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.

Standard Liège
2020–21 season
ChairmanBruno Venanzi
ManagerPhilippe Montanier
StadiumStade Maurice Dufrasne
Belgian First Division A4th
Belgian CupSeventh round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Selim Amallah (5)

All:
Selim Amallah (9)
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BEL Jean-François Gillet
3 DF  BEL Zinho Vanheusden
5 DF  MLI Moussa Sissako
6 DF  BEL Noë Dussenne
7 FW  CRO Duje Čop
8 MF  BIH Gojko Cimirot
9 FW  BEL Obbi Oularé
10 MF  MAR Mehdi Carcela
11 MF  COD William Balikwisha
12 MF  FRA Eddy Sylvestre
13 DF  COD John Nekadio
14 FW  BRA Klauss (on loan from Hoffenheim)
15 MF  ISR Eden Shamir
16 GK  BEL Arnaud Bodart
17 FW  COD Jackson Muleka
18 MF  MNE Aleksandar Boljević
19 MF  MAR Selim Amallah
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  COD Merveille Bokadi
21 DF  CMR Collins Fai
22 MF  BEL Maxime Lestienne
23 FW  BFA Abdoul Tapsoba
24 DF  FRA Nicolas Gavory
25 FW  URU Felipe Avenatti
26 MF  BEL Nicolas Raskin
27 DF  LUX Laurent Jans
28 MF  BEL Samuel Bastien
29 MF  BEL Joachim Carcela
30 GK  BEL Laurent Henkinet
31 FW  BEL Mitchy Ntelo
32 MF  BEL Michel-Ange Balikwisha
33 DF  BEL Damjan Pavlovic
34 DF  CYP Konstantinos Laifis
41 DF  BEL Hugo Siquet

Out 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
12 FW  ROU Denis Drăguș (at Crotone)

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 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)
Stadium: Stade du Pairay
Attendance: 0
25 July 2020 Friendly Standard Liège 1–2 Nice Liège, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 0
1 August 2020 Friendly Standard Liège 1–0 Reims Liège, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 0
1 August 2020 Friendly Standard Liège 3–0 Reims Seraing, Belgium
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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 +7 038.46
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 −2 044.44
Total 36 15 10 11 55 47 +8 041.67

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
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
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHHAAHAAHH
ResultWWDWLWDWDLWDDDDLLLLWWWWDLD
Position623232434534556789111085444
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]

8 August 2020 1 Standard Liège 1–0 Cercle Brugge Liège
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
Report
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
Stadium: Stayen
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
1 November 2020 11 Standard Liège 1–0 Oostende Liège
18:15 CET (UTC+1)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
Report
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)
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
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
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)
  • Mouhli  85' (pen.)
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
  • Smith  52'
  • Kay  64'
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)
1 October 2020 Play-off round Standard Liège 3–1 Fehérvár Liège, Belgium
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

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
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
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)
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
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)
10 December 2020 6 Standard Liège 2–2 Benfica Liège, Belgium
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 8 August 2020.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalBelgian DivisionBelgian CupUEFA Europa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Jean-François Gillet 00000000
16 GK Arnaud Bodart 10100000
33 GK Timothy Galje 00000000
Defenders
3 DF Zinho Vanheusden 00000000
5 DF Moussa Sissako 00000000
13 DF John Nekadio 00000000
21 DF Collins Fai 10100000
24 DF Nicolas Gavory 10100000
27 DF Mërgim Vojvoda 10100000
34 DF Konstantinos Laifis 10100000
36 DF Noë Dussenne 00000000
37 DF Hady Sangar 00000000
Midfielders
8 MF Gojko Cimirot 00000000
10 MF Mehdi Carcela 00000000
15 MF Eden Shamir 10100000
18 MF Aleksandar Boljević 00000000
19 MF Selim Amallah 10100000
20 MF Merveille Bokadi 00000000
22 MF Maxime Lestienne 10100000
26 MF Nicolas Raskin 10100000
28 MF Samuel Bastien 11110000
32 MF Joachim Carcela 00000000
Forwards
7 FW Duje Čop 100+100000
12 FW Denis Drăguș 00000000
17 FW Obbi Oularé 00000000
23 FW Abdoul Tapsoba 100+100000
25 FW Felipe Avenatti 10100000
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
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

  1. "Joueurs" [Players] (in French). Standard Liège.
  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.
  4. "2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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