2019–20 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. season

Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
2019–20 season
OwnerDmitry Rybolovlev
ChairmanVincent Goemaere
ManagerBernd Storck
StadiumJan Breydel Stadium
First Division A14th
Belgian CupSixth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kévin Hoggas
Stef Peeters
(6 each)

All:
Kévin Hoggas
Stef Peeters
(6 each)

The 2019–20 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. season was the club's 121st season in existence and the 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Cercle Brugge participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup.

Players

As of 21 January 2020[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Belgium BEL Guillaume Hubert (on loan from Brugge)
2 DF Brazil BRA Vitinho
3 DF Greece GRE Dimitris Chatziisaias (on loan from Rizespor)
4 DF France FRA Jérémy Taravel
5 DF Japan JPN Naomichi Ueda
6 MF Mali MLI Aldom Deuro
7 FW Belgium BEL Kylian Hazard
8 MF Belgium BEL Stef Peeters
9 FW Belgium BEL Dylan De Belder
10 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Dino Hotić
13 FW South Africa RSA Lyle Foster (on loan from Monaco)
14 DF England ENG Jonathan Panzo (on loan from Monaco)
15 MF Kenya KEN Johanna Omolo
16 GK Belgium BEL Miguel Van Damme
17 FW Spain ESP Jordi Mboula (on loan from Monaco)
18 MF Mali MLI Lassana Coulibaly (on loan from Angers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Hungary HUN Marton Eppel
20 MF France FRA Kévin Hoggas
21 GK Brazil BRA Warleson
22 DF Ivory Coast CIV Yves Dabila (on loan from Lille)
23 MF Wales WAL Isaac Christie-Davies (on loan from Liverpool)
26 MF Belgium BEL Calvin Dekuyper
27 MF Belgium BEL Oliver Deman
28 FW France FRA Alimami Gory
30 MF Ghana GHA Godfred Donsah (on loan from Bologna)
32 DF Belgium BEL Arne Cassaert
34 MF Belgium BEL Thibo Somers
35 DF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Velkovski
41 DF France FRA Giulian Biancone (on loan from Monaco)
83 GK Tunisia TUN Mouez Hassen
99 GK Germany GER Lennart Moser (on loan from Union Berlin)

On loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW France FRA Aboubakary Kanté (at Le Mans until 30 June 2020)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 July 2019 Friendly Cercle Brugge Belgium 2–3 Belgium Zulte Waregem Lichtervelde
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Lichtervelde

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
First Division A 27 July 2019 7 March 2020 Matchday 1 14th 29 7 2 20 27 54 −27 024.14
Belgian Cup 24 September 2019 Sixth round Sixth round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 30 7 2 21 27 55 −28 023.33

Source: Competitions

First Division A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Sint-Truiden 29 9 6 14 36 53 −17 33
13 Eupen 29 8 6 15 28 51 −23 30
14 Cercle Brugge 29 7 2 20 27 54 −27 23
15 Oostende 29 6 4 19 29 58 −29 22
16 Waasland-Beveren[a] (T) 29 5 5 19 21 60 −39 20 Reprieved from relegation
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.[2]
(T) Reprieved
Notes:
  1. ^ Waasland-Beveren would have been relegated due to finishing last, however following legal proceedings the Belgian Pro League eventually voted in favour of expanding the 2020–21 Belgian First Division A to 18 teams, meaning Waasland-Beveren was spared and both OH Leuven and Beerschot were promoted from the 2019–20 Belgian First Division B.

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAH
ResultLLLLWLLLLLLLDLWDLLLWLLLLWWWWLC
Position141216161314141416161616161616161616161616161616161615141414
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.[3] The General Assembly accepted the proposal on 15 May, and officially ended the 2019–20 season.[4]

27 July 2019 1 Cercle Brugge 0–2 Standard Liège Bruges
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 4,311
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
3 August 2019 2 Oostende 3–1 Cercle Brugge Ostend
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Versluys Arena
10 August 2019 3 Cercle Brugge 1–3 Kortrijk Bruges
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
17 August 2019 4 Mechelen 3–1 Cercle Brugge Mechelen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Achter de Kazerne
24 August 2019 5 Cercle Brugge 1–0 Waasland-Beveren Bruges
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
1 September 2019 6 Gent 3–2 Cercle Brugge Ghent
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 17,525
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
14 September 2019 7 Cercle Brugge 0–2 Club Brugge Bruges
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 12,120
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
21 September 2019 8 Antwerp 3–1 Cercle Brugge Antwerp
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
28 September 2019 9 Cercle Brugge 1–2 Eupen Bruges
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Wesli De Cremer
5 October 2019 10 Zulte Waregem 6–0 Cercle Brugge Waregem
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Regenboogstadion
20 October 2019 11 Cercle Brugge 0–3 Charleroi Bruges
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
26 October 2019 12 Genk 1–0 Cercle Brugge Genk
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Referee: Bert Put
29 October 2019 13 Cercle Brugge 2–2 Excel Mouscron Bruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
3 November 2019 14 Anderlecht 2–1 Cercle Brugge Anderlecht
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
9 November 2019 15 Cercle Brugge 2–1 Sint-Truiden Bruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
23 November 2019 16 Waasland-Beveren 1–1 Cercle Brugge Beveren
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
1 December 2019 17 Standard Liège 2–1 Cercle Brugge Liège
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 26,592
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
7 December 2019 18 Cercle Brugge 1–2 Genk Bruges
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
14 December 2019 19 Charleroi 3–0 Cercle Brugge Charleroi
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
21 December 2019 20 Cercle Brugge 2–0 Zulte Waregem Bruges
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
26 December 2019 21 Kortrijk 1–0 Cercle Brugge Kortrijk
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
19 January 2020 22 Cercle Brugge 1–2 Antwerp Bruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
26 January 2020 23 Cercle Brugge 1–2 Anderlecht Bruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
1 February 2020 24 Eupen 1–0 Cercle Brugge Eupen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Referee: Wesley Alen
8 February 2020 25 Cercle Brugge 3–2 Mechelen Bruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
15 February 2020 26 Sint-Truiden 0–1 Cercle Brugge Sint-Truiden
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stayen
22 February 2020 27 Excel Mouscron 0–1 Cercle Brugge Mouscron
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier
1 March 2020 28 Cercle Brugge 1–0 Gent Bruges
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 29,472
Referee: Lawrence Visser
7 March 2020 29 Club Brugge 2–1 Cercle Brugge Bruges
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Wesley Alen
15 March 2020 30 Cercle Brugge Cancelled Oostende Bruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Note: The match was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Belgian Cup

24 September 2019 Sixth round Cercle Brugge 0–1 Rebecq Bruges
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) report Rosy 10' Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

References

  1. ^ Stardekk. "Spelers - A-kern - Cercle Brugge KSV". Cercle Brugge KSV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  2. ^ "First Division A 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. ^ Smith, Emma (2 April 2020). "Belgium's Pro League cancelled and Club Brugge set to be declared champions due to coronavirus". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Communicatie na de Algemene Vergadering". Jupiler Pro League. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.