KV Mechelen

Also known as Y.R. K.V. Mechelen, K.V. Mechelen, YR KV Mechelen

Belgian association football club

Key facts

Full name: Yellow Red Koninklijke, Voetbalclub Mechelen
Nicknames: De Kakkers, Malinois, Malinwa, Geel-rood
Founded: 1904 ; 122 years ago ( 1904 )
Ground: Achter de Kazerne
Capacity: 16,672
Chairman: Luc Leemans
Head coach: Frederik Vanderbiest
League: Belgian Pro League
2023 24: Belgian Pro League, 8th of 16
Website: www .kvmechelen .be

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: association football club
Official name: Yellow Red Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen
Country: Belgium
Headquarters: Mechelen
Sport: association football
League: Belgian Pro League
Official website: www.kvmechelen.be
Image: Achter De Kazerne Oud.jpg

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category for members of a team: Category:K.V. Mechelen players
Commons category: KV Mechelen
home venue: AFAS Stadion KV Mechelen
head coach: Frederik Vanderbiest
official color: red
topic's main category: Category:K.V. Mechelen
inception: 1904-00-00
topic has template: Template:Fb team Mechelen
social media followers: 9420

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Encyclopedic overview

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Yellow Red Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˌjɛloː ˈrɛt ˌkoːnɪŋkləkə ˌvudbɑlklʏp ˈmɛxələ(n)]), often called KV Mechelen (Dutch pronunciation: [kaːˌveː ˈmɛxələ(n)], KVM) or simply by their former French name Malinois /ˌmalɪˈnwɑː/, 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.

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