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
SC Waldgirmes SC Waldgirmes SC Waldgirmes is a German association football club from Waldgirmes, Hesse. The 700 member club is best known for its football team, but also has departments for table tennis, women's gymnastics, alpine gymnastics, and cycling. The association was founded in 1929 as "SG Waldgirmes". As a worker's side the club was banned for political reasons when the Nazis came to power in 1933 and a number of the footballers left for "TV 05 Waldgirmes" where they formed a football department. After World War II occupying Allied authorities banned all organizations in the country including sports and football associations.