Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen, often simply called KV Mechelen or KVM, or by their former French name FC Malinois, is a Belgian professional football club based in Mechelen in the Antwerp province. KV Mechelen plays in the Belgian First Division A. They have won four Belgian championships and twice the Belgian Cup, as well as the 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 1988 European Super Cup. They collected most of their honours in the 1940s and in the 1980s.
The Belgian First Division A, Belgian Pro League or 1A Pro League since the 2015–16 season, is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since 2020–21 season, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Belgian First Division B. Seasons run from early August to late April, with teams playing 34 matches each in the regular season, and then entering play-offs I or play-offs II according to their position in the regular season. Play-offs I are contested by the top-four clubs in the regular season, with each club playing each other twice. Play-offs II are contested by teams ranked 5 to 8 in the regular season, divided in four groups of four teams playing each other once. The team finishing in 18th place is relegated directly. However, the 17th place will battle for promotion-relegation play-off against 2nd place of Belgian First Division B.
Leo Albert Jozef "Lei" Clijsters was a Belgian professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Francis Severeyns, nicknamed Cisse, is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a striker for Royal Antwerp, Pisa S.C., KV Mechelen, FC Tirol Innsbruck and K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot. He was the Jupiler League top scorer in 1988 with 24 goals. He played seven matches for the Belgium national team. Whilst at Antwerp he helped them to the 1993 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, in which he scored to tie the game at 1–1, although they went on to lose 3–1 to Parma.
Philippe Julien Albert is a Belgian former professional footballer and television pundit.
Marc Jozef Emmers is a retired Belgian footballer. His former clubs include KV Mechelen, AC Lugano and R.S.C. Anderlecht. He played for the great R.S.C. Anderlecht of the mid-1990s that won the Belgian First division three times from 1994 to 97.
Erwin Koeman is a Dutch retired professional football player and retired football manager.
K.R.C. Mechelen is a Belgian association football club from Mechelen in the Antwerp province. It is a long-time rival of KV Mechelen. The club's best position ever is a second place in the first division 1951–52. KRC Mechelen also reached the final of the Belgian Cup in 1954. However, the team has been falling through the Belgian football league system since 2015 and in the 2017–18 season it will be playing in the Belgian Provincial Leagues for the first time since 1906.
Frederik Vanderbiest is a Belgian football manager and former player who is currently assistant manager at KV Mechelen.
Bruno Versavel is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, most notably for KV Mechelen and R.S.C. Anderlecht.
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Ronny Martens is a retired Belgian footballer.
Koen Persoons is a Belgian professional footballer playing for Belgian Second Amateur Division outfit Ninove. He is a defensive midfielder.
Auguste "Gust" Hellemans, was a Belgian footballer.
Desiderius "Désiré" or "Dis" Victor Bourgeois was a Belgian footballer born 13 December 1908 in Mechelen. His date of death remains unknown.
Gustav Per Fredrik Engvall is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mechelen in the Belgian Pro League.
Nikola Storm is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Mechelen as a winger.
The 2019 Belgian Cup Final, named Croky Cup after the sponsor, was the 64th Belgian Cup final and took place on 1 May 2019 between Gent and KV Mechelen. KV Mechelen was the first team from outside the top division to qualify for the cup final since the 2001 Belgian Cup Final when Belgian Second Division champions Lommel lost to Westerlo. KV Mechelen won the cup by two goals to one.
The 2021–22 Belgian First Division A is the 119th season of top-tier football in Belgium.
The 2021–22 season is the 118th season in the existence of K.V. Mechelen and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, K.V. Mechelen will participate in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup.
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