[FM11] V.C. Eendracht Aalst 2002 - Give the Youth a Chance

Overview

Hey guys . As I enjoyed my SK Vard Haugesund, which abruptly ended as I was sacked by a ruthless new owner, I have decided to do another one. This time I will be doing Aalst, a team in the Belgain Third Divsion A. I'm hoping to do something similar to what I have done with Vard. I apologize for starting with a team predicted first, but it was suggested to me and I went through with it. I'd like to thank everyone who gave me suggestions in my Vard thread for assisting me in making this decision. Please feel free to post, support, tips, and criticism are always deeply appreciated ! If you'd like to read my Vard thread, please click the link below.

SK Vard Haugesund - Give the Youth a Chance

Save Description

Patch

11.3

Database

Custom

Computer Performance

5 stars

Leagues Loaded

Belgium (Third Divsion)

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All leagues, all nations. Ask if you have any questions about teams/standings in ANY league.

Start Date

July 2010

Youtube Channel

http://www.youtube.com/user/Cazlekkal?feature=mhee

Club Description

Club Name

V.C. Eendracht Aalst 2002

Media Prediction

1st

Expectations

Win the Third Division

Stadium

Pierre Cornelisstadion (Capacity: 7500)

Club Information

SC Eendracht Aalst is a Belgian football club based in Aalst, East Flanders.

It changed its name in 2002 after former Belgian First Division club K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst had gone into liquidation. So they could not get the license and the new team began at the third division level. They played the next two seasons in second division (2003–2005) and are now back to the third division and they are at the 3rd place. While the 2004–05 championship was over, the club needed to know if first division side F.C. Brussels and second division side R.E. Virton were to receive the professional football license to know where they would play next season. Indeed, while 17th K. Patro Maasmechelen had no license, they were obviously relegated. So if one of the two submentionned clubs were refused the license, Aalst would have had played the third division playoffs while if they were both refused the license, Aalst would have remained in second division. Finally, both clubs did receive it so the team was relegated. In 2011, the name of the team got changed back to S.C. Eendracht Aalst. They've also requested to change the name back to the former K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst, which will be possible in 2012, if they receive good advice from the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA).

The Belgian Third Division A is one of the two leagues at the third level of the Belgian football league system, the other one being the Belgian Third Division B. This division has existed since the 1952-53 season and is played every year with 16 clubs. Prior to this, the third level in the Belgian football league system was called Promotion and was divided into four leagues of 16 clubs each. Prior to the 1931-32 season, the Promotion was divided into three leagues.[2]

All credit goes out to hrbfcrule for the idea, and everyone that is currently doing a Youth Challenge for the inspiration. My thanks goes out to all of you. Threads can be found below.

(PM me if you would like to be added to this list.)

Reserved for history.

Media Prediction - 1st

Expectations - Win the Third Division

Wage Budget - $7,000 p/w

Wage Expenses - $5,711 p/w

First Team

Youth Team

Best Players at the Club

Ewout Denys - An AMC/Striker with amazing stats for this level. Will definitely fit in to the first team. 4 star CA too.

Kristof Kestens - Interesting mix of stats and positions. Not sure where I'll fit him. 4 star CA like Denys though.

Bob Cousin - Another player with an interesting mix of positions. Bob plays AMC/MLC/AML.

Thomas Troch - Yet another player with his natural position being an AMC. 3.5 star CA and great stats. Can also play as a MR/C and AMR.

Youth Prospects - Season 1

Nobody worth mentioning yet.

Friendlies

Aalst 4-0 Oberhausen

Aalst 0-2 Koblenz

Aalst 1-1 Jena

Aalst 2-2 SC Cambuur

EVV 0-4 Aalst

Olympic Charleroi 1-2 Aalst

Solid, definitely proud of that first result. Can't wait to see my squad in some league action.

Good luck, i really enjoyed your last career thread and will follow this one as well.

Denys looks great, would be even better if his off the ball was higher, but still an amazing player for that level.

Good luck, i really enjoyed your last career thread and will follow this one as well.

Denys looks great, would be even better if his off the ball was higher, but still an amazing player for that level.

Thanks . It really means a lot. Yeah, Denys does look great! Can't wait to see him perform .

BC - Belgian Cup

TD - Third Divsion

Kelmis 1-4 Aalst (BC)

Farina 20', Cezar sent off 16', Gallucci 1', Kestens 23', De Castro 39', Denys 62'

Aalst 1-0 Hoogstraten (BC)

De Castro 59', Van Der Linden sent off 45'

Izegem 2-0 Aalst (TD)

Boto 38', 64'

Tubize 2-2p Aalst (BC)

Sylla 90+1', Verbist 97', Gallucci 62', Podevijn 116'

Aalst 3-1 Deinze (TD)

Depoitre 48', Denys 81', Troch 83', Debroux 43', Van Der Linden sent off 69'

Wielsbeke 0-2 Aalst (TD)

B. Moreels 3', Kestens 51'

Gallucci lobs the ball over the keeper with great skill.

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Depoitre breaks through the defense as he shoots a great ball that beats the goalkeeper.

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BC - Belgian Cup

TD - Third Divsion

Aalst 3-0 Hoogstraten (TD)

Depoitre 20', 78', W. Moreels 88'

Coxyde 2-4 Aalst (TD)

Sarrazyn 30', Syx 77', Denys 29', 55', Depoitre 68', B. Moreels 87'

Aalst 3-2 RC Waregem (TD)

Denys 22', Kestens 59', Depoitre 71', Zarti 12', Crepin 87'

Olsa Brakel 2-2 Aalst (TD)

Foket 38', Kempeneer o.g. 76', W. Moreels 56', Denys pen 84'

Denys strikes a beautiful ball into the top right corner of the net.

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Depoitre scores a great curling shot against Hoogstraten.

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BC - Belgian Cup

TD - Third Divsion

Aalst 0-1 Torhout (TD)

Demets pen. 86'

Dessel 0-4 Aalst (TD)

Kestens 13', Depoitre pen. 17', B. Moreels 62', Denys pen. 73'

Aalst 3-0 Bornem (TD)

Depoitre 5', 65', Coppens 68'

Aalst 1-0 Oudenaarde (TD)

Depoitre 37'

Zulte Waregem e2-1 Aalst (BC)

Van Nieuwenhuyze 51', Colinet 92', Van Damme 27'

Kapellen 0-3 Aalst (TD)

De Corte o.g. 3', Kestens 23', Troch 90+1'

Troch controls the ball well off a good pass in and evades the defense to strike the ball home.

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Depoitre rounds a defender and strikes it low past the keeper.

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Good luck with this, so far so good. Word of advice, are you able to make the league table clickable? It's not very clear (at least not on my laptop anyway).

BC - Belgian Cup

TD - Third Divsion

Aalst 4-0 Geel-Meerhout (TD)

Galucci 7', 64', Coppens 19', Denys pen. 61'

VW Hamme 0-0 Aalst (TD)

Aalst 2-1 Temse (TD)

Galucci 13', 51', Maes 15', Van Den Bossche sent off 69'

FCN Sint-Niklaas 1-3 Aalst (TD)

Melkert 80', Gallucci 10', 23', W. Moreels 50'

W. Moreels beats the defender to a ball, rounds the keeper, and finishes well.

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Gallucci shoots a great curling shot to help us take the lead.

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Good luck with this, so far so good. Word of advice, are you able to make the league table clickable? It's not very clear (at least not on my laptop anyway).

Thanks . Sorry about that! I have 1900x1200 resolution and it automatically shrinks it. I'll make the "League Table" header into a link from now on . I'm updating them all with the proper link. If you ever get a chance please let me know if they work!

at least you didnt beat my hometeam

Aalst 0-1 Torhout (TD)

Demets pen. 86'

good luck with this story i will surely follow this

I was impressed with what you did with Vard and best of luck with Aalst, made me want to do this in Northern Ireland!

at least you didnt beat my hometeam

Aalst 0-1 Torhout (TD)

Demets pen. 86'

good luck with this story i will surely follow this

Haha! They're actually doing pretty well so far, in 4th place at the end of December. Thanks for the good luck .

I was impressed with what you did with Vard and best of luck with Aalst, made me want to do this in Northern Ireland!

Thanks . Go ahead and do it! It's a lot of fun once you get attached to the team.

BC - Belgian Cup

TD - Third Divsion

Aalst 1-3 Ronse (TD)

Denys 88', Baynon 23', 46', Antrope 51'

Aalst 6-1 Izegem (TD)

Kestens 8', W. Moreels 11', Gallucci 43', Troch 64', Denys 69', 81', Filipovic o.g. 32'

Denize 1-0 Aalst (TD)

Debroux 18'

Troch scores an amazing curling shot from the edge of the area.

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Denys finishes well off a good header in.

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Losing a few of our best next July because they refused to sign a new contract. Some big names too.

at least you didnt beat my hometeam

Aalst 0-1 Torhout (TD)

Demets pen. 86'

good luck with this story i will surely follow this

Torhout just got to the semifinals of the Belgian Cup as well!

BC - Belgian Cup

TD - Third Divsion

Aalst 3-0 Wielsbeke (TD)

Coppens 23', 38', Depoitre 45+1'

Hoogstraten 0-3 Aalst (TD)

Cousin 55', Tanghe o.g. 64', De Schutter 90+1'

Aalst 3-0 Coxyde (TD)

Denys pen. 10', Coppens 59', 90+1'

RC Waregem 0-2 Aalst (TD)

Bruno sent off 90+2', Vangheluwe o.g. 15', Cousin 88'

De Schutter scores a crazy accidental freekick goal.

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Coppens scores a great header off an amazing freekick in.

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BC - Belgian Cup

TD - Third Divsion

Aalst 2-2 Olsa Brakel (TD)

De Schutter 9', Cousin 75', Foket 18', B. Moreels o.g. 59'

Torhout 1-2 Aalst (TD)

Derycke 79', Lavens o.g. 56', Coppens pen. 90+1'

Aalst 1-1 Dessel (TD)

Denys 58', Ven 2'

Bornem 0-3 Aalst (TD)

Coppens 19', Denys 25', Gallucci 60'

Coppens rounds a defender and passes it to Denys who finishes well on an open goal.

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Coppens rounds two defenders on the right side and shoots a great low shot under the goalkeeper to add to our lead.

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BC - Belgian Cup

TD - Third Divsion

Oudenaarde 3-4 Aalst (TD)

Thompson 19', Martens 49', Vive 69', Gallucci 6', 90+4', Podevijn 51', Filipovic pen. 75'

Aalst 1-0 Kapellen (TD)

Gallucci 69'

Gallucci rounds a defender and strikes a hard ball past the keeper.

[video=youtube;uRCiLf7GyHc]

BC - Belgian Cup

TD - Third Divsion

Geel-Meerhout 0-2 Aalst (TD)

Denys 55', Kestens 59'

Aalst 3-2 VW Hamme (TD)

Depoitre pen. 10', 90+2', Denys 23', De Lange 8', Vanderzyl 75'

Temse 1-3 Aalst (TD)

Holvoet 17', Depoitre 22', 40', Kestens 48', Depoitre missed pen. 56'

Denys scores a great long shot from far out.

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Kestens scores an amazing curling shot from outside the box.

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Yay!!!

BC - Belgian Cup

TD - Third Divsion

Aalst 1-0 FCN Sint-Niklaas (TD)

Depoitre 69'

Ronse 0-3 Aalst (TD)

Van Renterghem sent off 61', Depoitre 43', De Castro 57'

Depoitre scores the league winning goal for us.

[video=youtube;9aW66KiMeDA]

Third Divsion Championship Playoff

Best Goal

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English Premier League

Serie A

Liga BBVA

Ligue 1

Bundesliga

Eredivisie

Liga ZON Sagres

Champions League

Champions League Final Goals

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EURO Cup

Who we've lost this season.

- Kevin Van den Noortgaete

- Thomas Troch

- Kristof Kestens

- Brecht Moreels

- Ken Van Damme

Team

Media Prediction - 1st

Final Position - 1st

Board Takeover - No

Expectations - Win the League

Stadium Construction - No

Season's Best Players

Laurent Depoitre - 19 goals and 3 assists in 24 appearances. Runner up in the Top Goalscorer award. Absolutely outstanding finishing, if he hadn't been injured for a few months he would have no doubt won it. Also won the Fans Player of the Year.

Ewout Denys - 16 goals and 13 assists. Was absolutely amazing. Third place in the Top Goalscorer award and also won Player of the Year. Our expert playmaker has also decided to join us for another season .

Bob Cousin - 3 goals and an amazing 13 assists for Bob. Although he got few chances, he was able to finish well and as a result added a few goals to his tally.

Youth

None yet.

Could use some defenders since a good majority of them left the club.

Media Prediction - 14th

Expectations - Mid-Standing Finish

Wage Budget - $20,500 p/w

Wage Expenses - $15,918 p/w

First Team

Youth Team

Best Players at the Club

Laurent Depoitre - 19 goals last year. Competitive in the Top Goalscorer award as he finished second. Definitely can finish well, hope to see more of the same in this league. 3.5 star PA/CA.

Ewout Denys - 4.5 star CA/PA. He was absolutely explosive last year with 16 goals and 13 assists. Can't say much more... absolutely amazing.

Bob Cousin - Was great last year with 3 goals and 13 assists. Crazy playmaker. Too bad he has a slipped disc so he won't be joining us for a few months.

Youth Prospects - Season 2

Boris Mukeba (YP1) (ST) - Report - Extremely fast! Came through last year, but his potential really went high this year so I decided to include him.

Ryan Delhaye (YP2) (DC) - Report - Not sure about him. My defensive coach gives him a 2.5 star potential, but my assistant and other coaches give him a 2 star potential. Looks like he might be decent in the back. I'm hoping his potential will improve.

Adnane Yilmaz (YP3) (DC) - Report - Another central defender rated at 2.5 stars. This one has 2.5 stars from every coach though, so things may be looking bright for him.

Robin Ferrara (YP4) (GK) - Report - Came through last year. Another 2.5 star rated player. Looks like he could be a decent backup goalkeeper in the future.

Friendlies

Aalst 1-2 STVV

Olympic Charleoi 4-1 Aalst

Berchem 3-0 Aalst

I feel like we under performed a bit in our pre-season. If you'd like me to add anything to my updates please tell me!

Noticed a bit of a coincidence while looking through my youth team. My thoughts may sound a bit stupid, but I see some similarities. The reason I clicked on his name was because I was surprised to see an American on my youth team. I then noticed his name, which was "Austin Martin." Sounds a bit like Aston Martin, but anyways, Austin is where I currently live, so I decided to check out his personal page. Turns out he was born in Tucson, Arizona, where I was born and grew up. Big coincidence there . Sadly he only has a one star potential, but you never know, I might keep him around . (Click on the picture for a bigger size.)

Haven't lost in a competitive match since January .

BC - Belgian Cup

SD - Second Divsion

Aalst 3-0 Hasselt (BC)

Adnane Yilmaz (YP3) 10', Gallucci 26', Verheyden 76'

Aalst 5-1 Bleid (SD)

Denys 13', 57', Moreels 48', Depoitre 68', De Castro 90+1', Kalim Kanamugire 29'

Izegem 1-4 Aalst (BC)

Wittesaele 27', Denys 5', 29', 65', Adnane Yilmaz (YP3) 63'

Antwerp 3-1 Aalst (SD)

Lambot 2', N'Zif 43', Martin 81', Denys 88'

Charleroi 1-1 Aalst (SD)

Debauve 60', Moreels 37'

The rebound off a great saves falls to Denys who hits a curling shot past the keeper.

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Galucci runs from inside his own half and skins a few defenders before finishing well past the goalkeeper.

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BC - Belgian Cup

SD - Second Divsion

Aalst 1-3 Lommel United (SD)

Van Trier o.g. 46', Crabeels 40', Barbe 65', Ringoot o.g. 83'

Heist 0-2 Aalst (SD)

De Castro 52', 71', W. Moreels sent off 68'

Aalst 1-1 FC Brussels

Denys 19', Ruytinx 5'

Bossu 1-3 Aalst

Shokry 43', Coppens 35', Denys 71', De Castro 74'

Aalst 2-2 Tienen

Depoitre 6', Denys 21', De Smet 8', 34'

Denys finds Coppens alone as Coppens calmly puts the ball into the net.

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Denys scores a great low shot from outside the box.

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BC - Belgian Cup

SD - Second Divsion

Roeselard 1-1 Aalst (SD)

Oliveria 60', Coppens 90+3'

Aalst 1-0 Virton (SD)

Depoitre 73'

FCV Dender 1-1 Aalst (SD)

Coppin 90+1', Depoitre 1'

Cercle Brugge 4-2 Aalst (BC)

Cisse 16', 35', 45+2', Packet 79', Depoitre 28', De Castro 49'

Rupel Boom 1-3 Aalst (SD)

Dom 69', Denys 4', Coppens 66', Cousin 74'

Denys finishes well off a great pass in.

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Coppens scores via a great strike from the edge of the area.

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BC - Belgian Cup

SD - Second Divsion

Aalst 0-0 Oostende (SD)

Aalst 3-1 Waasland-Beveren (SD)

Van Damme o.g. 9', Gallucci 64', Cousin 81', Penga-Ilenga 33'

Tubize 1-3 Aalst (SD)

Baseggio 7', Denys 61', Miceli o.g. 88', Gallucci 90+1'

Aalst 1-0 Turnhout (SD)

Ringoot 20'

Denys finishes well at the far post off a freekick.

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A great cross is met by a good finish by Cousin.

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BC - Belgian Cup

SD - Second Divsion

Tournai 1-4 Aalst (SD)

Greco 14', Gallucci 21', 57', Denys 61', Delval o.g. 68'

Bleid 2-3 Aalst (SD)

Sy 28', Cognart 90+2', Verheyden 38', Gallucci 49', Cousin 59'

Aalst 0-0 Antwerp (SD)

Aalst 0-2 Charleroi (SD)

Grisez 7', 38'

Gallucci finishes well after a good pass.

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Gallucci chips the ball over the goalkeeper after a great pass in.

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going strong for a first season second division

with a bit of luck promotion is within grasps

where you full pro or did you become full pro with your promotion?

going strong for a first season second division

with a bit of luck promotion is within grasps

where you full pro or did you become full pro with your promotion?

I became professional when I got promoted from the Third Division.

With that pace and flair (and off the ball at 9 isn't too horrible at that level) mukeba looks a very decent prospect despite his technique and driblling being so poor.

Going great so far, you think another promotion might be possible?