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| Full name | Football Club Verbroedering (Dender Eendracht Hekelgem) | ||
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| Founded | 1935 | ||
| Ground | Florent Beeckmanstadion, Denderleeuw | ||
| Capacity | 6,429[1] | ||
| Owner | Sihar Sitorus | ||
| CEO | Belinda Siahaan[2] | ||
| Manager | Vincent Euvrard | ||
| League | Belgian Pro League | ||
| 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League, 2nd of 16 (promoted) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Football Club Verbroedering Dender Eendracht Hekelgem, also simply known as Dender or F.C.V. Dender, is a Belgian professional football club based in Denderleeuw. The club plays the 2024–25 season in the Belgian top division, the Pro League, after winning two promotions in three seasons. They rose from the Challenger Pro League after previously winning Belgian National Division 1 in 2021–22.[3]
The club is named after former clubs KFC Denderleeuw Eendracht Hekelgem and Verbroedering Denderhoutem, which merged at the end of the 2004–05 season, and after the river Dender, which crosses the town of Denderleeuw. The home stadium of the club is Florent Beeckmanstadion, located in Denderleeuw. Their best league ranking was the 15th place in the first division (in 2007–08 and 2008–09). The club colours are blue, red, white and black.
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