De Kakkers KV Mechelen
Belgium · Founded: 1904
KV Mechelen is a professional football club based in Mechelen, Belgium, founded in 1904. The club competes in the Belgian Pro League and plays its home matches at the Achter de Kazerne stadium. Known for its yellow and red colors, Mechelen is one of the traditional clubs in Belgian football with a strong local identity and passionate supporters.
Domestically, the club has won four Belgian league titles and two Belgian Cups, with its most successful periods coming in the 1940s and the late 1980s. Although it has not been as consistently dominant as some of Belgium’s biggest clubs, Mechelen has remained a competitive side and an important part of the country’s football landscape.
Internationally, KV Mechelen achieved its greatest success in the late 1980s, winning the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1988 and the UEFA Super Cup the same year. These achievements made it one of the few Belgian clubs to win major European trophies. Despite ups and downs in later years, the club remains notable for its historic European success and continued presence in top-level Belgian football.
| Tournament | Count | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | 4 | 1942–43 · 1945–46 · 1947–48 · 1988–89 |
| 5 | 1930–31 · 1953–54 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1990–91 | |
| 5 | 1928–29 · 1929–30 · 1946–47 · 1989–90 · 1992–93 | |
| Cup | 2 | 1986–87 · 2018–19 |
| 5 | 1966–67 · 1990–91 · 1991–92 · 2008–09 · 2022–23 |