Royal Knokke F.C.

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Knokke
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Full nameRoyal Knokke Football Club
Founded1905;119 years ago (1905)
GroundBurgemeester Graaf Leopold Lippens Park,
Knokke
Capacity3,000 [1]
ChairmanVincent Van Honsebrouck
ManagerYves Van Borm
League National Division 1
2022–23 National Division 1, 8th of 20
Website Club website

Royal Knokke Football Club is a Belgian association football club based in Knokke, West Flanders. The club currently play in the Belgian National Division 1, the third tier of Belgian football.

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History

The club was founded in 1905. [2]

In 2016–17, Knokke won the Second Amateur Division winning promotion to the First Amateur Division. After another successful season, Knokke finished second in the league standing, allowing them to participate in the final play-off round for promotion. Knokke won the final round, but did not apply for a licence for second-tier Belgian First Division B, which meant that only Lommel promoted. [3]

The following year, the club finished last in the table and relegated to the Second Amateur Division. There, they regained the league title and won promotion – albeit in a special way. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Royal Belgian Football Association decided on 27 March 2020 to cancel all competitions and to determine the final rankings. Knokke had at that point played 24 games in the Second Amateur Division and finished on top with 63 points, forcing promotion back to the First Amateur Division. [4]

Current squad

As of 16 August 2023 [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Ruben Vanraefelghem
4 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Brendan Schoonbaert
5 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Louis Broché
7 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Kevin Hebbelinck
8 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Nils Pierre
9 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Jens Naessens
10 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Amadu Jalloh
11 MF Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Lucas Prudhomme
16 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Samuel Addo
18 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Jonathan Mfumu
19 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Justin Pieters
20 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Jarric Buysse
No.Pos.NationPlayer
22 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Thijs Coninckx
23 DF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Leandro Varela
25 GK Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Merveille Goblet
26 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Jarno Vervaque
28 MF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Halil Köse
29 FW Flag of The Gambia.svg  GAM Basiru Mbye
44 GK Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Wout Meese
70 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Noah Aelterman
75 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Loïc Ritière
93 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Aurélien Bailly
DF Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Rousseau De Poorter (on loan from Deinze)

Honours

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