Club NXT is the youth academy of Belgian football club Club Brugge. The most senior team of Club NXT acts as Club Brugge's reserve team, and competes in the Challenger Pro League, the second flight of Belgian football.
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| Full name | Club NXT | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Club Brugge | |||
| Short name | NXT | |||
| Founded | 1 July 2020 | |||
| Ground | Schiervelde Stadion | |||
| Capacity | 8,340 | |||
| Owner | Club Brugge | |||
| CEO | Guillian Preud'homme | |||
| Head coach | Nicky Hayen | |||
| League | Challenger Pro League | |||
| 2022–23 | 4th of 12 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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History edit
On 1 July 2020, Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge announced that they would be rebranding their youth academy to Club NXT.[1] On 13 August 2020, it was announced that the club's reserve team would play in the Challenger Pro League, the second flight of Belgian football, for the 2020–21 season after becoming champions in the Reserve Pro League the year before.[2]
Club NXT played its first match in the second division on 22 August 2020 against RWDM47.[3] On 30 August 2020, Thomas Van den Keybus scored the club's first goal against Lommel in a 2–2 draw.[4] The following season, Club NXT changed grounds. The youth team will be playing their home games in the Schiervelde Stadion in Roeselaere, 25 kilometers from the Jan Breydelstadium.[5] The stadium will be renamed to 'The NEST'.[6]
For the 2022–23 season, it was decided that 4 reserve teams would partake in the Challenger Pro League. Based on the final standings of the Reserve Pro League, this meant that Club NXT would make its return and be joined by Jong Genk, RSCA Futures and SL16 FC.[7]
On 15 June 2022, Brugge named Nicky Hayen as the new coach for Club NXT.[8] This happened 10 days after Guillian Preud'homme was announced as the separate CEO for Club NXT and Club YLA.[9]
Results edit
| Season | League | Division | Points | Remarks | ||||||||
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| IA | IB | IAm | IIAm | IIIAm | P.I | P.II | P.III | P.IV | ||||
| 2020–21 | 8 | First Division B | 13 | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | No reserve teams were active outside the Reserve Pro League, where Club NXT finished 3rd. | |||||||||||
| 2022–23 | 4 | First Division B | 49 | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | 9 | First Division B | 37 | |||||||||
Players edit
Current squad edit
- As of 22 January 2024[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Club Academy becomes Club NXT". Club Brugge. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Club Brugge verduidelijkt plannen met Club NXT in 1B". Voetbal Nieuws. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "RWDM47 2–0 Club NXT". Soccerway.
- ^ "Club NTX 2–2 Lommel". Soccerway.
- ^ "Club NXT verruilt Daknamstadion volgend seizoen voor Schiervelde". Het Laatste Nieuws. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Vandenabeele, Christian (3 September 2021). "Hier bouwt Club Brugge aan de toekomst: binnenkijken in 'The Nest', de jeugdacademie in Roeselare". KW.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Wie is favoriet en wat met de belofteploegen? 6 vragen en antwoorden over de nieuwe 1B-competitie". sporza.be (in Dutch). 12 August 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "NICKY HAYEN IS THE NEW HEAD COACH OF CLUB NXT". clubbrugge.be. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Koen Persoons wordt Head of Football bij Club NXT, zoon Preud'homme wordt CEO". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 5 June 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Club NXT U23". Club Brugge KV. Retrieved 11 July 2022.