Royal Football Club Meux is a football club based in La Bruyère,

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, Belgium. The club competes 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 Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian National Division 1. It was created by th ...

, the fourth tier of Belgian football. The club is affiliated to the

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(KBVB) with ''

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'' 4454 and has green as its club colour.

History

''Football Club Meux'' was founded shortly after the end of

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and became affiliated with the

(KBVB). They were registered with ''

'' 4454 and began playing at the lowest regional level. The club's first honour was a victory in the ''Coupe de la Province de Namur'' in 1966. The club played in the provincial divisions for half a century. In 1997, Meux won the title in the First Provincial Division and were promoted for the first time in their history to the

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, the fourth and lowest national level. In their first season in national football, the club which had since become Royal Football Club Meux, finished in eighth place. The next season, the club ranked second to last, a position synonymous with relegation to the provincial divisions. The following years were spent as a

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between the highest regional tier and the lowest national tier. In the 2010s, the club's results improved and after failing to win promotion two consecutive seasons in fifth place, the team clinched the title in the Fourth Division in 2016, the first title at national level in the club's history. Thanks to this, the club could maintain themselves at the new fourth national level, which took the name of

Belgian Second Amateur Division 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 Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian National Division 1. It was created by th ...

from the 2016–17 season.

Seasons

*Seasons spent at Level 1 of the

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: 0 *Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 0 *Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 0 *Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 15 *Seasons spent at Level 5 of the football league system: 0

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meux Football clubs in Belgium Sport in Namur (province) Association football clubs established in 1946 1946 establishments in Belgium Organisations based in Belgium with royal patronage R.F.C. Meux