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Full name | Koninklijke Diegem Sport | |
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Founded | 1943 | |
Ground | Gemeentelijk Sportstadion | |
Capacity | 4000 | |
Chairman | Guy Van Weyenberge | |
Manager | Stef Van De Velde | |
League | Third Amateur Division | |
2016–17 | 4th | |
Website | Club website | |
Koninklijke Diegem Sport is a Belgian association football club based in Diegem, Flemish Brabant currently playing in the third amateur division. The club was founded in 1943 when two clubs from Diegem merged, namely Diegem-Star and Diegem-Lo. They play at the Gemeentelijk Sportstadion in Diegem.
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