Lierse Kempenzonen

Lierse Kempenzonen is a Belgian association football club located in Lier, in the province of Antwerp. The club, founded in 1943 as Oosterzonen in Oosterwijk, was relocated to Lier following the bankruptcy of Lierse in 2018. They compete in the Belgian First Division B, the second tier of Belgian football.

For the defunct football club, see Lierse S.K.
Lierse Kempenzonen
Full nameLierse Kempenzonen
Nickname(s)Geel-Zwart (Yellow-Black)
Founded1943 (as FC Oosterzonen)
GroundHerman Vanderpoortenstadion,
Lier
Capacity13,539
ChairmanLuc Van Thillo
ManagerTom Van Imschoot
LeagueBelgian First Division B
2020–21Belgian First Division B, 7th of 8

History

The club was founded in 1943 as FC Oosterzonen from a commune within Westerlo and started in the Belgian provincial leagues where it hovered between the various levels, most of the times playing at the 6th or 7th level of the Belgian football pyramid. In 2007, 2008 and 2009, the club managed to win the title three seasons in a row to promote for the first time in its history into the national levels of football. In the Belgian Fourth Division, the club managed to avoid relegation for a few seasons, before managing another promotion in the 2012-13 season into the Belgian Third Division. Following the reform of Belgian football in 2016, the team started playing in the Belgian First Amateur Division.

In May 2018, it was announced that the club would relocate to Lier, as it merged with the old board of Lierse (a club which had gone bankrupt just a few weeks before) to form a new club called Lierse Kempenzonen. The new team continued with the old logo of Lierse and started playing in the Herman Vanderpoortenstadion in Lier.[1]

Current squad
As of 31 January 2023

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 Jens Teunckens
2 DF Belgium BEL Pieter De Schrijver
4 DF Belgium BEL Joedrick Pupe
5 DF Belgium BEL Brent Laes
6 MF Belgium BEL Sebastiaan Brebels
7 FW Belgium BEL Lucas Walbrecq
8 MF Belgium BEL Thibaut Van Acker
10 MF Belgium BEL Guillaume De Schryver
11 MF Belgium BEL Mehdi Tarfi
12 GK Belgium BEL Jarno De Smet
13 DF Belgium BEL Cel Teunen
14 DF Belgium BEL Maxime De Bie
16 GK Belgium BEL Maxime Delanghe
17 MF Belgium BEL Mathias Delorge (on loan from Sint-Truiden)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Belgium BEL Nils Schouterden
21 FW Belgium BEL Maxime Limbombe
22 FW Belgium BEL Daan Vekemans
24 DF Belgium BEL Jarno Libert
26 MF Belgium BEL Jens Cools
27 DF Belgium BEL Jordy Gillekens
28 DF Belgium BEL Toon Raemaekers (on loan from Mechelen)
37 GK Belgium BEL Ben Van Lommel
42 FW Belgium BEL Aske Sampers
44 DF Belgium BEL Joeri Poelmans
49 FW Belgium BEL Jens Naessens
77 FW Belgium BEL Ryan Safari (on loan from Union SG)

Coaching Staff
Position Name
ManagerBelgium Tom Van Imschoot
Assistant managersBelgium Nico Van Kerckhoven
Goalkeeper coachQatar Belgium Patrick Decsi
Video analystBelgium Bernd Brughmans
Team DoctorItaly Belgium Roel Rymen
PhysiotherapistBelgium Lars De Buyst
Belgium Tom Waegemans
MaterialmanBelgium Hans Van Rooy
Belgium Rony Nauwelaers

References
  1. "Opvolger Lierse krijgt lokale naam, club krijgt ook goed nieuws over stadion". Het Nieuwsblad. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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