Football in Belgium Football in Belgium Football, a sport which has been played in Belgium since the end of the 19th century, is the country's most popular sport. The national association was founded in 1895 with the intention of bringing some order and organization to the sport. The first match of the Belgium national team was played on 1 May 1904, a 3–3 draw against France. Traditionally, the clubs Anderlecht, Club Brugge and Standard Liège are the three most dominant domestic teams, all of them also having played and/or won one or more European Cup final(s). Save for Standard Liège and Charleroi, most
Motherwell F.C. in European football Motherwell F.C. in European football Motherwell Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club first competed in a European competition in 1991–92, qualifying for the European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1991 Scottish Cup. The club have reached the play-off round of the Europa League twice (2010 and 2012), which remains the club's joint best run in a European competition. Motherwell qualified for a UEFA competition for the first time in 1991–92 after winning the Scottish Cup the previous season. Their opponents were GKS Katowice from Poland. They won