Cercle Brugge
2021–22 season
OwnerDmitry Rybolovlev
ManagerYves Vanderhaeghe
(until 28 November)
Dominik Thalhammer
(from 28 November)
StadiumJan Breydel Stadium
First Division A10th
Belgian CupSeventh round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rabbi Matondo (9)
All:
Rabbi Matondo (9)

The 2021–22 season was the 123rd season in the existence of Cercle Brugge K.S.V. and the club's 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Cercle Brugge K.S.V. will participate in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup.

Players

First-team squad

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 France FRA Thomas Didillon
2 DF Brazil BRA Vitinho
3 DF Brazil BRA David Sousa (on loan from Botafogo)
4 DF Norway NOR Jesper Daland
5 DF Serbia SRB Boris Popovic
6 MF Lithuania LTU Edgaras Utkus
8 DF Belgium BEL Robbe Decostere
9 FW Togo TOG Kévin Denkey
10 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Dino Hotić
11 FW Wales WAL Rabbi Matondo (on loan from Schalke)
14 MF Belgium BEL Charles Vanhoutte
16 GK Belgium BEL Miguel Van Damme [1]
17 DF France FRA Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Belgium BEL Senna Miangué (on loan from Cagliari)
19 DF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Velkovski
21 GK Brazil BRA Warleson
22 MF Portugal POR Leonardo Lopes
23 MF Belgium BEL Olivier Deman
25 DF Belgium BEL Alexander Corryn
28 MF Belgium BEL Hannes Van der Bruggen
34 FW Belgium BEL Thibo Somers
35 FW Republic of the Congo CGO Silvère Ganvoula (on loan from Bochum)
42 FW Belgium BEL Aske Sampers
44 MF Belgium BEL Andi Koshi
89 GK Belgium BEL Sébastien Bruzzese
98 MF Senegal SEN Franck Kanouté

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Belgium BEL Kylian Hazard

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
32 DF Belgium BEL Arne Cassaert (on loan to Knokke)
— FW France FRA Alimami Gory (on loan to Paris)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Mali MLI Aldom Deuro (on loan to Châteauroux)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 June 2021 Friendly Dunkerque France 1–1 Belgium Cercle Brugge Dunkirk, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
2 July 2021 Friendly Zulte Waregem Belgium 1–2 Belgium Cercle Brugge Waregem, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Regenboogstadion
3 July 2021 Friendly Standard Liège Belgium 3–2 Belgium Cercle Brugge Liège, Belgium
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
10 July 2021 Friendly Monaco France 3–1 Belgium Cercle Brugge La Turbie, France
09:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Diop 16'
  • Matsima 42'
  • Pellegri 70'
Stadium: CMB Training Centre
17 July 2021 Friendly Strasbourg France Cancelled Belgium Cercle Brugge Évian-les-Bains, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Camille Fournier
2 September 2021 Friendly Utrecht Netherlands 3–1 Belgium Cercle Brugge Utrecht, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 501

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
First Division A 27 July 2021 9 April 2022 Matchday 1 10th 34 12 9 13 49 46 +3 035.29
Belgian Cup 28 October 2021 1 December 2021 Sixth round Seventh round 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 050.00
Total 36 13 9 14 53 48 +5 036.11

Source: Soccerway

First Division A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Genk 34 15 6 13 66 47 +19 51 Qualification for the Play-offs II
9 Sint-Truiden 34 15 6 13 42 40 +2 51
10 Cercle Brugge 34 12 9 13 49 46 +3 45
11 OH Leuven 34 10 11 13 47 58 −11 41
12 Oostende 34 10 7 17 34 61 −27 37
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 12 9 13 49 46  +3 45 6 4 7 23 20  +3 6 5 6 26 26  0

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultWDDLLLWLLLLDLDLWWWWLWWWWLDLWDDWLDD
Position6571012161314161717171717171717161214111010789109999101010
Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 8 June 2021.[3]

27 July 2021 1 Beerschot 0–1 Cercle Brugge Antwerp
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
31 July 2021 2 Cercle Brugge 1–1 OH Leuven Brugge
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
6 August 2021 3 Club Brugge 1–1 Cercle Brugge Brugge
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
15 August 2021 4 Cercle Brugge 1–2 Anderlecht Bruges
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
21 August 2021 5 RFC Seraing 2–1 Cercle Brugge Seraing
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Pairay
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Christof Dierick
28 August 2021 6 Cercle Brugge 0–1 Sint-Truiden Bruges
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Jan Boterberg
11 September 2021 7 Zulte Waregem 2–4 Cercle Brugge Waregem
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Regenboogstadion
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
17 September 2021 8 Cercle Brugge 1–2 Eupen Bruges
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 3,551
Referee: Bert Put
26 September 2021 9 Gent 2–1 Cercle Brugge Ghent
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
2 October 2021 10 Cercle Brugge 0–3 Union Saint-Gilloise Brugge
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydelstadion
Attendance: 2,850
Referee: Wesli De Cremer
16 October 2021 11 Oostende 2–1 Cercle Brugge Ostend
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Versluys Arena
Attendance: 4,132
Referee: Wim Smet
23 October 2021 12 Cercle Brugge 1–1 Standard Liège Bruges
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 3,552
Referee: Jan Boterberg
31 October 2021 13 Cercle Brugge 0–1 Antwerp Bruges
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 3,273
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
7 November 2021 14 Genk 1–1 Cercle Brugge Genk
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
20 November 2021 15 Cercle Brugge 1–2 Charleroi Brugge
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
27 November 2021 16 Cercle Brugge 3–1 Mechelen Brugge
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
4 December 2021 17 Kortrijk 0–2 Cercle Brugge Kortrijk
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
11 December 2021 18 Sint-Truiden 1–2 Cercle Brugge Sint-Truiden
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stayen
Attendance: 3,004
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
14 December 2021 19 Cercle Brugge 2–0 RFC Seraing Bruges
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 2,368
Referee: Brent Staessens
18 December 2021 20 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–2 Cercle Brugge Brussels
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
Attendance: 7,114
Referee: Jan Boterberg
26 December 2021 21 Cercle Brugge 2–0 Club Brugge Bruges
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
16 January 2022 22 Eupen 0–2 Cercle Brugge Eupen
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Referee: Christof Dierick
23 January 2022 23 Cercle Brugge 3–1 Zulte Waregem Bruges
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
26 January 2022 24 Anderlecht 0–2 Cercle Brugge Anderlecht
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Referee: Wesli De Cremer
29 January 2022 25 Cercle Brugge 0–1 Oostende Bruges
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Arthur Denil
5 February 2022 26 Standard Liège 1–1 Cercle Brugge Liège
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Referee: Lawrence Visser
12 February 2022 27 OH Leuven 3–2 Cercle Brugge Leuven
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 3,898
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
19 February 2022 28 Cercle Brugge 2–0 Beerschot Bruges
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 3,872
Referee: Bert Put
26 February 2022 29 Mechelen 2–2 Cercle Brugge Mechelen
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 9,889
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
5 March 2022 30 Cercle Brugge 2–2 Genk Bruges
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 4,205
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
12 March 2022 31 Cercle Brugge 2–0 Kortrijk Bruges
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
19 March 2022 32 Charleroi 5–0 Cercle Brugge Charleroi
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Attendance: 5,636
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
3 April 2022 33 Cercle Brugge 2–2 Gent Bruges
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 6,572
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
9 April 2022 34 Antwerp 1–1 Cercle Brugge Antwerp
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 12,336
Referee: Kevin Van Damme

Belgian Cup

28 October 2021 Sixth round Cercle Brugge 3–0 Tienen Brugge
20:00 CEST
Stadium: Jan Breydelstadion
1 December 2021 Seventh round Mechelen 2–1 (a.e.t.) Cercle Brugge Mechelen
20:30 CET
Stadium: AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne

References

  1. ↑ Died on 29 March 2022 of cancer, while still registered in the squad list for the season.
  2. ↑ "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Pro League 2021/2022: Un choc d'entrée pour le Standard et Anderlecht". www.footnews.be (in French). 8 June 2021.
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