KFCO Beerschot-Wilrijk
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History
First of all a brief history of the club before I explain why I chose them.
1990 K Beerschot VAC is playing in belguim. But because of bad financial management they go togheter with Germinal Ekeren.
1999 Germinal Beerschot is created. In 2005 they win the belguim cup.
In 2010/11 there comes a new chairman, they change names again "Beerschot AC".
Once again due to financial dismanagement the club is bankrupt and cease to exist.
Here our story begins.
KFCO Wilrijk is a club in belgium founded in 1922 and peaked with playing in the belguim first division.
After years they ended up in the first regional division in belguim, playing on the same practice fields as Beerschot.
In 2013 the supporters of Beerschot had to look out for a new club to support. Many supporters now went to see Wilrijk.
Beerschot and Wilrijk played just a few 100 meters from eachother (when beerschot still existed). Because of the thousands of Beerschot supporters going to watch Wilrijk,Wilrijk decided to take the Beerschot into their club.
In 2013 KFCO Wilrijk changed it's name to KFCO Beerschot-Wilrijk and also integrated it's colours.
Due to high attendencee (7000) the club could take over the old Beerschot venue.
They had an average attendencee of 7000,peaking at 12.000 and having an average away game attendencee of 1000 supporters.
They became champions in 1st regional as they started their conquest towards belguim's first division.
They were now in the 4th division of belguim once again hitting amazing amounts of attendencee.
At the end of the season the 2nd consecutive title was a fact. KFCO B-W once again promoted.
3rd Divsion was once again another victim in the Conquest to Belguim's first division.
Getting ready to get to the 2nd Division, Belguim's league system reformed (will explain it later).
We once again had to play in the same league (3rd Division) which was now called 1st Amateur Division.
Once again we lifted our Trophy and got promoted to the Jupiler Pro League 1B (2nd Division). (2016-2017 season)
We won the league 4 consecutive years and are now very close to our goal of getting back to the Jupiler Pro League 1A (Belguim's 1st Division).
At this moment KFC B-W is still unbeaten this season in the league and are first.
Why KFCO Beerschot-Wilrijk?
They are my favorite team in Belguim and I have been supporting them since 2005. I have seen them win the Belgian cup and have seen them go down due to poor financial management.
There is no greater honor for me to build on this story even if it's virtual.
Also one of the reasons I want to play with them is because we once produced real talents like Jan Vertonghen, Moussa Dembele, Vermaelen, Alderweireld.
Oh and remember Victor Wanyama? I still got a shirt from Beerschot with his signature on.