Sporting Club de Bruxelles

Belgian football club

Football club
Sporting CB
Full nameSporting Club de Bruxelles
Founded1894; 130 years ago (1894)
Dissolved1897; 127 years ago (1897)
StadiumAvenue Dailly
Capacity2,000
LeagueBelgian First Division A
1896–97
Home colours
Away colours

Sporting Club de Bruxelles was an ephemeric football club in Belgium that existed only for three years. It was founded in 1894 as Ixelles Sporting Club but the name was changed to Sporting Club de Bruxelles before the first Belgian Championship was held in 1895–96. The club finished 3rd behind F.C. Liégeois and Antwerp FC. However, the club withdrew during the next season and was dissolved.

They had in the Belgian Domestic League 6 victories, 15 defeats and 1 draw.[1]

Colours

The team's home colours were blue and black.

Stadium

  • 1894 : Cinquantenaire Park, Brussels
  • 1896 : Leopold Park, Brussels
  • 1897 : Tir national, Schaerbeek
  • 1897 : rue Dailly à Schaerbeek

Anecdotes

On 10 January 1897, the team lost 18 – 0 against Racing Club de Bruxelles. This result is the biggest gap between two teams in the Belgian Domestic League.

References

  1. ^ "Fixtures and results for Sporting Club". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

Sources

  • Belgian football clubs history
  • RSSSF Archive
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