K. Berchem Sport

K. Berchem Sport is a Belgian association football club based in the district of Berchem in the municipality of Antwerp and currently playing in the Belgian Second Amateur Division. It has formerly played in the first division.

K. Berchem Sport

Full name	Koninklijk Berchem Sport
Nickname(s)	Geel-zwart, Rooiploeg
Founded	13 August 1906; 117 years ago (1906-08-13) (creation athletic club) 22 April 1908; 115 years ago (1908-04-22) (creation football club) 1908; 116 years ago (1908) (registration)
Ground	Ludo Coeckstadion, Berchem
Capacity	13,607^[1]
Chairman	Hugo Claesen
Manager	Frank Magerman
League	Belgian Second Amateur Division
2018–19	Belgian Second Amateur Division B
Home colours Away colours

The club was founded in 1906 and became a member of the FA two years later. It received the matricule n°28 in 1926. Five years later, it added the prefix Royal to its name, then changed this prefix to its Dutch counterpart Koninklijk in 1967.

Current squad

Updated 10 May 2020.^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   BEL Bruno Appels 2 DF   BEL Jeroen Van Den Driessche 5 DF   BEL Mats Joris 6 MF   BEL Tom Vermeire 7 FW   NED Jelle van Kruijssen 9 FW   BEL Ilias El Yazidi 10 MF   BEL Bart Cornelissen 13 MF   BEL Jamie Meseure 14 MF   BEL Nesta Vallez 15 MF   BEL Thomas Verstraelen 16 DF   BEL Arno De Kuyffer 17 MF   BEL Roni Juniku 18 GK   BEL Byron Van Buynder

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF   BEL Ken Spies 20 DF   BEL Lex Loridon 21 FW   BEL Bas Saillart 22 FW   BEL Leander Beirlant 23 FW   BEL Roy Mauro 24 DF   BEL Brent Peers 25 FW   BEL Achraf El Addouly 26 GK   BEL Jannis Milbou 27 DF   BEL Light Nwokoro 28 FW   BEL Gregory Lambrechts 29 MF   BEL Enes Temiz — FW   BEL Rik De Kuyffer (on loan from Lommel) — MF   FIN Haris Ibrahimovic

Coaching staff

Updated 3 April 2018^[3]

• Manager:   Kevin Van Haesendonck
• Assistant:  Danny van Leuven
• Goalkeeper coach:   Bob Peeters

Other staff

• Sporting director: Marc De Mulder
• Team scout: Patrick Illegems
• Doctor: Peter Verspeelt

Honours

• Belgian Pro League:
  • Runners-up (3): 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51
• Belgian Second Division:
  • Winners (5): 1933–34, 1942–43, 1961–62, 1971–72, 1985–86
• Belgian Second Division final round:
  • Winners (1): 1977–78
• Belgian Third Division:
  • Winners (1): 2002–03
• Belgian Fourth Division:
  • Winners (2): 2001–02, 2011–2012
• Belgian Provincial league Antwerp:
  • Winners (4): 1909–10, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1913–14
• Belgian Provincial league Antwerp Final Round:
  • Winners (1): 2000–01
• Belgian Cup:
  • Semi-finalists (2): 1953–54, 1970–71

References

1. Het Ludo Coeckstadion berchem-sport.com (last check 30 March 2018)
2. Berchem Sport squad 2019/20
3. Berchem Sport staff 2015/16

Further reading

• . voetbalvlaanderen.be (in Dutch). Voetbal Vlaanderen. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
• . acff.be (in Dutch). Abonnez-vous à notre. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

External links

• Official website (in Dutch)