Club Brugge KV

Club Brugge
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Full name	Club Brugge ; Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging (Club Bruges Royal Football association)
Nickname(s)	Blauw-Zwart (Blue-Black), Club, FCB
Founded	November 13, 1891; 133 years ago Stamnummer (matricule number) 3
Ground	Jan Breydelstadion (Jan Breydel Stadium),; Bruges
Capacity	29,472
President	Bart Verhaeghe
Head coach	Christoph Daum
League	Belgian Pro League
2010–11	Belgian Pro League, 4th
Home colours	Away colours

Tifo before the Champions League game Club Brugge-Rapid Wien in 2005

Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging (Dutch pronunciation: [klʏˈbrʏʝə ˈkoː.nɪŋk.lə.kə ˈvud.bɑl.vər.ˌeːnə.ʝɪŋ]) is a football club from Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,472.

Club Brugge's major rival is R.S.C. Anderlecht, and it shares the Jan Breydel Stadium with city rival Cercle Brugge K.S.V., with whom they contest the Bruges derby.

Throughout its long history, Club Brugge has enjoyed much European football success, reaching two European finals and two European semi-finals. Club Brugge is the only Belgian club to have played the final of the European Cup (forerunner of the current UEFA Champions League) so far. They were beaten by Liverpool F.C. in the final of its 1978 season. They also lost in the 1976 UEFA Cup Final to Liverpool. Club Brugge holds the record number of consecutive participations in the UEFA Cup (16).

History

1890: Brugsche Football Club

Club created by old students of the catholic school Broeders Xaverianen and the neutral school Koninklijk Atheneum.

13 November 1891: Club recreated

The club was recreated. This has since been adopted as the official date of foundation.

1892: First board

An official board was installed in the club.

1894: Football Club Brugeois

Club created by 16 old members of Brugsche FC.

1895: Vlaamsche Football Club de Bruges

Club created in the city.

1895/1896: Participation of First Belgian national league

The members of FC Brugeois had better connections down the country and they went to the UBSSA and took part of the first Belgian national league.

1896: Leaving the UBSSA

Financial it was difficult for FC Brugeois and so after only one year they had to leave the UBSSA.

1897: Fusion

FC Brugeois joined Brugsche FC but they continued under the name Football Club Brugeois.

1902: New fusion

Vlaamsche FC joined FC Brugeois.

1912: De Klokke

They moved to a new stadium named "De Klokke".

1913/1914: First cup final

FC Brugeois reached their first Belgian Cup final but they lost 2–1 from Union SG.

1920: First time league champions

The club became for the first time champions of the first division.

1926: Royal Football Club Brugeois

The club get number 3 as their matricule number and in the same year they get the royal titel.

1928: First relegation

A first low when the club relegated to the second division.

1930: New statute

President Albert Dyserynck changed the club's statute into a non-profit association.

1931: Albert Dyserynckstadion

When president Albert Dyserynck suddenly died they honoured him by changing the stadium's name into Albert Dyserynckstadion.

1959: Permanent to the first division

RFC Brugeois promoted to the first division and never relegated again in the future.

1968: First time cup winners

They won the Belgian Cup for the first time against Beerschot AC (1–1, 7–6 after penalty's).

1972: Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging

The club changed their name into the Flemisch name Club Brugge KV

1975: Olympiastadion

They moved from Albert Dyserynckstadion to Olympiastadion (current Jan Breydelstadion).

1976: Highest position in UEFA Cup

Under Austrian coach Ernst Happel, Club Brugge reached the finals of the UEFA Cup and lost against Liverpool (3–2 and 1–1).

1978: Only Belgian European Cup 1 finalists

Still under Ernst Happel, the club faced Liverpool again of a European final. This time it was in the European Champions Clubs' Cup final. And again they lost (1–0). Club Brugge is the only Belgian club that have reached the finals of the European biggest competition.

1992: First goal scorer in the Champions League

Daniel Amokachi is the first goal scorer in the Champions League. He scored against CSKA Moskva.

1998: Jan Breydelstadion

Olympiastadion had to be expand for the EURO 2000 organisation. They also changed the name into Jan Breydelstadion.

2006: CLUBtv

It was the first Belgian club who created its own TV channel.

Honours

Domestic

Belgian First Division champions: 13

1919–20, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2004–05

Belgian Cup winners: 10

1967–68, 1969–70, 1976–77, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2006–07

Belgian Supercup winners: 13

1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

International

European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter finalist: 1

1976–77

European Champion Clubs' Cup finalist: 1

1977–78

UEFA Cup finalist: 1

1975–76

UEFA Cup semi finalist: 1

1987–88

Bruges Matins winners: 17

1979, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011

Kirin Cup winners: 1

1981

European record

As of August 19, 2011.

Competition	A	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
UEFA Champions League	14	77	32	16	29	106	93
Cup Winners' Cup	6	28	15	3	10	41	33
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League	24	126	59	26	41	226	166

A = appearances, GP = games played, W = won, D = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against.

Matches

Q = qualification round
R = round
Group = group stage / Group 1 = first group stage / Group 2 = second group stage
1/8 = eighth finals / 1/4 = quarter-finals / 1/2 = semi-finals
F = final
PUC = points UEFA coefficient

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Score	PUC
1967–68	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	1R	Sporting Portugal	0–0, 1–2	1.0
1968–69	Cup Winners' Cup	1R	West Bromwich	3–1, 0–2	2.0
1969–70	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	1R	Sabadell	0–2, 5–1	4.0
		2R	Újpest Dósza	5–2, 0–3	4.0
1970–71	Cup Winners' Cup	1R	Kickers Offenbach	1–2, 2–0	7.0
		1/8	Zürich	2–0, 2–3
		1/4	Chelsea	2–0, 0–4
1971–72	UEFA Cup	1R	Željezničar Sarajevo	0–3, 3–1	2.0
1972–73	UEFA Cup	1R	Åtvidabergs	5–3, 1–2	4.0
		2R	Porto	0–3, 3–2	4.0
1973–74	European Cup	1R	Floriana	8–0, 2–0	6.0
		2R	Basel	2–1, 4–6	6.0
1975–76	UEFA Cup	1R	Lyon	3–4, 3–0	17.0
		2R	Ipswich	0–3, 4–0
		1/8	Roma	1–0, 1–0
		1/4	AC Milan	2–0, 1–2
		1/2	Hamburg	1–1, 1–0
		F	Liverpool	2–3, 1–1
1976/77	European Cup	1R	Steaua Bucureşti	2–1, 1–1	8.0
		1/8	Real Madrid	0–0, 2–0
		1/4	Mönchengladbach	2–2, 0–1
1977–78	European Cup	1R	KuPS Kuopio	4–0, 5–2	13.0
		1/8	Panathinaikos	2–0, 0–1
		1/4	Atlético Madrid	2–0, 2–3
		1/2	Juventus	0–1, 2–0
		F	Liverpool	0–1
1978–79	European Cup	1R	Wisła Kraków	2–1, 1–3	2.0
1980–81	European Cup	1R	Basel	0–1, 1–4	0.0
1981–82	UEFA Cup	1R	Spartak Moskva	1–3, 1–3	0.0
1984–85	UEFA Cup	1R	Nottingham Forest	0–0, 1–0	5.0
		2R	Tottenham	2–1, 0–3	5.0
1985–86	UEFA Cup	1R	Boavista	3–4, 3–1	2.0
		2R	Spartak Moskva	0–1, 1–3	2.0
1986–87	Cup Winners' Cup	1R	Rapid Wien	3–4, 3–3	1.0
1987–88	UEFA Cup	1R	Zenit St. Petersburg	0–2, 5–0	13.0
		2R	Red Star Belgrade	1–3, 4–0
		1/8	Dortmund	0–3, 5–0
		1/4	Panathinaikos	2–2, 1–0
		1/2	Español	2–0, 0–3
1988–89	European Cup	1R	Brøndby	1–0, 1–2	4.0
		1/8	Monaco	1–0, 1–6	4.0
1989–90	UEFA Cup	1R	Twente	0–0, 4–1	3.0
		2R	Rapid Wien	1–2, 3–4	3.0
1990–91	European Cup	1R	Lillestrøm	1–1, 2–0	4.0
		1/8	AC Milan	0–0, 0–1	4.0
1991–92	Cup Winners' Cup	1R	Omonia Nicosia	2–0, 2–0	14.0
		1/8	Katowice	1–0, 3–0
		1/4	Atlético Madrid	2–3, 2–1
		1/2	Werder Bremen	1–0, 0–2
1992–93	Champions League	1R	Maccabi Tel Aviv	1–0, 3–0	13.0
		2R	Austria Wien	2–0, 1–3
		Group	CSKA Moskva	1–0, 2–1
		Group	Marseille	0–3, 0–1
		Group	Rangers	1–1, 1–2
1994–95	Cup Winners' Cup	1R	Sligo Rovers	2–1, 3–1	10.0
		1/8	Panathinaikos	1–0, 0–0
		1/4	Chelsea	1–0, 0–2
1995–96	Cup Winners' Cup	1R	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–0, 1–1	3.0
		1/8	Zaragoza	1–2, 0–1	3.0
1996–97	Champions League	Q	Steaua Bucureşti	2–2, 0–3	9.0
1996–97	UEFA Cup	1R	Lyngby	1–1, 2–0
		2R	Naţional Bucureşti	2–0, 1–1
		3R	Schalke 04	2–1, 0–2
1997–98	UEFA Cup	2Q	Gorica	5–3, 3–0	8.0
		1R	Beitar Jerusalem	1–2, 3–0
		2R	Bochum	1–0, 1–4
1998–99	Champions League	1Q	Sileks Kratovo	0–0, 2–1	8.5
		2Q	Rosenborg	0–2, 4–2
1998–99	UEFA Cup	1R	Újpest	5–0, 2–2
		2R	Stuttgart	1–1, 3–2
		1/8	Lyon	0–1, 3–4
1999-00	UEFA Cup	Q	Tulevik Viljandi	3–0, 2–0	4.0
		1R	Hapoel Haifa	1–3, 4–2	4.0
2000–01	UEFA Cup	Q	Flora Tallinn	4–1, 2–0	10.0
		1R	APOEL Nicosia	2–0, 1–0
		2R	St. Gallen	2–1, 1–1
		3R	Barcelona	0–2, 1–1
2001–02	UEFA Cup	Q	Akranes	4–0, 6–1	11.0
		1R	Olympiakos Nicosia	2–2, 7–1
		2R	Arsenal Kyiv	2–0, 5–0
		3R	Lyon	4–1, 0–3
2002–03	Champions League	2Q	Dinamo Bucureşti	3–1, 1–0	8.0
		3Q	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–1, 1–1 (pen.: 4–1)
		Group	Barcelona	2–3, 0–1
		Group	Lokomotiv Moskva	0–0, 0–2
		Group	Galatasaray	0–0, 3–1
2002–03	UEFA Cup	3R	Stuttgart	1–2, 0–1
2003–04	Champions League	3Q	Dortmund	2–1, 1–2 (pen.: 4–2)	11.0
		Group	Celta de Vigo	1–1, 1–1
		Group	Ajax	0–2, 2–1
		Group	AC Milan	1–0, 0–1
2003–04	UEFA Cup	3R	Debreceni	1–0, 0–0
		1/8	Bordeaux	1–3, 0–1
2004–05	Champions League	2Q	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2–0, 4–0	10.5
		3Q	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–4, 2–2
2004–05	UEFA Cup	1R	Châteauroux	4–0, 2–1
		Group	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	2–3
		Group	Utrecht	1–0
		Group	Austria Wien	1–1
		Group	Zaragoza	1–1
2005–06	Champions League	3Q	Vålerenga	0–1, 1–0 (pen.: 4–3)	9.0
		Group	Juventus	1–2, 0–1
		Group	Bayern Munich	0–1, 1–1
		Group	Rapid Wien	1–0, 3–2
2005–06	UEFA Cup	3R	Roma	1–2, 1–2
2006–07	UEFA Cup	2Q	Sūduva Marijampolė	2–0, 5–2	7.0
		1R	Ružomberok	1–0, 1–1
		Group	Leverkusen	1–1
		Group	Tottenham	1–3
		Group	Dinamo Bucureşti	1–1
		Group	Beşiktaş	1–2
2007–08	UEFA Cup	1R	Brann	1–0, 1–2	2.0
2008–09	UEFA Cup	1R	Young Boys	2–2, 2–0	6.0
		Group	Rosenborg	0–0
		Group	Saint-Étienne	1–1
		Group	Valencia	1–1
		Group	København	0–1
2009–10	Europa League	3Q	Lathi	3–2, 1–1	12.5
		4Q	Lech Poznań	0–1, 1–0 (pen.: 4–3)
		Group	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–4, 0–0
		Group	Toulouse	2–2, 1–0
		Group	Partizan Belgrado	2–0, 4–2
		2R	Valencia	1–0, 0–3
2010–11	Europa League	4Q	Dinamo Minsk	2–1, 3–2	5.0
		Group	Villarreal	1–2, 1–2
		Group	Dinamo Zagreb	0–0, 0–2
		Group	PAOK	1–1, 1–1
2011–12	Europa League	3Q	Qarabağ	4–1, 0–1	1.5
		PO	Zestafoni	3–3, 2–0
		Group	Maribor	2-0, 4-3
		Group	Braga	2-1, TBD
		Group	Birmingham City	1-2, 2-2

Total points for UEFA coefficient: 261.0.

Summary of best results

From the quarter-finals upwards:

European Cup/UEFA Champions League:

- finalists in 1978

- quarter-finalists in 1977

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:

- semi-finalists in 1992

- quarter-finalists in 1971 and 1995

UEFA Cup/Europa League:

- finalists in 1976

- semi-finalists in 1988.

UEFA club coefficient ranking

(As of 12 November 2011), Source: uefa.com website

Rank	Team	Points
56	LOSC Lille	34.968
57	Club Brugge	31.880
58	AZ Alkmaar	31.863

Players

First team squad

As of February 1, 2012. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BEL	Colin Coosemans
2	DF	NOR	Tom Høgli
3	DF	SWE	Michael Almebäck
4	DF	BEL	Carl Hoefkens (captain)
5	DF	SWE	Fredrik Stenman
6	MF	DEN	Niki Zimling
7	FW	COL	Carlos Bacca
8	MF	ISR	Lior Refaelov
9	FW	BEL	Björn Vleminckx
11	MF	BEL	Jonathan Blondel
13	MF	ESP	Víctor Vázquez
15	FW	NGA	Joseph Akpala
16	MF	BEL	Maxime Lestienne
17	DF	BRA	Marcos Camozzato
18	DF	NED	Ryan Donk (vice-captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	BEL	Thomas Meunier
20	MF	BEL	Thibaut Van Acker
21	DF	BEL	Pietro Perdichizzi
22	DF	ESP	Jordi
24	DF	BEL	Daan Van Gijseghem
25	FW	NOR	Mushaga Bakenga
26	MF	BEL	Fries Deschilder
27	MF	BEL	Jimmy De Jonghe
28	DF	BEL	Jannes Vansteenkiste
29	FW	BEL	Zinho Gano
30	FW	BEL	Nick Van Belle
32	MF	BEL	Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe
33	GK	SRB	Vladan Kujović
39	GK	SRB	Bojan Jorgačević
50	GK	BEL	Sven Dhoest

For recent transfers, see the list of Belgian football transfers summer 2011.

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
25	DF	CRC	Júnior Díaz (at Wisła Kraków until 30 June 2012)
40	FW	CMR	Dorge Kouemaha (at 1. FC Kaiserslautern until 30 June 2012) Template:Fs blank column

Reserve team squad

As of June 6, 2011. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	BEL	Birger Verstraete
45	FW	BEL	Tjendo De Cuyper
49	GK	BEL	Jordy Maes
51	DF	BEL	Mateusz Kuzmicki ¹
52	DF	BEL	Simon Savaete
53	DF	BEL	Dylan Vanneste
54	MF	BEL	Nathaniel Lagrou
55	FW	BEL	Marijn Vandewalle
60	DF	BEL	Björn Engels
—	FW	NED	Jordan Botaka ²
—	MF	BEL	Rudi Chirishungu


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	BEL	Robin De Feyter
—	DF	BEL	Maxime Gunst
—	MF	BEL	Gaetan Lambrechts
—	MF	BEL	Bram Leroy
—	MF	BEL	Mick Michiels
—	DF	BEL	Mathias Moeyersons
—	GK	BEL	Ilias Rchidi
—	MF	BEL	Jaric Schaessens
—	MF	BEL	Matthias Schaessens
—	MF	BEL	Jaan Vanwildemeersch

Notes:

Has dual citizenship; second is
Has dual citizenship; second is

Notable players

Club captains

Jan Ceulemans (1986–91)
Franky Van Der Elst (1991–99)
Vital Borkelmans (1999-00)
Gert Verheyen (2000–02) (2005–06)
Dany Verlinden (2002–04)

Timmy Simons (2004–05)
Sven Vermant (2006–08)
Philippe Clement (2008–09)
Stijn Stijnen (2009–2010)
Carl Hoefkens (2010–)

Retired numbers

12 – The 12th man (reserved for the club supporters)

23 – In recognition of striker François Sterchele. Sterchele died in a single-person car accident on May 8, 2008.

Club officials

Honorary presidents and directors

Dr. Michel D'Hooghe (Honorary president)
Fernand De Clerck (Honorary president)
Marcel Kyndt (Honorary vice-president)
Raoul Beuls (Honorary vice-president)
Chris Caestecker (Honorary director)
Guido Claeys (Honorary director)
Dr. William De Groote (Honorary director)
Guy Jacobs (Honorary director)
Pol Jonckheere (Honorary director)
André Piccu (Honorary director)
Herman Valcke (Honorary director)
Hugo Vandamme (Honorary director)
Dr. Roland Watteyne (Honorary director)

Board

Bart Verhaeghe (President)
Vincent Mannaert (Managing director)
Jan Boone (Director)
Bart Coeman (Director)
Sam Sabbe (Director)
Ignace Van Doorselaere (Director)

Presidential history

Philippe Delescluze (1891-00)
Albert Seligmann (1900–02)
Alfons De Meulemeester (1903–14)
Albert Dyserynck (1919–31)
Fernand Hanssens (1932–37)
Emile De Clerck (1937–59)
André De Clerck (1959–73)
Fernand De Clerck (1973–99)
Michel Van Maele (1999-03)
Dr. Michel D'Hooghe (2003–09)
Pol Jonckheere (2009–11)
Bart Verhaeghe (2011– )

Management

Vincent Mannaert (General manager)
Veroniek Degrande (Finance manager)
Wim De Meyer (Communication & PR manager)
Jacques De Nolf (General secretary)
Kristof Lemahieu (General counsel)
Henk Mariman (Sports manager)
Patrick Orlans (Commercial manager)
Sven Vermant (Sports manager)

Coaching staff

Christoph Daum (Head coach)
Rudi Verkempinck (Assistant coach)
Dany Verlinden (Coach goalkeepers)
Joost Desender (Physical coach)
Siebe Hannoset (Performance coach)
Philippe Clement (Line coach defenders)
Stephane Van Der Heyden (Line coach midfielders)
Kenneth Brylle-Larsen (Line coach strikers)

Head coaches history

Hector Goetinck (1930–33)
Gerard Delbeke (1933–34), (1939–45)
Arthur Volckaert (1934–36)
Karl Schrenk (1936–38)
Robert De Veen (1938–39)
Louis Versyp (1945–50)
William Kennedy (1950–51)
Félix Schavy (1951–57)
Norberto Höfling (1957–63), (1967–68)
Juan Schwanner (1963)
Henri Dekens (1963–65)
Ludwig Dupal (1965–67)
Milorad Pavić (1968–69)
Frans de Munck (1969–71)
Leo Canjels (1971–73)
Jaak De Wit (1973–74)
Ernst Happel (1974–78)
András Béres (1978–79)
Mathieu Bollen (1979)

Han Grijzenhout (1979–80)
Gilbert Gress (1980–81)
Antoine Kohn (1981)
Henri Coppens (1981–82)
Raymond Mertens (1981–82)
Georg Keßler (1982–84)
Henk Houwaert (1984–89)
Georges Leekens (1989–91)
Hugo Broos (1991–97)
Eric Gerets (1997–99)
René Verheyen (1999-00)
Trond Sollied (2000–05)
Jan Ceulemans (2005–06)
Emilio Ferrera (2006–07)
Čedomir Janevski (2007)
Jacky Mathijssen (2007–09)
Adrie Koster (2009–11)
Christoph Daum (2011-...)

Medical staff

Dr. Roland Watteyne (Honorary director)
Dr. Jan De Neve (Head of medical services)
Dr. Kris Vandecasteele (Club doctor)
Dr. Pieter D'Hooghe (Club doctor/Orthopedisch consultent)
Geert Ryckebusch (Physiotherapist)
Dimitri Dobbenie (Physiotherapist)
Hans Kerckaert (Physiotherapist)
Thomas Geschier (Physiotherapist)

Logistical staff

Lode Lobbestael (Team official)
Roger Tierenteyn (Logistical staff member)
Pascal Plovie (Logistical staff member)

Reserves coaching staff

Philippe Clement (Head coach)
Jannes Tant (Assistant coach)
Dirk Laleman (Physical coach)
Hans Kerckaert (Physiotherapist)
Kristoff Deryckere (Team mentor)
Michel Dierings (Team mentor)

References

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