K.M.S.K. Deinze

Deinze

Full name	Koninklijke Maatschappij Sportkring Deinze
Short name	Deinze
Founded	1926; 98 years ago (1926)
Ground	Dakota Arena, Deinze
Capacity	7,515
Chairman	Denijs Van De Weghe
Manager	Hans Somers
League	Challenger Pro League
2022–23	Challenger Pro League, 8th of 12
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Koninklijke Maatschappij Sportkring Deinze, or KMSK Deinze, is a Belgian football club founded in 1926 based in Deinze, East Flanders. The club colours are orange and black and the team currently plays in the Challenger Pro League, the second division of Belgian football, having won promotion from the Belgian Second Amateur Division in 2020. Their home stadium is the 7,515-capacity Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion.

History

The club was founded on 12 March 1926. On 20 March, the recognition of the Belgian Football Association was received, the club was assigned SK number 818 as SK Deinze. Some important figures during the foundation were children's car manufacturer Emile Torck, his son Georges Torck and garage owner Albert Van Den Poel. They played on a site near Astenedreef. In the following years Deinze almost always played in the higher provincial series.

In 1940 the activities were interrupted, the site had been transformed into a junkyard. During the Second World War, the association was further expanded under President Georges Torck and Vice President Achiel De Clercq, as well as hockey, swimming and table tennis. From 1946 it was kept with football again.

In the following years, the club's rise continued, playing in the national promotion series or in the highest provincial series. In 1978 the team moved to the new Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadium in De Brielmeersen, laid out by the city council. In 1982 Deinze last played in the provincial departments, that year another promotion to promotion was enforced. In 1988, Georges Torck retired as chairman, CEO Marc Hoste succeeded him.

In 1992 and 1993, Deinze celebrated two consecutive championship titles, making it second national. In 1997, the club reached the final round under the leadership of trainer Eddy Mestdagh, but a promotion to first class did not work. In 2001 Deinze only through additional sports grounds could ensure conservation in second class, when KFC Turnhout (become the second was) received a license from the Belgian FA and relegated.

At the end of the 2008–09 season, Deinze relegated to third division, where it spent six seasons. In the 2009–10 season, Deinze was allowed to participate in the final round for promotion, but lost to ROC de Charleroi-Marchienne. Three years later, Deinze also fought for promotion via the final round. The club had only finished thirteenth that season, but had won a period title. In the final round was lost to KRC Mechelen. A year later (season 2013–14) Deinze took part in the final round again, but lost to Union Saint-Gilloise. A year later, the promotion to second class finally followed.

Since the league reform in 2016, Deinze played in the First Division amateurs.

In 2017, the club bought the Mayor Van de Wielestadion for €521,000 from the city.^[1]

Since the 2020–21 season, Deinze has played in Second Division of Belgium, after having been in first place of the amateur leagues when the competition came to an end in 2019–20.^[2]

Current squad

As of 1 February 2024^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  VEN Teo Quintero 4 DF  ESP Víctor Álvarez 5 DF  BEL Laurent Lemoine 6 MF  BEL Steve De Ridder 7 MF  BEL Alessio Staelens 8 MF  BEL Guillaume De Schryver 9 FW  BEL Dylan De Belder 10 MF  BEL Gaëtan Hendrickx 11 MF  FRA Nicolas Mercier (on loan from Auxerre) 13 DF  UKR Denys Prychynenko 14 FW  NED Sven Braken 16 DF  BEL Christophe Janssens 17 DF  BEL Jannes Vansteenkiste 18 FW  BEL Jellert Van Landschoot 19 FW  SGP Ilhan Fandi 20 FW  CIV Mamadou Koné

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW  MTN Souleymane Anne 23 DF  BEL Kenneth Schuermans 25 DF  BEL Andreas Spegelaere 26 MF  BEL Ilian Mhand 27 MF  IDN Marselino Ferdinan 28 GK  FRA William Dutoit 31 GK  ESP Nacho Miras 34 FW  BEL Ayman Kassimi 38 MF  ESP Jaime Sierra 52 MF  BEL Jur Schryvers 56 GK  BEL Simon Vervacke 77 DF  ESP Gonzalo Almenara 80 FW  GER Emilio Kehrer (on loan from Cercle Brugge) 91 GK  TUN Dries Arfaoui 92 FW  BEL Lennart Mertens

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  BEL Rousseau De Poorter (at Knokke until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  KOS Liridon Balaj (at Schaffhausen until 30 June 2024)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Hans Somers
Assistant Manager	Frédéric De Meyer
Goalkeeping Coach	Marc Gamon

References

External links

• (in Dutch) Official website
• (in Dutch) a kern seizoen 2015–16 (archived 18 January 2016)

This page was last edited on 1 April 2024, at 20:30