K. Berchem Sport

K. Berchem Sport

Full name	Koninklijk Berchem Sport
Nickname(s)	Geel-zwart, Rooiploeg, Leeuwen
Founded	13 August 1906; 118 years ago (1906-08-13) (creation athletic club) 22 April 1908; 116 years ago (1908-04-22) (creation football club) 1908; 117 years ago (1908) (registration)
Ground	Ludo Coeckstadion, Berchem
Capacity	13,607[1]
Chairman	Lien Rayé
Manager	Pieter De Bot
League	Belgian Second Amateur Division
2023–24	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.

Updated 10 May 2020.^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Updated 3 April 2018^[3]

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

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

• 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

• "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.

• Official website (in Dutch)