Extreme Football Tourism: BELGIUM: SK Oetingen VC

Saturday, 27 August 2022

Terreinen Jean Paternoster, Oetingen (SK Oetingen VC)

Belgium, province: Flemish Brabant

27 VIII 2022 / SK Oetingen VC - Daring Club Wezembeek-Oppem 2-1 / Brabant VFV, Provincial Cup - group stage, group 3

Timeline

1969 / Foundation of Sportkring (SK) Oetingen VC (Voetbalclub). The club receives matricule 7301 upon joining Belgium's Football Association. Football has been played at the current ground, situated behind Oetingen's parish hall, from the beginning onwards. Part of the plot was owned by Jean Paternoster, a local land surveyor - and Oetingen's mayor between 1965 and 1976, representing the Christian People's Party (CVP). Mr Paternoster, co-founder of the club, also was SK Oetingen VC's first chairman. After Paternoster's passing, the ground was named after him.
1981 / After finishing second in Provincial League 4B and subsequently winning the play-offs, SK Oetingen VC clinches the first promotion in its history. In the following three decades, the club alternates spells in Provincial Leagues 3 and 4.
2015 / Winning the title in Provincial League 3C, the club achieves a historic promotion to Provincial League 2. Oetingen held out in P2 for four consecutive seasons before dropping back to Provincial League 3.
2023 / Confidently clinching the title in P3A with a 12-point gap separating the club from runners-up KFC Lennik, SK Oetingen VC manages a return to P2.
2024 / Bottom of the table in P2A, SK Oetingen VC drops back into Provincial League 3 immediately, along with FC Herne, Leeuw Brucom, and bottom club KFC Meise.