Royal Knokke F.C.

The club was founded in 1905.[2]

In 2016–17, Knokke won the Second Amateur Division winning promotion to the First Amateur Division. After another successful season, Knokke finished second in the league standing, allowing them to participate in the final play-off round for promotion. Knokke won the final round, but did not apply for a licence for second-tier Belgian First Division B, which meant that only Lommel promoted.[3]

The following year, the club finished last in the table and relegated to the Second Amateur Division. There, they regained the league title and won promotion – albeit in a special way. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Royal Belgian Football Association decided on 27 March 2020 to cancel all competitions and to determine the final rankings. Knokke had at that point played 24 games in the Second Amateur Division and finished on top with 63 points, forcing promotion back to the First Amateur Division.[4]

As of 11 August 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  BEL Sven Dhoest 2 DF  BEL Ruben Vanraefelghem 6 MF  BEL Geoffrey Ghesquière 7 MF  CMR Sébastien Siani 8 MF  BEL Nils Pierre 9 FW  BEL Ruben Geeraerts 11 FW  BEL Amadu Jalloh 12 MF  BEL Gert Van Walle 15 DF  BEL Michiel De Looze (on loan from Deinze) 16 MF  BEL Yani Van den Bossche 17 MF  BEL Yoshi Mariën 18 FW  BEL Jonathan Mfumu 19 FW  BEL Emile Samyn

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  BEL Jarric Buysse 22 DF  BEL Brendan Schoonbaert 23 MF  BEL Mauro Devos 25 GK  BEL Leandro Depaepe 26 DF  BEL Jarno Vervaque 28 MF  TUR Halil Köse 44 GK  BEL Nicholas Deman 47 FW  BEL Vuitton Neyts 70 FW  BEL Noah Aelterman 75 DF  BEL Loïc Ritière 93 DF  BEL Aurélien Bailly 98 FW  ALB Din Sula (on loan from Virton)

• Champion of 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division A

• Official website