KSC Lokeren-Temse
First Season (2023 / 2024)
A promotion to begin with
As a professional team in a league with around 50% semi-professional teams promotion was a walk in the park, so there's not much to tell you about that.
Off the pitch there was only one big topic: As I feared after hearing the stories from all the other people trying the challenge in Belgium, the finances are a huge problem. Over 2 million in the red after the first season will make this challenge much more difficult in the future.
The Facts
The Best Players
We started with the oldest squad in the league (average age: 28.05yrs), but they delivered. Especially Simon Vermeiren (33yrs, 27 goals), Julien Vercauteren (31yrs, 7 goals & 10 assists) and Alexander Maes (32yrs, 9 goals & 7 assists).
The New Youth Intake
Not the best (more the worst) personalities, but a lot of players with high potential, who should help us in the future. Potkamp could make a few league appearances next season already since Vercauteren decided to leave us. And he's great for pressing football. Regarding El Joumani: Still undecided if I will use him as a striker or as a right winger. Hi acceleration is not good, but all other attributes make him better suited for the flanks.
The History
Through The Seasons - KSC Lokeren-Temse
Season
Division
League Pos.
GF
GA
National Cups
Int. Cups
Squad
Most Goals
Most Assists
(Other) Key Player
Intake
Best Prospect
Finances
Miscellaneous
2023/2024
Eerste klasse amateurs
1.
74
24
Croky Cup, 5th rd.
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Squad
Simon Vermeiren - 27
Julien Vercauteren - 10
Alexander Maes
Intake
Lars Potkamp (01A)
-2.022.562€
Promotion to the 2nd division
The structure for this season review is inspired by @thomas_e and his posts about a (very, very successful) challenge with Energie Cottbus (see his most recent post with a Bundesliga promotion here). I hope it's okay that I've taken your design (btw: love all the great graphic designs in this thread, but since I am very, very bad at graphics I can only admire them )