K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse

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KSC Lokeren-Temse
Logo KSC Lokeren-Temse.png
Full nameKoninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren-Temse
Founded1945;79 years ago (1945) (as Temse)
2020;4 years ago (2020) (as Lokeren-Temse)
Ground Daknamstadion, Lokeren
Capacity12,136 [1]
Chairman Hans Van Duysen
Manager Hans Cornelis
League Belgian National Division 1
2022–23 Belgian Division 2 VFV A, 1st 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 neighbouring 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 currently play in Belgian National Division 1, the third tier of Belgian football.

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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.

Current squad

As of 8 November 2022 [6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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
5 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Naïm Boujouh
6 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Jeovanni Dianganga
7 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Esteban Casagolda
8 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Christian Bello Rivero
9 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Gil Van Moerzeke
10 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Alexander Maes
11 FW Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Youssef Boulaouali
13 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Niels Elewaut
14 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Toon Janssen
22 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Sebastiaan De Wilde
No.Pos.NationPlayer
24 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Paolo Sabak
25 GK Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Yesten Baert
27 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL François Fontaine
29 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Ibrahima Diallo
30 GK Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Bram Paepe
33 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Gianni De Neve
34 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Yassin Ben Omar
35 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Lorenzo Matarrese
77 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Gyamfi Kyeremeh
90 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Simon Vermeiren
93 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Julien Vercauteren
94 GK Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Chris Espeso Nunez

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References

  1. ↑ technische fiche sporting, sporting.be (last check 30/03/2018)
  2. ↑ Sporting Lokeren wordt na fusie met Temse KSC Lokeren-Temse sporza.be, 22 april 2020, reference in Dutch
  3. ↑ "Anderlecht back in the Top 6, Lokeren relegated". vrt.be. 4 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Sporting Lokeren failliet verklaard - rechtbank stelt curatoren aan 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. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "A-kern".


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