Royal FC Mandel United

Royal FC Mandel United, formerly KFC Mandel United, is a football club competing in the third-tier Belgian National Division 1. The club was originally founded in 1926, and is based in Izegem, Belgium which is located in the Flemish Region. Royal FC Mandel United

Formed through the merger of KFC Izegem and OMS Ingelmunster in 2017, Strive Football Group took a major share in the newly created public limited company in April 2021, changing the name of the club from KFC Mandel United to Royal FC Mandel United. The venture capital stated that the acquisition of the club "is fully part of Strive Football Group’s ambition to develop the best football talent, providing players with the best exposure opportunities worldwide".

History

KFC Izegem

KFC Izegem was founded as Football Club] Izegem in 1926 and joined the Belgian Football Federation one year later. FC Izegem started in the regional divisions. At the end of the Second World War, in 1945, Izegem was promoted to the national series for the first time. From that season on, they played in the national leagues. Izegem soon performed well and finished the next seasons ranked at the top of the league every time.

In 1950, FC Izegem finally managed to win its series. For the first time in its history, the club was promoted to the Second Division. After some major league reforms, a large number of second division teams had to drop a level. In 1953, the club received the royal title.

In the sixties, after having been relegated twice, Izegem climbed back to the national divisions. The following decades, however, it went up and down between the lower national divisions and the highest provincial series.

Most of the seventies and eighties, they played in the Belgian Third Division.

Belgium. First Amateur Division. League Table. Season 2022/2023
Pos	Team	Home	Away	Total	GD	Goals
P	W	D	L	GS	GC	Pts	P	W	D	L	GS	GC	Pts	P	W	D	L	GS	GC	Pts
1	Patro Maasmechelen	16	13	3	0	40	7	42	19	13	2	4	44	16	41	35	26	5	4	84	23	83	61	2.4
2	R.FC. Liege	18	17	1	0	66	15	52	16	8	6	2	33	14	30	34	25	7	2	99	29	82	70	2.9
3	Francs Borains	18	14	2	2	43	20	44	19	9	5	5	36	26	32	37	23	7	7	79	46	76	33	2.1
4	La Louviere	18	13	3	2	40	15	42	17	9	1	7	32	24	28	35	22	4	9	72	39	70	33	2.1
5	Gent (U23)	19	11	3	5	32	21	36	16	8	4	4	27	22	28	35	19	7	9	59	43	64	16	1.7
6	K.S.K. Heist	19	9	6	4	40	28	33	18	7	6	5	29	31	27	37	16	12	9	69	59	60	10	1.9
7	Royal Knokke	19	11	3	5	40	28	36	19	7	3	9	25	30	24	38	18	6	14	65	58	60	7	1.7
8	R.Oc. De Charleroi	18	11	1	6	33	20	34	19	7	4	8	38	32	25	37	18	5	14	71	52	59	19	1.9
9	Ursl Vise	18	8	5	5	30	24	29	18	7	4	7	36	28	25	36	15	9	12	66	52	54	14	1.8
10	Thes Sport	18	8	8	2	38	23	32	17	5	3	9	20	29	18	35	13	11	11	58	52	50	6	1.7
11	Oh Leuven (U23)	18	8	4	6	35	29	28	19	7	1	11	26	39	22	37	15	5	17	61	68	50	-7	1.6
12	Tienen	18	7	4	7	24	32	25	19	5	5	9	26	28	20	37	12	9	16	50	60	45	-10	1.4
13	Sporting Charleroi (U23)	17	7	1	9	21	28	22	18	5	4	9	20	30	19	35	12	5	18	41	58	41	-17	1.2
14	Hoogstraten	19	5	4	10	21	31	19	18	6	3	9	25	29	21	37	11	7	19	46	60	40	-14	1.2
15	Dessel Sport	17	5	2	10	19	32	17	17	6	4	7	26	33	22	34	11	6	17	45	65	39	-20	1.3
16	Sint-Eloois-Winkel	17	7	3	7	26	28	24	17	4	2	11	18	30	14	34	11	5	18	44	58	38	-14	1.3
17	Royal Antwerp (U23)	16	5	1	10	14	22	16	19	6	2	11	19	36	20	35	11	3	21	33	58	36	-25	0.9
18	Ninove	19	6	1	12	21	32	19	16	4	1	11	18	43	13	35	10	2	23	39	75	32	-36	1.1
19	K. Rupel Boom FC	18	3	4	11	17	40	13	18	3	0	15	12	43	9	36	6	4	26	29	83	22	-54	0.8
20	Mandel United	18	1	1	16	8	43	4	19	3	0	16	8	45	9	37	4	1	32	16	88	13	-72	0.4