KRC Genk
| KRC Genk | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Surname | Koninklijke Racing Club Genk |
| Seat | Genk , Belgium |
| founding | 1923 (founded) July 1, 1988 (merger) |
| Colours | blue White |
| president | Peter Croonen |
| Website | krcgenk.be |
| First soccer team | |
| Head coach | Hannes Wolf |
| Venue | Luminus Arena |
| Places | 23,718 |
| league | Division 1A |
| 2019/20 | 7th place - end of the season |
The KRC Genk (Koninklijke Racing Club Genk) is a Belgian football club from Genk in Limburg (Flanders), founded in 1988 by the merger of KSV THOR Waterschei with KFC Winterslag .
The club colors are blue and white. The club plays its home games in the Luminus Arena in Genk-Waterschei. The stadium has a capacity of 24,956 and was previously known as the Fenix Stadium.
history
The predecessor clubs of the KRC Genk
Winterslag (1923–1988)
From foundation to merger
FC Winterslag was founded in 1923 and in the same year was affiliated to the Royal Belgian Football Association with matriculation number 322. On the 35th anniversary of the club's founding, the club changed its name to KFC Winterslag .
In 1972 Winterslag rose to the second division and two years later was able to celebrate promotion to the top Belgian division . But the 1974/75 season went badly for the team and they rose from bottom of the table back into the second division. After only one season, Winterslag rose again to the first division and played at this level until 1984 . After four seasons in the second division, Winterslag played again in the first division in 1987 . In the last year of the club, Winterslag finished 15th in the first division. Shortly thereafter, the club merged with the neighboring club THOR Waterschei.
Club names
- 1923: FC Winterslag
- 1955: KFC Winterslag
THOR Waterschei (1919–1988)
Creation, establishment and manipulation
THOR Waterschei was founded in 1919 as Waterschei's Sport Vereeniging Thor , with THOR standing for Tot Herstel Onzer rights (for example: "To restore our rights"). From 1925 the club was affiliated with the Royal Belgian Football Association and had the registration number 533. The club played in the 1st division from the late 1950s to the early 1960s and again from 1978 to 1986 . In 1980 and 1982 Waterschei won two Belgian cups .
With the cup victories, the club qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup . In 1980 the team did not get beyond the second round - Waterschei lost 1-0 to Fortuna Düsseldorf . In the 1982/83 season Waterschei came to the semi-finals, but failed there at Aberdeen FC (total: 5-2 for Aberdeen).
After two years in the second division, Waterschei merged with Winterslag to form KRC Genk.
During the 1982/83 season, the game between Standard Liège and Waterschei was manipulated by bribes from the then Liège coach Raymond Goethals - Standard Liège won the championship.
Club names
- 1919: Waterschei's Sport Vereeniging Thor
- 1930: Waterschei Sport Vereeniging Thor
- 1946: Waterschei Sportvereniging Thor
- 1951: K. Waterschei SV Thor
- 1962: K. Waterschei SV Thor Genk
KRC Genk since 1988
For the 1988/89 season, both clubs merged to form KRC Genk. The club kept Winterslag's matriculation number (322) to keep their place in the first division. In the same season, the team was relegated to the second division, which only played again after one season for the next four years in the first division.
In October 1995, the club had signed the coach Aimé Anthuenis and in the same season managed to move up to the top division. After an eighth place in 1997, the club had a good 1997/98 season with the first national cup win and the runner-up in the first division. In the following season, Genk played in the European Cup Winners' Cup and made it to the second round before it failed to RCD Mallorca . In the same season Genk was able to celebrate the first championship - shortly afterwards the coach Aimé Anthuenis left Genk and has coached the RSC Anderlecht team ever since .
In the 1999/00 season Genk played in the UEFA Champions League , but failed in the second qualifying round at NK Maribor . The season was saved again by winning the Belgian Cup a second time, but Genk finished the first division in ninth place. The team finished in 11th place the next season and lost to Werder Bremen in the second round of the UEFA Cup . After this brief dry spell, Genk won the Belgian championship again in 2002. In 2002/03 the club reached the Champions League group stage - for the first time in club history. Despite finishing bottom of the group, fans were impressed by the draws against Real Madrid , AS Roma and AEK Athens .
Genk finished the 2006/07 season in second place behind RSC Anderlecht. The 2007-08 season was a bit of a disaster as Genk ended up in a disappointing tenth place. The club was still able to celebrate twice. On the one hand, Genk became the Belgian cup winner again and on the other hand, the club's 20th anniversary took place on July 1, 2008.
For the 2010/11 season, Genk qualified for the Europa League in the third qualifying round by winning their play-off group and winning the play-offs against second group winner KVC Westerlo and fourth in the championship play-off, VV St . Truiden .
In 2011/12 Genk took part in the group stage of the Champions League for the second time in the club's history. In the previous third qualifying round, the Belgians eliminated FK Partizan Belgrade and in the play-offs they were finally able to prevail against Maccabi Haifa . As in the 2002/03 season, Genk finished the Champions League last in the group, but was again able to draw once again against all three opponents ( Chelsea FC , Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Valencia FC ).
In the 2012/13 season KRC Genk could not prevail with 1: 1 and 0: 2 against VfB Stuttgart and thus retired in the knockout round of the Europa League after reaching the group stage in 1st place finished.
In the 2016/17 season, KRC Genk eliminated FK Budućnost Podgorica , Cork City , NK Lokomotiva Zagreb , Athletic Bilbao , SK Rapid Wien , US Sassuolo Calcio , Astra Giurgiu and KAA Gent, one after the other, in the Europa League and thus reached the quarter-finals of Europa League, where it ended 4-3 after a two-way leg against Celta Vigo . Reaching the quarter-finals was also the greatest international success in the club's history. However, this season in the Europa League play-off against KV Ostend they missed reaching the Europa League again.
In the 2017/18 season, Genk had to go to the Europa League play-off again. However, it was won 2-0 against SV Zulte Waregem this year . As a result, Genk took part in the Europa League in the 2018/19 season, but had to work his way through from the second qualifying round . The club reached the group stage, took first place there and was only eliminated in the sixteenth-finals against Slavia Prague . In December 2017, Philippe Clement was signed as the new coach.
In the following season , Genk was both at the end of the regular phase of the championship and after the master play-offs in first place and thus became Belgian champions. The club is now qualified for the group stage of the Champions League . A few days after the end of the season, Clement informed the club that he would not renew his coaching contract but would instead work for Club Brugge in the future .
On June 3, 2019, the club announced the permanent commitment of Felice Mazzu as the new head coach. Mazzu had a release clause in his previous contract with Sporting Charleroi that allowed him to terminate the contract against payment of 500,000 euros.
In the group stage of the 2019/20 Champion League , Genk was drawn from the Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg , the Italian club SSC Napoli and the English club Liverpool FC . With only one draw and five defeats, the club was the last to be eliminated from the Champion League after the group stage.
After Genk only finished 10th, four points behind a championship play-off spot after half of the main round in the 2019/20 season on November 12, 2019, and had only one point in the Champion League after four games, Felice Mazzu and all assistant coaches were dismissed by the club. Hannes Wolf was signed as the new coach on November 19, 2019 .
| Season results since 1988 | ||||||
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| season | space | division | Points | Remarks | Belgian Cup | International |
| 1988/89 | 18th | I. | 15th | descent | - | - |
| 1989/90 | 4th | II | 36 | Promotion play-off won → promotion | Quarter finals | - |
| 1990/91 | 14th | I. | 26th | Round of 16 | - | |
| 1991/92 | 16 | I. | 26th | - | - | |
| 1992/93 | 15th | I. | 27 | - | - | |
| 1993/94 | 18th | I. | 18th | descent | - | - |
| 1994/95 | 3 | II | 50 | - | - | |
| 1995/96 | 2 | II | 73 | Ascent | Round of 16 | - |
| 1996/97 | 8th | I. | 48 | 5th round | - | |
| 1997/98 | 2 | I. | 66 | Belgian cup winner | Won |
Intertoto Cup : 2nd in group 5 |
| 1998/99 | 1 | I. | 73 | Belgian champion | Semifinals |
European Cup Winners' Cup : 2nd round |
| 1999/00 | 8th | I. | 54 | Belgian cup winner | Won |
Champions League : 2nd qualifying round |
| 2000/01 | 11 | I. | 42 | Semifinals |
UEFA Cup : 2nd round |
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| 2001/02 | 1 | I. | 72 | Belgian champion | Quarter finals | - |
| 2002/03 | 6th | I. | 55 | Round of 16 |
Champions League : 4th in group C. |
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| 2003/04 | 4th | I. | 59 | 5th round | - | |
| 2004/05 | 3 | I. | 70 | Quarter finals |
Intertoto Cup : semi-finals |
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| 2005/06 | 5 | I. | 57 | Round of 16 |
UEFA Cup : 1st round |
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| 2006/07 | 2 | I. | 72 | Quarter finals | - | |
| 2007/08 | 10 | I. | 45 | Round of 16 |
Champions League : 2nd qualifying round |
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| 2008/09 | 8th | I. | 50 | Belgian cup winner | Won | - |
| 2009/10 | 11 | I. | 34 | Round of 16 |
Europa League : 4th qualifying round |
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| 2010/11 | 1 | I. | 64 Regular 51 championship round |
Belgian champion | 7th round | - |
| 2011/12 | 3 | I. | 46 Regular 41 Championship round |
7th round |
Champions League : 4th in group E. |
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| 2012/13 | 5 | I. | 55 Regular 40 championship round |
Belgian cup winner | Won |
Europa League : Round of 32 |
| 2013/14 | 6th | I. | 45 Regular 32 championship round |
Quarter finals |
Europa League : Round of 32 |
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| 2014/15 | 7th | I. | 49 Regular 15 EL playoff |
6th round | - | |
| 2015/16 | 4th | I. | 48 Regular 40 championship round |
Semifinals | - | |
| 2016/17 | 8th | I. | 48 Regular 26 EL playoff |
Semifinals |
Europa League : quarter-finals |
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| 2017/18 | 5 | I. | 44 Regular 38 championship round |
final | - | |
| 2018/19 | 1 | I. | 63 Regular 52 championship round |
Belgian champion | Quarter finals |
Europa League : Round of 32 |
| 2019/20 | 7th | I. | 44 ( season canceled ) |
Round of 16 |
Champions League : 4th place in group E. |
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successes
- Belgian champion (4)
- Belgian Cup (6)
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Belgian Supercup (2)
- 2011, 2019
European Cup balance sheet
Club crest history
1995-2002
2002-2016
2016–
president
Peter Croonen has been president of the association since October 31, 2017 . On May 22, 2019, he was also elected chairman of Pro League , the association of clubs in Division 1A and 1B .
Trainer
A chronological overview of the club's coaches since 1971.
| Term of office | Nat. | Trainer |
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| 1971- 1976 |
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Robert Waseige |
| - | - | - |
| 1979- 1981 |
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Robert Waseige |
| - | - | - |
| 2000 |
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Johan Boskamp |
| - | - | - |
| 2004- 2005 |
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René Vandereycken |
| - | - | - |
| 2009– 2011 |
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Franky Vercauteren |
| - | - | - |
| 2014– 2015 |
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Alex McLeish |
| - | - | - |
| 12.2017- 5.2019 |
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Philippe Clement |
| 6.2019–11.2019 |
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Felice Mazzù |
| 11.2019– |
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Hannes Wolf |
player
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ KRC Genk arranged accord with Philippe Clement. KRC Genk, December 18, 2017, accessed November 30, 2018 (Dutch).
- ↑ Bruno Verscheure: 'Le KRC Genk a tout fait pour conserver Clement'. In: sport.be. Jupiler League, May 24, 2019, accessed May 24, 2019 (French).
- ↑ Welkom bij Genk Felice Mazzu! KRC Genk, June 3, 2019, accessed June 3, 2019 (Dutch).
- ↑ Patrice Capelle: Felice Mazzu est le nouvel entraîneur de Genk. In: sport.be. Jupiler League, June 3, 2019, accessed June 3, 2019 (French).
- ^ KRC Genk neemt afscheid van Felice Mazzu. KRC Genk, November 12, 2019, accessed November 12, 2019 (Dutch).
- ↑ Hannes Wolf nieuwe trainer KRC Genk. KRC Genk, November 19, 2019, accessed November 19, 2019 (Dutch).
- ↑ Raad van Bestuur uses Peter Croonen as Voorzitter. KRC Genk, October 31, 2017, accessed November 29, 2019 (Dutch).
- ↑ Peter Croonen is the nieuwe voorzitter from the Pro League. In: radio2.be. May 22, 2019, accessed November 29, 2019 (Dutch).
