K. Boom F.C. (Koninklijke Boom Football Club) was a

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founded as Rupel FC Boom in 1908 in

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, near

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. It changed its name in 1913 to Boom Football Club. It received the

matricule Association football is the most popular sport in Belgium, which has been played since the end of the 19th century. The national association was founded in 1895 with the intention of bringing some order and organization to the sport. The firs ...

n°58. It last played in the

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 ...

in the 1992/1993 season. Due to financial, sporting and home ground difficulties,History of Rupel Boom
nbsp;– K Rupel Boom FC the club merged with neighbours S.K. Rupel in 1998 to form K Rupel Boom FC (matricule n°2138) and the matricule n°58 was subsequently erased.

Honours

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 ...

: **Winners (2): 1938, 1977 **Promotion (1): 1992 *

Belgian Third Division The Belgian Third Division ( nl, Derde klasse, french: Division III) was the third highest level in Football in Belgium, Belgian football. It had two leagues of 18 teams each (Belgian Third Division A, A and Belgian Third Division B, B) at the sam ...

**Champions (2): 1963, 1971 **Promotion (2): 1926, 1931

References

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