K.V.C. Westerlo

Westerlo
Full name Koninklijke Voetbal Club
Westerlo
Nickname(s) De Kemphanen
Founded 5 September 1933
Ground Het Kuipje,
Westerlo
Capacity 8,035 [1]
Chairman Belgium Herman Wynants
Manager Belgium Bob Peeters
League Belgian First Division B
2017–18 7th

Koninklijke Voetbal Club Westerlo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə ˈvudbɑl ˌklɵp ˈʋɛstərloː]; often simply called Westerlo) is a Belgian professional football club located in the municipality of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp. Since 1997–98, Westerlo has been mostly playing in the Belgian Pro League, save for a short stint in the Belgian Second Division between 2012 and 2014. Their highest finish is a 6th place in 1999–00, 2003–04 and 2008–09. They have won one Belgian Cup. The only player who has ever been called up for the Belgium national football team while at Westerlo is Toni Brogno (7 caps, all of them while at Westerlo).

The club was founded in 1933, receiving the matricule number 2024. Their colours are yellow and blue. They play their home matches at the Het Kuipje.

History

K.V.C. Westerlo was founded in the city of Westerlo by students in 1917, and it was named Sportkring De Bist Westerlo. After five years of existence, the club retired. The club Bist Sport was created in 1931 and it changed its name to Sportkring Westerlo two years later. At that time. some players left the club to found Westerlo Sport, the ancestor of K.V.C. Westerlo. In 1939, the club won its league for the first time. Five years later, Sportkring Westerlo and dissident Westerlo Sport decided to merge in spite of the rivalry between the teams, and the new club was called V.C. Westerlo.

It became champion of the Antwerp second division in 1960. Eight years later it played its first season at the national level in Promotion and it won its league to play the third division in 1969. At the end of the season, Westerlo missed a third title in a row, finishing second behind Eupen. The next year, the club was relegated after the playoff and it stayed in the Promotion for ten seasons. The club then underwent two relegations in a row and thus played in the Antwerp second division in 1982–83. Westerlo was then promoted for three consecutive years to qualify for the third division once again. In 1993, the club promoted to the second division and then to the first division in 1997. In 1996, the club added the prefix Koninklijke (meaning "Royal" in Dutch) to its name.

Stadium

Westerlo plays its home matches at Het Kuipje, which means "The Small Tank" in Dutch. It is believed to be reference to the Feijenoord Stadion that is nicknamed De Kuip ("The Tank"). Its capacity is 8,035 [2].

Honours

Winners (1): 2013–14
Runners-up (1): 1996–97
Winners (1): 1997
Winners (1): 2000–01
Runners-up (1): 2010–11
Runners-up (1): 2001

European record

Competition Appearances Matches Won Drawn Lost GF GA
UEFA Cup / Europa League2611428
UEFA Intertoto Cup2401 3014
Season Competition Round Nat Club Home Away
2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Slovenia Primorje 0–6 0–5
2001–02 UEFA Cup 1R Germany Hertha Berlin 0–2 0–1
2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2R Czech Republic Tescoma Zlín 0–0 0–3
2011–12 UEFA Europa League Q2 Finland TPS Turku 0–0 1–0
Q3 Switzerland Young Boys 0–2 1–3

Current squad

As of 29 september 2018

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

No. Position Player
1 Belgium GK Kristof Van Hout
2 Belgium DF Maxime Biset
3 Belgium DF Gilles Dewaele
4 Belgium DF Wouter Corstjens
5 France DF Fabien Antunes
6 Belgium DF Simon Bammens
7 Belgium MF Lukas Van Eenoo
8 Belgium MF Guillaume De Schryver
9 Serbia FW Sava Petrov
10 Ivory Coast FW Ambroise Gboho
11 Belgium FW Jens Naessens
14 Belgium FW Stephen Buyl
No. Position Player
16 Belgium MF Alessio Alessandro
18 Belgium DF Bryan Van Den Bogaert
20 Senegal DF Noël Soumah
21 Belgium DF Yentl Van Genechten
22 Belgium MF Cédric Vangeel
26 Belgium GK Yannick Verbist
28 Belgium MF Nicolas Rommens
30 Belgium GK Koen Van Langendonck
32 Belgium DF Christophe Janssens
34 South Africa FW Kurt Abrahams
42 Portugal DF Oto'o
75 Tunisia MF Nader Ghandri


Managers

References

  1. het kuipje, kvcwesterlo.be (last check 30/03/2018)
  2. het kuipje, kvcwesterlo.be (last check 30/03/2018)
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