Koninklijke Voetbalclub Houtvenne is a

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club based in

Houtvenne Hulshout () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of , Hulshout proper and . In 2021, Hulshout had a total population of 10,553. The total area is 17.35 km2. References Extern ...

Antwerp Province Antwerp Province (; ; ; ), between 1815 and 1830 known as Central Brabant ( , , ), is the northernmost Provinces of Belgium, province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on the North Brabant province of t ...

, Belgium. The team set to play in

Belgian Division 1 The Belgian Division 1 is a semi-professional division and the third-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Challenger Pro League. It was created by the Royal Belgian Football Association in 2016, coming in ...

from 2025–26, the third tier of Belgian football after promotion from

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in 2024–25. The club is affiliated to the

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(KBVB) with ''

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'' 4481 and has green and red as club colours. The grounds of the club are located near the village centre of

, but on the territory of the neighbouring municipality of

Herselt Herselt () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Herselt proper, , , and . In 2021, Herselt had a total population of 14,649. The total area is 52.32 km2. Born in Herselt * ...

History

Houtvenne played for a number of years with the Flemish Football Association, and then joined the

(KBVB) around 1946, where they were given ''

'' number 4481. Houtvenne began competing in the

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. In the 2015–16 season, the club played in the First Provincial and won the title. For the first time in club existence, the club promoted to the national tiers, as they would play in the

Belgian Third Amateur Division The Belgian Division 3, commonly referred to as simply Derde Afdeling (in Dutch) or Division 3 (in French) is the fifth-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian Division 2. It was created by the Royal B ...

from the 2016–17 season. After four seasons in the fifth tier, a new high point in club history occurred. Despite finishing fourth in their division and narrowly missing promotion,

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failed to obtain their licence for the fourth tier, which meant that Houtvenne reached the

, and would play their first season at that level for

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Honours

References

External links

* Football clubs in Belgium Association football clubs established in 1946 1946 establishments in Belgium Sport in Antwerp Province Hulshout {{Belgium-footyclub-stub