KV Turnhout

The Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging Turnhout 148 is a football club from the northern Belgian city of Turnhout 40,000 inhabitants, which was founded in 1912 as Turnhout Sportvereeniging. The number 148 in the club name is the member number in the Belgian Football Association, which he received in 1926.

1921, the club was renamed the Football Club Turnhout. After he received the title of " Royal Society " in 1952, was re- renamed, this time to Koninklijke Football Club Turnhout (148). The current club name has been kept since 2002.

The club played in its history, mostly second-rate. However, in 1931, 1936 and 1963 succeeded for one year of promotion to the top flight. 1966 KV Turnhout rose for the first time for one year from the third league. From 1976 to 1990, the club was again mediocre. Since then, the KV commutes between the third and the second division, though in 2002 even once the transition to the fourth division had to be commenced. After only one year but managed to rise again. Succeeded in 2009 after six years of low ranks again promotion to the second division.

Among the best known former players of the club include the prolific Patrick Goots, who scored in the two seasons between 1997 and 1999 a total of 72 goals in 67 league games for KV Turnhout, and Salou Ibrahim, his professional career began here between 2000 and 2004, and the national team and World Cup qualifiers in 1990 Bruno Versavel, which trailed off in Turnhout his professional career between 2000 and 2007. From former coaches is probably the former national player Gerard Plessers best known, who officiated in the late 1990s.

Stadium

The KV Turnhout bear its home games at completed in 2005 multifunctional Stadsparkstadion ( "City Park Stadium "). The stadium has a capacity of 3,000 spectators, of which 700 seats including 160 so-called business seats. The covered grandstand can accommodate 1500 spectators. The stadium is also home to the Korfball clubs Technico and an athletics club. It is also used by some other clubs and schools.