qualification after having only been promoted to Belgium's first division a few years ago. Olympique de Marseille would go on to reach the finals in the Europa league that season, falling short to Atlético Madrid. After a disappointing beginning to the 2017/18 season, manager Yves Vanderhaeghe was set free of his obligations, with the assistant manager, Adnan Čustović, being asked to take over. In December 2017 Marc Coucke announced that he would be leaving, after recently purchasing R.S.C. Anderlecht. It was then announced on 8 February 2018 that Peter Callant would replace Coucke as chairman. Coucke confirmed his continued interest in the club and that he remained a fan and would stay on as a minority shareholder. In May 2020 an investment group acquired KV Oostende Football Club and the new investors include Pacific Media Group, Chien Lee, Partners Path Capital and Krishen Sud. Honours Belgian Cup: Runners-up: 2016–17 Belgian Second Division: Winners (2): 1997–98, 2012–13 Belgian Second Division Final Round: Winners (2): 1992–93, 2003–04 Current squad Out on loan Club Officials Managers Han Grijzenhout (1981–82) Nedeljko Bulatović (1982–84) Luc Sanders (1986–87) Dennis van Wijk (30 September 1996 – 30 June 1998) Jean-Marie Pfaff (1 October 1998 – 4 February 1999) Leo Van der Elst (1999–00) Kenneth Brylle (1 July 2001 – 30 June 2003) Gilbert Bodart (17 May 2003 – 10 January 2005) Mohsen Akhondi (13 January 2005 – 30 June 2005) Willy Wellens (1 July 2006–07) Dennis van Wijk (20 November 2007 – 10 December 2007) Kurt Bataille (interim) (11 December 2007 – 30 June 2008) Jean-Pierre Vande Velde (1 July 2008 – 4 March 2009) Thierry Pister (3 March 2009 – 14 February 2011) Frederik Vanderbiest (16 February 2011–15) Yves Vanderhaeghe (2015–2017) Adnan Čustović (interim) (17 September 2017 –17 October 2017) Adnan Čustović (17 October 2017 – 30 June 2018) Gert Verheyen (2018–2019) Kåre Ingebrigtsen (2019) Dennis van Wijk (31 December 2019 – 2 March 2020) Adnan Čustović (4 March 2020 – 7 June 2020) Alexander Blessin (7 June 2020 – 19 January 2022) References External links Association football clubs established in 1904 Football clubs in Belgium 1904 establishments in Belgium Organisations based in Belgium with royal patronage K.V. Oostende Belgian Pro League clubs