K.V.C. Westerlo

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Westerlo
Full name Koninklijke Voetbal Club
Westerlo
Nickname(s) De Kempeneers
Founded September 5, 1933 (creation)
October 1, 1935 (registration)
August 5, 1942 (merge)
Ground Het Kuipje,
Westerlo
Capacity 7,903
Chairman Herman Wijnants
Manager Herman Helleputte
League Jupiler League
2005-06 Jupiler League, 9th
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K.V.C. Westerlo is a Belgian football club located in the city of Westerlo. It has been in the Jupiler League since 1997-98. Its matricule is the n°2024. The only player that has ever been called by the national team coach while at Westerlo is Toni Brogno (7 caps, all of them while at Westerlo).

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[edit] History

A football club was founded in the city of Westerlo by students in 1917, and it was named Sportkring De Bist Westerlo. After five years of existence, the club retired. The club Bist Sport was created in 1931 and it changed its name to Sportkring Westerlo two years later. At that time some players left the club to found Westerlo Sport, the ancestor of K.V.C. Westerlo. The club registered to the Belgian Football Association on October 1, 1935. In 1939 the club won its league for the first time. Five years later, Sportkring Westerlo and dissident Westerlo Sport decided to merge in spite of the rivalry between the teams, and the new club was called V.C. Westerlo.

It became champion of the Antwerp second division in 1960. Eight years later it played its first season at the national level in Promotion and it won its league to play the third division in 1969. At the end of the season, Westerlo missed a third title in a row, finishing second behind Eupen. The next year, the club was relegated after the playoff and it stayed in the Promotion for ten seasons. The club then underwent two relegations in a row and thus played in the Antwerp second division in 1982-83. Westerlo was then promoted for three consecutive years to qualify for the third division once again. In 1993 the club promoted to the second division and then to the first division in 1997. In 1996 the club added the prefix Koninklijke (meaning "Royal" in Dutch) to its name.

Westerlo are currently a feeder club to English Premiership Champions Chelsea.

[edit] Stadium

Westerlo plays its home matches at Het Kuipje, which means "The Small Tank" in Dutch. It is believed to be reference to the Feijenoord Stadion that is nicknamed De Kuip ("The Tank"). Its capacity is of 7,903 with 5,556 seats.

[edit] Current squad

As of March 18, 2007:

No. Position Player
1 Flag of Belgium GK Ronny Gaspercic
2 Flag of Belgium DF Marc Wagemakers
3 Flag of Belgium MF Wim Mennes
4 Flag of Belgium DF Wouter Corstjens
5 Flag of Belgium DF Bernt Evens
6 Flag of Belgium MF Stef Wils
7 Flag of Nigeria DF Bobsam Elejiko
8 Flag of Belgium MF Wouter Scheelen
9 Flag of Nigeria FW Patrick Ogunsoto
10 Flag of Nigeria MF Emmanuel Sarki
11 Flag of Belgium DF Nico Van Kerckhoven
12 Flag of Belgium FW Jochen Vanarwegen
14 Flag of South Africa MF Michael Modubi
15 Flag of Belgium MF Tom Van Imschoot
No. Position Player
16 Flag of South Africa MF Jeffrey Ntuka
17 Flag of Belgium FW Dieter Dekelver
18 Flag of Belgium MF Jef Delen
20 Flag of Czech Republic DF Michal Scasny
21 Flag of Nigeria FW Peter Utaka
22 Flag of Belgium FW Bart Van Den Eede
23 Flag of Morocco FW Nabil Dirar
24 Flag of Belgium MF Enzo Neve
25 Flag of Belgium GK Toon Vervoort
26 Flag of Belgium MF Gianni Convalle
27 Flag of Belgium FW Bram Vangeel
28 Flag of Belgium DF Geoffrey Ceunen
29 Flag of Belgium GK Yves De Winter
30 Flag of Belgium GK Jonathan Ruttens

[edit] Players out on loan

No. Position Player
-- Flag of South Africa MF Boy-Boy Mosia (at Oud-Heverlee Leuven)
No. Position Player

[edit] Honours

[edit] European record

As of March 5, 2006:
Competition A B C D E F G
UEFA Cup 1 2 0 0 2 0 3
Intertoto Cup 2 4 0 1 3 0 14

A = appearances, B = matches played, C = won, D = drawn, E = lost, F = goals for, G = goals against.

[edit] References

Jupiler League, 2006/07

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