Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbal en Atletiek Club, now

K Beerschot VA Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen, or simply Beerschot, is a Belgian professional football club located in Antwerp, that competes in the second-tier First Division B after relegating from the top tier in the 2021–22 season. In 201 ...

was a Belgian football club from Antwerp. The club was founded in 1899 when most players of Antwerp left the club. It played in the 1920 Olympic Games Stadium named the "Kiel". After many financial problems over the years, the club was forced to retire from competition and was dissolved in 1999. Shortly after, K.F.C. Germinal Ekeren moved from

Ekeren Ekeren () is a northern district of the municipality of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. The suburb celebrated its 850th birthday in 2005; the name of the town was first mentioned in 1155, as "Hecerna". The name possibly originates from ...

in the north of Antwerp to the south in order to install at the "Kiel". The club changed its name and became

Germinal Beerschot Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club (), simply known as Beerschot AC, was a Belgian football club based in southern Antwerp. Beerschot played in the Belgian Pro League from 1999–2000 (as Germinal Beerschot) until 2012–13, when they were ...

, before the name was changed again in 2011 to

Beerschot AC Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club (), simply known as Beerschot AC, was a Belgian football club based in southern Antwerp. Beerschot played in the Belgian Pro League from 1999–2000 (as Germinal Beerschot) until 2012–13, when they were ...

. In 2013, Beerschot AC went bankrupt and dissolved. A new team emerged:

Honours

Belgian First Division The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 te ...

**Champions (7): 1921–22, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1937–38, 1938–39 **Runners-up (7): 1900–01, 1922–23, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1936–37, 1941–42, 1942–43 * Belgian Second Division **Winners: 1906–07 **Runners-up: 1981–82, 1992–93, 1994–95 * Belgian Second Division Final Round **Winners: 1982 *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...

**Winners: 1970–71, 1978–79 **Runners-up: 1967–68

European cup history

Notable players

* Pierre Braine *

Raymond Braine Raymond Ernest Michel Braine (28 April 1907 – 24 December 1978) was a Belgian football striker. He was also the first Belgian professional player, when he obtained a transfer to Sparta Prague in 1930. Braine played in 54 matches for the Be ...

* Kenneth Brylle * Arthur Ceuleers *

Philippe Clement Philippe Clement (born 22 March 1974) is a Belgian professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Ligue 1 club Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, ...

* Julien Cools * Rik Coppens * Bob Dalving *

Alfons De Winter Alphonse ''Fons'' François Marie de Winter was a Belgian footballer, born 12 September 1908 in Antwerp, died 7 July 1997. He was a midfielder for Beerschot VAC. He twice won the Belgian First Division in 1938 and 1939. He played 19 matches ...

Lothar Emmerich Lothar "Emma" Emmerich (29 November 1941 – 13 August 2003) was a German football player and manager who played as a forward. He was born in Dortmund-Dorstfeld and died in Hemer. He won five caps for West Germany in 1966. Emmerich scored 115 ...

Wim Hofkens Wim Hofkens (born 27 March 1958) is a former football player who played five games for the Dutch national side. Hofkens is one of only eight Dutch football players to be selected for the national team while never having played in the Dutch Ere ...

* Constant Huysmans * Juan Lozano * Jari Rantanen *

Emmanuel Sanon Emmanuel "Manno" Sanon (25 June 1951 – 21 February 2008) was a Haitian professional footballer who played as a striker. He starred in the Haiti national team winning the 1973 CONCACAF Championship. Haiti qualified for the finals of the 1974 ...

* Gérard Sulon * Simon Tahamata *

Guy Thys Guy Thys (6 December 1922 – 1 August 2003) was a Belgian football manager, mostly known for being the most successful manager in the history of the Belgium national football team as he managed to lead the national side to their only UEFA ...

* Arto Tolsa *

Jan Tomaszewski Jan Tomaszewski (Polish pronunciation: ; born 9 January 1948) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the 1970s. He kept goal for the Poland national teams that came third at the 1974 World Cup, where he was na ...

John Van Alphen Jan "John" van Alphen (17 June 1914 – 19 December 1961) was a Belgian footballer, born in Antwerp, Belgium. He played as a midfielder for Beerschot VAC. With the anversois, he twice won the Belgian Championship, in 1938 and 1939. He ...

* Jack Van den Eynde * Stanley Van den Eynde * Jan Verheyen *

Patrick Vervoort Patrick Felix Vervoort (born 17 January 1965 in Beerse) is a retired Belgian footballer. The left midfielder has played for a number of clubs, including Beerschot, Anderlecht and Standard Liège in Belgium, Ascoli in Italy's Serie A, as we ...

* Jef Vliers *

Andrey Zhelyazkov Andrey Zhelyazkov ( bg, Андрей Желязков; born 9 July 1952 in Radnevo) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a forward. He spent 12 years of his career playing for Slavia Sofia and is the club's all-time top goalscorer in ...

External links

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