K.S.K. Voorwaarts Zwevezele

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Zwevezele
Voorwaarts Zwevezele logo.png
Full nameKoninklijke Sportkring Voorwaarts Zwevezele
Founded1957
GroundSportcomplex Zwevezele,
Zwevezele
Capacity1,500
League Belgian Fourth Provincial

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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Recent history

The first women's team was promoted to the Belgian Women's First Division for the first time in the 2018–19 season. [1]

In 2018, the men's team won the Belgian First Provincial and gained promotion to the national divisions. [2] During the 2018–19 season, the club won both the first and third period titles in the Belgian Third Amateur Division A, earning a place in the promotion play-offs. Victories over Sint-Lenaarts and Lyra-Lierse secured promotion to the Belgian Second Amateur Division—the club’s fifth promotion in six seasons. [3] [4] [5]

Following promotion, former Belgian international Stijn De Smet joined the club, alongside several other former professional players, including Vincent Provoost, Hans Cornelis, Stijn Minne, Niels Coussement and Tim Smolders. [6]

On 21 January 2022, Zwevezele announced its withdrawal from the Belgian national divisions after electing not to renew its license for the 2022–23 season. [7]

In March 2023, the club confirmed that chairman and long-time benefactor Paul Degroote would step down after a decade in charge. Players were informed they were free to join other clubs, and the team announced it would restart in the Fourth Provincial Division, the lowest tier of Belgian football, for the 2023–24 season. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "#Eerste klasse: Oefenprogramma KSK Voorwaarts Zwevezele! – Vrouwenvoetbal.be". Vrouwenvoetbal (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Zwevezele blijft ook ambitieus in derde amateur". Focus en WTV (in Flemish). 9 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Voorwaarts Zwevezele vs. Sint-Lenaarts – 12 May 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Lyra-Lierse moet de promotie laten aan het sterke Zwevezele, ondanks de steun van honderden fans". K. Lyra-Lierse (in Flemish). 20 May 2019.
  5. ↑ 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).
  6. ↑ Stricht, Wouter Vander (1 May 2019). "Stijn De Smet kapt met profvoetbal en trekt naar KSKV Zwevezele". KW.be (in Dutch).
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ Bourez, Philippe (4 March 2023). "SKV Zwevezele neemt volgend seizoen nieuwe start in vierde provinciale". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Flemish). Retrieved 30 May 2025.
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