S.V. Zulte Waregem

Zulte Sportief was founded in 1950 and directly became a member of the national association (matricule n° 5381). The club Zultse V.V. (with the same matricule) was started after the 1976 merger between Zulte Sportief and S.K. Zulte. In 2001, the team merged with K.S.V. Waregem, who had played in the first division for many years. No team from Zulte ever achieved promotion to the second division before S.V. Zulte Waregem in 2002. Zultse V.V., though, gained access to the third division in 1995. The club finished 14th out of 16 for two seasons and was relegated the second time after the playoff.

Zulte Waregem playing Newcastle United in a UEFA Cup tie.

In 1999, the season in which it came back, Zultse finished fourth in this division. Two years later, the new club became champion of the 3rd division A. The registered office of Zulte Waregem lies in Zulte, but the club is based in the stadium of K.S.V. Waregem in Waregem and the red and white colours of K.S.V. Waregem prevail.

The club got a chance to shine on the European stage during the 2006–07 UEFA Cup, reaching the round of 32, playing against English club Newcastle United, although they lost 4–1 on aggregate. Their second European appearance was in the 2013–14 season, as Zulte Waregem finished second in 2012–13 Belgian Pro League and qualified for the third qualifying stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, where they lost to PSV (5–0 on aggregate). Zulte Waregem dropped to the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League play-off round, where they defeated APOEL, drawing 1–1 at home and winning 1–2 in Nicosia thanks to a late goal from Jens Naessens. At the group stage, they were drawn alongside Rubin Kazan, Wigan Athletic and Maribor. Zulte Waregem started with a draw against Wigan. After, they lost to Rubin (4–0) and Maribor (1–3), but later managed to defeat Maribor at Ljudski vrt (0–1) and Wigan at DW Stadium (1–2). Finally, a loss against Rubin at home and Maribor's win over Wigan eliminated Zulte Waregem from the European competition. In the 2016–17 season, Zulte Waregem drew an average home attendance of 9,578.[2]

Zulte Waregem plays its home matches at the Regenboogstadion, meaning "Rainbow Stadium" in Dutch. The stadium used to be the home of K.S.V. Waregem until the withdrawal of the club. It has a capacity of 12.250 and has been renovated lately to host European games.[3] The hospitality accommodations and the field can be seen their own Virtual Tour or on Google Streetview. The Regenboogstadion meets UEFA's requirements for hosting European games (Category 4 stadium), so Zulte Waregem's home matches can be played in their own stadium, which they did in de 2017-2018 Europa League competition. Zulte Waregem has an average attendance of 9.500 people at home games.

• Belgian Pro League:
  • Runners-up: 2012–13
• Belgian Second Division:
  • Winners: 2004–05
• Belgian Cup:
  • Winners: 2005–06, 2016–17
  • Runners-up: 2013–14
• Belgian Supercup:
  • Runners-up: 2006, 2017

As of 12 February, 2010

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Sammy Bossut 2 DF Davy De fauw (captain) 3 DF Marvin Baudry 4 DF Gideon Mensah (on loan from RB Salzburg) 5 MF Damien Marcq 6 MF Abdoulaye Sissako 9 FW Cyle Larin (on loan from Beşiktaş) 10 MF Omar Govea 11 MF Bassem Srarfi 14 DF Sandy Walsh 17 MF Jean-Luc Dompé 18 DF Erdin Demir 19 FW Gianni Bruno

No. Position Player 20 MF Henrik Bjørdal 21 MF Ibrahima Seck 22 FW Jelle Vossen 24 DF Ewoud Pletinckx 25 GK Louis Bostyn 27 FW Dimitri Oberlin (on loan from Basel) 38 FW Saido Berahino 43 DF Nikos Kenourgios 44 GK Eike Bansen 45 DF Olivier Deschacht 52 DF Hotman El Kababri 67 MF Jannes Van Hecke

On loan

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

No. Position Player 7 MF Luka Zarandia (at Tobol until 30 June 2020) 17 MF Mikael Soisalo (at Varzim until 30 June 2020) 33 DF Cameron Humphreys-Grant (at Excelsior until 30 June 2020) 40 FW Idrissa Sylla (at Oostende until 30 June 2020) FW Robert Mühren (at SC Cambuur until 30 June 2020)

• Eddy van den Berge (July 1, 1962 – June 30, 1963)
• Francky Dury (July 1, 2001 – June 30, 2010)
• Bart De Roover (July 1, 2010 – Oct 24, 2010)
• Hugo Broos (Oct 27, 2010 – May 23, 2011)
• Darije Kalezić (July 1, 2011 – Dec 27, 2011)
• Francky Dury (Dec 30, 2011–present)

• (in Dutch) Official Website
• Zulte Waregem at UEFA.COM
• Zulte Waregem at EUFO.DE
• Zulte Waregem at Weltfusball.de
• Zulte Waregem at Football Squads.co.uk
• Zulte Waregem at Football-Lineups.com