Waasland-Beveren
2020–21 season
ChairmanDirk Huyck
ManagerArnauld Mercier
StadiumFreethiel Stadion
Belgian First Division A17th (relegated)
Belgian CupSixth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
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

First-team squad

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Belgium BEL Nordin Jackers
2 DF Belgium BEL Vladimir Van De Wiel
3 DF Belgium BEL Brendan Schoonbaert
4 MF Cameroon CMR Georges Mandjeck
6 MF Switzerland SUI Leonardo Bertone
7 DF Germany GER Andreas Wiegel
8 MF Rwanda RWA Djihad Bizimana
9 FW France FRA Jordan Faucher
10 FW Luxembourg LUX Danel Sinani (on loan from Norwich City)
11 FW United States USA Joseph Efford
12 FW Belgium BEL Alessandro Albanese
14 MF Belgium BEL Denzel Jubitana
15 DF Belgium BEL Dries Wuytens
16 MF Norway NOR Sivert Heltne Nilsen
17 FW Belgium BEL Aboubakary Koita
18 MF Belgium BEL Daan Heymans
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Belgium BEL Nikola Pejcic
21 GK Belgium BEL Lucas Pirard
23 DF Cameroon CMR Serge Leuko
24 DF Morocco MAR Amine Khammas
26 DF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Vukotić
27 DF Belgium BEL Jenthe Mertens
37 DF Portugal POR Miguel Vieira (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir)
44 GK Belgium BEL Brent Gabriël
52 DF Belgium BEL Jur Schryvers
77 MF Belgium BEL Tom Reyners
88 MF Belgium BEL Milan De Mey
98 FW Albania ALB Din Sula
99 FW Switzerland SUI Michael Frey (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
FW Curaçao CUW Jeremy Cijntje (on loan from Heracles Almelo)

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
DF Costa Rica CRC Alexis Gamboa (at Alajuelense)
MF Belgium BEL Matthias Verreth (at Kolding IF)
FW Montenegro MNE Stefan Milošević (at Riga)

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

11 July 2020 Friendly Zulte Waregem Belgium 5–0 Belgium Waasland-Beveren Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
17 July 2020 Friendly Paris Saint-Germain France 7–0 Belgium 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 Belgium 4–1 Belgium Waasland-Beveren Sint-Truiden, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stayen
4 August 2020 Friendly Waasland-Beveren Belgium 0–2 Belgium Knokke Beveren, Belgium
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
  • Savaete 30'
  • De Kuyffer 85'
Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

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 17th 34 8 7 19 44 70 −26 023.53
Belgian First Division A relegation play-off 1 May 2021 8 May 2021 First leg Runners-up 2 0 1 1 3 6 −3 000.00
Belgian Cup 3 February 2021 Sixth round Sixth round 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Total 37 8 8 21 49 79 −30 021.62

Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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[lower-alpha 1] (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:
  1. 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 Exel 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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 8 7 19 44 70  −26 31 3 2 12 21 40  −19 5 5 7 23 30  −7

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAAHAAHAHHHAHHAHA
ResultWLLLLLLDWWLDLDWWLLDLLDDLLLWDLLLWLW
Position181315171718171717171717161514151515161717181818181718181818181817
Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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
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
Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Lawrence Visser
26 September 2020 7 Beerschot 3–2 Waasland-Beveren Antwerp
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
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
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)
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) Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bert Put
20 December 2020 18 Waasland-Beveren 0–3 Antwerp Beveren
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
27 December 2020 19 Genk 1–1 Waasland-Beveren Genk
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
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)
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
Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
29 January 2021 25 Antwerp 3–2 Waasland-Beveren Antwerp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
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
Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
17 February 2021 27 Waasland-Beveren 1–0 Eupen Beveren
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
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
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
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
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)
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)
Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Van Damme

Relegation play-off

1 May 2021 First leg Seraing 1–1 Waasland-Beveren Seraing
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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

3 February 2021 Sixth round Waasland-Beveren 2–3 Oostende Beveren
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
Attendance: 0

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 9 August 2020.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalBelgian DivisionBelgian Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
21 GK Belgium BEL Lucas Pirard 101000
44 GK Belgium BEL Brent Gabriël 000000
Defenders
3 DF Belgium BEL Vladimir Van De Wiel 101000
3 DF Belgium BEL Brendan Schoonbaert 000000
7 DF Germany GER Andreas Wiegel 000000
15 DF Belgium BEL Dries Wuytens 000000
19 DF Costa Rica CRC Alexis Gamboa 000000
22 DF Montenegro MNE Andrija Vukčević 101000
23 DF Belgium BEL Maximiliano Caufriez 101000
26 DF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Vukotić 101000
27 DF Belgium BEL Jenthe Mertens 101000
28 DF Belgium BEL Daam Foulon 000000
52 DF Belgium BEL Jur Schryvers 101000
Midfielders
8 MF Rwanda RWA Djihad Bizimana 101000
10 MF Japan JPN Yuki Kobayashi 000000
14 MF Belgium BEL Denzel Jubitana 000000
18 MF Belgium BEL Daan Heymans 121200
20 MF Belgium BEL Nikola Pejcic 000000
29 MF Belgium BEL Matthias Verreth 000000
77 MF Belgium BEL Tom Reyners 000000
88 MF Belgium BEL Milan De Mey 000000
Forwards
9 FW France FRA Jordan Faucher 000000
11 FW United States USA Joseph Efford 101000
12 FW Belgium BEL Alessandro Albanese 101000
17 FW Belgium BEL Aboubakary Koita 110+1100
98 FW Albania ALB Din Sula 000000
99 FW Montenegro MNE Stefan Milošević 000000
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club

Goalscorers

As of 17 August 2020
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League Belgian Cup Total
1 19 MF Belgium Daan Heymans 2 0 2
2 52 DF Belgium Jur Schryvers 1 0 1
17 FW Belgium Aboubakary Koita 1 0 1
Totals 4 0 4

References

  1. "A-kern". Waasland-Beveren. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  6. "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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.