K.R.C. Genk

Koninklijke Racing Club Genk, usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as well as 3 Belgian Cups, most recently in 2008–09. They are one of the 5 Belgian clubs to have reached the UEFA Champions League group stage, with Lierse, Anderlecht, Club Brugge and Standard Liège. They did so in the 2002–03 season, and finished 4th of their group with 4 points.

The club formed in 1988 by the merger of Waterschei Thor with KFC Winterslag, from which it took over the matricule number. It has been one of the most successful clubs in Belgium since the late 1990s and so they regularly qualify for European competitions. The club has been playing in the first division since the 1996–97 season. They play their home matches in the Cristal Arena. Their main outfit is blue and white.

History

KFC Winterslag history (1923–88)

The club FC Winterslag was founded in 1923 and they became that year a member of the Belgian Football Association that gave it the...
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