F.C. Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee, also called Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee, Zwarte Duivels or Oud-Heverlee, was a Belgian

football club A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...

from the municipality of Oud-Heverlee,

Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant ( nl, Vlaams-Brabant ; french: Brabant flamand ) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Haina ...

that existed between 1957 and 2002, when it merged with Stade Leuven and

Daring Club Leuven Daring Club Leuven, was a Belgium, Belgian football club from the city of Leuven, Flemish Brabant that existed between 1922 and 2002, when it merged with K. Stade Leuven, Stade Leuven and F.C. Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee to form Oud-Heverlee Leuve ...

to form Oud-Heverlee Leuven.

History

In 1957 F.C. Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee joined the Belgian FA, receiving

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n°6142. In 1996 the club became champions in the First Provincial Division, thereby promoting into the national level of football for the first time. In 2000, the club became champions again in the Belgian Fourth Division, moving into the Belgian Third Division. There they finished in third place during the 2001–02 season, qualifying for the promotion playoffs. Due to financial difficulties, the club did however not apply for a football license to play in the

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 Associa ...

, but rather merged with Stade Leuven and

to form Oud-Heverlee Leuven.Oud-Heverlee fusioneert met Stade en Daring Leuven, De Standaard, 27 maart 2002
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Honours

* Belgian Fourth Division: **Winners (1): 1999–2000 * First Provincial Division: **Winners (1): 1995–96 * Second Provincial Division: **Winners (1): 1993–94 * Third Provincial Division: **Winners (1): 1981–82

References

Defunct football clubs in Belgium Association football clubs established in 1957 Association football clubs disestablished in 2002 1957 establishments in Belgium 2002 disestablishments in Belgium Oud-Heverlee Leuven Sport in Leuven {{Belgium-footyclub-stub