S.C. Eendracht Aalst

Eendracht Aalst

Full name	Sportclub Eendracht Aalst
Nickname(s)	De Ajuinen (The Onions), Den Iendracht
Founded	25 June 1919
Ground	Pierre Cornelisstadion, Aalst
Capacity	4,500[1]
Chairman	Frank De Roose
Manager	Yannick Van Aken
Coach	Regi Van Acker
League	Belgian Division 2
2022–23	Belgian Division 2 VV A, 7th of 18
Home colours Away colours

SC Eendracht Aalst is a Belgian football club based in Aalst, East Flanders.

History

During World War I, citizens from Aalst played football matches to raise money for prisoners of war. In 1919 Sport-Club Eendracht Aalst became an official football team. After some friendly games in 1923, SC Eendracht Aalst joined the regional competition. They quickly moved their way up through the regional divisions and after moving the stadium to the current location in 1928, the team made it into the national competition in 1932. Only seven years later, in 1939, Aalst were promoted to the Eredivisie (the current Belgian Pro League). Due to the second World War competition was not played for two years, so it wasn't until 1942 Aalst finished its first season in the Eredivisie. In 1946 the chairman died and it was decided to rename the stadium to honour him, from then on it was called the Pierre Cornelis Stadium. That year was the beginning of a very dark period for Eendracht Aalst. Due to changes in the competition format, they were forced into relegation. After this they played in the lower division for more than 30 years. In 1960 they managed to get back into the Eredivisie, but in 1962 they ended last and were relegated again. In 1965, after a bribery affair, Aalst was relegated to the lowest national division. In 1977 they made it back into the second division, with Paul Van Himst in the team. In 1994 the team finally joined the first division again.

It changed its name in 2002 after former

The Pierre Cornelisstadion is located in Bredestraat, Aalst, near the city center. The Stadium has a capacity of 4,500.[1] It was built in the early 1930s.

Honours

• Belgian Second Division final round
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  • Winners (2): 1991, 1994
• Belgian Promotion B
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  • Champions: 2006–07
• Belgian Third Division:
  • Champions: 2010–11

UEFA cup history

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1995–96	UEFA Cup	1		Levski Sofia	1–0[2]	2–1[2]	3–1
		2		Roma	0–0[3]	0–4[3]	0–4

Current squad

Updated 18 October 2022

Number	Name	Date of birth	Nationality
Goalkeepers
1	Victor Swinnen	20 March 2001
NA	Zeb Van Gerven	13 April 1997
NA	Robbe Beerens	5 July 2004
Defenders
2	Yassine Razzi	12 May 1997
19	Steve Ryckaert	29 June 1998
3	Andreas Burssens	17 March 1999
5	Lars Wantens	9 August 1993
12	Jari De Vriendt	28 November 2001
18	Falko Geenens	8 April 1995
NA	Gaël Kakudi	6 July 1999
Midfielders
4	Jilke Deconinck	9 January 1995
6	Samuel Fabris	30 January 1991
20	Arne Van Den Eynde	25 July 1995
16	Rubin Belesi	20 August 2001
NA	Ben Yagan	9 February 1995
NA	Maciej Niewiadomski	27 May 2004
NA	Nathan Deneef	19 May 2004
Attackers
7	Mitch Dekuyper	2 November 1993
9	Ibrahima Mbaye	28 April 1992
19	Jonathan Lufulu-Onia	12 July 2001
24	Quentin Panneel	4 January 1994
8	Dylan George	27 Juni 1998
NA	Tommy Collard	17 July 2002

Previous trainers

Women football

The female team of Eendracht Aalst plays currently in the

External links

• Official website (in Dutch)