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- ↑ Zwarte Leeuw - KFC Turnhout KFC Turnhout
- ↑ LES BELGES AU CISM A NAPLES - Le CS Bruges en deuil (Johan Versyp) - DeuxiŠme doubl‚ pour le Real - Coupe du monde : Le Costa Ri Le Soir
- ↑ A 34 ANS, L'ANCIEN DIABLE ROUGE AURA QUELQUE CHOSE A PROUVER SOUS LES COULEURS DE SON NOUVEAU CLUB, LOKEREN DANNY VEYT... Le Soir
- ↑ VOETBALSEIZOEN 1997/98 Trouw
- ↑ De Roover van Lierse naar NAC NRC
- ↑ Bart De Roover is de nieuwe hoofdcoach van Lyra-Lierse K. Lyra-Lierse
- ↑ voetbal.com Profile
- ↑ "Lierse SK » Appearances Eerste klasse A 1996/1997". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
