Royal Knokke F.C.

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Knokke
R. Knokke FC logo.png
Full nameRoyal Knokke Football Club
Founded1905
GroundBurgemeester Graaf Leopold Lippens Park,
Knokke
Capacity3,000[1]
ChairmanVincent Van Honsebrouck
ManagerYves Van Borm
LeagueBelgian National Division 1
2019–20Belgian Second Amateur Division, 1st (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

Royal Knokke Football Club is a Belgian association football club based in Knokke, West Flanders.

History[]

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[]

As of 15 October 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 Sven Dhoest
2 DF Belgium BEL Ruben Vanraefelghem
6 MF Belgium BEL Louis Declerck
7 MF Cameroon CMR Sébastien Siani
8 MF Belgium BEL Nils Pierre
9 FW Belgium BEL Nico Binst
10 MF Belgium BEL Corentin Koçur
11 FW Belgium BEL Maxim Vandewalle
14 MF Belgium BEL Simon Savaete
15 FW Niger NIG Zakari Junior Lambo
16 FW Belgium BEL Yani Van den Bossche
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Belgium BEL Yoshi Mariën
19 FW Belgium BEL Emile Samyn
20 DF Belgium BEL Jarric Buysse
21 DF Belgium BEL Gertjan Martens
22 DF Belgium BEL Sebastiaan De Wilde
23 FW Belgium BEL Liam Prez
25 GK Belgium BEL Nicholas Deman
26 DF Belgium BEL Jarno Vervaque
30 GK Belgium BEL Salvatore Ciulla
93 DF Belgium BEL Aurélien Bailly
95 FW Belgium BEL Ibragim Akhtakhanov

Honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Belgium - Royal Knokke FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Geschiedenis". Royal Knokke Football Club (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Knokke pakt de titel in 1e amateurklasse". Focus en WTV (in Dutch). 27 May 2018.
  4. ^ "SPORTIEVE RANGSCHIKKING D2 en D3" (PDF). RBFA. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

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