K. Beerschot V.A.C.
Belgian football club / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with K. Beerschot A.C..
Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbal en Atletiek Club, now K Beerschot VA was a Belgian football club from Antwerp. The club was founded in 1899 when most players of Antwerp left the club. It played in the 1920 Olympic Games Stadium named the "Kiel".
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Full name | Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbal en Atletiek Club |
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Founded | 1899; 125 years ago (1899) |
Dissolved | 1999; 25 years ago (1999) |
Ground | Olympisch Stadion (Antwerp) |
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After many financial problems over the years, the club was forced to retire from competition and was dissolved in 1999. Shortly after, K.F.C. Germinal Ekeren moved from Ekeren in the north of Antwerp to the south in order to install at the "Kiel". The club changed its name and became Germinal Beerschot, before the name was changed again in 2011 to Beerschot AC. In 2013, Beerschot AC went bankrupt and dissolved. A new team emerged: K Beerschot VA.