K. Berchem Sport

Full name	Koninklijk Berchem Sport
Nickname(s)	Geel-zwart, Rooiploeg
Founded	13 August 1906 (1906-08-13) (creation athletic club) 22 April 1908 (1908-04-22) (creation football club) 1908 (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

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.

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)

Coaching staff

Updated 3 April 2018^[3]

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

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

Further reading

• "Terug naar overzicht — 1E PLOEGEN 3–4 PROV | K. BERCHEM SP. 1—3 RVC HOBOKEN". voetbalvlaanderen.be (in Dutch). Voetbal Vlaanderen. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
• "Retour vers aperçu — 1E PLOEGEN 3–4 PROV | K. BERCHEM SP. 1—3 RVC HOBOKEN". 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)