Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring, often simply known as Lierse, was a Belgian professional football club from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse have won four championship titles and two Belgian Cups. Lierse was one of the seven Belgian clubs to have played in the UEFA Champions League group stage, the others being Anderlecht, Antwerp, Club Brugge, Genk, Standard Liège and KAA Gent.
Eric Maria Gerets is a Belgian football manager and former player who played as a right back.
Stein Huysegems is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Hernán Pablo Losada is an Argentine football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder. He most recently was the head coach of CF Montréal in Major League Soccer.
Bob Peeters is a Belgian football executive and former player and manager. He currently serves as sporting director of Challenger Pro League club Beveren.
Arjan Swinkels is a Dutch retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is the head of Willem II's youth department.
Thibaut Van Acker is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deinze in the Belgian First Division B.
Jens Cools is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Lierse. He gained two caps for the Belgium under-21 team.
Frédéric Frans is a Belgian retired professional football player who played as a defender. He spent eight years with Lierse until his move to Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle in 2014. After two years at the Glasgow club, Frans returned to Lierse in June 2016. He then returned to Scottish football in 2018, signing for Dundee United. He left the club in 2019 and returned to Belgium following the collapse of the original Lierse. He then signed for Beerschot in the Belgian First Division B. Frans has also represented Belgium at youth level.
Anthony Paul Watt is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on loan from Dundee United.
Théo Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batombo is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Russian club Spartak Moscow. Born in Belgium, he plays for the DR Congo national team.
Faysel Kasmi is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Belgian National Division 1 club Dessel.
Wanderson Maciel Sousa Campos, known as Wanderson, is a professional footballer who plays for Brazilian club Internacional as a left winger.
Manuel Benson Hedilazio is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Burnley. Born in Belgium, he represented it on junior international levels, before choosing to play for the Angola national team on senior level.
Mickaël Sylvain Tırpan is a Belgian footballer who plays for Dutch Eredivisie club Willem II.
The Challenger Pro League, previously known as 1B Pro League is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Royal Belgian Football Association in 2016, replacing the Belgian Second Division. From the season 2016–17 until 2019–20, the competition was named Proximus League, after the main sponsor Proximus.
Bo Geens is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian Division 2 club Wezel Sport.
William Still is a Belgian-born English professional football manager. He is currently the manager of Ligue 1 side Lens. He played youth and amateur football in Belgium before beginning coaching at age 17. In 2017, aged 24, he managed Lierse in the Belgian First Division B, and also led Beerschot in the same league four years later. In Ligue 1, he has managed Reims and Lens.
Sebbe Augustijns is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lyra-Lierse.
