K.V.K. Tienen-Hageland

KVK Tienen
Full nameKoninklijke Voetbal Klub Tienen
Founded1921 (1921) (as R.C. Tirlemont)
GroundBergéstadion, Tienen
Capacity7,100
ManagerJohan Froment
CoachWouter Hias
LeagueNational Division 1
2022–23National Division 1, 12th of 20

Koninklijke Voetbal Klub Tienen is a Belgian association football club from the city of Tienen, Flemish Brabant. It is currently playing in the Belgian National Division 1, the third tier of Belgian football.

History

The club was founded in 1921 as R.C. Tirlemont (Tirlemont is the French for Tienen) and it became a member of the Belgian Football Association in 1922 with matricule number 132. It reached the second division in 1931 and it won its league in 1937 to access to the first division. However it remained only one season at the top level as the club finished 14th and last of the division.

In 1951 the club was renamed as R.R.C. Tirlemont. Between 1957 and 1967 Tirlemont spent 10 seasons at lower levels and played one more season in the second division in 1967–68 finishing last. In 1973 there was a new name change to R.R.C. Tienen.

Eight years later Matricule 132 merged with the Voorwaarts Tienen to become K.V.K. Tienen. The KVK accessed to the second division in 1999. In spite of a 17th place (on 18) in 2002 the club remained in the second division for two more seasons as K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen was refused its license. In 2004 the 17th place at which Tienen finished the championship caused it to be relegated to the third division.

In 2006, KVK Tienen promoted back to the Belgian second division but was relegated six years later. Nicky Hayen is currently coach for team. In 2013 the club declared bankruptcy and had to be refounded. In doing so they changed their name to KVK Tienen-Hageland, nevertheless they were demoted by the Belgian FA to the fourth division where it won its group to earn promotion back to the third tier after a season away.

Current squad

As of 1 March 2025[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BEL Ilias Moutha-Sebtaoui
2 MF  BEL Vincent De Vos
3 DF  BEL Matisse Bergiers
4 DF  BEL Ferre Maho
5 DF  BEL Hannes Meeus
6 MF  BEL Senne Ceulemans
7 MF  BEL Ayoub Aoragh
8 MF  BEL Adrien Marchal
9 FW  BEL Glodi Mbuyi-Mbayo
10 FW  ARM Ivan Yagan
13 DF  IND Amardeep Singh
14 MF  BEL Jorte Jacobs
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW  BEL Aeron Mbenzu
17 MF  BEL Ryan Lenoir
18 MF  BEL Robby Wakaka
20 MF  BEL Sidi Haroun
21 GK  BEL Viktor Sterckx
22 MF  BEL Ayoub El Harrak
23 MF  BEL Pieter-Jan Smets
27 DF  BEL Mehdi El Ghraichi
30 MF  BEL Ilias Bouhlal
31 GK  BEL Mike Vanhamel
47 FW  BEL Elaïjah Stalmans
MF  BEL Obed Kitoko

References

  1. ^ "A-kern Spelers" [First team squad]. kvktienen.be.