Difficult reconstruction
1940 - 1949
In 1949, Club is promoted back to First Division with no less than eleven points ahead of its closest rival, Lierse.
The Second World War also hits Football Club Brugeois hard. There is a loan burden that requires a heavy repayment program. Unlike during the First World War, football continues. First in the form of an emergency league, then in a regular competition. FCB plays a total of five seasons in the Second Division during the 1940s. New Club heroes slowly begin to emerge.
Club Brugge moves between First and Second Division
For a decade, Club Brugge was relegated and promoted several times. FCB narrowly missed promotion to First Division a few times. The first promotion came in 1946, but was immediately followed by another relegation.
New club heroes emerge
During the 1940s, Club fans discover new star players at ‘De Klokke’. Marcel Van Vyve, goalkeeper Albert “Berten” Carels, and Lucien Masyn will leave their mark on the future of FCB in the following years.
Marcel Van Vyve is the great-grandfather of Romeo Vermant.
1947
Infrastructure works modernize the stadium 'De Klokke'
The Club board is not blind to the need for improvements to the facilities at ‘De Klokke’. In 1947, 26 floodlights are installed. This makes it possible, a year later on March 17, 1948, to play the first evening match. FCB and the renowned team of the Belgian Railways play to a 3-3 draw, with Club player André Noël scoring a hat-trick. In 1949, a new stand with no less than 2,400 seats is put into use.
1948 - 1949
Return to First Division
Club icon Louis Versyp starts his fourth season as head coach of Club Brugge in 1948. The ambition is clear: to bring FCB back to First Division. He succeeds. In the final standings, Club has eleven points more than its closest rival, Lierse.
