Royal Knokke
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Wikipedia - Royal Knokke F.C.
Royal Knokke Football Club is a Belgian association football club based in Knokke, West Flanders. The club currently play in the Belgian National Division 1, the third tier of Belgian football.
History
The club was founded in 1905.
In 2016–17, Knokke won the Second Amateur Division winning promotion to the First Amateur Division. After another successful season, Knokke finished second in the league standing, allowing them to participate in the final play-off round for promotion. Knokke won the final round, but did not apply for a licence for second-tier Belgian First Division B, which meant that only Lommel promoted.
The following year, the club finished last in the table and relegated to the Second Amateur Division. There, they regained the league title and won promotion – albeit in a special way. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Royal Belgian Football Association decided on 27 March 2020 to cancel all competitions and to determine the final rankings. Knokke had at that point played 24 games in the Second Amateur Division and finished on top with 63 points, forcing promotion back to the First Amateur Division.
O clube rapidamente obteve acesso à primeira divisão belga, onde jogou pela primeira vez na temporada 1996-1997. No entanto, foi rebaixado novamente após essa temporada e nunca mais retornou.
Depois de ficar alguns anos na terceira divisão, caiu para a quarta divisão. No final da temporada 2009-2010, conseguiu promover-se novamente para iniciar a temporada 2010-2011 na terceira divisão. Em seguida, caiu novamente para a quarta divisão, onde ainda permanece.
Cores: Azul e branco
Estádio: Estádio Maurice De Permentier
Capacidade do estádio: 1.000 lugares