F.C. De Kampioenen (1990)

The life of Oscar 'Kampioen' Crucke (Carry Goossens), the coach of the enthusiasts soccer team F.C. De Kampioenen, is challenged by the team's chairman and owner of the Bomaworst sausage factory Balthasar "the Ball" Boma (Marijn De Valck). The latter leases him the clubhouse as a home for him and his offspring, causing Oscar to be stuck in the middle. Boma also has an eye on his snobbish wife Pascale De Backer (Danni Heylen) who appears to love Oscar but is frustrated that she is not able to move up the ladder due to her husband being an average, simple man. Their marriage is in jeopardy as Pascale gives in to Boma's seduction tricks. Kampioen has got a difficult household as well. Oscar and Pascale are raising their only child, their teenage daughter Bieke (An Swartenbroekx), who is in her late teens and going into her early twenties. Oscar's team is under-performing but Boma wants to move up the local ranks with the team, investing a lot of money in it. Oscar is supported by his players Pico Coppens (Walter Michiels) and Xavier Waterslaeghers (Johny Voners), who are respectively the best and the worst player on his team. While high school teacher Pico's marriage with bookkeeper Doortje Van Hoeck (Ann Tuts) looks rather stable with the couple eventually expecting a child and Doortje giving birth, army Corporal Xavier's marriage to cleaning woman Carmen Vandormael (Loes van den Heuvel) is an unhealthy one. Carmen lays down the law as she has much control over him. On match days the team's neighbor Dimitri De Tremmerie aka DDT (Jacques Vermeire) feels particularly hindered by Kampioen's soccer team. Dimitri is a stingy car mechanic and automobile sales person. A laconic and sarcastic single man, he seemingly does not care about anything but money and his garage windows breaking from a soccer ball. Dimitri runs his business by himself. However, when he no longer can he hires Pico's wife Doortje as his secretary and he feels more obligated to interact with Kampioen and his team. In an act of revenge, Dimitri does not shy away from playing dirty tricks on them as their paths cross much more often.