KRC Bambrugge
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| Full name | Koninklijke Racing Club Bambrugge | |
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| Founded | 1949 (foundation) 1950 (matricule number assigned) Matricule number 5343 |
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| Ground | Lindekouter, 9420 Bambrugge |
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| Capacity | 1500 | |
| President | Paul Lammens | |
| Head coach | Stephan Van Laere | |
| League | Belgian first provincial league of East Flanders | |
| Website | Club home page | |
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KRC Bambrugge is a Belgian association football club based in Bambrugge, East Flanders. The club has matricule number 5343 and the club's colours are black and yellow. They currently play in East Flanders Division One in the Belgian Provincial leagues. They play their home games at the Complex Lindekouter in Bambrugge.
History
The club was founded on 16 August 1949 and joined the Royal Belgian Football Association on 24 June 1950, with matricule number 5343 being assigned to the team. Bambrugge played for decades in the provisional leagues, but climbed steadily, and remained at the top of the Second Provincial for years. They were the winners of their series in 2009, resulting in promotion to the highest provincial level, the first club ever from Erpe-Mere to achieve this.
Merger plans
There are ongoing plans for the four remaining clubs from Erpe-Mere (SK Aaigem, KRC Bambrugge, KFC Olympic Burst and FC Mere) to merge.[1] A new stadium will be built on the domain of Steenberg, with an objective of it being ready by 2015.[2] However, the merger is not expected to happen before 2016 at the earliest due to the need for a multi-purpose hall to be built first in Steenberg (source: municipality Erpe-Mere). The new football club will use the matricule number of KRC Bambrugge, that plays in the first provincial league, as the other teams play in lower series. It is thought to be almost certain that there will be black in the new club's colours, because of the four clubs that are still active, and the three clubs who merged into FC Mere, all had black in their club's colours. The K of Koninklijke (Royal) and Erpe-Mere will appear in the new club's name. More information about the name is currently unavailable.[3]
