K.V.C. Westerlo

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. 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.

Westerlo plays its home matches at Het Kuipje, which is Dutch for "The Small Tank". It is believed to be reference to the Feijenoord Stadion that is nicknamed De Kuip ("The Tank"). Its capacity is 8,035.[2]

On 18 June it was officially announced that the club was taken over by Turkish businessman Oktay Ercan. He immediately made it clear that KVC Westerlo will remain a regional family club, and that more attention will be paid to the social dimension and sporting ambitions. Ercin expressed his commitment in 2019 to a year-long plan called 'KVC Westerlo 2024'.[3]

• Belgian Second Division/Belgian First Division B
  • Winners (2): 2013–14, 2021–22
  • Runners-up (1): 1996–97
• Belgian Second Division Final Round
  • Winners (1): 1997
• Belgian Cup:
  • Winners (1): 2000–01
  • Runners-up (1): 2010–11
• Belgian Supercup
  • Runners-up (1): 2001

As of 31 January 2022[4]

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  DEN David Jensen (on loan from NY Red Bulls) 2 DF  BEL Pietro Perdichizzi 4 MF  BEL Mathias Fixelles 5 MF  TUR Oğuz Kağan Güçtekin 6 MF  MLI Mamoutou N'Diaye 7 MF  BEL Lukas Van Eenoo 8 MF  BEL Maxim De Cuyper (on loan from Club Brugge) 9 FW  RSA Lyle Foster (on loan from Vitória Guimarães) 10 MF  SVK Ján Bernát (on loan from Žilina) 12 DF  DEN Christoffer Remmer 14 FW  BEL Kyan Vaesen 16 DF   SUI Léo Seydoux 18 DF  CIV Kouya Mabea 20 DF  SEN Noël Soumah 21 FW  MKD Erdon Daci

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK  BEL Kristof Van Hout 23 DF  BEL Rubin Seigers 24 FW  GAM Wally Fofana 25 FW  ANG Igor Vetokele 26 GK  BEL Pieter Caubergh 28 MF  BEL Simon Paulet 29 FW  CIV Fernand Gouré 30 GK  BEL Koen Van Langendonck 32 DF  BUL Edisson Jordanov 33 MF  RUS Roman Neustädter 39 MF  BEL Thomas Van den Keybus (on loan from Club Brugge) 42 DF  CIV Guy Serge Yaméogo (on loan from Samsunspor) 55 FW  BEL Tuur Dierckx 60 MF  BDI Trésor Mossi 77 MF  BEL Tibo Persyn (on loan from Club Brugge)

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 — DF  BEL Matias Lloci (on loan at Omonia Aradippou) — MF  MTQ Thomas Ephestion (on loan at RWDM47) — MF  CIV Kader Keïta (on loan at Sion)

• (in Dutch) Official Website
• (in English) KVC Westerlo at UEFA.COM
• KVC Westerlo at EUFO.DE
• KVC Westerlo at Weltfussball.de
• KVC Westerlo at Football Squads.co.uk
• KVC Westerlo at national Football Teams.com
• KVC Westerlo at Football-Lineups.com