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 14 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 Sven Dhoest 2 DF  BEL Ruben Vanraefelghem 7 MF  CMR Sébastien Siani 8 MF  BEL Nils Pierre 9 FW  BEL Nico Binst 10 MF  BEL Corentin Koçur 11 FW  BEL Maxim Vandewalle 12 MF  BEL Gert Van Walle 14 MF  BEL Simon Savaete 15 FW  NIG Zakari Junior Lambo 16 MF  BEL Yani Van den Bossche 17 MF  BEL Yoshi Mariën

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  BEL Emile Samyn 20 DF  BEL Jarric Buysse 22 DF  BEL Sebastiaan De Wilde 23 FW  BEL Liam Prez 25 GK  BEL Nicholas Deman 26 DF  BEL Jarno Vervaque 28 FW  BEL Ibragim Akhtakhanov 30 GK  BEL Salvatore Ciulla 32 DF  BEL Arne Cassaert (on loan from Cercle Brugge) 47 FW  BEL Vuitton Neyts 64 FW  BEL Zakaria Atteri (on loan from Mouscron) 93 DF  BEL Aurélien Bailly

• Champion of 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division A

• Official website