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 nameKoninklijk Berchem Sport
Nickname(s)Geel-zwart, Rooiploeg, Leeuwen
Founded13 August 1906; 118 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)
GroundLudo Coeckstadion,
Berchem
Capacity13,607[1]
ChairmanLien Rayé
ManagerFrank Dirix
LeagueBelgian Second Amateur Division
2024–25Belgian Second Amateur Division B

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

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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

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Updated 3 April 2018[3]

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

Other staff

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

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Het Ludo Coeckstadion berchem-sport.com (last check 30 March 2018)
  2. ^ Berchem Sport squad
  3. ^ Berchem Sport staff 2015/16

Further reading

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  • "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.
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