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KRC Genk

KRC Genk

KRC Genk

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Founded

1988

Years standing

38

Home ground

Cegeka Arena

Capacity

23,71821,500 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

  • Belgian First Division:
  • Winners (4): 1998–99, 2001–02, 2010–11, 2018–19
  • Runners-up (4): 1997–98, 2006–07, 2020–21, 2022–23
  • Belgian Cup:
  • Winners (5): 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2020–21
  • Runners-up (1): 2017–18
  • Belgian Super Cup
  • Winners (2): 2011, 2019
  • Runners-up (7): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2009, 2013, 2021
  • Belgian Second Division: (as KFC Winterslag before 1988)
  • Winners (1): 1975–76
  • Runners-up (2): 1986–87, 1995–96
  • Belgian Second Division final round:
  • Winners (2): 1987, 1990
  • Runners-up (1): 1974

Nickname: Blauw-Wit (Blue-White), Racing, KRC, De Smurfen (The Smurfs)

Reasons To Adopt

Adopting KRC Genk means Belgium Pro League results start mattering to you, a club going since 1988. Not a novelty, a habit.

  • You get a nickname

    Known as Blauw-Wit (Blue-White), Racing, KRC, De Smurfen (The Smurfs). That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.

  • Easy weekend

    Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) is about 20km from the ground, and Waterschei train station is 0km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.

  • The calendar you inherit

    Belgium Pro League is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. Belgium does not do easy neutrals.

  • Modern era club

    Formed in 1988, so the whole story is documented, arguable and still being written. Join now and you were basically there from the start.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Cegeka Arena. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST)

20 km / 12 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Waterschei train station

Walkable from the platform

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Around the ground

Things To Do Near Cegeka Arena

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to Cegeka Arena

Tell us where you set off from and we will lay out the walk, drive, train and flight options into the ground, with live route links.

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