K. Berchem Sport
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K. Berchem Sport is a Belgian association football club based in the district of Berchem in the municipality of Antwerp and currently playing in the Belgian Second Amateur Division. It has formerly played in the first division.
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Full name | Koninklijk Berchem Sport | ||
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Nickname(s) | Geel-zwart, Rooiploeg | ||
Founded | 13 August 1906; 117 years ago (1906-08-13) (creation athletic club) 22 April 1908; 116 years ago (1908-04-22) (creation football club) 1908; 116 years ago (1908) (registration) | ||
Ground | Ludo Coeckstadion, Berchem | ||
Capacity | 13,607[1] | ||
Chairman | Hugo Claesen | ||
Manager | Frank Magerman | ||
League | Belgian Second Amateur Division | ||
2018–19 | Belgian Second Amateur Division B | ||
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The club was founded in 1906 and became a member of the FA two years later. It received the matricule n°28 in 1926. Five years later, it added the prefix Royal to its name, then changed this prefix to its Dutch counterpart Koninklijk in 1967.