{{Infobox football club | clubname = KSV Waregem | image = [[Image:KSV Waregem Logo.png|120px|KSV Waregem logo]] | fullname = Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem | nickname = | motto = | shortname = | founded = {{start date and age|1925}} | dissolved = {{end date and age|2001}} | ground = [[Regenboogstadion]], [[Waregem]] | capacity = 8,500 | chrtitle = | chairman = | ceo = | mgrtitle = | manager = | league = [[Belgian First Division]]<br>[[Belgian Second Division]]<br>[[Belgian Third Division]] | season = | position = | pattern_la1= |pattern_b1= |pattern_ra1= |pattern_sh1= |pattern_so1= | leftarm1= |body1= |rightarm1= |shorts1= |socks1= | pattern_la2= |pattern_b2= |pattern_ra2= |pattern_sh2= |pattern_so2= | leftarm2= |body2= |rightarm2= |shorts2= |socks2= | pattern_la3= |pattern_b3= |pattern_ra3= |pattern_sh3= |pattern_so3= |pattern_name3= | leftarm3= |body3= |rightarm3= |shorts3= |socks3= | firstgame = | largestwin = | worstdefeat = | topscorer = }}
'''Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem''' was a Belgian [[football club]] that existed between 1925 and 2001. It played three spells at the [[Belgian First Division A|highest level]] in the [[Belgian football league system]] each separated by a single season at the [[Belgian Second Division|second level]]: from 1966 to 1972, from 1973 to 1994 and in 1995–96. Their best ranking was reached in 1968, 1985 and 1993 when they finished fourth.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 October 2022 |title=Rijke geschiedenis en absoluut topvoetbal in Zulte |url=https://www.indehekken.net/rijke-geschiedenis-en-absoluut-topvoetbal-in-zulte/ |website=.indehekken.net |language=nl}}</ref>
==History== ''Waereghem Sportif'' (in French) was founded in 1925 in [[Waregem]], [[West Flanders]], then changed its name to ''Waregem Sportief'' (its [[Dutch language|Dutch]] translation) in 1945. One year later, the club merged with ''Red Star Waregem'' to become S.V. Waregem. The new team became a member of the [[Belgian Football Association|national association]] on the same year and was assigned the [[matricule]] number 4451. In 1951 the club received the right to be called royal (Dutch: ''[[Koninklijk]]'') which was at the time given to any team founded 25 years before.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 January 2023 |title=Collectie K.S.V. Waregem |url=https://probat.west-vlaanderen.be/archief/deelarchief/119/collectie-k-s-v-waregem |url-status= |access-date= |work=west-vlaanderen.be |language=nl}}</ref>
KSV Waregem became the first team from Waregem to play in the second division in 1963. In 1966 it accessed to the [[Belgian First Division A|first division]] and remained at that level for a while (except in 1972–73 and in 1994–95). It even won the 1974 [[Belgian Cup|Cup]] and the 1982 [[Belgian Supercup|Supercup]]. In [[1985–86 UEFA Cup]], after eliminating AC Milan, it reached the semifinals, where [[1. FC Köln]] stopped them.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 May 2024 |title=Toen de voetballers nog spraken: 5. Hoe SV Waregem de wereldgeschiedenis veranderde |url=https://boeken.cafe/toen-de-voetballers-nog-spraken-5-hoe-sv-waregem-de-wereldgeschiedenis-veranderde/ |website=boeken.cafe |language=nl}}</ref> In 1996, Waregem was finally relegated to second division where they stayed until 1999 (to fall into [[Belgian Third Division|third division]]). In 2001, due to financial problems, the club had to merge with Zultse V.V. and to keep their matricule (n°5381). The new club was named [[SV Zulte Waregem]] and it plays the [[Elindus Arena|Regenboogstadion]] that KSV Waregem used to play in.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 January 2025 |title=Zondag 27 april - SV Zulte Waregem |url=https://www.waregem.be/erfgoeddag |website=waregem.be |language=nl}}</ref> In 2005, SV Zulte Waregem was promoted to the [[Belgian Pro League|Belgian First Division]].<ref>{{cite web |date=9 March 2025 |title=Info Zulte Waregem |url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/belgie/zulte-waregem/info |url-status= |access-date= |work=voetbalkrant.com |language=nl}}</ref>
== Honours ==
* [[Belgian Second Division]]: 1965–66, 1994–95<ref name="eurosport22">{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Football - K.S.V. Waregem |url=https://www.les-sports.info/football-ksv-waregem-resultats-identite-equ12106.html |access-date= |website=}}</ref> * [[Belgian Cup]]: [[List of Belgian Cup finals|1973–74]]; runner-up 1981–82 * [[Belgian Supercup|Belgian Super Cup]]: 1982 * [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]: [[1985–86 UEFA Cup|1985–86]] ([[1985–86 UEFA Cup#Semi-finals|semi-finals]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archiefbank Vlaanderen |url=https://archiefpunt.be/aik/het-archief-van-ksv-waregem |access-date=8 November 2020 |website=archiefpunt.be |language=nl |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200520/https://archiefpunt.be/aik/het-archief-van-ksv-waregem |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Minor'''
* [[Jules Pappaert Cup]]: 1957, 1966<ref name="eurosport24">{{cite web |title=Jules Pappaert Cup |url=https://www.dhnet.be/sports/football/le-trophee-pappaert-c-est-reparti-5bb21893cd70a16d8128c4d6}}</ref> * [[Tournoi de Paris]]: 1985<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tournois de Paris : une compétition opposant 4 clubs |url=http://www.psgweb.fr/tournoi-de-paris/ |access-date=8 November 2020 |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
==Former managers== *1946–1948 [[Jean Bruneau]] *1948–1949 [[Willy Steyskal]] *1949–1950 [[Alfons De Winter]] *1950–1951 [[Robert Goethals]] *1951–1954 [[Marcel Vercammen]] *1954–1957 [[Freddy Chaves]] *1957–1960 [[Jeroom Burssens]] *1960–1961 [[John Van Alphen]] *1961–1966 [[Marcel De Corte (footballer)|Marcel De Corte]] *1966–1972 [[Freddy Chaves]] *1969–1970 [[André Van Maldeghem]] (intérim) *1972–1974 [[Hans Croon]] *1974–1975 [[Rik Matthijs]] *1975–1979 [[André Van Maldeghem]] *1978–1979 [[Julien Van Bever]] *1979–1981 [[Hans Croon]] *1981–1983 [[Sándor Popovics (footballer)|Sándor Popovics]] *1983–1990 [[Urbain Haesaert]] *1989–1990 [[Urbain Haesaert]], [[Marc Millecamps]], [[René Verheyen]] *1990–1991 [[René Verheyen]] *1991–1992 [[René Verheyen]], [[Paul Theunis]] *1992–1993 [[Paul Theunis]] *1993–1994 [[Paul Theunis]], [[Gerrit Laverge]], [[Henk Houwaart]] *1994–1995 [[Aimé Anthuenis]] *1995–1996 [[Aimé Anthuenis]], [[André Van Maldeghem]] *1996–1997 [[Marc Millecamps]], [[André Van Maldeghem]], [[Jerko Tipurić]] *1997–1998 [[Jerko Tipurić]], [[Gerrit Laverge]], [[Dennis De Tandt]] *1998–1999 [[Gilbert De Groote]], [[Leo Vander Elst]] *1999–2000 [[Marc Millecamps]] *2000–2001 [[Stanley Bollen]], [[Daniel Declerck]], [[Prudent Bettens]]
==References== {{reflist}} * [http://users.skynet.be/pluto/Textbelgium/Teams.html Pluto website] – Belgian football clubs history * [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/belghist.html RSSSF archive] – 1st and 2nd division final tables
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