Excelsior FC Hasselt was promoted to Second Division in 1911 and played there for 3 seasons, until World War I.

Royal Excelsior FC Hasselt degraded to Third Division in 1951 and continued to drop next season.

Hasselt played in Fourth Division until 1955, when the club demoted again to First Provincial League.

It won promotion back to the Fourth Division after two seasons in the Provincial League.

The new fusion-club was named Sporting Club Hasselt, which continued to play with number 37.

The fusion-club continued as KS Kermt-Hasselt with number 3245 and used the accommodation in Kermt.

Some other well-known players played in Hasselt: former coach of the Belgium national team, René Vandereycken.