Koninklijke Sportkring Voorwaarts Zwevezele is a football club based in Zwevezele, West Flanders, Belgium. The club is affiliated to the Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB) with matricule 6039 and has yellow and black as club colours.
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| Full name | Koninklijke Sportkring Voorwaarts Zwevezele | |
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| Founded | 1957 | |
| Ground | Sportcomplex Zwevezele, Zwevezele | |
| Capacity | 1,500 | |
| Chairman | Paul Degroote | |
| League | Belgian Second Provincial | |
| 2021–22 | Belgian Division 2, 5th of 16 (expelled) | |
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Recent history edit
The first women's team was promoted to the Belgian Women's First Division for the first time in the 2018–19 season,[1] and the men's team play in the Belgian Division 2. In 2018, the team was promoted to the national divisions, after it won the Belgian First Provincial.[2] In the 2018–19 season, the team won the first and third period title in Belgian Third Amateur Division A, which allowed them to participate in the final round for promotion. That final round was won after wins over Sint-Lenaarts and Lyra-Lierse.[3][4] The team thus promoted to the Belgian Second Amateur Division – its fifth promotion in six seasons.[5]
After reaching promotion, former Belgian international Stijn De Smet signed with the club. At that point, other former notable former professional players had also moved to Zwevezele, including Vincent Provoost, Hans Cornelis, Stijn Minne, Niels Coussement and Tim Smolders.[6]
On 21 January 2022, Zwevezele withdrew from the Belgian national divisions after not renewing their license for the 2022–23 season.[7]
References edit
- ^ "#Eerste klasse: Oefenprogramma KSK Voorwaarts Zwevezele! – Vrouwenvoetbal.be". Vrouwenvoetbal (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Zwevezele blijft ook ambitieus in derde amateur". Focus en WTV (in Flemish). 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Voorwaarts Zwevezele vs. Sint-Lenaarts – 12 May 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Lyra-Lierse moet de promotie laten aan het sterke Zwevezele, ondanks de steun van honderden fans". K. Lyra-Lierse (in Flemish). 20 May 2019.
- ^ Stricht, Wouter Vander (21 January 2022). "KSKV Zwevezele laat nationaal voetbal schieten, maar wil eerst wel nog kampioen spelen in tweede afdeling". KW.be (in Dutch).
- ^ Stricht, Wouter Vander (1 May 2019). "Stijn De Smet kapt met profvoetbal en trekt naar KSKV Zwevezele". KW.be (in Dutch).
- ^ "KSK Zwevezele verdwijnt uit het nationaal voetbal | Focus en WTV". Focus-WTV (in Dutch). 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.