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.

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 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 Jens Teunckens
2 DF  BEL Pieter De Schrijver
4 DF  BEL Kenneth Schuermans
5 DF  BEL Brent Laes
8 MF  BEL Thibaut Van Acker
9 FW  BEL Stallone Limbombe
10 MF  BEL Guillaume De Schryver
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK  BEL Jarno De Smet
13 DF  BEL Cel Teunen
18 MF  BEL Nils Schouterden
23 FW  BEL Maxime Limbombe
27 DF  BEL Jordy Gillekens
44 DF  BEL Joeri Poelmans
49 FW  BEL Jens Naessens

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  BEL Seppe Maesen (at Dessel Sport)

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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