2020–21 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2020–21 season
OwnerTony Bloom
ChairmanAlex Muzio
ManagerFelice Mazzù
StadiumStade Joseph Marien
First Division B1st (promoted)
Belgian CupSeventh round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dante Vanzeir (19)

All:
Dante Vanzeir (21)
Biggest winUnion Saint-Gilloise 6–0 Club NXT
Biggest defeatUnion Saint-Gilloise 0–5 Anderlecht

The 2020–21 season was the 124th season in the history of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and the club's sixth consecutive season in the second division of Belgian football.

Players

First-team squad

As of 3 August 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
3 DF England ENG Alex Cochrane (on loan from Brighton)
4 DF Denmark DEN Jonas Bager
5 DF Belgium BEL Anas Hamzaoui
6 MF Denmark DEN Casper Nielsen
8 MF Germany GER Marcel Mehlem
9 FW Germany GER Deniz Undav
11 MF Belgium BEL Mathias Fixelles
12 DF Belgium BEL Sébastien Pocognoli
13 FW Belgium BEL Dante Vanzeir
14 FW Guinea GUI Ibrahima Bah
16 DF England ENG Christian Burgess
17 MF Malta MLT Teddy Teuma
19 DF Belgium BEL Guillaume François
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Belgium BEL Senne Lynen
21 GK Belgium BEL Lucas Pirard
23 FW Iceland ISL Aron Sigurðarson
24 DF Bulgaria BUL Edisson Jordanov
26 GK Belgium BEL Adrien Saussez
33 GK Belgium BEL Tibo Herbots
43 MF Slovenia SVN Nik Lorbek
44 DF Belgium BEL Siebe Van der Heyden
49 GK Luxembourg LUX Anthony Moris
59 DF Morocco MAR Ismaël Kandouss
94 MF Madagascar MAD Loïc Lapoussin
96 FW France FRA Brighton Labeau

Transfers

Im

Date Name Moving from Fee Note
3 February 2020 Abdelmounaim Boutouil ASFAR Undisclosed[2]
7 April 2020 Deniz Undav Meppen Undisclosed[3]
23 May 2020 Senne Lynen Telstar Undisclosed[4]
9 June 2020 Tibo Herbots Sint-Truiden Undisclosed[5]
2 July 2020 Charlie Brown Chelsea Loan[6] [nb 1]
7 July 2020 Christian Burgess Portsmouth Undisclosed[7]
30 July 2020 Loïc Lapoussin Virton Undisclosed[8]
30 July 2020 Anthony Moris Virton Undisclosed[8]
30 July 2020 Dante Vanzeir Genk Undisclosed[9][10] [nb 2]
11 August 2020 Guillaume François Virton Undisclosed[11]

Out

Date Name Moving to Fee Note
29 May 2020 Sigurd Hauso Haugen Aalesund Undisclosed[12]
10 June 2020 Pietro Perdichizzi Westerlo Undisclosed[13]
12 June 2020 Soufiane El Banouhi Deinze Free[14][15]
19 June 2020 Roman Ferber Francs Borains Loan[16]
31 July 2020 Kevin Kis Lommel Undisclosed[17]
3 August 2020 Serge Tabekou Excel Mouscron Free[18]
  1. ^ Brown was already on loan from Chelsea to Union SG during the second half of the 2019–20 season. All parties agreed to extend the loan deal with one more season.
  2. ^ Vanzeir was on loan from Genk to Mechelen during the 2019–20 season. The loan ended and Vanzeir was now sold to Union SG.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 July 2020 Friendly Genk Belgium 3–1 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Genk, Belgium
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
18 July 2020 Friendly Eupen Belgium 0–2 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Eupen, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Communal
25 July 2020 Friendly Oostende Belgium 1–2 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Oudenburg, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportterrein Ter Beke
1 August 2020 Friendly Excel Mouscron Belgium 0–2 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Mouscron, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier
5 August 2020 Friendly Lens France 1–3 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Billy-Montigny, France
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Les Carabiniers Billy-Montigny
Attendance: 0
13 January 2021 Friendly Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 4–4 Belgium Genk Forest, Belgium
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
16 January 2021 Friendly Anderlecht Belgium 0–1 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Brussels, Belgium
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: RSCA Football Academy

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
First Division B 21 August 2020 25 April 2021 Matchday 1 Winners 28 22 4 2 69 24 +45 078.57
Belgian Cup 11 October 2020 11 February 2021 Fifth round Seventh round 3 2 0 1 6 6 +0 066.67
Total 31 24 4 3 75 30 +45 077.42

Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division B

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Union SG (C, P) 28 22 4 2 69 24 +45 70 Promotion to the 2021–22 Belgian First Division A
2 Seraing (O, P) 28 16 4 8 54 37 +17 52 Qualification to Promotion play-off
3 Lommel 28 13 4 11 49 47 +2 43
4 Westerlo 28 10 13 5 41 30 +11 43
5 Deinze 28 10 9 9 45 46 −1 39
Source: Belgian 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.[19]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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
28 22 4 2 69 24  +45 70 12 2 0 39 13  +26 10 2 2 30 11  +19

Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWDDWLWWWWWWLWWWWWWWWWWWDWWWD
Position
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

21 August 2020 1 Deinze 0–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Deinze
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Burgemeester Van de Wielestadion
30 August 2020 2 Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 Westerlo Forest
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
Referee: Frederik Geldhof
13 September 2020 3 Club NXT 1–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Lokeren
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Daknamstadion
19 September 2020 4 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–2 Seraing Forest
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
26 September 2020 5 RWDM47 3–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Molenbeek
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium
4 October 2020 6 Union Saint-Gilloise 4–2 Lommel Forest
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
18 October 2020 7 Lierse Kempenzonen 0–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Lier
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion
25 October 2020 8 Union Saint-Gilloise 6–0 Club NXT Forest
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
31 October 2020 9 Westerlo 1–4 Union Saint-Gilloise Westerlo
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kuipje
8 November 2020 10 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 Deinze Forest
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
22 November 2020 11 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 RWDM47 Forest
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
29 November 2020 12 Seraing 1–0 Union Saint-Gilloise Seraing
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Pairay
5 December 2020 13 Union Saint-Gilloise 5–0 Lierse Kempenzonen Forest
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
13 December 2020 14 Lommel 0–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Lommel
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Soevereinstadion
20 December 2020 15 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Westerlo Forest
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
23 January 2021 16 Deinze 2–4 Union Saint-Gilloise Deinze
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Burgemeester Van de Wielestadion
30 January 2021 17 RWDM47 0–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Molenbeek
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium
5 February 2021 18 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Lierse Kempenzonen Forest
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
14 February 2021 19 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 Club NXT Forest
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
19 February 2021 20 Seraing 0–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Seraing
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Pairay
27 February 2021 21 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–2 Lommel Forest
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
5 March 2021 22 Lierse Kempenzonen 1–3 Union Saint-Gilloise Lier
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion
13 March 2021 23 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 RWDM47 Forest
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
19 March 2021 24 Westerlo 2–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Westerlo
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kuipje
3 April 2021 25 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 Seraing Forest
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
11 April 2021 26 Lommel 0–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Lommel
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Soevereinstadion
16 April 2021 27 Club NXT 0–4 Union Saint-Gilloise Lokeren
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Daknamstadion
25 April 2021 28 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–2 Deinze Forest
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
Referee: Laurent Willems

Belgian Cup

11 October 2020 Fifth round Union Saint-Gilloise 4–0 Heist Forest
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
Referee: Anthony Letellier
2 February 2021 Sixth round Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Excel Mouscron Forest
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
Attendance: 0
11 February 2021 Seventh round Union Saint-Gilloise 0–5 Anderlecht Forest
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
Attendance: 0

References

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  2. ^ "BIENVENUE ABDELMOUNAIM BOUTOUIL !" [WELCOME ABDELMOUNAIM BOUTOUIL !] (in French). rusg.brussels. 3 February 2020.
  3. ^ "BIENVENUE DENIZ UNDAV !" [WELCOME DENIZ UNDAV !] (in French). rusg.brussels. 7 April 2020.
  4. ^ "BIENVENUE SENNE LYNEN !" [WELCOME SENNE LYNEN !] (in French). rusg.brussels. 23 May 2020.
  5. ^ "BIENVENUE TIBO HERBOTS !" [WELCOME TIBO HERBOTS !] (in French). rusg.brussels. 9 June 2020.
  6. ^ "CHARLIE BROWN : PRÊT PROLONGÉ !" [CHARLIE BROWN : LOAN EXTENDED !] (in French). rusg.brussels. 2 July 2020.
  7. ^ "BIENVENUE CHRISTIAN BURGESS !" [WELCOME CHRISTIAN BURGESS !] (in French). rusg.brussels. 7 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b "UN CONTRAT POUR ANTHONY MORIS ET LOÏC LAPOUSSIN" [A CONTRACT FOR ANTHONY MORIS AND LOÏC LAPOUSSIN.] (in French). rusg.brussels. 30 July 2020.
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  10. ^ "BIENVENUE DANTE VANZEIR !" [WELCOME DANTE VANZEIR !] (in French). rusg.brussels. 30 July 2020.
  11. ^ "UN CONTRAT POUR GUILLAUME FRANÇOIS" [A CONTRACT FOR GUILLAUME FRANÇOIS.] (in French). rusg.brussels. 11 August 2020.
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  13. ^ "KVCW KLEURT VERDER BELGISCH" [KVCW BECOMES A BIT MORE BELGIAN] (in Dutch). kvcwesterlo.be. 10 June 2020.
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  16. ^ "ROMAN FERBER : FRANCS BORAINS !" [ROMAN FERBER : FRANCS BORAINS !] (in French). rusg.brussels. 19 June 2020.
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