2020–21 K.R.C. Genk season

The 2020–21 K.R.C. Genk season was the club's 33rd season in existence and the 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Genk participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

K.R.C. Genk
2020–21 season
ChairmanPeter Croonen
ManagerHannes Wolf
(until 15 September)
Domenico Olivieri
(caretaker, from 15 September until 24 September)
Jess Thorup
(from 24 September until 2 November)
John van den Brom
(from 8 November)
StadiumLuminus Arena
Belgian First Division A2nd
Belgian CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paul Onuachu (33)

All:
Paul Onuachu (35)

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 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 Australia AUS Danny Vukovic (captain)
2 DF United States USA Mark McKenzie
4 MF Belgium BEL Dries Wouters
5 DF Mexico MEX Gerardo Arteaga
7 FW Japan JPN Junya Ito
8 MF Belgium BEL Bryan Heynen
9 FW Nigeria NGA Cyriel Dessers
10 FW Belgium BEL Théo Bongonda
11 MF Switzerland SUI Bastien Toma
17 MF Slovakia SVK Patrik Hrošovský
18 FW Nigeria NGA Paul Onuachu
21 DF Finland FIN Jere Uronen
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW Belgium BEL Bryan Limbombe
23 DF Colombia COL Daniel Muñoz
24 MF Belgium BEL Luca Oyen
26 GK Belgium BEL Maarten Vandevoordt
33 DF Colombia COL Jhon Lucumí
38 MF Ivory Coast CIV Eboue Kouassi
40 GK Belgium BEL Tobe Leysen
42 MF Norway NOR Kristian Thorstvedt
46 DF Colombia COL Carlos Cuesta
77 DF Ecuador ECU Angelo Preciado
80 MF Belgium BEL Pierre Dwomoh

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
6 DF Belgium BEL Sébastien Dewaest (at Toulouse until 30 June 2021)
14 FW Sweden SWE Benjamin Nygren (at SC Heerenveen until 30 June 2022)
15 FW Nigeria NGA Stephen Odey (at Amiens until 30 June 2021)
20 MF Norway NOR Mats Møller Dæhli (at 1. FC Nürnberg until 30 June 2020)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK Belgium BEL Nordin Jackers (at Waasland-Beveren until 30 June 2020)
DF Brazil BRA Neto Borges (at Vasco da Gama until 30 June 2021)
DF Belgium BEL Casper de Norre (at Leuven until 30 June 2021)
MF Ghana GHA Joseph Paintsil (at Ankaragücü until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
9 FW Nigeria Cyriel Dessers Netherlands Heracles Almelo Undisclosed 1 July 2020 [2]
5 DF Mexico Gerardo Arteaga Mexico Santos Laguna Undisclosed 5 August 2020 [3]

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Morocco Ismael Saibari Netherlands Jong PSV Undisclosed 1 July 2020 [4]
31 DF Denmark Joakim Mæhle Italy Atalanta €10M 4 January 2021 [5]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 July 2020 Friendly Eendracht Termien Belgium Cancelled Belgium Genk Termien, Belgium
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Terrain 't Heke
15 July 2020 Friendly Genk Belgium 3–1 Belgium Union SG Genk, Belgium
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Paintsil 21', 43'
  • Dæhli 33'
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
17 July 2020 Friendly Genk Belgium 4–1 Netherlands Excelsior Genk, Belgium
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
25 July 2020 Friendly AZ Netherlands 0–1 Belgium Genk Alkmaar, Netherlands
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
1 August 2020 Friendly Genk Belgium 1–1 France Lens Genk, Belgium
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
1 August 2020 Friendly Genk Belgium 2–3 France Lens Genk, Belgium
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
10 August 2020 Friendly Genk Belgium 3–2 Belgium RWDM Genk, Belgium
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
16 August 2020 Friendly Genk Belgium 9–0 Luxembourg Differdange Genk, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
24 August 2020 Friendly Genk Belgium 2–2 Belgium Westerlo Genk, Belgium
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • 23'
  • 83'
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
4 September 2020 Friendly Genk Belgium Cancelled Netherlands Willem II Belgium
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
13 January 2021 Friendly Union SG Belgium 4–4 Belgium Genk Brussels, Belgium
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian First Division A 9 August 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 2nd 40 21 9 10 82 53 +29 052.50
Belgian Cup 2 February 2021 25 April 2021 Sixth round Winners 5 5 0 0 14 3 +11 100.00
Total 45 26 9 10 96 56 +40 057.78

Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division A

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Antwerp 34 18 6 10 57 48 +9 60 Qualification for the Play-offs I
3 Anderlecht 34 15 13 6 51 34 +17 58
4 Genk[lower-alpha 1] 34 16 8 10 67 48 +19 56
5 Oostende[lower-alpha 2] 34 15 8 11 49 41 +8 53 Qualification for the Play-offs II
6 Standard Liège 34 13 11 10 52 41 +11 50
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.[9]
Notes:
  1. Genk qualifies for at least the play-off round of the Europa League through winning the 2021 Belgian Cup.
  2. On 14 April 2021 news was released that both Excel Mouscron and Oostende had not received a Belgian professional football license for the coming season, a requirement to play at the top two levels of Belgian football. For Oostende, a lack of financial transparency, together with generally poor quality and incompleteness of the submitted report, was given as the main reason by the committee for not awarding a license, while Excel Mouscron was refused a license as besides insufficient transparency, the committee also questioned several cash flows and whether the club was creditworthy in general, also due to the fact that the wages for the months of February and March had not yet been paid at that point. For Excel Mouscron, it was already the sixth year running the license was (initially) refused, however, the club has appealed the decision with the Belgian Court for Sports Arbitrage (BAS) successfully on each occasion and intended to do so again. Oostende was planning to launch an appeal as well, with the BAS to rule on the matter for both clubs before the 10th of May. Both clubs were allowed to add new documents to their case, but in case they however still did not receive a license after appeal, knew they would have been forced to relegate to the 2021–22 Belgian Division 2 and start the season with a 3-point penalty.[6] Both Exel Mouscron and Oostende were however eventually awarded a license after appeal, meaning Oostende remained at the top level, while Excel Mouscron only dropped one level.[7][8]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 16 8 10 67 48  +19 56 9 5 3 38 20  +18 7 3 7 29 28  +1

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWDDLLWDDWWWWWWWLWWDLLDLWDLLLWWDWWL
Position3561014121111108643312222222222333333333
Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 8 July 2020.[10]

9 August 2020 1 Zulte Waregem 1–2 Genk Waregem
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Regenboogstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
15 August 2020 2 Genk 1–1 OH Leuven Genk
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
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 Genk 1–2 Club Brugge Genk
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bram van Driessche
14 September 2020 5 Beerschot 5–2 Genk Antwerp
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Frederik Geldhof
20 September 2020 6 Genk 3–1 KV Mechelen Genk
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 3,140
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
28 September 2020 7 Genk 2–2 Oostende Genk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 2,340
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
3 October 2020 8 Waasland-Beveren 1–1 Genk Beveren
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Wim Smet
18 October 2020 9 Genk 2–1 Charleroi Genk
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 2,743
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
26 October 2020 10 Gent 1–2 Genk Ghent
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jan Boterberg
30 October 2020 11 Genk 4–0 Eupen Genk
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
7 November 2020 12 Sint-Truiden 1–2 Genk Sint-Truiden
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stayen
Attendance: 0
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
22 November 2020 13 Genk 4–1 Excel Mouscron Genk
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
28 November 2020 14 Cercle Brugge 1–5 Genk Bruges
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
6 December 2020 15 Genk 4–2 Antwerp Genk
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
11 December 2020 16 Anderlecht 1–0 Genk Anderlecht
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
19 December 2020 18 Genk 2–0 Kortrijk Genk
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
27 December 2020 19 Genk 1–1 Waasland-Beveren Genk
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
6 January 2021 17 Eupen 1–4 Genk Eupen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
9 January 2021 20 Kortrijk 2–1 Genk Kortrijk
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wesli De Cremer
16 January 2021 21 Excel Mouscron 2–0 Genk Mouscron
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
21 January 2021 22 Genk 1–1 Gent Genk
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
24 January 2021 23 Club Brugge 3–2 Genk Bruges
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lawrence Visser
27 January 2021 24 Genk 3–2 Zulte Waregem Genk
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
30 January 2021 25 KV Mechelen 0–0 Genk Mechelen
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Achter de Kazerne
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christof Dierick
7 February 2021 26 Genk 1–2 Anderlecht Genk
18:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
17 February 2021 27 Oostende 3–1 Genk Ostend
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Diaz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wim Smet
21 February 2021 28 Genk 1–2 Beerschot Genk
18:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bert Put
26 February 2021 29 Charleroi 1–2 Genk Charleroi
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jan Boterberg
7 March 2021 30 Genk 2–0 Cercle Brugge Genk
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
19 March 2021 31 Genk 2–2 Standard Liège Genk
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
5 April 2021 32 OH Leuven 2–3 Genk Leuven
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jan Boterberg
11 April 2021 33 Genk 4–0 Sint-Truiden Genk
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
17 April 2021 34 Antwerp 3–2 Genk Antwerp
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lothar D'hondt

Play-Off I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation CLU GNK ANT AND
1 Club Brugge (C) 6 1 3 2 8 11 3 44 Qualification for the Champions League group stage 1–2 2–1 2–2
2 Genk 6 5 1 0 15 5 +10 44 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round 3–0 4–0 1–1
3 Antwerp 6 1 2 3 6 11 5 35 Qualification to Europa League Play-off round 0–0 2–3 1–0
4 Anderlecht 6 0 4 2 9 11 2 33 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round 3–3 1–2 2–2
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.[11]
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
6 5 1 0 15 5  +10 16 2 1 0 8 1  +7 3 0 0 7 4  +3

Results by round

Round123456
GroundAHHAHA
ResultWWDWWW
Position222222
Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

30 April 2021 1 Antwerp 2–3 Genk Antwerp
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
7 May 2021 2 Genk 3–0 Club Brugge Genk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lawrence Visser
12 May 2021 3 Genk 1–1 Anderlecht Genk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
15 May 2021 4 Anderlecht 1–2 Genk Anderlecht
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
20 May 2021 5 Genk 4–0 Antwerp Genk
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jan Boterberg
23 May 2021 6 Club Brugge 1–2 Genk Bruges
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Van Damme

Belgian Cup

2 February 2021 Sixth round Tessenderlo 0–5 Genk Tessenderlo
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Gemeentelijk Sportpark
Note: On 19 January 2021, Tessenderlo forfeited the match against Genk which progressed automatically to the seventh round.[12]
10 February 2021 Seventh round Genk 1–0 Sint-Truiden Genk
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
4 March 2021 Quarter-finals Genk 4–1 KV Mechelen Genk
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
14 March 2021 Semi-finals Anderlecht 1–2 Genk Anderlecht
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
25 April 2021 Final Standard Liège 1–2 Genk Brussels
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 23 May 2021.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalBelgian DivisionBelgian Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Australia AUS Danny Vukovic 24024000
26 GK Belgium BEL Maarten Vandevoordt 20016040
40 GK Belgium BEL Tobe Leysen 000000
Defenders
2 DF United States USA Mark McKenzie 1608+501+20
5 DF Mexico MEX Gerardo Arteaga 28121+4130
21 DF Finland FIN Jere Uronen 23021+1010
23 DF Colombia COL Daniel Muñoz 44137+3041
33 DF Colombia COL Jhon Lucumí 41036+2030
35 DF Belgium BEL Shawn Adewoye 000000
46 DF Colombia COL Carlos Cuesta 38034040
77 DF Ecuador ECU Angelo Preciado 1007+3000
Midfielders
4 MF Belgium BEL Dries Wouters 804+4000
8 MF Belgium BEL Bryan Heynen 33227+2240
11 MF Switzerland SUI Bastien Toma 21212+721+10
16 MF Belgium BEL Elias Sierra 100+1000
17 MF Slovakia SVK Patrik Hrošovský 34227+323+10
24 MF Belgium BEL Luca Oyen 2104+16010
38 MF Ivory Coast CIV Eboue Kouassi 1807+11000
42 MF Norway NOR Kristian Thorstvedt 34922+8742
80 MF Belgium BEL Pierre Dwomoh 200+2000
Forwards
7 FW Japan JPN Junya Ito 421237+11141
9 FW Nigeria NGA Cyriel Dessers 3476+2671+10
10 FW Belgium BEL Theo Bongonda 391834+1163+12
18 FW Nigeria NGA Paul Onuachu 413536+23332
22 FW Belgium BEL Bryan Limbombe 400+4000
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
2 DF Belgium BEL Casper de Norre 000000
5 DF Brazil BRA Neto Borges 000000
6 DF Belgium BEL Sébastien Dewaest 000000
31 DF Denmark DEN Joakim Mæhle 16116100
20 MF Norway NOR Mats Møller Dæhli 502+3000
11 FW Ghana GHA Joseph Paintsil 000000
14 FW Sweden SWE Benjamin Nygren 301+2000
15 FW Nigeria NGA Stephen Odey 000000

Goalscorers

As of 23 May 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League Belgian Cup Total
1 18 FW Nigeria Paul Onuachu 33 2 35
2 27 FW Belgium Théo Bongonda 16 2 18
3 7 FW Japan Junya Ito 11 1 12
4 42 MF Norway Kristian Thorstvedt 7 2 9
5 9 FW Nigeria Cyriel Dessers 7 0 7
6 8 MF Belgium Bryan Heynen 2 0 2
11 MF Switzerland Bastien Toma 2 0 2
17 MF Slovakia Patrik Hrošovský 2 0 2
9 5 DF Mexico Gerardo Arteaga 1 0 1
23 DF Colombia Daniel Muñoz 0 1 1
31 DF Denmark Joakim Mæhle 1 0 1
Own goal011
Totals 82 9 91

References

  1. "1ste ploeg" (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk.
  2. "Genk rondt komst Dessers af: "Nu ben ik waar ik wil zijn"" [Genk completes Dessers signing: "Now I am where I want to be"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 1 July 2020.
  3. "Akkoord met Mexicaanse international Gerardo Arteaga" [Agreement with Mexican international Gerardo Arteaga] (in Dutch). krcgenk.be. 5 August 2020.
  4. "Ismael Saibari versterkt Jong PSV" [Ismael Saibari reinforces Jong PSV] (in Dutch). psv.nl. 29 July 2020.
  5. "Official: Atalanta deal for Maelhe". Football Italia. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  6. "KV Oostende en Moeskroen krijgen (weer) geen licentie in eerste zit" [KV Oostende and (again) Mouscron don't receive a license at their first attempt] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  7. "KV Oostende krijgt licentie van BAS, afwachten voor Moeskroen" [KV Oostende awarded license by BAS, Mouscron still waiting] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  8. "Degradant Moeskroen bemachtigt via BAS opnieuw een licentie" [Relegated Mouscron again obtains license after appeal at BAS] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  9. "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  10. "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.
  11. "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  12. "Ook geen bekerwedstrijden voor amateurclubs Rupel Boom en Thes" [No cup matches for amateur clubs Rupel Boom and Thes as well]. sporza.be. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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