Lierse S.K. 842033 224227437 2008-07-07T22:03:04Z 80.198.157.22 {{Infobox Football club | clubname = Lierse S.K. | image = [[Image:Lierse-SK.png|120px|Lierse S.K.]] | fullname = Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring | nickname = ''De Pallieters'' | shortname = Lierse | founded = [[March 6]], [[1906]] (creation)</br>[[August 6]], [[1908]] (registration) | dissolved = | ground = [[Herman Vanderpoortenstadion]],</br>[[Lier, Belgium|Lier]] | capacity = 14,538 | chairman = {{flagicon|Egypt}} '''Maged Samy''' | ceo = | mgrtitle = | manager = {{flagicon|Belgium}} '''Herman Helleputte''' | league = [[Belgian Second Division]] | season = [[Jupiler League 2007-08|2007-08]] | position = Jupiler League 17th | pattern_la1= |pattern_b1= |pattern_ra1= |leftarm1= | body1= |rightarm1= |shorts1= |socks1= | pattern_la2= |pattern_b2= |pattern_ra2= |leftarm2= | body2= |rightarm2= |shorts2= |socks2= }} <br /><br /><br /> '''K. Lierse S.K.''' is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[football (soccer)|football]] club, from the town of [[Lier, Belgium|Lier]] in the [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]] province. Its matricule is the n°30. The most capped player at the club is [[Bernard Voorhoof]] (topscorer of the [[Belgium national football team]] with [[Paul Van Himst]]) with 61 caps, all when he was at Lierse. Lierse S.K. was in the [[Jupiler League]] from [[1988]]-[[1989|89]] till [[2006]]-[[2007|07]]. The team is one of the most traditional Belgian teams with a more than 100 years history. Lierse S.K had a series of first division championship wins, with the last one in [[1997]]. The club is playing in the [[Herman Vanderpoortenstadion]] in Lier, which is sometimes also called 'Het Lisp', because of the neighbourhood it is located in. The club has been recently bought by an [[Egyptians|Egyptian]] business man named Maged Samy, who also owns [[Wadi Degla Sporting Club]] in Egypt which has a sporting contract with [[Arsenal FC]]. He bought the club by paying all of its debts. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> == Current squad == {{Football squad start}} {{Football squad player|no= 1|nat=Belgium|name=[[Sven van der Jeugt]]|pos=GK}} {{Football squad player|no= 2|nat=Belgium|name=[[Thomas de Corte]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no= 4|nat=Belgium|name=[[Koen Weuts]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no= 5|nat=Belgium|name=[[Seth de Witte]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no= 7|nat=Belgium|name=[[Chris Janssens]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no= 8|nat=Belgium|name=[[Yoni Buyens]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=10|nat=Belgium|name=[[Kurt Baetens]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=11|nat=Belgium|name=[[Kane Develer]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no=13|nat=Belgium|name=[[Tim van Horenbeke]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=14|nat=Netherlands|name=[[Lorenzo Rimkus]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=15|nat=Belgium|name=[[Frederik Frans]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=19|nat=Belgium|name=[[Bob Peeters]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no=20|nat=Belgium|name=[[Jeroen Mertens]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Football squad player|no=21|nat=Belgium|name=[[Petar Bojović (footballer)|Petar Bojović]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=22|nat=Belgium|name=[[Nathan Goris]]|pos=GK}} {{Football squad player|no=23|nat=Belgium|name=[[Glenn Goyvaerts]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=35|nat=Belgium|name=[[Dries Ventose]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no= |nat=Egypt|name=[[Youssef Fawaz]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no= |nat=Egypt|name=[[Omar Rabie Yassin]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no= |nat=Macedonia|name=[[Nderim Nedžipi]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no= |nat=Egypt|name=[[Mohamed Abdel Wahed]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no= |nat=Egypt|name=[[Ahmed Samir]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no= |nat=Egypt|name=[[Sherif El Bialy]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no= |nat=Belgium|name=[[Jurgen Cavens]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no= |nat=Gambia|name=[[Assan Jatta]]|pos=FW}} (on loan to [[ K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel|Verbroedering Geel]]) {{Football squad player|no= |nat=Thailand|name=[[Teerathep Winothai]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad end}} == Former notable players == {| |valign="top"| * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[David Brocken]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Jurgen Cavens]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Jan Ceulemans]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Gert Claessens]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Filip Daems]] * {{flagicon|Norway}}[[Jostein Flo]] * {{flagicon|Austria}}[[Ralph Hasenhüttl]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Herman Helleputte]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Carl Hoefkens]] * {{flagicon|Netherlands}}[[Pieter Huistra]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Stein Huysegems]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Dirk Huysmans]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Marco Ingrao]] |valign="top"| * {{flagicon|Norway}}[[Mini Jakobsen]] * {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}}[[Arouna Koné]] * {{flagicon|Netherlands}}[[Stanley Menzo]] * {{flagicon|Romania}}[[Marius Mitu]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Jan Moons]] * {{flagicon|Serbia}}[[Dragan Mrdja]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Lucien Olieslagers]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Bob Peeters]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Jean-Marie Pfaff]] * {{flagicon|Norway}}[[Kjetil Rekdal]] * {{flagicon|Netherlands}}[[Peter Ressel]] * {{flagicon|Poland}}[[Andrzej Rudy]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Marc Schaessens]] |valign="top"| * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Axel Smeets]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Eddy Snelders]] * {{flagicon|Australia}}[[Archie Thompson]] * {{flagicon|France}}[[Tony Vairelles]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Erwin Vandenbergh]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Fons Van Brandt]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Eric Van Meir]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Gert Verheyen]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Dany Verlinden]] * {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Bernard Voorhoof]] * {{flagicon|Croatia}}[[Ognjen Vukojević]] * {{flagicon|Poland}}[[Thomas Zdebel]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}}[[Santana José de Sous Zefilho]] |} == Honours == *'''[[Jupiler League|Belgian First Division]]:''' **'''Winners (4):''' 1931-32, 1941-42, 1959-60, 1996-97 **'''Runners-up (2):''' 1934-35, 1938-39 *'''[[Belgian Second Division]]:''' **'''Winners (1):''' 1926-27 **'''Runners-up (1):''' 1952-53 *'''[[Belgian Second Division Final Round]]:''' **'''Winners (3):''' 1974, 1988, 2006 *'''[[Belgian Cup]]:''' **'''Winners (2):''' 1968-69, 1998-99 **'''Runners-up (1):''' 1975-76 *'''[[Belgian Supercup]]:''' **'''Winners (2):''' 1997, 1999 == European record == :''As of [[March 5]], [[2006]]:'' <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <th style="background:#efefef;">Competition</th> <th style="background:#efefef;">A</th> <th style="background:#efefef;">B</th> <th style="background:#efefef;">C</th> <th style="background:#efefef;">D</th> <th style="background:#efefef;">E</th> <th style="background:#efefef;">F</th> <th style="background:#efefef;">G</th> </tr> <tr><td>[[UEFA Champions League]] </td><td>2</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>19</td></tr> <tr><td>[[Cup Winners' Cup]] </td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>12</td><td>12</td></tr> <tr><td>[[UEFA Cup]] </td><td>5</td><td>18</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>10</td><td>28</td><td>28</td></tr> <tr><td>[[Intertoto Cup]] </td><td>2</td><td>12</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>21</td><td>16</td></tr> </table> A = appearances, B = matches played, C = won, D = drawn, E = lost, F = goals for, G = goals against. == References == *{{nl icon}} {{en icon}} {{fr icon}} [http://www.lierse.com Official website] *{{en icon}} [http://www.uefa.com/footballEurope/Club=8404/domestic.html UEFA page] {{Belgian Second Division}} [[Category:K. 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