Koninklijke Maatschappij Torhout is a
Belgian football club currently playing in the
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 club is based in
Torhout
Torhout (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Torhout proper, the villages of Wijnendale and Sint-Henri ...
,
West Flanders
West Flanders is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, in Belgium. It is the only coastal Belgian province, facing the North Sea to the northwest. It has land borders with the Dutch province of Zeeland to the northeast, the Flemis ...
and plays their home meets in stadium "De Velodroom". KM Torhout was founded by a merger of two associations, namely the KVK Torhout and KSK Torhout.
Club history
* 1920: Founding of FC (Football Club) Torhout, later KFC (Koninklijke Football Club) Torhout and ultimately KVK (Koninklijke Voetbal Klub) Torhout. Became member of the Koninlijke Belgische Voetbal Bond (KBVB)(Royal Belgium Football Association)
* 1926: Founding of SK (Sportkring) Torhout, later KSK (Konionklijke Sportkring) Torhout. This club also became a member of the KBVB.
* 1992: Merger of KVK Torhout with SK Torhout to form Torhout 1992 KM
* 2001: Founding of the New SK Torhout, in 2002 renamed to SK Torhout, as a separate member of the KBVB
* 2020: The club changed its name to KM Torhout
References
External links
*
Official club website
Association football clubs established in 1920
Football clubs in Belgium
Organisations based in Belgium with royal patronage
Torhout
Sport in West Flanders
1920 establishments in Belgium
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