K.S.V. Waregem

Waereghem Sportif (in French) was founded in 1925 in Waregem, West Flanders, then changed its name to Waregem Sportief (its Dutch translation) in 1945. One year later, the club merged with Red Star Waregem to become S.V. Waregem. The new team became a member of the national association on the same year and was assigned the matricule number 4451. In 1951 the club received the right to be called royal (Dutch: Koninklijk) which was at the time given to any team founded 25 years before. KSV Waregem became the first team from Waregem to play in the second division in 1963. In 1966 it accessed to the first division and remained at that level for a while (except in 1972–73 and in 1994–95). It even won the 1974 Cup and the 1982 Supercup. In 1985–86 UEFA Cup, after eliminating AC Milan, it reached the semifinals, where 1. FC Köln stopped them. In 1996, Waregem was finally relegated to second division where they stayed until 1999 (to fall into third division). In 2001, due to financial problems, the club had to merge with Zultse V.V. and to keep their matricule (n°5381). The new club was named SV Zulte Waregem and it plays the Regenboogstadion that KSV Waregem used to play in. In 2005, SV Zulte Waregem was promoted to the Belgian First Division.

Belgian Second Division: 1965–66, 1994–95 Belgian Cup: 1973–74; runner-up 1981–82 Belgian Super Cup: 1982 UEFA Cup: 1985–86 (semi-finals) Minor

Jules Pappaert Cup: 1957, 1966 Tournoi de Paris: 1985