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Koninklijke Football Club Zwarte Leeuw (lit. Royal Football Club Black Lion) is a Belgian football club from Rijkevorsel. The club is affiliated to the Belgian Football Association with basic number 1124 and has yellow-black as team colors.

KFC Zwarte Leeuw

Full name	KFC Zwarte Leeuw
Nickname(s)	De Leeuwen
Founded	25 April 1926
Ground	Louis Van Roeystadion
Capacity	6,000
Chairman	Luc Sysmans
Manager	Gino Swaegers
League	Belgian Division 3
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was on 25 April 1926 established as Athletics Club Black Leeuwkens Rijckevorsel . On November 18, 1927 the club joined the Football League as Black Lion Rijckevorsel and received basic number 1124. In 1972 the club took the name FC Rijkevorsel to. Three years later the name was changed again in FC Black Lion; Rijkevorsel name was omitted. Following the fiftieth anniversary should the club in 1976, the title Royal for the FC still turn and became KFC Black Lion.

In 1974 the club was able for the first time to the provincial series to come and played thirteen years in the promotion series where the club five times second place managed to achieve. Black Lion won in 1987 ended his set, and played as in 1987/88 for the first time in the third class. The team took not just a stunt when the title was to be left to one point after Germinal Ekeren. The following season, the club have six points ahead of FC Heist athletic champion and so opened the gate of the Second Division.

There the club continue its momentum and surprised everyone by taking off with as many points as the third road Racing Genk. In the final round for the promotion Black Lion was second behind Genk and saw a new promotion to his nose passing. The success did not last and the next season was the club's fight against relegation, a battle in 1993 lost. The Bosman lost the club, like many other clubs, much money and this was reflected in the sporting results. Rather than return to battle for the second class promotion the club just like the last three years fighting against relegation. Had Black Lion finished in fourteenth place and normally need to place through the final round ticket for the next season to secure, but by the second class expanded from 16 to 18 clubs Black Lion was saved. The following season the club finished again on the fourteenth and could just save. In 1995, however, the degradation was inevitable.

The club moved to the next few years in the middle. In 1998/99 third place was achieved and in 1999/00 even a second. Black Lion was preparing for the final round of promotion, but was already in the first round with 1–3 defeated by SK Lebbeke. In 2001, the Vice-title was won, behind Bocholter VV. In the final round was first SK Eernegem defeated in the second round, but the club had to be won against SK Wevelgem. The following years the club away slowly sank in the middle and did it until 2005/06-second look with a tie for fifth place. However, in 2006–07 the club was relegated for the first time since 1974, out of the national series. In the 2008–09 season the club won the final round in the Antwerp First Provincial and was able to return to the national series.

Black Leo spent three seasons in Fourth Division, but in 2012 again followed a demotion to First Provincial. This time the stay is of short duration. It was immediately champion and so did one in 2013 after a season already back in Fourth Class.

Honours

League/cup	Number	Season
Derde klasse	1x	1988/89
Vierde klasse	1x	1986/87
Eerste provinciale	1x	2012/13
Tweede provinciale	1x	1972/73
Derde provinciale	2x	1954/55, 1963/64
Trofee Jules Pappaert	1x	1989

Results

Season	Division									Series	Points	Comments	Belgian Cup
	I		II	III		G.I	G.II	G.III		From 1926/27, there are 3 natioanal and 3 regional levels
From 1926 as FC Zwarte Leeuw
1931/32								5		Derde gew.	16
1932/33								4		Derde gew.	13
1933/34								4		Derde gew.	21
1934/35								2		Derde gew.	19
1935/36							8			Tweede gew.	25
1936/37							8			Tweede gew.	28
1937/38							3			Tweede gew.	40
1938/39							5			Tweede gew.	29
1939/40							1			Noodc.	20	Competition stopped because of World War II
1940/41							1			Noodc.	38	Competition stopped because of World War II
1941/42							2			Tweede gew.	41
1942/43						1				Eerste gew.	35
1943/44						4				Eerste gew.	28
1944/45												No competition because of World War II
1945/46												No competition because of World War II
1946/47						16				Eerste gew.	8
1947/48							12			Tweede gew.	22
1948/49							14			Tweede gew.	12
1949/50								11		Derde gew.	23
1950/51								3		Derde gew.	38
1951/52								3		Derde gew.	44
	I		II	III	IV	P.I	P.II	P.III	P.IV	From 1952/53, there are 4 national and 4 regional levels
1952/53								11		Derde prov. Antw.	21
1952/53								11		Derde prov. Antw.	21
1953/54								3		Derde prov. Antw.	35
1954/55								1		Derde prov. Antw.	42
1955/56							7			Tweede prov. Antw.	32
1956/57							13			Tweede prov. Antw.	21
1957/58							6			Tweede prov. Antw.	32
1958/59							13			Tweede prov. Antw.	24
1959/60							15			Tweede prov. Antw.	12
1960/61								4		Derde prov. Antw.	41
1961/62								4		Derde prov. Antw.	39
1962/63								3		Derde prov. Antw.	43
1963/64								1		Derde prov. Antw.	46
1964/65							3			Tweede prov. Antw.	38
1965/66							3			Tweede prov. Antw.	39
1966/67							11			Tweede prov. Antw.	28
1967/68							8			Tweede prov. Antw.	31
1968/69							13			Tweede prov. Antw.	27
1969/70							2			Tweede prov. Antw.	45
1970/71							2			Tweede prov. Antw.	45
1971/72							6			Tweede prov. Antw.	33
1972/73							1			Tweede prov. Antw.	39
1973/74						2				Eerste prov. Antw.	40
1974/75					6					Vierde klasse B	32
1975/76					3					Vierde klasse C	37
From 1976 as KFC Zwarte Leeuw
1976/77					3					Vierde klasse B	35
1977/78					2					Vierde klasse B	41
1978/79					7					Vierde klasse A	31
1979/80					3					Vierde klasse C	44
1980/81					2					Vierde klasse A	41
1981/82					2					Vierde klasse C	45
1982/83					2					Vierde klasse D	48
1983/84					2					Vierde klasse B	50		1/8
1984/85					5					Vierde klasse C	37
1985/86					5					Vierde klasse A	32
1986/87					1					Vierde klasse C	41
1987/88				2						Derde klasse B	50
1988/89				1						Derde klasse B	44		1/4
1989/90			3							Tweede klasse	36		1/32
1990/91			14							Tweede klasse	26		1/8
1991/92			13							Tweede klasse	24		1/32
1992/93			16							Tweede klasse	23
1993/94				14						Derde klasse B	24
1994/95				14						Derde klasse B	23
1995/96				15						Derde klasse B	22	Introduction three point system	4R
1996/97					7					Vierde klasse C	41
1997/98					5					Vierde klasse C	50
1998/99					3					Vierde klasse B	49
1999/00					2					Vierde klasse C	54		3R
2000/01					2					Vierde klasse C	48		4R
2001/02					6					Vierde klasse C	45		4R
2002/03					10					Vierde klasse C	45		3R
2003/04					11					Vierde klasse C	35		4R
2004/05					11					Vierde klasse B	36		4R
2005/06					6					Vierde klasse C	48		1/16
2006/07					14					Vierde klasse C	33		3R
2007/08						5				Eerste prov. Antw.	45		2R
2008/09						2				Eerste prov. Antw.	72		1R
2009/10					7					Vierde klasse C	43		1R
2010/11					12					Vierde klasse C	38		2R
2011/12					14					Vierde klasse C	27		2R
2012/13						1				Eerste prov. Antw.	61		2R
2013/14					5					Vierde klasse C	48		4R
2014/15					6					Vierde klasse C	44		4R
2015/16					4					Vierde klasse C	50		4R
	1A	1B	1Am	2Am	3Am	P.I	P.II	P.III	P.IV	From 2016/17, there are 3 national and 4 regional amateur divisions
2016/17				7						Tweede klasse Am.	40		5R
2017/18				14						Tweede klasse Am.	30		3R
2018/19					6					Derde klasse Am.	43		3R
2019/20					10					Derde klasse Am.	31	Competition stopped after 24 games because of Covid19	2R
2020/21					11					Derde afdeling	4	Competition stopped after 3 games because of Covid19	3R
2021/22					7					Derde afdeling	46		5R
2022/23										Derde afdeling

External links

• Official website

Sources

• F. FLEERAKKERS, ''Honderd jaar voetbal in Rijkevorsel'', Rijkevorsel, 2013.

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