K. Berchem Sport

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.

K. Berchem Sport

Full name	Koninklijk Berchem Sport
Nickname(s)	Geel-zwart, Rooiploeg, Leeuwen
Founded	13 August 1906; 119 years ago (1906-08-13) (creation athletic club) 22 April 1908; 117 years ago (1908-04-22) (creation football club) 1908; 117 years ago (1908) (registration)
Ground	Ludo Coeckstadion, Berchem
Capacity	13,607[1]
Chairman	Lien Rayé
Manager	Frank Dirix
League	Belgian Second Amateur Division
2024–25	Belgian Second Amateur Division B
Home colours Away colours

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.^[2]

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^[3]

• 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