Racing Club Mechelen, or Racing Club Malines, was a

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professional

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club from the city of Mechelen, Belgium. It was the men's basketball section of

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. For sponsorship reasons, the club was also known as

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for a long time.

History

R.C. Mechelen folded and merged with Sobabee to create Racing Basket Antwerpen, in 1995.Antwerp Giants
/ref> Until it was dissolved, the club's senior team was the most successful Belgian basketball club, after having won a total of 15 Belgian national championships, 9 Belgian Cups, and 5 Belgian SuperCups.

Arena

R.C. Mechelen played its home games in Mechelen, at the Winketkaai arena.

Titles and honors

Domestic competitions

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: Champions (15): 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94 *

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: Winners (9): 1963–64, 1964–65, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94 * Belgian Supercup : Winners (5): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994

European competitions

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: Runners-up (1): 1973The Korac Cup
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In European and worldwide competitions

Notable players

* Jim Fox 1966–1967 *

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1969–1970 *

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1985–1990 * Éric Struelens 1988–1995 *

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1988–1995 *

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1992–1995 * Rick Raivio 1985–1987 * Rik Samaey 1985–1990

References

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