Genk is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality only comprises the town of Genk itself. It is one of the most important industrial towns in Flanders, located on the Albert Canal, between Antwerp and Liège.
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk, commonly known as KRC Genk or Racing Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and have won four championship titles; in 1998–99, in 2001–02, in 2010–11 and in 2018–19. They have also won five Belgian Cups, most recently in 2020–21. They qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 2002–03, 2011–12 and 2019–20.
François Vercauteren, nicknamed "The Little Prince", is a Belgian former footballer who played as a left winger. He is currently the sports director of the Royal Belgian Football Association.
Branko Strupar is a Croatian-Belgian former professional footballer who played as a striker. In 1999, he became a naturalised Belgian. He consequently played for the Belgium national team, with whom he played 17 matches and scored five times.
Philippe Clement is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who currently manages Scottish Premiership club Rangers.
Christian Leysen is a Belgian businessman, and Chairman of the International Advisory board of Antwerp Management School, who developed several Belgian ventures to large international companies.
Thomas Leysen is a Belgian entrepreneur who graduated from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven with a degree in law.
André Leysen was a Belgian businessman. In 1951, he married Anne Ahlers, daughter of a shipping family from Bremen, Germany. Together they have four children: Bettina, Christian, Thomas, and Sabina.
Johan Leysen was a Belgian actor. He appeared in more than 130 films and television shows from 1977. He starred in the film De grens, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. In 1998 he won the Golden Calf for Best Actor for his role in the movie Felice...Felice.... In the 2010 film The American, he appeared as Pavel, mysterious handler of Jack, the assassin character played by George Clooney.
Leysen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ebere Paul Onuachu is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Southampton and the Nigeria national team.
Bart Leysen is a Belgian retired road racing cyclist. He competed at the 1998 and 1999 Tour de France. He is the father of Senne Leysen.
Marcus Højriis Ingvartsen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland and the Denmark national team. On 1 January 2025, he will join Major League Soccer club San Diego FC ahead of their inaugural season.
Mbwana Ally Samatta is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Super League Greece club PAOK, and captains the Tanzania national team.
Domenico Olivieri is a Belgian football manager, and former footballer who played as a defender. He is currently the assistant manager of Genk.
Louis Leysen was a Belgian footballer. He played in four matches for the Belgium national football team from 1957 to 1958.
Fedde Leysen is a Belgian footballer who plays for Belgian Pro League club Union SG as a defender.
Tuur Rommens is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Westerlo.
The 2023–24 season was the 22nd season in the existence of Oud-Heverlee Leuven and its fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. The club took part in the domestic league as well as the Belgian Cup.
The 2023–24 season was K.R.C. Genk's 36th season in existence, and 28th consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They also competed in the Belgian Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League.
