2023–24 Club Brugge KV season

Club Brugge KV
2023–24 season
Chairman	President
Head coach	Ronny Deila
Stadium	Jan Breydel Stadium
Belgian Pro League	3rd
Belgian Cup	Pre-season
UEFA Europa Conference League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Andreas Skov Olsen (7); All: ; Andreas Skov Olsen (8)
Highest home attendance	24,206 vs Osasuna
Lowest home attendance	16,811 vs KA
Biggest win	Club Brugge 7–1 RWD Molenbeek
Biggest defeat	AGF Denmark 1–0 Club Brugge
	All statistics correct as of 26 October 2023.

The 2023–24 season is Club Brugge KV's 132nd season in existence and 64th consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They are also competing in the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 6 September 2023[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
4	DF	ECU	Joel Ordóñez
6	DF	GHA	Denis Odoi
7	FW	DEN	Andreas Skov Olsen
8	FW	POL	Michał Skóraś
9	FW	ESP	Ferran Jutglà
10	MF	NOR	Hugo Vetlesen
11	FW	ESP	Víctor Barberà
14	DF	NED	Bjorn Meijer
15	MF	NGA	Raphael Onyedika
17	FW	CAN	Tajon Buchanan
20	MF	BEL	Hans Vanaken (captain)
21	GK	ENG	Josef Bursik
22	GK	BEL	Simon Mignolet
27	MF	DEN	Casper Nielsen


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
28	DF	BEL	Dedryck Boyata
29	GK	BEL	Nordin Jackers (on loan from OH Leuven)
32	FW	NOR	Antonio Nusa
33	GK	BEL	Nick Shinton
39	MF	COL	Éder Álvarez Balanta
44	DF	BEL	Brandon Mechele
55	DF	BEL	Maxim De Cuyper
58	DF	BEL	Jorne Spileers
62	FW	JPN	Shion Homma
64	DF	BEL	Kyriani Sabbe
68	FW	BEL	Chemsdine Talbi
76	FW	BEL	Romeo Vermant
77	MF	DEN	Philip Zinckernagel
99	FW	BRA	Igor Thiago

Other players under contract

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	USA	Owen Otasowie

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
—	MF	BEL	Lynnt Audoor (at Kortrijk until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	BEL	Cisse Sandra (at Excelsior until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	GHA	Kamal Sowah (at Standard Liège until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	FRA	Faitout Maouassa (at Lens until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	UKR	Roman Yaremchuk (at Valencia until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Igor Thiago	Ludogorets Razgrad	€7,900,000	1 July 2023	[2]
MF	Michał Skóraś	Lech Poznań	€6,000,000	1 July 2023	[3]
MF	Hugo Vetlesen	Bodø/Glimt	€7,750,000	3 July 2023	[4]
MF	Philip Zinckernagel	Olympiacos	€2,500,000	1 August 2023	[5]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Clinton Mata	Lyon	€5,000,000	6 July 2023	[6]
FW	Noa Lang	PSV	€12,500,000	8 July 2023	[7]
DF	Abakar Sylla	Strasbourg	€20,000,000	15 July 2023	[8]
FW	Roman Yaremchuk	Valencia	Loan	1 September 2023	[9]
DF	Faitout Maouassa	Lens	Loan	2 September 2023	[10]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

1 July 2023 Friendly	Club Brugge	0–1	Zulte Waregem	Roeselare
16:00 UTC+2		Report	Demuynck 65'	Stadium: The NEST Attendance: 5,000

8 July 2023 Friendly	Club Brugge	3–0	Beerschot	Knokke-Heist
13:00 UTC+2	Vanaken 26' Thiago 35' Yaremchuk 53'	Report		Stadium: Complex Molenhoek Attendance: 0

12 July 2023 Friendly	Feyenoord	2–0	Club Brugge	Barendrecht
16:00 UTC+2	Danilo 35' Igor Paixão 38'	Report	Vermant 67' Sandra 85'	Stadium: Sportpark Smitshoek

15 July 2023 Friendly	Go Ahead Eagles	1–2	Club Brugge	Barendrecht
12:30 UTC+2	Edvardsen 23'	Report	Onyedika 70' Homma 85'	Stadium: Sportpark Smitshoek

22 July 2023 Friendly	Club Brugge	1–2	AZ Alkmaar	Bruges
15:00 UTC+2	Olsen 3'		De Wit 9' Sugawara 64'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian Pro League	30 July 2023	26 May 2024	Matchday 1	11	4	4	3	23	12	+11	036.36
Belgian Cup	1 November 2023		Sevent round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Europa Conference League	27 July 2023		Second qualifying round	9	6	2	1	22	8	+14	066.67
Total				20	10	6	4	45	20	+25	050.00

Last updated: 26 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Genk	11	4	6	1	20	10	+10	18	Play-off I
6	Antwerp	11	4	5	2	19	8	+11	17	Play-off I
7	Club Brugge	11	4	4	3	23	12	+11	16	Play-off II
8	Standard Liège	11	4	4	3	13	11	+2	16
9	Charleroi	11	3	4	4	13	17	−4	13

Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. 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.[11]

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
11	4	4	3	23	12	+11	16	2	3	0	14	6	+8	2	1	3	9	6	+3

Last updated: 21 October 2023.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	D	L	L
Position	11	5	3	1	2	4	3

Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[12]

30 July 2023 1	Club Brugge	1–1	Mechelen	Bruges
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	De Cuyper 37' 77' Thiago 65'	Report	Ngoy 14' Foulon 26' Schoofs 38'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 19,593 Referee: Bert Put

6 August 2023 2	Westerlo	0–1	Club Brugge	Westerlo
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Van den Keybus 79'	Report	Thiago 36'	Stadium: Het Kuipje Attendance: 8,034 Referee: Jan Boterberg

13 August 2023 3	Eupen	0–5	Club Brugge	Eupen
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Olsen 6' (pen.), 62' Zinckernagel 17', 66' Buchanan 29' Mechele 59' Yaremchuk 90+1'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 4,364 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

20 August 2023 4	Club Brugge	7–1	RWD Molenbeek	Bruges
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Zinckernagel 15' Olsen 19', 62' Thiago 52' Nusa 74' Buchanan 78' Abner 90+2' (o.g.)	Report	Da Silva 17' Diallo 29'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 20,399 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

3 September 2023 6	Gent	2–1	Club Brugge	Ghent
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hong 25', 49' Fadiga 79' 82'	Report	Vanaken 43'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 19,507 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

16 September 2023 7	Club Brugge	4–2	Charleroi	Bruges
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Thiago 27' Mechele 45' Vanaken 74' Onyedika 76' Nusa 87' Jutglà 90+5'	Report	Guiagon 5' Dragsnes 42' Andreou 58' Bager 62' Zorgane 76'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 18,878 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

24 September 2023 8	Anderlecht	1–1	Club Brugge	Anderlecht
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Dolberg 40'	Report	Vetlesen 13' Olsen 64'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Referee: Lawrence Visser

28 September 2023 5	Club Brugge	1–1	Genk	Bruges
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Note: The match scheduled for 27 August 2023 was postponed due to the UEFA Conference League play-offs.[13]

Belgian Cup

1 November 2023 Seventh round	Beerschot	v	Club Brugge	Antwerp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Olympisch Stadion

UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 21 June 2023.

27 July 2023 First leg	Club Brugge	3–0	AGF	Bruges
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mechele 5' Buchanan 10' Rits 48' Vetlesen 76'	Report	Mølgaard 29' Kristensen 53'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 18,925 Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

3 August 2023 Second leg	AGF	1–0 (1–3 agg.)	Club Brugge	Aarhus, Denmark
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Beijmo 3' Bech 41' Akoto 44' Knudsen 61'	Report	Olsen 41' Vermant 45+1' Rits 90+3'	Stadium: Aarhus Stadium Attendance: 12,651 Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan (Turkey)

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.

10 August 2023 First leg	Club Brugge	5–1	KA	Bruges
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vetlesen 2' Spileers 10' Vanaken 40' Olsen 41' Thiago 45' (pen.) Yaremchuk 77'	Report	Sigurgeirsson 31' Willard 60', 90+2'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 16,811 Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)

17 August 2023 Second leg	KA	1–5 (2–10 agg.)	Club Brugge	Reykjavík, Iceland
18:00 UTC±0	Aðalsteinsson 10' Petersen 59' Elísson 63' Edmundsson 76' 90+2'	Report	Boyata 7' Odoi 41' Skóraś 45+3' Yaremchuk 57', 66', 75' Zinckernagel 60'	Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 935 Referee: Michael Fabbri (Italy)
Note: KA played their third qualifying round home match at the Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavík, instead of their regular stadium, the Greifavöllurinn in Akureyri, which does not meet UEFA requirements

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023.

24 August 2023 First leg	Osasuna	1–2	Club Brugge	Pamplona, Spain
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mojica 29' D. García 37' Ávila 78'	Report	Buchanan 45+3' Olsen 50', 67' Onyedika 51' Thiago 52' De Cuyper 80' Mignolet 88'	Stadium: El Sadar Stadium Attendance: 21,985 Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

31 August 2023 Second leg	Club Brugge	2–2 (4–2 agg.)	Osasuna	Bruges
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mechele 10' De Cuyper 30' Olsen 45', 76' Vetlesen 71' Thiago 73', 74' Mignolet 90+12'	Report	Mojica 27', 76' Ávila 30' Gómez 45+1' Moncayola 45+4' Budimir 53' Fernández 66' Herrera 67' D. García 87' Catena 90+8'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 24,206 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BRU	BOD	LUG	BEŞ
1	Club Brugge	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Advance to round of 16	—	14 Dec	9 Nov	1–1
2	Bodø/Glimt	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4	Advance to knockout round play-offs	0–1	—	30 Nov	3–1
3	Lugano	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4		1–3	0–0	—	14 Dec
4	Beşiktaş	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	1		30 Nov	9 Nov	2–3	—

Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

21 September 2023 1	Club Brugge	1–1	Beşiktaş	Bruges
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mechele 40' Onyedika 74' Vanaken 77', 90+1' Vetlesen 79' Spileers 86' Mignolet 89'	Report	Amartey 45+2' Tosun 88'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

5 October 2023 2	Bodø/Glimt	0–1	Club Brugge	Bodø, Norway
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Vanaken 20'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 7,481 Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)

26 October 2023 3	Lugano	1–3	Club Brugge	Geneva, Switzerland
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Vladi 74'	Report	Balanta 15' Skov Olsen 50' Vanaken 87'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 4,037 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

9 November 2023 4	Club Brugge	v	Lugano	Bruges
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

30 November 2023 5	Beşiktaş	v	Club Brugge	Istanbul, Turkey
18:45 TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Beşiktaş Stadium

14 December 2023 6	Club Brugge	v	Bodø/Glimt	Bruges
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 26 October 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Pro League		Belgian Cup		UEFA Europa Conference League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
21	GK	ENG	Josef Bursik	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	GK	BEL	Simon Mignolet	20	0	11	0	0	0	9	0
29	GK	BEL	Nordin Jackers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	BEL	Nick Shinton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
4	DF	ECU	Joel Ordóñez	5	0	0+2	0	0	0	1+2	0
6	DF	GHA	Denis Odoi	11	0	2+4	0	0	0	2+3	0
14	DF	NED	Bjorn Meijer	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	1+1	0
28	DF	BEL	Dedryck Boyata	8	1	2+2	0	0	0	1+3	1
44	DF	BEL	Brandon Mechele	19	1	11	1	0	0	8	0
55	DF	BEL	Maxim De Cuyper	19	1	10	0	0	0	7+2	1
58	DF	BEL	Jorne Spileers	19	1	9+2	0	0	0	8	1
64	DF	BEL	Kyriani Sabbe	13	0	4+3	0	0	0	2+4	0
Midfielders
10	FW	NOR	Hugo Vetlesen	19	1	9+2	0	0	0	7+1	1
15	MF	NGA	Raphael Onyedika	20	0	11	0	0	0	7+2	0
20	MF	BEL	Hans Vanaken	19	6	10+1	2	0	0	8	4
27	MF	DEN	Casper Nielsen	15	0	1+7	0	0	0	2+5	0
39	MF	COL	Éder Álvarez Balanta	3	1	0+2	0	0	0	1	1
77	MF	DEN	Philip Zinckernagel	15	3	8+1	3	0	0	5+1	0
Forwards
7	FW	DEN	Andreas Skov Olsen	18	11	10+1	7	0	0	7	4
8	FW	POL	Michał Skóraś	12	1	0+6	0	0	0	4+2	1
9	FW	ESP	Ferran Jutglà	10	1	2+5	1	0	0	0+3	0
11	FW	ESP	Víctor Barberà	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	CAN	Tajon Buchanan	14	3	6+1	2	0	0	6+1	1
32	FW	NOR	Antonio Nusa	14	2	5+2	2	0	0	3+4	0
62	FW	JPN	Shion Homma	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
68	FW	BEL	Chemsdine Talbi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
76	FW	BEL	Romeo Vermant	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	0
99	FW	BRA	Igor Thiago	20	6	9+2	4	0	0	7+2	2
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
26	MF	BEL	Mats Rits	4	1	1+1	0	0	0	1+1	1
70	FW	UKR	Roman Yaremchuk	5	4	0+3	0	0	0	1+1	4

References

"team – noyau a". clubbrugge.be. 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
"Igor Thiago moves to Club Brugge". 12 June 2023.
"Nu ook officieel: Club Brugge haalt met Poolse winger Michal Skoras eerste versterking voor volgend seizoen". 26 April 2023.
"Hugo Vetlesen joins Club Brugge". 3 July 2023.
"Club Brugge sign Philip Zinckernagel". Club Brugge. 1 August 2023.
Elfrink, Rik (8 July 2023). "Noa Lang tekent voor vijf jaar bij PSV en neemt rugnummer van Xavi Simons over". Het Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
"Abakar Sylla joins Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace!". 15 July 2023.
"Valencia Club de Fútbol". www.valenciacf.com.
"Faitout Maouassa, une arrivée à toute vitesse".
"Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020.
"Pro League: Union-Anderlecht en ouverture du championnat, le duel Hoefkens-Deila lors de la 10e journée, le calendrier 2023–2024 dévoilé". 27 June 2023.
"Topper tussen Club Brugge en Racing Genk op 5e speeldag wordt uitgesteld". 3 August 2023.

External links

Official website

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[Squad-1] "team – noyau a". clubbrugge.be. 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

[2] "Igor Thiago moves to Club Brugge". 12 June 2023.

[3] "Nu ook officieel: Club Brugge haalt met Poolse winger Michal Skoras eerste versterking voor volgend seizoen". 26 April 2023.

[4] "Hugo Vetlesen joins Club Brugge". 3 July 2023.

[5] "Club Brugge sign Philip Zinckernagel". Club Brugge. 1 August 2023.

[7] Elfrink, Rik (8 July 2023). "Noa Lang tekent voor vijf jaar bij PSV en neemt rugnummer van Xavi Simons over". Het Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

[8] "Abakar Sylla joins Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace!". 15 July 2023.

[9] "Valencia Club de Fútbol". www.valenciacf.com.

[10] "Faitout Maouassa, une arrivée à toute vitesse".

[11] "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020.

[12] "Pro League: Union-Anderlecht en ouverture du championnat, le duel Hoefkens-Deila lors de la 10e journée, le calendrier 2023–2024 dévoilé". 27 June 2023.

[13] "Topper tussen Club Brugge en Racing Genk op 5e speeldag wordt uitgesteld". 3 August 2023.

2023–24 in Belgian football
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League competitions	Pro League Challenger Pro League National Division 1 Division 2 Division 3
Women's League competitions	Super League
Cup competitions	Belgian Cup (Final) Super Cup
Transfers	Summer 2023 Winter 2023–24 Summer 2024
UEFA competitions	Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League
Related to national team	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying (Group F) Domenico Tedesco
Club seasons
Pro League	Anderlecht Antwerp Cercle Brugge Charleroi Club Brugge Eupen Genk Gent Kortrijk Mechelen OH Leuven RWDM Sint-Truiden Standard Liège Union SG Westerlo
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