BELGIUM: FC Sint-Jozef Londerzeel (1937-2022) / Londerzeel United (2022-)

Complex Stuikberg, Londerzeel Sint-Jozef (FC Sint-Jozef Londerzeel)

Belgium, province: Flemish Brabant

19 III 2022 / FC Sint-Jozef Londerzeel - K Steenokkerzeel Vlug-Op 1-3 / Brabant, VFV Provincial League 3C (= BE level 8)

Timeline

• 1937 / Foundation of FC Sint-Jozef Londerzeel. Upon joining the Belgian Football Association, the club obtains matricule 3959. Playing at Complex Stuikberg from the very outset, the club first took part in Brabant's provincial leagues in the 1938-39 season.
• 1953 / Finishing top of the table in Brabant's Provincial League 3E, FC Sint-Jozef Londerzeel manages its first promotion. The ensuing spell in Provincial League 2 lasts for three seasons. The club never returns to P2 in subsequent years.
• 1982 / After 26 consecutive seasons in Provincial League 3, FC Sint-Jozef Londerzeel are condemned to relegation to P4 for the first time in its history. In the following 40 years, the club alternates spells in P4 and P3.
• 2022 / Conclusion of a merger between FC Sint-Jozef Londerzeel and KFC Malderen, resulting in the foundation of Londerzeel United under Malderen's matricule 3794. Henceforth, first team football is played at Sint-Jozef's Complex Stuikberg, while KFC Malderen's pitches at Steenhuffelstraat remain in use for part of the youth academy.
• 2023 / Finishing 3rd in Provincial League 3B, Londerzeel United qualifies for the promotion play-offs. Defeating KFC Lennik in R1 (2-4), the club stumbles over Sporting Kortenberg in R2 (3-2).

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