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| Full name | Boeckenberg Korfbal Club | |
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| Founded | 1932 | |
| Chairman | Frank De Schryver | |
| Manager | Johannis Schot | |
| League | Topkorfbal League | |
| Website | Club website | |
Boeckenberg Korfbal Club is an amateur korfball club from Deurne, Belgium. The club hs been dominating Belgian korfball since the 2006-07 season, only losing the title once as of 2011 [update] , to Scaldis in the 2009-10 season. In the seventies the club also won two titles.
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As national champion, the club has participated 9 times in the IKF Europa Cup. On each participation, Boeckenberg won the silver medal in this competition for European club champions.
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| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | W–L–D | European competitions | Tier | League | Pos. | W–L–D | Belgian Cup | |
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| 2018-2019 | 1 | Topkorfballeague | 6th | 5-6-3 | Europa Cup | Runner-up | 1 | Topkorfballeague | 5th | 7-7-0 | Quarterfinalist |
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