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
AaB Fodbold in European football AaB Fodbold in European football AaB is an association football club from Aalborg, Denmark. The team has participated in four seasons of the UEFA Champions League, eight seasons of the UEFA Cup and Europa League, three seasons of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and four seasons of the UEFA Intertoto Cup. Before the Intertoto Cup was taken over by UEFA in 1995, a number of tournaments were held with AaB taking part in five of them. These matches are considered official. In addition to those matches, AaB also qualified for one season of the Royal League, an official club competition