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Kortrijk
Full name	Koninklijke Voetbalclub Kortrijk
Nickname(s)	De Kerels
Founded	1901
Ground	Guldensporenstadion,; Kortrijk; (Capacity: 9,500)
Chairman	Joseph Allijns
Manager	Georges Leekens
League	Jupiler League
2008-09	Jupiler League, 14th
Home colours	Away colours

K.V. Kortrijk is a Belgian football club from Kortrijk. They play in the Jupiler League. They are registered to the Belgian Football Association with matricule n°19. The team has the colors red and white. KV Kortrijk was founded in 1971, though its roots can be traced to 1901. The 2009-2010 squad is coached by Georges Leekens, former coach of the Belgium national football team.

[edit] History

In 1901 SC Courtraisien was founded. The club merged with FC Courtraisien in 1918. They received in 1951 the name Koninklijke Kortrijk Sport. They had the matricule n°19 like the oldest club SC Courtraisien.

Stade Kortrijk was founded in 1923 with matricule n°161. Because Stade Kortrijk and Koninklijke Kortrijk Sport didn't play well anymore, they merged in 1971. They could play with matricule n°19 and the new name was KV Kortrijk.

Due to a bankruptcy, KV Kortrijk had to relegate in 2001 to the third division. From 2004 to 2008 KV Kortrijk played in the second division, however in the 2007-08 season they managed to get promoted to the Jupiler League.

The club is also home to the majority of Swansea City A.F.C. fans from Belgium.

[edit] Honours

Belgian Second Division:
- Winners (2): 1905-06, 2007-08
- Runners-up (2): 1979-80, 1997-98
Belgian Second Division Final Round:
- Winners (3): 1976, 1980, 1998

[edit] Current squad

As of 28 September 2009.

No.	Position	Player
2	DF	David Vandenbroeck (on loan from Charleroi)
3	DF	Loris Reina
4	DF	Mladen Lazarević
5	MF	Karim Belhocine
6	DF	Jimmy Hempte
7	FW	Leon Benko
8	MF	Nebojša Pavlović
10	MF	Sven Kums
11	MF	Tom Soetaers
12	FW	Ebrahim Savaneh
13	GK	Glenn Verbauwhede (on loan from Club Brugge)
14	MF	Davy De Beule

No.	Position	Player
16	DF	Bram de Ly
17	DF	Brecht Verbrugghe
19	MF	Salah Bakour
20	MF	Mohamed Messoudi
21	MF	Brecht Capon (on loan from Club Brugge)
22	MF	Rob Claeys
24	GK	Tom Vandenbossche (on loan from Club Brugge)
25	FW	Christian Benteke (on loan from Standard Liege)
26	DF	Laurent Ciman (on loan from Club Brugge)
27	MF	Mustapha Oussalah
30	GK	Damien Lahaye (on loan from Charleroi)
—	DF	Anthony Bartholome