Founded in July 1904 as Racing Club de Malines, the club registered with the federation two years later on 22 June 1906 and received the matricule n°24. The name of the club changed three times: first the suffix Société Royale was added (1929), then the name was translated into Dutch becoming Koninklijke Racing Club Mechelen (1937).
Racing Mechelen played its first season in the first division in 1910–11 and finished 8th of 12 teams. By this time, rival FC Malines, later called KV Mechelen, was playing in second division. The following season, Racing ended 11th just one point away from Beerschot and was relegated. Just before World War I, Racing finished second in their division while FC Malines was third (8 points away). Thus RC Malines were promoted, playing the following season in the first division, which was played in 1919–20. They ended in 6th place. Two years after that FC Malines was playing in the first division too. In 1929 and 1930 after having spent one year in the second division (1924), the club grabbed third place in the first division. A record it would beat in 1952 with a second place after a new sequence of two third places (1950 and 1951). In 1954 it qualified for the final game of the Belgian Cup. Afterwards, the club fell to the second division and has rarely played at a higher level in recent decades.
Stadiumedit
3 April 2004: North stand
The Oscar Vankesbeeckstadion is a football stadium in the Belgian city of Mechelen. The stadium is located just to the north of the centre of town over the River Dijle. It was built in 1923 and is named after the former president of the club: Oscar Van Kesbeeck (1886–1943) who was a Flemish Liberal Politician. The current capacity of the stadium is 6,123.[2] The Oscar Vankesbeeckstadion is located just under a mile away from Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne, which is home to rivals KV Mechelen.
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External linksedit
(in Dutch) Official website
January 01, 1970
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K R C Mechelen is a Belgian association football club from Mechelen in the Antwerp province It is a long time rival of KV Mechelen The club s best position ever is a second place in the first division 1951 52 KRC Mechelen also reached the final of the Belgian Cup in 1954 However the team has been falling through the Belgian football league system since 2015 and in the 2017 18 season it will be playing in the Belgian Provincial Leagues for the first time since 1906 KRC MechelenFull nameKoninklijke Racing Club MechelenNickname s Den Racing De RacingersFounded1904 120 years ago 1904 creation GroundOscar Vankesbeeckstadion MechelenCapacity6 123 1 ChairmanKoen Van ExemManagerLucien SuykensCoachJames Van VaerenberghLeagueBelgian Division 32020 219thHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Stadium 3 Honours 4 Current squad 5 On loan 6 Managers 7 References 8 External linksHistory editFounded in July 1904 as Racing Club de Malines the club registered with the federation two years later on 22 June 1906 and received the matricule n 24 The name of the club changed three times first the suffix Societe Royale was added 1929 then the name was translated into Dutch becoming Koninklijke Racing Club Mechelen 1937 Racing Mechelen played its first season in the first division in 1910 11 and finished 8th of 12 teams By this time rival FC Malines later called KV Mechelen was playing in second division The following season Racing ended 11th just one point away from Beerschot and was relegated Just before World War I Racing finished second in their division while FC Malines was third 8 points away Thus RC Malines were promoted playing the following season in the first division which was played in 1919 20 They ended in 6th place Two years after that FC Malines was playing in the first division too In 1929 and 1930 after having spent one year in the second division 1924 the club grabbed third place in the first division A record it would beat in 1952 with a second place after a new sequence of two third places 1950 and 1951 In 1954 it qualified for the final game of the Belgian Cup Afterwards the club fell to the second division and has rarely played at a higher level in recent decades Stadium edit nbsp 3 April 2004 North stand The Oscar Vankesbeeckstadion is a football stadium in the Belgian city of Mechelen The stadium is located just to the north of the centre of town over the River Dijle It was built in 1923 and is named after the former president of the club Oscar Van Kesbeeck 1886 1943 who was a Flemish Liberal Politician The current capacity of the stadium is 6 123 2 The Oscar Vankesbeeckstadion is located just under a mile away from Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne which is home to rivals KV Mechelen Honours editBelgian First Division Runners up 1 1951 52 Third place 4 1928 29 1929 30 1949 50 1950 51 Belgian Second Division Winners 4 1909 10 1947 1948 1974 1975 1987 1988 Runners up 5 1913 1914 1924 1925 1938 1939 1945 1946 1984 1985 Belgian Third Division Winners 4 1961 1962 1965 1966 1968 1969 2013 2014 Belgian Cup Runners up 1 1953 1954Current squad editNote Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 1 GK nbsp BEL Gianni De Ruysscher 2 DF nbsp BEL Thibault Borrens 3 DF nbsp BEL Stein Stuyck 4 MF nbsp BEL Niels Marien 5 MF nbsp BEL Nils Van Delm 6 FW nbsp BEL Dani Martinez Correas 7 FW nbsp BEL Dean Maleszewski 8 MF nbsp BEL Andreas Luckermans 9 FW nbsp BEL Wannes Janssens 10 MF nbsp BEL Lothar Hens 11 DF nbsp BEL Yannick Dierickx 12 MF nbsp BEL Savio Stoffels 13 FW nbsp BEL Sacha Fontaine No Pos Nation Player 14 FW nbsp BEL Kevin Huysmans 17 FW nbsp BEL Kevin Yagan 18 MF nbsp BEL Augustin Dondo 19 DF nbsp BEL Wout Kerckhofs 20 DF nbsp BEL Bram Kerckhofs 21 DF nbsp BEL Christophe Van Dorst 22 GK nbsp BEL Indy Van Bulck 23 GK nbsp BEL Frederic Ledent 26 MF nbsp BEL Sabri Hmouda FW nbsp BEL Dean Doncos FW nbsp BEL Alessandro Pignoloni FW nbsp BEL Alec MertensOn loan editNote Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation PlayerManagers edit1919 56 nbsp Jan Dogaer 1956 57 nbsp Richard Gedopt 1957 58 nbsp Janos Pintye 1958 58 nbsp Guillaume Plackle 1958 61 nbsp Marcel Bruyninckx 1961 62 nbsp Albert Herremans 1962 63 nbsp Marius Mondele 1963 64 nbsp Gerard Engelen 1964 65 nbsp Jean Hamers 1965 68 nbsp Rik Van Herp 1968 68 nbsp Jos De Winne 1968 68 nbsp Emile Deghislage 1968 72 nbsp Rik Matthys 1972 72 nbsp Oliver Gaspar 1972 76 nbsp Ernst Kunnecke 1976 77 nbsp Bob Maertens 1977 81 nbsp Raoul Peeters 1981 83 nbsp Jean Pierre Borremans 1983 85 nbsp Albert Bers 1985 86 nbsp Wlodzimierz Lubanski 1986 89 nbsp Rik Pauwels 1989 90 nbsp Raoul Peeters 1990 91 nbsp Guy Mangelschots 1991 92 nbsp Albert Van Marcke 1992 93 nbsp Jan Ceuleers nbsp Piet Demol 1992 93 nbsp Piet Demol 1993 94 nbsp Piet Demol nbsp Rik Pauwels 1994 97 nbsp Albert Van Marcke 1998 98 nbsp Marc Huysmans 1998 98 nbsp Albert Van Marcke 1998 98 nbsp David Kipiani nbsp Albert Van Marcke 1999 01 nbsp Patrick Hantson 2001 03 nbsp Marc Ghys 2003 04 nbsp Marc Ghys nbsp Joel Crahay 2004 05 nbsp Joel Crahay nbsp Patrick Asselman 2005 06 nbsp Patrick Asselman nbsp Colin Andrews 2006 07 nbsp Colin Andrews 2007 09 nbsp Regi Van Acker 2009 10 nbsp Regi Van Acker nbsp Luc Leys nbsp Danny Hoekman nbsp Marc Ghys 2010 11 nbsp Raoul Peeters 2011 12 nbsp Marc Ghys nbsp Sadio Ba 2012 nbsp Thierry PisterReferences edit stadion racingmechelen be last check 30 March 2018 stadion Archived 30 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine racingmechelen be last check 30 March 2018 External links edit in Dutch Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title K R C Mechelen amp oldid 1187449118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
