K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel

K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel was a Belgian professional association football club from Geel, Antwerp. The full name of this club is Koninklijke Football Club and it was founded in 1924. Born in 1912, this team got registered to the Belgian Football Association in 1924 and played for the first time in 1985-86 in the second division. By 1999-2000, the team played shortly in the first division as they won the second division final round. This was the precise time, when the club merged with neighbors from KFC Herentals.

This team is judged by the Control Commission since 2005, for having falsified the 2004-05 second division final round, subsequently being downgraded to the third division. This judgment got confirmed in 2006, post which the chairman of the team resigned. Though this team suffered much serious financial trouble, an Egyptian group, Wadi Degla Investment planned to take over this club. Ultimately the team took over KFC Turnhout and Lierse. In 2008, this club filed for bankruptcy and ceased to exist.

Major Achievements

Verbroedering Geel won the Belgian Third Division B in 1984-85. The team was the winners of the Belgian Second Division Final Round in 1998-99 and of the Belgian Third Division final round in 2006-07.