S.C. Eendracht Aalst
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| Full name | Sportclub Eendracht Aalst | ||
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| Nickname(s) | De Ajuinen (The Onions), Den Iendracht | ||
| Founded | 25 June 1919 | ||
| Ground | Pierre Cornelisstadion, Aalst | ||
| Capacity | 4,500[1] | ||
| Chairman | |||
| Manager | |||
| Coach | Regi Van Acker | ||
| League | Belgian Second Amateur Division | ||
| 2019–20 | Belgian First Amateur Division, 15th (relegated) | ||
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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. Jan Ceulemans (manager), Godwin Okpara and Gilles De Bilde were some of the most important factors towards success. In 1995 a new climax was reached when they were allowed to enter the European competition and even survived the first round against Levski Sofia.
It changed its name in 2002 after former Belgian First Division club K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst had gone into liquidation. So they could not get the license and the new team began at the third division level. They played the next two seasons in second division (2003–2005) and are now back to the third division and they are at the 3rd place. While the 2004–05 championship was over, the club needed to know if first division side F.C. Brussels and second division side R.E. Virton were to receive the professional football license to know where they would play next season. While 17th K. Patro Maasmechelen had no license, they were obviously relegated. So if one of the two submentionned clubs were refused the license, Aalst would have had played the third division playoffs while if they were both refused the license, Aalst would have remained in second division. Finally, both clubs did receive it so the team was relegated. In 2011, the name of the team got changed back to S.C. Eendracht Aalst. They've also requested to change the name back to the former K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst, which will be possible in 2012, if they receive good advice from the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA).
Stadium[]
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:
- Winners (2): 1991, 1994
- Belgian Promotion B:
- Champions: 2006–07
- Belgian Third Division:
- Champions: 2010–11
UEFA cup history[]
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1995–96 | UEFA Cup | 1 | 
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Levski Sofia | 1–0[2] | 2–1[2] | 3–1 |
| 2 | 
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Roma | 0–0[3] | 0–4[3] | 0–4 |
Current squad[]
Updated 25 January 2018
| Number | Name | Date of birth | Nationality | |
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| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Kevin Van Den Noortgaete | 14 July 1986 | 
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| 25 | Julien De Vriendt | 25 November 1998 |
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| 26 | Gillian Dewit | 4 October 1996 |
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| Defenders | ||||
| 3 | Arno Claeys | 5 April 1994 |
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| 5 | Kevin Ntika | 24 July 1995 |
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| 13 | Jelle Geenens | 13 August 1997 |
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| 15 | Joran Van Belle | 25 February 1998 |
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| 16 | Jordy Verstraeten | 9 January 1996 |
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| 18 | Falko Geenens | 8 April 1995 |
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| 21 | Jan Mertens | 12 January 1995 |
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| 24 | Ridwan Gyselinck | 11 June 1994 |
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| 27 | Jonas Heymans | 6 February 1993 |
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| NA | Kenny Van Hoevelen | 24 June 1983 |
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| Midfielders | ||||
| 4 | Jilke Deconinck | 9 January 1995 |
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| 6 | Brian Marmitte | 26 February 1998 |
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| 8 | Seydina Diarra | 1 April 1994 |
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| 10 | Wannes Van Tricht | 13 November 1993 |
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| 17 | Preben De Man | 27 September 1996 |
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| 20 | Boris Van Gysegem | 24 March 1998 |
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| 22 | Jordy De Koker | 29 September 1998 |
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| 23 | Gianni De Neve | 25 July 1994 |
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| Attackers | ||||
| 7 | Bigen Yala Lusala | 20 October 1992 |
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| 9 | Yentl Egerickx | 9 March 2000 |
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| 11 | Cédric Mitu | 14 January 1995 |
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| 14 | Klaas De Rock | 26 September 1993 |
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| 19 | Yadi Bangoura | 30 June 1996 | 
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Previous trainers[]
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Women football[]
The female team of Eendracht Aalst plays currently in the Super League.[4] and played his homematches in the Jeugdcentrum Zandberg.[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b clubinfo, eendracht-aalst.be (last check 30 March 2018)
- ^ Jump up to: a b UEFA Cup 1995/96, First round, UEFA.com, Retrieved 10. 11. 2013
- ^ Jump up to: a b UEFA Cup 1995/96, Second round, UEFA.com, Retrieved 10. 11. 2013 (in English)
- ^ htDAMES VC EENDRACHT AALST Archived 7 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Untitled Document". www.dendersport.be.
External links[]
- Association football clubs established in 1919
- Association football clubs established in 2002
- Football clubs in Belgium
- 1919 establishments in Belgium
- Sport in East Flanders
- S.C. Eendracht Aalst
- Aalst, Belgium
- Belgian First Division A clubs