# SK Beveren

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Belgian association football club

Not to be confused with [KSK Beveren](/source/KSK_Beveren) or [YB SK Beveren](/source/YB_SK_Beveren).

Football club

Beveren File:S.K. Beveren.png Full name Sportkring Beveren Founded 1936; 90 years ago (1936) (as KFC Red Star Haasdonk) Ground Freethiel Stadion, Beveren Capacity 8,190 Owners David Blitzer Jahm Najafi Jeff Moorad Chairman Jo Van Moer Head coach Marink Reedijk League Belgian Pro League 2025–26 Challenger Pro League, 1st of 17 (promoted) Website www.skbeveren.be Home colours Away colours Third colours

**Sportkring Beveren** (**SK Beveren**) is a [Belgian](/source/Football_in_Belgium) professional [association football](/source/Association_football) club based in [Beveren](/source/Beveren), [East Flanders](/source/East_Flanders). The club is affiliated with the founded number 4068 and has yellow and blue as its colours. The team was founded in 1936 in [Haasdonk](/source/Haasdonk) and joined the [Belgian Football Association](/source/Belgian_Football_Association) in 1944 as **FC Red Star Haasdonk**. In 2002, the club moved to [Sint-Niklaas](/source/Sint-Niklaas) and changed its name to **KV Red Star Waasland**. From 2010, it continued to play in [Beveren](/source/Beveren) under the name **KVRS Waasland - SK Beveren** until 2022, when it was renamed Sportkring Beveren. They play in the [Challenger Pro League](/source/Challenger_Pro_League).[1]

## History

The club was founded in 1936 as **Red Star** and registered to an amateur football association. In 1944, they joined the [Royal Belgian Football Association](/source/Royal_Belgian_Football_Association) and started playing in the lowest [provincial league](/source/Belgian_Provincial_leagues) of East Flanders. Red Star Haasdonk first reached national football in [2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_in_Belgian_football), and they finished first of the series in [Promotion](/source/Belgian_Promotion).[2] They also reached the [2000–01 Belgian Cup](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_Belgian_Cup) round of 32, losing to first division club [Gent](/source/K.A.A._Gent).[3] After their first season in the [third division](/source/Belgian_Third_Division), they moved to the bigger stadium of defunct club Sint-Niklase SKE, the Puyenbekestadion, changing their name to KV Red Star Waasland.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In [2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_in_Belgian_football), they finished first in their series of the third division and promoted for the first time to the [second division](/source/Belgian_Second_Division). In their first season at the second-highest level of football, Red Star Waasland finished 5th and qualified for the [final round](/source/Belgian_Second_Division_final_round). The next season, they finished 4th, their best result as of 2010 but did not qualify for the final round. They reached again the round of 32 of the [2005–06 Belgian Cup](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_Belgian_Cup), losing to neighbours KSK Beveren. In the [2007–08 Belgian Cup](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Belgian_Cup), Red Star Waasland reached the round of 16, their best cup result, by eliminating [Lokeren](/source/KSC_Lokeren_Oost-Vlaanderen). They lost to [Anderlecht](/source/RSC_Anderlecht) in the round of 16. The following season, they finished 4th again in the second division. In the summer of 2010 Red Star Waasland changed its name to Waasland-Beveren and moved to the bigger stadium of Beveren, the [Freethiel Stadion](/source/Freethiel_Stadion).[4]

Historical league performance chart of SK Beveren and its predecessors

In [2019–20 Belgian First Division A](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Belgian_First_Division_A) due to the virus epidemic the league was forced to shut down its competition. At the time of the shut down Waasland Beveren was in 16th position and was expected to relegate having their last game scheduled against KAA Gent. After months of confusion the league decided to close the season the way it left off with one game remaining, without Waasland Beveren having a chance to save themselves competitively from relegation. Unfairly enough the first division B finalists were allowed to play their playoff games for promotion to the First Division A despite the league shutdown. Having seen the hypocrisy, Waasland Beveren decided to take legal action for unfair use of power. The court battle lasted for many weeks and finally justice was awarded in Waasland Beveren favour to remain in First Division. The league was forced to make reforms and change the way the league operated and thus the league comprised 18 teams instead of 16 which included Waasland Beveren and two finalists from First Division B.

Home game against [Patro Eisden](/source/K._Patro_Eisden_Maasmechelen), October 2025

In September 2020, an investment group consisting of American businessmen [David Blitzer](/source/David_Blitzer), [Jahm Najafi](/source/Jahm_Najafi), and [Jeff Moorad](/source/Jeff_Moorad) purchased a 97% share in the club.[5] In June 2022, the club announced it had come to an agreement with [KSK Beveren](/source/KSK_Beveren) to share the identity of the original club under that name, allowing Waasland-Beveren to be renamed and use the similar name *SK Beveren* in July 2022.[6]

## Players

### Current squad

- *As of 2 February 2026*[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK NED Beau Reus 3 DF BEL Viktor Boone 4 DF BEL Christophe Janssens 5 FW BEL Chris Lokesa 6 MF BEL Dante Rigo 7 FW FRA Ilyes Najim 8 MF BEL Ferre Slegers 10 MF BEL Guillaume De Schryver 15 FW NED Jesse van de Haar (on loan from Utrecht) 16 GK BEL Maxim Deman 17 FW CUW Jearl Margaritha 18 MF BEL Sieben Dewaele 20 DF BEL Dylan Dassy No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF LUX Laurent Jans (captain) 22 MF BEL Christian Brüls 26 MF COD Noah Mawete 28 DF CIV Abdul Ouedraogo (on loan from Crystal Palace) 31 DF BEL Bruno Godeau 34 FW RSA Kurt Abrahams 35 DF FRA Yoni Gomis (on loan from Strasbourg) 77 FW TUR Hüseyin Ertürk 78 MF BEL Jannes Van Hecke 84 GK COD Josua Lusamba 92 FW BEL Lennart Mertens — FW SEN Junior Diouf

## 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

- [Dirk Geeraerd](/source/Dirk_Geeraerd) (2005–2006)

- [Regi Van Acker](/source/Regi_Van_Acker) (2006–2007)

- [Dirk Geeraerd](/source/Dirk_Geeraerd) (1 July 2010 – 18 November 2012)

- [Glen De Boeck](/source/Glen_De_Boeck) (19 November 2012 – 29 October 2013)

- [Bob Peeters](/source/Bob_Peeters) (5 November 2013 – 23 May 2014)

- [Ronny Van Geneugden](/source/Ronny_Van_Geneugden) (28 May 2014 – 30 December 2014)

- [Guido Brepoels](/source/Guido_Brepoels) (2015)

- [Stijn Vreven](/source/Stijn_Vreven) (2015–2016)

- [Čedomir Janevski](/source/%C4%8Cedomir_Janevski) (2017)

- [Philippe Clement](/source/Philippe_Clement) (2017)

- [Sven Vermant](/source/Sven_Vermant) (2018)

- [Yannick Ferrera](/source/Yannick_Ferrera) (2018)

- [Adnan Čustović](/source/Adnan_%C4%8Custovi%C4%87) (17 November 2018 – 26 August 2019)

- [Arnauld Mercier](/source/Arnauld_Mercier) (30 August 2019 – 2 March 2020)

- [Nicky Hayen](/source/Nicky_Hayen) (4 May 2020 – 30 June 2021)

- [Marc Schneider](/source/Marc_Schneider_(footballer)) (1 July 2021 – 27 Feb 2022)

- [Jordi Condom](/source/Jordi_Condom) (28 Feb 2022 – 25 Jun 2022)

- [Wim De Decker](/source/Wim_De_Decker) (2 July 2022 – 1 April 2024)

- [Flavien Le Postollec](/source/Flavien_Le_Postollec) (1 April 2024 – 14 Jun 2024)

- [Bob Peeters](/source/Bob_Peeters) (1 April 2024 – )

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Verandert Belgische eersteklasser van naam?](https://www.voetbalbelgie.be/artikel/verandert-belgische-eersteklasser-van-naam/), voetbalbelgie.be (in Dutch), 9 March 2022

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Historical results of Belgian national football"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055248/http://www.footbel.com/fr/Competitites/statistieken/eindklassemente_hogere_afdelingen.html). URBSFA/KBVB. Archived from [the original](http://www.footbel.com/fr/Competitites/statistieken/eindklassemente_hogere_afdelingen.html) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Belgium Cups 2000/01"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/belgcup01.html). *[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)*. Retrieved 31 January 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Club history"](http://users.skynet.be/pluto/Textbelgium/Teams.html). Retrieved 31 January 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Kunti, Samindra (14 September 2020). ["US investors Bolt, take leap into Belgian football with Waasland-Beveren buy"](https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2020/09/14/us-investors-bolt-take-leap-belgian-football-waasland-beveren-buy/). *Inside World Football*. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Historisch akkoord trekt streep onder verleden, legt fundamenten voor geel-blauwe toekomst"](https://web.archive.org/web/20231203014112/https://www.waasland-beveren.be/2022/06/historisch-akkoord/). 7 June 2022. Archived from [the original](https://www.waasland-beveren.be/2022/06/historisch-akkoord/) on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["A-kern & Staf"](https://skbeveren.be/spelers/). *S.K. Beveren* (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2022.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Waasland-Beveren](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Waasland-Beveren).

- [Official website](https://skbeveren.be/) (in Dutch)

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