K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse

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KSC Lokeren-Temse
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Full nameKoninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren-Temse
Founded1945;79 years ago (1945) as KSV Temse
2020;4 years ago (2020) as KSC Lokeren-Temse
Ground Daknamstadion, Lokeren
Capacity12,136 [1]
Chairman Hans Van Duysen
Manager Hans Cornelis
League Challenger Pro League
2023–24 Belgian National Division 1, 2nd of 18 (promoted)

Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren Temse often simply called Lokeren-Temse or Lokeren) is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Lokeren, in the province of East Flanders. The club was originally founded in 1945 as "KSV Temse" in the nearby town of Temse but following the bankruptcy of K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen in 2020 both clubs merged to form K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse. [2] The club entered the Challenger Pro League in 2024–25, the second tier of Belgian football, after promotion from Belgian National Division 1 in 2023–24.

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History

Temse

Prior to the second world war, Temse had two official football clubs: Racing Temsche (matricule 807), founded in 1908 and playing in blue and yellow later renamed into FC Temsica; and Temsche SK (matricule 501), founded in 1924 and playing in red and white. The latter club was most successful, playing six seasons in the third division in the 1930s.

In 1945, both clubs merged to form a new club KSV Temse (matricule 4297), playing in blue and white and starting in the Belgian Provincial Leagues where it would remain for most of the time before starting to climb back up in the 21st century, reaching the fourth division in 2003 and the third division in 2009 before settling again at the fourth level, now renamed to Belgian Second Amateur Division.

Lokeren

Matricule 282 was given in 1920 to a club named Football Club Racing Club Lokeren (nicknamed Racing FC), but the team stopped its activity the next year. On 22 January 1923 Racing Club Lokeren was founded. Between 1945 and 1951, it had a slight name change (to Racing Athletiek- en Football Club Lokeren) and the new name since 1951 was Koninklijke Racing Club Lokeren. Due to financial problems, the fusion with the other team from the town (Koninklijke Standaard FC Lokeren) became necessary in 1970, with the new club was then named Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren, abbreviated to 'KSC Lokeren. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the club participated several times in the UEFA Cup, most notably reaching the quarter-finals in 1981. That year, the club also became runner-up in the league and reached the cup final, losing to Standard Liège. Thereafter the club was less successful but remained at the highest level of Belgian football (except for three seasons in the mid 1990s), mostly finishing mid-table with the best result a third place in 2003. In 2000, the club merged again, now with Koninklijke Sint-Niklaas SKE to form Sporting Lokeren Sint-Niklaas Waasland. The latest name change occurred in 2003, with the province name (Oost-Vlaanderen) added to the club name, to become K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen

In 2012 and 2014, Lokeren twice managed to win the Belgian Cup, the second time also followed by a successful campaign in the UEFA Europa League, most notably eliminating Hull City to reach the group stage. In 2019, Lokeren were relegated to the First Division B, the second tier of Belgian football for the first time in nearly 25 years. [3] Later that year, the club was taken over by a group led by Louis de Vries and Alexander Janssen, taking the positions of president and CEO respectively.

Bankruptcy and Merger

In April 2020, the club was declared bankrupt during the 2019–20 season. [4] Lokeren had outstanding debts of €5 million and was not able to pay its staff and players anymore, folded as a club and ceased to exist. A few days after the bankruptcy, the club agreed to merge with KSV Temse to form a new club named K.S.V. Lokeren-Temse which will play in the Belgian Second Amateur Division, the national fourth level. [5] The club continues under the matricule of Temse but relocated to the stadium of Lokeren.

In 2022–23, Lokeren-Temse secure the title Belgian Division 2 VV A and promotion to Belgian National Division 1 from next season.

In 2023–24, Lokeren-Temse secure back to back promotion to Challenger Pro League for the first time in history from 2024–25 after obtaining a license from professional league and finishing runner-up of Belgian National Division 1.

Current squad

As of 28 August 2024 [6]

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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Jelle Merckx
2 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Soufiane El Banouhi
3 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Jeovanni Dianganga
5 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Naïm Boujouh
6 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Sebastiaan Brebels
7 FW Flag of Niger.svg  NIG Zakari Junior Lambo
8 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Robbie Van Hauter
9 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Gil Van Moerzeke
10 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Mohamed Soumare
11 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Olivier Myny
13 GK Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Brent Gabriel
14 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Toon Janssen
15 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Jonas Vinck
No.Pos.NationPlayer
22 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Allan Tshimanga
25 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Indy Boonen
26 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Jarno Vervaque
29 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Fousseni Ouro-Sama
32 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Arne Cassaert
33 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Thiebe Van Elsuwege
35 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Cederick Van Daele
39 GK Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Yben Baert
55 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Sam Van Aerschot
83 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Mats Lemmens(on loan from Lecce)
93 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Massimo Decoene(on loan from Kortrijk)
97 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Alexis Calant
99 GK Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Bas Merci

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References

  1. ↑ technische fiche sporting Archived 2018-09-04 at the Wayback Machine , sporting.be (last check 30/03/2018)
  2. ↑ Sporting Lokeren wordt na fusie met Temse KSC Lokeren-Temse Archived 2024-02-15 at the Wayback Machine sporza.be, 22 april 2020, reference in Dutch
  3. ↑ "Anderlecht back in the Top 6, Lokeren relegated". vrt.be. 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Sporting Lokeren failliet verklaard - rechtbank stelt curatoren aan Archived 2024-02-15 at the Wayback Machine hln.be, Yannick De Spiegeleir, 20 april 2020, reference in Dutch
  5. ↑ "Failliet verklaard Sporting Lokeren gaat fusie aan met amateurclub KSV Temse". AD.nl (in Dutch). 22 April 2020. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "A-kern" . Retrieved 2024-08-28.
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