Alkmaar Zaanstreek, better known as AZ Alkmaar or simply and most common in the Netherlands AZ, is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan district. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands.
Trond Johan Sollied is a Norwegian football manager and former player. He last managed Lokeren.
Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent, often simply known as Ghent or by their nickname De Buffalo's, is a Belgian sports club, based in the city of Ghent, East Flanders. Their football team is the best known section within the club and has been playing in the Belgian First Division A since the 1989–90 season. They won the national league once, in 2014–15, in addition to four Belgian Cup victories. Ghent played their home matches in the Jules Ottenstadion in Gentbrugge from 1920 until 2013, when they moved to the Ghelamco Arena. Their team colours are blue and white. The principal sponsor is the financial institution VDK bank.
Luigi Pieroni is a former Belgian professional football, who played as a forward, and current assistant manager of Raja CA.
Michel Jean de Wolf is a Belgian football coach and retired player who played as a left back.
Gertjan Verbeek is a Dutch former professional footballer who last managed Eerste Divisie side Almere City.
Stijn De Smet is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Hein Vanhaezebrouck is a Belgian football manager who is currently leading K.A.A. Gent in the Belgian First Division A. He has a reputation of favouring an offensive style of play.
Gunther Schepens is a retired Belgian footballer. At this moment, he is the technical coördinator of the youth teams of the football team K.A.A. Gent. He is also co-responsible for the scouting of new players.
Jess Thorup is a Danish professional football manager and former player, who most recently managed Danish Superliga club FC Copenhagen.
The 2011–12 season of the Belgian Pro League was the 109th season of top-tier football in Belgium. It began on 29 July 2011 with the first match of the regular season and ended in May 2012 with the last matches of the playoff rounds. The defending champions were Genk, who this time ended in third position, while the competition was won by Anderlecht, who clenched the title after a 1–1 draw against Club Brugge with two games left to play in the Championship Playoff.
The 2012–13 season of the Belgian Pro League was the 110th season of top-tier football in Belgium. It started on 28 July 2012 with the first match of the regular season between Kortrijk and defending champions Anderlecht, and ended on 26 May 2013, which was the return leg of the European playoff.
Toine Daniël van Huizen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Dordrecht in the Eerste Divisie. He formerly played for AZ, Telstar, Sparta Rotterdam and De Graafschap.
Thomas Foket is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Stade de Reims and the Belgium national team.
The 2017–18 Belgian First Division A was the 115th season of top-tier football in Belgium. The season began on 28 July 2017 and concluded on 20 May 2018. The fixtures were announced in early June 2017. Anderlecht were the defending champions but had to settle for third place with Club Brugge taking their 15th title.
The 2018–19 Belgian First Division A was the 116th season of top-tier football in Belgium.
Jean Butez is a French professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Antwerp as a goalkeeper. A prospect of the Lille academy, Butez made his breakthrough with Mouscron and signed with Antwerp in 2020.
Nicky Evrard is a Belgian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for OH Leuven and the Belgium women's national team.
The 2020–21 Belgian First Division A was the 118th season of top-tier football in Belgium. As part of a proposal by the Jupiler Pro League's board of directors accepted by the General Assembly on 15 May 2020, the 2020–21 season would involve shortened playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only the top four teams would play for the title, while teams five through eight would play for the remaining ticket into Europe. The league fixtures were announced on 8 July 2020.
William Still is an English-Belgian professional football manager and former player who is now the manager of Ligue 1 club Reims.
