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Welcome Aziz Ouattara!

07 January 2022

KRC Genk have signed Ivorian midfielder Mohammed Aziz Ouattara. He joins from Swedish side Hammarby and has signed a contract for four and a half seasons, until the summer of 2026. Aziz Ouattara has just turned 21 years old. He moved from ASEC Mimosas in the Ivory Coast to the Swedish league two years ago. After a first year on loan, he grew into one of Scandinavia's most promising …

“We are now investing in our infrastructure to continue to grow our sporting project into the future”

04 January 2022

KRC Genk will start at the end of 2022, the construction of a brand-new training centre for the first team. This will be an extension of the current site and it will be physically integrated into the existing landscape. The training centre should be ready for use by the middle of 2024. “Everyone knows that we have ambitious plans to develop our infrastructure here at our ground. We see …

Here’s to a great 2022!

31 December 2021

2021 was a special year. One that was, without a doubt, historic. We won our fifth cup, and then had the best record in the play-offs, continuing on after that title. In addition to this collective success, there were also impressive individual performances. Paul Onuachu was the league’s top scorer, came third in the Golden Boot and won Professional Footballer of the Year. Bryan …

Message from our coach to all fans

26 December 2021

  Dear fans,   First of all, I would like to thank you for your unconditional and massive support for our team. During the first couple of home games as a coach of KRC Genk, I experienced what a great atmosphere we can have in our stadium.   Unfortunately, I have not had the chance to present myself to you. We haven’t been able to meet up yet, but I plan to make up for …

Welcome Bernd Storck!

07 December 2021

The German Bernd Storck is our new head coach. He signed longterm. Bernd Storck is 58 years old and former central defender at VFL Bochum, and mostly Borussia Dortmund. Storck was assistant coach at Hertha BSC, VFL Wolfsburg, Partizan Belgrado and Borussia Dortmund. He continued as a coach for the youth team of Kazachstan, Olympiakos and Hungary. Eventually he became the national coach …

John van den Brom sacked

06 December 2021

  John van den Brom is no longer our head coach. The board took that decision due to the poor results, not being a reflection of the qualities in the squad, nor of the ambitions we expressed together, going into this season. We would like to thank John for his achievements with the club and wish him the very best for the future. For the time being Glen Riddersholm and Domenico …

A potentially valuable point

25 November 2021

It was pretty good weather for football in Zagreb: one degree or so, dry, calm and a very decent pitch. Dinamo were urged on by six to seven thousand spectators, and there were some four hundred Genk fans who had travelled to support the team. Coach John van den Brom had made four changes to his eleven from the weekend: McKenzie, Eiting, Bongonda and Ugbo were all in the starting lineup at …

Our U-19s are into the next round of the UEFA Youth League!

23 November 2021

The youngsters in our U-19 team had a 1-2 lead coming back from Budapest, and they didn't want to give the Hungarians the illusion that there was still something at stake. Dominant football and plenty of the ball told the story for Genk, who controlled the match without much danger of conceding goal. An industrious Luca Oyen had the best chances before the break — first he shot over on a …

Welcome Glen Riddersholm, our new assistant coach!

05 November 2021

Glen Riddersholm is 48 and a man who is well-immersed in football. He gained experience as a youth coach, working with Midtjylland and the Danish Football Association, as well as an assistant and head coach at various Danish clubs, and also as a technical director. As head coach, he was Danish champion with Midtjylland (2015) and a cup winner with SønderjyskE (2020). At the Danish FA he …

A big performance against West Ham: 2-2

04 November 2021

It was an old-fashioned European evening in Genk. Visiting West Ham, joint-third in the Premier League, were on three wins in a row domestically, England’s form team. On Sunday they would play a big match against Liverpool with second place on the line. Despite this, David Moyes chose, in his thousandth match as a manager, to line up a different team than he had in previous European …

UEFA Youth League: an important victory in Hungary

03 November 2021

Our U19 side was headed to Budapest, the capital of Hungary. In action in the first leg of the UEFA Youth League, they were set to face MTK, a tough opponent. Despite being behind at the half, our youngsters managed to return to Genk with a 1-2 victory, delivering a strong performance that leaves them one step closer to the next round. Our youngsters started the match with confidence, having …

West Ham United: England’s form team!

02 November 2021

You read that right: West Ham United are doing just as well as Manchester City, a side often labelled as the best in the world. City have 20 points, and West Ham do too. City have scored 20 goals, and so have West Ham. Only Chelsea and Liverpool have done better. And last week the two faced each other in the Carabao Cup, also know as the League Cup. West Ham and City tied at the London Stadium …

Dennis Haar is released

25 October 2021

KRC Genk has bid farewell to assistant coach Dennis Haar. For now, Domenico Olivieri and Michel Ribeiro will take on more prominent roles within the technical staff. The club is looking for a suitable replacement to strengthen the coaching team. We thank Dennis Haar for his dedication and wish him every success in the future.  

0-3: defeat at home to Gent

24 October 2021

The new pitch was inviting: the game started at a brisk pace and from that initial phase it continued to engage, with chances coming for both sides. For our part, Ito had an effort on target from a corner, only to be denied by Bolat, and things then opened up wonderfully for Bongonda after a fine bit of skill, but his cross was mis-hit by Onuachu. Our attackers were full of energy and menacing, …

No points in London: 3-0

21 October 2021

Our third Europa League match of the season was played in wonderful conditions in London, with excellent weather for football, a billiards-flat pitch and a lively atmosphere, the perfect setting for a beautiful evening of European football. West Ham, currently seventh in the Premier League, started with few changes to a side who had already taken six points from six in the group, while we brought …