The Koninklijke Reet Sportkring (Reet SK) meaning "Royal Reet Sport Society" is a Belgian association football club based in

Reet Reet may refer to: * Reet, Belgium Rumst (, old spelling: ''Rumpst'') is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. Since 1976 the municipality not only comprises Rumst proper but also the towns of (old spelling: ''Reeth'') and ...

Rumst Rumst (, old spelling: ''Rumpst'') is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp. Since 1976 the municipality not only comprises Rumst proper but also the towns of (old spell ...

in the province of

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. It is currently playing in the third division of the Belgian Provincial leagues third division of the

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History

The club was founded in 1945 and joined the

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in 1946 to receive the matricule no. 4423. The club opted to play in yellow and red as they are the predominant colours in the town's

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. The coat of arms can also be seen in the club's logo.

Home ground

The home games are played at the club's own stadium in Reet located at the Processieweg road. The stadium does not have a name. Currently the club makes use of three full sized

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es. Two are used for official matches and one is a training ground only. Two pitches have

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for training or evening matches.

Rivalry

Reet SK has a long-standing rivalry with Rumstse SK with whom it contests the Rumst Derby. Both teams are located in the

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, however the towns only merged in 1976 so this merger only happened long after both teams were founded. The latest Rumst Derby was played on 1 May 2013 and marked the final game of the season 2012/2013. It was a title deciding game as Reet SK could clinch the title if it did not lose. After a real cup-tie Reet SK held on to a goalless

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and celebrated

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to Belgian Provincial leagues third division.

References

Belgian football clubs history

External links

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Official website
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Regional Television capturing 'Rumst derby 1 May 2013'
Football clubs in Belgium Rumst

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