R.F.C. Meux
{{Short description|Association football club in Belgium}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| clubname = Meux
| image = R.F.C. Meux logo.png
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| fullname = Royal Football Club Meux
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| founded = {{start date and age|1946}}
| ground = Stade des Vert et Blanc,
La Bruyère
| capacity = 1,500
| chairman = Philippe Dubail{{cite news |title=Philippe Dubail nouveau patron de Meux |url=https://lameuse-namur.sudinfo.be/585055/article/2020-06-19/philippe-dubail-nouveau-patron-de-meux |access-date=20 September 2022 |work=Édition digitale de Namur |date=19 June 2020 |language=fr}}{{cite news |title=J'ai senti le groupe très détaché |url=https://www.lavenir.net/regions/namur/la-bruyere/2022/08/27/jai-senti-le-groupe-tres-detache-C6OKASOU65DZDDNXTBSMBUBGSM/ |access-date=20 September 2022 |work=L'Avenir |date=27 August 2022 |language=fr}}
| manager = Laurent Gomez
| league = Belgian Division 1
| season = 2024–25
| position = Belgian Division 2 ACFF, 2nd of 18 (promoted via play-offs)
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Royal Football Club Meux is a football club based in La Bruyère, Wallonia, Belgium. The club set to compete in the Belgian Division 1 from 2025–26, the third tier of Belgian football after promotion from Belgian Division 2 in 2024–25. The club is affiliated to the Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB) with matricule 4454 and has green as its club colour.
History
Football Club Meux was founded shortly after the end of World War II and became affiliated with the Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB).{{cite news |title=LA CLASSE AMÉRICAINE |url=https://sportmagazine.levif.be/autres-sports/la-classe-americaine/ |access-date=20 September 2022 |work=Sport/Foot Magazine |date=22 November 2016 |language=fr-BE}} They were registered with matricule 4454 and began playing at the lowest regional level.{{cite web |title=Dictionnaire des clubs affiliés à l'URBSFA depuis 1895: archives de l'URBSFA |url=http://www.foot100.be |website=Foot100 |access-date=24 April 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foot100.be%2F#federation=archive.wikiwix.com |archive-date=30 July 2021 |language=nl |url-status=live}} The club's first honour was a victory in the Coupe de la Province de Namur in 1966. The club played in the provincial divisions for half a century. In 1997, Meux won the title in the First Provincial Division and were promoted for the first time in their history to the Belgian Fourth Division, the fourth and lowest national level.{{cite web |title=Belgium 1997/98 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/belg98.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=24 April 2022}}
In their first season in national football, the club which had since become Royal Football Club Meux, finished in eighth place. The next season, the club ranked second to last, a position synonymous with relegation to the provincial divisions. The following years were spent as a yo-yo club between the highest regional tier and the lowest national tier.
In the 2010s, the club's results improved and after failing to win promotion two consecutive seasons in fifth place,{{cite news |title=Fernand DELCHAMBRE Un président heureux |url=https://www.lavenir.net/regions/namur/la-bruyere/2011/04/27/fernand-delchambre-un-president-heureux-J7ORQ2ECW5HM7CL5KTUWVKWCO4/ |access-date=20 September 2022 |work=L'Avenir |date=27 April 2011 |language=fr}} the team clinched the title in the Fourth Division in 2016, the first title at national level in the club's history.{{cite news |title=Promotion D: Meux est champion! (photos + vidéo) |url=https://www.sudinfo.be/art/1562350/article/2016-05-01/promotion-d-meux-est-champion-photos-video |access-date=20 September 2022 |work=Sudinfo |date=1 May 2016 |language=fr}}{{cite news |title=Meux champion de Promotion D |url=https://www.walfoot.be/news/2016-05-02/meux-remporte-le-championnat-de-promotion-d |access-date=20 September 2022 |work=Walfoot |date=2 May 2016 |language=fr}} Thanks to this, the club could maintain themselves at the new fourth national level, which took the name of Belgian Second Amateur Division from the 2016–17 season.{{cite news |title=Meux n'a plus le choix |url=https://www.walfoot.be/news/2016-12-10/meux-na-plus-le-choix |access-date=24 April 2022 |work=Walfoot |date=10 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424181802/https://www.walfoot.be/news/2016-12-10/meux-na-plus-le-choix |archive-date=24 April 2022 |language=fr}}
In 2024–25, Meux secure promotion to Belgian Division 1 from next season after finishing second place ACFF due to promotion play-off.
Seasons
- Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 0
- Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 0
- Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 0
- Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 19
- Seasons spent at Level 5 of the football league system: 0
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://rfcmeux.be/}}
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Category:Football clubs in Belgium
Category:Sport in Namur (province)
Category:Association football clubs established in 1946
Category:1946 establishments in Belgium
Category:Organisations based in Belgium with royal patronage