{{Short description|Belgian football club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{for|the earlier club|K.F.C. Lommel S.K.}} {{Infobox football club | nickname = | ground = Soevereinstadion, Lommel | capacity = 8,000<ref>[http://www.lommelunited.be/index-club.php?type=3/ stadion] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908015704/http://www.lommelunited.be/index-club.php?type=3%2F |date=8 September 2018 }}, lommelunited.be (last check 30 March 2018)</ref> | league = Challenger Pro League | season = 2025–26 | position = Challenger Pro League, 5th of 17 (promoted via play-offs) | clubname = Lommel | image = Lommel_SK_badge.png | image_size = 160px | upright=0.8 | fullname = Lommel Sportkring | founded = {{start date and age|1932}} | owner = City Football Group (99%) <br /> Others (1%) | chairman = Harm van Veldhoven | manager = Lee Johnson | mgrtitle = Head coach | website = {{URL|https://www.lommelsk.be/}} | pattern_la1 = _lommel2526h | pattern_b1 = _lommel2526h | pattern_ra1 = _lommel2526h | leftarm1 = 009150 | body1 = 009150 | rightarm1 = 009150 | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = 009150 | pattern_la2 = _lommel2526a | pattern_b2 = _lommel2526a | pattern_ra2 = _lommel2526a | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = 009150 | socks2 = FFFFFF }}
'''Lommel SK''' is a Belgian association football club based in the city of Lommel, Limburg. They will play in the Belgian Pro League, following promotion from the Challenger Pro League in the 2025–26 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/news/apuia-ralte-to-travel-to-belgium-for-lommel-sk-training-stint|title=Apuia Ralte to travel to Belgium for Lommel SK training stint|website=www.mumbaicityfc.com|publisher=Mumbai City Football Club|location=Mumbai, Maharashtra|date=3 September 2022|access-date=3 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903130302/https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/news/apuia-ralte-to-travel-to-belgium-for-lommel-sk-training-stint|archive-date=3 September 2022}}</ref>
== History == === Formation === The roots of the club date back to the 1920s when the club '''Vlug & Vrij Overpelt-Usines''' (Fast & Free Overpelt-Factories) was founded, registering as an official club with the Royal Belgian Football Association in 1927 to receive matricule 1064. The club dissolved in 1933 only to be re-established in 1937 as '''Vlug & Vrij Overpelt''' (Fast & Free Overpelt) with matricule 2554 and played at stadium ''De Leukens'' in Overpelt. It was commonly known as ''Overpelt Fabriek'' (Overpelt Factory), named after the Overpelt district in which the zinc factory was situated and was a club for the local factory workers.
=== Late 20th Century === In 1954, the club reached the national football levels, that time at the fourth level of the Belgian football pyramid, and continued to the Belgian Third Division in 1957. Near the end of the 1950s, the name was changed again, now to '''Vlug en Vrij Overpelt-Fabriek''' (Fast and Free Overpelt-Factory).
In 1982, the club was promoted to the Belgian Second Division where it remained for three seasons before being relegated again and starting an up and down movement between the second and fourth divisions. In 1987 the club obtained the royal designation, thus changing the name in 1988 to '''Koninklijke Vlug en Vrij Overpelt-Fabriek''' (Royal Fast and Free Overpelt-Factory). Midway the 1990s the club played three more seasons in the second division but promotion to the highest level would never be obtained. thumb|Historical league performance chart of Lommel SK and its predecessors
=== Early 21st Century === In 2003, neighbours '''KFC Lommel SK''' dissolved following bankruptcy. Lommel had been founded in 1932 and its biggest achievements included playing the 2001 Belgian Cup Final and playing in both the 1997 and 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Overpelt-Fabriek and Lommel merged into ''KVSK United Overpelt-Lommel'', often referred to as '''KVSK United''', with KVSK an abbreviation standing for ''Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging en Sportkring'' (Royal Footballassociation and Sportscircle). It continued with the matricule 2554 of Overpelt-Fabriek but moved from De Leukens to the Soevereinstadion in Lommel. The club colours became a combination of those of Lommel (green & white) and Overpelt-Fabriek (red & blue). The new club started the 2003–04 season in the third division and only narrowly missed out on promotion. The following season the team became champions undefeated throughout the whole season (30 matches) and was promoted to the second division. During the 2005–06 season the team came close to promotion to the highest level as it led the table before the last match but lost away to Oud-Heverlee Leuven and saw the title and promotion move to Mons. The following promotion playoffs were lost to Lierse.
In 2010, the club merged with third division team KFC Racing Mol-Wezel and changed its name to ''Lommel United'' and started two very successful seasons, ending second in both 2009–10 and 2010–11. This however was a turning point, as almost all starting players decided to leave the club after those two seasons, forcing Lommel United to rebuild the team with many youngsters. A highlight was the 2014–15 season in which Lommel United again finished second. After that, the team only narrowly managed to obtain a place in the new second-level league called Belgian First Division B, but during the 2016–17 season the team started with only 3 wins out of 28 matches and despite a strong finish, the team was relegated to the Belgian First Amateur Division, thereby losing its professional status. Following that season, the team changed its name to '''Lommel SK'''.
In May 2020, it was announced that City Football Group, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi United Group, had purchased Lommel SK, making it the ninth club to join their stable.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/11/manchester-city-add-belgian-second-division-side-to-their-stable |title=Manchester City parent company add Belgian team to their stable |last=Jackson |first=Jamie |date=May 11, 2020 |website=Guardian Uk |access-date=May 11, 2020 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025222709/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/11/manchester-city-add-belgian-second-division-side-to-their-stable |url-status=live }}</ref>
Lommel returned to the top flight after 23-years absence, they gained promotion to the 2026–27 Belgian Pro League, following winning the play-off final against Dender EH.<ref>{{cite web |last=Joosten |first=Ward |url=https://www.hln.be/belgisch-voetbal/lommel-promoveert-naar-de-jupiler-pro-league-dender-komt-op-eigen-veld-niet-verder-dan-gelijkspel-en-degradeert-naar-1b~a6fb4d12/ |title=Lommel promoveert naar de Jupiler Pro League! Dender komt op eigen veld niet verder dan gelijkspel en degradeert naar 1B |publisher=HLN |language=nl |date=23 May 2026}}</ref>
==Current squad== {{updated|6 February, 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lommelsk.be/nl/eerste-ploeg.php|title=Spelers|publisher=Lommel S.K.|access-date=1 January 2025|language=nl}}</ref> {{fs start|color=FFFFFF|bg=00924F}} {{fs player|pos=GK|no= 1|nat=MNE|name=Nikola Ivezić}} {{fs player|pos=DF|no= 3|nat=ENG|name=Timothy Eyoma}} {{fs player|pos=DF|no= 4|nat=BEL|name=Rubin Seigers}} {{fs player|pos=DF|no= 5|nat=BEL|name=Dries Wouters}} {{Fs player|pos=MF|no= 6|nat=IDN|name=Joey Pelupessy}} {{Fs player|pos=MF|no= 8|nat=BEL|name=Nicolas Rommens}} {{Fs player|pos=FW|no= 9|nat=NED|name=Jason van Duiven}} {{fs player|pos=FW|no=10|nat=BEL|name=Tom Reyners}} {{fs player|pos=FW|no=11|nat=NED|name=Robin van Duiven|other={{small|on loan at Jong PSV}}}} {{fs player|pos=DF|no=13|nat=COL|name=Jhon Banguera}} {{fs player|pos=DF|no=14|nat=SWE|name=Jesper Tolinsson}} {{fs player|pos=MF|no=15|nat=BEL|name=Lucas Schoofs|other=captain}} {{fs player|pos=MF|no=18|nat=ARG|name=Lautaro López|other={{small|on loan at Montevideo City Torque}}}} {{Fs player|pos=MF|no=19|nat=BEL|name=Théo Mununga}} {{fs mid|color=FFFFFF|bg=00924F}} {{fs player|pos=GK|no=23|nat=BEL|name=Matthias Pieklak}} {{fs player|pos=DF|no=25|nat=BEL|name=Josias Lama}} {{fs player|pos=MF|no=27|nat=CRO|name=Leon Lalić}} {{fs player|pos=FW|no=30|nat=NED|name=Ralf Seuntjens}} {{fs player|pos=GK|no=33|nat=BEL|name=Rik Vercauteren}} {{fs player|pos=DF|no=34|nat=GHA|name=Henry Oware}} {{fs player|pos=DF|no=57|nat=BEL|name=Filip Kujović}} {{fs player|pos=DF|no=64|nat=NGR|name=Dominion Ohaka}} {{Fs player|pos=FW|no=73|nat=BEL|name=Alexander Reumers}} {{fs player|pos=DF|no=79|nat=NED|name=Sam de Grand}} {{Fs player|pos=FW|no=80|nat=SRB|name=Filip Stevanović}} {{fs player|pos=FW|no=93|nat=HUN|name=Zalán Vancsa}} {{Fs player|pos=FW|no=98|nat=BEL|name=Mo Salah}} {{fs player|pos=DF|no=99|nat=PER|name=Kluiverth Aguilar}} {{fs end}}
=== Out on loan === {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|pos=FW|no=|nat=NOR|name=Faniel Tewelde|other={{small|at Odds BK until 30 June 2026}}}} {{fs player|pos=MF|no=|nat=TOG|name=Karim Dermane|other={{small|at Lorient until 30 June 2026}}}} {{fs player|pos=MF|no=|nat=SER|name=Đorđe Gordić|other={{small|at Debrecen until 30 June 2026}}}} {{Fs player|pos=MF|no=|nat=BUL|name=Filip Krastev|other={{small|at Göztepe until 30 June 2026}}}} {{Fs mid}} {{fs player|pos=FW|no=|nat=ESP|name=Álvaro Santos|other={{small|at Penafiel until 30 June 2026}}}} {{fs player|pos=FW|no=|nat=FIN|name=Juho Talvitie|other={{small|at NAC Breda until 30 June 2026}}}} {{Fs player|pos=FW|no=|nat=COL|name=John Montaño|other={{small|at Independiente Medellín until 30 June 2026}}}} {{Fs end}}
==Coaching staff==
{| class="wikitable" |- ! style="color:#FFFFFF;Background:#00924F"| Position ! style="color:#FFFFFF;Background:#00924F"| Name |- |President|| {{flagicon|NED}} Harm Van Veldhoven |- |CEO|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Green |- |Sporting Director|| {{flagicon|ENG}} James McCarron |- |Head coach|| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Lee Johnson |- |Assistant coach|| {{Flagicon|SCO}} Robbie Neilson |- |Goalkeeper coach || {{flagicon|BEL}} Kristof Van Hout |- |Head of Science and Medicine || {{flagicon|NED}} Sjoerd Den Dekker |- |Head of Team & Player Development || {{flagicon|BEL}} David Gibas |- |Sports Scientist|| {{flagicon|BEL}} Stefan Winters |- |Team Manager|| {{Flagicon|BEL}} Carla Mota-Sanchez |} {{C.F.G. Owned Clubs}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://www.lommelsk.be Official website] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20201130043231/https://www.cityfootballgroup.com/our-clubs/lommel-sk/ Lommel S.K.] at City Football Group
{{Lommel S.K.}} {{Belgian First Division B}} {{City Football Group}}
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