Club YLA is Club Brugge's women's section. It was founded in 2000 as the women's division of KSV Jabbeke. In 2010 they started working together with Club Brugge as it was needed to cooperate with a male club in the highest division to become part of the Elite League for women.
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| Full name | Club Yvonne Lahousse | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Club Brugge | |||
| Founded | 2000 (KSV Jabbeke) 2010 (Club Brugge Dames) 2020 (Club YLA) | |||
| Ground | Municipal Sports Centre, Aalter Schiervelde Stadion (selected matches) | |||
| Capacity | 1,500 | |||
| Owner | Club Brugge | |||
| CEO |  Guillian Preud'homme | |||
| Manager | Heleen Jaques | |||
| League | Belgian Women's Super League | |||
| 2022-23 | 5th | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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History edit
In 2012 they changed their name into Club Brugge Dames. In 2012 they joined the new BeNe League.[1] After the 2014/15 season the first team was disbanded.[2][3]
Season 2020-21 saw renewed interest and a new competition format with the "Scooore Super League".[4] Club Brugge KV changed its name to "Club YLA". YLA are the initials of Yvonne Lahousse(died January 12, 2006) who was one of the leading ladies of Club Bruges' fanbase from mid 1960s until her death.[5]
Additionally, YLA is part of a new identity and branding of the women's team.[6] Clothes and merchandising equivalent to the Club YLA look & feel is made available from the webshop.
They ended the 2020-21 regular competition in fifth place, which earned them a place in Play-off 1. These play-offs however, saw no further improvement and Club YLA finished the season in fifth.
This was the last season for Leo Van der Elst as T1, and now fulfills the role of marketing- and recruitment manager.[7]
For season 2021-22 Dennis Moerman left his position as T2 of Gent Ladies Archived 2022-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, to become the new head coach of Club YLA.[8]
In early April 2022, Van Der Elst announced that Club YLA will be using a period coach the next season, in an effort to reduce the possibility of injuries and / or optimise performances.[9]
Honours edit
- finalists (2x): 2013/14, 2014/15
- vice-champions (1x): 2018/19
- champions (1x): 2017/18 (A-series)
- vice-champions (1x): 2016/17 (A-series)
Results edit
| Season | Level | Competition | Pts. | Notes | Cup | ||
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| I | II | III | |||||
| 2010/11 | 9 | Eerste Klasse | 30 | 1/16 final | |||
| 2011/12 | 8 | Eerste Klasse | 37 | 1/8 final | |||
| 2012/13 | 11 | Women's BeNe League | 19 | 8th place in the BeNe League B | Semi-final | ||
| 2013/14 | 16 | Women's BeNe League | 13 | Final | |||
| 2014/15 | 11 | Women's BeNe League | 19 | Final | |||
| A-team disbanded, B-team is the new main team | |||||||
| 2015/16 | 4 | Tweede Klasse A | 44 | Third round | |||
| 2016/17 | 2 | Tweede Klasse A | 68 | Third round | |||
| 2017/18 | 1 | Tweede Klasse A | 68 | Quarter-final | |||
| 2018/19 | 2 | Eerste Klasse | 57 | 1/8 final | |||
| 2019/20 | 5 | Super League | 13 | Competition was stopped early due to the COVID-19 pandemic | 1/8 final | ||
| 2020/21 | 5 | Super League | 17 | Cub YLA finished 5th in the regular season with 26 points. | n/a[Note 1] | ||
| 2021/22 | 5 | Super League | 20 | Cub YLA finished 5th in the regular season with 35 points. | Semi-final | ||
| 2022/23 | 3 | Super League | 30 | Cub YLA finished 3rd in the regular season with 37 points. | Semi-final | ||
Current squad edit
- As of 9 July 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Head coaches edit
Jean-Marie Saeremans- Karel Gobert (2013–2013)
- Gunther Bomon (2013–2014)
- Dieter Lauwers (2014–2015)
- Leo Van der Elst (2017–2020)
- Dennis Moerman (2021-2023)
- Heleen Jaques (2023~)
References & notes edit
- ^ "Club Brugge Dames klaar voor BeNe League". Nieuwsblad.be. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ "Club Brugge duwt verschillende internationals naar de exit". 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Club Brugge stopt met de A-ploeg".
- ^ "Scooore Super League". Scooore Super League. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ^ t'Kint, Peter (2020-04-14). "Club YLA nieuwe naam voor de Club Brugge Vrouwen". Site-Sportmagazine-NL (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ "Club YLA". www.sportingbrands.co. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ "Leo Van der Elst kiest voor nieuwe rol bij de vrouwen van Club Brugge". Vrouwenvoetbalkrant.be (in Dutch). 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ^ "Club Brugge haalt nieuwe hoofdcoach voor vrouwen op bij Gent Ladies". Vrouwenvoetbalkrant.be (in Dutch). 2021-06-26. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ^ NWS, VRT (2022-04-01). "Vrouwenteam van Club Brugge krijgt "menstruatiecoach": hoe cyclus (serieuze) impact kan hebben op sportprestaties". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-05-28.
Notes
- ^ This edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
External links edit
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