Football Club / Clubs / Belgium
KRC Genk
Genk, Belgium
- Founded
- 1988The year today’s club was formed by a merger; the clubs that merged were older.
- Home ground
- Thyl GheyselinckstadionCapacity: 23,718 (as of 26 October 2026)
- City
- GenkBelgium
- Nicknames
- The Smurfs
- Colours
- Not checked yet
- League titles
- 44 national league titles up to and including 2024–25.
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KRC Genk in our games
- Belgian top flight 24 Football Lists2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
- Belgian Cup winners, 1912–2025 Football List
- Belgian league champions, 1896–2025 Football List
- Belgian Pro League 2023–24 League Atlas map
Questions
When was KRC Genk founded?
KRC Genk was founded in 1988. The year today’s club was formed by a merger; the clubs that merged were older.
Where does KRC Genk play?
At Thyl Gheyselinckstadion in Genk, which holds 23,718 people (as of 26 October 2026).
How many league titles has KRC Genk won?
4 national league titles up to and including 2024–25.
What is KRC Genk’s nickname?
KRC Genk is known as The Smurfs.
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Sources
Researched from 4 publishers. A server re-read every source page on 26 October 2026 and confirmed what each one says; facts no source could confirm are marked “Not checked yet” instead of guessed. How facts are checked.
- Royale Union Saint-Gilloise / Union Content Team (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: city
- KRC Genk (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: capacity, city
- KRC Genk (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: founded, city
- StadiumDB.com (read 2026-10-26) · not confirmed by the server
- Peterjon Cresswell / LiberoGuide (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: nickname, ground, city
- Marc Andries / RSSSF (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: league titles, city