K. Berchem Sport

K. Berchem Sport

Full name	Koninklijk Berchem Sport
Nickname(s)	Geel-zwart, Rooiploeg, Leeuwen
Founded	13 August 1906 (1906-08-13) (creation athletic club) 22 April 1908 (1908-04-22) (creation football club) 1908 (1908) (registration)
Ground	Ludo Coeckstadion, Berchem
Capacity	13,607
Chairman	Lien Rayé
Manager	Frank Dirix
League	Belgian Second Amateur Division
2024–25	Belgian Second Amateur Division B
Home colours Away colours

K. Berchem Sport is a Belgian association football club based in the district of Berchem in the municipality of Antwerp and currently playing in the Belgian Division 2. It has formerly played in the First Division.

The club was founded in 1906 and became a member of the FA two years later. It received the matricule n°28 in 1926. Five years later, it added the prefix Royal to its name, then changed this prefix to its Dutch counterpart Koninklijk in 1967.

Current squad

Updated 21 May 2025.

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.	Nation	Player
2	DF	BEL	Jeroen Van den Driessche
3	DF	BEL	Noah Neiman
6	MF	BEL	Charni Ekangamene
7	MF	BEL	Yoenoes El Azimani
8	DF	BEL	Quinten Van Steenwinkel
10	MF	BEL	Athan Devolder
12	DF	BEL	Tymo Swennen
14	FW	BEL	Brend Lambrechts
15	FW	BEL	Adith Conix
17	MF	BEL	Len Vennekens
20	MF	BEL	Nikola Pejcic

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	FW	BEL	Leander Beirlant
23	FW	BEL	Lennert Leemans
24	MF	BEL	Wassim El Maimouni
25	GK	BEL	Milan Van Beveren
28	DF	BEL	Light Nwokoro
33	MF	BEL	Ambrose Frimpong
44	MF	BEL	Jalal Azzaoui
45	MF	BEL	Kenneth Boakye Bedie
48	GK	BEL	Gerben Van Hove
71	GK	BEL	Dax Hufkens
77	FW	BEL	Kelvin Owusu

Coaching staff

Updated 3 April 2018

• Manager: Kevin Van Haesendonck
• Assistant: Danny van Leuven
• Goalkeeper coach: Bob Peeters

Other staff

• Sporting director: Marc De Mulder
• Team scout: Patrick Illegems
• Doctor: Peter Verspeelt

Honours

• Belgian Pro League:
  • Runners-up (3): 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51
• Belgian Second Division:
  • Winners (5): 1933–34, 1942–43, 1961–62, 1971–72, 1985–86
• Belgian Second Division final round:
  • Winners (1): 1977–78
• Belgian Third Division:
  • Winners (1): 2002–03
• Belgian Fourth Division:
  • Winners (2): 2001–02, 2011–2012
• Belgian Provincial league Antwerp:
  • Winners (4): 1909–10, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1913–14
• Belgian Provincial league Antwerp Final Round:
  • Winners (1): 2000–01
• Belgian Cup:
  • Semi-finalists (2): 1953–54, 1970–71

Further reading

• "Terug naar overzicht — 1E PLOEGEN 3–4 PROV | K. BERCHEM SP. 1—3 RVC HOBOKEN". voetbalvlaanderen.be (in Dutch). Voetbal Vlaanderen. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
• "Retour vers aperçu — 1E PLOEGEN 3–4 PROV | K. BERCHEM SP. 1—3 RVC HOBOKEN". acff.be (in Dutch). Abonnez-vous à notre. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

External links

• Official website (in Dutch)