2020–21 K.V. Oostende season

K.V. Oostende
2020–21 season
Chairman	Franck Dierckens
Manager	Alexander Blessin
Stadium	Versluys Arena
Belgian First Division A	8th
Belgian Cup	Seventh round
	All statistics correct as of 3 February 2021.

The 2020–21 K.V. Oostende season is the club's 117th season in existence and its eighth consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Oostende are participating 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 24 August 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	CMR	Fabrice Ondoa
2	DF	ENG	Toby Sibbick (on loan from Barnsley)
4	DF	SCO	Jack Hendry (on loan from Celtic)
5	DF	BEL	Arthur Theate
6	MF	FRA	Maxime D'Arpino
7	FW	SEN	Makhtar Gueye
8	MF	BEL	François Marquet
9	FW	ALB	Sindrit Guri
10	FW	ZAM	Fashion Sakala
11	MF	BEL	Indy Boonen
12	DF	BEL	Marvin Dewaele
15	DF	GER	Frederik Jäkel (on loan from RB Leipzig)
17	MF	DEN	Andrew Hjulsager
18	MF	NIR	Cameron McGeehan


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	FRA	Théo Ndicka
21	FW	AUT	Marko Kvasina
23	DF	ISL	Ari Freyr Skúlason
25	MF	BEL	Jelle Bataille
26	MF	BEL	Kévin Vandendriessche
27	DF	BEL	Brecht Capon
28	GK	BEL	Guillaume Hubert
29	MF	BEL	Robbie D'Haese
33	DF	BEL	Anton Tanghe
34	MF	GER	Nick Bätzner
73	FW	BEL	Jorben Vanhulle
94	GK	BEL	Jordi Schelfhout
99	GK	BEL	Bram Castro

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

4 July 2020 Friendly	Varsenare	0–7	Oostende	Varsenare, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gemeentelijk Sportcomplex Van Caloen

18 July 2020 Friendly	Sint-Eloois-Winkel	Cancelled	Oostende	Sint-Eloois-Winkel, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Terschueren

25 July 2020 Friendly	Oostende	1–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Oudenburg, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportterrein Ter Beke

1 August 2020 Friendly	Oostende	3–1	Cercle Brugge	Oostende, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Versluys Arena

4 September 2020 Friendly	Oostende	Cancelled	Roeselare	Belgium
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)

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	10 August 2020	30 May 2021	Matchday 1	25	10	6	9	36	33	+3	040.00
Belgian Cup	3 February 2021		Sixth round	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Total				26	11	6	9	39	35	+4	042.31

Last updated: 3 February 2021

Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Genk	26	12	7	7	50	35	+15	43	Qualification for the Play-offs I
4	Anderlecht	26	10	11	5	36	27	+9	41	Qualification for the Play-offs I
5	Oostende	26	11	6	9	39	34	+5	39	Qualification for the Play-offs II
6	Standard Liège	26	10	9	7	37	30	+7	39
7	Charleroi	26	11	5	10	39	35	+4	38

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
25	10	6	9	36	33	+3	36	6	4	2	24	16	+8	4	2	7	12	17	−5

Last updated: 31 January 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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H
Result	L	L	D	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	L
Position	14	17	17	17	12	8	9	8	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	8	8	7	8	7	6	8

Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 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]

10 August 2020 1	Oostende	1–2	Beerschot	Ostend
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tanghe 19' Gueye 22' Vandendriessche 63' Kvasina 72'	Report	Noubissi 1', 74' Prychynenko 60' Van den Buijs 83'	Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

15 August 2020 2	Charleroi	1–0	Oostende	Charleroi
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rezaei 76' Morioka 80'	Report	Bataille 50' Gueye 57'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

24 August 2020 3	Sint-Truiden	0–0	Oostende	Sint-Truiden
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Lee 22' Teixeira 42'	Report	Hjulsager 18' Skúlason 33' D'Arpino 44' Bataille 59' 76' Gueye 77' Tanghe 83'	Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 0 Referee: Frederik Geldhof

28 August 2020 4	Oostende	2–2	Anderlecht	Ostend
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	D'Haese 11' D'Arpino 29' Gueye 34' (pen.) Theate 56' McGeehan 72'	Report	Kana 33' Trebel 35', 57' Murillo 43' Tau 54'	Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Jan Boterberg

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 Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Lothar D'Hondt

19 September 2020 6	Oostende	3–1	OH Leuven	Ostend
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Theate 2' Sakala 26', 50', 41' Gueye 32', 60' Bataille 46'	Report	Raemaekers 11' Vlietinck 45+1' Maertens 79'	Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Christof Dierick

28 September 2020 7	Genk	2–2	Oostende	Genk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Onuachu 9', 52' (pen.) Lucumí 48' Toma 56'	Report	McGeehan 3', 40' Gueye 45', 83' Hjulsager 87' Bataille 90+5' Ndicka 90+7'	Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 2,340 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

4 October 2020 8	Oostende	3–0	Excel Mouscron	Ostend
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Theate 60' Sakala 81' McGeehan 90+3', 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 2,112 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

25 October 2020 10	Oostende	3–0	Zulte Waregem	Ostend
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vandendriessche 32' D'Arpino 33' Sakala 37'	Report		Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Bert Put

1 November 2020 11	Standard Liège	1–0	Oostende	Liège
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Dussenne 86'	Report		Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Lawrence Visser

8 November 2020 12	Oostende	1–3	Club Brugge	Ostend
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gueye 38' Bataille 59' 76' Ndicka 68'	Report	Rits 32' Diatta 81' Badji 90'	Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

21 November 2020 13	Oostende	1–1	Antwerp	Ostend
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Tanghe 80' Kvasina 89'	Report	Haroun 34' Refaelov 81'	Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

24 November 2020 9	Waasland-Beveren	2–0	Oostende	Beveren
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Albanese 46', 70' Sinani 61' Frey 78'	Report	Sakala 22' Theate 79'	Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Wim Smet

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

6 December 2020 15	Oostende	2–1	Gent	Ostend
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Skúlason 45+2' Gueye 59', 61' Sakala 73' (pen.)	Report	Bukari 5', 67' Fortuna 89' Ngadeu-Ngadjui 90+5' Bezus 90+5'	Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

12 December 2020 16	Cercle Brugge	0–1	Oostende	Bruges
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 0

15 December 2020 18	Anderlecht	2–1	Oostende	Anderlecht
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nmecha 18', 58' (pen.)	Report	McGeehan 83'	Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

26 December 2020 19	OH Leuven	1–2	Oostende	Leuven
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Malinov 35' Ngawa 82'	Report	D'Arpino 29' Skúlason 37' Theate 59' Ngawa 72' (o.g.) Bataille 79'	Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 0 Referee: Bert Put

9 January 2021 30	Oostende	3–2	Charleroi	Ostend
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

12 January 2021 17	Oostende	1–1	Eupen	Ostend
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Kvasina 79'	Report	Prevljak 49'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

16 January 2021 20	Oostende	2–1	Kortrijk	Ostend
16:15 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0

20 January 2021 21	Club Brugge	2–1	Oostende	Bruges
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lang 32' Dost 38' Diatta 49'	Report	Mata 14' (o.g.) Jäkel 40' Sakala 52'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Wim Smet

23 January 2021 22	Antwerp	1–2	Oostende	Antwerp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Gerkens 15' Lukaku 22' Buta 34' Hongla 51'	Report	Hendry 8' Sakala 35' Hjulsager 59' Bätzner 62' Kvasina 85'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Bert Put

28 January 2021 23	Oostende	2–2	Standard Liège	Ostend
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sakala 8', 64' Hubert 88' Hjulsager 89'	Report	Balikwisha 47' Bokadi 90+4'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

31 January 2021 24	Zulte Waregem	2–1	Oostende	Waregem
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bruno 38' Deschacht 44' Vossen 65'	Report	Sakala 14' Theate 69'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jan Boterberg

6 February 2021 25	Oostende	v	Sint-Truiden	Ostend
16:15 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Diaz Arena

13 February 2021 26	Oostende	v	Genk	Ostend
20:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0

Belgian Cup

3 February 2021 Sixth round	Waasland-Beveren	2–3	Oostende	Beveren
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Frey 24' Faucher 54'	Report	McGeehan 30' Gueye 40', 72', 69' Hjulsager 76', 88'	Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0

9 February 2021 Seventh round	Cercle Brugge	v	Oostende	Bruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 28 August 2020

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Pro League	Total
1	26	MF	Kévin Vandendriessche	1	1
	29	MF	Robbie D'Haese	1	1
	7	FW	Makhtar Gueye	1	1
Totals				3	3

References

"Spelers A-Kern" (in Dutch). K.V. Oostende.
"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] "Spelers A-Kern" (in Dutch). K.V. Oostende.

[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