K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder was a Belgian football club, from the municipalities of

Heusden-Zolder Heusden-Zolder (; li, Heuze-Zolder ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On 1 January 2006 Heusden-Zolder had a total population of 30,769. The total area is 53.23 km² which gives a population density ...

and Beringen in

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. Its stadium has been located in the municipality of Beringen-Mijn from 2004 to 2006 (after its relegation from the

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History

It was founded in 1936 as S.K. Heusden and it eventually changed its name to K.S.K. Heusden. The team qualified for the third division in 1997. In 1999 the club merged with K.F.C. Helzold to become K. Heusden-Zolder S.K.. In 2000–01 it played in the

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for the first time and ended at 12th place, as it had won the third division playoff to

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after having lost the title to Mons in a test-match for the first place. The next season it finished 4th and it moved to the stadium of

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. In 2002–03 it qualified for the next Belgian First Division as it finished 3rd and won the

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. Doing this, the club became the fastest rising team ever in Belgian football history, being promoted five times in only 10 years without being

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. At the end of the 2003–04 season however, the club was relegated and it changed its name at the same time. In 2005–06, K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder did not ask for a 2nd division license because of financial problems and it was subsequently relegated to the third division on 2 March 2006 for the 2006–07 season. Some time later the club went into liquidation. On 25 April 2006, the club of Berkenbos V.V. playing in the Promotion C changed its name to KVV Heusden-Zolder.

Honours

* Belgian Second Division Final Round: **Winners (1): 2003 * Belgian Third Division Playoff: **Winners (1): 1999–2000

References

Official website
Beringen-Heusden-Zolder Association football clubs established in 1936 Association football clubs disestablished in 2006 1936 establishments in Belgium 2006 disestablishments in Belgium Sport in Heusden-Zolder Belgian Pro League clubs