KVK Ninove
association football club in Brakel, Belgium
KVK Ninove is a Belgian football club based in the city of Ninove, registered with the Belgian FA under matricule 2373. The full name of the club is Koninklijke Voetbal Klub Ninove (Royal Football Club Ninove) and it has green and black as club colours. The club has played for over three decades at the national level. The club set to play in Belgian National Division 1 from 2024–25 after promotion from Belgian Division 2 in 2023–24.
History
Already early on in the 20th century, football was organized in Ninove. Around 1908 a city team took part in a local Denderstreek league with teams from neighbouring cities. From 1913 to 1923 the club played under the name Sporting Football Club Ninove, abbreviated as SFC Ninove (with matricule 176). This club dissolved however, with only a few company teams remaining, such as those linked to the factories of Union Allumettière and Fabelta.
Eventually, on 22 March 1936 the current club joined the Belgian FA under the name FC Ninove. Matricule 2373 was awarded and the club chose green and black as club colours, starting in the Belgian Provincial Leagues.
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