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.
| 2019–20 season | ||||
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| 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) | |||
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Players edit
- 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.
On loan edit
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Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss
| 3 July 2019 Friendly | Cercle Brugge  | 2–3 | Zulte Waregem | Lichtervelde |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Lichtervelde |
Competitions edit
Overall record edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| 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 | 24.14 |
| Belgian Cup | 24 September 2019 | Sixth round | Sixth round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 27 | 55 | −28 | 23.33 | ||||
Source: Competitions
First Division A edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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]
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Notes:
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]
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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 edit
Matches edit
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) |
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Report | 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) | Stadium: Versluys Arena |
| 10 August 2019 3 | Cercle Brugge | 1–3 | Kortrijk | Bruges |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
| 17 August 2019 4 | Mechelen | 3–1 | Cercle Brugge | Mechelen |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Achter de Kazerne |
| 24 August 2019 5 | Cercle Brugge | 1–0 | Waasland-Beveren | Bruges |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
| 1 September 2019 6 | Gent | 3–2 | Cercle Brugge | Ghent |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | 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) |
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Report | 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) |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Wesli De Cremer |
| 5 October 2019 10 | Zulte Waregem | 6–0 | Cercle Brugge | Waregem |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | 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) |
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Report | 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) |
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Report | 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) | Report | 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) | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
| 26 December 2019 21 | Kortrijk | 1–0 | Cercle Brugge | Kortrijk |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
| 19 January 2020 22 | Cercle Brugge | 1–2 | Antwerp | Bruges |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
| 26 January 2020 23 | Cercle Brugge | 1–2 | Anderlecht | Bruges |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
| 1 February 2020 24 | Eupen | 1–0 | Cercle Brugge | Eupen |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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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) |
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Stadium: Stayen |
| 22 February 2020 27 | Excel Mouscron | 0–1 | Cercle Brugge | Mouscron |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier |
| 1 March 2020 28 | Cercle Brugge | 1–0 | Gent | Bruges |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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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) | Report |
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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 edit
| 24 September 2019 Sixth round | Cercle Brugge | 0–1 | Rebecq | Bruges |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | report | Rosy  10' |
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
References edit
- ^ 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.