Coach | NA |
Venue | AFAS Stadion |
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13/04 | KV Mechelen | - | KVC Westerlo |
05/04 | KV Mechelen | - | St. Truiden |
30/03 | OH Leuven | 2 - 3 | KV Mechelen |
02/03 | Cercle Brugge | 2 - 3 | KV Mechelen |
24/02 | KV Mechelen | 3 - 0 | Kortrijk |
Date | Player | From | To | Price |
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2024-02-01 | F. Soelle Soelle | KV Mechelen | RWDM | € 300K |
2024-01-31 | Y. Malede | KV Mechelen | Maccabi Tel Aviv | € 350K |
2023-08-21 | P. Pflücke | Servette FC | KV Mechelen | € 500K |
2021-07-01 | H. Cuypers | Olympiakos Piraeus | KV Mechelen | € 1M |
2021-07-01 | A. Vranckx | KV Mechelen | VfL Wolfsburg | € 8M |
2018-06-22 | H. Bandé | KV Mechelen | Ajax | € 8M |
2018-06-15 | M. Rits | KV Mechelen | Club Brugge KV | € 1.5M |
2018-06-15 | E. Cobbaut | KV Mechelen | Anderlecht | € 3M |
2018-01-09 | G. Mera | Club Brugge KV | KV Mechelen | € 900K |
2018-01-08 | I. Tomečak | KV Mechelen | Club Brugge KV | € 1.5M |
Rank | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Charleroi | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 48 | -22 | 30 |
1 | Union St. Gilloise | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 28 | 29 | 62 |
2 | AS Eupen | 31 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 59 | -34 | 25 |
2 | Anderlecht | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 52 | 28 | 24 | 54 |
3 | Club Brugge KV | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 24 | 30 | 45 |
3 | Kortrijk | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 58 | -35 | 25 |
4 | Antwerp | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 44 |
4 | RWDM | 31 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 67 | -36 | 24 |
5 | Genk | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 27 | 22 | 43 |
6 | Gent | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 31 | 12 | 42 |
7 | Cercle Brugge | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 40 |
8 | St. Truiden | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 37 |
9 | KV Mechelen | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 36 |
10 | KVC Westerlo | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 29 |
11 | Standard Liege | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 28 |
12 | OH Leuven | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 26 |
KV Mechelen, officially known as Yellow Red Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen, is a professional football club based in Mechelen, Belgium. Founded in 1904, the club has a rich history that spans over a century, marked by periods of success and struggle.
The club's most successful era came in the late 1980s when they won the Belgian First Division and the Belgian Cup. Their crowning achievement was winning the European Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup in 1988, making them one of the few Belgian clubs to have won a major European competition.
KV Mechelen's team colors are yellow and red, and they play their home games at the AFAS Stadium Achter de Kazerne, which has a seating capacity of over 16,000. The stadium's name translates to "Behind the Barracks", a nod to its location near a former military site.
The club has a passionate fan base, known as the "Malinwa". Despite experiencing financial difficulties and relegation in the early 2000s, the fans' unwavering support has been instrumental in the club's resurgence.
In 2002, KV Mechelen was declared bankrupt and demoted to the third division. However, the club managed to bounce back, achieving successive promotions to return to the Belgian First Division A in 2007. This period of revival is often referred to as "the miracle of Mechelen".
Over the years, KV Mechelen has developed a reputation for nurturing young talent. The club's youth academy is one of the most respected in Belgium, producing several players who have gone on to have successful careers in top European leagues.
In recent years, KV Mechelen has faced challenges off the pitch. In 2018, the club was implicated in a match-fixing scandal, which resulted in relegation to the Belgian First Division B. However, they managed to secure immediate promotion back to the top flight by winning the 2018-19 Belgian First Division B.
Despite the ups and downs, KV Mechelen remains a beloved institution in Belgian football. The club's resilience and fighting spirit, mirrored by its loyal fan base, continue to define its identity. As they look to the future, KV Mechelen aims to build on its proud history, develop the next generation of talent, and strive for success on the national and European stage.