The roots of the club date back to the 1920s when the club Vlug & Vrij Overpelt-Usines (Fast & Free Overpelt-Factories) was founded, registering as an official club with the Royal Belgian Football Association in 1927 to receive matricule 1064. The club dissolved in 1933 only to be re-established in 1937 as Vlug & Vrij Overpelt (Fast & Free Overpelt) with matricule 2554 and played at stadium De Leukens in Overpelt. It was commonly known as Overpelt Fabriek (Overpelt Factory), named after the Overpelt district in which the zinc factory was situated and was a club for the local factory workers.
In 1954, the club reached the national football levels, that time at the fourth level of the Belgian football pyramid, and continued to the Belgian Third Division in 1957. Near the end of the 1950s, the name was changed again, now to Vlug en Vrij Overpelt-Fabriek (Fast and Free Overpelt-Factory).
In 1982, the club was promoted to the Belgian Second Division where it remained for three seasons before being relegated again and starting an up and down movement between the second and fourth divisions. In 1987 the club obtained the royal designation, thus changing the name in 1988 to Koninklijke Vlug en Vrij Overpelt-Fabriek (Royal Fast and Free Overpelt-Factory). Midway the 1990s the club played three more seasons in the second division but promotion to the highest level would never be obtained. In 2003 neighbours K.F.C. Lommel S.K. dissolved following bankruptcy. Lommel had been founded in 1932 and its biggest achievements included playing the 2001 Belgian Cup Final and playing in both the 1997 and 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Overpelt-Fabriek and Lommel merged into K.V.S.K. United Overpelt-Lommel, often referred to as KVSK United, with KVSK an abbreviation standing for Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging en Sportkring (Royal Footballassociation and Sportscircle). It continued with the matricule 2554 of Overpelt-Fabriek but moved from De Leukens to the Soevereinstadion in Lommel. The club colours became a combination of those of Lommel (green & white) and Overpelt-Fabriek (red & blue). The new club started the 2003–04 season in the third division and only narrowly missed out on promotion. The following season the team became champions undefeated throughout the whole season (30 matches) and was promoted to the second division. During the 2005–06 season the team came close to promotion to the highest level as it led the table before the last match but lost away to Oud-Heverlee Leuven and saw the title and promotion move to Mons. The following promotion playoffs were lost to Lierse.
In 2010, the club merged with third division team KFC Racing Mol-Wezel and changed its name to Lommel United and started two very successful seasons, ending second in both 2009–10 and 2010–11. This however was a turning point, as almost all starting players decided to leave the club after those two seasons, forcing Lommel United to rebuild the team with many youngsters. A highlight was the 2014–15 season in which Lommel United again finished second. After that, the team only narrowly managed to obtain a place in the new second-level league called Belgian First Division B, but during the 2016–17 season the team started with only 3 wins out of 28 matches and despite a strong finish, the team was relegated to the Belgian First Amateur Division, thereby losing its professional status. Following that season, the team changed its name to Lommel SK.
Listed in order of acquisition/foundation. Bold indicates the club was founded by CFG. * indicates the club was acquired by CFG. § indicates the club is co-owned.
^stadion 8 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine, lommelunited.be (last check 30 March 2018)
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^Jackson, Jamie (11 May 2020). "Manchester City parent company add Belgian team to their stable". Guardian Uk. from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
^"Spelers" (in Dutch). Lommel S.K. from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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For the earlier club see K F C Lommel S K Lommel SK is a Belgian association football club based in the city of Lommel Limburg that competes in the Challenger Pro League 2 LommelFull nameLommel SportkringFounded1932 92 years ago 1932 GroundSoevereinstadion LommelCapacity8 000 1 OwnerCity Football GroupManagerSteve BouldLeagueChallenger Pro League2022 237th of 12WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Current squad 2 1 Out on loan 3 Coaching staff 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe roots of the club date back to the 1920s when the club Vlug amp Vrij Overpelt Usines Fast amp Free Overpelt Factories was founded registering as an official club with the Royal Belgian Football Association in 1927 to receive matricule 1064 The club dissolved in 1933 only to be re established in 1937 as Vlug amp Vrij Overpelt Fast amp Free Overpelt with matricule 2554 and played at stadium De Leukens in Overpelt It was commonly known as Overpelt Fabriek Overpelt Factory named after the Overpelt district in which the zinc factory was situated and was a club for the local factory workers In 1954 the club reached the national football levels that time at the fourth level of the Belgian football pyramid and continued to the Belgian Third Division in 1957 Near the end of the 1950s the name was changed again now to Vlug en Vrij Overpelt Fabriek Fast and Free Overpelt Factory In 1982 the club was promoted to the Belgian Second Division where it remained for three seasons before being relegated again and starting an up and down movement between the second and fourth divisions In 1987 the club obtained the royal designation thus changing the name in 1988 to Koninklijke Vlug en Vrij Overpelt Fabriek Royal Fast and Free Overpelt Factory Midway the 1990s the club played three more seasons in the second division but promotion to the highest level would never be obtained In 2003 neighbours K F C Lommel S K dissolved following bankruptcy Lommel had been founded in 1932 and its biggest achievements included playing the 2001 Belgian Cup Final and playing in both the 1997 and 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup Overpelt Fabriek and Lommel merged into K V S K United Overpelt Lommel often referred to as KVSK United with KVSK an abbreviation standing for Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging en Sportkring Royal Footballassociation and Sportscircle It continued with the matricule 2554 of Overpelt Fabriek but moved from De Leukens to the Soevereinstadion in Lommel The club colours became a combination of those of Lommel green amp white and Overpelt Fabriek red amp blue The new club started the 2003 04 season in the third division and only narrowly missed out on promotion The following season the team became champions undefeated throughout the whole season 30 matches and was promoted to the second division During the 2005 06 season the team came close to promotion to the highest level as it led the table before the last match but lost away to Oud Heverlee Leuven and saw the title and promotion move to Mons The following promotion playoffs were lost to Lierse In 2010 the club merged with third division team KFC Racing Mol Wezel and changed its name to Lommel United and started two very successful seasons ending second in both 2009 10 and 2010 11 This however was a turning point as almost all starting players decided to leave the club after those two seasons forcing Lommel United to rebuild the team with many youngsters A highlight was the 2014 15 season in which Lommel United again finished second After that the team only narrowly managed to obtain a place in the new second level league called Belgian First Division B but during the 2016 17 season the team started with only 3 wins out of 28 matches and despite a strong finish the team was relegated to the Belgian First Amateur Division thereby losing its professional status Following that season the team changed its name to Lommel SK In May 2020 it was announced that City Football Group a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi United Group had purchased Lommel SK making it the ninth club to join their stable 3 Current squad editAs of 14 February 2024 4 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 nbsp MNE Nikola Ivezic 2 DF nbsp PER Kluiverth Aguilar 4 DF nbsp BEL Stijn Wuytens 5 DF nbsp BEL Dries Wouters 6 DF nbsp BEL Glenn Neven 7 MF nbsp BEL Robin Henkens 8 MF nbsp TOG Karim Dermane 10 FW nbsp ANG Igor Vetokele 11 FW nbsp SWE Amar Ahmed on loan from Troyes 12 GK nbsp ITA Francesco Di Bartolo 13 DF nbsp COL Jhon Banguera 14 DF nbsp SWE Jesper Tolinsson 15 MF nbsp BEL Lucas Schoofs 17 MF nbsp BRA Diego Rosa on loan from Bahia 19 FW nbsp BRA Arthur Sales No Pos Nation Player 20 GK nbsp BEL Jari De Busser 21 DF nbsp ESP Alvaro Santos 23 MF nbsp ESP Alex Granell 24 MF nbsp SRB Đorđe Gordic 27 MF nbsp CRO Leon Lalic 30 FW nbsp HUN Zalan Vancsa 32 FW nbsp FIN Juho Talvitie 34 DF nbsp GHA Henry Oware 38 DF nbsp ENG Yeboah Amankwah 41 MF nbsp BEL Mathise Reumers 44 MF nbsp BEL Lars Neyens 51 DF nbsp BEL Nils Nieki 64 MF nbsp SCO Tsoanelo Letsosa 79 DF nbsp NED Sam De Grand Out on loan edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player MF nbsp CZE Christophe Kabongo at nbsp Zeleziarne Podbrezova until 30 June 2024 MF nbsp BUL Filip Krastev at nbsp PEC Zwolle until 30 June 2024 FR nbsp FRA Theo Pierrot at nbsp Patro Eisden until 30 June 2024 MF nbsp JPN Koki Saito at nbsp Sparta Rotterdam until 30 June 2024 No Pos Nation Player MF nbsp BEL Milan Troonbeeckx at nbsp FC Wezel Sport nl until 30 June 2024 FW nbsp BRA Caue at nbsp Benfica B until 30 June 2024 FW nbsp NGA Jordan Attah Kadiri at nbsp Francs Borains until 30 June 2024 FW nbsp MNE Lazar Mijovic at nbsp Trencin until 31 December 2024 Coaching staff editPosition Name President nbsp Harm Van Veldhoven CEO nbsp Mike Green Sporting Director nbsp James McCarron Head coach nbsp Steve Bould Assistant head coach nbsp Ryan Garry nbsp Bruno Andrade Goalkeeper coach nbsp Vladan Kujovic Head of Science and Medicine nbsp Sjoerd Den Dekker Head of Team amp Player Development nbsp David Gibas Sports Scientist nbsp Stefan Winters Team Manager nbsp Daan Deboutte Clubs owned by CFGListed in order of acquisition foundation Bold indicates the club was founded by CFG indicates the club was acquired by CFG indicates the club is co owned 2008Manchester City F C 2009 20122013New York City FC 2014Melbourne City FC Yokohama F Marinos 2015 20162017Montevideo City Torque Girona FC 20182019Shenzhen Peng City F C Mumbai City FC 2020Lommel S K ES Troyes AC 20212022Palermo F C 2023Bahia References edit stadion Archived 8 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine lommelunited be last check 30 March 2018 Apuia Ralte to travel to Belgium for Lommel SK training stint www mumbaicityfc com Mumbai Maharashtra Mumbai City Football Club 3 September 2022 Archived from the original on 3 September 2022 Retrieved 3 September 2022 Jackson Jamie 11 May 2020 Manchester City parent company add Belgian team to their stable Guardian Uk Archived from the original on 25 October 2021 Retrieved 11 May 2020 Spelers in Dutch Lommel S K Archived from the original on 4 November 2020 Retrieved 2 November 2020 External links editOfficial website Lommel S K at City Football Group Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lommel S K amp oldid 1216750046, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
