Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club, simply known as Beerschot AC, was a Belgian football club based in southern Antwerp. Beerschot played in the Belgian Pro League from 1999–2000 until 2012–13, when they were relegated not only through their league position, but also lost their professional licence through financial issues, being officially declared bankrupt on 21 May 2013 – one week after the season had ended.
Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbal en Atletiek Club, now K Beerschot VA was a Belgian football club from Antwerp. The club was founded in 1899 when most players of Antwerp left the club. It played in the 1920 Olympic Games Stadium named the "Kiel".
Silvestro "Silvio" Proto is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Mark De Man is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or right-back, most notably for Anderlecht. He moved to Dutch side Roda JC in the Eredivisie for an undisclosed fee in the 2008–09 season and then returned to Belgium to play for Germinal Beerschot. De Man made five appearances for the Belgium national team.
Glen De Boeck is a Belgian football manager and former player who most recently managed Lokeren in the Belgian First Division B. During his career he played as central defender, mostly on the books of Anderlecht.
Aimé Anthuenis is a Belgian former professional football player and manager. He managed the Belgium national football team between 2002 and 2005.
Daniel Alberto Cruz Castro is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Stanley Opoku Aborah is a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He holds both a Ghanaian passport and a Belgian passport.
Dickson Agyeman is a Belgian retired football midfielder.
Luciano José Pereira da Silva is a retired Brazilian football (soccer) goalkeeper. He has previously played for Tombense and K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot. Having signed for Eredivisie club FC Groningen, the technical manager of the club, Henk Veldmate, described Luciano as "a spectacular keeper who, because of that, has a lot of risk in his game play".
Gary Christofer Kagelmacher Pérez is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a central defender for Chilean club Universidad Católica.
Mario Cvitanović is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He was most recently the manager of Croatian Football League club HNK Šibenik.
Mohamed "Mo" Messoudi is a retired Belgian footballer of Moroccan descent who last played for K Lyra-Lierse Berlaar.
Wim de Decker is a retired Belgian football player and manager, who is currently managing Beveren in the Belgian First Division B. In 2006, De Decker played one match for the Belgium national football team, a friendly against Saudi Arabia.
Ederson Tormena is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He last played for Asteras Tripoli in Greece.
The 2008–09 season of the Belgian First Division was the 106th season of top-tier football in Belgium. The regular season began on 16 August 2008 and ended on 16 May 2009. Standard Liège were the defending champions.
Jozef 'Jos' Daerden is a Belgian football manager and a former player. He works as an assistant manager of K.R.C. Genk.
Marc Brys is a Belgian football manager and former player, who manages OH Leuven in the Belgian First Division A.
Urbain Haesaert is a Belgian football scout and former football manager. Haesaert started coaching at Lokeren. Together with Josef Vacenovský, he reached the quarter-finals of the 1980–81 UEFA Cup with Lokeren, and was vice-champion of Belgium, placing second behind Anderlecht in the 1980–81 Belgian First Division.
