K.V.C. Westerlo

Westerlo
Full name Koninklijke Voetbal Club
Westerlo
Nickname(s) De Kempeneers
Founded 5 September 1933 (creation)
1 October 1935 (registration)
5 August 1942 (merge)
Ground Het Kuipje,
Westerlo
(Capacity: 7,982)
Chairman Herman Wijnants
Manager Jan Ceulemans
League Belgian Pro League
2009–10

Belgian Pro League, 8th

Europa League Playoff, 1st
Home colours
Away colours

Koninklijke Voetbal Club Westerlo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoː.ˌnɪŋk.lə.kə ˈvut.bɑl ˈklʏp ˈβɛs.tər.lo]) (often simply called Westerlo Dutch pronunciation: [ˈβɛs.tər.lo]) is a Belgian professional football club located in the city of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp. Westerlo has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since 1997–98. Their highest finish is a 6th place in 1999–2000, 2003–04 and 2008–09. They have won one Belgian Cup. The only player who has ever been called up for the Belgium national football team while at Westerlo is Toni Brogno (7 caps, all of them while at Westerlo).

The club was founded in 1933 and they registered to the Royal Belgian Football Association in 1935, receiving the matricule number 2024. Their colours are yellow and blue. They play their home matches at the Het Kuipje. Westerlo are currently a feeder club to Premier League club Chelsea.

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History

K.V.C. Westerlo 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 1 October 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.

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 7,982 with 5,556 seats.

Honours

European record

Competition Appearances Matches Won Drawn Lost GF GA
UEFA Cup / Europa League 2 6 1 1 4 2 8
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2 4 0 1 3 0 14
Season Competition Round Nat Club Home Away
2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Primorje 0–6 0–5
2001–02 UEFA Cup 1R Hertha Berlin 0–2 0–1
2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2R Tescoma Zlín 0–0 0–3
2011–12 UEFA Europa League Q2 TPS Turku 0-0 1–0
Q3 Young Boys 0–2 1–3

Current squad

As of 12 July 2011.

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Mike Van Hamel
2 DF Arnaud de Greef
3 DF Steven De Petter
4 DF Wouter Corstjens
5 DF Geoffrey Cabeke
6 DF Stef Wils
7 FW Dieter Dekelver
8 FW Jeanvion Yulu-Matondo
9 FW Liliu
10 FW Lens Annab
11 MF William Owusu
12 FW Marcão
14 MF Juande
15 DF Thiago Cardoso
No. Position Player
16 DF Joris Van Hout
17 MF Stijn De Smet (on loan from Gent)
18 DF Jef Delen (captain)
20 MF Mozes Adams
21 MF Rachid Farssi
21 MF Bart Goor
23 FW Shlomi Arbeitman (on loan from Gent)
24 MF Jens Cools
26 DF Jeroen Vanthournout
28 MF Evariste Ngolok
29 GK Stefan Roef
30 GK Bart Deelkens
32 DF Günther Vanaudenaerde

For recent transfers, see List of Belgian football transfers summer 2011.

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