name after 10 years re-used by a club, so it was after these six years is not possible, the old familiar name to adopt. The club went into the competition starts in 2008/09 season at the lowest level in West Flanders ) , settlement_type = Province of Belgium , image_flag = Flag of West Flanders.svg , flag_size = , image_shield = Wapen van West-Vlaanderen.svg , shield_size = , image_map ..., Fourth Provincial, and soon became champion. In addition, the team won the quarter finals in the cup of West Flanders, where they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Verviétois
Stade (), officially the Hanseatic City of Stade (german: Hansestadt Stade, nds, Hansestadt Stood) is a city in Lower Saxony in northern Germany. First mentioned in records in 934, it is the seat of the Stade (district), district () which bears its name. It is located roughly to the west of Hamburg and belongs to that city's Hamburg Metropolitan Region, wider metropolitan region. Within the area of the city are the urban districts of Bützfleth, Hagen, Haddorf and Wiepenkathen, each of which have a council () of their own with some autonomous decision-making rights. Stade is located in the Niederelbe, lower regions of the river Elbe. It is also on the German Timber-Frame Road. History The first human settlers came to the Stade area in 30,000 BC. Since 1180 Stade belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In early 1208 King Valdemar II of Denmark and his troops conquered Stade. In August Valdemar II's cousin being in enmity with the king, the then Prince-Archbishop V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
