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| Full name | Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Geel-Zwart (Yellow-Black) | ||
| Founded | 1943; 82 years ago (1943) (asFC Oosterzonen) | ||
| Ground | Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, Lier | ||
| Capacity | 13,539 | ||
| Chairman | Luc Van Thillo | ||
| Manager | Jamath Shoffner | ||
| League | Challenger Pro League | ||
| 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League, 11th of 16 | ||
Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is aBelgian association football club located inLier, in the province ofAntwerp. The club, founded in 1943 asOosterzonen inOosterwijk, was relocated to Lier following the bankruptcy ofLierse in 2018. After an official name change, Lierse Kempenzonen was renamed to K. Lierse S.K. in 2024. They compete in theChallenger Pro League, the second tier of Belgian football.
The club was founded in 1943 as FC Oosterzonen from a commune withinWesterlo. It started in the Belgian provincial leagues where it hovered between the various levels, most of the times playing at the 6th or 7th level of the Belgian football pyramid. In 2007, 2008 and 2009, the club won the title for three consecutive seasons and were promoted for the first time in its history to the national levels of football. In theBelgian Fourth Division, the club avoided relegation for a few seasons, before managing another promotion in the 2012–13 season into theBelgian Third Division. Following the reform of Belgian football in 2016, the team started playing in theBelgian First Amateur Division.
In May 2018, it was announced that the club would relocate toLier, as it merged with the old board ofLierse (a club which had gone bankrupt just a few weeks before) to form a new club calledLierse Kempenzonen. The new team continued with the old logo of Lierse and started playing in theHerman Vanderpoortenstadion in Lier.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Jamath Shoffner |
| Assistant managers |  Nico Van Kerckhoven |
| Goalkeeper coach |  Patrick Decsi |
| Video analyst | Bernd Brughmans |
| Team Doctor |  Roel Rymen |
| Physiotherapist | Lars De Buyst Tom Waegemans |
| Materialman | Hans Van Rooy Rony Nauwelaers |
