Torhout 1992 Koninklijke Maatschappij is a Belgian association football

Football in Belgium

Football, a sport which has been played in Belgium since the end of the 19th century, is that country's most popular sport. The national association was founded in 1895 with the intention of bringing some order and organization to the sport...

 club currently playing in the third division A

Belgian Third Division A

The Belgian Third Division A is one of the two leagues at the third level of the Belgian football league system, the other one being the Belgian Third Division B. This division has existed since the 1952-53 season and is played every year with 16 clubs...

. The club is based in Torhout

Torhout

Torhout is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality only comprises the city of Torhout proper. On January 1, 2008 Torhout had a total population of 19,755...

, West Flanders. Torhout 1992 KM is founded by a merger of two associations, namely the KVK Torhout and SK Torhout. Since the fusion, the club has never played in a higher level of Belgian football.

Club history

• 1919: Founding in 1919 or 1920 football club torhoutois.
• 1920: membership in the Union of the Belgian Football Association (URBSFA) football club 09/11/1920 Tourhoutois with the official name Voetbalklub Thourout
• 1926: Voetballclub Thourout receives service number 110th Foundation Sport Kring Thourout 09/02/1926; membership URBSFA the 11/12/1926, receives the Association of the service number 822
• 1929: change of name of Voetbalklub Thourout (110) Football Club Thourout (110) on 24/10/1929
• 1951: After receiving the title of the Royal Society 13.04.1951, change the name of the Thourout Football Club (110) Royal E Torhout Football Club (110) 06/13/1951
• 1952: Once you know the title of the Royal Society 13.05.1952, change the name of the Sport Kring Thourout (822) in Koninklijke Sport Kring Torhout (822) on 08/06/1952
• 1973: Renamed Koninklijke Football Club Torhout (110) Royal E Voetbalklub Torhout (110) on 01/07/1973
• 1992: Fusion Koninklijke Voetbalklub Torhout (110) Royal E Sport Kring Torhout (822) to 1992 Torhout form (Koninklijke Maatschappij) (822) on 07/01/1992

(Sometimes it is in the year 1992 as the founding date of the reported Torhout 1992 (KM) (822) This claim wrong: Indeed, according to Federal Regulations, to start a newly formed club has to his sporting career "at the bottom of the ladder" This means here in 1992, the 4th Division of the province of West Flanders, it was not the case. In addition, the club could no qualification "Koninklijke Maatschappij 'without permission of the Royal Collection and existence without interruption since at least fifty years)

Notable players

Geoffrey Claeys

Geoffrey Claeys

Geoffrey Claeys is a football player who last played for Melbourne Victory in the A-League as a central Defender....

 Kevin Van Engelandt Tom De Sutter

Tom De Sutter

Tom De Sutter is a Belgian footballer who plays as a striker for Anderlecht.-Early career:De Sutter started his football activities at his local team K.V.V. Balegem, where he was discovered by third division side St. Wetteren...

 Kristof Arijs Dominique Vanmaele Bram De Ly

Bram de Ly

Bram de Ly is a Belgian football player, who currently plays for FCV Dender.-Career:He joined to Torhout 1992 KM in 2005, he came from Club Brugge.de Ly left after four years KV Kortrijk and signed in August 2010 with FCV Dender. -References:...

External links

Official club website