Monday, 27 July 2026

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Saturday, 25 July 2026

BELGIUM: KFC Beekhoek Sport

Terrein aan de Broekstraat, Ten Aard (KFC Beekhoek Sport)

Belgium, province: Antwerp = Antwerpen

25 VII 2026 / KFC Beekhoek Sport - KFC Zammel 2-3 / Pre-season friendly

Timeline
  • 1927 / Foundation of a football club in the village of Ten Aard (sometimes spelled as Tenaard) north of Geel, with the new club taking on the name Beekhoek Sport. The club, which may have joined the Kempensche Voetbalbond (KVB) – but no information is available – settles on a makeshift pitch located at Beekhoekstraat, which gave the club its name.
  • 1935 / Two years after the demise of the KVB, Beekhoek Sport joins the official Belgian Football Association (URBSFA / KBVB) under registration number 2106, taking on the name Beekhoek Sport Gheel. 
  • 1936 / For the 1936-37 season, the first competitive season for the club, Beekhoek Sport Gheel is placed in Antwerp’s Regional League 3 (3e Gewestelijke).
  • 1942 / Due to a lack of players – brought about in part due to some of them being called up to work in Germany in the dreaded Arbeitseinsatz, or going into hiding to avoid it – and a small debt to the Belgian FA, Beekhoek Sport Gheel folds, ceasing all activities.
  • 1954 / After twelve years without a football club in Ten Aard, the old Beekhoek Sport is re-established. For the time being, only friendly matches are played. It is unclear if the club already disposed of a pitch at this stage.
  • 1956 / The phoenix club, which saw the daylight two years previously, now joins the Belgian FA as FC Beekhoek Sport with registration number 5925. A pitch is laid out at Broekstraat, i.e. the location where the club is still playing today. For the 1956-57 season, FC Beekhoek Sport is placed in Antwerp’s Provincial League 3.
  • 1971 / Finishing in twelfth place in Antwerp’s Provincial League 3H, FC Beekhoek Sport is retrograded into the newly formed Provincial League 4.
  • 1981 / In spite of only finishing in a mid-table position, FC Beekhoek Sport has the top scorer of the league in its ranks, Paul Gielis, who scored 34 of the 63 goals scored by the club in the 1980-81 season. Subsequently, Gielis signs a contract with National Division 3 side KFC Dessel Sport.
  • 1983 / In part thanks to the revenue of the Gielis transfer two years previously, FC Beekhoek Sport now clinches its first-ever title, in Antwerp’s Provincial League 4D – after a test match – with a side teeming with talented players signed from elsewhere. As such, Beekhoek wins promotion to Provincial League 3 after an absence of twelve years at that level.
  • 1984 / Finishing in second-last place in Antwerp’s Provincial League 3D, FC Beekhoek Sport drops back into Provincial League 4 after just one season.
  • 1990 / Terrein aan de Broekstraat is thoroughly renovated, with the facilities being upgraded with, among other things, a covered terrace and an extension of the clubhouse.
  • 1994 / Finishing in third place in Antwerp’s Provincial League 4D, FC Beekhoek Sport wins promotion to Provincial League 3 following a successful round of play-offs.
  • 1997 / Clinching the title in Antwerp’s Provincial League 3D, FC Beekhoek Sport accedes to Provincial League 2 for the first time in club history.
  • 1998 / In the best season in club history, FC Beekhoek Sport finishes in third place in Antwerp’s Provincial League 2C.
  • 2002 / Finishing bottom of the table in Antwerp’s Provincial League 2C, FC Beekhoek Sport drops back into Provincial League 3.
  • 2004 / Champions in Antwerp’s Provincial League 3D, 5 points ahead of closest rivals K Berg & Dal VV, FC Beekhoek Sport manages a return to Provincial League 2 after two years.
  • 2006 / Finishing in thirteenth place in Antwerp’s Provincial League 2C, FC Beekhoek Sport descends into Provincial League 3 alongside no fewer than eight other clubs – caused by the number of P2 series being reduced from three to two – FC Zwaneven, K Verbroedering Balen, KFC Lentezon Beerse, KFC Meer, KSK Oosthoven, KFC Meerle, KVV Vosselaar, and bottom side Veerle Sport.
  • 2007 / Finishing bottom of the table in Antwerp’s Provincial League 3D, FC Beekhoek Sport suffers back-to-back relegations, descending into Provincial League 4, along with the club in second-last place, SAV Sint-Dimpna Geel.
  • 2008 / Champions in Antwerp’s Provincial League 4E, 5 points ahead of closest followers FC Punt, FC Beekhoek Sport manages an immediate return to Provincial League 3.
  • 2010 / Finishing in second-last place in Antwerp’s Provincial League 3C, FC Beekhoek Sport drops back into Provincial League 4, alongside SAV Sint-Dimpna Geel and bottom club KFC Zammel.
  • 2011 / Runaway champions in Antwerp’s Provincial League 4E, 16 points ahead of closest followers VV Molenkring Lichtaart, FC Beekhoek Sport manages an immediate return to Provincial League 3. Also in or around 2011, FC Beekhoek Sport acquires the royal epithet, thus officially becoming Koninklijke Football Club (KFC) Beekhoek Sport.
  • 2012 / Finishing in fourth place in Antwerp’s Provincial League 3C, KFC Beekhoek Sport qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club knocks out SV Grasheide in R1 (2-1), only to suffer defeat in the final against KFC Eendracht Zoersel (1-0).
  • 2013 / Finishing in third place in Antwerp’s Provincial League 3C, KFC Beekhoek Sport qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club knocks out K Blauwvoet Oevel in R1 (4-3), only to suffer defeat in the final against Minderhout VV (2-3).
  • 2014 / Runner-up in Antwerp’s Provincial League 3C, 4 points behind champions K Retie SK, KFC Beekhoek Sport qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club knocks out KSC Mechelen in R1 (4-1), only to suffer defeat in the final against KFC Ranst (0-2).
  • 2015 / Champions in Antwerp’s Provincial League 3C, 9 points ahead of closest followers KSV Oud-Turnhout, KFC Beekhoek Sport manages a return to Provincial League 2 after an absence of nine years at that level.
  • 2018 / Finishing in thirteenth place in Antwerp’s Provincial League 2B, KFC Beekhoek Sport goes on to have the better of the club in the same position in P2A, KFC Katelijne, in a relegation play-off (4-2 aggr.), thus avoiding the drop.
  • 2019 / Finishing in thirteenth place in Antwerp’s Provincial League 2B, KFC Beekhoek Sport drops back into Provincial League 3 after four years, along with KFC Arendonk Sport, KVV Zwaluwen Olmen, and bottom club Minderhout VV.
  • 2022 / Finishing in fourth place in Antwerp’s Provincial League 3A, KFC Beekhoek Sport is eliminated in R1 of the promotion play-offs by KV Hooikt (4-2).
  • 2025 / Finishing in third-last place in Antwerp’s Provincial League 3C, KFC Beekhoek Sport drops back into Provincial League 4 alongside KVV Rauw Sport, KFC Mol, and bottom club KFC Linda Olen, which withdrew from the competition long before the end of the season.
  • 2026 / Runner-up in Antwerp’s Provincial League 4G, 3 points behind champions KFC Zammel, KFC Beekhoek Sport qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club eases past KFC Heultje in R1 (6-1), only to suffer defeat in R2 against KFC De Kempen B (5-4).



















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Sunday, 19 July 2026

BELGIUM: RUS Marbehan (1934?-2014) / RUS Marbehan (B) (2014-)

Complexe Sportif du Bois des Isles terr. 2, Marbehan (B ground of RUS Marbehan, formerly A ground of RUS Marbehan)

Belgium, province: Luxembourg = Luxemburg

19 VII 2026 / RUS Marbehan - ES Meix-le-Tige 1-1 / Belgian Luxembourg, Provincial Cup - group stage, group O

Timeline
  • 1922 / Foundation of a football club in Marbehan, Belgian Luxembourg, which takes on the name Aurore Sportive (AS) Marbehan. It is unclear where the pitch of this club was situated. The club joins the Belgian Football Association (URBSFA / KBVB), being placed in a provisional competition with clubs from Sainte-Marie, Mellier, Rossignol, and other villages in the surrounding area.
  • 1923 / After a first year in a provisional competition, AS Marbehan is placed in Regional League 3, the lowest regular league division in Belgian Luxembourg.
  • 1924 / Champions in Luxembourg’s Regional League 3, AS Marbehan wins promotion to Regional League 2, the top division of Belgian Luxembourg’s league pyramid at that time.
  • 1925 / Managing only 1 point in the entire season, AS Marbehan finishes bottom of the table in Luxembourg’s Regional League 2, thus dropping back into Regional League 3 after just one season. In the following season, however, withdrawing from the regular league temporarily, the club prefers to play in a provisional competition yet again.
  • 1926 / AS Marbehan clinches the title in Group A of the so-called Championnat Spécial, making a restart in Regional League 3 for the 1926-27 season. Later that same year, the club acquires number 180 as the Belgian FA introduces its system of registration numbers.
  • 1928 / AS Marbehan wins promotion from Luxembourg’s Regional League 3 to League 2.
  • 1931 / Suffering relegation from Luxembourg’s Regional League 2, AS Marbehan drops back into League 3.
  • 1933 / After an existence of eleven years, AS Marbehan folds, ceasing all activities. Registration number 180 is erased from the Belgian FA’s official membership list.
  • 1934 / After an absence of one year of organised football in Marbehan, a successor club is founded in the shape of Union Sportive (US) Marbehan, which acquires membership of Belgium’s Football Assocation under registration number 2123. The club settles on a location near the local wood processing plant, Lambiotte; hence the ground was usually referred to simply as Près des Usines (Lambiotte) or, in English, 'Near the factories (of Lambiotte)'. It is unclear to me if this location coincides with the current Complexe Sportif du Bois des Isles (any information regarding this matter is more than welcome; please get in touch!). For the 1934-35 season, US Marbehan is placed in a provisional competition, the so-called Championnat Régional.
  • 1935 / Winning the title in Group A of the Championnat Régional, US Marbehan is placed in Belgian Luxembourg’s Regional League 3.
  • 1936 / Clinching the title in Luxembourg’s Regional League 3A, US Marbehan wins promotion to Regional League 2 – still the top tier of Belgian Luxembourg’s provincial divisions at that time.
  • 1952 / Regional League 2 is renamed Provincial League 1 in a reorganisation of the league pyramid.
  • 1955 / Finishing in second-last place in Luxembourg’s Provincial League 1, US Marbehan descends into Provincial League 2, thus ending a spell of nineteen years at the top level of the provincial pyramid.
  • 1983 / One year ahead of the club’s fiftieth anniversary, US Marbehan acquires the royal epithet, thus officially becoming Royale Union Sportive (RUS) Marbehan.
  • 1985 / Finishing in joint first place in Luxembourg’s Provincial League 2A with US Martelangeoise, RUS Marbehan goes on to suffer defeat in a tie-break match for the title against that club, thus missing out on an opportunity to return to Provincial League 1 after thirty years.
  • 1993 / Finishing in second-last place in Luxembourg’s Provincial League 2A, RUS Marbehan descends into Provincial League 3 after an uninterrupted spell of 38 years in P2.
  • 1994 / Clinching the title in Luxembourg’s Provincial League 3B, RUS Marbehan manages an immediate return to Provincial League 2.
  • 2000 / Clinching the title in Luxembourg’s Provincial League 2A, RUS Marbehan wins promotion to Provincial League 1 after an absence of 45 years at that level.
  • 2001 / Finishing bottom of the table in Luxembourg’s Provincial League 1, RUS Marbehan drops back into Provincial League 2 after just one season.
  • 2002 / Finishing in third-last place in Luxembourg’s Provincial League 2A, RUS Marbehan suffers back-to-back relegations, descending into Provincial League 3.
  • 2003 / Runaway champions in Luxembourg’s Provincial League 3B, with an advantage of 11 points on its closest followers, RUS Marbehan manages an immediate return to Provincial League 2.
  • 2014 / Finishing in second-last place in Luxembourg’s Provincial League 2A, RUS Marbehan descends into Provincial League 3, alongside RSC Athusien and bottom club SC Mussy. Also in 2014, more specifically in the month of May, after building works which took several years, a new clubhouse and stand are inaugurated alongside the training pitch of RUS Marbehan, situated on the other side of Rue des Prés. First team football is moved to this pitch, with the old main pitch on the northern side of the road being retained for lower team football and training sessions – as well as the occasional first team match in pre-season – until the present day.

























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Saturday, 18 July 2026

BELGIUM: R Jeunesse Arlonaise (B) (1998-2010) / FC Le Lorrain Arlon (B) (1998-2010) / FC Jeunesse Lorraine Arlonaise (B) (2010-2018) / FC Arlon (B) (2018-)

Site de la Cova, Arlon Bonnert (B ground of FC Arlon, formerly B ground of R Jeunesse Arlonaise / FC Le Lorrain Arlon / FC Jeunesse Lorraine Arlonaise)

Belgium, province: Luxembourg = Luxemburg

18 VII 2026 / FC Arlon - AS Nothomb-Post B 2-1 / Belgian Luxembourg, Provincial Cup - group stage, group B

Timeline
  • 1950 / In Bonnert, a village to the north of Arlon (Aarlen), the capital of the Belgian Province of Luxembourg, the Marist Brothers acquire a hillside plot of 10 hectares (25 acres). In the following months, the plot was transformed into a large sports complex with multiple playing fields, to be used by the students of the so-called ISMA, Institut Sainte-Marie Arlon, the school in Arlon run by the brotherhood since 1889. The site is informally named La Cova, a reference to the Cova da Iria, the hamlet near Fatima where St Mary appeared in 1917. The top of the hill of La Cova is duly adorned with a statue of St Mary.
  • 1977 / The village of Bonnert, including the Site de la Cova, is absorbed into the municipality of Arlon.
  • 1998 / The Site de la Cova is taken over by the municipality of Arlon from the ISMA. The football pitches have since been in use for lower team football and training sessions by clubs in the city - originally R Jeunesse Arlonaise and FC Le Lorrain Arlon.
  • 2010 / R Jeunesse Arlonaise is absorbed into FC Le Lorrain Arlon, with the latter taking on the new name FC Jeunesse Lorraine Arlonaise. With Jeunesse's Stade Adolphe Hisette being abandoned, the Site de la Cova remains in use as the youth academy ground of the merger club - with first team football continuing to be played at Avenue de Longwy, a ground which is renamed Stade Yves Lemaire in 2022.
  • 2018 / FC Jeunesse Lorraine Arlonaise changes its name to become FC Arlon.
Note - Below, a compilation of photos of two different visits: pictures 1-5 = non-matchday visit, July 2024 / pictures 6-19 = match visit, July 2026.



















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