Royal Knokke FC
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| Full name | Royal Knokke Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1905 | ||
| Ground | Burgemeester Graaf Leopold Lippens Park, Knokke | ||
| Capacity | 3,000[1] | ||
| Chairman | Vincent Vanhonsebrouck | ||
| Manager | Ruud Vormer | ||
| League | Division 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Division 1 VV, 2nd of 16 | ||
| Website | https://rkfc.be/ | ||
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Royal Knokke Football Club is a Belgian association football club based in Knokke, West Flanders. The club currently play in the Belgian Division 1, the third tier of Belgian football.
History
[edit]The club was founded in 1905.[2]
In 2016–17, Knokke won the Second Amateur Division winning promotion to the First Amateur Division. After another successful season, Knokke finished second in the league standing, allowing them to participate in the final play-off round for promotion. Knokke won the final round, but did not apply for a licence for second-tier Belgian First Division B, which meant that only Lommel promoted.[3]
The following year, the club finished last in the table and relegated to the Second Amateur Division. There, they regained the league title and won promotion – albeit in a special way. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Royal Belgian Football Association decided on 27 March 2020 to cancel all competitions and to determine the final rankings. Knokke had at that point played 24 games in the Second Amateur Division and finished on top with 63 points, forcing promotion back to the First Amateur Division.[4]
Knokke made headlines when it knocked Belgian Pro League side KV Mechelen out of the 2023–24 Belgian Cup seventh round, winning 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.[5]
In May 2026, it was announced retired Dutch midfielder Ruud Vormer would be the team's new head coach.[6]
Current squad
[edit]- As of 1 March 2026[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
[edit]- Champion of 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division A
References
[edit]- ↑ "Belgium - Royal Knokke FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Geschiedenis". Royal Knokke Football Club (in Flemish). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ↑ "Knokke pakt de titel in 1e amateurklasse". Focus en WTV (in Dutch). 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "SPORTIEVE RANGSCHIKKING D2 en D3" (PDF). RBFA. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ↑ KW, Redactie (1 November 2023). "Royal Knokke FC stunt in de beker tegen eersteklasser KV Mechelen: "De zee ging open" - KW.be". KW.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "Ruud Vormer vindt in Belgische amateurtop eerste klus als hoofdtrainer". vi.nl (in Dutch). 15 May 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ "A-Kern Spelers" [First team squad]. rkfc.be. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
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