BELGIUM: R Wallonia SC Mettet (1907-2009) / US Mettet-Molignée (B) (2009-2012)

Terrain de la Rue Saint-Job, Mettet (formerly R Wallonia SC Mettet / B ground of US Mettet-Molignée)

Belgium, province: Namur = Namen

August 2025 / no match visited

Timeline

• 1907 / Foundation of a football club in Mettet, a rural village in the Province of Namur, with the new club taking on the name Wallonia Sporting Club (often abbreviated as WSC or Wallonia SC) Mettet.
• 1926 / As the Belgian Football Association introduces a system of registration numbers, Wallonia SC Mettet acquires number 297.
• 1935 / Obtaining the royal epithet, WSC Mettet officially adapts its name to become Royal Wallonia Sporting Club (RWSC or R Wallonia SC) Mettet.
• 1985 / Conquering the title in Namur's Provincial League 1, RWSC Mettet wins promotion to National Division 4 for the first and only time in the club's existence. 
• 1986 / Finishing in second-last place in National Division 4C, RWSC Mettet drops back into the provincial divisions after just one season, along with SC Havré and bottom club FC Overijse.
• 2009 / Having tumbled down into the lowest reaches of Namur's provincial divisions, RWSC Mettet finishes in second-last place in Provincial League 4C in the last season of its existence as an independent club. Following the 2008-09 season, the club folds, ceasing all activities. Simultaneously, RUS Molignée Sport from nearby Ermeton-sur-Biert changes its name to become US Mettet-Molignée. Due to the fact that no official merger is concluded, RWSC Mettet's registration number 297 is erased from the Belgian FA's official lists. Henceforth, first team football is played at Rue Germensau in Ermeton-sur-Biert, with the pitch at Rue Saint-Job in Mettet being taken over by the newly renamed club for lower team football and training sessions. The name change may well have coincided with RUS Molignée Sport's training pitch at Rue des Marchets in Stave being abandoned.
• 2012 / US Mettet-Molignée is absorbed by Entente Sportive (ES) Biesmerée, resulting in the foundation of Entente Sportive (ES) de la Molignée, which takes on Biesmerée's registration number 3143; number 3267 of US Mettet-Molignée is erased from the Belgian FA's official lists. Henceforth, first team football is played at Rue du Fourneau in Biesmerée, while the pitch at Rue du Germensau in Ermeton-sur-Biert is retained for lower team football and training sessions. The merger may well have coincided with the pitch at Rue Saint-Job in Mettet being abandoned.

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

BELGIUM: SC Hollain (1972-1991) / FC Brunehaut (1991-)

Stade des Six Chemins, Hollain (FC Brunehaut, formerly SC Hollain)

Belgium, province: Hainaut = Henegouwen

7 VIII 2025 / FC Brunehaut - RSC Bruyelle 3-3 / Pre-season friendly

Timeline

• 1931 / A first football club sees the daylight in Hollain, a village in the Province of Hainaut, situated halfway between Tournay (Tournai, Doornik) and the border with France. The new club, which is given the name FC Hollain, acquires membership of the Belgian Football Association (URBSFA / KBVB) under registration number 1673, being placed in Hainaut's Provincial League 3 for the 1931-32 season.
• 1933 / Runners-up in Hainaut's Provincial League 3A, 2 points behind champions US Stambrugeoise, FC Hollain wins promotion to Provincial League 2 along with the aforementioned club as well as RC Guignies and SC Stambruges, due to extra promotion places being available.
• 1934 / Finishing bottom of the table in Hainaut's Provincial League 2A, FC Hollain descends into Provincial League 3 along with the club in second-last place, US Leuze.
• 1935 / FC Hollain finishes as runners-up in Hainaut's Provincial League 3A, 1 point behind champions AS Taintignies.
• 1937 / Champions in Hainaut's Provincial League 3A, 2 points ahead of runners-up FC Flobecquois, FC Hollain wins promotion to Provincial League 2.
• 1939 / Having finishes in a safe tenth place in Hainaut's Provincial League 2A in its last season, FC Hollain folds, probably due to a considerable part of its membership being called up for army service following the mobilisation of Belgium's armed forces in the summer of 1939.
• 1969 / Foundation of a new recreational football club in Hollain, which is given the name Standard Club (SC) Hollain. The club, chaired by its founder Guy Parrain, settles on a pitch situated at Rue des Marais for its first season in the Amitié de Tournai, the local recreational league.
• 1970 / Moving away from the pitch at Rue des Marais, SC Hollain settles on a newly laid-out pitch on the southwestern outskirts of the village, not far from Rue des Six Chemins.
• 1971 / A new pitch is laid out for SC Hollain in the vicinity of Rue des Six Chemins.
• 1972 / SC Hollain settles on the location still held by the club today, the Stade des Six Chemins, situated at the eastern side of the eponymous road.
• 1973 / After four years in the Amitié de Tournai, SC Hollain makes the leap to the official Belgian FA, acquiring membership under registration number 7948 and being placed in Hainaut’s Provincial League 4 for the 1973-74 season.
• 1975 / Runners-up in Hainaut’s Provincial League 4A, 2 points behind champions SC Bruyelle, SC Hollain accedes to Provincial League 3 along with the clubs in third and fourth places, SC Mont-Saint-Aubert and FC Herinnes, due to extra promotion places being on offer, as an extra, fourth, Provincial League 3 series is created for the new season.
• 1978 / SC Hollain finishes as runners-up in Hainaut’s Provincial League 3A, 5 points behind champions AS Obigies.
• 1979 / SC Hollain finishes as runners-up in Hainaut’s Provincial League 3A, 4 points behind champions AS Saint-Léger.
• 1982 / Finishing bottom of the table in Hainaut’s Provincial League 3A, SC Hollain drops back into Provincial League 4 after seven seasons, along with the club in second-last place, SC Ramevinnes.
• 1983 / Champions in Hainaut’s Provincial League 4A, 5 points ahead of closest followers FC Rumes, SC Hollain manages an immediate return to Provincial League 3.
• 1984 / SC Hollain finishes as runners-up in Hainaut’s Provincial League 3A, 1 point behind champions OC Warcoing.
• 1988 / SC Hollain finishes as runners-up in Hainaut’s Provincial League 3A, 7 point behind champions AARC Mouscron.
• 1989 / Champions in Hainaut’s Provincial League 3A, 1 point ahead of derby rivals Velvain Sport, SC Hollain wins promotion to Provincial League 2 for the first time in club history.
• 1991 / Standard Club Hollain changes its name to become FC Brunehaut, thereby taking on the name of the municipality created in 1977, comprising nine villages, including Bléharies, Guignies, Wez-Velvain, and Rongy. 
• 1992 / Awkwardly as well as confusingly, as FC Brunehaut’s derby rivals Velvain Sport and JS Guignies conclude a merger, the new merger club in Wez-Velvain takes on the name Sporting Club (SC) Brunehaut.
• 1993 / Finishing in second-last place in Hainaut’s Provincial League 2A, FC Brunehaut drops back into Provincial League 3 along with bottom club RA Leuze-Lignette.
• ± 1995 / The clubhouse and dressing rooms at the northern end of the main pitch at Stade des Six Chemins are replaced by a new construction at the western-side touchline. Whereas the old canteen is knocked down, the dressing rooms have remained in place until the present day, although by now completely dilapidate.
• 1996 / Runners-up in Hainaut’s Provincial League 3A, 5 points behind champions AC Anvaing, FC Brunehaut manages to find its way back to Provincial League 2 by winning the promotion play-offs.
• 2002 / Having found itself in the bottom half of Hainaut’s Provincial League 2A for the past six seasons, FC Brunehaut now eventually finishes in second-last place in that division, thus dropping back into Provincial League 3 along with bottom club RA Leuze-Lignette.
• 2004 / Finishing in second-last place in Hainaut’s Provincial League 3A, FC Brunehaut descends into Provincial League 4 along with bottom club ES des Carrières, marking a return to the lowest division of Hainaut’s league pyramid after 21 years. 
• 2005 / FC Brunehaut finishes as runners-up in Hainaut’s Provincial League 4A, 8 points behind champions OC Warcoing.
• 2007 / Champions in Hainaut’s Provincial League 4A, 3 points ahead of closest rivals AC Estaimbourg B, FC Brunehaut manages a return to Provincial League 3 after an absence of two years.
• 2009 / FC Brunehaut finishes as runners-up in Hainaut’s Provincial League 3A, 6 points behind champions JS Meslin-Grand Marais.
• 2010 / Champions in Hainaut’s Provincial League 3A, 6 points ahead of closest followers Bury Foot-Club, FC Brunehaut wins promotion to Provincial League 2.
• 2012 / Runners-up in Hainaut’s Provincial League 2A, 1 point behind champions RAS Lessines-Ollignies, FC Brunehaut qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club is knocked out in R1 by AC Anvaing (0-2).
• 2013 / The confusion between the names of FC Brunehaut from Hollain and SC Brunehaut from Wez-Velvain ends, as the latter chooses to take on the new denomination JS Wez-Guignies.
• 2016 / Finishing in second-last place in Hainaut’s Provincial League 2A – usually a position resulting in direct relegation – FC Brunehaut avoids the direct drop back into P3 along with bottom side RCS Escanaffles due to the team in eighth position in its division, OC Warcoing, suffering relegation as a punishment for misconduct. As such, FC Brunehaut is now placed in a relegation play-offs with the teams placing fourteenth in the two other P3 series, RUS Grand-Reng and FC Havré. However, due to finishing in last place in this play-off following a draw against the latter and defeat against the former, FC Brunehaut eventually suffers relegation to Provincial League 3 via the backdoor. 
• 2017 / Finishing in fourth place in Hainaut’s Provincial League 3A, FC Brunehaut qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club has the better of FC Enghiennois in R1 (5-1), going on to edge past UE Chapelloise in R2 (2-2 & penalty shoot-out). As such, the club manages an immediate return to Provincial League 2.
• 2018 / Having staved off relegation in Hainaut’s Provincial League 2A with a thirteenth place, FC Brunehaut temporarily withdraws from first team football.
• 2019 / FC Brunehaut returns to first team football, being placed in Provincial League 4C for the 2019-20 season.
• 2023 / Finishing in fifth place in Hainaut’s Provincial League 4B, FC Brunehaut qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club is eliminated in R1 by AS Obigies B (2-1).
• 2024 / Finishing in third place in Hainaut’s Provincial League 4A, FC Brunehaut qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club manages away wins over RES Roux B (2-3) and RUS Hensies B (1-3) in the first two rounds, only to suffer defeat in the final at the hands of FC Saint-Jean Tournai (3-2). However, due to extra promotion places being at stake, the club is drawn into a lucky loser round, in which it manages a 1-0 win over AC Anvaing B in R1. In the end, the ensuing 2-5 rout at the hands of RFC Herinnes in R2 proved immaterial, as enough extra places in Provincial League 3 turned out to be available to allow both clubs a place in this division for the new season.

Note – Thanks to Guy Parrain, founder and longtime board member of SC Hollain and its successor FC Brunehaut, for providing essential parts of information for the article above. 

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BELGIUM: VK White Boys (±1967-1974) / VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas (1974-)

Terrein Puitvoetstraat, Sint-Niklaas = Saint-Nicolas (VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas, formerly VK White Boys)

Netherlands, province: East Flanders = Oost-Vlaanderen

6 VIII 2025 / VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas - KV Eendracht Aalter 3-1 / East Flanders, Provincial Cup for P1 & P2 teams - group stage, Group D

Timeline

• ± 1962 / Foundation of a recreational football team in Sint-Niklaas (Saint-Nicolas) in East Flanders. The new team is given the name Dixieboys, with matches being played on the meadow of the local Scouts club at Bruininckswegel in the so-called Puitvoetbos, a small forest area south of the town centre. Away from football matches, the members of Dixieboys, which does not join any league association as yet, sticking to just playing purely recreational matches, have their meet-ups in a pub at Damstraat in Sint-Niklaas proper.
• 1964 / Moving their meet-ups from the café at Damstraat, Dixieboys’ membership now chooses Café ‘Bij Suzanne’ at Hertestraat as their watering hole. As it turns out, the pub is also the fixed hangout of another recreational football team, called Black Boys. To underline their rivalry with this team, the presidency of Dixieboys, chaired by René Lissens at the time, takes the decision to change the name of their team to Voetbalklub (VK) White Boys. Moreover, they also make the necessary steps to join the East Flanders section of the so-called KKSFB (Koninklijke Katholieke Sportfederatie van België), a league of Roman Catholic clubs from all parts of Flanders. A second team is also formed, which joins a local recreational league, the so-called Walivo (Waas Liefhebbersverbond), only to move on to another local league, Beker van Hamme, soon after following a conflict with Walivo’s leadership. 
• ± 1967 / Moving away from the pitches at Bruininckswegel, VK White Boys move all their activities to a new pitch only several dozens of yards away from the original location, at Puitvoetstraat, where they rent a meadow from a local smallholder, turning it into a football pitch, with dressing rooms and all. This pitch coincides with the current main pitch. Some years later, a B pitch is added to the set-up following a new lease agreement.
• 1969 / Clinching the title in East Flanders’ highest KKSFB division with coach Lucien Behiels, VK White Boys wins promotion to the nationwide (i.e. ‘Flanders-wide’) KKSFB Division of Honour.
• 1974 / Following a conflict between VK White Boys’ secretary, Leonard Descamps, and an official of rival KKSFB club Juventus Schoonaarde during a match at Puitvoetstraat, VK White Boys takes the far-reaching decision to leave the Roman Catholic league association in favour of the official Belgian Football Association (URBSFA / KBVB), where the club is accepted with the extended name VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas, obtaining registration number 8101. In the background, the club’s desire to allow its fledgling youth academy to compete against better opposition also played a role in this decision. For the 1974-75 season, the club is placed in the bottom division of East Flanders’ provincial divisions, Provincial League 4.
• 1988 / VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas finishes as runners-up in East Flanders’ Provincial League 4I, behind champions KSK Klinge.
• 1990 / Finishing in third place in East Flanders’ Provincial League 4H, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas goes on to win the promotion play-offs, thus acceding to Provincial League 3 for the first time since joining the Belgian FA sixteen years previously. The successful coach is Patrick Beylkens.
• 1991 / Finishing in third-last place in East Flanders’ Provincial League 3F, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas drops back into Provincial League 4 after just one season.
• 1993 / Finishing in third place in East Flanders’ Provincial League 4H, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas goes on to win the promotion play-offs, thus acceding to Provincial League 3 for a second time. That same year, the club purchases its main pitch from the original owner.
• 1994 / Finishing bottom of the table in East Flanders’ Provincial League 3F, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas once again drops back into Provincial League 4 after one season only.
• 1995 / Clinching its first title since making the leap to the Belgian FA in 1974, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas claims first place in East Flanders’ Provincial League 4F. The decisive points are clinched in a 1-0 away win at KOFC Rupelmonde on the last day of the season. As such, the club manages an immediate return to Provincial League 3. The successful coach is Walter Bauwens.
• 1999 / Runners-up in East Flanders’ Provincial League 3F, behind champions VK Hamme, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas goes on to win the promotion play-offs, seeing off FC Elst in the final (0-2). As such, the club accedes to Provincial League 2 for the first time. The successful coach is Jean-Marie Engels.
• 2000 / After the purchase of its main pitch seven years previously, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas now also takes over the ownership of its first side-pitch.
• 2001 / Finishing bottom of the table in East Flanders’ Provincial League 2C, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas drops back into Provincial League 3 after two seasons.
• 2003 / Champions in East Flanders’ Provincial League 3F, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas manages a return to Provincial League 2 after an absence of two seasons. The decisive points are obtained in a 3-2 home win over KSLV Zelzate. The successful coach is Saša Lopičić, former professional league player (1982-94) at FK Partizan (Belgrade), FK Sevojno, FK Sloboda Tuzla, FK Obilić, and K Sint-Niklase SK Excelsior.
• 2005 / The clubhouse at Terrein Puitvoetstraat is given a thorough renovation.
• 2006 / In the best season in club history so far, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas finishes in sixth place in East Flanders’ Provincial League 2C.
• 2009 / Finishing bottom of the table in East Flanders’ Provincial League 2C, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas drops back into Provincial League 3, along with FC Mere and KSC Oosterzele.
• 2010 / Suffering back-to-back relegations, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas now finishes bottom of the table in East Flanders’ Provincial League 3E, thus descending into Provincial League 4 along with the club in second-last place, FC SKV Overmere. It marks the return of the club to this lowly level after an absence of fifteen years. 
• 2011 / Runners-up in East Flanders’ Provincial League 4E, 9 points behind local rivals SK Gerda Sint-Niklaas, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas goes on to finish in second place in a play-off group behind KFC Herzele, but ahead of White Star Meerdonk – which proves enough to clinch one of the additional promotion places in Provincial League 3. 
• 2014 / Finishing in third-last place in East Flanders’ Provincial League 3E, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas staves off relegation in a play-off against RSC Ophasselt (3-2).
• 2017 / Finishing in sixth place in East Flanders’ Provincial League 3E, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club knocks out KSSV Denderleeuw (0-1) and VK Watervliet (3-0) in the first two rounds, only to be knocked out on penalties (1-1 after regular play) by KME Machelen in the final.
• 2018 / Runners-up in East Flanders’ Provincial League 3E, 11 points behind runaway champions KSK Kieldrecht, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club manages successive wins over FC Vurste-Semmerzake (1-1), FC Dynamo Klein-Gent Beervelde (4-1), KSC Wilskracht Hofstade (2-1), and FC Lembeke (1-2). As such, the club crowns itself play-off winner, thus gaining promotion to Provincial League 2 after an absence of nine years at that level. 
• 2019 / Finishing in second-last place in East Flanders’ Provincial League 2C, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas drops back into Provincial League 3 after just one season, along with bottom club VSV Gent.
• 2022 / Finishing in fifth place in East Flanders’ Provincial League 3E, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club draws a bye in R1, going on to suffer defeat at the hands of VK Knesselare in R2 (2-4). However, with two extra promotion places turning out to fall free, the club accedes to Provincial League 2 as a lucky loser.
• 2024 / Finishing in third-last place in East Flanders’ Provincial League 2C, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas has to save its skin in a set of relegation play-offs – failing to do so following defeats at the hands of VC Eendracht Houtem (2-0) and VSV Gent (0-4). As such, the club descends into Provincial League 3 along with direct drop-outs SKN Sint-Niklaas and KV Sint-Gillis.
• 2025 / Finishing in third place in East Flanders’ Provincial League 3E, VK White Boys Sint-Niklaas draws a bye for R1 of the promotion play-offs, going on to edge past Jong Zulte in the final (0-0 & penalty shoot-out). As such, the club manages an immediate return to Provincial League 2.

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