Lierse Kempenzonen

Lierse Kempenzonen is a Belgian association football club located in Lier, in the province of Antwerp. The club, founded in 1943 as Oosterzonen in Oosterwijk, was relocated to Lier following the bankruptcy of Lierse in 2018. They compete in the Belgian First Division B, the second tier of Belgian football.

Lierse Kempenzonen
Full nameLierse Kempenzonen
Nickname(s)Geel-Zwart (Yellow-Black)
Founded1943 (as FC Oosterzonen)
GroundHerman Vanderpoortenstadion,
Lier
Capacity13,539
ChairmanLuc Van Thillo
ManagerJo Christiaens
LeagueBelgian First Division B
2022–235th of 12

History

The club was founded in 1943 as FC Oosterzonen from a commune within Westerlo. It started in the Belgian provincial leagues where it hovered between the various levels, most of the times playing at the 6th or 7th level of the Belgian football pyramid. In 2007, 2008 and 2009, the club won the title three seasons in a row to promote for the first time in its history to the national levels of football. In the Belgian Fourth Division, the club avoided relegation for a few seasons, before managing another promotion in the 2012–13 season into the Belgian Third Division. Following the reform of Belgian football in 2016, the team started playing in the Belgian First Amateur Division.

In May 2018, it was announced that the club would relocate to Lier, as it merged with the old board of Lierse (a club which had gone bankrupt just a few weeks before) to form a new club called Lierse Kempenzonen. The new team continued with the old logo of Lierse and started playing in the Herman Vanderpoortenstadion in Lier.[1]

2023 squad

As of 6 September 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Belgium BEL Jens Teunckens
2 DF Belgium BEL Pieter De Schrijver
3 DF Netherlands NED Luc Marijnissen
4 MF Belgium BEL Aristote Nkaka
6 MF Belgium BEL Sebastiaan Brebels
7 FW Belgium BEL Obbi Oularé
8 MF Belgium BEL Thibaut Van Acker
10 MF Belgium BEL Alexandre De Bruyn
11 MF Belgium BEL Mehdi Tarfi
12 GK Belgium BEL Jarno De Smet
18 MF Belgium BEL Nils Schouterden
19 MF Belgium BEL Stan Van Dessel
20 DF Belgium BEL Sam Vanderhallen
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW Belgium BEL Daan Vekemans
23 DF Belgium BEL Viktor Boone (on loan from Union SG)
24 DF Belgium BEL Jarno Libert
26 MF Belgium BEL Jens Cools
28 FW Ghana GHA Eric Ocansey
30 MF Belgium BEL Glenn Claes
36 GK Belgium BEL Lennard Leyssens
42 FW Belgium BEL Aske Sampers
44 DF Belgium BEL Joeri Poelmans
64 MF Belarus BLR Maksim Kireev
70 MF Belgium BEL Samih El Touile
77 MF Belgium BEL Luca Foubert

Coaching Staff

Position Name
ManagerBelgium Jo Christiaans
Assistant managersBelgium Nico Van Kerckhoven
Goalkeeper coachQatar Belgium Patrick Decsi
Video analystBelgium Bernd Brughmans
Team DoctorItaly Belgium Roel Rymen
PhysiotherapistBelgium Lars De Buyst
Belgium Tom Waegemans
MaterialmanBelgium Hans Van Rooy
Belgium Rony Nauwelaers

References

  1. "Opvolger Lierse krijgt lokale naam, club krijgt ook goed nieuws over stadion". Het Nieuwsblad. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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