F.C.V. Dender E.H.

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Dender
Full nameFootball Club Verbroedering
(Dender Eendracht Hekelgem)
Founded1935; 90 years ago (1935)
GroundFlorent Beeckmanstadion,
Denderleeuw
Capacity6,429[1]
OwnerSihar Sitorus
CEOBelinda Siahaan[2]
ManagerVincent Euvrard
LeagueBelgian Pro League
2023–24Challenger Pro League, 2nd of 16 (promoted)
Websitehttp://www.fcvdendereh.be
File:Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Football Club Verbroedering Dender Eendracht Hekelgem, also simply known as Dender or F.C.V. Dender, is a Belgian professional football club based in Denderleeuw. The club plays the 2024–25 season in the Belgian top division, the Pro League, after winning two promotions in three seasons. They rose from the Challenger Pro League after previously winning Belgian National Division 1 in 2021–22.[3] The club is named after former clubs KFC Denderleeuw Eendracht Hekelgem and Verbroedering Denderhoutem, which merged at the end of the 2004–05 season, and after the river Dender, which crosses the town of Denderleeuw. The home stadium of the club is Florent Beeckmanstadion, located in Denderleeuw. Their best league ranking was the 15th place in the first division (in 2007–08 and 2008–09). The club colours are blue, red, white and black.

History

Early history

Verbroedering Denderhoutem was founded in 1935[4] and registered to the Royal Belgian Football Association in 1943. They first reached the Promotion (4th-highest level in Belgian football) in the 1980s.[5] After several relegations and promotions in the provincial leagues and Promotion, the club finally reached the third division in 1998–99. They remained at that level except for one season in 2003–04 when they played in the Promotion. After one season back at the third level, Denderhoutem merged with fellow club KFC Denderleeuw EH from the third division.

Rise to the top tier

Verbroedering Dender won consecutively the third division A title (in 2005–06) and the second division title (in 2006–07), to reach the first division in 2007–08 for the first time in their history. They achieved promotion after beating Dessel 0–2 on the second division's 33rd match day on 13 May 2007. They finished at the 15th place in 2007–08 and again in 2008–09, though the club was relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season because the number of clubs in the first division was reduced from 18 to 16.

Post–top division history

The club was relegated from the Second Division in the 2011–12 season after finishing second bottom. In the 2015–16 season, Dender qualified for the newly formed Belgian third tier named Belgian First Amateur Division. In the 2020–21 season, the division was renamed Belgian National Division 1 but the season was cancelled after one game due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium. They won promotion back to the second tier, now renamed the Challenger Pro League, in the 2021–22 season. The promotion was not without controversy. On the penultimate game of the promotion play-offs against RFC Liège on 22 May 2022, Dender lost 1–0 which saw them move into second place and Liège move to first place. The following day, it was announced that Liège would receive a three-point deduction and a €1000 fine after failing to field enough U21 players in their 3–0 win against Dender back in March 2022.[6] As a result, Dender were awarded a 5–0 win and moved back to the top of the table. Liège released a statement to say that they would be appealing the decision.[7] However, the points deduction would turn out to be irrelevant. This is because Liège lost on the final game of the season against Knokke, while Dender won 1–0 against Dessel Sport.[8]

Return to top flight

Dender won promotion back to the Belgian Pro League in the 2023–24 season. They finished second in the Challenger Pro League to secure their promotion. This meant it would be the first time that the club had played in the top flight since 2009.[9] Before the start of the season, the club was dealt with the blow of the departure of manager Timmy Simons who left to join fellow top tier side Westerlo.[10]

Honours

Coaching staff

Position Name
Manager File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vincent Euvrard
Assistant Manager File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Stilmant
First Team Coach File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mario Kohnen
Goalkeeping Coach File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dany Verlinden
Fitness coach File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanni Egyptien
Video Analyst File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Arthur Snoeks

Players

Current squad

As of 6 September 2024.[11] 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 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Joedrick Pupe
4 DF File:Flag of France.svg FRA Bryan Goncalves
5 DF File:Flag of Poland.svg POL Karol Fila
6 MF File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Kéres Masangu
7 FW File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Ridwane M'Barki
8 MF File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Jasper van Oudenhove
9 FW File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Michaël Lallemand
10 MF File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Lennard Hens (captain)
11 FW File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Aurelien Scheidler
13 GK File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Julien Devriendt
15 MF File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Danny Fofana
16 MF File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE Roman Květ (on loan from Viktoria Plzeň)
17 FW File:Flag of Cameroon.svg CMR Abdoulaye Yahaya
18 MF File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Nathan Rodes
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW File:Flag of Turkey.svg TUR Ali Akman
20 MF File:Flag of Slovakia.svg SVK David Hrnčár
21 DF File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Kobe Cools
22 DF File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Gilles Ruyssen
23 MF File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Desmond Acquah
24 MF File:Flag of France.svg FRA Malcolm Viltard
26 FW File:Flag of Indonesia.svg IDN Ragnar Oratmangoen
30 GK File:Flag of France.svg FRA Guillaume Dietsch
34 GK File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED Michael Verrips
53 DF File:Flag of Guinea.svg GUI Dembo Sylla (on loan from Lorient)
77 FW File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Bruny Nsimba
88 DF File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Fabio Ferraro
90 FW File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Mohamed Berte
98 FW File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Jordy Soladio

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
— MF File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Kenneth Houdret (at Mons until 30 June 2025)

References

  1. ↑ "clubinfo van roystadion". fcvdendereh.be. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Profil Belinda Siahaan, pemilik klub Belgia yang berdarah Batak Toba". BolaTimes.com (in Bahasa Indonesia). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "FCV Dender beukt de poort van het professioneel voetbal open". HLN. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Belgian football clubs history". Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "Dender history". fcvdendereh.be. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "FC Liège – FC Dender becomes 0-5". FCV Dender EH. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "FC Liège appeals". FCV Dender EH. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "FCV Dender beukt de poort van het professioneel voetbal open". HLN. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Dender back in Jupiler Pro League, RFC Seraing drops to first national". Pro League. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Timmy Simons verlaat FC Dender". FCV Dender. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Team". fcvdendereh.be (in Dutch). F.C.V. Dender E.H. Retrieved 11 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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