2020–21 Waasland-Beveren season
Appearance
2020–21 season | |
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Chairman | Dirk Huyck |
Manager | Arnauld Mercier |
Stadium | Freethiel Stadion |
Belgian First Division A | 17th (relegated) |
Belgian Cup | Sixth round |
Top goalscorer | League: Daan Heymans (5) All: Daan Heymans (5) |
All statistics correct as of 8 May 2021. |
The 2020–21 Waasland-Beveren season was the club's 85th season in existence and its ninth season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Waasland-Beveren participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup. The season covered the period from 3 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- As of 28 February 2021[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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15 | TBD | 1 July 2020 |
Out
[edit]No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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15 | TBD | 1 July 2020 |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss
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) | 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) | Report | Stadium: Stayen |
4 August 2020 Friendly | Waasland-Beveren | 0–2 | Knokke | Beveren, Belgium |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
[edit]Overview
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Belgian First Division A | 9 August 2020 | 18 April 2021 | Matchday 1 | 17th | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 70 | −26 | 23.53 |
Belgian First Division A relegation play-off | 1 May 2021 | 8 May 2021 | First leg | Runners-up | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0.00 |
Belgian Cup | 3 February 2021 | Sixth round | Sixth round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 | |
Total | 37 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 79 | −30 | 21.62 |
Source: Soccerway
Belgian First Division A
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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14 | Kortrijk | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 39 | |
15 | Sint-Truiden | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 38 | |
16 | Cercle Brugge | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 36 | |
17 | Waasland-Beveren (R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 70 | −26 | 31 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
18 | Excel Mouscron[a] (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 31 | 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.[5]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
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.[5]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ On 14 April 2021 news was released that both Excel Mouscron and Oostende had not received a Belgian professional football license for the coming season, a requirement to play at the top two levels of Belgian football. For Oostende, a lack of financial transparency, together with generally poor quality and incompleteness of the submitted report, was given as the main reason by the committee for not awarding a license, while Excel Mouscron was refused a license as besides insufficient transparency, the committee also questioned several cash flows and whether the club was creditworthy in general, also due to the fact that the wages for the months of February and March had not yet been paid at that point. For Excel Mouscron, it was already the sixth year running the license was (initially) refused, however, the club has appealed the decision with the Belgian Court for Sports Arbitrage (BAS) successfully on each occasion and intended to do so again. Oostende was planning to launch an appeal as well, with the BAS to rule on the matter for both clubs before the 10th of May. Both clubs were allowed to add new documents to their case, but in case they however still did not receive a license after appeal, knew they would have been forced to relegate to the 2021–22 Belgian Division 2 and start the season with a 3-point penalty.[2] Both Excel Mouscron and Oostende were however eventually awarded a license after appeal, meaning Oostende remained at the top level, while Excel Mouscron only dropped one level.[3][4]
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 70 | −26 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | −7 |
Source: Jupiler Pro League
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]The league fixtures were announced on 8 July 2020.[6]
9 August 2020 1 | Kortrijk | 1–3 | Waasland-Beveren | Kortrijk |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Referee: Kevin van Damme |
17 August 2020 2 | Waasland-Beveren | 1–2 | Standard Liège | Beveren |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Frederik Geldhof |
22 August 2020 3 | Zulte Waregem | 4–1 | Waasland-Beveren | Waregem |
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
29 August 2020 4 | Waasland-Beveren | 1–3 | OH Leuven | Beveren |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Wesli De Cremer |
12 September 2020 5 | Club Brugge | 4–1 | Waasland-Beveren | Bruges |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
19 September 2020 6 | Waasland-Beveren | 2–4 | Anderlecht | Beveren |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
26 September 2020 7 | Beerschot | 3–2 | Waasland-Beveren | Antwerp |
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Wesli De Cremer |
3 October 2020 8 | Waasland-Beveren | 1–1 | Genk | Beveren |
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Wim Smet |
1 November 2020 11 | Waasland-Beveren | 1–4 | Gent | Beveren |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
7 November 2020 12 | Eupen | 1–1 | Waasland-Beveren | Eupen |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
21 November 2020 13 | Waasland-Beveren | 0–2 | Cercle Brugge | Beveren |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Bram van Driessche |
24 November 2020 9 | Waasland-Beveren | 2–0 | Oostende | Beveren |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Wim Smet |
28 November 2020 14 | Sint-Truiden | 1–1 | Waasland-Beveren | Sint-Truiden |
16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 0 Referee: Wesley Alen |
2 December 2020 10 | Charleroi | 0–2 | Waasland-Beveren | Charleroi |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
5 December 2020 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 2–0 | Excel Mouscron | Beveren |
16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
13 December 2020 16 | KV Mechelen | 2–3 | Waasland-Beveren | Mechelen |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut |
16 December 2020 17 | Gent | 3–0 | Waasland-Beveren | Ghent |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Bert Put |
20 December 2020 18 | Waasland-Beveren | 0–3 | Antwerp | Beveren |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
27 December 2020 19 | Genk | 1–1 | Waasland-Beveren | Genk |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
11 January 2021 20 | Standard Liège | 3–1 | Waasland-Beveren | Liège |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Christof Dierick |
16 January 2021 21 | Waasland-Beveren | 1–5 | Zulte Waregem | Beveren |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 |
19 January 2021 22 | Excel Mouscron | 1–1 | Waasland-Beveren | Mouscron |
18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier Attendance: 0 |
22 January 2021 23 | Anderlecht | 0–0 | Waasland-Beveren | Anderlecht |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
26 January 2021 24 | Waasland-Beveren | 2–3 | KV Mechelen | Beveren |
18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
29 January 2021 25 | Antwerp | 3–2 | Waasland-Beveren | Antwerp |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Wesley Alen |
6 February 2021 26 | Waasland-Beveren | 0–2 | Club Brugge | Beveren |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut |
17 February 2021 27 | Waasland-Beveren | 1–0 | Eupen | Beveren |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
20 February 2021 28 | Waasland-Beveren | 1–1 | Charleroi | Beveren |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
27 February 2021 29 | Cercle Brugge | 2–0 | Waasland-Beveren | Bruges |
16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
6 March 2021 30 | Waasland-Beveren | 1–2 | Beerschot | Beveren |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
3 April 2021 32 | Oostende | 0–2 | Waasland-Beveren | Ostend |
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Wesli De Cremer |
6 April 2021 31 | Waasland-Beveren | 2–4 | Sint-Truiden | Beveren |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
11 April 2021 33 | Waasland-Beveren | 3–4 | Kortrijk | Beveren |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
18 April 2021 34 | OH Leuven | 1–2 | Waasland-Beveren | Leuven |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
Relegation play-off
[edit]1 May 2021 First leg | Seraing | 1–1 | Waasland-Beveren | Seraing |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade du Pairay Attendance: 0 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
8 May 2021 Second leg | Waasland-Beveren | 2–5 (3–6 agg.) | Seraing | Beveren |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut |
Belgian Cup
[edit]3 February 2021 Sixth round | Waasland-Beveren | 2–3 | Oostende | Beveren |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 |
Statistics
[edit]Squad appearances and goals
[edit]- Last updated on 9 August 2020.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Belgian Division | Belgian Cup | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
21 | GK | BEL | Lucas Pirard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
44 | GK | BEL | Brent Gabriël | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
3 | DF | BEL | Vladimir Van De Wiel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
3 | DF | BEL | Brendan Schoonbaert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
7 | DF | GER | Andreas Wiegel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
15 | DF | BEL | Dries Wuytens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
19 | DF | CRC | Alexis Gamboa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
22 | DF | MNE | Andrija Vukčević | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
23 | DF | BEL | Maximiliano Caufriez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
26 | DF | SRB | Aleksandar Vukotić | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
27 | DF | BEL | Jenthe Mertens | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
28 | DF | BEL | Daam Foulon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
52 | DF | BEL | Jur Schryvers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
8 | MF | RWA | Djihad Bizimana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
10 | MF | JPN | Yuki Kobayashi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
14 | MF | BEL | Denzel Jubitana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
18 | MF | BEL | Daan Heymans | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
20 | MF | BEL | Nikola Pejcic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
29 | MF | BEL | Matthias Verreth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
77 | MF | BEL | Tom Reyners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
88 | MF | BEL | Milan De Mey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | FRA | Jordan Faucher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
11 | FW | USA | Joseph Efford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
12 | FW | BEL | Alessandro Albanese | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
17 | FW | BEL | Aboubakary Koita | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
98 | FW | ALB | Din Sula | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
99 | FW | MNE | Stefan Milošević | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club |
Goalscorers
[edit]- As of 17 August 2020
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | Belgian Cup | Total |
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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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "A-kern". Waasland-Beveren. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "KV Oostende en Moeskroen krijgen (weer) geen licentie in eerste zit" [KV Oostende and (again) Mouscron don't receive a license at their first attempt] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "KV Oostende krijgt licentie van BAS, afwachten voor Moeskroen" [KV Oostende awarded license by BAS, Mouscron still waiting] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Degradant Moeskroen bemachtigt via BAS opnieuw een licentie" [Relegated Mouscron again obtains license after appeal at BAS] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Retrieved 25 August 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.