K.V.C. Westerlo
Full name | Koninklijke Voetbal Club Westerlo | |||
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Nickname(s) | De Kemphanen | |||
Founded | 5 September 1933 | |||
Ground | Het Kuipje | |||
Capacity | 8,035[1] | |||
Chairman | Oktay Ercan | |||
Manager | Bart Goor | |||
League | Belgian Pro League | |||
2022–23 | Belgian Pro League, 8th of 18 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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The club was founded in 1933, receiving the matricule number 2024. Their colours are yellow and blue. They play their home matches at the Het Kuipje.
History
K.V.C. Westerlo was founded in the city of Westerlo by students in 1917, and it was named Sportkring De Bist Westerlo. After five years of existence, the club retired. The club Bist Sport was created in 1931 and it changed its name to Sportkring Westerlo two years later. At that time. some players left the club to found Westerlo Sport, the ancestor of K.V.C. Westerlo. In 1939, the club won its
It became champion of the
On 18 June 2019 it was officially announced that the club was taken over by Turkish businessman Oktay Ercan. He immediately made it clear that KVC Westerlo will remain a regional family club, and that more attention will be paid to the social dimension and sporting ambitions. Ercan expressed his commitment in 2019 to a year-long plan called 'KVC Westerlo 2024'.[2]
Stadium
Westerlo plays its home matches at Het Kuipje, which is Dutch for "The Cockpit". Its capacity is 8,035.[3]
Honours
- Belgian First Division B
- Belgian Second Division final round
- Winners (1): 1997
- Belgian Cup:
- Winners (1): 2000–01
- Runners-up (1): 2010–11
- Belgian Supercup
- Runners-up (1): 2001
European record
Competition | Appearances | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA |
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UEFA Cup / Europa League | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
Season | Competition | Round | Nat | Club | Home | Away |
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2000 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Primorje | 0–6 | 0–5 | |
2001–02 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Hertha Berlin | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
2004 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2R | Tescoma Zlín
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0–0 | 0–3 | |
2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | Q2 | TPS Turku | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
Q3 | Young Boys | 0–2 | 1–3 |
Current squad
- As of 1 February 2024[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
Position | Staff |
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Manager | Vacant |
Assistant Manager | Eric Reenaers Mohamed Messoudi |
First-Team Coach | Kevin Van Haesendonck Bart Goor |
Goalkeeping Coach | Paul Peeters |
Fitness Coach | Rudger Van Snick |
Head of Scouting | Niel Cuijvers |
Scout | Francesco Carratta Stan Van den Buijs |
Managers
- Louis Leysen (1982–84)
- Jos Heyligen (1984–86)
- Marcel Corens (1986–88)
- Dirk Verbraken (1989)
- Raymond Jaspers (1989)
- Dirk Verbraken (1990–92)
- Jos Heyligen (1992–93)
- Werner Helsen (1993)
- Stef Verelst (1993)
- Barry Hulshoff (1994–95)
- Erwin Vandenbergh (1995)
- Franky Dekenne (1996)
- Jos Heyligen (1996–99)
- Jan Ceulemans (July 1, 1999 – June 30, 2005)
- Herman Helleputte (July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2007)
- Jan Ceulemans (July 1, 2007 – May 19, 2012)
- Frank Dauwen (May 22, 2012 – April 18, 2013)
- Dennis Van Wijk(May 1, 2013 – January 2015)
- Harm van Veldhoven (January 6, 2015 – November 25, 2015)
- Bob Peeters (November 26, 2015 – 2016)
- Jacky Mathijssen (September 14, 2016 - June 21, 2017)
- Vedran Pelić (June 21, 2017 – December 5, 2017)
- Bob Peeters (Since December 5, 2017)
References
- ^ het kuipje Archived 2018-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, kvcwesterlo.be (last check 30/03/2018)
- ^ "KVC Westerlo 2024". 21 November 2020.
- ^ het kuipje Archived 2018-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, kvcwesterlo.be (last check 30/03/2018)
- ^ "Doelmannen" (in Dutch). K.V.C. Westerlo. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2019.