The grounds of the club are located near the village centre of Houtvenne, but on the territory of the neighbouring municipality of Herselt.

Houtvenne played for a number of years with the Flemish Football Association, and then joined the Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB) around 1946, where they were given matricule number 4481.

[2] After four seasons in the fifth tier, a new high point in club history occurred.

Despite finishing fourth in their division and narrowly missing promotion, ASV Geel failed to obtain their licence for the fourth tier, which meant that Houtvenne reached the Belgian Division 2, and would play their first season at that level for 2020–21.

[3][4] This article about a Belgian association football club is a stub.