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S.K. Beveren

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Beveren
Full nameSportkring Beveren
Founded1936; 88 years ago (1936) (as K.F.C. Red Star Haasdonk)
GroundFreethiel Stadion, Beveren
Capacity8,190
Owner
ChairmanJo Van Moer
ManagerMarink Reedijk
LeagueChallenger Pro League
2023–24Challenger Pro League, 8th of 16
Websitehttps://www.skbeveren.be/

Sportkring Beveren (SK Beveren) is a Belgian professional association football club based in Beveren, East Flanders. The club is affiliated with the founded number 4068 and has yellow and blue as its colours. The team was founded in 1936 in Haasdonk and joined the Belgian Football Association in 1944 as FC Red Star Haasdonk. In 2002, the club moved to Sint-Niklaas and changed its name to KV Red Star Waasland. From 2010, it continued to play in Beveren under the name KVRS Waasland - SK Beveren until 2022, when it was renamed Sportkring Beveren. They play in the Challenger Pro League.[1]

History

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The club was founded in 1936 as Red Star and registered to an amateur football association. In 1944, they joined the Royal Belgian Football Association and started playing in the lowest provincial league of East Flanders. Red Star Haasdonk first reached national football in 2000–01, and they finished first of the series in Promotion.[2] They also reached the 2000–01 Belgian Cup round of 32, losing to first division club Gent.[3] After their first season in the third division, they moved to the bigger stadium of defunct club Sint-Niklase SKE, the Puyenbekestadion, changing their name to KV Red Star Waasland.[citation needed]

In 2003–04, they finished first in their series of the third division and promoted for the first time to the second division. In their first season at the second-highest level of football, Red Star Waasland finished 5th and qualified for the final round. The next season, they finished 4th, their best result as of 2010 but did not qualify for the final round. They reached again the round of 32 of the 2005–06 Belgian Cup, losing to neighbours KSK Beveren. In the 2007–08 Belgian Cup, Red Star Waasland reached the round of 16, their best cup result, by eliminating Lokeren. They lost to Anderlecht in the round of 16. The following season, they finished 4th again in the second division. In the summer of 2010 Red Star Waasland changed its name to Waasland-Beveren and moved to the bigger stadium of Beveren, the Freethiel Stadion.[4]

In 2019–20 Belgian First Division A due to the virus epidemic the league was forced to shut down its competition. At the time of the shut down Waasland Beveren was in 16th position and was expected to relegate having their last game scheduled against KAA Gent. After months of confusion the league decided to close the season the way it left off with one game remaining, without Waasland Beveren having a chance to save themselves competitively from relegation. Unfairly enough the first division B finalists were allowed to play their playoff games for promotion to the First Division A despite the league shutdown. Having seen the hypocrisy, Waasland Beveren decided to take legal action for unfair use of power. The court battle lasted for many weeks and finally justice was awarded in Waasland Beveren favour to remain in First Division. The league was forced to make reforms and change the way the league operated and thus the league comprised 18 teams instead of 16 which included Waasland Beveren and two finalists from First Division B.

In September 2020, an investment group consisting of American businessmen David Blitzer, Jahm Najafi, and Jeff Moorad purchased a 97% share in the club.[5] In June 2022, the club announced it had come to an agreement with K.S.K. Beveren to share the identity of the original club under that name, allowing Waasland-Beveren to be renamed and use the similar name SK Beveren in July 2022.[6]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 31 August 2024[7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Netherlands NED Beau Reus
4 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Sheldon Bateau (captain)
5 MF Brazil BRA Everton Luiz
6 MF Netherlands NED Finn Dicke (on loan from Estoril)
7 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Kerrigan (on loan from Como)
8 FW Belgium BEL Mathis Servais
9 FW England ENG Ademola Ola-Adebomi (on loan from Crystal Palace)
10 FW Belgium BEL Anthony Limbombe
11 FW Japan JPN Yutaka Michiwaki (on loan from Roasso Kumamoto)
13 DF Morocco MAR Ahmed Khatir
15 DF Belgium BEL Dries Wuytens
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Belgium BEL Maxim Deman
18 MF Belgium BEL Sieben Dewaele
20 DF Belgium BEL Dylan Dassy
21 DF Luxembourg LUX Laurent Jans
23 MF Senegal SEN Malick Fall
24 DF Cameroon CMR Hadji Issa Moustapha (on loan from Ararat Yerevan)
30 DF Belgium BEL Alexander Corryn
32 DF Croatia CRO Jakov Filipović
43 MF Belgium BEL Sander Coopman
77 FW Turkey TUR Hüseyin Ertürk
84 GK Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Josua Lusamba

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Club staff

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Position Staff
Chairman Belgium Jo Van Moer
Chief Executive Officer France Antoine Gobin
Manager Belgium Bob Peeters
Assistant manager Belgium Flavien Le Postollec
First-team coach Belgium Gunter Vandebroeck
Goalkeeper coach Belgium Kenny Steppe
Fitness coach Belgium Frederik Bracke
Technical Assistant Belgium Danny De Maesschalck
Belgium Steven Van Puyvelde
Video analyst Belgium Johan Verelst
Head of Scouting / Video & Performance Analyst Morocco Rachid El hasnaoui
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation France Thomas Mathieu
Team Doctor Belgium Jan Mathieu
Sports doctor Germany Michael Saelemans
Physiotherapist Belgium Xavier Verstraeten
Belgium Charlotte Van De Vyvere
Sportsphysiotherapist Serbia Arno Parmentier
Sportscaretaker Belgium Tim De Doncker
Team Manager Belgium Martijn De Jonge

Managers

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References

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  1. ^ Verandert Belgische eersteklasser van naam?, voetbalbelgie.be (in Dutch), 9 March 2022
  2. ^ "Historical results of Belgian national football". URBSFA/KBVB. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Belgium Cups 2000/01". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Club history". Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  5. ^ Kunti, Samindra (14 September 2020). "US investors Bolt, take leap into Belgian football with Waasland-Beveren buy". Inside World Football. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Historisch akkoord trekt streep onder verleden, legt fundamenten voor geel-blauwe toekomst". 7 June 2022.
  7. ^ "A-kern & Staf". S.K. Beveren (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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