FC Brussels played at the Stade Edmond Machtens, Molenbeek's former stadium.

[2] After many seasons played at the lower levels of Belgian football, Strombeek first reached the third division by winning the Promotion D – Belgium's 4th highest level of football – in 1995–96.

[citation needed] Johan Vermeersch decicided to create another club by moving KFC Strombeek from the Singelstadion, their stadium in Grimbergen, to Molenbeek's stadium, the Stade Edmond Machtens.

Only 2 players from Strombeek remaining at the club,[6] and the new club was named FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek,[citation needed] with the aim to promote to the first division the next season.

The timeline below shows visually the history of the various clubs that went into the creation of FC Brussels.