FC Merchtem

FC Merchtem (837125)

HT-User:	stoorzender
Country:	Belgium
Region:	Vlaams-Brabant
Prize shelf:
Arena:	't Stekkendusken (100.000)
Fan club:	Ons alcoholteam heeft een voetbalprobleem

FC Merchtem is a Belgian club from Vlaams-Brabant founded by stoorzender on 29-05-2005. Originaly, the teamname was ksvo (koninklijk steenokkerzeel vlug op). On 26-04-2017, the owner renamed the club to Oppèkse Kadeeën, when he moved to Opwijk. The final name FC Merchtem was given on 07-10-2019, when the owner moved to Merchtem. The team started in the Belgian 10th division and currently plays in the highest division (also called "Eerste Klasse"). Season 62 was memorable for FC Merchtem, because they won the title in the Belgium Sapphire Challenger Cup.

History League / Cup

Last update: 05/07/2021
League titles and best cup performance are in bold.

Season	Division										League	Cup
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X		National	Secondary	Consolation
S65	?										Eerste Klasse	Round 4 of 13	Round ? Sapphire	-
S64		1st									II.3	Round 12 of 14 (quarter final)	-	-
S63		3rd									II.3	Round 10 of 13 (last 16 teams)	-	-
S62			1st								III.1	Round 4 of 14	Title Sapphire	-
S61				1st							IV.20	Round 6 of 13	Round 8 Emerald	-
S60					1st						V.39	Round 5 of 14	Round 4 Ruby	-
S59					2nd						V.39	Round 4 of 13	Round 4 Sapphire	-
S58					3rd						V.39	Round 2 of 13	Round 1 Ruby	-
S57						1st					VI.819	Round 1 of 13	Round 1 Emerald	Round 2 consolation
S56						3rd					VI.806	Round 1 of 13	Round 2 Emerald	-
S55						3rd					VI.806	Round 2 of 13	Round 1 Ruby	Round 2 consolation
S54						3rd					VI.806	Round 2 of 14	Round 2 Ruby	-
S53						5th					VI.806	Round 2 of 14	Round 1 Ruby	Round 7 consolation
S52						4th					VI.806	Round 3 of 14	Round 1 Sapphire	-
S51						7th					VI.806	Round 2 of 14	Round 1 Ruby	Round 3 consolation
S50						6th					VI.806	Round 3 of 14	Round 1 Sapphire	-
S49						5th					VI.806	Round 1 of 14	Round 6 Emerald	-
S48						7th					VI.806	Round 1 of 14	Round 3 Emerald	-
S47						7th					VI.806	Round 1 of 14	Round 3 Emerald	-
S46						7th					VI.890	Round 2 of 14	Round 1 Ruby	Round 3 consolation
S45					8th						V.41	Round 2 of 14	Round 1 Ruby	Round 4 consolation
S44				8th							IV.38	Round 2 of 14	Round 2 Ruby	-
S43			8th								III.3	Round 2 of 14	Round 3 Ruby	-
S42			3rd								III.3	Round 7 of 14
S41			2nd								III.3	Round 7 of 14
S40			2nd								III.3	Round 6 of 15
S39			3rd								III.3	Round 7 of 15
S38				1st							IV.63	Round 11 of 15 (last 32 teams)
S37				2nd							IV.63	Round 6 of 15
S36				4th							IV.63	Round 9 of 15
S35				2nd							IV.63	Round 6 of 15
S34					1st						V.132	Round 4 of 15
S33					4th						V.132	Round 3 of 15
S32					4th						V.132	Round 8 of 15
S31					2nd						V.132	Round 3 of 15
S30						1st					VI.309	Round 4 of 15
S29							1st				VII.686	Round 2 of 15
S28							6th				VII.686	Round 2 of 15
S27							3rd				VII.686	Round 2 of 15
S26							6th				VII.686	Round 3 of 15
S25						7th					VI.743	Round 5 of 15
S24					5th						V.59	Round 4 of 15
S23						1st					VI.385	Round 4 of 15
S22						6th					VI.385	Round 1 of 15
S21						6th					VI.385	Round 2 of 15
S20						5th					VI.385	Round 3 of 15
S19							1st				VII.618	Round 3 of 15
S18							3rd				VII.618	Round 2 of 15
S17							6th				VII.618	Round 2 of 15
S16								1st			VIII.638	Round 1 of 15
S15										3rd	X.266	-
S14										3rd	X.266	-
S13										3rd	X.266	-

Club history

Last update: 05/07/2021

Date	Event
18-04-2021	↑ The team promoted to Eerste Klasse
09-09-2020	Season 62 was memorable for stoorzender, who led FC Merchtem to the title in the Belgium Sapphire Challenger Cup.
06-09-2020	↑ The team promoted to IInd division
10-06-2020	Team celebrated 15 years with the same owner
17-05-2020	↑ The team promoted to IIIrd division
26-01-2020	↑ The team promoted to IVth division
07-10-2019	Oppèkse Kadeeën was renamed to FC Merchtem
24-02-2019	↑ The team promoted to Vth division
15-11-2018	ksvo negotiated with the Hattrick Football Association and moved from VI.806 to VI.819
26-04-2017	ksvo was renamed to Oppèkse Kadeeën
22-10-2015	ksvo negotiated with the Hattrick Football Association and moved from VI.77 to VI.806
11-10-2015	↕ The team demoted to VIIth division, but promoted back to VIth division, due to reorganization of the division structure (VIth division became the lowest division)
21-06-2015	↓ The team demoted to VIth division
10-06-2015	Team celebrated 10 years with the same owner
01-03-2015	↓ The team demoted to Vth division
09-11-2014	↓ The team demoted to IVth division
28-04-2013	↑ The team promoted to IIIrd division
05-02-2012	↑ The team promoted to IVth division
14-11-2010	↑ The team promoted to Vth division
25-07-2010	↑ The team promoted to VIth division
03-05-2009	↓ The team demoted to VIIth division
11-01-2009	↓ The team demoted to VIth division
21-09-2008	↑ The team promoted to Vth division
01-07-2007	↑ The team promoted to VIth division
04-08-2006	ksvo. was renamed to ksvo
30-07-2006	↑ The team promoted to VIIth division
14-04-2006	KSVO steenokkerzeel was renamed to ksvo.
09-04-2006	↑ The team promoted from Xth division to VIIIth division, due to reorganization of the division structure (VIIIth division became the lowest division)
10-06-2005	The club changed owner as stoorzender took control and renamed it KSVO steenokkerzeel

Match Statistics

Last update: 05/07/2021
Source: http://www.hattrickscorer.com

Official Matches Played
Played	Won	Drawn	Lost
1002	580	68	354
100%	57,9%	6,8%	35,3%

Players Statistics

Last update: 05/07/2021
Source: http://www.hattrickscorer.com
Current players of FC Merchtem are in Bold.

Official Match Goals
Nr.	Player name	Goals	Appearances	Goal Average
1	Teodoro Menges	168	170	0.99
2	Akram Pandey	126	128	0.98
3	Ibe Tjolle	83	102	0.81
4	Remi Staelraeve	62	262	0.24
5	Loris Manasseri	60	80	0.75
6	Moisés Bendala Galán	58	67	0.87
7	Matias Dahlström	57	41	1.39
8	Tony De Doncker	57	241	0.24
9	Quiriaco Madera	53	173	0.31
10	Rolf-Dieter Levetzow	49	222	0.22

Official Match Appearances
Nr.	Player name	Appearances
1	Remi Staelraeve	262
2	Tony De Doncker	241
3	Johannes Sarens	223
4	Rolf-Dieter Levetzow	222
5	Ed Deli (a.k.a. Thibaut Courtois)	217
6	Adelino Conceição	188
7	Rodolphe Van der Auwera	185
8	Quiriaco Madera	173
9	Alex Vanderhaeghen	172
10	Tristan Pierre	172

Official Match Captains
Nr.	Player name	Captain Appearances
1	Artemio Andrada	116
2	Ibe Tjolle	65
3	Loris Manasseri	59
4	Anton Bereznev	52
5	Stefan Bacanović	48
6	Giancarlo Caltabellotta	47
7	Jorus Depla	46
8	Hanjo Prinker	44
9	Ignacio Aponte	33
10	Sven Lachambre	27

Transfers

Last update: 05/07/2021
Current players of FC Merchtem are in Bold.

Most expensive transfers (in)
Nr.	Player name	Price	TSI	Date
1	Łukasz Karkus	€ 12 735 000	59 660	07.10.2020
2	Ahmadi Sahing	€ 10 972 140	280 770	25.01.2021
3	Garik Tatevosyants	€ 10 012 000	277 640	10.07.2020
4	Anders Sunesson	€ 9 500 000	347 430	04.07.2020
5	Nils Hoff	€ 8 509 000	266 070	13.08.2019
6	Lefteris Kartsolis	€ 7 956 000	216 950	25.05.2019
7	Ibe Tjolle	€ 7 550 000	202 260	30.08.2019
8	Jakub Sobisz	€ 7 500 000	177 160	09.04.2019
9	Giancarlo Caltabellotta	€ 7 495 000	149 470	24.06.2019
10	Alex Vanderhaeghen	€ 7 000 000	42 320	28.03.2011

Most expensive transfers (out)
Nr.	Player name	Price	TSI	Date
1	Oliver Lehaen	€ 11 750 400	2 790	19.01.2021
2	Lefteris Kartsolis	€ 8 000 000	243 720	03.07.2020
3	Diego Cornelis	€ 7 212 000	94 700	24.06.2019
4	Moisés Bendala Galán	€ 6 500 000	151 920	03.07.2020
5	Fokko Verstappen	€ 6 139 000	102 130	03.10.2020
6	Alex Vanderhaeghen	€ 5 990 000	64 790	24.07.2013
7	Ed Deli (a.k.a. Thibaut Courtois)	€ 5 976 000	42 840	31.10.2020
8	Mathieu Labiau	€ 5 723 000	41 450	20.08.2019
9	Jakub Sobisz	€ 5 045 000	182 080	04.10.2019
10	Ian Curtis	€ 5 000 000	111 160	12.08.2019

Achievements

Last update: 23/04/2021

Team

Date	Achievement	Points	Achieved by
02-06-2019	Total TSI of the squad exceeded 2 000 000	80	9%
02-12-2007	The money in your account exceeded 10 000 000 €	35	44%
31-03-2009	Promoted player to the Hall Of Fame	15	21%
30-11-2006	Bought player	10	94%
18-12-2006	Sold player that was bought previously	10	81%
22-12-2006	Player's skill increased	10	98%
03-12-2006	Scouted a new player	10	87%
17-12-2007	Sold a rebought youth player	10	16%
28-06-2007	Rebought a former youth player	10	15%
25-05-2009	Sold a youth player	10	82%
10-06-2013	Team was ranked amongst the top 50	50	11%
06-05-2013	Fan club size reached 3000 members	30	11%
27-03-2013	Advanced from round 10 in the Cup	35	6%

Matches

Date	Achievement	Points	Achieved by
07-05-2008	Veteran lineup	35	10%
30-07-2008	Youthful lineup	35	8%
23-07-2008	Academy lineup	35	2%
13-08-2008	Home-grown lineup	25	71%
20-12-2006	Played international friendly match	10	86%
17-05-2020	Team reached at least 110 stars in a match	70	2%
31-01-2021	Team reached an average match rating of titanic (15)	44	2%

Manager

Date	Achievement	Points	Achieved by
21-03-2007	Wrote a press announcement	10	29%
30-11-2006	Wrote a forum post	10	51%
10.06.2020	Played Hattrick for 15 years	0	15%
30-01-2009	Founded federation, received 144 members	20	<1%