K.M.S.K. Deinze

Deinze

Full name	Koninklijke Maatschappij Sportkring Deinze
Short name	Deinze
Founded	1926; 98 years ago (1926)
Ground	Dakota Arena, Deinze
Capacity	7,515
Chairman	Denijs Van De Weghe
Manager	Hernán Losada
League	Challenger Pro League
2023–24	Challenger Pro League, 3rd of 16
Website	https://kmskdeinze.be
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Koninklijke Maatschappij Sportkring Deinze, KMSK Deinze or simply Deinze, is a Belgian football club founded in 1926 based in Deinze, East Flanders. The club colours are orange and black and the team currently plays in the Challenger Pro League, the second division of Belgian football, having won promotion from the Belgian Second Amateur Division in 2020. Their home stadium is the 7,515-capacity Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion.

The club was founded on 12 March 1926. On 20 March, the recognition of the Belgian Football Association was received, the club was assigned SK number 818 as SK Deinze. Some important figures during the foundation were children's car manufacturer Emile Torck, his son Georges Torck and garage owner Albert Van Den Poel. They played on a site near Astenedreef. In the following years Deinze almost always played in the higher provincial series.

In 1940 the activities were interrupted, the site had been transformed into a junkyard. During the Second World War, the association was further expanded under President Georges Torck and Vice President Achiel De Clercq, as well as hockey, swimming and table tennis. From 1946 it was kept with football again.

In the following years, the club's rise continued, playing in the national promotion series or in the highest provincial series. In 1978 the team moved to the new Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadium in De Brielmeersen, laid out by the city council. In 1982 Deinze last played in the provincial departments, that year another promotion to promotion was enforced. In 1988, Georges Torck retired as chairman, CEO Marc Hoste succeeded him.

In 1992 and 1993, Deinze celebrated two consecutive championship titles, making it second national. In 1997, the club reached the final round under the leadership of trainer Eddy Mestdagh, but a promotion to first class did not work. In 2001 Deinze only through additional sports grounds could ensure conservation in second class, when KFC Turnhout (become the second was) received a license from the Belgian FA and relegated.

At the end of the 2008–09 season, Deinze relegated to third division, where it spent six seasons. In the 2009–10 season, Deinze was allowed to participate in the final round for promotion, but lost to ROC de Charleroi-Marchienne. Three years later, Deinze also fought for promotion via the final round. The club had only finished thirteenth that season, but had won a period title. In the final round was lost to KRC Mechelen. A year later (season 2013–14) Deinze took part in the final round again, but lost to Union Saint-Gilloise. A year later, the promotion to second class finally followed.

Since the league reform in 2016, Deinze played in the First Division amateurs.

In 2017, the club bought the Mayor Van de Wielestadion for €521,000 from the city.^[1]

Since the 2020–21 season, Deinze has played in Second Division of Belgium, after having been in first place of the amateur leagues when the competition came to an end in 2019–20.^[2]

As of 11 July 2024^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 4 MF  ESP Jaime Sierra 5 DF  ENG Reece Welch (on loan from Everton 6 MF  BEL Steve De Ridder 7 MF  BEL Alessio Staelens 8 MF  BEL Guillaume De Schryver 9 FW  BEL Lennart Mertens 10 MF  BEL Gaëtan Hendrickx (captain) 11 MF  FRA Zakaria Fdaouch 13 DF  UKR Denys Prychynenko 14 FW  MKD Erdon Daci 16 DF  BEL Christophe Janssens 17 DF  BEL Jannes Vansteenkiste 18 MF  BEL Jellert Van Landschoot

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  CIV Mamadou Koné 20 FW  ESP Iker Burgos 21 MF  BEL Thibaut Van Acker 23 DF  BEL Kenneth Schuermans 25 DF  BEL Andreas Spegelaere 28 GK  FRA William Dutoit 30 MF  SUR Dhoraso Klas 31 GK  ESP Nacho Miras 55 FW  BEL Tuur Dierckx 56 GK  BEL Simon Vervacke 77 DF  ESP Gonzalo Almenara 81 FW  BEL Yanis Musuayi 91 GK  TUN Dries Arfaoui

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Position	Name
Manager	Hans Somers
Assistant Manager	Frédéric De Meyer
Goalkeeping Coach	Marc Gamon

• (in Dutch) Official website
• (in Dutch) a kern seizoen 2015–16 (archived 18 January 2016)