K. Berchem Sport

K. Berchem Sport

Full name	Koninklijk Berchem Sport
Nickname(s)	Geel-zwart, Rooiploeg, Leeuwen
Founded	13 August 1906;118 years ago (1906-08-13) (creation athletic club) 22 April 1908;117 years ago (1908-04-22) (creation football club) 1908;117 years ago (1908) (registration)
Ground	Ludo Coeckstadion, Berchem
Capacity	13,607 [1]
Chairman	Lien Rayé
Manager	Frank Dirix
League	Belgian Second Amateur Division
2024–25	Belgian Second Amateur Division B
Home colours Away colours

K. Berchem Sport is a Belgian association football club based in the district of Berchem in the municipality of Antwerp and currently playing in the Belgian Division 2. It has formerly played in the First Division.

The club was founded in 1906 and became a member of the FA two years later. It received the matricule n°28 in 1926. Five years later, it added the prefix Royal to its name, then changed this prefix to its Dutch counterpart Koninklijk in 1967.

Current squad

Updated 21 May 2025. ^[2]

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. Nation Player 2 DF   BEL Jeroen Van den Driessche 3 DF   BEL Noah Neiman 6 MF   BEL Charni Ekangamene 7 MF   BEL Yoenoes El Azimani 8 DF   BEL Quinten Van Steenwinkel 10 MF   BEL Athan Devolder 12 DF   BEL Tymo Swennen 14 FW   BEL Brend Lambrechts 15 FW   BEL Adith Conix 17 MF   BEL Len Vennekens 20 MF   BEL Nikola Pejcic

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW   BEL Leander Beirlant 23 FW   BEL Lennert Leemans 24 MF   BEL Wassim El Maimouni 25 GK   BEL Milan Van Beveren 28 DF   BEL Light Nwokoro 33 MF   BEL Ambrose Frimpong 44 MF   BEL Jalal Azzaoui 45 MF   BEL Kenneth Boakye Bedie 48 GK   BEL Gerben Van Hove 71 GK   BEL Dax Hufkens 77 FW   BEL Kelvin Owusu

Coaching staff

Updated 3 April 2018 ^[3]

• Manager: Kevin Van Haesendonck
• Assistant: Danny van Leuven
• Goalkeeper coach: Bob Peeters

Other staff

• Sporting director: Marc De Mulder
• Team scout: Patrick Illegems
• Doctor: Peter Verspeelt

Honours

• Belgian Pro League:
  • Runners-up (3): 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51
• Belgian Second Division:
  • Winners (5): 1933–34, 1942–43, 1961–62, 1971–72, 1985–86
• Belgian Second Division final round:
  • Winners (1): 1977–78
• Belgian Third Division:
  • Winners (1): 2002–03
• Belgian Fourth Division:
  • Winners (2): 2001–02, 2011–2012
• Belgian Provincial league Antwerp:
  • Winners (4): 1909–10, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1913–14
• Belgian Provincial league Antwerp Final Round:
  • Winners (1): 2000–01
• Belgian Cup:
  • Semi-finalists (2): 1953–54, 1970–71

References

1. Het Ludo Coeckstadion berchem-sport.com (last check 30 March 2018)
2. Berchem Sport squad
3. Berchem Sport staff 2015/16

Further reading

• "Terug naar overzicht — 1E PLOEGEN 3–4 PROV | K. BERCHEM SP. 1—3 RVC HOBOKEN". voetbalvlaanderen.be (in Dutch). Voetbal Vlaanderen. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
• "Retour vers aperçu — 1E PLOEGEN 3–4 PROV | K. BERCHEM SP. 1—3 RVC HOBOKEN". acff.be (in Dutch). Abonnez-vous à notre. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

External links

• Official website (in Dutch)