Skip to main content
institutional access

You are connecting from
Lake Geneva Public Library,
please login or register to take advantage of your institution's Ground News Plan.

Published loading...Updated

Former Anderlecht Chairman Becomes the New Royal Antwerp FC Owner. Toby Alderweireld Is Also Part of the New Ownership Group.

Summary by Archy Worldys
Royal Antwerp FC will transition to new ownership as an investment group led by Wouter Vandenhaute and club legend Toby Alderweireld reaches a principal

10 Articles

Center

A group of Antwerp entrepreneurs, composed of Toby Alderweireld, an iconic figure of the club, and Wouter Vandenhaute, has concluded an agreement with the Gheysens family concerning the complete acquisition of the club of Antwerp. ...

·Brussels, Belgium
Read Full Article
Center

With the sale of Royal Antwerp FC, an era comes to an end. Paul Gheysens is forced to pass the torch. Under his leadership, club number 1 transformed from a languishing second-division side into a national champion and cup winner. However, in recent years, sporting successes have been increasingly overshadowed by financial problems and growing unrest among the fanbase. How did it come to this?

·Brussels, Belgium
Read Full Article
Lean Left

Wouter Vandenhaute (64) will become the new main shareholder of Royal Antwerp FC. The consortium around the former chairman of Anderlecht reached...

·Antwerp, Belgium
Read Full Article

A group of investors led by Wouter Vandenhoute, former port director Jacques Vandermeiren, and Toby Alderweireld is taking over the country's oldest football club, Royal Antwerp FC. Royal Antwerp FC, registration number 1, is reportedly being bought from current owner Paul Gheysens for approximately 20 million euros. De Tijd reports that tens of millions of euros are also being borrowed from KBC to acquire the recently renovated Bosuil Stadium f…

·Antwerp, Belgium
Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 50% of the sources are Center
50% Center

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

De Morgen broke the news in Antwerp, Belgium on Friday, July 17, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal