2020–21 Waasland-Beveren season

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.

Waasland-Beveren
2020–21 season
ChairmanDirk Huyck
ManagerArnauld Mercier
StadiumFreethiel Stadion
Belgian First Division A8th
Belgian CupPre-season
Top goalscorerLeague: Daan Heymans (2)
All: Daan Heymans (2)
All statistics correct as of 17 August 2020.

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 FriendlyZulte Waregem 5–0 Waasland-BeverenBelgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
17 July 2020 FriendlyParis Saint-Germain 7–0 Waasland-BeverenParis, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
30 July 2020 FriendlySint-Truiden 4–1 Waasland-BeverenSint-Truiden, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stayen
4 August 2020 FriendlyWaasland-Beveren 0–2 KnokkeBeveren, 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
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
Main article: 2020–21 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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Round1234
GroundAHA
ResultWL
Position18
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 1Kortrijk1–3Waasland-BeverenKortrijk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Kevin van Damme
17 August 2020 2Waasland-Beveren1–2Standard LiègeBeveren
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frederik Geldhof
22 August 2020 3Zulte WaregemvWaasland-BeverenWaregem
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Regenboogstadion

Belgian Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Belgian Cup

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals
Last updated on 9 August 2020.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalBelgian DivisionBelgian Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
21 GK Lucas Pirard 101000
44 GK Brent Gabriël 000000
Defenders
3 DF Vladimir Van De Wiel 101000
3 DF Brendan Schoonbaert 000000
7 DF Andreas Wiegel 000000
15 DF Dries Wuytens 000000
19 DF Alexis Gamboa 000000
22 DF Andrija Vukčević 101000
23 DF Maximiliano Caufriez 101000
26 DF Aleksandar Vukotić 101000
27 DF Jenthe Mertens 101000
28 DF Daam Foulon 000000
52 DF Jur Schryvers 101000
Midfielders
8 MF Djihad Bizimana 101000
10 MF Yuki Kobayashi 000000
14 MF Denzel Jubitana 000000
18 MF Daan Heymans 121200
20 MF Nikola Pejcic 000000
29 MF Matthias Verreth 000000
77 MF Tom Reyners 000000
88 MF Milan De Mey 000000
Forwards
9 FW Jordan Faucher 000000
11 FW Joseph Efford 101000
12 FW Alessandro Albanese 101000
17 FW Aboubakary Koita 110+1100
98 FW Din Sula 000000
99 FW Stefan Milošević 000000
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 Total
1 19 MF Daan Heymans 2 0 2
2 52 DF Jur Schryvers 1 0 1
17 FW Aboubakary Koita 1 0 1
Totals 4 0 4
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References
  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.
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