2020–21 S.V. Zulte Waregem season

Zulte Waregem
2020–21 season
Chairman	Willy Naessens
Manager	Francky Dury
Stadium	Regenboogstadion
Belgian First Division A	10th
Belgian Cup	Sixth round
Home colours	Away colours
	All statistics correct as of 3 February 2021.

The 2020–21 S.V. Zulte Waregem season is the club's 20th season in existence and the 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Zulte Waregem participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 February 2020[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	Sammy Bossut
2	DF	BEL	Davy De fauw (captain)
3	DF	CGO	Marvin Baudry
4	DF	GHA	Gideon Mensah (on loan from RB Salzburg)
5	MF	FRA	Damien Marcq
6	MF	FRA	Abdoulaye Sissako
9	FW	CAN	Cyle Larin (on loan from Beşiktaş)
10	MF	MEX	Omar Govea
11	MF	TUN	Bassem Srarfi
14	DF	NED	Sandy Walsh
17	MF	FRA	Jean-Luc Dompé
18	DF	SWE	Erdin Demir
19	FW	BEL	Gianni Bruno


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	NOR	Henrik Bjørdal
21	MF	SEN	Ibrahima Seck
22	FW	BEL	Jelle Vossen
24	DF	BEL	Ewoud Pletinckx
25	GK	BEL	Louis Bostyn
27	FW	SUI	Dimitri Oberlin (on loan from Basel)
38	FW	BDI	Saido Berahino
43	DF	GRE	Nikos Kenourgios
44	GK	GER	Eike Bansen
45	DF	BEL	Olivier Deschacht
52	DF	MAR	Hotman El Kababri
67	MF	BEL	Jannes Van Hecke

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
7	MF	GEO	Luka Zarandia (at Tobol until 30 June 2020)
17	MF	FIN	Mikael Soisalo (at Varzim until 30 June 2020)
33	DF	ENG	Cameron Humphreys-Grant (at Excelsior until 30 June 2020)
40	FW	GUI	Idrissa Sylla (at Oostende until 30 June 2020)
—	FW	NED	Robert Mühren (at SC Cambuur until 30 June 2020)

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	Zulte Waregem	2–2	Cercle Brugge	Waregem, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Regenboogstadion

7 July 2020 Friendly	Zulte Waregem	1–2	Charleroi	Waregem, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Regenboogstadion

11 July 2020 Friendly	Zulte Waregem	5–0	Waasland-Beveren
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

18 July 2020 Friendly	Deinze	Cancelled	Zulte Waregem	Deinze, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion

18 July 2020 Friendly	OH Leuven	2–0	Zulte Waregem	Liège, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus

21 July 2020 Friendly	Zulte Waregem	1–3	RWDM Brussels	Ingelmunster, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gemeentelijk Sportstadion

25 July 2020 Friendly	Zulte Waregem	2–3	Sint-Truiden	Waregem, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Regenboogstadion

1 August 2020 Friendly	Zulte Waregem	2–1	Gent	Waregem, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Berahino 1' Vossen 6' Srarfi 31'		Yaremchuk 53' Odjidja-Ofoe 66'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian First Division A	9 August 2020	30 May 2021	Matchday 1		26	10	4	12	39	46	−7	038.46
Belgian Cup	3 February 2021		Sixth round	Sixth round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					27	10	4	13	39	47	−8	037.04

Last updated: 7 February 2021

Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	OH Leuven	26	10	7	9	41	42	−1	37
10	Mechelen	26	10	6	10	39	42	−3	36
11	Zulte Waregem	26	10	4	12	39	46	−7	34
12	Gent	26	9	6	11	36	33	+3	33
13	Kortrijk	26	9	6	11	32	37	−5	33

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

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	10	4	12	39	46	−7	34	4	2	8	16	28	−12	6	2	4	23	18	+5

Last updated: 7 February 2021.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A
Result	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	D
Position	15	18	12	9	9	14	14	15	15	16	15	14	15	14	14							9	11	12	11	11

Updated to match(es) played on 7 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]

9 August 2020 1	Zulte Waregem	1–2	Genk	Waregem
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Deschacht 41' De Bock 47' Berahino 56' Opare 67'	Report	Onuachu 73', 90+4' Dessers 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

16 August 2020 2	Beerschot	3–1	Zulte Waregem	Antwerp
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tissoudali 32' Sanusi 56' Pietermaat 67' Holzhauser 68', 87' Eleke 90+2'	Report	Berahino 57' Srarfi 64' Govea 67'	Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Bert Put

22 August 2020 3	Zulte Waregem	4–1	Waasland-Beveren	Waregem
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Vossen 28' Govea 41', 63' Bruno 49' (pen.), 90+5' Seck 84' De Bock 90'	Report	Heymans 76' Wuytens 86'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

29 August 2020 4	Excel Mouscron	0–1	Zulte Waregem	Mouscron
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Hočko 33' Ciranni 58'	Report	Deschacht 70' Seck 73'	Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier Attendance: 0 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

13 September 2020 5	Zulte Waregem	0–2	Charleroi	Waregem
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Rezaei 71' Willems 84' Nicholson 88'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 3,498 Referee: Jan Boterberg

20 September 2020 6	Zulte Waregem	0–6	Club Brugge	Waregem
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Humphreys 84'	Report	Deschacht 6' (o.g.) Krmenčík 19', 41' Vanaken 31' De Ketelaere 67' Balanta 74' Kossounou 81'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 3,900 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

27 September 2020 7	Standard Liège	2–2	Zulte Waregem	Liège
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Oularé 41' Balikwisha 47' Fai 60' Muleka 81'	Report	Dompé 10' Vossen 49', 81' Marcq 71' De Bock 77'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 6,578 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

3 October 2020 8	OH Leuven	2–1	Zulte Waregem	Leuven
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Henry 19' Sowah 63', 74'	Report	Berahino 70'	Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

18 October 2020 9	Zulte Waregem	1–3	Antwerp	Waregem
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Dompé 7' Seck 74'	Report	Haroun 57' Hongla 64' Refaelov 71' Benavente 90+4'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 3,230 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

25 October 2020 10	Oostende	3–0	Zulte Waregem	Ostend
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vandendriessche 32' D'Arpino 33' Sakala 37'	Report		Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Bert Put

2 November 2020 11	Zulte Waregem	1–1	Kortrijk	Waregem
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Chorý 77', 88' Opare 90+6' Dompé 90+6'	Report	Mboyo 90+7'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

8 November 2020 12	Cercle Brugge	1–3	Zulte Waregem	Bruges
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Musaba 30' Hotić 43' Ugbo 67' Biancone 90+3'	Report	Chorý 6', 81' Bruno 31', 78' Bianda 39' Srarfi 60'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

22 November 2020 13	Zulte Waregem	1–2	KV Mechelen	Waregem
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bruno 54'	Report	Storm 40' Hairemans 48' Van Damme 86' Kaya 87'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Christof Dierick

29 November 2020 14	Gent	0–3	Zulte Waregem	Ghent
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ngadeu-Ngadjui 25'	Report	Govea 27' Chorý 37' De Bock 54' Vossen 82'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

4 December 2020 15	Zulte Waregem	2–2	Anderlecht	Waregem
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Seck 8' Bruno 75' Chorý 90+4'	Report	Murillo 30' Nmecha 42' Lokonga 65' Amuzu 85'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jan Boterberg

16 December 2020 17	Antwerp	0–1	Zulte Waregem	Antwerp
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	De Sart 70' Ampomah 85'	Report	Bruno 36' Marcq 49' De Bock 58' Opare 72'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

19 December 2020 18	Zulte Waregem	0–2	Sint-Truiden	Waregem
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Suzuki 56' Caufriez 90+1'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

26 December 2020 19	Zulte Waregem	1–0	Cercle Brugge	Waregem
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Dompé 83'	Report		Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Christof Dierick

29 December 2020 16	Eupen	2–3	Zulte Waregem	Eupen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Musona 34', 57' Koch 60' N'Dri 80' Prevljak 86'	Report	Bruno 33', 82' Seck 56' Dompé 75' Deschacht 84'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Wim Smet

9 January 2021 20	Zulte Waregem	1–0	Excel Mouscron	Waregem
16:15 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 0

16 January 2021 21	Waasland-Beveren	1–5	Zulte Waregem	Beveren
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0

21 January 2021 22	Zulte Waregem	2–3	OH Leuven	Waregem
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Armenakas 28' De Smet 42' Seck 83'	Report	Mercier 44', 90+5' (pen.) Henry 75'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

24 January 2021 23	Zulte Waregem	0–3	Beerschot	Waregem
16:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Van den Bergh 54' Dom 75' Prychynenko 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Christof Dierick

27 January 2021 24	Genk	3–2	Zulte Waregem	Genk
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Onuachu 45+1', 52' Ito 67'	Report	De Bock 72' Bruno 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

31 January 2021 25	Zulte Waregem	2–1	Oostende	Waregem
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bruno 38' Deschacht 44' Vossen 65'	Report	Sakala 14' Theate 69'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jan Boterberg

7 February 2021 26	Charleroi	1–1	Zulte Waregem	Charleroi
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Benchaib 1' Descamps 89'	Report	Dompé 82' Bruno 90+2'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

13 February 2021 27	Sint-Truiden	v	Zulte Waregem	Sint-Truiden
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 0

Belgian Cup

3 February 2021 Sixth round	Olympic Charleroi CF	1–0	Zulte Waregem	Montignies-sur-Sambre
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Delbergue 36', 78' Corneillie 83'	Report	Srarfi 86'	Stadium: Stade de la Neuville Attendance: 0

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 9 August 2020

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	Belgian Cup	Total
1	45	DF		Olivier Deschacht	1	0	1
Totals					1	0	1

References

"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.

External links

Official website

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[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.

2020–21 in Belgian football
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League competitions	First Division A First Division B National Division 1 Division 2 Division 3
Women's League competitions	Super League Vrouwenvoetbal
Cup competitions	Belgian Cup (Final) Super Cup
Transfers	Summer 2020 Fall 2020 Winter 2020–21 Summer 2021
UEFA competitions	Champions League Europa League
Related to national team	UEFA Euro 2020 (Group B) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying (Group E) Roberto Martínez
Club seasons
First Division A	Anderlecht Antwerp Beerschot Cercle Brugge Charleroi Club Brugge Eupen Excel Mouscron Genk Gent Kortrijk Mechelen OH Leuven Oostende Sint-Truiden Standard Liège Waasland-Beveren Zulte-Waregem
First Division B	Club NXT Deinze Lierse Lommel RWDM47 Seraing Union SG Westerlo