K.S.C. Hasselt
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Koninklijk
e Sporting Club Hasselt was a Belgian
football club founded in 1908 as E.F.C. Hasselt. The matricule n°37 was erased in 2001 after the merge with K.S.K. Kermt to become K.S.K. Kermt-Hasselt. The club played one season in the first division in 1979-80.
The club was a fusion between two clubs: Excelsior-Hasselt green white and Hasselt-vv, blue white, a fusion that was made just after World War II
. The new colors were blue, green and white, still the club colors.
The season that they were playing in the first division, they were playing with some well known players of Holland, such as Peter Ressel
and Horst Blankenburg
, who even played for the national Holland team. Some very well known players even played in Hasselt like the national coach René Vandereycken. Also played in Hasselt the father of Stijn Stijnen: Jean-Pierre Stijnen.
The players who helped Hasselt to the 1st Division were: Norbert Verdingh, Noelmans, Philippe Vanderstraeten, Marc Billen, Paul Renaers, Dachelet, Dewaay, Keeper De Bellefroid, under coach Mr. Mangelschots, who became a respected coach afterwards in the 1st Division in St. Truiden. The team currently play in the 4th division.
Koninklijk
Koninklijk or Koninklijke is an honorary title given to certain companies and non-profit organizations in Belgium and the Netherlands, by the King or Queen in the respective country. It was first introduced by Louis Bonaparte in 1807, the King of the Netherlands at that time, who awarded the title...
e Sporting Club Hasselt was a Belgian
Belgium
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football club founded in 1908 as E.F.C. Hasselt. The matricule n°37 was erased in 2001 after the merge with K.S.K. Kermt to become K.S.K. Kermt-Hasselt. The club played one season in the first division in 1979-80.
The club was a fusion between two clubs: Excelsior-Hasselt green white and Hasselt-vv, blue white, a fusion that was made just after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The new colors were blue, green and white, still the club colors.
The season that they were playing in the first division, they were playing with some well known players of Holland, such as Peter Ressel
Peter Ressel
Peter Helmut Ressel is a retired football winger from the Netherlands, who obtained three caps for the Dutch national team. He won the UEFA Cup with Feyenoord Rotterdam in 1974 by defeating Tottenham Hotspur, scoring the 2-0 in the 84th minute of the second leg, which secured Feyenoord's win...
and Horst Blankenburg
Horst Blankenburg
Horst Blankenburg is a former German football player, who played as a sweeper. He is best known for the time in the beginning of the 1970s, during which he played for Ajax Amsterdam and won the European Cup three times and the Dutch championship and the KNVB Cup twice. In 1976, he won the German...
, who even played for the national Holland team. Some very well known players even played in Hasselt like the national coach René Vandereycken. Also played in Hasselt the father of Stijn Stijnen: Jean-Pierre Stijnen.
The players who helped Hasselt to the 1st Division were: Norbert Verdingh, Noelmans, Philippe Vanderstraeten, Marc Billen, Paul Renaers, Dachelet, Dewaay, Keeper De Bellefroid, under coach Mr. Mangelschots, who became a respected coach afterwards in the 1st Division in St. Truiden. The team currently play in the 4th division.