SK Roeselare

Roeselare
Full nameSportkring Roeselare
Founded1975 (1975) (creation)
2021 (2021) (merger)
GroundSchiervelde Stadion, Roeselare
Capacity8,340
ChairmanAlexander Verduyn
LeagueChallenger Pro League
2025–26Belgian Division 1 VV, 3rd of 18 (promoted)

Sportkring Roeselare, abbreviated to SK Roeselare, also known in French as SK Roulers, is a Belgian football club from the city of Roeselare in West Flanders. The club currently play in Belgian Division 1, the third tier of Belgian football but play in Challenger Pro League from 2026 to 2027 season after promotion in 2025–26. Its matricule is 8264 and club has black and white as club colours.

History

In 1975, VK Dadizele joined the Belgian FA, receiving matricule 8264. The club never left the Belgian Provincial Leagues, but almost gained promotion to the national level in 2019 via the promotion playoffs.

Historical league performance chart of SK Roeselare and its predecessors

In 2021, the club merged with KSV Roeselare, which had just gone bankrupt while playing in the Belgian National Division 1 (third level). The club continued as SK Roeselare-Daisel using the matricule of VK Dadizele and continuing from the level of Dadizele (at that time the sixth level (First Provincial Division West-Flanders)). In its first season, the club was immediately promoted to the national leagues after finishing second.

In 2023, the name was changed to SK Roeselare and at the end of the season after finishing 4th, the club promoted to Belgian Division 2 via end of season promotion playoffs.

In 2024–25, Roeselare secure promotion to Belgian Division 1 from next season.

In 2025–26, Roeselare secure promotion to Challenger Pro League for the first time in their history from next season after finishing third place in Belgian Division 1 VV, due to VV Champions, Sporting Hasselt was refuse promotion to second tier after failing obtain license.

Current squad

As of 1 March 2026[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BEL Bas Merci
4 DF  BEL Robbe Decostere
5 DF  BEL Rens Verhooghe
7 FW  BEL Emile Samyn
10 MF  BEL Daan Debouver
14 DF  BEL Henri Van Marcke
16 MF  BEL Rune Libbrecht
17 MF  BEL Jelco Schamp
18 FW  BEL Kyan Himpe (on loan from Kortrijk)
19 FW  BEL Jasper Beyens
20 MF  BEL Justin Hallaert
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK  BEL Jarne Demeyere
22 FW  BEL Michiel Clyncke
24 FW  BEL Jens Naessens
26 MF  BEL Fries Deschilder
28 DF  BEL Arthur Harinck
29 DF  BEL Gilles Degryse
72 DF  BEL Stephan Rekhov
75 DF  BEL Arne De Schepper
77 GK  BEL Leandro Depaepe
96 DF  BEL Joey Dujardin

References

  1. ↑ "Onze Ploeg". SK Roeselare.