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KV Mechelen

YR KV Mechelen

Kit impression

Founded

1904

Years standing

122

Home ground

Achter de Kazerne

Capacity

16,672 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Belgian First Division A
Champions (4): 1942–43, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1988–89
Belgian Cup
Winners (2): 1986–87, 2018–19
Belgian Second Division
Winners (7): 1925–26, 1927–28, 1962–63, 1982–83, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2018–19
Belgian Second Division final round
Winners: 1981, 2007, 2019
Belgian Third Division
Winners: 2004–05
European Cup Winners Cup
Winners: 1987–88
European Super Cup
Winners: 1988

Nickname: De Kakkers, Malinois, Malinwa, Geel-rood

Make The Case

KV Mechelen are not a spare club. They are Belgium Pro League, Achter de Kazerne, and 122 years of people deciding this was theirs, pick them and the season has a second spine.

Close to the pitch
Achter de Kazerne holds about 16,672. You can hear the defenders shouting at each other, which is the single best argument for lower-capacity football.
You get a nickname
Known as De Kakkers, Malinois, Malinwa, Geel-rood. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Easy weekend
Brussels Airport (BRU) is about 15km from the ground, and Mechelen concentration camp is 1km 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.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Achter de Kazerne. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Brussels Airport (BRU)

15 km / 9 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Mechelen concentration camp

Walkable from the platform

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Around the ground

Things To Do Near Achter de Kazerne

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 Achter de Kazerne