R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015)

The club was founded in 1951 as Standard Wetteren. In 2015, Wetteren folded and merged with another club, liberating the matricule which was sold to people wanting to revive the former RWDM with matricule 47 which folded in 2002. As such the new club was named RWDM47. The club quickly rose through the ranks, winning two consecutive promotions from the fifth to the third tier. In December 2021, the club announced that it had come under the ownership of American business executive John Textor, who also holds stakes in English side Crystal Palace, Brazilian side Botafogo and French side Lyon.{{cite web |title=Crystal Palace shareholder John Textor in talks to buy Belgian side RWD Molenbeek |url=https://theathletic.com/news/crystal-palace-shareholder-john-textor-in-talks-to-buy-belgian-side-rwd-molenbeek/C8oAQaApEHpR/ |website=The Athletic |date=23 December 2021}}

RWDM's academy is considered one of the best in Belgium, and many footballers have come from there, notably Adnan Januzaj and Michy Batshuayi to name a few Belgian internationals as well as a few internationals for other countries.{{cite web |title=Sky Sports Scout - Adnan Januzaj |url=https://www.skysports.com/transfer/news/15198/8966349/sky-sports-scout-adnan-januzaj |website=SkySports |date=21 May 2014}}{{cite news |title=Michy Batshuayi: The SpongeBob-loving Spurs target tearing up Ligue 1 |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/michy-batshuayi-spongebob-loving-spurs-target-tearing-ligue-1 |work=fourfourtwo.com |date=23 December 2015}}

On 13 May 2023, RWDM secured promotion to the Belgian Pro League by winning the Challenger Pro League title in a narrow 1–0 victory over RSCA Futures, with Mickaël Biron scoring the winning goal.{{cite press release |title=WE ARE BACK IN THE FIRST DIVISION ! |url=https://www.rwdm.be/nl/we-are-back-in-the-first-division/ |website=RWDM |access-date=13 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515134054/https://www.rwdm.be/nl/we-are-back-in-the-first-division/ |archive-date=15 May 2023 |language=nl |date=15 May 2023}}{{cite news |title=RWDM promoveert! Brusselse traditieclub volgend seizoen opnieuw in hoogste klasse na zege tegen RSCA Futures |url=https://www.hln.be/belgisch-voetbal/rwdm-promoveert-brusselse-traditieclub-volgend-seizoen-opnieuw-in-hoogste-klasse-na-zege-tegen-rsca-futures~a3a60844/ |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=Het Laatste Nieuws |date=13 May 2023 |language=nl-BE}} They went straight back down at the end of their first season back in the top flight.

RWDM's traditional rival is Union Saint-Gilloise,{{Cite web|title=RWDM-fans boycotten Zwanzederby: 'Union heeft geen respect voor ons'|url=https://www.bruzz.be/sport/rwdm-fans-boycotten-zwanzederby-union-heeft-geen-respect-voor-ons-2017-12-28|access-date=2020-09-06|website=www.bruzz.be|language=nl}} which goes back to the 19th century when RWDM were known as Daring Club.{{Cite web|title=Union Saint-Gilloise – RWD Molenbeek : ici c'est Bruxelles - Les Cahiers du football|url=http://www.cahiersdufootball.net/article-union-saint-gilloise-rwd-molenbeek-ici-c-est-bruxelles-6163|access-date=2020-09-06|website=www.cahiersdufootball.net|language=fr}} RWDM also have a rivalry with RSC Anderlecht, with just 3 kilometres separating the two clubs and the fixtures often taking over the mantle of the "Derby of Brussels" in the professional era due to Union's relative decline. RWDM also have rivalries with Eendracht Aalst, Lierse,{{cite web |title=RWDM - Lierse (2002): 1-0 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf_lBrCWS7w&ab_channel=FilipVanderElst |website=youtube.com |access-date=13 July 2021 |date=17 May 2009}} and RFC Liège.{{Cite web|title=RWDM zakt uiteindelijk zonder supporters af naar Luik|url=https://www.bruzz.be/sport/rwdm-zakt-uiteindelijk-zonder-supporters-af-naar-luik-2019-01-08|access-date=2020-09-06|website=www.bruzz.be|language=nl}}

RWDM drew support from across the Belgian capital due to its merger of 4 teams, as well as in the Periphery, where many Brusseleirs migrated to, in contrast to the more locally based Saint-Gilles support and the nationwide Anderlecht support.{{Cite web|title='Er is een markt voor drie Brusselse voetbalclubs in eerste klasse'|url=https://www.bruzz.be/sport/er-een-markt-voor-drie-brusselse-voetbalclubs-eerste-klasse-2019-09-11|access-date=2020-09-06|website=www.bruzz.be|language=nl}} It had high attendances for a big part of its existence as RWDM, until financial troubles and the subsequent changeover with Johan Vermeesch in charge of the new club led to the name change to FC Brussels,{{Cite web|date=2002-09-03|title=Football - D 2 Le déménagement|url=https://www.dhnet.be/archive/football-d-2-le-demenagement-51b8517fe4b0de6db9a30d53|access-date=2020-09-06|website=DH Les Sports +|language=fr}} and caused a split in the fanbase. During their years as FC Brussels, the Ultra group Brussels Power 05 emerged,{{Cite web|title=Interview with Brussels Power (FC Brussels - Belgium)|url=https://www.ultras-tifo.net/interviews/29-interview-with-brussels-power-fc-brussels-belgium.html|access-date=2020-09-06|website=Ultras-Tifo|language=en-gb}} while many of the "old school" casuals "Brussels Boys" boycotted. These days both supporter groups sit in the same Bloc A.

{{Updated|16 January 2025}}.{{Cite web |title=A-kern-Staff |url=https://www.rwdm.be/nl/team/noyau-a-nl/|access-date=1 January 2025 |publisher=RWDM}}

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{{Fs player|no=77|nat=MTQ|pos=FW|name=Mickaël Biron}}

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{{Fs player|no=84|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Mohamed El Arouch}}

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• Challenger Pro League
• Winner (1): 2022–23

• RWD Molenbeek (1909)

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