Yellow Red 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 Pro League. 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.
Raymond Goethals was a Belgian football coach who led Marseille to victory in the UEFA Champions League final in 1993, becoming the first coach to win a European trophy with a French club and also the only coach to win the Champions League with a French club.
The Belgian Pro League, officially the Jupiler Pro League, due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler, is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023–24 season onwards, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Challenger Pro League.
The Belgian Super Cup, Pro League Supercup, is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian Pro League champions and the Belgian Cup winners. If both teams are the same, the Belgian Cup runners-up participates as the second club.
Michel Georges Jean Ghislain Preud'homme is a Belgian retired footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper. Currently, he is vice-president and sports director at Standard Liège.
François Vercauteren, nicknamed "The Little Prince", is a Belgian former footballer who played as a left winger. He is currently the sports director of the Royal Belgian Football Association.
Eric Maria Gerets is a Belgian football manager and former player who played as a right back.
Leo Albert Jozef "Lei" Clijsters was a Belgian professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Alexandre "Alex" Czerniatynski is a Belgian former footballer who played as a striker.
Arend "Arie" Haanˈɦaːn]; born 16 November 1948) is a Dutch football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He scored 6 goals in 35 matches for the Netherlands national team of the 1970s. At club level, he enjoyed a successful career with AFC Ajax, R.S.C. Anderlecht, Standard Liège and PSV Eindhoven.
Kenneth Brylle Larsen is a Danish former professional footballer. He scored two goals in 16 matches for the Denmark national team and represented his country at the 1984 European Championship.
René Vandereycken is a Belgian football manager and a former player. He was the head coach of the Belgium national team from 1 January 2006 to 7 April 2009.
The 2006–07 season is the 104th competitive season in Belgian football.
Jan Johnsen Sørensen is a Danish former football player, who played in the striker position. He most notably played professionally for Belgian club Club Brugge as well as FC Twente, Feyenoord and Ajax in the Netherlands. He played 11 matches and scored three goals for the Denmark national football team from 1977 to 1980.
Birger Quistorff Jensen was a Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, spending most of his career with Belgian club Club Brugge.
Gerard Plessers is a retired Belgian footballer.
Willy Wellens is a retired Belgian footballer, who played as both a forward or midfielder.
Ronny Martens is a retired Belgian footballer.
Jozef 'Jos' Daerden is a Belgian football manager and a former player. He works as an assistant manager of K.R.C. Genk.
Koenraad Sanders is a former Belgian footballer. He is the younger brother of footballer Luc Sanders.
