# 2020–21 Club Brugge KV season

The 2020–21 season was the 129th season in the existence of Club Brugge KV and the club's 61st consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Club Brugge participated in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup, the Belgian Super Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 26 February 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | UKR | Eduard Sobol (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) |
| 3 | MF | COL | Éder Balanta |
| 5 | DF | CIV | Odilon Kossounou |
| 7 | FW | NED | Tahith Chong (on loan from Manchester United) |
| 8 | MF | MAR | Nabil Dirar (on loan from Fenerbahçe) |
| 10 | FW | NED | Noa Lang (on loan from Ajax) |
| 15 | DF | CRO | Matej Mitrović |
| 18 | DF | URU | Federico Ricca |
| 20 | MF | BEL | Hans Vanaken (Vice-captain) |
| 21 | FW | NGA | David Okereke |
| 22 | GK | USA | Ethan Horvath |
| 24 | DF | NED | Stefano Denswil (on loan from Bologna) |
| 25 | MF | NED | Ruud Vormer (Captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | MF | BEL | Mats Rits |
| 27 | FW | SEN | Youssouph Badji |
| 28 | DF | BEL | Ignace Van Der Brempt |
| 29 | FW | NED | Bas Dost |
| 30 | FW | VEN | Daniel Pérez |
| 33 | GK | BEL | Nick Shinton |
| 44 | DF | BEL | Brandon Mechele |
| 55 | MF | BEL | Maxim De Cuyper |
| 77 | DF | ANG | Clinton Mata |
| 88 | GK | BEL | Simon Mignolet |
| 90 | MF | BEL | Charles De Ketelaere |
| 97 | MF | BEL | Thomas Van den Keybus |
| 98 | MF | BEL | Cisse Sandra |

### Out on loan

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CRO | Karlo Letica (on loan to Sampdoria until 30 June 2021) |
| 9 | FW | CZE | Michael Krmenčík (on loan to PAOK until 30 June 2021) |
| 17 | DF | CIV | Simon Deli (on loan to Slavia Prague until 30 June 2021) |
| 19 | MF | BEL | Thibault Vlietinck (on loan to OH Leuven until 30 June 2021) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 40 | DF | BEL | Siemen Voet (on loan to K.V. Mechelen until 30 June 2021) |
| 42 | FW | NGA | Emmanuel Dennis (on loan to Köln until 30 June 2021) |
| 80 | FW | BEL | Loïs Openda (on loan to Vitesse until 30 June 2021) |
| — | FW | IRN | Kaveh Rezaei (on loan to Charleroi until 30 June 2021) |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
| 15 | | | TBD | | 1 July 2020 | |

### Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
| 15 | | | TBD | | 1 July 2020 | |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Belgian First Division A | 8 August 2020 | 23 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 40 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 81 | 37 | +44 | 062.50 |
| Belgian Cup | 3 February 2021 | 4 March 2021 | Sixth round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 066.67 |
| UEFA Champions League | 20 October 2020 | 8 December 2020 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 033.33 |
| UEFA Europa League | 18 February 2021 | 25 February 2021 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 51 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 99 | 52 | +47 | 056.86 |
Last updated: 23 May 2021 Source: Soccerway

### Belgian First Division A
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Club Brugge (C) | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 73 | 26 | +47 | 76 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League and Play-offs I |
| 2 | Antwerp | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 60 | Qualification for the Play-offs I |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 58 | Qualification for the Play-offs I |
| 4 | Genk | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 56 | Qualification for the Play-offs I |
| 5 | Oostende | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 53 | Qualification for the Play-offs II |
* ↑ The regular season winners will qualify for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League if they do not qualify for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League in the playoffs or for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League through the 2020–21 Belgian Cup.
* ↑ Genk qualifies for at least the play-off round of the Europa League through winning the 2021 Belgian Cup.
* ↑ 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. 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.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 18 April 2021. Source: Jupiler Pro League

#### 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 17 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 8 July 2020.

#### Play-Off I

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | CLU | GNK | ANT | AND |
| 1 | Club Brugge (C) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 44 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| 2 | Genk | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 44 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round | 3–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 35 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round | 0–0 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 33 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 23 May 2021. Source: Jupiler Pro League

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | D | W | D | L |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Champions League
#### Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DOR | LAZ | BRU | ZEN |
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Lazio | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |

### UEFA Europa League
#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.

## Statistics
### Squad appearances and goals

    Last updated on 23 May 2021.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Belgian Division | Belgian Division | Belgian Cup | Belgian Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 22 | GK | USA | Ethan Horvath | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | BEL | Nick Shinton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | GK | BEL | Simon Mignolet | 47 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | GK | BEL | Senne Lammens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | UKR | Eduard Sobol | 37 | 2 | 26+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CIV | Odilon Kossounou | 42 | 1 | 30+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | CRO | Matej Mitrović | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | URU | Federico Ricca | 20 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | NED | Stefano Denswil | 15 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | BEL | Ignace Van Der Brempt | 14 | 1 | 4+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | BEL | Brandon Mechele | 42 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | DF | BEL | Noah Mbamba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | ANG | Clinton Mata | 49 | 1 | 36+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 3 | MF | COL | Éder Balanta | 34 | 1 | 13+12 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | MAR | Nabil Dirar | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | BEL | Hans Vanaken | 45 | 16 | 34+2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | NED | Ruud Vormer | 47 | 8 | 36+1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | BEL | Mats Rits | 44 | 2 | 32+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | BEL | Maxim De Cuyper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | BEL | Charles De Ketelaere | 46 | 6 | 26+12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | MF | BEL | Thomas Van Den Keybus | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | MF | BEL | Cisse Sandra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | NED | Tahith Chong | 13 | 1 | 5+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | NED | Noa Lang | 37 | 17 | 26+3 | 16 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | NGA | David Okereke | 35 | 4 | 7+21 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SEN | Youssouph Badji | 32 | 7 | 12+14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | NED | Bas Dost | 22 | 10 | 17+2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | VEN | Daniel Pérez | 8 | 1 | 0+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||||||
| 17 | DF | CIV | Simon Deli | 17 | 1 | 11+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SEN | Krépin Diatta | 24 | 9 | 17+2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | CZE | Michael Krmenčík | 12 | 3 | 5+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | BEL | Siebe Schrijvers | 13 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | NGA | Emmanuel Dennis | 13 | 1 | 6+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

    As of 20 May 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | Belgian Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | 10 | FW | | Noa Lang | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | 20 | FW | | Hans Vanaken | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | 11 | MF | | Krépin Diatta | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | 29 | FW | | Bas Dost | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | 25 | MF | | Ruud Vormer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | 27 | FW | | Youssouph Badji | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | 90 | MF | | Charles De Ketelaere | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | 21 | FW | | David Okereke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | 9 | FW | | Michael Krmenčík | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 44 | DF | | Brandon Mechele | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 2 | DF | | Eduard Sobol | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 26 | MF | | Mats Rits | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 42 | FW | | Emmanuel Dennis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 3 | MF | | Éder Álvarez Balanta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 5 | DF | | Odilon Kossounou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 7 | MF | | Tahith Chong | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 17 | DF | | Simon Deli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 28 | DF | | Ignace Van Der Brempt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 30 | FW | | Daniel Pérez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 80 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 98 |