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R.C.S. Brainois
Royal Cercle Sportif Brainois commonly known as RCS Brainois or simply Braine is a Wallonian Belgian football club from Braine-l'Alleud, Brabant. Founded in 1913, club is assigned matricule nr.75 and is one the oldest continuously existing clubs in the country. The team set to play in Belgian Division 2 from 2025–26, the fourth tier of Belgian football after promotion from Belgian Division 3 in 2024–25. History The club was founded in 1913 by 11 founding members. under the name Cercle Sportif Branois. In 1926, when the matricule system was established, club was assigned matricule nr.75, which it has kept to this day. Throughout its history, the club has spent 32 seasons at national level, of which 12 were in the third tier. Between 1946 and 1969 the club was continuously in the lower national league, however since they have been oscillating between the provincial leagues and national amateur tiers. Over the years the most famous players were Antoine Puttaert and F ...
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Olivier Suray
Olivier Suray (born 16 October 1971) is a Belgian football manager and former professional player who played for several clubs in Europe. In 2006, he was implicated in a match-fixing scandal involving Chinese business executive Zheyun Ye. Club career Suray had a spell in the Turkish Süper Lig with Altay S.K. and Adanaspor and several seasons in the Belgian First Division with R. Charleroi S.C., R.S.C. Anderlecht Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, commonly abbreviated to RSC Anderlecht (, , ) or RSCA (, , ), is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital-Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian First Division A and is the mos ... and R.A.E.C. Mons. References External links Guardian's Stats Centre 1971 births Living people Footballers from Namur (city) Men's association football defenders Belgian men's footballers Belgian football managers Royal Charleroi S.C. players R.S.C. Anderlecht players Standard Liège players R.A.A. Louvié ...
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Philippe Saint-Jean
Philippe Saint-Jean (born 13 May 1954) is a Belgian football manager. References 1954 births Living people Belgian football managers Royale Union Tubize-Braine managers R.A.E.C. Mons (1910) managers Royal Excel Mouscron managers People from Braine-l'Alleud Footballers from Walloon Brabant {{Belgium-footy-bio-stub ...
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1913 Establishments In Belgium
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Association Football Clubs Established In 1913
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Football Clubs In Belgium
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United States, and sometimes in Ireland and New Zealand); Australian rules football; Gaelic football; gridiron football (specifically American football, arena football, or Canadian football); International rules football; rugby league, rugby league football; and rugby union, rugby union football. These various forms of football share, to varying degrees, common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be t ...
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2005–06 Belgian Cup
The Belgian Cup 2005-06 was the 51st staging of the Belgian Cup which is the main knock-out football competition in Belgium. It was won by S.V. Zulte-Waregem. After the first 5 rounds teams from the Belgian First Division entered the competition on November 10, 2005. The sixth round ended on December 6, 2005 and saw the surprise defeat of Anderlecht to second division side Geel after penalty shootout. The seventh round was held on December 21, 2005. From the quarter-finals on matches were played in two legs. The first team to host is indicated first in the following chart. The final game was played at the King Baudouin Stadium on May 13, 2006. Starting Rounds Legend * D2 = second division * D3 = third division * P = promotion * PR1 = provincial, First division * PR2 = provincial, Second division * PR3 = provincial, Third division * PR4 = provincial, Fourth division Round 1 Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 ...
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Belgian Cup
The Belgian Cup (; ; ) is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Royal Belgian FA. The competition started in 1908 with provincial selections as the "Belgian Provinces Cup". Starting from 1912 only actual clubs were allowed to partake. As of 1964, the Belgian Cup has been organised annually. Since the 2015–16 edition, the Belgian Cup is called the Croky Cup, for sponsorship purposes. The final traditionally takes place at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels. The most successful cup club is Club Brugge with 12 Belgian Cups in their possession. The current champions are Club Brugge, having beaten rivals Anderlecht 2–1 in the 2025 final. The winners are awarded a challenge cup and qualify for the UEFA Europa League and the Belgian Supercup. History First national cup competitions The first cup competition ever in Belgium was held in 1907–08 but the teams were not actual teams but were provincial selections. The winner would be awarded a silver trophy ...
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Belgian Fourth Division
The Belgian Fourth Division was the lowest nationwide division in Belgian football. The division was split into four separate leagues, A, B, C and D. The team with the most points in the four leagues together was declared the overall winner. If several league winners had the same number of points, the one with the most wins was declared champion, or if that was still tied, then the one with the best goal average was declared champion. Finally, if two teams were still equal, a single match was played on a neutral ground to determine the team to be added to the palmares. For 2016–17 the Belgian Fourth Division was replaced by the Belgian Third Amateur Division. The competition The competition consisted of the regular season of 30 matchdays and the promotion playoff of three matchdays. The regular season The four champions qualified directly for the Belgian Third Division. Each league was split into three periods (of 10 matchdays each) which determined the twelve qualifie ...
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Fernand Voussure
Fernand Voussure (24 July 1918 – 16 August 2003) was a Belgian footballer. He played in one match for the Belgium national football team The Belgium national football team has represented Belgium in men's international Association football, football since Évence Coppée Trophy, their maiden match in 1904. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in E ... in 1944. References External links * 1918 births 2003 deaths Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's international footballers Place of birth missing Men's association football forwards 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-footy-forward-stub ...
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Belgian Division 2
The Belgian Division 2, commonly referred to as simply Tweede Afdeling (in Dutch) or Division 2 (in French) is the fourth-highest division in the Football in Belgium, Belgian football Belgian football league system, league system, one level below the Belgian National Division 1. It was created by the Royal Belgian Football Association in 2016, replacing the Belgian Third Division and named ''Belgian Second Amateur Division'' until the 2019–20 before it was renamed due to the negative connotation of the word ''amateur''. The division consists of three separate leagues with 16 teams each. Two of these leagues consist of teams playing with a license from the ''Voetbalfederatie Vlaanderen'' (VV, the Dutch speaking wing of the Royal Belgian Football Association, RBFA) and one with teams with a license from the ''Association des Clubs Francophones de Football'' (ACFF, the French-speaking wing of the RBFA). History The Belgian Second Amateur Division was created in 2016 as successor of ...
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Antoine Puttaert
Antoine Puttaert (25 October 1919 – 2 January 2005) was a Belgian footballer. He played in nine matches for the Belgium national football team The Belgium national football team has represented Belgium in men's international Association football, football since Évence Coppée Trophy, their maiden match in 1904. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in E ... from 1944 to 1947. References External links * 1919 births 2005 deaths Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's international footballers Place of birth missing Men's association football players not categorized by position 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-footy-bio-stub ...
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Belgian Provincial Leagues
The Belgian Provincial leagues are the lower leagues for Belgian football. Until 2016, these were at levels 5-8 in the Belgian football league system however as part of the reform an extra level was created causing the provincial leagues to drop to levels 6-9. The provincial leagues are divided into 9 regional league systems (one for each province, but Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant are merged and contain also the football teams from the Brussels Capital Region). Each league system is itself divided into 4 levels (except for Luxembourg where there are only 3). The number of leagues at each level depends on the province, but every province must have only one league at the top level. The best teams from the 9 first divisions can promote to the Belgian Division 3, the fifth and lowest level in the national leagues (either directly, or after playoff matches). The first provincial divisions Each of the provinces in Belgium has their own league structure within the provincial l ...
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