KV Mechelen 564514 224100593 2008-07-07T08:58:51Z 80.198.157.22 {{Football club infobox | clubname = KV Mechelen | image = [[Image:KV Mechelen.gif]] | fullname = Yellow Red Koninklijke<br>Voetbalclub Mechelen | nickname = The Yellow Reds, </br>Malinois, </br>Malinwa, </br>''De Kakkers'' | founded = [[1904]] | ground = [[Veolia Stadium Achter de Kazerne]] | capacity = 14,145 | chairman = [[Johan Timmermans]] | manager = [[Peter Maes]] | league = [[Jupiler League]] | season = [[Jupiler League 2007-08]] | position = [[Jupiler League]], 13th | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_red_stripes|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=F0000A|body1=FFD700|rightarm1=F0000A|shorts1=000000|socks1=000000| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=000000|socks2=FFFFFF| }} <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> '''Y.R. K.V. Mechelen''' is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[football club]] from [[Mechelen]] in [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]] province. It is occasionally known by its French name, ''FC Malines''. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> == History == The club was founded in [[1904 in football (soccer)|1904]], a few months after the birth of city rival [[K.R.C. Mechelen]]. The club had a first successful period in the 40s. During World War II, in 1943, the club won their first domestic title. The second title came a few years later, in 1946, and in 1948 the club was successful again. After that, the club fell back. In 1954, they managed to finish third, only one point behind champion [[RSC Anderlecht]], but that was their last good season. Two years later, Mechelen was relegated to second division. During the 60s and the 70s, Mechelen went up and down between the first and second division. The club enjoyed a brief spell of both domestic and European success in the period of [[1987 in football (soccer)|1987]]-[[1990 in football (soccer)|1990]]. They are now today still the last Belgian team that won a European cup. K.V. Mechelen seemed to be on its way to becoming one of the top clubs in Belgium, but quickly declined when their chairman Cordier (who owned the rights to most of their players) was forced to sell many players due to his company's bad results. On [[June 10]], [[2007 in football (soccer)|2007]], the team achieved promotion to the [[Belgian League|Jupiler League]]. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> == Current squad == {{Fs start}} {{Football squad player|no=1|nat=Serbia|pos=GK|name=[[Miloš Adamović]]}} (on loan from [[Ethnikos Achna FC]]) {{Football squad player|no=2|nat=Belgium|pos=MF|name=[[Kristof Goessens]]}} {{Football squad player|no=3|nat=Belgium|pos=DF|name=[[Jonas Ivens]]}} {{Football squad player|no=4|nat=Belgium|pos=MF|name=[[Jeroen Mellemans]]}} {{Football squad player|no=5|nat=Belgium|pos=DF|name=[[Kenny Van Hoevelen]]}} {{Football squad player|no=6|nat=Belgium|pos=MF|name=[[Koen Persoons]]}} {{Football squad player|no=7|nat=Belgium|pos=MF|name=[[Kenneth Van Goethem]]}} {{Football squad player|no=8|nat=Belgium|pos=DF|name=[[Xavier Chen]]}} {{Football squad player|no=9|nat=Belgium|pos=DF|name=[[Pieter Crabeels]]}} {{Football squad player|no=10|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[Abdul-Yakini Iddi]]}} {{Football squad player|no=11|nat=Belgium|pos=FW|name=[[Issame Charaï]]}} {{Football squad player|no=12|nat=Democratic Republic of the Congo|pos=FW|name=[[Jean-Paul Kielo-Lezi]]}} {{Football squad player|no=13|nat=Croatia|pos=MF|name=[[Anton Dunković]]}} {{Football squad player|no=14|nat=Cameroon|pos=FW|name=[[Aloys Nong]]}} {{Fs mid}} {{Football squad player|no=15|nat=Belgium|pos=DF|name=[[Wesley Vanbelle]]}} {{Football squad player|no=16|nat=Belgium|pos=MF|name=[[Kevin Geudens]]}} {{Football squad player|no=17|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[Nana Akwasi Asare|Nana Asare]]}} {{Football squad player|no=18|nat=Belgium|pos=FW|name=[[Bjorn Vleminckx]]}} {{Football squad player|no=19|nat=Belgium|pos=MF|name=[[Maxime Biset]]}} {{Football squad player|no=20|nat=Belgium|pos=GK|name=[[Kevin Kempeneer]]}} {{Football squad player|no=21|nat=Belgium|pos=FW|name=[[Nicolas Delange]]}} {{Football squad player|no=22|nat=Congo DR|pos=DF|name=[[Pierre Mbemba]]}} {{Football squad player|no=23|nat=Belgium|pos=GK|name=[[Wouter Goris]]}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Belgium|pos=MF|name=[[Kristof Imschoot]]}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Belgium|pos=DF|name=[[Arne Vanden Eede]]}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Belgium|pos=GK|name=[[Olivier Renard]]}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Tunisia|pos=DF|name=[[Anis Boussaidi]]}} (on loan from [[FC Arsenal Kyiv]]) {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Cameroon|pos=MF|name=[[Patrice Noukeu]]}} (on loan from [[KAA Gent]]) {{Fs end}} == Notable players == {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} '''Belgium''' * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]][[Philippe Albert]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Thomas Chatelle]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Alex Czerniatynski]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Lei Clijsters]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Eddy Dierickx]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Marc Emmers]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Patrick Goots]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Dimitri Habran]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Dirk Huysmans]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Guy Léonard]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Walter Meeuws]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Tom Peeters]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Michel Preud'homme]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Steven Ribus]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Francis Severeyns]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Rudi Smidts]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Joos Valgaeren]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Birger van de Ven]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Joris van Hout]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Bruno Versavel]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Stijn Vreven]] * [[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg|20px|Belgium]] [[Marc Wilmots]] '''Angola''' * [[Image:Flag of Angola.svg|20px|Angola]] [[Joao Elias]] '''Austalia''' * {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Hayden Foxe]] '''Austria''' * [[Image:Flag of Austria.svg|20px|Austria]] [[Marko Vujic]] '''Canada''' * [[Image:Flag of Canada.svg|20px|Canada]] [[Garret Kusch]] '''Congo''' * {{flagicon|Congo}} [[Jean-Paul Boeka-Lisasi]] '''Czech Republic''' * {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Roman Vonasek]] '''Denmark''' * [[Image:Flag of Denmark.svg|20px|Denmark]] [[Søren Hermansen]] {{col-3}} '''Egypt''' * [[Image:Flag of Egypt.svg|20px|Egypt]] [[Mohamed El Yamani]] '''Ghana''' * [[Image:Flag of Ghana.svg|20px|Ghana]] [[George Blay]] '''Guinea''' * [[Image:Flag of Guinea.svg|20px|Guinea]] [[Drissa Diallo]] '''Israel''' * [[Image:Flag of Israel.svg|20px|Israel]] [[Eli Ohana]] '''Japan''' * [[Image:Flag of Japan.svg|20px|Japan]] [[Masahiro Endo]] '''Morocco''' * [[Image:Flag of Morocco.svg|20px|Morocco]] [[Nacer Abdellah]] '''Netherlands''' * {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[John Bosman]] * {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Dave de Jong]] * {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Piet den Boer]] * {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[René Eijkelkamp]] * {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Erwin Koeman]] * {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Graeme Rutjes]] * {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Martijn van Galen]] * {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Eric Viscaal]] * {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Wim Hofkens]] '''Nigeria''' * [[Image:Flag of Nigeria.svg|20px|Nigeria]] [[Tosin Dosunmu]] '''Peru''' * [[Image:Flag of Peru.svg|20px|Peru]] [[José del Solar]] * [[Image:Flag of Peru.svg|20px|Peru]] [[Luis Guadalupe]] '''Poland''' * [[Image:Flag of Poland.svg|20px|Poland]] [[Lukasz Kubik]] '''Rwanda''' * [[Image:Flag of Rwanda.svg|20px|Rwanda]] [[Fritz Emeran]] '''Sweden''' * [[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg|20px|Sweden]] [[Kennet Andersson]] * [[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg|20px|Sweden]] [[Klas Ingesson]] |} == Honours == *'''[[Jupiler League|Belgian First Division]]:''' **'''Winners (4):''' 1943, 1946, 1948, 1989 *'''[[Belgian Second Division]]:''' **'''Winners (5):''' 1928, 1963, 1983, 1999, 2002 *'''[[Belgian Second Division Final Round]]:''' **'''Winners (2):''' 1981, 2007 *'''[[Belgian Third Division]]:''' **'''Winners (1):''' 2005 *'''[[Belgian Cup]]:''' **'''Winners (1):''' 1987 *'''[[European Cup Winners Cup]]:''' **'''Winners (1):''' 1988 *'''[[European Super Cup]]:''' **'''Winners (1):''' 1988 *'''[[Joan Gamper Trophy]]:''' **'''Winners (1):''' 1989 {{start box}} {{succession box | before = [[Ajax Amsterdam|Ajax]] | title = [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Winner]] | years = [[1988]] <br> Runner up: [[Ajax Amsterdam|Ajax]]| after = [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]}} {{end box}} == External links == *{{nl icon}} [http://www.kvmechelen.be Official website] *{{nl icon}} [http://www.malinwa.be Fanclub website] {{Jupiler League}} [[Category:Y.R. 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