VDK Gent Dames
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VDK Gent Damesvolleybalteam is a volleyball
team from Ghent
, Belgium
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VDK Gent-Heusden was founded in 1990, after a merger between VDK Wondelgem, Nova Smash Sint-Amandsberg and VBK Heusden. The new club had men's and women's teams. In 1993, White Star Sint-Amandsberg and VOM Gentbrugge joined, and the name of the club was shortened to VDK Gent. The activities of Gent were split up in 1997. The women's teams became active under VDK Gent Damesvolleybalteam, the men's compartiment was named VDK Gent Herenvolleyteam.
The women's A squad currently plays in Ere Divisie. They achieved promotion to the highest level for the first time in their history in 1995.
The team has played several times in the Challenge Cup, formerly known as CEV Cup.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
team from Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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VDK Gent-Heusden was founded in 1990, after a merger between VDK Wondelgem, Nova Smash Sint-Amandsberg and VBK Heusden. The new club had men's and women's teams. In 1993, White Star Sint-Amandsberg and VOM Gentbrugge joined, and the name of the club was shortened to VDK Gent. The activities of Gent were split up in 1997. The women's teams became active under VDK Gent Damesvolleybalteam, the men's compartiment was named VDK Gent Herenvolleyteam.
The women's A squad currently plays in Ere Divisie. They achieved promotion to the highest level for the first time in their history in 1995.
The team has played several times in the Challenge Cup, formerly known as CEV Cup.
Women
- Belgian Cup:
- Winners (1): 2008-09
- Supercup:
- Winners (2): 2009,2011
Current squad
- CoachCoach (sport)In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
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Stijn Morand
# Nat. Name 1 Lisa Neyt 2 Arianne Horemans 3 Els Vandesteene 4 Valerie Courtois 5 Lise De Valkeneer 6 Maud Catry 7 Marlies De Smet 8 Adeline Lemey 9 Elies Goos 10 Laura De Schrijver 12 Gwendoline Horemans 13 Lore Gillis