R.F.C. Meux

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Meux
Full nameRoyal Football Club Meux
Founded1946; 79 years ago (1946)
GroundStade des Vert et Blanc,
La Bruyère
Capacity1,500
ChairmanPhilippe Dubail[1][2]
ManagerLaurent Gomez
LeagueBelgian Division 1
2024–25Belgian Division 2 ACFF, 2nd of 18 (promoted via play-offs)

Royal Football Club Meux is a football club based in La Bruyère, Wallonia, Belgium. The club set to compete in the Belgian Division 1 from 2025–26, the third tier of Belgian football after promotion from Belgian Division 2 in 2024–25. The club is affiliated to the Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB) with matricule 4454 and has green as its club colour.

History

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Football Club Meux was founded shortly after the end of World War II and became affiliated with the Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB).[3] They were registered with matricule 4454 and began playing at the lowest regional level.[4] 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 Belgian Fourth Division, the fourth and lowest national level.[5]

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 yo-yo club between the highest regional tier and the lowest national tier.[3]

In the 2010s, the club's results improved and after failing to win promotion two consecutive seasons in fifth place,[6] the team clinched the title in the Fourth Division in 2016, the first title at national level in the club's history.[7][8] Thanks to this, the club could maintain themselves at the new fourth national level, which took the name of Belgian Second Amateur Division from the 2016–17 season.[9]

In 2024–25, Meux secure promotion to Belgian Division 1 from next season after finishing second place ACFF due to promotion play-off.

Seasons

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  • Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 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: 19
  • Seasons spent at Level 5 of the football league system: 0

References

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  1. ^ "Philippe Dubail nouveau patron de Meux". Édition digitale de Namur (in French). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. ^ "J'ai senti le groupe très détaché". L'Avenir (in French). 27 August 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b "LA CLASSE AMÉRICAINE". Sport/Foot Magazine (in French). 22 November 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Dictionnaire des clubs affiliés à l'URBSFA depuis 1895: archives de l'URBSFA". Foot100 (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Belgium 1997/98". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Fernand DELCHAMBRE Un président heureux". L'Avenir (in French). 27 April 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Promotion D: Meux est champion! (photos + vidéo)". Sudinfo (in French). 1 May 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Meux champion de Promotion D". Walfoot (in French). 2 May 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Meux n'a plus le choix". Walfoot (in French). 10 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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