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Royal Antwerp Football Club is a Belgian football club from Antwerp. Founded in 1880 as the Antwerp Cricket Club by English students, the club is regarded as the oldest club in Belgium.[2] The football division was founded in 1887 and named the Antwerp Football Club.
Full name | Royal Antwerp Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Great Old, The Reds | |||
Founded | 1880 | |||
Ground | Bosuilstadion Antwerp, Belgium | |||
Capacity | 16,144[1] | |||
Owner | House of Orange-Nassau | |||
Chairman | Piet van Boldwijn | |||
Manager | Mark van Bommel | |||
League | Belgian First Division A | |||
2021–22 | Belgian First Division A, 4th | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Royal Antwerp has won four Belgian league titles as well as three Belgian Cups. In 1900 most of the players left the club to K. Beerschot V.A.C.. This was the start of a long rivalry between the two clubs.
The club is the last Belgian team to reach a UEFA competition final. In the 1993 European Cup Winners' Cup Final they lost 3–1 against Parma at Wembley Stadium.[3]
Royal Antwerp had a partnership with the English club Manchester United[4] An example is Dong Fangzhuo. He was unable to play for United immediately due to work permit problems and was loaned to Antwerp.
Although the club is on Belgium's best-supported they reached no trophies. They have not won a league title since 1957 and also spent several seasons in the second division. They were promoted to the top flight in 2000 and relegated in 2004. They returned to the first division after 13 years in 2017.[5] In August 2020 they won the first title since 1957. They won the Belgian Cup versus Club Brugge .[6]
Royal Antwerp plays their home matches at the Bosuilstadion since 1923.[7]
Belgian First Division
Belgian Second Division
Belgian Cup
Belgian Super Cup
Challenge International du Nord
European Cup Winners' Cup
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position | Name |
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Manager | Mark van Bommel |
Assistant Manager | Andries Ulderink |
Assistant Manager | John Stegeman |
Assistant Coach | Jürgen Dirkx |
Assistant Coach | Egid Kiesouw |
Goalkeeping Coach | Brian Vandenbussche |
Fitness Coach | Peter Catteeuw |
Match Analyst | Jerry Vanacker |
This is a list of former players on-loan via Manchester United's partnership with Royal Antwerp from 1998 to 2013.
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