Berserk Button: Never touch Fernand Costerman's (who is a pigeon breeder) pigeons. Goedele and her son Ronaldino had a relatively minor role in the last 2 seasons, yet they played major roles in the movies. Marcske was originally just a recurring guest character, but he became part of the main cast around season 5. And then there's the fact that the base's colonel Vandesijpe is Boma's main companion in visiting the local brothel. It is also used as a subtle satire on the Belgian army, with most lower ranks consisting of middle-aged men who's main motivation behind being in the army is the fact that they don't really have to do anything other than drinking beer, while most higher ranks are filled by corrupt and aggressive sociopaths. 
Armed Farces: There are many jokes featuring a local army bases where Xavier works as a sergeant. It's really closer to Sitcom Arch-Nemesis most of the time, but DDT, after escaping/getting released from prison, has genuinely proven to hate the Kampioenen above the other two. Each of them has experienced bother from their soccer matches, and has a personal vendetta with at least one of the team members. 
They really hate having the titular "Kampioenen" as neighbours.
Arch-Enemy: DDT, then BTW and then Fernand. Older episodes are still repeated and available by viewer demand on TV, but even now the series itself has ended, the franchise has continued its success as a movie series, with four feature films that came out in 2013, 2015, 20, as well as a televised Christmas special in 2020. The huge popularity of the show turned it into a Cash-Cow Franchise, which spawned musical records, toys and a comic book series, which remains a best seller to this day. The stories took place on the soccer field, but also in the local bar and the respective homes of the main characters. The show remains one of the most popular TV shows in Flanders and was mostly considered to be a family show, appreciated by children just as much as adults. 
The series aired in 1990 and ended almost two decades later, in 2011. De Kampioenen was a hugely popular Flemish TV sitcom about the (mis)adventures of a local amateur soccer (in Dutch the word "voetbal", which actually translate to "football") club and their members.
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