2020–21 K.V. Kortrijk season

K.V. Kortrijk
2020–21 season
Owner	Vincent Tan
Chairman	Joseph Allijns
Manager	Yves Vanderhaeghe
Stadium	Guldensporen Stadion
Belgian First Division A	14th
Belgian Cup	Seventh round
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

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

First-team squad

As of 29 January 2021^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SVK	Adam Jakubech (on loan from Lille)
2	DF	SRB	Petar Golubović
4	DF	BEL	Gilles Dewaele
5	DF	AUS	Trent Sainsbury
6	DF	FRA	Lucas Rougeaux
8	MF	CRO	Ante Palaversa (on loan from Manchester City)
9	FW	FRA	Teddy Chevalier
10	FW	COM	Faïz Selemani
11	MF	SRB	Jovan Stojanović
16	GK	BEL	Maxim Deman
17	FW	SEN	Pape Habib Guèye
19	FW	GAM	Muhammed Badamosi
20	MF	MLI	Sambou Sissoko


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	BEL	Gaëtan Hendrickx (on loan from Charleroi)
23	MF	BEL	Julien De Sart
25	DF	UKR	Yevhenii Makarenko (on loan from Anderlecht)
27	MF	BEL	Michiel Jonckheere
30	DF	BEL	Kristof D'haene
31	GK	SRB	Marko Ilić
37	MF	BEL	Brice Verkerken
41	MF	BEL	Yani Van den Bossche
51	FW	GHA	Eric Ocansey
66	DF	SRB	Aleksandar Radovanović
76	DF	BEL	Timothy Derijck (captain)
93	FW	BEL	Zinho Gano (on loan from Genk)
99	FW	MAS	Luqman Hakim

Out on loan

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


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

4 July 2020 Friendly	Standard Liège	3–2	Kortrijk	Angleur, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus

10 July 2020 Friendly	Kortrijk	1–1	Charleroi	Kortrijk, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

11 July 2020 Friendly	Kortrijk	0–1	Cercle Brugge	Kortrijk, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

24 July 2020 Friendly	Kortrijk	Cancelled	RWDM Brussels	Kortrijk, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

25 July 2020 Friendly	Beerschot	Cancelled	Kortrijk	Antwerp, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Olympisch Stadion

31 July 2020 Friendly	Kortrijk	Cancelled	Lille	Kortrijk, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

1 August 2020 Friendly	Kortrijk	0–1	Deinze	Kortrijk, Belgium
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

26 March 2021 Friendly	Anderlecht	1–2	Kortrijk	Anderlecht, Belgium
12:00 CET (UTC+1)	38' (pen.)		Hendrickx 45' Guèye 60'	Stadium: RSCA Football Academy

Competitions

Overview

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 %
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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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


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

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	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	W	W	L	L	D	W	L	D	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	L
Position	18	10	9	4	3	6	8	10	8	11	10	9	12	8	9	11	9	10	8	8	11	12	13	14	15	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	14	14

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

Matches

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)	Lepoint 45+3' Mboyo 54' (pen.) Selemani 90+5'	Report	Heymans 10', 90+1', 81' Vukotić 45+1' Albanese 51' Caufriez 52' Koita 68'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin van Damme

15 August 2020 2	Gent	1–2	Kortrijk	Ghent
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Plastun 59'	Report	Moffi 22' Makarenko 45+1' Van der Bruggen 83'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

21 August 2020 3	Kortrijk	0–0	Eupen	Kortrijk
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Selemani 72' Rougeaux 88'	Report	Musona 30' Cools 90+3'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jan Boterberg

29 August 2020 4	Cercle Brugge	0–1	Kortrijk	Bruges
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Omolo 39' Vanhoutte 42'	Report	Makarenko 23' D'haene 31' Golubović 51' Selemani 67'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christof Dierick

13 September 2020 5	Kortrijk	3–0	Excel Mouscron	Kortrijk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Ocansey 50', 83' Mboyo 52', 59' Dewaele 63'	Report	Onana 32' Hočko 67' 85'	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)	Amallah 31' (pen.) Oularé 35'	Report	Mboyo 36' D'haene 38' Jonckheere 84' Rougeaux 90'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 6,723 Referee: Jan Boterberg

25 September 2020 7	Kortrijk	1–3	Antwerp	Kortrijk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Mboyo 3' De Sart 69' D'haene 83'	Report	Sainsbury 63' (o.g.) Refaelov 82' Mbokani 90+2'	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)	Lee 44' Asamoah 80' Nazon 90+4'	Report	Van der Bruggen 27' Selemani 71' Jakubech 90+2'	Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Bert Put

17 October 2020 9	KV Mechelen	1–2	Kortrijk	Mechelen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Voet 53'	Report	Jonckheere 71' Makarenko 74'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 5,160 Referee: Lawrence Visser

23 October 2020 10	Kortrijk	1–3	Anderlecht	Kortrijk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Mboyo 87'	Report	Nmecha 6', 65' Tau 30'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

2 November 2020 11	Zulte Waregem	1–1	Kortrijk	Waregem
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Chorý 77', 88' Opare 90+6' Dompé 90+6'	Report	Mboyo 90+7'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

7 November 2020 12	Kortrijk	5–5	Beerschot	Kortrijk
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Jonckheere 1' Selemani 8' Mboyo 57' (pen.) Gueye 68' Sainsbury 84', 90+4' De Sart 87'	Report	Vorogovskiy 28' Bourdin 39', 74' Sanusi 43' Holzhauser 49' (pen.) Tissoudali 50' Frans 88'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

21 November 2020 13	Club Brugge	1–0	Kortrijk	Bruges
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Lang 60'	Report	Van der Bruggen 23' Stojanović 55' Sainsbury 68'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lothar D'Hondt

29 November 2020 14	Kortrijk	3–1	Oostende	Kortrijk
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Dewaele 4' Guèye 49' Mboyo 80'	Report	McGeehan 17' Hjulsager 32', 57' Hendry 77'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

7 December 2020 15	Charleroi	0–0	Kortrijk	Charleroi
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ilaimaharitra 47' Nicholson 52' Willems 75' Gillet 84'	Report	Mboyo 33', 70' Sainsbury 34'	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)	Golubović 49' Hines-Ike 82'	Report	Henry 47', 64', 89' Kotysch 65'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

16 December 2020 17	Kortrijk	2–1	Standard Liège	Kortrijk
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dewaele 2' Makarenko 39' Derijck 43' Ocansey 55' Lepoint 90+9'	Report	Lestienne 76' Jans 79'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

19 December 2020 18	Genk	2–0	Kortrijk	Genk
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Arteaga 1' Hrošovský 35' Bongonda 78'	Report	De Sart 77' Ocansey 87'	Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

26 December 2020 19	Kortrijk	1–0	Gent	Kortrijk
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	De Sart 31' Ocansey 34' Selemani 49' Lepoint 82'	Report	Yaremchuk 21'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Wim Smet

9 January 2021 20	Kortrijk	2–1	Genk	Kortrijk
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gueye 23', 54' Hines-Ike 57'	Report	Onuachu 41' Kouassi 60' Ito 73'	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)	Derijck 60' Jonckheere 76' Guèye 81'	Report	Gholizadeh 22' Fall 55', 62' Benchaib 58'	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)	Henry 10', 20' Malinov 34' 36' Sowah 40'	Report	Makarenko 38' Gano 52' Stojanović 85' Guèye 87'	Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 0 Referee: Wesley Alen

21 February 2021 28	Anderlecht	0–2	Kortrijk	Anderlecht
13:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Sainsbury 45+2' Palaversa 60' Gano 74' Hendrickx 88' Rougeaux 90'	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)	Palaversa 20' Derijck 22'	Report	Bruno 23' (pen.), 62' Marcq 52' Chorý 65' Vossen 67' De Bock 77'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

6 March 2021 30	Antwerp	4–2	Kortrijk	Antwerp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Seck 20' Refaelov 28' (pen.) Lukaku 54' Le Marchand 55' Lamkel Zé 72' Mbokani 75' Verstraete 85'	Report	De Sart 27' Selemani 56' Gano 67'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Christof Dierick

20 March 2021 31	Eupen	2–0	Kortrijk	Eupen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ngoy 52' Musona 78', 80' Heris 90+1'	Report	Makarenko 70' Radovanović 90+4'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Bram van Driessche

3 April 2021 32	Kortrijk	1–2	Club Brugge	Kortrijk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Gano 18' Sissoko 45+2' Ocansey 63' Selemani 73' Golubović 90'	Report	Sobol 21' Vormer 52' Vanaken 77' (pen.) Pérez 90'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

11 April 2021 33	Waasland-Beveren	3–4	Kortrijk	Beveren
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Frey 17', 44', 90+3' (pen.) Schoonbaert 58'	Report	Gano 3' Dewaele 40' De Sart 48' Selemani 58' (pen.), 90+6'	Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

18 April 2021 34	Kortrijk	1–4	KV Mechelen	Kortrijk
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Selemani 10' (pen.) Jonckheere 74'	Report	Defour 14' Mrabti 28' (pen.) Storm 35', 46' Schoofs 82'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Wim Smet

Belgian Cup

2 February 2021 Sixth round	Lommel	1–3	Kortrijk	Lommel
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Henkens 40' Kis 71' (pen.) Þórðarson 73'	Report	Guèye 14' Selemani 37', 75', 90+3' Stojanović 38' Dewaele 44' Chevalier 61'	Stadium: Soevereinstadion Attendance: 0

9 February 2021 Seventh round	Kortrijk	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Standard Liège	Kortrijk
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Selemani 90+2'	Report	Laifis 36' Tapsoba 82' Siquet 98'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Lothar D'hondt
	Penalties
	Chevalier Makarenko Stojanović Derijck Selemani Guèye Sainsbury		Bastien Klauss Dussenne Muleka Raskin Laifis Siquet

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 15 August 2020

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Pro League	Total
1	14	MF	Hannes Van der Bruggen	1	1
	7	FW	Ilombe Mboyo	1	1
	20	FW	Terem Moffi	1	1
Totals				3	3

References

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

External links

Official website

[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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