FULL LUXEMBOURG NATIONAL DIVISION & PROMOTION D'HONNEUR (LEVELS 1-2) GROUNDS INDEX VIA GOOGLE MAPS (2025-26)
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Wednesday, 29 July 2026
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Tuesday, 28 July 2026
BELGIUM: VK Holsbeek (B) (1990-1991) / VK Holsbeek (1991-)
Terrein aan de Verhaegenstraat, Holsbeek (VK Holsbeek, formerly B ground of VK Holsbeek)
All photos: (c) W.B. Tukker / www.extremefootballtourism.blogspot.com. Publication of any of these images only after permission of author
Belgium, province: Flemish Brabant = Vlaams Brabant
28 VII 2026 / VK Holsbeek - SMS Lubbeek 4-0 / Pre-season friendly
Timeline
- ± 1970 / Foundation of a football club in Holsbeek, a village halfway between Louvain and Aerschot in the Belgian Province of Brabant (nowadays in Flemish Brabant). The new club takes on the name Voetbalklub (VK) Milkano Holsbeek – Milkano being a reference to the fact that the main sponsor of the venture, Alfons ‘Fons’ Tuyls, is not only the owner of the café at Kortrijksebaan which serves as clubhouse, but also the local milkman. A pitch is laid out at Meesberg, but the club sticks to playing friendly matches in the first stages of its existence.
- 1972 / After about two years of playing friendlies, VK Milkano Holsbeek applies for membership of the Belgian Football Association (URBSFA / KBVB), being accepted with registration number 7783. That same year, the club moves from the pasture at Meesberg to a proper football pitch situated at Bergestraat, referred to locally as Terrein Bergeveld. A board is put together, with Achille Persoons taking on the role of chairman, and Fons Tuyls becoming treasurer. Duly settled at its new ground, VK Milkano Holsbeek starts its life as a competitive club in Brabant’s Provincial League 4.
- 1983 / A second pitch is added to the set-up at Terrein Bergeveld for lower team football and training sessions.
- 1984 / Runner-up in Brabant’s Provincial League 4G, VK Milkano Holsbeek wins promotion to Provincial League 3 for the first time.
- 1987 / Finishing in second-last place in Brabant’s Provincial League 3A, VK Milkano Holsbeek drops back into Provincial League 4 after three years.
- 1989 / Clinching the title in Brabant’s Provincial League 4G without suffering a defeat all season, VK Milkano Holsbeek manages a return to Provincial League 3. That same year, however, the club finds itself in trouble, as it is given notice to vacate the two pitches at Bergestraat as soon as possible. Another plot of land on the fringes of the village is found at Verhaegenstraat, where works get underway on laying out two pitches.
- 1990 / Although a clubhouse at Verhaegenstraat has not been erected yet, the bulk of lower team football and training sessions moves to the new location already. Moreover, also in 1989, the name of the club is shortened, no longer being VK Milkano Holsbeek, but simply VK Holsbeek.
- 1991 / In the summer of 1991, more specifically on August 23rd, the new clubhouse at Verhaegenstraat is inaugurated by the mayor of Holsbeek, René Van Goidsenhoven. From now on, all activities of the club take place at the new location, with Terrein Bergeveld being abandoned.
- 1994 / Finishing in second-last place in Brabant’s Provincial League 3D, VK Holsbeek drops back into Provincial League 4.
- 1999 / Champions in Brabant’s Provincial League 4G, VK Holsbeek wins promotion to Provincial League 3.
- 2006 / VK Holsbeek finishes as runner-up in Brabant’s Provincial League 3D, 6 points behind champions K Everbeur Sport.
- 2009 / Finishing in second-last place in Brabant’s Provincial League 3D, VK Holsbeek drops back into Provincial League 4 after ten years, alongside bottom side KAC Betekom B.
- 2010 / Runner-up in Brabant’s Provincial League 4H, 5 points behind champions SC Aarschot, VK Holsbeek qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club finishes in third place in a group behind VK Borchtlombeek and KSV Drieslinter, but ahead of FC Limelette, with one win (3-0 over Limelette), one draw (1-1 against Drieslinter), and one defeat (2-1 against Borchtlombeek); in retrospect, however, the play-off was superfluous, as all four sides win promotion to Provincial League 3 due to extra promotion places being available.
- 2016 / Runner-up in Brabant’s Provincial League 3A, 6 points behind champions Wolfsdonk Sport, VK Holsbeek gains promotion to Provincial League 2 for the first time due to extra promotion places being available.
- 2019 / The main pitch of Terrein aan de Verhaegenstraat is laid out anew with a synthetic surface.
- 2024 / Finishing in fifth place in Brabant’s VFV Provincial League 2B, VK Holsbeek qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club is knocked out in R1 by SK Nossegem (3-2).
- 2026 / Finishing in third place in Brabant’s VFV Provincial League 2B, VK Holsbeek qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club eliminates VC Bertem-Leefdaal in R1 (1-3), going on to defeat KCS Machelen in R2 (2-0) – and KVK Wemmel in the final round (1-0), which in retrospect was superfluous, as both finalists gain promotion to Provincial League 1. In the case of VK Holsbeek, it is the first time that the club manages to accede to the top tier of the provincial pyramid.
BELGIUM: VC Blauberg (1959-2010) / Blauberg Sport (2011-2019)
Terrein aan de Sparstraat, Blauberg (formerly VC Blauberg / Blauberg Sport)
All photos: (c) W.B. Tukker / www.extremefootballtourism.blogspot.com. Publication of any of these images only after permission of author
Belgium, province: Antwerp = Antwerpen
July 2026 / no match visited
Timeline
- 1959 / Foundation of a football club in Blauberg, a hamlet in the far south of the Province of Antwerp. The new club, which takes on the name Voetbalclub (VC) Blauberg, receives registration number 6249 upon joining the Belgian Football Association (URBSFA / KBVB). It is not entirely clear if VC Blauberg played its football at Terrein aan de Sparstraat from its foundation onwards (any information regarding this matter is very welcome; please get in touch!).
- 1974 / Finishing in third-last place in Antwerp’s Provincial League 3B, VC Blauberg descends into Provincial League 4, a level created in 1971.
- 1978 / Runner-up in Antwerp’s Provincial League 4F, VC Blauberg wins promotion to Provincial League 3 – either via a play-off or due to extra promotion places being available.
- 1979 / Finishing in second-last place in Antwerp’s Provincial League 3C, VC Blauberg drops back into Provincial League 4 after just one season.
- 1998 / Finishing in third place in Antwerp’s Provincial League 4D, VC Blauberg goes on to win the ensuing play-off rounds, thus managing a return to Provincial League 3 after a nineteen-year absence.
- 1999 / Finishing bottom of the table in Antwerp’s Provincial League 3D, VC Blauberg drops back into Provincial League 4 after just one season.
- 2010 / Having had to compete in several matches with fewer than eleven players in the early stages of the 2010-11 season, VC Blauberg was struck from the league by the Belgian FA due to an outstanding debt.
- 2011 / With registration number 6249 of VC Blauberg having been erased from the Belgian FA’s membership list, a new club sees the daylight in the village, Blauberg Sport, which joins the association with registration number 9567 and being placed in Antwerp’s Provincial League 4 for the 2011-12 season. Of course, Blauberg Sport settles on the former ground of VC Blauberg at Sparstraat.
- 2014 / Runner-up in Antwerp’s Provincial League 4E, 13 points behind runaway champions KSAV Sint-Dimpna, Blauberg Sport qualifies for the promotion play-offs. Knocking out KVC Oostmalle Sport in R1 (8-3 aggr.), the club goes on to defeat K Boechoutse VV in the final (3-0 aggr.), thus gaining promotion to Provincial League 3.
- 2015 / Finishing in third-last place in Antwerp’s Provincial League 3C, Blauberg Sport drops back into Provincial League 4 after just one season, alongside KFC Heultje, VV Laakdal, and bottom club K Blauwvoet Oevel.
- 2017 / Finishing in third place in Antwerp’s Provincial League 4D, Blauberg Sport qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club bows out in R1 against FC Sint-Jozef SK (2-0 aggr.).
- 2018 / Clinching the title in Antwerp’s Provincial League 4D – incidentally the first-ever league title in the history of football in Blauberg – 3 points ahead of closest rivals KVC Booischot, Blauberg Sport manages a return to Provincial League 3 after three seasons.
- 2019 / Finishing bottom of the table in Antwerp’s Provincial League 3C, Blauberg Sport drops back into Provincial League 4 after just one season, along with FC Netezonen Eindhout, KVC Oostmalle Sport, and Lierse Kempenzonen B. However, following the 2018-19 season, the club withdraws from the Belgian FA, with its registration number 9567 being erased from the membership list of the association. Since, Terrein aan de Sparstraat has remained unused for regular league football, with the site having remained in use as an open community ground.
Sunday, 26 July 2026
BELGIUM: RAS Saintoise (B) (1988-2025) / RAS Saintoise (2025-)
Stade René Kiermeer terr. 2, Saintes = Sint-Renelde (main pitch of RAS Saintoise, formerly B pitch of RAS Saintoise)
Belgium, province: Walloon Brabant = Waals Brabant
26 VII 2026 / RAS Saintoise - FC Enghiennois 3-0 / Belgian Cup R1
Timeline
- 1934 / Foundation of a football club in Saintes, Union Sportive (US) Saintoise, which joins Belgium’s Football Association with registration number 1988. US Saintoise plays its football on a pitch situated at Rue de Rebecq.
- 1935 / One year after its foundation, the Roman Catholic US Saintoise concludes a merger with another club from the village taking part in the Socialist football league (club name & year of foundation unknown), resulting in the foundation of Alliance Sportive (AS) Saintoise. The new club takes US Saintoise’s place in Brabant’s Provincial League 3 as well as settling at that club’s pitch, Rue de Rebecq.
- 1952 / AS Saintoise is suspended due to having fielded ineligible players, with the club's registration number being erased from the Belgian FA's membership list two years later.
- 1958 / Alliance Sportive (AS) Saintoise is refounded, acquiring membership of Belgium’s Football Association with registration number 6158. The club settles on the old pitch situated at Rue de Rebecq.
- 1988 / Moving away from its pitch at Rue de Rebecq, AS Saintoise settles at a newly laid-out ground at with two pitches at Rue du Radoux, which is named after the chairman of the supporters’ club; Stade René Kiermeer.
- 2011 / Obtaining the royal epithet, AS Saintoise officially changes its name to become Royale Alliance Sportive (RAS) Saintoise.
- 2024 / Clinching the title in Brabant ACFF’s Provincial League 2B, 3 points ahead of closest followers R La Hulpe SC, RAS Saintoise achieves a historic promotion to Provincial League 1.
- 2025 / RAS Saintoise moves its first team football from its main pitch to the new synthetic pitch, laid out on the side-pitch of Stade René Kiermeer, on the other side of Rue du Radoux, in fact a pitch which had fallen into disuse several years before.
- 2026 / Runner-up in Brabant ACFF's Provincial League 1, 1 point behind champions R Léopold FC, RAS Saintoise qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club is knocked out in R1 against RRC Waterloo (4-1).
Note - Below, a compilation of photos of two different visits: pictures 1-8 = non-matchday visit, September 2024 / pictures 9-23 = match visit, July 2026.
All photos: (c) W.B. Tukker / www.extremefootballtourism.blogspot.com. Publication of any of these images only after permission of author
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