| Full name | Koninklijke Rupel Boom Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | De Steenbakkers (The Brickmakers) |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Ground | Gemeentelijk Parkstadion (Capacity: 9470) |
| Chairman | Walter Leijs |
| Manager | Johan Houben |
| League | Belgian Third Division |
Koninklijke Rupel Boom FC is a Belgian association football club based in Boom, Antwerp province currently playing in the Belgian Third Division. They play at the Gemeentelijk Parkstadion in Boom.
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K. Rupel Boom FC was founded in 1998, a result of a merger between K. Boom F.C. and Rupel SK. The club started playing in the regional third division of the Belgian provincial leagues. In 1999 they were promoted to the regional second division and in 2001 to the regional first division.
In 2004 the club reached the Nationwide Fourth Division. In its first season they reached the playoffs and won promotion to the Belgian Third Division. But, after only one season, K. Rupel Boom FC were relegated back to Fourth Division.
In 2008 the club again won promotion to the Belgian Third Division, and in 2009 they narrowly missed a ticket for the promotion playoffs.
After being on top of the league since mid September 2009, the club fell back and were beaten by K.S.K. Heist with only one match to play. As runner-up of the regular season, they played the promotion playoffs in which they defeated Eendracht Aalst in the first round (4–0:3–4) and R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne in the second round (2–2:0–2). The final was played against U.R.S. du Centre (1–0: 4:4). And so, at the end of the 2009–2010 season, Rupel Boom were promoted to the Belgian Second Division.
Rupel Boom have now been promoted for the sixth time in twelve years. They began in the regional third division back in 1998 and are now playing on the second highest level in Belgium.
In November 2010, Peter Van Wambeke was fired as head coach after a string of bad results. He became the first trainer in Rupel Boom history to be prematurely released off his contract.
In December 2010, Rupel Boom appointed Yves Cloots as the new head coach of the club. Cloots was Technical Manager with KV Mechelen and head coach of Rapid Leest. This change in head coach didn't have the desired effect, and after the season 2010-2011, Rupel Boom were relegated back to Belgian Third Division.
For the 2011-2012 season, Johan Houben was appointed as the new manager. The club will be competing in the Belgian Third Division. During this season, Rupel Boom had a very successful cup run, beating Acrenoise (Belgian Promotion), Boussu Dour (Belgian Second Division), Oud-Heverlee Leuven (Belgian First Division) and Belgian Record Champion Anderlecht against all odds. For Anderlecht, it was the first time since 1954 that they were eliminated by a Third Division team. Rupel Boom will now play the quarter finals against Mons.
| Season | Division | Division | Points | Remarks | ||||||
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| I | II | III | IV | P.I | P.II | P.III | ||||
| 1998/99 | 2 | Regional Third Division | 65 | promotion | ||||||
| 1999/00 | 3 | Regional Second Division | 54 | |||||||
| 2000/01 | 1 | Regional Second Division | 73 | champion | ||||||
| 2001/02 | 6 | Regional First Division | 53 | |||||||
| 2002/03 | 3 | Regional First Division | 63 | |||||||
| 2003/04 | 2 | Regional First Division | 64 | promotion | ||||||
| 2004/05 | 2 | Fourth Division B | 53 | promotion | ||||||
| 2005/06 | 15 | Third Division A | 19 | relegation | ||||||
| 2006/07 | 3 | Fourth Division B | 55 | |||||||
| 2007/08 | 3 | Fourth Division B | 64 | promotion | ||||||
| 2008/09 | 6 | Third Division B | 49 | |||||||
| 2009/10 | 2 | Third Division A | 71 | promotion, final against U.R.S. du Centre 1–0: 4:4 | ||||||
| 2010/11 | 17 | Second Division | 36 | relegation | ||||||
| 2011/12 | x | Third Division | x | 1/4 Final Belgian Cup after eliminating RSC Anderlecht | ||||||
As of 24 August 2011
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