Hoogstraten VV

Hoogstraten VV (Dutch: Hoogstraten Voetbalvereniging) is a Belgian football club from Hoogstraten, Antwerp. It was founded in 1936 and has red and white team colors.

Hoogstraten VV
Full nameHoogstraten Voetbalvereniging
Nickname(s)De Rooikens (The Reds)
Founded1936
GroundSportcomplex Seminarie,
Hoogstraten
Capacity5,000
ChairmanJan Michoel
ManagerBart Wilmssen
LeagueSecond Amateur Division
2016–17Second Amateur Division, 9th
WebsiteClub website

In 1964 Hoogstraten was promoted from the provincial leaguesfor the first time into the Belgian Promotion, followed by another promotion into the Belgian Third Division in 1986. The team stayed at the third level until 2002 when they dropped again to the fourth level. After promotions in 2008 and 2013, the team played at the highest level in its existence, the Belgian Second Division, from the 2013–14 season.

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