2020–21 Waasland-Beveren season

Waasland-Beveren
2020–21 season
Chairman	Dirk Huyck
Manager	Arnauld Mercier
Stadium	Freethiel Stadion
Belgian First Division A	8th
Belgian Cup	Pre-season
Top goalscorer	League: Daan Heymans (2); All: Daan Heymans (2)
	All statistics correct as of 17 August 2020.

The 2020–21 Waasland-Beveren season is the club's 85th season in existence and the ninth season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Waasland-Beveren will participate in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup. The season covers the period from 3 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 25 July 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
2	DF	BEL	Vladimir Van De Wiel
3	DF	BEL	Brendan Schoonbaert
7	DF	GER	Andreas Wiegel
8	MF	RWA	Djihad Bizimana
10	MF	JPN	Yuki Kobayashi
11	FW	USA	Joseph Efford
12	FW	BEL	Alessandro Albanese
14	MF	BEL	Denzel Jubitana
15	DF	BEL	Dries Wuytens
17	FW	BEL	Aboubakary Koita
18	MF	BEL	Daan Heymans
19	DF	CRC	Alexis Gamboa
20	MF	BEL	Nikola Pejcic


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	GK	BEL	Lucas Pirard
22	DF	MNE	Andrija Vukčević
23	DF	BEL	Maximiliano Caufriez
26	DF	SRB	Aleksandar Vukotić
28	DF	BEL	Daam Foulon
29	MF	BEL	Matthias Verreth
44	GK	BEL	Brent Gabriël
52	DF	BEL	Jur Schryvers
77	MF	BEL	Tom Reyners
88	MF	BEL	Milan De Mey
98	FW	ALB	Din Sula
99	FW	MNE	Stefan Milošević

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
—	FW	ITA	Francesco Forte (at Juve Stabia)

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

11 July 2020 Friendly	Zulte Waregem	5–0	Waasland-Beveren	Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

17 July 2020 Friendly	Paris Saint-Germain	7–0	Waasland-Beveren	Paris, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vukotić 21' (o.g.) Neymar 28' (pen.) Di María 43' Icardi 47' Mbappé 60' Choupo-Moting 65', 67' Mbe Soh 93'		Caufriez 27' Vukotić 47'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

30 July 2020 Friendly	Sint-Truiden	4–1	Waasland-Beveren	Sint-Truiden, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ito 5', 47' Nazon 30' Lee 70'	Report	Milošević 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Stayen

4 August 2020 Friendly	Waasland-Beveren	0–2	Knokke	Beveren, Belgium
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Savaete 30' De Kuyffer 85'	Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian First Division A	9 August 2020	30 May 2021	Matchday 1	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	050.00
Belgian Cup	2020		Sixth round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	050.00

Last updated: 17 August 2020

Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Mechelen	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4	Qualification for the Play-offs II
7	Club Brugge	2	1	0	1	4	1	+3	3
8	Waasland-Beveren	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3
9	Cercle Brugge	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
10	Sint-Truiden	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	3

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	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3	0	0	1	1	2	−1	1	0	0	3	1	+2

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

Results by round

Round	1	2	3
Ground	A	H	A
Result	W	L
Position	1	8

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]

9 August 2020 1	Kortrijk	1–3	Waasland-Beveren	Kortrijk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Lepoint 45+3' Mboyo 54' (pen.) Selemani 90+5'	Report	Heymans 10', 90+1', 81' Vukotić 45+1' Albanese 51' Caufriez 52' Koita 68'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Referee: Kevin van Damme

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

22 August 2020 3	Zulte Waregem	v	Waasland-Beveren	Waregem
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Regenboogstadion

Belgian Cup

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 9 August 2020.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Belgian Division		Belgian Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
21	GK		Lucas Pirard	1	0	1	0	0	0
44	GK		Brent Gabriël	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF		Vladimir Van De Wiel	1	0	1	0	0	0
3	DF		Brendan Schoonbaert	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	DF		Andreas Wiegel	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Dries Wuytens	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF		Alexis Gamboa	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Andrija Vukčević	1	0	1	0	0	0
23	DF		Maximiliano Caufriez	1	0	1	0	0	0
26	DF		Aleksandar Vukotić	1	0	1	0	0	0
27	DF		Jenthe Mertens	1	0	1	0	0	0
28	DF		Daam Foulon	0	0	0	0	0	0
52	DF		Jur Schryvers	1	0	1	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF		Djihad Bizimana	1	0	1	0	0	0
10	MF		Yuki Kobayashi	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Denzel Jubitana	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Daan Heymans	1	2	1	2	0	0
20	MF		Nikola Pejcic	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF		Matthias Verreth	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF		Tom Reyners	0	0	0	0	0	0
88	MF		Milan De Mey	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW		Jordan Faucher	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Joseph Efford	1	0	1	0	0	0
12	FW		Alessandro Albanese	1	0	1	0	0	0
17	FW		Aboubakary Koita	1	1	0+1	1	0	0
98	FW		Din Sula	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW		Stefan Milošević	0	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	Name	Pro League	Total
1	19	MF	Daan Heymans	2	2
2	52	DF	Jur Schryvers	1	1
2	17	FW	Aboubakary Koita	1	1
Totals				4	4

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References

"A-kem". Waasland-Beveren. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
"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.

External links

Official website

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[1] "A-kem". Waasland-Beveren. Retrieved 24 June 2019.

[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.

2020–21 in Belgian football
« 2019–20 2021–22 »
League competitions	First Division A First Division B National Division 1 Division 2 Division 3
Women's League competitions	Super League Vrouwenvoetbal
Cup competitions	Belgian Cup (Final) Super Cup
Transfers	Summer 2020 Fall 2020 Winter 2020–21 Summer 2021
UEFA competitions	Champions League Europa League
Related to national team	UEFA Euro 2020 Roberto Martínez
Club seasons
First Division A	Anderlecht Antwerp Beerschot Cercle Brugge Charleroi Club Brugge Eupen Excel Mouscron Genk Gent Kortrijk Mechelen OH Leuven Oostende Sint-Truiden Standard Liège Waasland-Beveren Zulte-Waregem
First Division B	Club Brugge NXT Deinze Lierse Lommel RWDM47 Seraing Union SG Westerlo