2020–21 K.V. Mechelen season

K.V. Mechelen
2020–21 season
Manager	Wouter Vrancken
Stadium	Achter de Kazerne
Belgian First Division A	13th
Belgian Cup	Sixth round
	Home colours
	Home colours
	All statistics correct as of 23 January 2021.

The 2020–21 K.V. Mechelen season is the club's 117th season in existence and its second consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Mechelen will participate in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 19 March 2020[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	BEL	Bram Castro
2	DF	BEL	Jules Van Cleemput
3	DF	NED	Lucas Bijker
4	DF	TRI	Sheldon Bateau
5	DF	NED	Arjan Swinkels
7	MF	BEL	Geoffry Hairemans
8	MF	BEL	Onur Kaya
9	FW	CIV	William Togui
10	FW	BEL	Igor de Camargo
11	FW	BEL	Nikola Storm
12	GK	BEL	Sofiane Bouzian
13	MF	BEL	Joachim Van Damme
14	DF	BEL	Maxime De Bie
15	GK	BEL	Yannick Thoelen


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	BEL	Rob Schoofs
19	DF	BEL	Alec Van Hoorenbeeck
20	FW	SWE	Gustav Engvall
21	MF	FRA	Clément Tainmont
22	DF	BEL	Alexander Corryn
23	DF	FRA	Thibault Peyre
27	DF	BEL	Laurent Lemoine
28	GK	BEL	Arno Valkenaers
29	DF	BFA	Issa Kaboré
30	DF	BEL	Jordi Vanlerberghe (on loan from Brugge)
31	FW	BEL	Dante Vanzeir (on loan from Genk)
33	MF	BEL	Gaétan Bosiers
37	MF	BEL	Mohamed Zeroual
40	MF	BEL	Aster Vranckx

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 Fixtures

11 July 2020 Friendly	Club Brugge	6–0	KV Mechelen	Knokke-Heist, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Complex Molenhoek

18 July 2020 Friendly	KV Mechelen	0–6	Westerlo	Kampenhout, Belgium
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportcentrum De Zeype

18 July 2020 Friendly	Standard Liège	4–0	KV Mechelen	Boncelles, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus

25 July 2020 Friendly	OH Leuven	3–0	KV Mechelen	Leuven, Belgium
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: King Power Stadion

29 July 2020 Friendly	KV Mechelen	Cancelled	Jong FC Utrecht	Mechelen, Belgium
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Achter de Kazerne

1 August 2020 Friendly	Metz	1–0	KV Mechelen	Metz, France
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boulaya 29'			Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian First Division A	9 August 2020	30 May 2021	Matchday 1	26	10	6	10	39	42	−3	038.46
Belgian Cup	3 February 2021		Sixth round	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Total				27	11	6	10	41	42	−1	040.74

Last updated: 6 February 2021

Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Beerschot	26	11	4	11	47	50	−3	37	Qualification for the Play-offs II
9	OH Leuven	26	10	7	9	41	42	−1	37
10	Mechelen	26	10	6	10	39	42	−3	36
11	Zulte Waregem	26	10	4	12	39	46	−7	34
12	Gent	26	9	6	11	36	33	+3	33

Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. 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
26	10	6	10	39	42	−3	36	4	3	7	22	25	−3	6	3	3	17	17	0

Last updated: 6 February 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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A
Result	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	D	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	W
Position	8	6	7	12	15	16	13	14	15	15	15	15	14	15	16	16	16	16	14	13	13	15	13	11	10

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 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	KV Mechelen	2–2	Anderlecht	Mechelen
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Van Damme 30' Kaboré 42' Vranckx 70' De Camargo 83' Vanlerberghe 85'	Report	Luckassen 44' Vlap 53' Doku 64' Bushiri 75' (o.g.) Colassin 88'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

14 August 2020 2	Excel Mouscron	0–1	KV Mechelen	Mouscron
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Antonov 8' Koffi 8' Bakić 48'	Report	Storm 9' (pen.) Van Damme 47' Bushiri 48' Coucke 86'	Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier Attendance: 0 Referee: Christof Dierick

22 August 2020 3	KV Mechelen	2–3	Cercle Brugge	Mechelen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Togui 37' Vranckx 64', 72' De Camargo 82' Kaya 88' Bijker 90+5'	Report	Omolo 29' Ugbo 54' Hotić 57' Taravel 76' Somers 80'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

30 August 2020 4	Gent	1–0	KV Mechelen	Ghent
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Niangbo 36' Chakvetadze 56' Castro-Montes 90+4'	Report	Schoofs 59'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Lawrence Visser

12 September 2020 5	KV Mechelen	0–1	Oostende	Mechelen
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Van Damme 52' Kaboré 61' Bijker 75' Hairemans 83' Vanlerberghe 89'	Report	D'Arpino 82' Vandendriessche 90' Hendry 90+5'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Referee: Lothar D'Hondt

20 September 2020 6	Genk	3–1	KV Mechelen	Genk
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Onuachu 10', 68' Ito 55'	Report	Mrabti 6' Van Damme 45+1'	Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

26 September 2020 7	KV Mechelen	2–0	Sint-Truiden	Mechelen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Van Damme 23' Vranckx 60', 64', 68' Peyre 90+1'	Report	Colidio 12' Lee 23' Suzuki 43' Durkin 45+1' Konaté 65' Sankhon 74'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Referee: Nathan Verboomen

2 October 2020 8	Antwerp	4–1	KV Mechelen	Antwerp
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bushiri 5' (o.g.) Miyoshi 8' Mbokani 43' Hongla 57' Seck 78'	Report	Bushiri 62' Hairemans 67' Bijker 76'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 3,900 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

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

31 October 2020 11	Club Brugge	2–2	KV Mechelen	Bruges
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Vormer 13', 20' Lang 28'	Report	De Camargo 42' Schoofs 81'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

6 November 2020 12	KV Mechelen	3–3	Charleroi	Mechelen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Hairemans 9' De Camargo 32' Voet 58' Defour 61' Van Damme 83'	Report	Fall 8' Rezaei 20' Vanlerberghe 57' (o.g.) Ilaimaharitra 68' Gholizadeh 72' Willems 82'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 0 Referee: Bert Put

22 November 2020 13	Zulte Waregem	1–2	KV Mechelen	Waregem
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bruno 54'	Report	Storm 40' Hairemans 48' Van Damme 86' Kaya 87'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Christof Dierick

29 November 2020 14	KV Mechelen	2–3	Beerschot	Mechelen
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Frans 21' (o.g.) Vanlerberghe 39' Mboko 44' (o.g.) Vranckx 60' Storm 67' Hairemans 68' Schoofs 74'	Report	Tissoudali 13' Coulibaly 18', 80' Pietermaat 42' Van den Bergh 69'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 0 Referee: Lawrence Visser

3 December 2020 10	Eupen	1–1	KV Mechelen	Eupen
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ngoy 20'	Report	Vanlerberghe 78' Van Damme 88' Schoofs 90+2'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

6 December 2020 15	Standard Liège	2–2	KV Mechelen	Liège
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Laifis 45' Fai 73' Balikwisha 78' Dussenne 90'	Report	Van Damme 63' (pen.) Walsh 88' Mrabti 90+6'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

13 December 2020 16	KV Mechelen	2–3	Waasland-Beveren	Mechelen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Achter de Kazerne

17 December 2020 17	KV Mechelen	0–3	Club Brugge	Mechelen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Peyre 41' Storm 45' Bushiri 63'	Report	Diatta 69', 74' Okereke 89'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

20 December 2020 18	OH Leuven	1–2	KV Mechelen	Leuven
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vlietinck 43' De Norre 54' Henry 61', 90+3'	Report	Vranckx 8' Mrabti 27' Hubert 31' (o.g.) Hairemans 83' Walsh 90+2' Engvall 90+3'	Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 0 Referee: Jan Boterberg

27 December 2020 19	KV Mechelen	2–1	Excel Mouscron	Mechelen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 0

10 January 2021 30	KV Mechelen	3–0	Antwerp	Mechelen
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Schoofs 59' Engvall 62' Hairemans 63', 67'	Report	Batubinsika 42' Buta 45+1' Haroun 90+1'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 0 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

16 January 2021 20	Charleroi	0–1	KV Mechelen	Charleroi
20:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0

20 January 2021 21	KV Mechelen	0–4	Standard Liège	Mechelen
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	De Camargo 77'	Report	Dussenne 22' Amallah 49' Pavlovic 51' Bastien 54' Balikwisha 57'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

23 January 2021 22	KV Mechelen	3–0	Eupen	Mechelen
16:15 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 0

26 January 2021 23	Waasland-Beveren	2–3	KV Mechelen	Beveren
18:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0

30 January 2021 24	KV Mechelen	0–0	Genk	Mechelen
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Bijker 5' Van Damme 56'	Report	Preciado 9' Thorstvedt 51' Heynen 90+1'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 0 Referee: Christof Dierick

6 February 2021 25	Cercle Brugge	0–1	KV Mechelen	Bruges
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Somers 73' Van der Bruggen 77'	Report	Druijf 85' De Camargo 87'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jan Boterberg

14 February 2021 26	Beerschot	v	KV Mechelen	Antwerp
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 0

Belgian Cup

3 February 2021 Sixth round	KV Mechelen	2–0	RWDM	Mechelen
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Druijf 28' Shved 65'	Report		Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 0

11 February 2021 Seventh round	Beerschot	v	KV Mechelen	Antwerp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Olympic Stadium

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 30 August 2020

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Pro League	Total
1	30	MF	Jordi Vanlerberghe	1	1
	40	MF	Aster Vranckx	1	1
	9	FW	William Togui	1	1
	10	FW	Igor de Camargo	1	1
	11	FW	Nikola Storm	1	1
Totals				5	5

References

Media, Golazo. "Jupiler Pro League". jupilerproleague.be.
"Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Associtation 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

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[1] Media, Golazo. "Jupiler Pro League". jupilerproleague.be.

[2] "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Associtation 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.

2020–21 in Belgian football
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League competitions	First Division A First Division B National Division 1 Division 2 Division 3
Women's League competitions	Super League Vrouwenvoetbal
Cup competitions	Belgian Cup (Final) Super Cup
Transfers	Summer 2020 Fall 2020 Winter 2020–21 Summer 2021
UEFA competitions	Champions League Europa League
Related to national team	UEFA Euro 2020 (Group B) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying (Group E) Roberto Martínez
Club seasons
First Division A	Anderlecht Antwerp Beerschot Cercle Brugge Charleroi Club Brugge Eupen Excel Mouscron Genk Gent Kortrijk Mechelen OH Leuven Oostende Sint-Truiden Standard Liège Waasland-Beveren Zulte-Waregem
First Division B	Club NXT Deinze Lierse Lommel RWDM47 Seraing Union SG Westerlo