Royal Knokke Football Club is a Belgian association football club based in Knokke, West Flanders. The club currently play in the Belgian National Division 1, the third tier of Belgian football.
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| Full name | Royal Knokke Football Club |
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| Founded | 1905 |
| Ground | Burgemeester Graaf Leopold Lippens Park, Knokke |
| Capacity | 3,000[1] |
| Chairman | Vincent Van Honsebrouck |
| Manager | Yves Van Borm |
| League | National Division 1 |
| 2022–23 | National Division 1, 8th of 20 |
| Website | Club website |
History edit
The club was founded in 1905.[2]
In 2016–17, Knokke won the Second Amateur Division winning promotion to the First Amateur Division. After another successful season, Knokke finished second in the league standing, allowing them to participate in the final play-off round for promotion. Knokke won the final round, but did not apply for a licence for second-tier Belgian First Division B, which meant that only Lommel promoted.[3]
The following year, the club finished last in the table and relegated to the Second Amateur Division. There, they regained the league title and won promotion – albeit in a special way. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Royal Belgian Football Association decided on 27 March 2020 to cancel all competitions and to determine the final rankings. Knokke had at that point played 24 games in the Second Amateur Division and finished on top with 63 points, forcing promotion back to the First Amateur Division.[4]
Current squad edit
- As of 16 August 2023[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours edit
- Champion of 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division A
References edit
- ^ "Belgium - Royal Knokke FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Geschiedenis". Royal Knokke Football Club (in Flemish). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Knokke pakt de titel in 1e amateurklasse". Focus en WTV (in Dutch). 27 May 2018.
- ^ "SPORTIEVE RANGSCHIKKING D2 en D3" (PDF). RBFA. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "A-Kern Spelers" [First team squad]. rkfc.be. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
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