K. Berchem Sport

K. Berchem Sport

Full name	Koninklijk Berchem Sport
Nickname(s)	Geel-zwart, Rooiploeg
Founded	13 Aug 1906 (creation athletic club) 22 Apr 1908 (creation football club) 1908 (registration)
Ground	Ludo Coeckstadion, Berchem
Capacity	13,607
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.

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

• 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

• (in Dutch) Official website