Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging, known simply as Club Brugge, is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062. They play in the Belgian Pro League, the top domestic league in Belgian football.
Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003–04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Division following relegation in 1997. Their matricule number is 12. The club plays home games at the Jan Breydel Stadium, which they share with fierce rivals Club Brugge. Cercle Brugge won their first national title in 1911, and won two more titles before the Second World War. The side also won the Belgian Cup in 1927 and in 1985, and have represented Belgium in European tournaments on several occasions.
Michel Georges Jean Ghislain Preud'homme is a Belgian retired footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper. Currently, he is vice-president and sports director at Standard Liège.
Royal Antwerp Football Club, often referred to as Royal Antwerp or simply Antwerp, is a Belgian professional football club. The reigning champions of Belgium, RAFC is based in the city of Antwerp. Founded around 1880 as Antwerp Cricket Club by English students residing in Antwerp, 15 years before the creation of the Royal Belgian Football Association, Antwerp is regarded as the oldest club in Belgium. At first there was no organised football played by its members, until 1887 when the football division was founded with its own board, named Antwerp Football Club. Being the oldest active club at the time, it was the first club to register to the Association in 1895. Consequently, when matricule numbers were introduced in 1926, the club received matricule number one.
Hapoel Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups. The team is also known as "The Sharks". The club's home is the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, in which they have played since their departure from Kiryat Eliezer Stadium in 2014 and Kiryat Haim's Thomas D'Alesandro Stadium in 1955. The stadium, which is shared with rivals Maccabi Haifa, is the second largest in Israeli football, with a capacity of 30,942. The colours of the team's home kit are red throughout. The away colours are white shirts, and black shorts and socks.
Timmy Simons is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was known for his tireless work ethic and penalty-taking ability, having scored 48 competitive goals through penalties, missing only 5. In 2012, at age 36, Simons was both the outfield player with the most minutes and the most kilometres in the Bundesliga. Simons' former clubs include Lommel, Club Brugge, PSV Eindhoven and 1. FC Nürnberg. He captained both Club Brugge and PSV Eindhoven, and won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 2002 while playing for Club Brugge.
Sven Vermant is a Belgian former professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is best known for his spells at Club Brugge and FC Schalke 04.
Ivan Leko is a Croatian professional football manager and former player.
Lior Refaelov is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Israeli club Maccabi Haifa.
Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui is a Belgian professional footballer who most recently played for Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan.
Ebrima Ebou Sillah is a Gambian former professional footballer who played as a winger or striker.
Leandro Vilas Boas Simioni, also known as Leandro Testa, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. In December 2010 Simioni was involved in a car accident in Brazil, he was seriously injured and left paralyzed from the waist down.
Andrés Augusto Mendoza Acevedo, known as Andrés Mendoza, is a Peruvian former footballer.
Birger Maertens is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He obtained two caps for the Belgium national team.
Leonard Canjels was a Dutch international footballer who played for NAC Breda.
Aminu Sani is a Nigerian professional football player.
Óscar Esaú Duarte Gaitán is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Professional League club Al-Wehda. Born in Nicaragua, he plays for the Costa Rica national team.
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.
Elton-Ofoi Acolatse is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hungarian club Diósgyőri VTK. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Belgium, Israel and Turkey.
José Heriberto Izquierdo Mena is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for the Colombia national team.
