K.S.K. Tongeren
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Koninklijke Sportkring Tongeren is a Belgian association football
club based in Tongeren, currently playing in the third division
. It was founded in 1908 as Cercle Sportif Tongrois. It received the matricule n°54. The club merged with K. Patria F.C. Tongeren to become K.S.K. Tongeren in 1969. In the 1970s it was a major club in the second division
. Tongeren even managed to play two consecutive seasons in the first division (1981 to 1983). In 1996 the club fell in the third division.
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 based in Tongeren, currently playing in the third division
Belgian Third Division
The Belgian Third Division is the third highest level in Belgian football. It has two leagues of 18 teams each at the same level. This competition, known as the Belgian Promotion was first played in the 1926-27 season with three leagues, then with four leagues between 1931 and 1952. From 1952...
. It was founded in 1908 as Cercle Sportif Tongrois. It received the matricule n°54. The club merged with K. Patria F.C. Tongeren to become K.S.K. Tongeren in 1969. In the 1970s it was a major club 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,...
. Tongeren even managed to play two consecutive seasons in the first division (1981 to 1983). In 1996 the club fell in the third division.