Kortrijk - Sports

Sports

  • Football
In the Belgian first football division Kortrijk is represented by K.V. Kortrijk. However, Kortrijk has three official football clubs. The most famous of them is K.V. Kortrijk, which plays in the Belgian First Division after having won the championship in the Belgian second division during the 2007–2008 season.
The second club SV Kortrijk plays in the fourth provincial division.
The third club, Wikings Kortrijk, only has youth teams.
  • Basketball
    • Kortrijk Sport CB
    • Basketbalteam Kortrijk
  • Cycling
As anywhere in Flanders, professional cycling is very popular. Many cycling races start, finish or pass through the Kortrijk region. Amongst them are the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, Gent–Wevelgem, the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Dwars door Vlaanderen. Kortrijk also hosts an after-tour criterium at the start of August called Kortrijk Koerse. Many of the riders who participated in the Tour de France usually appear at the start.
  • Rugby
    • RC Curtrycke
  • Tennis
    • Tennis Club De Egelantier
  • Swimming
    • KZK, Kortrijkse Zwemkring
KZK Kortrijk is arguably the best waterpolo team in Belgium, having won the Belgian championship nine times. In the 2007–2008 season they won both the championship and the Belgian cup.

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