K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen

Koninklijke Patro Eisden Maasmechelen is a Belgian football club from the municipality of Maasmechelen in Limburg. The club play in Challenger Pro League from 2023–24, second tier of Belgian football.

Patro Eisden
Full nameKoninklijke Patro
Eisden Maasmechelen
Nickname(s)Klein Anderlecht (Little Anderlecht)[1][2]
Founded1942 (1942)
GroundGemeentelijk Sportparkstadion,[3]
Maasmechelen
Capacity3,900
ChairmanColey Parry
ManagerStijn Stijnen
LeagueChallenger Pro League
2022–23National Division 1, 1st of 20 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

History

The original club name was V.V. Patro Eisden until 1992 when it was changed to K. Patro Eisden. In 1998, it was again changed to K. Maasland Maasmechelen in the hope of gaining supporters from the whole Maasland region. In 2001 the team adopted the current name after signing a deal with Roda JC.

The club finished 17th in the 2004–05 second division season but was relegated as it did not receive the professional football license. It was suggested that the club should play in the promotion (and even in provincial leagues) as it was both sportively (17th) and financially (no license) relegated but the Belgian Football Association finally decided it must play in the third division for the 2005–06 season. The FA changed the decision eventually. Following this, the club changed its name again to K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen starting the 2005–06 season in the fourth division.

On 20 May 2023, Patro Eisden secured the title of Belgian National Division 1 2022–23 after defeating Dessel Sport 3–0 on Final Day in Matchweek 38 and was thus promoted to Challenger Pro League from 2023–24.

Current squad
As of 4 September 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Belgium BEL Jordi Belin
2 DF Belgium BEL Iebe Swers (on loan from Mechelen)
3 DF Belgium BEL Kevin Kis
4 DF Belgium BEL Wouter Corstjens
5 DF Belgium BEL Jerome Kroonen
6 DF Netherlands NED Henk Dijkhuizen
7 FW Netherlands NED Simon van Duivenbooden (on loan from Vitesse)
8 MF Belgium BEL Stef Peeters
9 FW Belgium BEL Roman Ferber
10 FW Belgium BEL Mehdi Bounou
11 FW Guinea GUI Bafodé Dansoko
14 DF Belgium BEL Jordan Renson
18 DF Cameroon CMR Raoul Kenne
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Belgium BEL Elisha Sam
20 FW Algeria ALG Anis Hadj Moussa
21 MF Belgium BEL Yassin Gueroui
22 MF Netherlands NED Thomas van Bommel
23 FW Iceland ISL Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson
25 GK Belgium BEL Justin Verlinden
26 GK Netherlands NED Mark Hamm
28 GK Belgium BEL Arno Smeyers
29 MF Belgium BEL Tom Pietermaat
30 DF Belgium BEL Simon Bammens
34 MF France FRA Yacine Bentayeb
36 MF France FRA Théo Pierrot (on loan from Lommel)
45 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Leslie Lubelu

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Belgium BEL Niels Verburgh (at Sporting Hasselt until 30 June 2024)
— MF Belgium BEL Alessio Alessandro (at Houtvenne until 30 June 2024)
— MF Belgium BEL Baud Terwingen (at MVV Maastricht until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Belgium BEL Keano Vanrafelghem (at Sporting Hasselt until 30 June 2024)
— FW Belgium BEL Arne Cuypers (at Sporting Hasselt until 30 June 2024)
— FW Belgium BEL Sam Valcke (at Belisia Bilzen until 30 June 2025)

Honours
  • Belgian National Division 1

References
  1. "'Klein Anderlecht ontvangt groot'". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  2. "Wanneer in 1A? Eerste Nationaler heeft grote ambities, acht ex-JPL-spelers in de selectie". Voetbalflitsen (in Flemish). 23 July 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  3. "Patro Eisden Maasmechelen". Archived from the original on 24 October 2007.



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