# KRC Mechelen

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Belgian football club

Football club

Racing Mechelen Full name Koninklijke Racing Club Mechelen Nicknames Den Racing, De Racingers Founded 1904; 122 years ago (1904) (creation) Ground Oscar Vankesbeeckstadion, Mechelen Capacity 6,123[1] Chairman Koen Van Exem Manager Lucien Suykens Coach James Van Vaerenbergh League Belgian Division 2 2025–26 Belgian Division 2 VV B, 9th of 16 Home colours Away colours

**Koninklijke Racing Club Mechelen**, simply known as **Racing Mechelen** or **KRC Mechelen**, is a [Belgian association football](/source/Football_in_Belgium) club from [Mechelen](/source/Mechelen) in the [Antwerp](/source/Antwerp_(province)) province. It is a long-time rival of [KV Mechelen](/source/KV_Mechelen). The club's best position ever is a second place in the [first division](/source/Belgian_First_Division) 1951–52. KRC Mechelen also reached the final of the [Belgian Cup](/source/Belgian_Cup) in 1954. However, the team has been falling through the [Belgian football league system](/source/Belgian_football_league_system) since 2015 and in the 2017–18 season it was playing in the [Belgian Provincial Leagues](/source/Belgian_Provincial_Leagues) for the first time since 1906.

## History

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](/source/Football_in_Belgium#Matricule_numbers) 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](/source/Dutch_language) becoming [Koninklijke](/source/Koninklijk) Racing Club Mechelen (1937).

Historical chart of KRC Mechelen league performance

Racing Mechelen played its first season in the [first division](/source/Belgian_Pro_League) in 1910–11 and finished 8th of 12 teams. By this time, rival FC Malines, later called [KV Mechelen](/source/KV_Mechelen), was playing in [second division](/source/Belgian_Second_Division). The following season, Racing ended 11th just one point away from [Beerschot](/source/K._Beerschot_V.A.C.) and was relegated. Just before World War I, Racing finished second in their division while FC Malines was third (8 points behind). 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 finish after a new sequence of two third places (1950 and 1951). In 1954 it qualified for the final game of the [Belgian Cup](/source/Belgian_Cup). Afterwards, the club fell to the second division and has rarely played at a higher level in recent decades.

## Stadium

3 April 2004: North stand

The Oscar Vankesbeeckstadion is a football stadium in the [Belgian](/source/Belgium) city of [Mechelen](/source/Mechelen). The stadium is located just to the north of the centre of town over the [River Dijle](/source/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](/source/Flanders) 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](/source/Argosstadion_Achter_de_Kazerne), which is home to rivals [KV Mechelen](/source/KV_Mechelen).

## Honours

- **[Belgian First Division](/source/Belgian_First_Division):** - Runners-up (1): [1951–52](/source/1951%E2%80%9352_Belgian_First_Division) - Third place (4): [1928–29](/source/1928%E2%80%9329_Belgian_First_Division), [1929–30](/source/1929%E2%80%9330_Belgian_First_Division), [1949–50](/source/1949%E2%80%9350_Belgian_First_Division), [1950–51](/source/1950%E2%80%9351_Belgian_First_Division)

- **[Belgian Second Division](/source/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](/source/Belgian_Third_Division):** - **Winners (4):** 1961–1962, 1965–1966, 1968–1969, 2013–2014

- **[Belgian Cup](/source/Belgian_Cup):** - Runners-up (1): 1953–1954

## Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK BEL Gianni De Ruysscher 2 DF BEL Thibault Borrens 3 DF BEL Stein Stuyck 4 MF BEL Niels Mariën 5 MF BEL Nils Van Delm 6 FW BEL Dani Martinez Correas 7 FW BEL Dean Maleszewski 8 MF BEL Andreas Luckermans 9 FW BEL Wannes Janssens 10 MF BEL Lothar Hens 11 DF BEL Yannick Dierickx 12 MF BEL Savio Stoffels 13 FW BEL Sacha Fontaine No. Pos. Nation Player 14 FW BEL Kevin Huysmans 17 FW BEL Kevin Yagan 18 MF BEL Augustin Dondo 19 DF BEL Wout Kerckhofs 20 DF BEL Bram Kerckhofs 21 DF BEL Christophe Van Dorst 22 GK BEL Indy Van Bulck 23 GK BEL Frederic Ledent 26 MF BEL Sabri Hmouda — FW BEL Dean Doncos — FW BEL Alessandro Pignoloni — FW BEL Alec Mertens

## On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

## Managers

- 1919–56: [Jan Dogaer](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jan_Dogaer&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1956–57: [Richard Gedopt](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Gedopt&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1957–58: [Janos Pintye](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Janos_Pintye&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1958–58: [Guillaume Placklé](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillaume_Plackl%C3%A9&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1958–61: [Marcel Bruyninckx](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcel_Bruyninckx&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1961–62: [Albert Herremans](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Albert_Herremans&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1962–63: [Marius Mondele](/source/Marius_Mondele)

- 1963–64: [Gérard Engelen](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=G%C3%A9rard_Engelen&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1964–65: [Jean Hamers](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jean_Hamers&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1965–68: [Rik Van Herp](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rik_Van_Herp&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1968–68: [Jos De Winne](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos_De_Winne&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1968–68: [Emile Deghislage](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emile_Deghislage&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1968–72: [Rik Matthys](/source/Rik_Matthys)

- 1972–72: [Oliver Gaspar](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oliver_Gaspar_(football_manager)&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1972–76: [Ernst Künnecke](/source/Ernst_K%C3%BCnnecke)

- 1976–77: [Bob Maertens](/source/Bob_Maertens)

- 1977–81: [Raoul Peeters](/source/Raoul_Peeters)

- 1981–83: [Jean-Pierre Borremans](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jean-Pierre_Borremans&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1983–85: [Albert Bers](/source/Albert_Bers)

- 1985–86: [Włodzimierz Lubański](/source/W%C5%82odzimierz_Luba%C5%84ski)

- 1986–89: [Rik Pauwels](/source/Rik_Pauwels)

- 1989–90: [Raoul Peeters](/source/Raoul_Peeters)

- 1990–91: [Guy Mangelschots](/source/Guy_Mangelschots)

- 1991–92: [Albert Van Marcke](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Albert_Van_Marcke&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1992–93: [Jan Ceuleers](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jan_Ceuleers&action=edit&redlink=1)/ [Piet Demol](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piet_Demol&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1992–93: [Piet Demol](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piet_Demol&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1993–94: [Piet Demol](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piet_Demol&action=edit&redlink=1)/ [Rik Pauwels](/source/Rik_Pauwels)

- 1994–97: [Albert Van Marcke](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Albert_Van_Marcke&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1998–98: [Marc Huysmans](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marc_Huysmans&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1998–98: [Albert Van Marcke](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Albert_Van_Marcke&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1998–98: [David Kipiani](/source/David_Kipiani)/ [Albert Van Marcke](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Albert_Van_Marcke&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1999–01: [Patrick Hantson](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Hantson&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 2001–03: [Marc Ghys](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marc_Ghys&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 2003–04: [Marc Ghys](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marc_Ghys&action=edit&redlink=1)/{ [Joël Crahay](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jo%C3%ABl_Crahay&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 2004–05: [Joël Crahay](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jo%C3%ABl_Crahay&action=edit&redlink=1)/ [Patrick Asselman](/source/Patrick_Asselman)

- 2005–06: [Patrick Asselman](/source/Patrick_Asselman)/ [Colin Andrews](/source/Colin_Andrews)

- 2006–07: [Colin Andrews](/source/Colin_Andrews)

- 2007–09: [Regi Van Acker](/source/Regi_Van_Acker)

- 2009–10: [Regi Van Acker](/source/Regi_Van_Acker)/ [Luc Leys](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luc_Leys&action=edit&redlink=1)/ [Danny Hoekman](/source/Danny_Hoekman)/ [Marc Ghys](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marc_Ghys&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 2010–11: [Raoul Peeters](/source/Raoul_Peeters)

- 2011–12: [Marc Ghys](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marc_Ghys&action=edit&redlink=1)/ [Sadio Ba](/source/Sadio_Ba)

- 2012–: [Thierry Pister](/source/Thierry_Pister)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [stadion](http://www.racingmechelen.be/club/stadion/), racingmechelen.be (last check 30 March 2018)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [stadion](http://www.racingmechelen.be/club/stadion/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180330212706/http://www.racingmechelen.be/club/stadion/) 30 March 2018 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), racingmechelen.be (last check 30 March 2018)

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.racingmechelen.be) (in Dutch)

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