Lierse S.K. (2018)

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K. Lierse S.K.
Lierse-SK.png
Full nameKoninklijke Lierse Sportkring
Nickname(s)Geel-Zwart (Yellow-Black)
Founded1943 (as FC Oosterzonen)
Ground Herman Vanderpoortenstadion,
Lier
Capacity13,539
ChairmanLuc Van Thillo
Manager Christophe Gregoire
League Challenger Pro League
2023–24 Challenger Pro League, 11th of 16

Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is a Belgian association football club located in Lier, in the province of Antwerp. The club, founded in 1943 as Oosterzonen in Oosterwijk, was relocated to Lier following the bankruptcy of Lierse in 2018. After an official name change, Lierse Kempenzonen was renamed to K. Lierse S.K. in 2024. They compete in the Challenger Pro League, the second tier of Belgian football.

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History

The club was founded in 1943 as FC Oosterzonen from a commune within Westerlo. It started in the Belgian provincial leagues where it hovered between the various levels, most of the times playing at the 6th or 7th level of the Belgian football pyramid. In 2007, 2008 and 2009, the club won the title for three consecutive seasons and were promoted for the first time in its history to the national levels of football. In the Belgian Fourth Division, the club avoided relegation for a few seasons, before managing another promotion in the 2012–13 season into the Belgian Third Division. Following the reform of Belgian football in 2016, the team started playing in the Belgian First Amateur Division.

In May 2018, it was announced that the club would relocate to Lier, as it merged with the old board of Lierse (a club which had gone bankrupt just a few weeks before) to form a new club called Lierse Kempenzonen. The new team continued with the old logo of Lierse and started playing in the Herman Vanderpoortenstadion in Lier. [1]

Current squad

As of 24 July 2024

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 Jens Teunckens
2 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Pieter De Schrijver
3 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Luc Marijnissen
4 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Sam Vanderhallen
5 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Pietro Perdichizzi
6 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Emmanuel Matuta
7 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Obbi Oularé
8 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Victor Daguin
9 FW Flag of the Comoros.svg  COM Bryan Adinany
10 MF Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Maksim Kireev
11 FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Ousmane Sow
12 GK Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Jarno De Smet
15 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Beni Mpanzu
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Noah Hartmann
18 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Dirk Asare
19 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Tiago Vermeulen
23 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Viktor Boone
24 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Che Krabbendam
30 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Glenn Claes
31 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Brent Laes
36 GK Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Lennard Leyssens
41 GK Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Kjell Peersman (on loan from PSV)
42 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Aske Sampers
70 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Samih El Touile
77 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Hugo Masaki
81 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Niklo Dailly
88 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Emmanuel Tshimbalanga

Coaching Staff

PositionName
Manager Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christophe Gregoire
Assistant managers Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nico Van Kerckhoven
Goalkeeper coach Flag of Qatar.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Decsi
Video analyst Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bernd Brughmans
Team Doctor Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roel Rymen
Physiotherapist Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lars De Buyst
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Waegemans
Materialman Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Hans Van Rooy
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Rony Nauwelaers

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References

  1. "Opvolger Lierse krijgt lokale naam, club krijgt ook goed nieuws over stadion". Het Nieuwsblad. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.