# Waterschei SV Thor

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Football club

Waterschei Thor Full name Koninklijke Waterschei Sportvereniging Thor Genk Founded 1919 Dissolved 1988 Home colours

**K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk** was a [Belgian](/source/Belgium) [football club](/source/Football_club) from the city of [Genk](/source/Genk), [Limburg](/source/Limburg_(Belgium)) ([Belgium](/source/Belgium)).

It was created in 1919 as Waterschei's Sport Vereeniging Thor with Thor being the acronym of *Tot Herstel Onzer Rechten* ("To recover our rights"), later changed to *Tot Heil Onzer Ribbenkas(t)* ("For The Benefit Of Our Rib Cage"). It registered to the [FA](/source/Belgian_Football_Association) only in 1925 and received the [matricule](/source/Matricule) n°553. The club enjoyed a spell in the [first division](/source/Belgian_Pro_League) in the late 1950s to the early 1960s and again from 1978 to 1986. After two seasons in the [second division](/source/Belgian_Second_Division), K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk merged with *[K.F.C. Winterslag](/source/K.F.C._Winterslag)* to form [K.R.C. Genk](/source/K.R.C._Genk).

Historical league performance chart of KRC Genk and its predecessors (Waterschei SV Thor in yellow)

During the 1981–82 season, [Standard Liège](/source/Standard_Li%C3%A8ge) won the championship after a [match against Waterschei had been fixed](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Match_against_Waterschei_had_been_fixed&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affaire_Standard-Waterschei)], which was uncovered two years later.

Waterschei won the [Belgian Cup](/source/Belgian_Cup) twice (1980 and 1982). The latter victory led to Waterschei unexpectedly reaching the semi-finals of the [European Cup Winners Cup](/source/UEFA_Cup_Winners'_Cup) in [1982–83](/source/UEFA_Cup_Winners'_Cup_1982%E2%80%9383). After defeating [PSG](/source/Paris_Saint-Germain_F.C.) in the quarter-finals, Waterschei lost the first leg of the semi-final 5–1 at Pittodrie, home of the eventual winners, [Aberdeen](/source/Aberdeen_F.C.). A 1–0 victory in Genk, courtesy of [Eddy Voordeckers](/source/Eddy_Voordeckers), could not reverse the position.

Notable players were among others [Lei Clijsters](/source/Lei_Clijsters) (international, and father of former tennis star [Kim Clijsters](/source/Kim_Clijsters)), keeper Klaus Pudelko, striker Heinz Gründel, Icelandic striker Larus Gudmundsson, midfielder Pier(re) Janssen, Patrick Van Minsel and Dutch defender and international Adrie Van Kraaij.

## Honours

**[Belgian Cup](/source/Belgian_Cup)**

- **Winners:** 1979–80, 1981–82

- Runners-up: 1954–55

## See also

- [Category:Waterschei SV Thor players](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Waterschei_SV_Thor_players)

## References

- [Belgian football clubs history](http://users.skynet.be/pluto/Textbelgium/Teams.html)

- [RSSSF Archive](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/belghist.html) – 1st and 2nd division final tables

- [THOR WATERSCHEI Football-Blog](https://archive.today/20121203172525/http://www.thor-waterschei.blogspot.com/) (German)

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