Founded around 1880 as Antwerp Cricket Club by English students residing in Antwerp, 15 years prior to the creation of the Royal Belgian Football Association, Antwerp is regarded as the oldest club in Belgium.
Klub su osnovali engleski studenti 1880. godine kao Antwerp Cricket Club, 15 godina prije osnivanja belgijskog nogometnog saveza te se tako Antwerp smatra najstarijim klubom u Belgiji.