K.A.A. Gent facts for kids
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| Full name | Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent |
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| Nickname(s) | De Buffalo's (The Buffalos) |
| Founded | 1864 (as a gymnastics association) 1900 (as a football association) |
| Ground | Ghelamco Arena, Ghent, Belgium |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Chairman | Ivan De Witte |
| Managing Director | Michel Louwagie |
| Manager | Jess Thorup |
| League | Belgian First Division A |
| 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A, 4th |
Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent (English: Royal Athletic Association Ghent), often simply known as Ghent or by their nickname De Buffalo's, is a Belgian football, track and field and field hockey club, based in the city of Ghent, East Flanders. Their football team have been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 1989–90 season.
They won the national league once, in 2014–15, in addition to three Belgian Cup victories. Ghent played their home matches in the Jules Ottenstadion in Gentbrugge from 1920 until 2013, when they moved to the Ghelamco Arena. Their team colours are blue and white. The principal sponsor is the financial institution VDK NV.
The field hockey and track and field divisions were founded in 1864, making it one of the oldest sports clubs in Belgium. The club was then known under its French name La Gantoise (and it is still referred to as such in the French-speaking part of Belgium). They changed their name to the current Dutch version in 1971.
The football division opened in 1900. The nickname of the club is De Buffalo's, a term coined after a visit of the original Buffalo Bill and his Wild West circus to the city in the early 20th century.
Honours
- Belgian First Division
- Winners 2014–15
- Runners-up 1954–55, 2009–10
- Belgian Cup
- Winners 1963–64, 1983–84, 2009–10
- Runners-up 2007–08
- Belgian Supercup:
- Winners 2015
- Runners-up 1983–84, 2010
- UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Runners-up 2006, 2007
Images for kids
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1914 logo of La Gantoise
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During a 2010 game against SV Zulte Waregem
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