2014–15 Club Brugge KV season

Club Brugge
2014–15 season
ChairmanBart Verhaeghe
Head coachMichel Preud'homme
StadiumJan Breydel Stadium
Belgian Pro League2nd
Belgian CupWinners
Europa LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: José Izquierdo (13)
All: Lior Refaelov (18)

Players

First-team squad

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 Australia AUS Mathew Ryan
2 DF Belgium BEL Davy De fauw
3 MF Belgium BEL Timmy Simons (Captain)
4 DF Costa Rica CRC Óscar Duarte
5 MF Chile CHI Francisco 'Gato' Silva (on loan from Spain Osasuna)
6 MF Brazil BRA Claudemir
7 MF Spain ESP Víctor Vázquez (Vice-captain)
8 FW Israel ISR Lior Refaelov
9 FW Belgium BEL Tom De Sutter
13 GK Greece GRE Sokratis Dioudis
14 FW Croatia CRO Fran Brodić
15 MF China CHN Shangyuan Wang
18 MF Brazil BRA Felipe Gedoz
19 DF Belgium BEL Thomas Meunier
21 FW Malaysia MAS Dion Cools
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW Colombia COL José Izquierdo
24 DF Netherlands NED Stefano Denswil
25 MF Netherlands NED Ruud Vormer
28 DF Belgium BEL Laurens De Bock
33 GK Serbia SRB Vladan Kujović
40 DF Belgium BEL Björn Engels
42 FW Belgium BEL Nikola Storm
43 MF Belgium BEL Sander Coopman
44 DF Belgium BEL Brandon Mechele
53 DF Belgium BEL Dario Van den Buijs
55 FW Belgium BEL Tuur Dierckx
57 MF Belgium BEL Yannick Reuten
58 FW Belgium BEL Mamadou Obbi Oulare
63 DF Belgium BEL Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo

Transfers in

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Belgium BEL Davy De fauw (from Belgium Zulte Waregem)
5 MF Chile CHI Francisco 'Gato' Silva (on loan from Spain Osasuna)
6 MF Brazil BRA Fernando Menegazzo (free transfer)
6 MF Brazil BRA Claudemir (from Denmark FC Copenhagen)
13 GK Greece GRE Sokratis Dioudis (from Greece Aris Saloniki)
14 FW Croatia CRO Fran Brodić (from Croatia Dinamo Zagreb)
18 MF Brazil BRA Felipe Gedoz (from Uruguay Defensor Sporting)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW Colombia COL José Izquierdo (from Colombia Once Caldas)
24 DF Netherlands NED Stefano Denswil (from Netherlands Ajax)
25 MF Netherlands NED Ruud Vormer (from Netherlands Feyenoord)
53 DF Belgium BEL Dario Van den Buijs (from Belgium Club Brugge U21)
55 FW Belgium BEL Tuur Dierckx (loan return in January 2015 from Belgium Kortrijk)
57 MF Belgium BEL Yannick Reuten (from Belgium Club Brugge U21)
58 FW Belgium BEL Mamadou Obbi Oulare (from Belgium Club Brugge U21)

Transfers out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Norway NOR Tom Høgli (to Denmark FC Copenhagen)
5 DF Sweden SWE Fredrik Stenman (end of contract)
6 MF Ghana GHA Enoch Adu (to Sweden Malmö, previous season on loan to Norway Stabæk)
6 MF Brazil BRA Fernando Menegazzo (free release due to personal reasons)
7 FW Burundi BDI Mohammed Tchité (free release)
10 MF Denmark DEN Jesper Jørgensen (to Belgium Zulte Waregem)
11 MF Belgium BEL Jonathan Blondel (Retired)
14 DF Denmark DEN Jim Larsen (to Denmark FC Midtjylland)
16 FW Belgium BEL Maxime Lestienne (to Qatar Al-Arabi)
17 FW Poland POL Waldemar Sobota (on loan to Germany St. Pauli)
20 FW Latvia LVA Valērijs Šabala (first 6 months on loan to Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta, now on loan to Czech Republic Jablonec. Previous season on loan to Latvia Skonto Riga)
22 FW Iceland ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen (end of contract)
24 DF Greece GRE Valentinos Vlachos (free release, previous season on loan to Greece Aris Saloniki)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF Portugal POR Elton Monteiro (to Portugal Braga, previous season on loan to Portugal Académica de Coimbra)
29 FW Belgium BEL Zinho Gano (on loan to Belgium Mouscron-Péruwelz, previous season on loan to Belgium Lommel United)
30 FW Chile CHI Nicolás Castillo (on loan to Germany Mainz)
32 MF Belgium BEL Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (to England Norwich City)
41 MF Belgium BEL Birger Verstraete (on loan to Belgium Mouscron-Péruwelz)
50 GK Belgium BEL Sven Dhoest (on loan to Belgium Mouscron-Péruwelz)
61 GK France FRA Martin Sourzac (trial return to France AS Monaco)
90 FW Nigeria NGA Kehinde Fatai (loan return to Romania Astra Giurgiu)
-- FW Norway NOR Mushaga Bakenga (first 8 months on loan to Germany Eintracht Braunschweig, now on loan to Norway Molde. Previous season on loan to Denmark Esbjerg)
-- MF Belgium BEL Jimmy De Jonghe (on loan to Belgium Roeselare, previous season on loan to Belgium Lierse)
-- MF Greece GRE Spyros Fourlanos (to Greece Panionios, previous season on loan to Greece AEL Kalloni)
-- FW North Macedonia MKD Ivan Tričkovski (free release, previous season on loan to Belgium Waasland-Beveren)

Staff

Coaching staff
See also: List of Club Brugge K.V. head coaches

Medical staff
  • Belgium Karel Watteyne (Doctor)
  • Belgium Thierry Dalewyn (Doctor)
  • Belgium Jan Van Damme (Physiotherapist)
  • Belgium Dimitri Dobbenie (Physiotherapist)
  • Belgium Valentijn Deneulin (Physiotherapist)
  • Belgium Peter Destickere (Masseur)

Team Support
  • Belgium Dévy Rigaux (Team manager)
  • Belgium Pascal Plovie (Kit man)
  • Belgium Michel Dierings (Assistant kit man)
  • Belgium Herman Brughmans (Assistant kit man)

Results

Belgian Pro League
Main article: 2014–15 Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GNT CLU AND STA CHA KOR
1 Gent (C) 10 6 2 2 18 11 +7 49 Qualification to Champions League group stage — 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0
2 Club Brugge 10 5 1 4 16 16 0 47 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round 2–3 — 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–0
3 Anderlecht 10 5 2 3 18 13 +5 46 Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] 2–1 3–1 — 1–1 1–0 5–1
4 Standard Liège 10 4 1 5 14 13 +1 40 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round 1–3 1–0 3–1 — 2–0 4–0
5 Charleroi 10 3 2 5 13 15 −2 36 Qualification to Testmatches to Europa League[lower-alpha 2] 2–1 2–3 0–1 1–0 — 5–2
6 Kortrijk 10 2 2 6 11 22 −11 34 0–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 —
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points after deduction of (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) number of wins; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) number of away goals scored; 7) number of away wins.[1]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Since winners of the 2014–15 Belgian Cup, Club Brugge, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Europa League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team and the other spots were adjusted accordingly.
  2. The team finishing in fifth place, Charleroi, will play the testmatches against the winner of the Belgian Europa League playoff final, for a spot in the Europa League second qualifying round.

Belgian Cup
Main article: 2014–15 Belgian Cup

Final
Main article: 2015 Belgian Cup Final

The final took place on 22 March 2015 at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.

22 March 2015 Final Club Brugge 2–1 Anderlecht Brussels
18:00 De Sutter 12'
Refaelov 90+2'		 Report Mitrović 89' Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Referee: Serge Gumienny

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRU TOR HJK KOB
1 Belgium Club Brugge 6 3 3 0 10 2 +8 12 Advance to knockout phase — 0–0 2–1 1–1
2 Italy Torino 6 3 2 1 9 3 +6 11 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
3 Finland HJK 6 2 0 4 5 11 −6 6 0–3 2–1 — 2–1
4 Denmark Copenhagen 6 1 1 4 5 13 −8 4 0–4 1–5 2–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout phase
19 February 2015 Round of 32, first leg AaB Denmark 1–3 Belgium Club Brugge Nordjyske Arena, Aalborg
19:00 Helenius 71' (pen.) Report Oulare 25'
Refaelov 29'
Petersen 61' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 8,102[2]
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
26 February 2015 Round of 32, second leg Club Brugge Belgium 3–0
(6–1 agg.)		 Denmark AaB Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
21:05 Vázquez 11'
Oularé 64'
Bolingoli-Mbombo 74'		 Report Attendance: 11,804[3]
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
12 March 2015 Round of 16, second leg Club Brugge Belgium 2–1 Turkey Beşiktaş Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
19:00 De Sutter 62'
Refaelov 79' (pen.)		 Report Töre 46' Attendance: 12,977[4]
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
19 March 2015 Round of 16, second leg Beşiktaş Turkey 1–3
(2–5 agg.)		 Belgium Club Brugge Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul
21:05 Ramon 48' Report De Sutter 61'
Bolingoli-Mbombo 80', 90'		 Attendance: 65,110[5]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
16 April 2015 Quarter-finals, second leg Club Brugge Belgium 0–0 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
21:05 Report Attendance: 29,000[6]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
23 April 2015 Quarter-finals, second leg Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine 1–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Belgium Club Brugge Olympic Stadium, Kyiv[E]
21:05 Shakhov 82' Report Attendance: 16,234[7]
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

References
  1. "Algemene bepalingen" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. "AaB vs. Club Brugge". Soccerway. 19 February 2014.
  3. "Club Brugge vs. AaB". Soccerway. 26 February 2014.
  4. "Club Brugge vs. Beşiktaş". Soccerway. 12 March 2014.
  5. "Beşiktaş vs. Club Brugge". Soccerway. 19 March 2014.
  6. "Club Brugge vs. Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk". Soccerway. 16 April 2015.
  7. "Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk vs. Club Brugge". Soccerway. 23 April 2015.
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