BELGIUM: RC Nieuwrode (± 1970-2011) / Racing Nieuwrode (2011-2014) / KDN United (B) (2014-2024, 2025-2026) / KDN United (2024-25, 2026-2027)

Terrein Oep den Berg, Nieuwrode (KDN United, formerly RC Nieuwrode / Racing Nieuwrode / B ground of KDN United)

Belgium, province: Flemish Brabant = Vlaams Brabant

26 IX 2026 / KDN United - VV Next Laakdal Reserves 4-1 / VFV Reserves' Division AO

Timeline

• 1952 / Foundation of a football club in Nieuwrode, a village in the Province of Brabant (modern-day Flemish Brabant), halfway between Louvain and Aerschot, with the new club taking on the name Racing Club (RC) Nieuwrode. The club’s first ground was probably situated at Veeliedenstraat, although no absolute certainty is to be had if this pitch had no predecessor(s). Acquiring membership of Belgium’s Football Association under registration number 5560, RC Nieuwrode starts its existence in Brabant’s Provincial League 3.
• ± 1970 / Abandoning Terrein Veeliedenstraat, RC Nieuwrode settles at Terrein Oep den Berg, also situated at Veeliedenstraat, but some 600 metres down the road.
• 1973 / Champions in Brabant’s Provincial League 3D, RC Nieuwrode wins promotion to Provincial League 2 for the first time.
• 1978 / Having played in Brabant's Provincial League 2 for five seasons, RC Nieuwrode now drops back into Provincial League 3 following a last place in Provincial League 2B in the 1977-78 season.
• 1986 / Champions in Brabant's Provincial League 3D, RC Nieuwrode manages a return to Provincial League 2.
• 1989 / In the best season in club history, RC Nieuwrode finishes in fourth place in Brabant's Provincial League 2B – repeating that exact result in the following season.
• 1995 / Finishing in last place in Brabant's Provincial League 2B, RC Nieuwrode descends into Provincial League 3 after nine seasons.
• 1997 / Finishing in last place in Brabant's Provincial League 3D, RC Nieuwrode descends into Provincial League 4 for the first time in club history, along with the club in second-last place, KMJ FC Zichem. 
• 1999 / Runner-up in Brabant's Provincial League 4G, 4 points behind champions VK Holsbeek, RC Nieuwrode manages a return to Provincial League 3.
• 2001 / Finishing in second-last place in Brabant's Provincial League 3D, RC Nieuwrode is retrograded into Provincial League 4 after two years, along with bottom club VC Bekkevoort.
• 2003 / Runner-up in Brabant's Provincial League 4E, 3 points behind champions Stade Haacht, RC Nieuwrode qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club is drawn into a group with FC Bruxelles Armenia and RC Mélin; managing a 2-0 home win over the former, the subsequent 2-1 home defeat against Mélin proves inconsequential, with Nieuwrode finishing in second place behind Mélin and thus accompanying the club from Walloon Brabant to Provincial League 3.
• 2005 / Finishing in second-last place in Brabant's Provincial League 3D, RC Nieuwrode drops back into Provincial League 4, along with bottom club Sportief Rotselaar.
• 2009 / Runner-up in Brabant's Provincial League 4H, 6 points behind champions SK Deurne, RC Nieuwrode accedes to Provincial League 3 directly, due to extra promotion places being available.
• 2011 / Finishing bottom of the table in Brabant's Provincial League 3D, RC Nieuwrode descends into Provincial League 4 alongside KFC Hever and KVV Olympia Haacht-Wespelaar. However, after the 2010-11 season, RC Nieuwrode folds, ceasing all activities, following a bribery scandal which saw the club being forced into one year of inactivity at the behest of the Belgian Football Association. Instead of waiting for a year to resume activities, the decision is taken to form a successor club under the slightly adapted name Racing Nieuwrode. Acquiring membership of Belgium’s FA under registration number 9580, this club starts its life in Brabant’s Provincial League 4.
• 2013 / Runner-up in Brabant's Provincial League 4H, 1 point behind champions Sporting Molenbeek, Racing Nieuwrode wins promotion to Provincial League 3 directly, without having to go through the motions of a set of play-offs.
• 2014 / Finishing in joint-last position in Brabant's Provincial League 3D with KVC Kessel-Lo 2000, Racing Nieuwrode drops back into Provincial League 4 – but, following the 2013-14 season, the club concludes a merger with VK Kortrijk-Dutsel, forming KDN (Kortrijk-Dutsel-Nieuwrode) United under Kortrijk’s registration number 7758. First team football moves to Terrein Den Akker in Kortrijk-Dutsel, while Terrein Oep den Berg is retained for lower team football and training sessions.
• 2024 / As KDN United withdraws from first team football, the highest team of the club, the reserves, continue to play their matches at Terrein Oep den Berg, with the lower part of the youth academy making use of Terrein Den Akker in Kortrijk-Dutsel.
• 2025 / As KDN United withdraws its reserves' team, the club continues with just its youth academy. The upper part of the academy, including the U21's, play at Terrein Den Akker, with the lower ages making use of the ground in Nieuwrode. Meanwhile, works get underway on the projected Beweegpark De Bruul in Kortrijk-Dutsel, a completely new sports facility for KDN United and padel club ATP Holsbeek. The new facility includes two football pitches, one natural grass pitch and one pitch with a synthetic surface.
• 2026 / KDN United fields a reserves' team again, which takes its place at Terrein Oep den Berg in Nieuwrode, with Terrein Den Akker remaining in use for part of the youth academy. Meanwhile, in September 2026, the two pitches of Beweegpark De Bruul are taken in use as well for some training sessions; because the clubhouse is still under construction, no matches are played on the new site yet. 
• 2027 (projected) / Inauguration of Beweegpark De Bruul in Kortrijk-Dutsel, with KDN United abandoning its two old grounds, Terrein Oep den Berg in Nieuwrode and Terrein Den Akker in Kortrijk-Dutsel.

Note - Below, a compilation of photos of two different visits: pictures 1-10 & 29 = non-matchday visit, March 2024 / pictures 11-28 = match visit, September 2026.

All photos: (c) W.B. Tukker / www.extremefootballtourism.blogspot.com. Publication of any of these images only after permission of author