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Royal Excelsior Virton is a Belgian football club based in Virton, in the Luxembourg province of southern Belgium. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Yvan Georges and competes in the Belgian Division 1, the third tier of Belgian football.
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| Full name | Royal Excelsior Virton | ||
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| Nicknames | Les Gaumais Les Verts ("The Greens") | ||
| Short name | RE Virton | ||
| Founded | 14 April 1922 | ||
| Ground | Stade Yvan Georges, Virton | ||
| Capacity | 4,572 | ||
| Owner | N'Golo Kanté | ||
| Chairman | Rebeai Khabtane | ||
| Manager | Pascal Carzaniga | ||
| League | Belgian Division 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Division 1 ACFF, 4th of 12 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Founded on 14 April 1922, the club is commonly known as Les Gaumais, a reference to the Gaume region in which it is based, and Les Verts, a reference to their green home colours. Virton spent most of their history in the amateur divisions before winning promotion to the second-tier Challenger Pro League for the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons, after which they were relegated. In June 2023, the club was acquired by French professional footballer N'Golo Kanté.
Current squad
edit- As of 2 April 2026[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club staff
edit- As of 30 June 2023
| Position | Name |
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| Chairman |  N'Golo Kanté[2] |
| Chief executive officer |  Alex Hayes |
| Sporting director |  Tom Van den Abbeele |
| Manager | Christian Bracconi |
| Assistant manager |  Nicolas Gennarielli |
| Goalkeeper coach | Jérémy Dumesnil Clément Lommers |
| Fitness coach | Arnaud Scalco |
| Video analyst | Grégory Verheyden |
| Club doctor | Florian Foulon |
| Physiotherapist | Marc-Antoine Palma Samuel Bodet |
| Team Manager | Thiebaud Delmelle |
| Delegate | Georges André |
| Match equipment and logistics manager | Arnaud Gratia |
References
edit- ↑ "L'équipe première". Royal Excelsior Virton (in French). Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ↑ "Kante purchases Belgian third-tier side". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
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