2020–21 Standard Liège season

The 2020–21 Standard Liège season is the club's 117th season in existence and the ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Standard Liège will participate in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Standard Liège

2020–21 season
Chairman	Bruno Venanzi
Manager	Philippe Montanier
Stadium	Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Belgian First Division A	Pre-season
Belgian Cup	Pre-season
UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round
Home colours Away colours

Players

First-team squad

As of 8 January 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 1 GK  BEL Jean-François Gillet 3 DF  BEL Zinho Vanheusden 5 DF  MLI Moussa Sissako (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) 7 FW  CRO Duje Čop 8 MF  BIH Gojko Cimirot 10 MF  MAR Mehdi Carcela 12 FW  ROU Denis Drăguș 13 DF  COD John Nekadio 15 MF  ISR Eden Shamir 16 GK  BEL Arnaud Bodart 17 FW  BEL Obbi Oularé 18 MF  MNE Aleksandar Boljević 19 MF  MAR Selim Amallah 20 MF  COD Merveille Bokadi

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  CMR Collins Fai 22 MF  BEL Maxime Lestienne 23 FW  BFA Abdoul Tapsoba 24 DF  FRA Nicolas Gavory 25 FW  URU Felipe Avenatti 26 MF  BEL Nicolas Raskin 27 DF  KVX Mërgim Vojvoda 28 MF  BEL Samuel Bastien 32 MF  BEL Joachim Carcela 33 GK  BEL Timothy Galje 34 DF  CYP Konstantinos Laifis 36 DF  BEL Noë Dussenne 37 DF  MLI Hady Sangaré

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 11 FW  BRA Carlinhos (at Vitória de Setúbal until 30 June 2020) 12 MF  COD William Balikwisha (at Cercle Brugge until 30 June 2020) — MF  NGA Uche Agbo (at Deportivo La Coruña until 30 June 2020)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Standard Liège v Kortrijk

4 July 2020 Friendly	Standard Liège	3–2	Kortrijk	Angleur, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus

Standard Liège v OH Leuven

11 July 2020 Friendly	Standard Liège	1–1	OH Leuven	Angleur, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus

Standard Liège v OH Leuven

11 July 2020 Friendly	Standard Liège	0–1	OH Leuven	Angleur, Belgium
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus

Standard Liège v Mechelen

18 July 2020 Friendly	Standard Liège	4–0	Mechelen	Boncelles, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus

Standard Liège v Monaco

22 July 2020 Friendly	Standard Liège	2–1	Monaco	Seraing, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Avenatti  88', 90'		Geubbels  19'	Stadium: Stade du Pairay Attendance: 0

Standard Liège v Nice

25 July 2020 Friendly	Standard Liège	1–2	Nice	Liège, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Avenatti  33'		Dolberg  37' (pen.) Kamara  47'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0

Standard Liège v Reims

1 August 2020 Friendly	Standard Liège	1–0	Reims	Liège, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Carcela  65'			Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0

Standard Liège v Reims

1 August 2020 Friendly	Standard Liège	3–0	Reims	Seraing, Belgium
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Shamir  20' Balikwisha  45' Čop  59'			Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian First Division A	8 August 2020	30 May 2021	Matchday 1	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Belgian Cup	2020		Sixth round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Europa League	17 September 2020		Second qualifying round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00

Last updated: 17 August 2020

Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division A

Main article: 2020–21 Belgian First Division A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Beerschot	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6	Qualification for the Play-offs I
2	Standard Liège	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	6
3	Charleroi	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	6
4	Anderlecht	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	4
5	Genk	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4	Qualification for the Play-offs II

Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2020. Source: Jupiler Pro League (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.[2]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	6	1	0	0	1	0	+1	1	0	0	2	1	+1

Last updated: 17 August 2020.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4
Ground	H	A	H
Result	W	W
Position	6	2

Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2020. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 8 July 2020.[3]

Standard Liège v Cercle Brugge

8 August 2020 1	Standard Liège	1–0	Cercle Brugge	Liège
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bastien  55' Avenatti  59'	Report	Hotić  77'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Referee: Jonathan Lardot

Waasland-Beveren v Standard Liège

17 August 2020 2	Waasland-Beveren	1–2	Standard Liège	Beveren
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bizimana  27' Schryvers  60' Mertens  65' Caufriez  90+4'	Report	Shamir  16' Raskin  20' Laifis  40' Amallah  67' Bastien  70'	Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Frederik Geldhof

Standard Liège v Genk

23 August 2020 3	Standard Liège	v	Genk	Liège
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne

Belgian Cup

Main article: 2020–21 Belgian Cup

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 8 August 2020.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Belgian Division		Belgian Cup		UEFA Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Jean-François Gillet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	GK		Arnaud Bodart	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK		Timothy Galje	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF		Zinho Vanheusden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Moussa Sissako	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF		John Nekadio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF		Collins Fai	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF		Nicolas Gavory	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF		Mërgim Vojvoda	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF		Konstantinos Laifis	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF		Noë Dussenne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF		Hady Sangar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF		Gojko Cimirot	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Mehdi Carcela	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF		Eden Shamir	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Aleksandar Boljević	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Selim Amallah	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF		Merveille Bokadi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Maxime Lestienne	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF		Nicolas Raskin	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF		Samuel Bastien	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Joachim Carcela	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW		Duje Čop	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
12	FW		Denis Drăguș	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Obbi Oularé	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW		Abdoul Tapsoba	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
25	FW		Felipe Avenatti	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club

Goalscorers

As of 17 August 2020

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	Belgian Cup	Europa League	Total
1	28	MF		Samuel Bastien	2	0	0	2
2	19	MF		Selim Amallah	1	0	0	1
Totals					3	0	0	3

References

1. "Joueurs" [Players] (in French). Standard Liège.
2. "First Division A 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
3. "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.

External links

• Official website