2021–22 R.F.C. Seraing (1922) season

R.F.C. Seraing
2021–22 season
ChairmanMario Franchi
ManagerJean-Louis Garcia
StadiumStade du Pairay
Belgian First Division A17th (play-off winners)
Belgian CupSeventh round

The 2021–22 season will be the 100th season in the existence of R.F.C. Seraing (1922) and the club's first season back in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, R.F.C. Seraing (1922) will participate in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2022[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 Timothy Galjé
4 DF Senegal SEN Wagane Faye
5 MF Ivory Coast CIV Rayan Djedje (on loan from Metz)
8 DF France FRA Gerald Kilota
9 FW Georgia (country) GEO Georges Mikautadze (on loan from Metz)
10 FW Chad CHA Marius Mouandilmadji
11 FW Ivory Coast CIV Ali Sanogo
12 MF Belgium BEL Antoine Bernier
13 DF Ivory Coast CIV Kouadio-Yves Dabila (on loan from Lille)
15 MF Belgium BEL Sami Lahssaini (on loan from Metz)
17 MF Belgium BEL Mathieu Cachbach (on loan from Metz)
18 DF Republic of the Congo CGO Morgan Poaty
20 DF France FRA Yahya Nadrani
21 DF Belgium BEL Fabrice Sambu
22 GK Belgium BEL Maxime Mignon
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK Belgium BEL Álex Craninx (on loan from Molde)
24 DF France FRA Benjamin Boulenger
28 DF Belgium BEL Elias Spago
29 MF Morocco MAR Bassim Boukteb
30 GK France FRA Guillaume Dietsch (on loan from Metz)
36 MF The Gambia GAM Ablie Jallow (on loan from Metz)
37 DF Belgium BEL François D'Onofrio
40 DF Ghana GHA Daniel Opare
44 MF Guinea GUI Ibrahima Cissé
51 DF Belgium BEL Robin Denuit
52 FW Belgium BEL Noah Serwy
57 MF France FRA Maïdine Douane (on loan from Metz)
61 FW Algeria ALG Zakaria Silini
65 FW Belgium BEL Giacomo D'Asaro
88 MF France FRA Youssef Maziz (on loan from Metz)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

30 June 2021 Friendly Eupen Belgium 2–1 Belgium RFC Seraing Eupen, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
17 July 2021 Friendly Metz France 1–1 Belgium RFC Seraing France
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian First Division A 24 July 2021 10 April 2022 Matchday 1 17th 34 8 4 22 30 68 −38 023.53
Belgian First Division A relegation play-off 23 April 2022 30 April 2022 First leg Winners 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00
Belgian Cup 15 September 2021 30 November 2021 Fifth round Seventh round 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 066.67
Total 39 11 6 22 40 73 −33 028.21

Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Standard Liège 34 9 9 16 32 51 −19 36
15 Eupen 34 8 8 18 37 61 −24 32
16 Zulte Waregem 34 8 8 18 42 69 −27 32
17 Seraing (O) 34 8 4 22 30 68 −38 28 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
18 Beerschot (R) 34 4 4 26 33 76 −43 16 Relegation to First Division B
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[2]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

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
34 8 4 22 30 68  −38 28 5 3 9 16 30  −14 3 1 13 14 38  −24

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAH
ResultLWLLWWLLLWLLLDWWLLLLLLLWDLLLLLWDDL
Position179151611910131413141616161514151516171717171717171717171717171717
Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 8 June 2021.[3]

24 July 2021 1 Kortrijk 2–0 Seraing Kortrijk
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 2,744
Referee: Christof Dierick
31 July 2021 2 Seraing 1–0 Mechelen Seraing
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Pairay
Attendance: 1,684
Referee: Wesli De Cremer
21 August 2021 5 Seraing 2–1 Cercle Brugge Seraing
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Pairay
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Christof Dierick
26 September 2021 9 Genk 3–0 Seraing Genk
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena
4 December 2021 17 Club Brugge 3–2 Seraing Bruges
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
14 December 2021 19 Cercle Brugge 2–0 Seraing Bruges
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
27 December 2021 21 Mechelen 2–0 Seraing Mechelen
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Achter de Kazerne
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
5 March 2022 30 Seraing 0–5 Club Brugge Seraing
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade du Pairay
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
19 March 2022 32 Seraing 1–1 OH Leuven Seraing
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Pairay
10 April 2022 34 Seraing 0–2 Genk Seraing
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Pairay

Relegation play-off

23 April 2022 First leg RWDM 0–1 Seraing Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium
30 April 2022 Second leg Seraing 0–0
(1–0 agg.)
RWDM Seraing
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Pairay

Belgian Cup

27 October 2021 Sixth round Seraing 3–2 (a.e.t.) Sint-Truiden Seraing
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Mouandilmadji 35'
Maziz 80', 104'
Matsubara 53'
Koita 57'
Stadium: Stade du Pairay
30 November 2021 Seventh round Seraing 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Anderlecht Seraing
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Pairay
Referee: Bert Put
Penalties
Del Fabro soccer ball with red X
Nadrani soccer ball with red X
Sanogo soccer ball with check mark
Mikautadze soccer ball with check mark
Maziz soccer ball with check mark
Gómez soccer ball with red X
Amuzu soccer ball with check mark
Cullen soccer ball with check mark
Verschaeren soccer ball with check mark
Murillo soccer ball with check mark

References

  1. ^ "Noyau A" (in French). R.F.C. Seraing. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Pro League 2021/2022: Un choc d'entrée pour le Standard et Anderlecht". www.footnews.be (in French). 8 June 2021.