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Leander Dendoncker
Leander Dendoncker (born 15 April 1995) is a Belgian professional Association football, footballer who plays as either a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder or Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back for club Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa. Dendoncker joined R.S.C. Anderlecht, Anderlecht in 2009 and made his professional debut in July 2013, going on to play 171 matches and score eleven goals for the club as well as winning two Belgian Super Cups and a Belgian Pro League title. In 2018, he signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan, before transferring permanently for €15 million. After making 159 appearances and scoring twelve goals for the club, Dendoncker moved to fellow Premier League side Aston Villa in September 2022 for an undisclosed fee. He was loaned to Serie A club SSC Napoli, Napoli and to Anderlecht. Dendoncker made his senior international debut for Belgium national football team, Belgium in June 2015 ...
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Passendale
Passendale () or Passchendaele ( , ; ) is a rural Belgian village in the Zonnebeke municipality of West Flanders province. It is close to the town of Ypres, situated on the hill ridge separating the historical wetlands of the Yser and Leie valleys. It is also commonly known as a battlefield and the name of a campaign during World War I, the Battle of Passchendaele. History Early history In the pre-Roman and Roman times the area of the town was located along the border between the Menapii and Morini Belgic tribes of northern Gaul and later the border between the bishoprics of Tournai and Thérouanne. The town is first recorded in 844 as Pascandale, and may be named after an individual by the name of Paulus or Pasko. In the Middle Ages, most of the region was ruled by the Augustine abbey of Zonnebeke and the Benedictine convent of Nonnebossen. Both the abbey and the convent were destroyed during an iconoclasm ('' Beeldenstorm'') of 1580. First World War Passchendaele Ridge ...
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UEFA Euro 2020
The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2020 or simply Euro 2020, was the 16th UEFA European Championship, the Anniversary#Latin-derived numerical names, quadrennial international men's association football, football championship of Europe organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the European Championship competition, UEFA president Michel Platini declared that the tournament would be hosted in several nations as a "romantic" one-off event, with 11 cities in 11 UEFA countries each providing venues for the tournament, making it the second senior international tournament in history after the 2007 AFC Asian Cup to have more than two nations co-hosting it. Portugal national football team, Portugal were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round of 16 by Belgium national football team, Belgium. Italy national football team, Italy won their second European Championship ...
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2016–17 Belgian First Division A
The 2016–17 season of the Belgian First Division A was the 114th season of top-tier football in Belgium and the first following the structural changes in the Belgian football pyramid, reducing the number of professional teams to 24. It began on 29 July 2016 and finished on 31 May 2017. The fixtures were announced on 8 June 2016. Club Brugge were the defending champions but had to settle for second place with Anderlecht taking their 34th title. Team changes * OH Leuven was relegated after finishing last in the 2015–16 Belgian Pro League. * Due to the fact that 2015–16 Belgian Second Division champions WS Brussels were refused a Belgian professional football license, Eupen was promoted as runner-up instead. Teams Stadiums and locations Personnel and kits Managerial changes Regular season League table Results Championship play-offs The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the team ...
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2014–15 Belgian Cup
The 2014–15 Belgian Cup is the 60th season of Belgian's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 26 July 2014 and ended with the final on 22 March 2015. The winners of the competition will qualify for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round. Lokeren are the defending champions. Competition format The competition consists of ten rounds. The first seven rounds are held as single-match elimination rounds. When tied after 90 minutes in the first three rounds, penalties are taken immediately. In rounds four to seven, when tied after 90 minutes first an extra time period of 30 minutes are played, then penalties are taken if still necessary. The quarter- and semifinals will be played over two legs, where the team winning on aggregate advances. The final will be played as a single match. Teams enter the competition in different rounds, based upon their 2014–15 league affiliation. Teams from the fourth-level Promotion or lower began in Round 1. Third Div ...
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Paul Van Himst
Paul Guillaume van Himst (born 2 October 1943) is a Belgian former association football, football player and a Coach (sport), football manager who played as a forward (association football), forward, most notably for R.S.C. Anderlecht. Regarded as Anderlecht's ultimate club icon, Van Himst holds the record of four Belgian Golden Shoe awards and was named best "Belgian footballer of the twentieth century". Early years Van Himst was introduced to Anderlecht as a child because his father, who was an ardent fan of Joseph Mermans, Jef Mermans, rarely missed a home match and regularly took his three children to the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Émile Versé Stadium. The young Van Himst himself started to play football in a neighborhood of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and on the playground of the Sint-Niklaas Institute where national coach Bill Gormlie took care of the children. He was fully noticed when he went to the training fields of the Anderlecht youth complex with his cousin. Van Himst ...
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Lierse S
Lierse S.K. may refer to: * Lierse S.K. (1906), a defunct football club in Belgium * Lierse S.K. (2018), an active football club in Belgium, formerly called Lierse Kempenzonen. {{disambiguation ...
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KV Oostende
Koninklijke Voetbalclub Oostende, also called KV Oostende () or KVO, was a Belgian professional football club based in Ostend, West Flanders. The team was founded in 1904 as ''VG Oostende'' and had ''matricule'' number 31. The club was declared bankrupt in June 2024. History In 1911, another club was created, AS Oostende, which would soon become the best club of the city, playing regularly in the second division in the 1930s. In the mid-1970s, AS reached the first division while VG was playing at the second level. The two clubs merged in 1981 to become KV Oostende. The new club played in the third division for eleven years, before finally being promoted. In its first season on the second level, Oostende were immediately promoted again, to the first division, where it would achieve its best result in the club history: a seventh place, in 1993–94. From 1995 to 2013, Oostende played in the second division, except in 1998–99 and 2004–05, when it was at the higher level ...
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Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
The Constant Vanden Stock Stadium (; ), also known as the Lotto Park for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in the municipality of Anderlecht in Brussels, Belgium. It is home to R.S.C. Anderlecht. It also hosted the UEFA Euro 1972 semi-final between Hungary and the Soviet Union, as well as several games of the Belgium national football team. The capacity nowadays is 21,500 spectators. The former amount of 40,000 seats and standing places was gradually reduced due to safety measures. The stadium is located at 2, /, on the border of Astrid Park. It can be accessed from the metro stations Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido and Veeweyde/Veeweide on line 5. History Early history Until shortly after the First World War, the home games of Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht were played on a football pitch in the /. In 1917, R.S.C. Anderlecht installed, on the border of Meir Park (later renamed Astrid Park), a new stadium with only one wooden stand. In 1918, the complex was named the ...
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Dennis Praet
Dennis Praet (born 14 May 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Antwerp and the Belgium national team. Early life Praet was born in Leuven, Flemish Brabant. Club career Youth at Genk Praet joined the Genk youth academy in 2003 at the age of eight. He went on to spend most of his youth career at Genk, where he quickly made an impression and played for the club's youth teams until 2010. He was part of a strong generation at the club and scouts considered him one of the top talents. He became part of Belgium's youth teams and attracted the interest of clubs like Arsenal, Barcelona, Ajax and Lille. Anderlecht In May 2010 Praet transferred from Genk to Anderlecht turning down more lucrative offers. At Anderlecht he started out with the under-19 team, continuing to impress. In 2011, he received the prize for best player during the AEGON Future Cup in Amsterdam, a youth tournament in which teams like Ajax and Bayern Munich ...
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2013 Belgian Super Cup
The 2013 Belgian Super Cup was a Association football, football match that was played on 21 July 2013, between 2012–13 Belgian Pro League winners R.S.C. Anderlecht, Anderlecht and 2012–13 Belgian Cup winners K.R.C. Genk, Genk. Match details References See also

*Belgian Supercup R.S.C. Anderlecht matches, Belgian Super Cup 2013 K.R.C. Genk matches, Belgian Super Cup 2013 2013–14 in Belgian football cups, Super Cup Belgian Supercup July 2013 sports events in Europe {{Belgium-footy-competition-stub ...
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