[1] Joining the third tier of Belgian football at the point when it was expanding to 18 teams per division, Bleid struggled to raise their game to match the competition and for a long time occupied a place in the relegation zone, only escaping due to Racing Péruwelz being forced to forfeit eight games by the Belgian FA in punishment for fielding an ineligible player.

While the following season suffered none of the financial turbulence of the previous, still results on the pitch were little better as they finished 14th of 18 teams, just four points above the relegation play-offs.

While for the 2011–12 the Bleid management were determined not to be content merely fighting for survival, instead their financial woes caught up with them once more, threatening the club's very existence.

On 12 December, however, a take-over was completed by a consortium of French investors led by Gregory Sellier and Maxime Bootz.

[12] In March 2013, Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany purchased his hometown club FC Bleid-Molenbeek.