2020–21 K.V. Kortrijk season

K.V. Kortrijk
2020–21 season
OwnerVincent Tan
ChairmanJoseph Allijns
ManagerYves Vanderhaeghe
StadiumGuldensporen Stadion
Belgian First Division A14th
Belgian CupSeventh round

The 2020–21 K.V. Kortrijk season was the club's 120th season in existence and its 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Kortrijk participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 29 January 2021[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 Slovakia SVK Adam Jakubech (on loan from Lille)
2 DF Serbia SRB Petar Golubović
4 DF Belgium BEL Gilles Dewaele
5 DF Australia AUS Trent Sainsbury
6 DF France FRA Lucas Rougeaux
8 MF Croatia CRO Ante Palaversa (on loan from Manchester City)
9 FW France FRA Teddy Chevalier
10 FW Comoros COM Faïz Selemani
11 MF Serbia SRB Jovan Stojanović
16 GK Belgium BEL Maxim Deman
17 FW Senegal SEN Pape Habib Guèye
19 FW The Gambia GAM Muhammed Badamosi
20 MF Mali MLI Sambou Sissoko
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Belgium BEL Gaëtan Hendrickx (on loan from Charleroi)
23 MF Belgium BEL Julien De Sart
25 DF Ukraine UKR Yevhenii Makarenko (on loan from Anderlecht)
27 MF Belgium BEL Michiel Jonckheere
30 DF Belgium BEL Kristof D'haene
31 GK Serbia SRB Marko Ilić
37 MF Belgium BEL Brice Verkerken
41 MF Belgium BEL Yani Van den Bossche
51 FW Ghana GHA Eric Ocansey
66 DF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Radovanović
76 DF Belgium BEL Timothy Derijck (captain)
93 FW Belgium BEL Zinho Gano (on loan from Genk)
99 FW Malaysia MAS Luqman Hakim

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF United States USA Brendan Hines-Ike (at D.C. United until 31 December 2021)

Transfers

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In

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

Out

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

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

4 July 2020 Friendly Standard Liège Belgium 3–2 Belgium Kortrijk Angleur, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus
10 July 2020 Friendly Kortrijk Belgium 1–1 Belgium Charleroi Kortrijk, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
11 July 2020 Friendly Kortrijk Belgium 0–1 Belgium Cercle Brugge Kortrijk, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
24 July 2020 Friendly Kortrijk Belgium Cancelled Belgium RWDM Brussels Kortrijk, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
25 July 2020 Friendly Beerschot Belgium Cancelled Belgium Kortrijk Antwerp, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
31 July 2020 Friendly Kortrijk Belgium Cancelled France Lille Kortrijk, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
1 August 2020 Friendly Kortrijk Belgium 0–1 Belgium Deinze Kortrijk, Belgium
10:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
26 March 2021 Friendly Anderlecht Belgium 1–2 Belgium Kortrijk Anderlecht, Belgium
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • 38' (pen.)
Stadium: RSCA Football Academy

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian First Division A 9 August 2020 18 April 2021 Matchday 1 14th 34 11 6 17 44 57 −13 032.35
Belgian Cup 2 February 2021 9 February 2021 Sixth round Seventh round 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 050.00
Total 36 12 7 17 48 59 −11 033.33

Last updated: 18 April 2021
Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Eupen 34 10 13 11 44 55 −11 43
13 Charleroi 34 11 9 14 46 49 −3 42
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
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]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 11 6 17 44 57  −13 39 5 2 10 24 35  −11 6 4 7 20 22  −2

Last updated: 18 April 2021.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHHAHHAHAAAHAAHAH
ResultLWDWWLLDWLDDLWDLWLWWLLLDLWLWLLLLWL
Position18109436810811109128911910881112131415131313141414151414
Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2021. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 8 July 2020.[3]

9 August 2020 1 Kortrijk 1–3 Waasland-Beveren Kortrijk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin van Damme
15 August 2020 2 Gent 1–2 Kortrijk Ghent
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
21 August 2020 3 Kortrijk 0–0 Eupen Kortrijk
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jan Boterberg
29 August 2020 4 Cercle Brugge 0–1 Kortrijk Bruges
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christof Dierick
13 September 2020 5 Kortrijk 3–0 Excel Mouscron Kortrijk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 3,725
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
20 September 2020 6 Standard Liège 2–1 Kortrijk Liège
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 6,723
Referee: Jan Boterberg
25 September 2020 7 Kortrijk 1–3 Antwerp Kortrijk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
3 October 2020 8 Sint-Truiden 0–0 Kortrijk Sint-Truiden
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stayen
Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Bert Put
17 October 2020 9 KV Mechelen 1–2 Kortrijk Mechelen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Achter de Kazerne
Attendance: 5,160
Referee: Lawrence Visser
23 October 2020 10 Kortrijk 1–3 Anderlecht Kortrijk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
2 November 2020 11 Zulte Waregem 1–1 Kortrijk Waregem
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Regenboogstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wesli De Cremer
7 November 2020 12 Kortrijk 5–5 Beerschot Kortrijk
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
21 November 2020 13 Club Brugge 1–0 Kortrijk Bruges
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lothar D'Hondt
29 November 2020 14 Kortrijk 3–1 Oostende Kortrijk
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
7 December 2020 15 Charleroi 0–0 Kortrijk Charleroi
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
12 December 2020 16 Kortrijk 0–3 OH Leuven Kortrijk
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wesli De Cremer
16 December 2020 17 Kortrijk 2–1 Standard Liège Kortrijk
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
19 December 2020 18 Genk 2–0 Kortrijk Genk
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
26 December 2020 19 Kortrijk 1–0 Gent Kortrijk
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wim Smet
9 January 2021 20 Kortrijk 2–1 Genk Kortrijk
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wesli De Cremer
16 January 2021 21 Oostende 2–1 Kortrijk Ostend
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Diaz Arena
Attendance: 0
20 January 2021 22 Kortrijk 0–2 Sint-Truiden Kortrijk
16:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 0
23 January 2021 23 Kortrijk 1–2 Cercle Brugge Kortrijk
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 0
27 January 2021 24 Beerschot 0–0 Kortrijk Antwerp
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 0
30 January 2021 25 Kortrijk 1–3 Charleroi Kortrijk
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wim Smet
5 February 2021 26 Excel Mouscron 0–3 Kortrijk Mouscron
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier
Attendance: 0
12 February 2021 27 OH Leuven 3–1 Kortrijk Leuven
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wesley Alen
21 February 2021 28 Anderlecht 0–2 Kortrijk Anderlecht
13:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lawrence Visser
27 February 2021 29 Kortrijk 1–2 Zulte Waregem Kortrijk
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
6 March 2021 30 Antwerp 4–2 Kortrijk Antwerp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christof Dierick
20 March 2021 31 Eupen 2–0 Kortrijk Eupen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bram van Driessche
3 April 2021 32 Kortrijk 1–2 Club Brugge Kortrijk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
11 April 2021 33 Waasland-Beveren 3–4 Kortrijk Beveren
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
18 April 2021 34 Kortrijk 1–4 KV Mechelen Kortrijk
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wim Smet

Belgian Cup

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2 February 2021 Sixth round Lommel 1–3 Kortrijk Lommel
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Soevereinstadion
Attendance: 0

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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As of 15 August 2020
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League Belgian Cup Total
1 14 MF Belgium Hannes Van der Bruggen 1 0 1
7 FW Belgium Ilombe Mboyo 1 0 1
20 FW Nigeria Terem Moffi 1 0 1
Totals 3 0 3

References

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  1. ^ "Onze spelers – KV Kortrijk". kvk.be. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ^ "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.
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