K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen

Koninklijke Patro Eisden Maasmechelen is a Belgian football club from the municipality of Maasmechelen in Limburg. The club play in Challenger Pro League from 2023–24, second tier of Belgian football.

Patro Eisden
Full nameKoninklijke Patro
Eisden Maasmechelen
Nickname(s)Klein Anderlecht (Little Anderlecht)[1][2]
Founded1942
GroundGemeentelijk Sportparkstadion,[3]
Maasmechelen
Capacity3900
ChairmanColey Parry
ManagerStijn Stijnen
LeagueChallenger Pro League
2022–23National Division 1, TBC (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

The original club name was V.V. Patro Eisden until 1992 when they changed to K. Patro Eisden. In 1998, it changed to K. Maasland Maasmechelen trying to gather supporters from the whole Maasland region. In 2001 they adopted the current name after they signed a deal with Roda JC.

The club finished 17th in the 2004–05 second division season but was relegated as they did not receive the professional football license. It was suggested that they should play in the promotion (and even in provincial leagues) as they were both sportively (17th) and financially (no license) relegated but the Belgian Football Association finally decided they must play in the third division for the 2005–06 season. The FA changed the decision eventually. Following this, the club changed its name again to K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen starting on the 2005–06 season in the fourth division.

Current squad
As of 28 January 2022

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 Jordi Belin
3 DF Belgium BEL Kevin Kis
4 DF Belgium BEL Wouter Corstjens
6 DF Netherlands NED Henk Dijkhuizen
9 FW Belgium BEL Roman Ferber
10 FW Belgium BEL Mehdi Bounou
11 MF Belgium BEL Nick Van Diest
12 GK Netherlands NED Mark Hamm
14 DF Belgium BEL Jordan Renson
16 FW Belgium BEL Sam Valcke
17 MF Belgium BEL Baud Terwingen
18 DF Cameroon CMR Raoul Kenne
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Belgium BEL Elisha Sam
20 DF Belgium BEL Niels Verburgh
21 MF Belgium BEL Yassin Gueroui
— DF Belgium BEL Jerome Kroonen
22 DF Netherlands NED Nathaniel Amoah
25 GK Belgium BEL Justin Verlinden
26 GK Belgium BEL Ruben Anthonissen
27 FW Belgium BEL Arne Cuypers
29 MF Belgium BEL Tom Pietermaat
45 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Leslie Lubelu
— MF France FRA Yacine Bentayeb

References
  1. "'Klein Anderlecht ontvangt groot'". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  2. "Wanneer in 1A? Eerste Nationaler heeft grote ambities, acht ex-JPL-spelers in de selectie". Voetbalflitsen (in Flemish). 23 July 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  3. "Patro Eisden Maasmechelen". Archived from the original on 24 October 2007.


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