About KV Oostende

KV Oostende (Koninklijke Voetbalclub Oostende) was a Belgian football club based in Ostend, West Flanders. It was originally founded in 1904 as VG Oostende and later merged in 1981 with AS Oostende to form the modern club. The team played its home matches at the Albertparkstadion, later known as the Versluys Arena, and was commonly nicknamed “De Kustboys”.

The club spent much of its history moving between divisions, but it had several periods in Belgium’s top flight. Its best sporting era came in the 2010s, when it established itself in the Belgian First Division A and even qualified for European competition, including the UEFA Europa League in the 2017–18 season.

Despite this success, KV Oostende faced severe financial problems in the early 2020s, accumulating debt and suffering sporting decline. After relegation and failure to secure a professional license, the club went bankrupt and was officially dissolved in 2024, ending more than a century of football history in Ostend.