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SK Beveren
Tier 1Belgian Pro LeagueBeveren, Oost-Vlaanderen, BelgiumOn the globe
- Founded
- 1936
- Ground
- Freethielstadion13,290 seats · opened 1938
- Full name
- Koninklijke Voetbalclub Red Star Waasland-Sportkring-Beveren
- Website
- skbeveren.be
Who owns SK Beveren
Controlled since 2020 by the David Blitzer / Jahm Najafi / Jeff Moorad group (97% at purchase, per Wikipedia).
Owned by a multi-club groupOwner based abroad: United States
As of September 2026Low confidenceSource: Wikipedia
From the pitch to the top
The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.
Fields the first teamWaasland Voetbal Linkeroever (Wavolo)
- 97%controlsGlobal Football Holdings (formerly Bolt Football Holdings)Since September 2020, figure as of 14 September 2020Bought as Bolt Football Holdings (Blitzer, Jahm Najafi, Jeff Moorad); still listed among Blitzer interests in Oct 2022.Medium confidenceSources: Inside World Football, Real Salt Lake, Wikipedia
- 50%shares controlAvenue Sports Opportunities Master Holdco Fund L.P.Figure as of 16 October 2025Through GL SOF Holdings S.à r.l. → GL Globalon Luxembourg S.à r.l.High confidenceSource: Liga Portugal
- Stake not knownshares controlDavid BlitzerFigure as of 16 October 2025Through Globalon US Holdings, LP (holds 50% of Globalon; 51.3% of it held by natural persons)FPF does not name the natural persons; Lusa attributes Globalon to Blitzer.Medium confidenceSources: Liga Portugal, Soccerway (Lusa), Voetbal International, Inside World Football
Changes of control
- September 2020
Global Football Holdings (formerly Bolt Football Holdings) took control (97%).
Derived from the multi-club-groups research: the start of the current controlling holding.
Medium confidenceSources: Inside World Football, Real Salt Lake, Wikipedia
Sources15
- Brøndby IF og Jan Bech Andersen indgår aftale med Global Football Holdings Brøndby IF, Club, 28 October 2022. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Real Salt Lake Players Set for Short-Term Training Stints in Europe Real Salt Lake, Club, 31 October 2022. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Transparência – Informação comunicada 2025-26 (participações qualificadas no capital social das sociedades desportivas), data 16/10/2025 Liga Portugal, League, 16 October 2025. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Who owns Crystal Palace now? City AM, News, 8 December 2023. Checked 3 October 2026.
- US investors Bolt take leap into Belgian football with Waasland-Beveren buy Inside World Football, News, 14 September 2020. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Investimento estrangeiro contempla 19 equipas das ligas profissionais de futebol Soccerway (Lusa), News. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Finanzinvestor mit ungewöhnlichem Hobby: Auch wegen David Blitzer wechselt Ricardo Pepi zum FC Augsburg SPOX, News, 3 January 2022. Checked 3 October 2026.
- De rechtbank ook akkoord: ADO Den Haag komt in Amerikaanse handen Voetbal International, News, 25 February 2022. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Brøndbyernes I.F. Fodbold A/S (CVR 83933410) – roller og ejerstruktur eStatistik (Danish CVR register data), Company registry, 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Register entry for Waasland Voetbal Linkeroever (Wavolo) kbopub.economie.fgov.be, Company registry. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 4 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 4 October 2026.
- 2026–27 Belgian Pro League Wikipedia, Wikipedia / Wikidata, September 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- SK Beveren Wikipedia, Wikipedia / Wikidata, September 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- AD Alcorcón Wikipedia (en), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
Also on Wikidata (Q509170).