Berchem Sport
Belgian football club
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Berchem Sport is a Belgian association football club based in the district of Berchem in the municipality of Antwerp and currently playing in the Belgian Division 3. It has formerly played in the First Division.
Full nameKoninklijk Berchem Sport
NicknamesGeel-zwart, Rooiploeg, Leeuwen
Founded13 August 1906
(creation athletic club)
22 April 1908
(creation football club)
1908 (registration)
(creation athletic club)
22 April 1908
(creation football club)
1908 (registration)
GroundLudo Coeckstadion,
Berchem
Berchem
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| Full name | Koninklijk Berchem Sport | ||
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| Nicknames | Geel-zwart, Rooiploeg, Leeuwen | ||
| Founded | 13 August 1906 (creation athletic club) 22 April 1908 (creation football club) 1908 (registration) | ||
| Ground | Ludo Coeckstadion, Berchem | ||
| Capacity | 13,607[1] | ||
| Chairman | Lien Rayé | ||
| Manager | Ewen Verheyden | ||
| League | Belgian Division 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | Belgian Division 2 VV B, 15th of 16 (relegated) | ||
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The club was founded in 1906 and became a member of the FA two years later. It received the matricule n°28 in 1926. Five years later, it added the prefix Royal to its name, then changed this prefix to its Dutch counterpart Koninklijk in 1967.
Honours
- Belgian Pro League:
- Runners-up (3): 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51
- Belgian Second Division:
- Winners (5): 1933–34, 1942–43, 1961–62, 1971–72, 1985–86
- Belgian Second Division final round:
- Winners (1): 1977–78
- Belgian Third Division:
- Winners (1): 2002–03
- Belgian Fourth Division:
- Winners (2): 2001–02, 2011–12
- Belgian Provincial league Antwerp:
- Winners (4): 1909–10, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1913–14
- Belgian Provincial league Antwerp Final Round:
- Winners (1): 2000–01
- Belgian Cup:
- Semi-finalists (2): 1953–54, 1970–71
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