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.
| 2021–22 season | ||||
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| Owner | Dmitry Rybolovlev | |||
| Manager | Yves Vanderhaeghe (until 28 November) Dominik Thalhammer (from 28 November) | |||
| Stadium | Jan Breydel Stadium | |||
| First Division A | 10th | |||
| Belgian Cup | Seventh round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Rabbi Matondo (9) All: Rabbi Matondo (9) | |||
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Players
editFirst-team squad
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Other players under contract
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On loan
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Transfers
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Pre-season and friendlies
editWin Draw Loss Fixtures
| 26 June 2021 Friendly | Dunkerque  | 1–1 |  Cercle Brugge | Dunkirk, France |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut |
| 2 July 2021 Friendly | Zulte Waregem | 1–2 | Cercle Brugge | Waregem, Belgium |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Regenboogstadion |
| 3 July 2021 Friendly | Standard Liège | 3–2 | Cercle Brugge | Liège, Belgium |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne |
| 10 July 2021 Friendly | Monaco | 3–1 | Cercle Brugge | La Turbie, France |
| 09:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: CMB Training Centre |
| 17 July 2021 Friendly | Strasbourg | Cancelled | Cercle Brugge | Évian-les-Bains, France |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Camille Fournier |
| 2 September 2021 Friendly | Utrecht  | 3–1 | Cercle Brugge | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 501 |
Competitions
editOverall 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 2021 | 9 April 2022 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 35.29 |
| Belgian Cup | 28 October 2021 | 1 December 2021 | Sixth round | Seventh round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Total | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 36.11 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
First Division A
editLeague table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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]
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
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 45 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
Source: Jupiler Pro League
Results by round
editMatches
editThe 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 |
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Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Referee: Alexandre Boucaut |
| 31 July 2021 2 | Cercle Brugge | 1–1 | OH Leuven | Brugge |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
| 2 October 2021 10 | Cercle Brugge | 0–3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Brugge |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Referee: Lawrence Visser |
| 12 February 2022 27 | OH Leuven | 3–2 | Cercle Brugge | Leuven |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Report | Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 12,336 Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
Belgian Cup
edit| 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 |
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Stadium: AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne |
References
edit- ^ Died on 29 March 2022 of cancer, while still registered in the squad list for the season.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pro League 2021/2022: Un choc d'entrée pour le Standard et Anderlecht". www.footnews.be (in French). 8 June 2021.