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Belgian Football Association
The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA; ; ; ) is the governing body of football in Belgium. It was a founding member of FIFA in 1904 and UEFA in 1954 and was based in Brussels, not far from the King Baudouin Stadium. Since October 2021, the headquarters of the RBFA are located in Tubize, next to its technical centre. Its chairman is . Teams and competitions The Association organizes the Belgium men's, women's, youth national teams, and national eSports team for FIFA. It also runs the Belgian football league system, which includes the following competitions: * First division A * First division B * National Division 1 * Division 2 * Division 3 * Provincial leagues * Cup * Supercup * Futsal competitions * Women's competitions: ** Super League ** First Division ** Second Division ** Third Division ** Cup ** From the 2012–13 through 2014–15 seasons, the federation partnered with its Dutch counterpart to operate a joint national league, the BeNe League. The two f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalities, 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country. It is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, and is separate from the Flemish Region (Flanders), within which it forms an enclave, and the Walloon Region (Wallonia), located less than to the south. Brussels grew from a small rural settlement on the river Senne (river), Senne to become an important city-region in Europe. Since the end of the Second World War, it has been a major centre for international politics and home to numerous international organisations, politicians, Diplomacy, diplomats and civil servants. Brussels is the ''de facto' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football played between two teams of five players each on a court smaller than a football pitch. Its rules are based on the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game of association football, and it also shares similarities with five-a-side football and indoor soccer. Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is the goalkeeper. The players mainly use their feet to propel a ball around the court with the objective of Scoring in association football, scoring goals against the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing team's Goal (sports), goal. A futsal match consists of two periods of 20 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins; an equal number of goals scored results in a Tie (draw)#Association football, draw. Futsal is played with a smaller and heavier ball than association football, and usually indoors on a hardcourt surface marked by lines. The playing surface, ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Dessain
Francis Joseph Dessain (25 July 1875 – 23 August 1951) was a Belgian lawyer, priest, and footballer who played as a forward for Royal Léopold at the turn of the century. He served as the fifth president of the Royal Belgian Football Association from 1945 until 1951, as well as the second president of K.V. Mechelen for 45 years, from 1906 until he died in 1951, being replaced by his nephew Patrick Dessain. He is the younger brother of , who was mayor of Mechelen for over 25 years. Early life and education Born to a Belgian father and an Irish mother in Mechelen on 25 July 1875, Dessain was sent abroad to complete his law studies in England, doing so at the Birmingham Oratory and at Christ Church, Oxford. While there, he developed a deep interest for football, joining the Oratory School FC in 1889, aged 14, and then playing for the second football team of the Christ Church club, where he also played in its first rugby and cricket teams in 1895 and 1896, and even won several f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Van Kesbeeck
Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People and fictional and mythical characters * Oscar (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters named Oscar, Óscar or Oskar * Oscar (footballer, born 1954), Brazilian footballer José Oscar Bernardi * Oscar (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian footballer Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior * Oscar (Irish mythology), son of Oisín and grandson of Finn mac Cumhall Places in the United States * Oscar, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Louisiana, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Texas, an unincorporated community * Oscar, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Oscar Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, a civil township * Lake Oscar (other) Animals * Oscar (bionic cat), a cat that had implants after losing both hind paws * Oscar (bull) (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodolphe William Seeldrayers
Rodolphe William Seeldrayers (16 December 1876 – 7 October 1955) was a Belgian football administrator who was the fourth President of FIFA, serving from 1954 to 1955. He was actively involved in the official associations of Belgium sports. Early life Born in 1876 in Düsseldorf, Germany, Seeldrayers studied law at the Université libre de Bruxelles (''Free University of Brussels''), where he began his sporting activities. At 19 he was one of the founders of the ''Union royale belge des Sociétés de football association'' (URBSFA), or ''Royal Belgian Union of the Football Association Societies'', for which he was the treasurer for four years and a member of the Executive Counsel for 25 years. He was later elected as a member of honour. In 1914, the Union used his talents as an orator and named him a delegate to FIFA, of which he was made vice-president in 1927. In 1899 Seeldrayers began a career as a sports journalist with the magazine "''La vie sportive''" (''Sporting Life'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph D'Oultremont
Count Joseph d'Oultremont de Wégimont and Warfusée (15 August 1877 – 7 October 1942) was a Belgian patron, sports manager and politician. He was the first chairman of the Belgian Hockey Association (1912–1913), and also the second president of Belgian Football Association (1924–1929). In his youth, he played football, notably at the Royal Léopold Football Club, and practiced cricket. Early and personal life Joseph Antoine Marie Émile Henri (known as Joë) d'Oultremont de Wégimont and Warfusée was born in Amay on 15 August 1877, as the only son of Eugène d'Oultremont de Wégimont and Warfusée and Clotilde (1844–1889), and Countess Eugénie van den Steen de Jehay (1850–1932). He studied at St. Augustin's College in Ramsgate, England, and then at the Fathers Josephites College in Melle, near Ghent. After obtaining his diplomas, he traveled around the world and spent some time in China, where he was offered an interesting position with a Belgian company. Back i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BeNe League
The BeNe League was the highest women's football league in Belgium and the Netherlands. To increase competitiveness in their national leagues, the BeNe League was a joint cooperation between the Royal Belgian Football Association and the Royal Dutch Football Association. Its first season was played in 2012–13 following the successful cooperation with the one match BeNe Super Cup, that paired both countries' national champions. The competition qualified the highest-placed Belgian and Dutch teams to the UEFA Women's Champions League. After three seasons the league was discontinued and both nations returned to their own top-level leagues. History First talks of the league began in 2011. As a try-out of cooperation in 2011 the BeNe Super Cup was established. The KBVB/URBSFA approved the league on 10 December 2011. The KNVB approved the league on 13 February 2012. UEFA then eventually gave the green light for the 2012–13 season on 23 March 2012 after its meeting of its exe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Dutch Football Association
The Royal Dutch Football Association (, ; KNVB ) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues ( Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch men's and women's national teams. For three seasons in the 2010s, the KNVB and its Belgian counterpart operated a joint top-level women's league, the BeNe League, until the two countries dissolved the league after the 2014–15 season and re-established their own top-level leagues. The KNVB is based in the central municipality of Zeist. With over 1.2 million members, the KNVB is the single largest sports association in the Netherlands. History In 1889, the Nederlandse Voetbal en Athletiek Bond was founded. Due to certain disagreements, several football clubs ended their association with it and joined together to form Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB) which was later renamed to its present name. It was one of the founding members of FIFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Women's Cup
The Belgian Women's Cup (; ; ) is the cup competition for women's football in Belgium. The Royal Belgian Football Association established the cup in 1977. List of finals The following is a list of all finals: Most wins See also *Football in Belgium Association football is the most popular sport in Belgium, which has been played since the end of the 19th century. The national association was founded in 1895 with the intention of bringing some order and organization to the sport. The fir ... References External linksOfficial website {{National football (soccer) cups Belgium Women Recu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Women's Third Division
The Belgian Women's Third Division (; ; ) was the fourth top level women's football league of Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ... until 2016. It started in 1990 for only one season. In season 2001-02 they reinstated the division again. The competition is divided in 2 series so there are 2 winner who will promote to Belgian Women's Second Division. However, the Belgian Football Association decided in 2016 to abolish the Third division and to expand the Second division from 12 to 28 teams. Since then, there have been two, and from 2023 even three series in the Second division, which has been rename Interprovincial Division. Format In the league's season, 14 teams participated in Series A and 12 teams in Series B, playing a double round-robin schedule to dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Women's Second Division
The Belgian Women's Second Division (; ; ) is the third level women's football league of Belgium. It started in 1981–82. Since the 2023/24 season, the Second Division is now called Interprovincial and consists of 3 series of 12 teams: 2 Flemish and 1 French-speaking (ACFF). Format In the league's season, in each serie, 12 teams participate, playing a double round-robin schedule to decide the champion. Winners In the years 1991, 1994, between 1998-2001, and between 2017-2023 there were two leagues in Second Division and therefore two winners those years. From 2023/24, there are 2 Flemish and 1 French-speaking (ACFF) leagues, and therefore 3 winners. *1982 V.C. Asse Ter Heide *1983 F.C. Féminin Gosselies *1984 V.V.D.G. Lommel *1985 DVV Brugge *1986 S.V. Terheide Asse *1987 V.V.D.G. Lommel *1988 Elen Standard *1989 Kam. Aalst *1990 V.V.D.G. Lommel *1991 Dames F.C. J. Nijlen (A) / KFC Rapide Wezemaal (B) *1992 DVK Egem *1993 Sinaai Girls *1994 DVK Gent (A) / Union Forest Dame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
