2019–20 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. season

Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
2019–20 season
Owner	Dmitry Rybolovlev
Chairman	Vincent Goemaere
Manager	Bernd Storck
Stadium	Jan Breydel Stadium
First Division A	14th
Belgian Cup	Sixth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Kévin Hoggas; Stef Peeters; (6 each); All: ; Kévin Hoggas; Stef Peeters; (6 each)
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BEL	Guillaume Hubert (on loan from Brugge)
2	DF	BRA	Vitinho
3	DF	GRE	Dimitris Chatziisaias (on loan from Rizespor)
4	DF	FRA	Jérémy Taravel
5	DF	JPN	Naomichi Ueda
6	MF	MLI	Aldom Deuro
7	FW	BEL	Kylian Hazard
8	MF	BEL	Stef Peeters
9	FW	BEL	Dylan De Belder
10	FW	BIH	Dino Hotić
13	FW	RSA	Lyle Foster (on loan from Monaco)
14	DF	ENG	Jonathan Panzo (on loan from Monaco)
15	MF	KEN	Johanna Omolo
16	GK	BEL	Miguel Van Damme
17	FW	ESP	Jordi Mboula (on loan from Monaco)
18	MF	MLI	Lassana Coulibaly (on loan from Angers)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	HUN	Marton Eppel
20	MF	FRA	Kévin Hoggas
21	GK	BRA	Warleson
22	DF	CIV	Yves Dabila (on loan from Lille)
23	MF	WAL	Isaac Christie-Davies (on loan from Liverpool)
26	MF	BEL	Calvin Dekuyper
27	MF	BEL	Oliver Deman
28	FW	FRA	Alimami Gory
30	MF	GHA	Godfred Donsah (on loan from Bologna)
32	DF	BEL	Arne Cassaert
34	MF	BEL	Thibo Somers
35	DF	BUL	Dimitar Velkovski
41	DF	FRA	Giulian Biancone (on loan from Monaco)
83	GK	TUN	Mouez Hassen
99	GK	GER	Lennart Moser (on loan from Union Berlin)

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
11	FW	FRA	Aboubakary Kanté (at Le Mans until 30 June 2020)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

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

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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 v t e	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:

^ 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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	C
Position	14	12	16	16	13	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14

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)	Serrano 85' 90+2'	Report	Bastien 30' Emond 88' Limbombe 90+4'	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)	Guri 32', 87' Saadi 40' (o.g.)		Saadi 7' Mboula 54'	Stadium: Versluys Arena

10 August 2019 3	Cercle Brugge	1–3	Kortrijk	Bruges
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Saadi 18'		Ajagun 49' Van der Bruggen 55' Kage 90'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

17 August 2019 4	Mechelen	3–1	Cercle Brugge	Mechelen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Togui 60' Storm 67' (pen.) De Camargo 83'		Dabila 24'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne

24 August 2019 5	Cercle Brugge	1–0	Waasland-Beveren	Bruges
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Peeters 82'			Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

1 September 2019 6	Gent	3–2	Cercle Brugge	Ghent
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Depoitre 11' David 24', 27' Mohammadi 36'	Report	Peeters 15', 90+2', 29' Kouamé 45' Saadi 53' Fiore 77'	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)	Biancone 13'	Report	Diatta 32' Álvarez 53' Dennis 61', 62'	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)	Peeters 12' (pen.) Panzo 90' 90+4'		Milićević 76', 88'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Wesli De Cremer

5 October 2019 10	Zulte Waregem	6–0	Cercle Brugge	Waregem
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Larin 13', 90+1' Bruno 24', 73' Taravel 75' (o.g.) Berahino 85'			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)	Dewaest 8'	Report	Dekuyper 76' Donsah 81'	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)	Amallah 28' Vanheusden 50' Avenatti 90+2'	Report	Cassaert 24' Omolo 47', 75' Foster 63' Panzo 71'	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)	Somers 65' Dekuyper 86'	Report	Ito 34' Borges 45+7' Mæhle 57' Berge 70', 84'	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)	Foster 35' Gory 90+4'			Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

26 December 2019 21	Kortrijk	1–0	Cercle Brugge	Kortrijk
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kagelmacher 81'			Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

19 January 2020 22	Cercle Brugge	1–2	Antwerp	Bruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hoggas 2' (pen.)		Hoedt 7' Refaelov 13' De Sart 55'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

26 January 2020 23	Cercle Brugge	1–2	Anderlecht	Bruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hoggas 33'		Amuzu 87' Vlap 90+4'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

1 February 2020 24	Eupen	1–0	Cercle Brugge	Eupen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Beck 24'		Hoggas 89'	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)			Hoggas 63'	Stadium: Stayen

22 February 2020 27	Excel Mouscron	0–1	Cercle Brugge	Mouscron
20:30 CET (UTC+1)			De Belder 75'	Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier

1 March 2020 28	Cercle Brugge	1–0	Gent	Bruges
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hoggas 1' Biancone 73' Moser 90+7'	Report	Plastun 90+4'	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)	Vanaken 39' Diatta 59'	Report	Hazard 90+1'	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

^ Stardekk. "Spelers - A-kern - Cercle Brugge KSV". Cercle Brugge KSV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
^ "First Division A 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ 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.
^ "Communicatie na de Algemene Vergadering". Jupiler Pro League. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

[table_note_W-B0.21276383437811-2] 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.

[1] Stardekk. "Spelers - A-kern - Cercle Brugge KSV". Cercle Brugge KSV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2022-07-04.

[3] "First Division A 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[4] 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.

[5] "Communicatie na de Algemene Vergadering". Jupiler Pro League. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

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