For the first few years the team played in the provincial leagues, but when in 1926 the national level of football in Belgium was extended with a third division, Cappellen got auto-promoted and thus managed to play on a national level for the first time.
For several years, the team played in local leagues, but in 1926, when Belgium's national football system added a third tier, Cappellen gained automatic promotion and entered the national league for the first time.