K.S.K. Heist
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Koninklijke Sportkring Heist is a Belgian association football
club from the city of Heist-op-den-Berg
in the province of Antwerp
. The club plays at Gemeentelijk Sportcentrum and is currently in the Second Division
, for the first time in its history. Heist spent 9 seasons at the third level of Belgian football, from 1987–88 to 1993–94, and from 2008–09 to 2009–10.
Football in Belgium
Football, a sport which has been played in Belgium since the end of the 19th century, is that country's most popular sport. The national association was founded in 1895 with the intention of bringing some order and organization to the sport...
club from the city of Heist-op-den-Berg
Heist-op-den-Berg
Heist-op-den-Berg is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the villages of Booischot , Hallaar, Heist-op-den-Berg proper , Itegem, Schriek and Wiekevorst.-History:The 48-meter-high hill on which Heist would...
in the province of Antwerp
Antwerp (province)
Antwerp is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and East Flanders. Its capital is Antwerp which comprises the Port of Antwerp...
. The club plays at Gemeentelijk Sportcentrum and is currently in the Second Division
Belgian Second Division
The Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,...
, for the first time in its history. Heist spent 9 seasons at the third level of Belgian football, from 1987–88 to 1993–94, and from 2008–09 to 2009–10.