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S.K. Beveren

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SK Beveren
Company typeProfessional football club
IndustrySports
PredecessorK.F.C. Red Star Haasdonk, KV Red Star Waasland, Waasland-Beveren
Founded1936; 90 years ago (1936)
Headquarters
Beveren
,
Belgium
Area served
Belgium
Key people
Jo Van Moer (Chairman), Bart Foubert (Chief Executive Officer), Bob Peeters (Sporting director)
ProductsFootball team
OwnerInvestment consortium led by David Blitzer, Jahm Najafi, and Jeff Moorad (97% controlling share as of 2020)

Sportkring Beveren (SK Beveren) is a professional football club from Belgium, located in Beveren, East Flanders. Established in 1936 under the name K.F.C. Red Star Haasdonk, the team became a member of the Belgian Football Association in 1944. In 2002, the club moved to Sint-Niklaas and adopted the name KV Red Star Waasland. Starting in 2010, it competed in Beveren as KVRS Waasland - SK Beveren until 2022, when it took on its present designation. SK Beveren currently participates in the Challenger Pro League.

History

The club was founded in 1936 as Red Star and joined the Royal Belgian Football Association in 1944, beginning its journey in East Flanders' lowest provincial division. By winning its Belgian Promotion group during the 2000–01 season, it advanced to national-level football and entered the third division. After one campaign, the team relocated to Sint-Niklaas’s Puyenbekestadion and rebranded as KV Red Star Waasland.

In the 2003–04 season, the club claimed victory in its third division series, earning promotion to the Belgian Second Division. Its inaugural season at this level concluded with a 5th place finish, allowing entry into the final round, while a later season saw its best-ever placement of 4th. The team reached the last 16 of the Belgian Cup in 2007–08, notably eliminating Lokeren before being ousted by Anderlecht. In 2010, it underwent a name change to Waasland-Beveren and shifted its home matches to Beveren’s Freethiel Stadion.

During the 2019–20 Belgian First Division A season, Waasland-Beveren was facing relegation when competition was suspended due to the COVID-19 crisis. Although playoffs were held for First Division B contenders, Waasland-Beveren was initially excluded from opportunities to avoid demotion. The club successfully challenged this decision through legal channels, resulting in league restructuring that expanded the top tier from 16 to 18 teams and included Waasland-Beveren.

In September 2020, an investment consortium led by American businessmen David Blitzer, Jahm Najafi, and Jeff Moorad acquired a controlling 97% share of the club. By June 2022, SK Beveren reached an agreement with K.S.K. Beveren to jointly embrace the original club’s heritage, permitting Waasland-Beveren to officially rename itself SK Beveren starting July 2022.

Club staff

!Position !Staff |} |- || Chairman || Jo Van Moer |- || Chief Executive Officer || Bart Foubert |- || Sporting director || Bob Peeters |- || Head coach || Marink Reedijk |- || Assistant head coach || Flavien Le Postollec
Gunter Vandebroeck |- || Goalkeeper coach || Kenny Steppe |- || Fitness coach || Frederik Bracke |- || Technical Assistant || Danny De Maesschalck
Steven Van Puyvelde |- || Video analyst || Johan Verelst |- || Head of Scouting / Video & Performance Analyst || Rachid El hasnaoui |- || Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation || Thomas Mathieu |- || Team Doctor || Jan Mathieu |- || Sports doctor || Michael Saelemans |- || Physiotherapist || Xavier Verstraeten
Charlotte Van De Vyvere |- || Sportsphysiotherapist || Arno Parmentier |- || Sportscaretaker || Tim De Doncker |- || Team Manager || Martijn De Jonge |}

Managers

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