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Royal Antwerp FC is a Belgian football club, from the city of Antwerp in Antwerp (province). Antwerp became the first football club to register to the Belgian Football Association and it received consequently the matricule number one. In 1900, most of the players left the club for the new Beerschot A.C. It is also the last Belgian team to play in a European cup final (namely the Cup Winners' Cup) in 1993, losing 3-1 to Parma A.C. at Wembley Stadium.
Royal Antwerp also have a long-term partnership with the English club Manchester United F.C., often taking their young players on loan so that their development can be aided with first team football, and young players who require European work-permits can benefit from Belgium's more relaxed laws - an example is Dong Fangzhuo, who was unable to play for Manchester United at once due to work permit problems and was loaned to allow him to gain first team experience.
[edit] Current squad
[edit] Honours
[edit] National
Belgian First Division
- Champions (4): 1928/29, 1930/31, 1944, 1956/57
Belgian Second Division
- Champions (1): 1999/00
Belgian Cup
- Champions (2): 1955, 1992
[edit] International
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1992/93
[edit] Former Players
[edit] Farmers
Players who were loaned from Manchester United F.C.
[edit] External links
Eddy Wauters
Ratko Svilar
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