Royal Knokke F.C.

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Knokke
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Full nameRoyal Knokke Football Club
Founded1905;120 years ago (1905)
GroundBurgemeester Graaf Leopold Lippens Park,
Knokke
Capacity3,000 [1]
ChairmanVincent Van Honsebrouck
ManagerYves Van Borm
League National Division 1
2023–24 National Division 1, 3rd of 20
Website http://www.rkfc.be/

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Merveille Goblet
2 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Ruben Vanraefelghem
5 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Yari Brachet
6 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Luca Ferrera
8 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Nils Pierre
10 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Amadu Jalloh
11 MF Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Lucas Prudhomme
15 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Lars Cooman
17 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Antoine De Bodt
18 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Ilan Hurtevent(on loan from Kortrijk U21 )
19 MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Justin Pieters
No.Pos.NationPlayer
22 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Reian Meddour
23 FW Flag of The Gambia.svg  GAM Basiru Mbye
24 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Joachim Ngono
28 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Bryan Van Den Bogaert
30 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Gwendal Degallaix
34 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Stan Braem
37 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Mathieu Geeraerd
58 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Leander Legein
66 GK Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Wout Meese
70 GK Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Indigo Lambrecht
80 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Naguy Maertens

Honours

References

  1. "Belgium - Royal Knokke FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. "Geschiedenis". Royal Knokke Football Club (in Flemish). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. "Knokke pakt de titel in 1e amateurklasse". Focus en WTV (in Dutch). 27 May 2018.
  4. "SPORTIEVE RANGSCHIKKING D2 en D3" (PDF). RBFA. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  5. "A-Kern Spelers" [First team squad]. rkfc.be. Retrieved 16 August 2023.