K. Rupel Boom F.C.

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K. Rupel Boom FC
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Full nameKoninklijke Rupel Boom Football Club
Nickname(s)De Steenbakkers (The Brickmakers)
Founded1998;27 years ago (1998)
GroundGemeentelijk Parkstadion
Capacity8,000
Chairman Nathan Crockett
Manager Urbain Spaenhoven
League Belgian Division 2
2022–23 National Division 1, 19th of 20 (relegated)
Website rupelboomfc.be
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Koninklijke Rupel Boom FC is a Belgian association football club based in Boom, Antwerp province currently playing in the Belgian Division 2, the fourth tier of Belgian football. They play at the Gemeentelijk Parkstadion in Boom.

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History

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Gemeentelijk Parkstadion

K. Rupel Boom FC was founded in 1998, a result of a merger between K. Boom F.C. and Rupel SK. The club started playing in the regional third division of the Belgian provincial leagues. In 1999 they were promoted to the regional second division and in 2001 to the regional first division.

In 2004 the club reached the Nationwide Fourth Division. In its first season they reached the playoffs and won promotion to the Belgian Third Division. But, after only one season, K. Rupel Boom FC were relegated back to Fourth Division.

In 2008 the club again won promotion to the Belgian Third Division, and in 2009 they narrowly missed a ticket for the promotion playoffs.

After being on top of the league since mid September 2009, the club fell back and were beaten to the title by K.S.K. Heist with only one match to play. As runner-up of the regular season, they played the promotion playoffs in which they defeated Eendracht Aalst in the first round (4–0:3–4) and R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne in the second round (2–2:0–2). The final was played against U.R.S. du Centre (1–0: 4:4). And so, at the end of the 2009–2010 season, Rupel Boom were promoted to the Belgian Second Division.

In November 2010, Peter Van Wambeke was fired as head coach after a string of bad results. He became the first trainer in Rupel Boom history to be prematurely released off his contract.

In December 2010, Rupel Boom appointed Yves Cloots as the new head coach of the club. Cloots was Technical Manager with KV Mechelen and head coach of Rapid Leest. This change in head coach did not have the desired effect, and after the 2010–2011 season, Rupel Boom were relegated back to the Third Division.

For the 2011–12 season, Johan Houben was appointed as the new manager. During this season, Rupel Boom had a very successful cup run, beating Acrenoise (Belgian Promotion), Boussu Dour (2nd Division), Oud-Heverlee Leuven (1st Division) and Belgian record champion Anderlecht against all odds. For Anderlecht, it was the first time since 1954 (against VV Terhagen) that they were eliminated by a Third Division team. Rupel Boom eventually lost the quarter finals against Mons with 2–0 in the first leg and 2–2 draw at home.

In May 2013 player Alexander Bell was selected for Scotland u20 for an international youth tournament in Den Haag, Netherlands.

The 2013–14 season started well, with a first place after 5 games. But after a series of heavy losses, trainer Johan Houben stepped down as manager. Club captain and icon Jerry Poorters also resigned from the club. Frank Staes was appointed new manager in September 2013. In his first game in charge, Rupel Boom won against KSV Standaard Wetteren with 2–0, after being reduced to 9 men after 40 minutes of play, with a 0–0 on the board. The team ended a disappointing season in 13th place, just 3 points above the relegation places.

Halfway through the 2014–15 season, head coach Frank Staes resigned and was replaced by his assistant Serge Van Den Stock, who eventually signed a two-year contract with the club. With Van Den Stock, Rupel Boom won 6 of its last 11 matches, and drew 2, finishing the season in 5th place.

In October 2015 Serge Van Den Stockt was fired and replaced by his assistant Robbie Grauwloos. Former K. Boom FC player and Belgian international Glenn De Boeck was appointed as Technical Advisor. [1] De Boeck left the club in January 2016 to become head coach of First Division club Mouscron Péruwelz. Rupel Boom finished the season in 9th place.

For the new season 2016–17, former coach Urbain Spaenhoven was appointed as the new coach. It's his second stint as head coach after leaving the club for KV Mechelen in 2010.

Rupel Boom was crowned as champions of the 2nd Amateur league after the 2017–18 season. They will be playing in the highest Amateur League for the 2018–19 season.

Take over by Beerschot

In March 2019 it was announced the club would be taken over by Beerschot Wilrijk, with the Rupel Boom senior team continuing in the highest amateur league. Former Olympic athlete Tia Hellebaut joined the club to become an advisor at the club's academy with former referee Frans Van Den Wijngaert in charge of the set-up. [2]

Seasons

SeasonDivisionDivisionPointsRemarks
  I II III IV P.I P.II P.III    
1998–99      2 Regional Third Division 65promotion
1999–00     3  Regional Second Division 54
2000–01     1  Regional Second Division 73champion
2001–02    6   Regional First Division 53
2002–03    3   Regional First Division 63
2003–04    2   Regional First Division 64promotion
2004–05   2    Fourth Division B 53promotion
2005–06  15     Third Division A 19relegation
2006–07   3    Fourth Division B 55
2007–08   3    Fourth Division B 64promotion
2008–09  6     Third Division B 49
2009–10  2     Third Division A 71promotion, final against U.R.S. du Centre 1–0: 4:4
2010–11 17      Second Division 36relegation
2011–12  5     Third Division 58¼ Final Belgian Cup after eliminating RSC Anderlecht
2012–13  4     Third Division 56
2013–14  13     Third Division 36
2014–15  5     Third Division 54
2015–16  9     Third Division 51
2016–173Second Amateur League
2017–181Second Amateur League61Champion
2018–19First Amateur League

Club honours

Individual honours

Current squad

As of 8 October 2022

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 Juliaan Laverge
2 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Jeffrey Neral
3 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Jonathan Vervoort
4 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Brice Verkerken
5 DF Flag of Lithuania.svg  LTU Martynas Medelinskas
6 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Charni Ekangamene
7 FW Flag of North Macedonia.svg  MKD Emil Abaz
8 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Jason Bourdouxhe
9 FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Seongheon Baik
10 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Jack Mmaee
11 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Levi Lukebakio
14 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Stephen Buyl
17 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Koen Van Den Broek
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 FW Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Oumar Traoré
20 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Momar Gadji
21 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Fabio Scarantino
22 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Diego Señorans
23 GK Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Senne Vits
24 FW Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Ivan Lendrić
25 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Luka De Herdt
26 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Matisse Thuys
27 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Rabbi Mwenda
34 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Yassin Aydouni
51 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Maxime Thiel
72 GK Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Bout Van Opstal

Supporters Player of the Year

This is an election organised by supportersclub Blue Corner/De Steenbakkers.

  • 2016–17 Jeroen Van den Driesche
  • 2017–18 Jonas Laureys
  • 2018–19

Previous trainers

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Beerschot Wilrijk neemt Rupel Boom over, Hellebaut wordt jeugdadviseur: "Mentale begeleiding" – Sporza (in Dutch)