2020–21 K.A.A. Gent season
The 2020–21 K.A.A. Gent season is the club's 118th season in existence and the 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Gent will participate in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
2020–21 season | |
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Chairman | Ivan De Witte |
Managing director | Michel Louwagie |
Manager | Jess Thorup |
Stadium | Ghelamco Arena |
Belgian First Division A | Pre-season |
Belgian Cup | Pre-season |
UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 11 August 2020[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 |
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1 | GK | Thomas Kaminski | |
3 | MF | Eric Smith | |
5 | DF | Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui | |
6 | MF | Elisha Owusu | |
7 | FW | Roman Yaremchuk | |
8 | MF | Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (Captain) | |
9 | MF | Roman Bezus | |
10 | MF | Giorgi Chakvetadze | |
11 | FW | Anderson Niangbo | |
13 | FW | Giorgi Kvilitaia | |
14 | DF | Alessio Castro-Montes | |
15 | DF | Milad Mohammadi | |
17 | DF | Ibrahima Cissé |
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
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18 | FW | Dylan Mbayo | |
19 | MF | Brecht Dejaegere | |
20 | GK | Jari De Busser | |
21 | DF | Nana Akwasi Asare | |
22 | MF | Sulayman Marreh | |
23 | DF | Mikael Lustig | |
24 | MF | Sven Kums (on loan from Anderlecht) | |
25 | DF | Reuben Yem | |
26 | GK | Colin Coosemans | |
29 | FW | Laurent Depoitre | |
31 | DF | Bruno Godeau | |
32 | DF | Ihor Plastun |
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
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- | DF | Jan Van den Bergh (at OH Leuven) | |
– | MF | Franko Andrijašević (at HNK Rijeka) | |
– | FW | Lior Inbrum (at Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C.) |
Transfers
In
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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Out
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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16 | FW | €30M | 11 August 2020 | [2] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
18 July 2020 Friendly | Club Brugge | 2–3 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Complex Molenhoek |
21 July 2020 Friendly | Lens | 1–1 | Billy-Montigny, France | |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Paul Guerre |
22 July 2020 Friendly | Gent | 2–3 | Ghent, Belgium | |
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
1 August 2020 Friendly | Zulte Waregem | 2–1 | Waregem, Belgium | |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Regenboogstadion |
5 August 2020 Friendly | Gent | 2–1 | Oostakker, Belgium | |
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: PGB-Stadion |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Belgian First Division A | 9 August 2020 | 30 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
Belgian Cup | 2020 | Sixth round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
UEFA Champions League | 15–16 September 2020 | Third qualifying round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
Last updated: 15 August 2020
Belgian First Division A
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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14 | Zulte Waregem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
15 | Cercle Brugge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
16 | Club Brugge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
17 | Gent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | Qualification for the Relegation Play-off |
18 | Oostende | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | Relegation to First Division B |
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]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Last updated: 15 August 2020.
Source: Jupiler Pro League
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 8 July 2020.[4]
9 August 2020 1 | Sint-Truiden | 2–1 | Gent | Sint-Truiden |
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stayen Referee: Jan Boterberg |
15 August 2020 2 | Gent | 1–2 | Kortrijk | Ghent |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
22 August 2020 3 | Antwerp | v | Gent | Antwerp |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Bosuilstadion |
Belgian Cup
UEFA Champions League
Statistics
Goalscorers
- As of 9 August 2020
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | Belgian Cup | Champions League | Total |
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1 | 32 | DF | Ihor Plastun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
References
- "KAA Gent (team)". K.A.A. Gent. 2017.
- "Good luck Jonathan!" (in Dutch). K.A.A. Gent. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- "First Division A 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- "Club Brugge - Charleroi is de opener van het seizoen en meteen maandagvoetbal: ontdek hier de kalender van het seizoen 2020/21". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). 8 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.