2019–20 Club Brugge KV season

The 2019–20 season was Club Brugge's 128th season in existence and the club's 60th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Club Brugge participated in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 1 August 2020.

Club Brugge
2019–20 season
ChairmanBart Verhaeghe
Head CoachPhilippe Clement
StadiumJan Breydel Stadium
Belgian Division1st
Belgian CupRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Hans Vanaken (11)

All:
Hans Vanaken (15)

Players

Current squad

As of 3 September 2019[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  UKR Eduard Sobol (on loan from Shakhtar)
3 MF  COL Éder Balanta
5 DF  CIV Odilon Kossounou
7 FW  SEN Amadou Sagna
9 FW  BEL Jelle Vossen
10 FW  SEN Mbaye Diagne (on loan from Galatasaray)
11 FW  SEN Krépin Diatta
14 FW  NGA David Okereke
15 DF  CRO Matej Mitrović
16 MF  BEL Siebe Schrijvers
17 DF  CIV Simon Deli
18 DF  URU Federico Ricca
19 DF  BEL Thibault Vlietinck
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  BEL Hans Vanaken (Vice-captain)
21 DF  BEL Dion Cools
22 GK  USA Ethan Horvath
25 MF  NED Ruud Vormer (Captain)
26 MF  BEL Mats Rits
33 GK  BEL Nick Shinton
35 FW  RSA Percy Tau (on loan from Brighton)
42 FW  NGA Emmanuel Dennis
44 DF  BEL Brandon Mechele
77 DF  ANG Clinton Mata
80 FW  BEL Loïs Openda
88 GK  BEL Simon Mignolet

Out on loan

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  CRO Karlo Letica (on loan to S.P.A.L. until 30 June 2020)
4 DF  BRA Luan Peres (on loan to Santos until 31 December 2020)
6 MF  MAR Sofyan Amrabat (on loan to Hellas Verona until 30 June 2020)
27 FW  BEL Cyril Ngonge (on loan to Jong PSV until 30 June 2020)
28 GK  BEL Guillaume Hubert (on loan to Cercle Brugge until 30 June 2020)
No. Pos. Nation Player
40 MF  BEL Jordi Vanlerberghe (on loan to KV Mechelen until 30 June 2020)
55 DF  SRB Erhan Mašović (on loan to Horsens until 30 June 2020)
99 DF  BEL Noah Fadiga (on loan to Volendam until 30 June 2020)
FW  IRN Kaveh Rezaei (on loan to Charleroi until 30 June 2020)
DF  BEL Ahmed Touba (on loan to Beroe until 30 June 2020)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 July 2019 FriendlyHeracles 0–1 Club BruggeGarderen, Netherlands
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportpark De Westeneng
6 July 2019 FriendlyAZ 5–2 Club BruggeGarderen, Netherlands
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportpark De Westeneng
12 July 2019 FriendlyClub Brugge 1–1 LokomotivaDeinze, Belgium
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Burgemeester Van de Wielestadion
15 July 2019 FriendlyClub Brugge 3–2 Union Saint-GilloiseKnokke-Heist, Belgium
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion de Taeye
19 July 2019 FriendlyClub Brugge 2–2
(4–3 p)
Sporting CPBruges, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Penalties
9 January 2020 FriendlyPSV 1–2 Club BruggeDoha, Qatar
17:30 AST (UTC+3)
Stadium: ASPIRE Academy Pitch 1
11 January 2020 FriendlyAjax 3–1 Club BruggeAl Wakrah, Qatar
19:00 AST (UTC+3)
  • Van den Keybus  83'
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
4 July 2020 FriendlyClub Brugge 4–1 OH LeuvenKnokke-Heist, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Complex Molenhoek
8 July 2020 FriendlyClub Brugge 1–1 BeerschotKnokke-Heist, Belgium
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Complex Molenhoek
11 July 2020 FriendlyClub Brugge 6–0 MechelenKnokke-Heist, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Complex Molenhoek
18 July 2020 FriendlyClub Brugge 2–3 GentKnokke-Heist, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Complex Molenhoek
22 July 2020 FriendlyClub Brugge 1–0 DeinzeKnokke-Heist, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Complex Molenhoek
25 July 2020 FriendlyClub Brugge 2–0 LilleBruges, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
26 July 2020 FriendlyClub Brugge 5–0 KnokkeKnokke-Heist, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Complex Molenhoek

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian Division 27 July 2019 7 March 2020 Matchday 1 Winners 29 21 7 1 58 14 +44 072.41
Belgian Cup 25 September 2019 1 August 2020 Sixth round Runners-up 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 050.00
Champions League 6 August 2019 11 December 2019 Third qualifying round Group stage 10 3 4 3 11 15 −4 030.00
Europa League 20 February 2020 27 February 2020 Round of 32 Round of 32 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5 000.00
Total 47 27 14 6 79 39 +40 057.45

Last updated: 1 August 2020

Source: Soccerway

Belgian Division

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Club Brugge (C) 29 21 7 1 58 14 +44 70 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Gent 29 16 7 6 59 34 +25 55 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Charleroi 29 15 9 5 49 23 +26 54 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Antwerp 29 15 8 6 49 32 +17 53 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 Standard Liège 29 14 7 8 47 32 +15 49 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
Source: Belgian First Division A (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[3]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Antwerp qualified for the Europa League group stage as the 2019–20 Belgian Cup winners.[2]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
29 21 7 1 58 14  +44 70 12 3 0 33 5  +28 9 4 1 25 9  +16

Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAAHAHHAHA
ResultWWWDDWWWWWDWWLWWWWDWWDDWDWWWWC
Position211122211111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 2 April 2020, the Jupiler Pro League's board of directors proposed to cancel the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The General Assembly accepted the proposal on 15 May, and officially ended the 2019–20 season.[5]

27 July 2019 1Waasland-Beveren1–3Club BruggeBeveren
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
Attendance: 5,229
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
2 August 2019 2Club Brugge6–0Sint-TruidenBruges
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 24,600
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
10 August 2019 3Oostende0–2Club BruggeOstend
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Versluys Arena
Attendance: 6,753
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
16 August 2019 4Club Brugge0–0EupenBruges
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
1 September 2019 5Club Brugge1–1GenkBruges
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 27,774
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
14 September 2019 6Cercle Brugge0–2Club BruggeBruges
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 12,120
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
22 September 2019 7Club Brugge2–1AnderlechtBruges
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 26,500
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
28 September 2019 8Mechelen0–5Club BruggeMechelen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Achter de Kazerne
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
6 October 2019 9Club Brugge4–0GentBruges
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
18 October 2019 10Mouscron0–1Club BruggeMouscron
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier
Attendance: 8,051
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
27 October 2019 11Club Brugge1–1Standard LiègeBruges
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Lawrence Visser
30 October 2019 12Zulte Waregem0–2Club BruggeWaregem
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Regenboogstadion
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
2 November 2019 13Club Brugge3–0KortrijkBruges
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 21,139
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
10 November 2019 14Antwerp2–1Club BruggeAntwerp
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 16,649
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
22 November 2019 15Club Brugge2–0OostendeBruges
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 21,307
Referee: Jan Boterberg
30 November 2019 16Club Brugge1–0MouscronBruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 29,472
Referee: Wesley Alen
7 December 2019 17Sint-Truiden1–2Club BruggeSint-Truiden
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stayen
Attendance: 9,893
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
15 December 2019 18Club Brugge3–0MechelenBruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
22 December 2019 19Gent1–1Club BruggeGhent
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lawrence Visser
26 December 2019 20Club Brugge4–0Zulte WaregemBruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 29,472
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
19 January 2020 21Anderlecht1–2Club BruggeAnderlecht
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Lotto Park
Attendance: 20,394
Referee: Lawrence Visser
26 January 2020 22Kortrijk2–2Club BruggeKortrijk
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 9,399
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
29 January 2020 23Sporting Charleroi0–0Club BruggeCharleroi
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Attendance: 12,090
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
2 February 2020 24Club Brugge1–0AntwerpBruges
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
12 February 2020 25Standard Liège0–0Club BruggeLiège
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 27,145
Referee: Lawrence Visser
15 February 2020 26Club Brugge2–1Waasland-BeverenBruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 21,644
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
23 February 2020 27Club Brugge1–0Sporting CharleroiBruges
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 27,039
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
1 March 2020 28Genk1–2Club BruggeGenk
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 24,956
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
7 March 2020 29Club Brugge2–1Cercle BruggeBruges
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Wesley Alen
15 March 2020 30EupenCancelledClub BruggeEupen
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Note: The match was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Belgian Cup

25 September 2019 Sixth roundFrancs Borains0–3Club BruggeBoussu
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Vandermeulen  82'
Report
Stadium: Stade Robert Urbain
Referee: Frederik Geldhof
4 December 2019 Seventh roundOostende1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Club BruggeOstend
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Versluys Arena
Attendance: 6,004
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
Penalties
19 December 2019 Quarter-finalAnderlecht0–2Club BruggeAnderlecht
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Lotto Park
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
22 January 2020 Semi-final 1st legClub Brugge1–1Zulte WaregemBruges
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Wesley Alen
5 February 2020 Semi-final 2nd legZulte Waregem1–2
(2–3 agg.)
Club BruggeWaregem
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Regenboogstadion
Attendance: 10,353
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
1 August 2020 FinalClub Brugge0–1AntwerpBrussels
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and rescheduled to 1 August.[7]

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

6 August 2019 (2019-08-06) First legClub Brugge 1–0 Dynamo KyivBruges, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 27,018
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) Second legDynamo Kyiv 3–3
(3–4 agg.)
Club BruggeKiev, Ukraine
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 42,152
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Play-off round

20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) First legLASK 0–1 Club BruggeLinz, Austria
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Linzer Stadion
Attendance: 12,637
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
28 August 2019 (2019-08-28) Second legClub Brugge 2–1
(3–1 agg.)
LASKBruges, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 25,319
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR RM BRU GAL
1 Paris Saint-Germain 6 5 1 0 17 2 +15 16 Advance to knockout phase 3–0 1–0 5–0
2 Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 11 2–2 2–2 6–0
3 Club Brugge 6 0 3 3 4 12 8 3 Transfer to Europa League 0–5 1–3 0–0
4 Galatasaray 6 0 2 4 1 14 13 2 0–1 0–1 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
18 September 2019 1Club Brugge 0–0 GalatasarayBruges, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 26,616
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
1 October 2019 2Real Madrid 2–2 Club BruggeMadrid, Spain
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 65,112
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
22 October 2019 3Club Brugge 0–5 Paris Saint-GermainBruges, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 26,946
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
6 November 2019 4Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Club BruggeParis, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,418
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)
26 November 2019 5Galatasaray 1–1 Club BruggeIstanbul, Turkey
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Türk Telekom Stadium
Attendance: 34,500
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
11 December 2019 6Club Brugge 1–3 Real MadridBruges, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 27,308
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Round of 32
20 February 2020 First legClub Brugge 1–1 Manchester UnitedBruges, Belgium
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 27,006
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
27 February 2020 Second legManchester United 5–0
(6–1 agg.)
Club BruggeManchester, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 70,397
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 7 March 2020.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalBelgian DivisionBelgian CupUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Europa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
22 GK Ethan Horvath 3020100000
33 GK Nick Shinton 0000000000
88 GK Simon Mignolet 4302704010020
Defenders
2 DF Eduard Sobol 35023+203+106000
5 DF Odilon Kossounou 1204+30102020
15 DF Matej Mitrović 1206+1000400+10
17 DF Simon Deli 4232624010120
18 DF Federico Ricca 1527+12104+1010
19 DF Thibault Vlietinck 702+30101000
21 DF Dion Cools 301+10000+1000
44 DF Brandon Mechele 371240516020
77 DF Clinton Mata 39024+10408020
92 DF Ignace Van der Brempt 200+10100000
95 DF Maxim De Cuyper 2000000020
Midfielders
3 MF Éder Balanta 25313+32313+2010
16 MF Siebe Schrijvers 33413+941+400+500+10
20 MF Hans Vanaken 461728+1134+1010420
25 MF Ruud Vormer 40326+1151710+10
26 MF Mats Rits 34617+35319020
90 MF Charles De Ketelaere 2428+511+411+300+20
Forwards
7 FW Amadou Sagna 0000000000
9 FW Michael Krmenčík 702+40100000
10 FW Mbaye Diagne 941+54100+2000
11 FW Krépin Diatta 34919+37316+210+10
14 FW David Okereke 341113+99326+2010
35 FW Percy Tau 30412+632+215+1020
42 FW Emmanuel Dennis 33915+55209+1311
80 FW Loïs Openda 2513+1201+203+4100
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
9 FW Jelle Vossen 201+10000000
10 FW Kaveh Rezaei 1000000+1000
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