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Club Brugge K.V.
(), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062.Jan Breydel Stadium clubbrugge.be (last check 20 October 2017) They play in, and are the reigning champions of , the top domestic league in Belgian football. One of the most decorated clubs in Belgian football, the club have been crowned [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football In Belgium
Association football is the most popular sport in Belgium, which has been played since the end of the 19th century. The Belgian Football Association, national association was founded in 1895 with the intention of bringing some order and organization to the sport. Évence Coppée Trophy, The first match of the Belgium national football team, Belgium national team was played on 1 May 1904, a 3–3 draw against France national football team, France. Traditionally, the clubs R.S.C. Anderlecht, Anderlecht, Club Brugge KV, Club Brugge and Standard Liège are the three most dominant domestic teams, all of them also having played and/or won one or more UEFA competitions final(s). National style Both the national football team and the top Belgium division have a reputation for physical play. This came as a result of a lack of technically skilled foreign players allowed to play in Belgium due to legal restrictions. This changed after the Bosman ruling which forced the liberalization o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Super Cup
The Belgian Super Cup ( nl, Belgische Supercup, ; french: Supercoupe de Belgique; german: Belgischer Fußball-Super Cup), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian First Division A champions (also received the Super Cup host) and the Belgian Cup winners. If both teams are the same, the Belgian Cup runners-up participates as the second club. The most successful Super Cup club is Club Brugge with 17 titles, followed by Anderlecht (13), Standard Liège (4), Genk (2) and Lierse (2). It was created in 1979 and held every year since, with the only exception 1989 and 2020. The current holders are Club Brugge, who defeated Gent 1-0 in the 2022 match. Results The winning team is shown in green background and ''italic'' for cup runners-up. The score of the penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wembley Stadium (1923)
The original Wembley Stadium (; originally known as the Empire Stadium) was a stadium in Wembley, London, best known for hosting important football matches. It stood on the same site now occupied by its successor. Wembley hosted the FA Cup final annually, the first in 1923, which was the stadium's inaugural event, the League Cup final annually, five European Cup finals, the 1966 World Cup Final, and the final of Euro 1996. Brazilian footballer Pelé once said of the stadium: "Wembley is the cathedral of football. It is the capital of football and it is the heart of football", in recognition of its status as the world's best-known football stadium. The stadium also hosted many other sports events, including the 1948 Summer Olympics, rugby league's Challenge Cup final, and the 1992 and 1995 Rugby League World Cup Finals. It was also the venue for numerous music events, including the 1985 Live Aid charity concert. In what was the first major WWF (now WWE) pay-per-view ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977–78 Belgian First Division
Statistics of Belgian First Division in the 1977–78 season. Overview It was contested by 18 teams, and Club Brugge K.V. won the championship. League standings Results References Belgian First Division A seasons Belgian Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ... 1977–78 in Belgian football {{Belgium-footy-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975–76 Belgian First Division
Statistics of Belgian First Division in the 1975–76 season. Overview It was contested by 19 teams, and Club Brugge K.V. won the championship. At the end of the season the division was reduced in size from 19 to 18 clubs, so three clubs were relegated to Division II to be replaced by two promoted clubs. League standings Results References Belgian First Division A seasons Belgian Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ... 1975–76 in Belgian football {{Belgium-footy-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Happel
Ernst Franz Hermann Happel (29 November 1925 – 14 November 1992) was an Austrian football player and manager. Happel is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time, winning both league and domestic cup titles in the Netherlands, Belgium, West Germany, and Austria. Happel won the European Cup twice, in 1970 with Feyenoord and 1983 with Hamburger SV, managed Club Brugge to a European Cup runner-up finish in 1978, and won a runners-up medal with the Netherlands at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. This is the best result ever for a non-domestic manager in a World Cup alongside Englishman George Raynor's Swedish runner-up campaign in 1958. He was the first of the five managers to have won the European Cup with two clubs (Carlo Ancelotti, Ottmar Hitzfeld, José Mourinho, and Jupp Heynckes being the other four). He is also one of six managers–– along with Ancelotti, Mourinho, Giovanni Trapattoni, Tomislav Ivić, and Eric Gerets–– to have won top-flight domestic league champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beerschot A
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] |
1958–59 In Belgian Football
The 1958–59 season was the 56th season of competitive football in Belgium. RSC Anderlechtois won their 8th Division I title. Standard Liège entered the 1958–59 European Champion Clubs' Cup as Belgian title holder and became the first Belgian club to win a match in European competitions. They eventually reached the quarter finals. RU Saint-Gilloise entered the 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and reached the semifinals. The Belgium national football team played 7 friendly games (3 draws, 4 losses).http://www.footbel.com/fr/nationale_elftallen/statistieken_1/per_datum.html FA website Overview At the end of the season, RRC Tournaisien and R Tilleur FC were relegated to Division II and were replaced by R Daring Club de Bruxelles and RFC Brugeois from Division II. The bottom 2 clubs in Division II ( RFC Renaisien and K Boom FC) were relegated to Division III, to be replaced by RRC de Bruxelles and K Olse Merksem) from Division III. The bottom 2 clubs of each Division II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Second Division
The Belgian Second Division (known as the Proximus League for sponsorship reasons) was the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian Pro League. It was founded by the Royal Belgian Football Association in 1909 and folded in 2016, when it was replaced by the Belgian First Division B. History The second division was created in 1909 and was known as the Promotion nl, bevordering at the time. From 1923 on there were two leagues in that division (called Promotion A and Promotion B). In 1926, the system changed, with only one league of 14 clubs at the second-highest level now called Division I. At the end of the 1930–31 season, Division I was split into two leagues again (of 14 clubs each). Each year, the bottom two teams of each league were relegated to Division II and the top two clubs were promoted to the Premier Division. In 1952, the division was renamed to Division II with 16 teams (one league). The first two clubs qualifie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919–20 Belgian First Division
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Statistics of Belgian First Division in the 1919–20 season. Overview It was contested by 12 teams, and FC Bruges won the championship: however, for reasons unknown, La Gantoise were not relegated to the Promotion Division. League standings Results References Belgian First Division A seasons Belgian Belgian First Division The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise , abbreviated to Union SG or USG, unofficially simply called Union, is a Belgian football club originally located in the municipality of Saint-Gilles, in Brussels, although since the 1920s it has been based at the Joseph Marien Stadium in the neighbouring municipality of Forest. The club is one of the most successful in the history of Belgian football. The club won eleven Belgian championships between 1904 and 1935, making it the most successful Belgian club before World War II. The team colours are blue and yellow and its matricule is 10. The team is traditionally popular with working class communities of southern Brussels, as well as more recently with more affluent supporters and workers of the European institutions, as well as both the French and the Flemish speaking free universities. On 13 March 2021, after defeating local rivals R.W.D. Molenbeek, Union was promoted back to the Belgian First Division A, marking its first appearance in top-fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FCB 1919-20
FCB may refer to: Banks * Fairfield County Bank, in the United States * Farm Credit Bank, part of the Farm Credit System in the United States * Florida Community Bank, in the United States * First Community Bank, in Kenya * First Consolidated Bank, in the Philippines Football clubs * FC Baník Ostrava, Czech Republic * FC Barcelona, Spain ** FC Barcelona Femení, women's section of the above * FC Basel, Switzerland * FC Bayern Munich, Germany ** FC Bayern Munich, women's section of the above * FC Bendigo, Australia * 1. FC Bocholt, Germany * Club Brugge KV, Belgium * FK Budućnost Podgorica, Montenegro * FC Büsingen, Germany Other uses * FCB (advertising agency), an American advertising agency (Foote, Cone & Belding). * FCB group in the classification of bacteria * File Control Block * Fluocortin butyl, a synthetic glucocorticoid * Forms Control Buffer in a printer * Fort Collins Brewery, an American brewery * Frozen carbonated beverage * Farsi Contemporary Bible * Fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
