R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015)

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RWD Molenbeek
Full name Racing White Daring Molenbeek
Founded 2015 ; 9 years ago  ( 2015 ) (takeover)
Ground Edmond Machtens Stadium
Capacity 12,266
Owner John Textor
Head coach Yannick Ferrera
League Challenger Pro League
2023?24 Belgian Pro League , 15th of 16 (relegated)
Website Club website
Current season

Racing White Daring Molenbeek , also known as RWD Molenbeek and often referred to as RWDM , is a Belgian professional football club based in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean , Brussels . The club will play in the second flight in 2024?25 after relegation from the 2023-24 Belgian Pro League , the club's first season back in the top flight. The club is seen in Belgium as a continuation of previous clubs with the same name that went out of business.

History [ edit ]

The club was founded in 1951 as Standard Wetteren . In 2015, Wetteren folded and merged with another club, liberating the matricule which was sold to people wanting to revive the former RWDM with matricule 47 which folded in 2002. As such the new club was named RWDM47. The club quickly rose through the ranks, winning two consecutive promotions from the fifth to the third tier. In December 2021, the club announced that it had come under the ownership of American business executive John Textor , who also holds stakes in English side Crystal Palace , Brazilian side Botafogo and French side Lyon . [1]

RWDM's academy is considered one of the best in Belgium, and many footballers have come from there, notably Adnan Januzaj and Michy Batshuayi to name a few Belgian internationals as well as a few internationals for other countries. [2] [3]

On 13 May 2023, RWDM secured promotion to the Belgian Pro League by winning the Challenger Pro League title in a narrow 1?0 victory over RSCA Futures , with Mickael Biron scoring the winning goal. [4] [5] They went straight back down at the end of their first season back in the top flight, going through four first-team coaches in that time, with Vincent Euvrard and almost his entire coaching staff dismissed on the week of their opening game against K.R.C. Genk .

Rivalries and fanbase [ edit ]

RWDM's traditional rival is Union Saint-Gilloise , [6] which goes back to the 19th century when RWDM were known as Daring Club . [7] RWDM also have a rivalry with RSC Anderlecht , with just 3 kilometres separating the two clubs and the fixtures often taking over the mantle of the "Derby of Brussels" in the professional era due to Union's relative decline. RWDM also have rivalries with Eendracht Aalst , Lierse , [8] and RFC Liege . [9]

RWDM drew support from across the Belgian capital due to its merger of 4 teams, as well as in the Periphery , where many Brusseleirs migrated to, in contrast to the more locally based Saint-Gilles support and the nationwide Anderlecht support. [10] It had high attendances for a big part of its existence as RWDM , until financial troubles and the subsequent changeover with Johan Vermeesch in charge of the new club led to the name change to FC Brussels , [11] and caused a split in the fanbase. During their years as FC Brussels, the Ultra group Brussels Power 05 emerged, [12] while many of the "old school" casuals "Brussels Boys" boycotted. These days both supporter groups sit in the same Bloc A .

Players [ edit ]

First-team squad [ edit ]

As of 10 February 2024 . [13]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Belgium  BEL Nicolas Alavoine
4 DF Brazil  BRA Klaus
5 DF Belgium  BEL Alexis De Sart
6 MF Belgium  BEL Pierre Dwomoh (on loan from Antwerp )
7 FW Martinique  MTQ Mickael Biron
8 MF Japan  JPN Shuto Abe
9 FW Senegal  SEN Makhtar Gueye
10 FW England  ENG Malcolm Ebiowei (on loan from Crystal Palace )
11 DF Republic of Ireland  IRL Tayo Adaramola (on loan from Crystal Palace )
15 MF Belgium  BEL Sada Diallo
17 DF Belgium  BEL Ilay Camara
19 DF Belgium  BEL Jonathan Heris
21 DF Belgium  BEL Fabrice Sambu
22 FW Belgium  BEL Frederic Soelle Soelle
23 MF Brazil  BRA Del Piage
26 DF Brazil  BRA Abner
27 FW Brazil  BRA Rikelmi (on loan from Botafogo )
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 GK Belgium  BEL Guillaume Hubert
29 DF France  FRA Mamadou Sarr (on loan from Lyon )
30 MF France  FRA Xavier Mercier
32 DF Belgium  BEL Djovkar Doudaev
33 GK France  FRA Theo Defourny
34 DF Republic of the Congo  CGO Christ Makosso
43 DF Brazil  BRA David Sousa
44 DF Mali  MLI Moussa Sissako (on loan from Sochi )
47 FW Senegal  SEN Pathe Mboup
69 MF France  FRA Florent Sanchez Da Silva (on loan from Lyon )
70 GK Belgium  BEL Matteo Perexempel
77 MF France  FRA Jeff Reine-Adelaide
80 FW Paraguay  PAR Matias Segovia (on loan from Botafogo )
89 FW Brazil  BRA Carlos Alberto (on loan from Botafogo )
94 DF Brazil  BRA Philipe Sampaio (on loan from Botafogo )
99 DF Mali  MLI Youssouf Kone

Other players under contract [ edit ]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 FW Bolivia  BOL Sebastian Joffre

Out on loan [ edit ]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Belgium  BEL Jonathan De Bie (at Belgium Lokeren-Temse until 30 June 2024)
— MF Belgium  BEL Theo Gece (at Belgium Francs Borains until 30 June 2024)
— FW Belgium  BEL Niklo Dailly (at Belgium Francs Borains until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Belgium  BEL Kylian Hazard (at Belgium Beveren until 30 June 2024)
— FW Ghana  GHA Ernest Nuamah (at France Lyon until 30 June 2024)

Club staff [ edit ]

[13]

Position Staff
Chairman & Owner United States John Textor
President Belgium Thierry Dailly
Sporting Director France Julien Gorius
Head Coach Belgium Yannick Ferrera
Assistant Coach Belgium Pepijn Mertens
Belgium Siebe van der Bosch
Goalkeeper Coach Belgium Thierry Berghmans

Honours [ edit ]

  • Challenger Pro League

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Crystal Palace shareholder John Textor in talks to buy Belgian side RWD Molenbeek" . The Athletic . 23 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Sky Sports Scout - Adnan Januzaj" . SkySports . 21 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Michy Batshuayi: The SpongeBob-loving Spurs target tearing up Ligue 1" . fourfourtwo.com . 23 December 2015.
  4. ^ "WE ARE BACK IN THE FIRST DIVISION !" . RWDM (Press release) (in Dutch). 15 May 2023. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023 . Retrieved 13 June 2023 .
  5. ^ "RWDM promoveert! Brusselse traditieclub volgend seizoen opnieuw in hoogste klasse na zege tegen RSCA Futures" . Het Laatste Nieuws (in Flemish). 13 May 2023 . Retrieved 13 June 2023 .
  6. ^ "RWDM-fans boycotten Zwanzederby: 'Union heeft geen respect voor ons' " . www.bruzz.be (in Dutch) . Retrieved 2020-09-06 .
  7. ^ "Union Saint-Gilloise ? RWD Molenbeek : ici c'est Bruxelles - Les Cahiers du football" . www.cahiersdufootball.net (in French) . Retrieved 2020-09-06 .
  8. ^ "RWDM - Lierse (2002): 1-0" . youtube.com . 17 May 2009 . Retrieved 13 July 2021 .
  9. ^ "RWDM zakt uiteindelijk zonder supporters af naar Luik" . www.bruzz.be (in Dutch) . Retrieved 2020-09-06 .
  10. ^ " 'Er is een markt voor drie Brusselse voetbalclubs in eerste klasse' " . www.bruzz.be (in Dutch) . Retrieved 2020-09-06 .
  11. ^ "Football - D 2 Le demenagement" . DH Les Sports + (in French). 2002-09-03 . Retrieved 2020-09-06 .
  12. ^ "Interview with Brussels Power (FC Brussels - Belgium)" . Ultras-Tifo . Retrieved 2020-09-06 .
  13. ^ a b "A-kern-Staff" . RWDM . Retrieved 23 February 2024 .

External links [ edit ]

Media related to Racing White Daring Molenbeek (2015) at Wikimedia Commons

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