Thursday 9 September 2021

BELGIUM: FC Helkijn (1969-c. 1986) / FC Helkijn (B) (c. 1986-2016) / Jong Helkijn (B) (2016-2019) / Jong Helkijn (2019-)

Scheldekaai, Spiere-Helkijn = Espierres-Helchin Helkijn = Helchin (Jong Helkijn, formerly FC Helkijn / B ground of FC Helkijn / B ground of Jong Helkijn) 

Belgium, province: West Flanders

4 IX 2021 / Jong Helkijn - Orły Harelbeke 9-1 / West Flanders, Provincial League 4B (= BE level 9)

Note: FC Helkijn, the first football club in the bilingual twin villages of Spiere (Espierres) and Helkijn (Helchin), saw the daylight in 1969 (matricule 7306). The club originally played their football at the ground in Helkijn shown in the pictures below, but moved their first team to Stadion Michelsberg in Spiere in 1986 or 1987. The club played at Provincial League 1 level between 2012 and 2015, but folded in 2016 due to financial difficulties. That same summer, a new club was founded, Jong Helkijn (matricule 9663), originally only consisting of a youth academy, but fielding a first team as well from 2018 onwards. In 2019, the decision was taken upon to move first team football to Helkijn, while the youth teams continue to train and play in Spiere. 























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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