Deerlijk Sport is considering stopping due to new social security scheme

The news is remarkable to an outsider. Because Deerlijk Sport has a very good season sportingly. Last year green-white promoted from second provincial and a series higher it is going very well. Deerlijk is currently fifth with 48 points and knocked title candidate Boezinge out of the title race last weekend by winning 1-4.

Social Security scheme makes players leave

But Deerlijk Sport has a problem for next season. Football Flanders has decided that a maximum compensation will apply, starting next season, for amateur football players. An NSSO scheme to combat black money. The board of Deerlijk will also apply this arrangement.

This situation has ensured that some of the strongholds of the team leave for other clubs. Their departure has also inspired others because Deerlijk suddenly has almost no players left for next season.

Board considering voluntary demotion

The board therefore decides not to play the last game, against Jabbeke (which has certainly dropped). And it is also looking at the possibility of no longer playing in the first provincial next season. Forming a completely new team at first provincial level seems too difficult. The chairman does not want to comment too much yet, but wants to make it clear that Deerlijk Sport wants to follow the rules.

If Deerlijk Sport stops in the first provincial, then all attention will go to a new team that will be founded in the fourth provincial.