K. Rupel Boom F.C.

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K. Rupel Boom FC
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Full nameKoninklijke Rupel Boom Football Club
Nickname(s)De Steenbakkers (The Brickmakers)
Founded1998
GroundGemeentelijk Parkstadion
Capacity8,000
Chairman
Manager
LeagueBelgian Third Division
WebsiteClub website

Koninklijke Rupel Boom FC is a Belgian association football club based in Boom, Antwerp province currently playing in the Belgian First Amateur. They play at the Gemeentelijk Parkstadion in Boom.

History[]

Gemeentelijk Parkstadion

K. Rupel Boom FC was founded in 1998, a result of a merger between K. Boom F.C. and . The club started playing in the regional third division of the Belgian provincial leagues. In 1999 they were promoted to the regional second division and in 2001 to the regional first division.

In 2004 the club reached the Nationwide Fourth Division. In its first season they reached the playoffs and won promotion to the Belgian Third Division. But, after only one season, K. Rupel Boom FC were relegated back to Fourth Division.

In 2008 the club again won promotion to the Belgian Third Division, and in 2009 they narrowly missed a ticket for the promotion playoffs.

After being on top of the league since mid September 2009, the club fell back and were beaten to the title by K.S.K. Heist with only one match to play. As runner-up of the regular season, they played the promotion playoffs in which they defeated Eendracht Aalst in the first round (4–0:3–4) and R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne in the second round (2–2:0–2). The final was played against U.R.S. du Centre (1–0: 4:4). And so, at the end of the 2009–2010 season, Rupel Boom were promoted to the Belgian Second Division.

In November 2010, Peter Van Wambeke was fired as head coach after a string of bad results. He became the first trainer in Rupel Boom history to be prematurely released off his contract.

In December 2010, Rupel Boom appointed as the new head coach of the club. Cloots was Technical Manager with KV Mechelen and head coach of . This change in head coach did not have the desired effect, and after the 2010–2011 season, Rupel Boom were relegated back to the Third Division.

For the 2011–12 season, was appointed as the new manager. During this season, Rupel Boom had a very successful cup run, beating (Belgian Promotion), Boussu Dour (2nd Division), Oud-Heverlee Leuven (1st Division) and Belgian record champion Anderlecht against all odds. For Anderlecht, it was the first time since 1954 (against ) that they were eliminated by a Third Division team. Rupel Boom eventually lost the quarter finals against Mons with 2–0 in the first leg and 2–2 draw at home.

In May 2013 player was selected for Scotland u20 for an international youth tournament in Den Haag, Netherlands.

The 2013–14 season started well, with a first place after 5 games. But after a series of heavy losses, trainer stepped down as manager. Club captain and icon Jerry Poorters also resigned from the club. was appointed new manager in September 2013. In his first game in charge, Rupel Boom won against KSV Standaard Wetteren with 2–0, after being reduced to 9 men after 40 minutes of play, with a 0–0 on the board. The team ended a disappointing season in 13th place, just 3 points above the relegation places.

Halfway through the 2014–15 season, head coach resigned and was replaced by his assistant , who eventually signed a two-year contract with the club. With Van Den Stock, Rupel Boom won 6 of its last 11 matches, and drew 2, finishing the season in 5th place.

In October 2015 Serge Van Den Stockt was fired and replaced by his assistant . Former player and Belgian international was appointed as Technical Advisor.[1] De Boeck left the club in January 2016 to become head coach of First Division club . Rupel Boom finished the season in 9th place.

For the new season 2016–17, former coach was appointed as the new coach. It's his second stint as head coach after leaving the club for KV Mechelen in 2010.

Rupel Boom was crowned as champions of the 2nd Amateur league after the 2017–18 season. They will be playing in the highest Amateur League for the 2018–19 season.

Take over by Beerschot[]

In March 2019 it was announced the club would be taken over by Beerschot Wilrijk, with the Rupel Boom senior team continuing in the highest amateur league. Former Olympic athlete Tia Hellebaut joined the club to become an advisor at the club's academy with former referee in charge of the set-up.[2]

Seasons[]

Season Division Division Points Remarks
  II III IV P.I P.II P.III      
1998–99             2 Regional Third Division 65 promotion
1999–00           3   Regional Second Division 54
2000–01           1   Regional Second Division 73 champion
2001–02         6     Regional First Division 53
2002–03         3     Regional First Division 63
2003–04         2     Regional First Division 64 promotion
2004–05       2       Fourth Division B 53 promotion
2005–06     15         Third Division A 19 relegation
2006–07       3       Fourth Division B 55
2007–08       3       Fourth Division B 64 promotion
2008–09     6         Third Division B 49
2009–10     2         Third Division A 71 promotion, final against U.R.S. du Centre 1–0: 4:4
2010–11   17           Second Division 36 relegation
2011–12     5         Third Division 58 ¼ Final Belgian Cup after eliminating RSC Anderlecht
2012–13     4         Third Division 56
2013–14     13         Third Division 36
2014–15     5         Third Division 54
2015–16     9         Third Division 51
2016–17 3 Second Amateur League
2017–18 1 Second Amateur League 61 Champion
2018–19 – First Amateur League

Club honours[]

  • Belgian Cup
    • ¼ Finale 2012
    • winner: 2018
  • Third Division
    • promotion 2010
  • Fourth Division
    • promotion: 2005 & 2008
  • Regional First Division
    • promotion: 2004
  • Regional Second Division
    • winner: 2001
  • Regional Third Division
    • promotion: 1999

Individual honours[]

Current squad[]

Updated 8 November, 2021.

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 Jordi Nolle
3 DF Belgium BEL Matisse Bergiers
4 MF Belgium BEL Fabio Polizzi
5 DF Belgium BEL Giulio Mapessa
6 MF Brazil BRA Kanu
7 FW Belgium BEL Holly Tshimanga
8 MF Belgium BEL Robin Peeters
9 FW Belgium BEL Thomas Nzinga
10 MF Belgium BEL Luca Polizzi
11 MF North Macedonia MKD Emil Abaz
14 MF Belgium BEL Levi Lukebakio
15 MF Belgium BEL Quentin Van Den Steen
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Belgium BEL Yasin Mrani
18 MF Belgium BEL Gyamfi Kyeremeh
19 MF Belgium BEL Ruben Kesteleyn
22 MF Belgium BEL Ryan Bantu
24 FW Spain ESP Fran Monroy
27 DF Belgium BEL Paolo Arrivas
29 GK Belgium BEL Tony Vlogaert
30 DF Belgium BEL Lorenzo Matarrese
33 DF Belgium BEL Joren Geudens
37 MF Albania ALB Drin Sula
39 MF Belgium BEL Yannis Augustijnen
72 GK Belgium BEL Bout Van Opstal
80 MF Belgium BEL Achraf Bouhajra

Supporters Player of the Year[]

This is an election organised by supportersclub Blue Corner/De Steenbakkers.

  • 1998–99:
  • 1999–00:
  • 2000–01:
  • 2001–02:
  • 2002–03:
  • 2003–04:
  • 2010–11: Jerry Poorters
  • 2011–12:
  • 2012–13:
  • 2013–14:
  • 2014–15:
  • 2015–16:
  • 2016–17 Jeroen Van den Driesche
  • 2017–18 Jonas Laureys
  • 2018–19

Previous trainers[]

  • Belgium Gregoire Vanderidt (2018–....)
  • Belgium (2016–2018)
  • Belgium (2015–2016)
  • Belgium (2014–2015)
  • Belgium (2014)
  • Belgium (2011–2014)
  • Belgium (2010–2011)
  • Belgium Peter Van Wambeke (2010)
  • Belgium (2006–2010)
  • Belgium Raoul Peeters (2003–2006)
  • Belgium (2000–2003)

References[]

  1. ^ http://krupelboomfc.be/nieuws/nieuws_15-16/nieuws_t1.htm
  2. ^ Beerschot Wilrijk neemt Rupel Boom over, Hellebaut wordt jeugdadviseur: "Mentale begeleiding" – Sporza (in Dutch)

External links[]

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