Royal Knokke
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Wikipedia - Royal Knokke F.C.
Royal Knokke Football Club is a Belgian association football club based in Knokke, West Flanders. The club currently play in the Belgian National Division 1, the third tier of Belgian football.
History
The club was founded in 1905.
In 2016–17, Knokke won the Second Amateur Division winning promotion to the First Amateur Division. After another successful season, Knokke finished second in the league standing, allowing them to participate in the final play-off round for promotion. Knokke won the final round, but did not apply for a licence for second-tier Belgian First Division B, which meant that only Lommel promoted.
The following year, the club finished last in the table and relegated to the Second Amateur Division. There, they regained the league title and won promotion – albeit in a special way. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Royal Belgian Football Association decided on 27 March 2020 to cancel all competitions and to determine the final rankings. Knokke had at that point played 24 games in the Second Amateur Division and finished on top with 63 points, forcing promotion back to the First Amateur Division.
Royal Knokke FC je tradičným účastníkom belgických nižších líg a v súčasnosti hráva vo flamánskom Regionálnom divíznom šampionáte (æl. Roden). Klub je známy svojou silnou mládežníckou akadémiou, ktorá vychovala množstvo talentovaných hráčov, ktorí sa neskôr uplatnili v popredných belgických a zahraničných kluboch.
Pokiaľ ide o úspechy, Royal Knokke FC nevyhral žiadne významné trofeje. Avšak klub sa teší veľkej podpore miestnych fanúšikov a je aktívny aj v oblasti mládežníckeho futbalu.