2020–21 Standard Liège season
The 2020–21 Standard Liège season is the club's 117th season in existence and its ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Standard Liège are participating in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
2020–21 season | ||||
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Chairman | Bruno Venanzi | |||
Manager | Philippe Montanier | |||
Stadium | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | |||
Belgian First Division A | 4th | |||
Belgian Cup | Seventh round | |||
UEFA Europa League | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Selim Amallah (5) All: Selim Amallah (9) | |||
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All statistics correct as of 3 February 2021. |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 14 January 2021[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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15 | TBD | 1 July 2020 |
Out
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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15 | TBD | 1 July 2020 |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
4 July 2020 Friendly | Standard Liège | 3–2 | Kortrijk | Angleur, Belgium |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus |
11 July 2020 Friendly | Standard Liège | 1–1 | OH Leuven | Angleur, Belgium |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus |
11 July 2020 Friendly | Standard Liège | 0–1 | OH Leuven | Angleur, Belgium |
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus |
18 July 2020 Friendly | Standard Liège | 4–0 | Mechelen | Boncelles, Belgium |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus |
22 July 2020 Friendly | Standard Liège | 2–1 | Monaco | Seraing, Belgium |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade du Pairay Attendance: 0 |
25 July 2020 Friendly | Standard Liège | 1–2 | Nice | Liège, Belgium |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Belgian First Division A | 8 August 2020 | 30 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 38.46 | |
Belgian Cup | 3 February 2021 | Sixth round | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 | ||
UEFA Europa League | 17 September 2020 | 10 December 2020 | Second qualifying round | Group stage | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 44.44 |
Total | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 41.67 |
Last updated: 6 February 2021
Belgian First Division A
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 | |
8 | Beerschot | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 37 |
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 |
Last updated: 6 February 2021.
Source: Jupiler Pro League
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 8 July 2020.[3]
8 August 2020 1 | Standard Liège | 1–0 | Cercle Brugge | Liège |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
17 August 2020 2 | Waasland-Beveren | 1–2 | Standard Liège | Beveren |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Frederik Geldhof |
23 August 2020 3 | Standard Liège | 0–0 | Genk | Liège |
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
30 August 2020 4 | Beerschot | 0–3 | Standard Liège | Antwerp |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
12 September 2020 5 | OH Leuven | 1–0 | Standard Liège | Leuven |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
20 September 2020 6 | Standard Liège | 2–1 | Kortrijk | Liège |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Jan Boterberg |
27 September 2020 7 | Standard Liège | 2–2 | Zulte Waregem | Liège |
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 6,578 Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
4 October 2020 8 | Charleroi | 1–2 | Standard Liège | Charleroi |
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 5,261 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
17 October 2020 9 | Standard Liège | 1–1 | Club Brugge | Liège |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
25 October 2020 10 | Sint-Truiden | 2–0 | Standard Liège | Sint-Truiden |
18:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
1 November 2020 11 | Standard Liège | 1–0 | Oostende | Liège |
18:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
8 November 2020 12 | Antwerp | 1–1 | Standard Liège | Antwerp |
13:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
21 November 2020 13 | Standard Liège | 2–2 | Eupen | Liège |
16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Bert Put |
29 November 2020 14 | Anderlecht | 0–0 | Standard Liège | Anderlecht |
18:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
6 December 2020 15 | Standard Liège | 2–2 | KV Mechelen | Liège |
18:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
13 December 2020 16 | Gent | 2–1 | Standard Liège | Ghent |
18:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
16 December 2020 17 | Kortrijk | 2–1 | Standard Liège | Kortrijk |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
20 December 2020 18 | Standard Liège | 0–1 | Excel Mouscron | Liège |
18:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
26 December 2020 19 | Standard Liège | 1–2 | Sint-Truiden | Liège |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
11 January 2021 30 | Standard Liège | 3–1 | Waasland-Beveren | Liège |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Christof Dierick |
17 January 2021 20 | Cercle Brugge | 0–1 | Standard Liège | Bruges |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bert Put |
20 January 2021 21 | KV Mechelen | 0–4 | Standard Liège | Mechelen |
18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
24 January 2021 22 | Standard Liège | 3–2 | Charleroi | Liège |
18:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
28 January 2021 23 | Oostende | 2–2 | Standard Liège | Ostend |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Wesli De Cremer |
31 January 2021 24 | Club Brugge | 3–1 | Standard Liège | Bruges |
13:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
6 February 2021 25 | Standard Liège | 1–1 | OH Leuven | Liège |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
14 February 2021 26 | Standard Liège | v | Antwerp | Liège |
13:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 |
Belgian Cup
3 February 2021 Sixth round | Seraing | 1–4 | Standard Liège | Seraing |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade du Pairay Attendance: 0 |
9 February 2021 Seventh round | Kortrijk | v | Standard Liège | Kortrijk |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
17 September 2020 Second qualifying round | Standard Liège | 2–0 | Bala Town | Liège, Belgium |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta) |
24 September 2020 Third qualifying round | Standard Liège | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Vojvodina | Liège, Belgium |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
Group stage
The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[4]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RAN | BEN | STL | LCH | |
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1 | Rangers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
2 | Benfica | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 12 | 3–3 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Standard Liège | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Lech Poznań | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 3–1 | — |
22 October 2020 1 | Standard Liège | 0–2 | Rangers | Liège, Belgium |
18:55 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 3,139 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark) |
29 October 2020 2 | Benfica | 3–0 | Standard Liège | Lisbon, Portugal |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 4,750 Referee: François Letexier (France) |
5 November 2020 3 | Lech Poznań | 3–1 | Standard Liège | Poznań, Poland |
18:55 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 0 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria) |
26 November 2020 4 | Standard Liège | 2–1 | Lech Poznań | Liège, Belgium |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Petr Ardeleánu (Czech Republic) |
3 December 2020 5 | Rangers | 3–2 | Standard Liège | Glasgow, Scotland |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Sweden) |
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals
- Last updated on 8 August 2020.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Belgian Division | Belgian Cup | UEFA Europa League | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | Jean-François Gillet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
16 | GK | Arnaud Bodart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
33 | GK | Timothy Galje | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
3 | DF | Zinho Vanheusden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
5 | DF | Moussa Sissako | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
13 | DF | John Nekadio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
21 | DF | Collins Fai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
24 | DF | Nicolas Gavory | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
27 | DF | Mërgim Vojvoda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
34 | DF | Konstantinos Laifis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
36 | DF | Noë Dussenne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
37 | DF | Hady Sangar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
8 | MF | Gojko Cimirot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
10 | MF | Mehdi Carcela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
15 | MF | Eden Shamir | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
18 | MF | Aleksandar Boljević | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
19 | MF | Selim Amallah | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
20 | MF | Merveille Bokadi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
22 | MF | Maxime Lestienne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
26 | MF | Nicolas Raskin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
28 | MF | Samuel Bastien | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
32 | MF | Joachim Carcela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
7 | FW | Duje Čop | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
12 | FW | Denis Drăguș | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
17 | FW | Obbi Oularé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
23 | FW | Abdoul Tapsoba | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
25 | FW | Felipe Avenatti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club |
Goalscorers
- As of 20 January 2021
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | Belgian Cup | Europa League | Total |
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1 | 19 | MF | Selim Amallah | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
2 | 22 | MF | Maxime Lestienne | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
3 | 32 | MF | Michel-Ange Balikwisha | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | 25 | FW | Felipe Avenatti | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
28 | MF | Samuel Bastien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
6 | 6 | DF | Noë Dussenne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | FW | Obbi Oularé | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
17 | FW | Jackson Muleka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
20 | MF | Merveille Bokadi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
23 | FW | Abdoul Tapsoba | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
24 | DF | Nicolas Gavory | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
26 | MF | Nicolas Raskin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
34 | DF | Konstantinos Laifis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
14 | 7 | FW | Duje Čop | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
16 | GK | Arnaud Bodart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Totals | 30 | 0 | 14 | 44 |
References
- "Joueurs" [Players] (in French). Standard Liège.
- "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.
- "2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.