K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen
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Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen (ˈkoː.ˌnɪŋk.lə.kə ˈspɔr.ˌtɪŋ ˈklʏp ˈloː.kə.rə(n) ˈoːst ˈvlaːn.də.rə(n)) (often simply called Sporting Lokeren ˈspɔr.ˌtɪŋ ˈloː.kə.rə(n) or Lokeren ˈloː.kə.rə(n)) is a Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 professional football club based in the city of Lokeren, in the province of East Flanders
East Flanders
East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders...

. Lokeren plays in the Belgian Pro League. The club was founded in 1923 and they first reach the first division in 1974-75
Belgian First Division 1974-75
-League standings:...

. Since then, they only had a short spell in the second division
Belgian Second Division
The Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,...

 between 1993-94 and 1995-96. Lokeren has been mostly successful in the 1980s, achieving a second place in the league in 1980-81
Belgian First Division 1980-81
-League standings:...

 as well as a Belgian Cup
Belgian Cup
The Belgian Cup is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgian Football Association. The first cup was held in 1911-12. The most successful cup club is Club Brugge KV with 10 titles followed by RSC Anderlecht and R Standard de Liège...

 final the same year. Their best European result was a quarter final at the 1980-81 UEFA Cup.

In the year 2000, the club merged with K Sint-Niklase SKE
K. Sint-Niklase S.K.E.
Koninklijke Sint-Niklase Sportkring Excelsior was a Belgian football club from the town of Sint-Niklaas that merged with KSC Lokeren in 2000, establishing K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen....

 They are registered to the Royal Belgian Football Association with the matricule number 282. Lokeren colours are white, black and yellow. They play their home games at the Daknamstadion
Daknamstadion
Daknamstadion is a football stadium in the village Daknam, municipality Lokeren . The stadium is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Sporting Lokeren. Around 1980 the stadium could host 18,000 people, due to security reasons the stadium's current capicity is 9,560...

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History

The matricule n°282 was given in 1920
1920 in football (soccer)
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 to a club named Football Club Racing Club Lokeren (nicknamed Racing FC), but the team stopped its activity the next year. In 1923
1923 in football (soccer)
The following are the football events of the year 1923 throughout the world.-Events:April 28 – The first FA Cup Final to be held at Wembley Stadium, between Bolton Wanderers F.C. and West Ham United F.C.. Known as the White Horse Final due to the memorable image of a policeman on a white...

 Racing Club Lokeren was founded and registered into the Belgian Football Association
Belgian Football Association
The Royal Belgian Football Association is the governing body of football in Belgium...

. Between 1945
1945 in football (soccer)
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 and 1951
1951 in football (soccer)
The following are the football events of the year 1951 throughout the world.- Winners club national championship :* Argentina: Racing Club* England: Tottenham Hotspur F.C.* Italy: A.C. Milan* Netherlands: PSV Eindhoven* West-Germany: 1...

, it had a slight name change (to Racing Athletiek- en Football Club Lokeren) and the new name since 1951 was Koninklijke Racing Club Lokeren. Due to financial problems, the fusion with the other team from the town (Koninklijke Standaard F.C. Lokeren) became necessary in 1970
1970 in football (soccer)
The following are the football events of the year 1970 throughout the world.-Events:*Copa Libertadores 1970: Won by Estudiantes de La Plata after defeating Peñarol on an aggregate score of 1-0....

. The new club was then named Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren. In 2000, the club merged with Koninklijke Sint-Niklaas S.K.E. to form Sporting Lokeren Sint-Niklaas Waasland. A last name change was made in 2003
2003 in football (soccer)
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Honours

  • Belgian First Division:
    • Runners-up (1): 1980-81
  • Belgian Second Division
    Belgian Second Division
    The Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,...

    :
    • Winners (1): 1995-96
  • Belgian Cup
    Belgian Cup
    The Belgian Cup is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgian Football Association. The first cup was held in 1911-12. The most successful cup club is Club Brugge KV with 10 titles followed by RSC Anderlecht and R Standard de Liège...

    :
    • Runners-up (1): 1980-81

European record

As of December, 2008.

Competition A GP W D L GF GA
UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
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6 28 11 9 8 38 29
Intertoto Cup  4 18 7 2 9 25 28

Season Competition Round Club Home Away
1976-77 UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
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1R   Red Boys Differdange 3-1 3-0
2R   FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
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2-1 0-2
1980-81 UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
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1R   FC Dynamo Moscow
FC Dynamo Moscow
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1-1 1-0
2R   Dundee United 0-0 1-1
3R   Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
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1-0 2-2
QF   AZ 67 Alkmaar 1-0 0-2
1981-82 UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
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1R   FC Nantes 4-2 1-1
2R   Aris Thessaloniki FC 4-0 1-1
3R   1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern
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1-0 1-4
1982-83 UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
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1R   Stal Mielec
Stal Mielec
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0-0 1-1
2R   Benfica 1-2 0-2
1987-88
UEFA Cup 1987-88
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UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
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1R   Honvéd Budapest 0-0 0-1
1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
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2R   IA Akranes 3-1 3-1
3R   FC Metz
FC Metz
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1-2 1-0
2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
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1R   B68 Toftir
B68 Toftir
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0-0 4-2
2R   Zaglebie Lubin
Zaglebie Lubin
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2-1 2-2
3R   Newcastle United 0-4 0-1
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
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1R   FC WIT Georgia
FC WIT Georgia
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3-1 2-3
2R   Vfb Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
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0-1 0-2
2003-04 UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
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QUAL   Dinamo Tirana 3-1 4-0
1R   Manchester City 0-1 2-3
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
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1R   JK Trans Narva
JK Trans Narva
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0-1 2-0
2R   BSC Young Boys
BSC Young Boys
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1-4 1-2

Current squad

As of August 3, 2011.

Out on loan

For recent transfers, see List of Belgian football transfers summer 2010.

Famous former players

Guy Dardenne
Guy Dardenne
Guy Dardenne is a retired Belgian footballer.During his career he played for R. Standard de Liège, R.A.A. Louviéroise, Sporting Lokeren, R.W.D. Molenbeek and Club Brugge K.V. He earned 11 caps for the Belgium national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1980.-References:*...

 Davy De Beule
Davy De Beule
Davy De Beule is a Belgian footballer who is playing in the Netherlands for Roda JC Kerkrade. He signed at Hamme at the age of 6 and moved to Lokeren in 1992. Six years later he entered the first team squad of the club where he played until 2004 and his transfer to Gent.-References:*...

 Maurits De Schrijver
Maurits De Schrijver
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 Filip De Wilde
Filip De Wilde
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 Raymond Mommens
Raymond Mommens
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 Jurgen Sierens
Jurgen Sierens
-Career:He has played as a goalkeeper for K.S.V. Roeselare since 2002. Before 2002 Sierens was a goalkeeper for Lokeren.-References:...

 René Verheyen
René Verheyen
René Verheyen is a retired Belgian football midfielder. During his active career he played for Lokeren , Club Brugge and K.A.A. Gent . He has since his retirement worked as a manager, most notably for Club Brugge between 1999 and 2000. He is currently managing K.M.S.K...

 Bruno Versavel
Bruno Versavel
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 Suvad Katana
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 João Carlos
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 Aristide Bancé
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 Karol Dobiaš
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 Jan Koller
Jan Koller
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 Roman Vonášek
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 Daniel Zítka
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 Elos Elonga-Ekakia
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Hervé Nzelo-Lembi
Hervé Nzelo-Lembi
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 Preben Elkjær Larsen
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 Dale Tempest Marko Myyry
Marko Myyry
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 Kari Ukkonen
Kari Ukkonen
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 Sambégou Bangoura
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 Souleymane Youla
Souleymane Youla
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 Marel Baldvinsson
Marel Baldvinsson
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 Arnór Guðjohnsen
Arnór Guðjohnsen
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 Arnar Grétarsson
Arnar Grétarsson
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 Rúnar Kristinsson
Rúnar Kristinsson
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 Arnar Viðarsson
Arnar Viðarsson
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 Avi Strool
Avi Strool
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 Yoav Ziv
Yoav Ziv
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 Omer Golan
Omer Golan
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 Patrice Zéré
Patrice Zéré
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René van der Gijp
René van der Gijp
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 Edward Linskens
Edward Linskens
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 Moussa Maazou Stephen Keshi
Stephen Keshi
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 Peter Rufai Samson Siasia
Samson Siasia
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 Dawid Janczyk
Dawid Janczyk
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 Włodzimierz Lubański Grzegorz Lato
Grzegorz Lato
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 Jim Bett
Jim Bett
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 Jim Tolmie
Jim Tolmie
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 Zvonko Milojević
Zvonko Milojevic
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 Tomislav Sokota
Tomislav Šokota
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 Adékambi Olufadé
Adékambi Olufadé
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 Đorđe Vujkov Mladen Dabanovič
Mladen Dabanovic
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External links

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