S.C. Eendracht Aalst Explained

Clubname:Eendracht Aalst
Fullname:Sporting Club Eendracht Aalst
Nickname:De Ajuinen (The Onions), Den Iendracht
Matricule:90
Ground:Pierre Cornelisstadion,
Aalst
Capacity:4,500[1]
Chairman:Frank De Roose
Manager:Yannick Van Aken
Coach:Regi Van Acker
League:Belgian Division 2
Season:2023–24
Position:Belgian Division 2 VV A, 1st of 18
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SC Eendracht Aalst is a Belgian football club based in Aalst, East Flanders. The club currently play in Belgian Division 2 where they are the defending champions in their region.

History

During World War I, citizens from Aalst played football matches to raise money for prisoners of war. In 1919 Sport-Club Eendracht Aalst became an official football team. After some friendly games in 1923, SC Eendracht Aalst joined the regional competition. They quickly moved their way up through the regional divisions and after moving the stadium to the current location in 1928, the team made it into the national competition in 1932. Only seven years later, in 1939, Aalst were promoted to the Eredivisie (the current Belgian Pro League). Due to the second World War competition was not played for two years, so it wasn't until 1942 Aalst finished its first season in the Eredivisie. In 1946 the chairman died and it was decided to rename the stadium to honour him, from then on it was called the Pierre Cornelis Stadium.That year was the beginning of a very dark period for Eendracht Aalst. Due to changes in the competition format, they were forced into relegation. After this they played in the lower division for more than 30 years. In 1960 they managed to get back into the Eredivisie, but in 1962 they ended last and were relegated again. In 1965, after a bribery affair, Aalst was relegated to the lowest national division. In 1977 they made it back into the second division, with Paul Van Himst in the team.In 1994 the team finally joined the first division again. Jan Ceulemans (manager), Godwin Okpara and Gilles De Bilde were some of the most important factors towards success. In 1995 a new climax was reached when they were allowed to enter the European competition and even survived the first round against Levski Sofia.

It changed its name in 2002 after former Belgian First Division club K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst had gone into liquidation. So they could not get the license and the new team began at the third division level. They played the next two seasons in second division (2003–2005) and are now back to the third division and they are at the 3rd place. While the 2004–05 championship was over, the club needed to know if first division side F.C. Brussels and second division side R.E. Virton were to receive the professional football license to know where they would play next season. While 17th K. Patro Maasmechelen had no license, they were obviously relegated. So if one of the two submentionned clubs were refused the license, Aalst would have had played the third division playoffs while if they were both refused the license, Aalst would have remained in second division. Finally, both clubs did receive it so the team was relegated. In 2011, the name of the team got changed back to S.C. Eendracht Aalst. They've also requested to change the name back to the former K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst, which will be possible in 2012, if they receive good advice from the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA).

In 2023–24, Eendracht Aalst won their region of Belgian Division 2 and would have been promoted, however the club was refused a licence to play in Belgian National Division 1.

Stadium

The Pierre Cornelisstadion is located in Bredestraat, Aalst, near the city center.The Stadium has a capacity of 4,500.[1] It was built in the early 1930s.

Honours

UEFA cup history

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregate
1995–96UEFA Cup1Levski Sofia1–0[2] 2–13–1
2Roma0–0[3] 0–40–4

Current squad

Updated 18 October 2022

NumberNameDate of birthNationality
Goalkeepers
1Zvonimir Mikulić5 February 1990
NAZeb Van Gerven13 April 1997
NARobbe Beerens5 July 2004
Defenders
2Yassine Razzi12 May 1997
19Steve Ryckaert29 June 1998
3Andreas Burssens17 March 1999
5Lars Wantens9 August 1993
12Jari De Vriendt28 November 2001
18Falko Geenens8 April 1995
NAGaël Kakudi6 July 1999
Midfielders
4Jilke Deconinck9 January 1995
6Samuel Fabris30 January 1991
20Arne Van Den Eynde25 July 1995
16Rubin Belesi20 August 2001
NABen Yagan9 February 1995
NAMaciej Niewiadomski27 May 2004
NANathan Deneef19 May 2004
Attackers
7Mitch Dekuyper2 November 1993
9Ibrahima Mbaye28 April 1992
19Jonathan Lufulu-Onia12 July 2001
24Quentin Panneel4 January 1994
8Dylan George27 Juni 1998
NATommy Collard17 July 2002

Previous trainers

Women football

The female team of Eendracht Aalst plays currently in the Super League.[4] and played his homematches in the Jeugdcentrum Zandberg.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.eendracht-aalst.be/club/clubinfo/ clubinfo
  2. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1995/matches/round=658/index.html UEFA Cup 1995/96
  3. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1995/matches/round=659/index.html UEFA Cup 1995/96
  4. http://dea.eltrovo.com/ htDAMES VC EENDRACHT AALST
  5. Web site: Untitled Document. www.dendersport.be. 23 September 2012. 12 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120312151555/http://www.dendersport.be/kernen09-10.html. live.