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2017–18 Club Brugge KV season

The 2017–18 season was Club Brugge's 126th season in existence and the club's 58th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. Club Brugge participated in the Belgian First Division A, Belgian Cup and on the European stage in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

Club Brugge
2017–18 season
ChairmanBart Verhaeghe
Head coachIvan Leko
StadiumJan Breydel Stadium
Belgian First Division A1st
Belgian CupSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Abdoulay Diaby (15)
All:
Abdoulay Diaby (16)
colours

The club would win their 15th league this season, edging out closest competitors Standard Liège by 3 points following the championship round.[1] The result was clinched in the penultimate match of the season, after a 1–1 draw away to Standard.[1]

The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

First-team squad edit

As of 15 January 2018

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   RUS Vladimir Gabulov
3 MF   BEL Timmy Simons
5 DF   FRA Benoît Poulain
6 MF   NED Jordy Clasie (on loan from Southampton)
7 FW   BRA Wesley
8 FW   ISR Lior Refaelov (Vice-captain)
9 FW   BEL Jelle Vossen
10 FW   MLI Abdoulay Diaby
11 FW   SEN Krépin Diatta
14 DF   CRO Ivan Tomečak
17 FW   BEL Anthony Limbombe
18 GK   BEL Guillaume Hubert
19 FW   BEL Thibault Vlietinck
20 MF   BEL Hans Vanaken
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   BEL Dion Cools
22 GK   USA Ethan Horvath
24 DF   NED Stefano Denswil
25 MF   NED Ruud Vormer (Captain)
30 MF   ZIM Marvelous Nakamba
32 GK   NED Kenneth Vermeer (on loan from Feyenoord)
35 DF   SUI Saulo Decarli
40 MF   BEL Jordi Vanlerberghe
42 FW   NGA Emmanuel Dennis
44 DF   BEL Brandon Mechele
55 DF   SRB Erhan Mašović
96 DF   BEL Ahmed Touba
TBD DF   CRO Matej Mitrovic (on loan from Beşiktaş)
TBD DF   DEN Alexander Scholz

Club friendlies edit

24 June 2017   Club Brugge 9–0   VV Westkapelle
19:00 Summary
28 June 2017   Oudenaarde 0–6   Club Brugge
19:00 Summary
1 July 2017   Torhout 0–2   Club Brugge
19:00 Summary
15 July 2017   Club Brugge 1–3   AZ
19:00 Summary
21 July 2017   Club Brugge 0–2   Athletic Bilbao
19:00 Summary

Competitions edit

Belgian First Division A edit

Regular season edit

Main article: 2017–18 Belgian First Division A
Results summary edit
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Club Brugge 30 20 7 3 68 33 +35 67 Qualification for the championship play-offs
2 Anderlecht 30 16 7 7 49 42 +7 55
3 Charleroi 30 13 12 5 46 30 +16 51
4 Gent 30 14 8 8 45 27 +18 50
5 Genk 30 11 11 8 44 36 +8 44
Source: Belgian First Division A (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[2]
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 20 7 3 68 33  +35 67 13 2 0 44 16  +28 7 5 3 24 17  +7

Last updated: 11 March 2018.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday edit
Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWWWLWWWWWLWDWWDWWWWDWLDDDDWW
Position221112111111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 16 April 2018. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Play-offs edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CLU STA AND GNT GNK CHA
1 Club Brugge (C) 10 3 3 4 17 12 +5 46 Qualification for the Champions League group stage — 4–4 1–2 0–1 1–0 6–0
2 Standard Liège 10 6 3 1 20 9 +11 43 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round 1–1 — 2–1 1–0 5–0 1–0
3 Anderlecht 10 4 0 6 12 15 −3 40 Qualification for the Europa League group stage 1–0 1–3 — 0–2 1–2 3–1
4 Gent 10 4 2 4 8 8 0 39 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round 1–0 1–3 1–0 — 0–0 0–1
5 Genk (O) 10 4 4 2 13 13 0 38 Qualification for the Europa League play-off final 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 — 4–1
6 Charleroi 10 2 2 6 9 22 −13 34 1–3 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Position obtained during the Regular season[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Results summary edit
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 3 3 4 17 12  +5 12 2 1 2 12 7  +5 1 2 2 5 5  0

Last updated: 20 May 2018.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday edit
Matchday12345678910
GroundHAAHHAHAAH
ResultWLLWDDLWDL
Position1111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
29 July 2017 1 Lokeren 0–4 Club Brugge Lokeren
18:00
Report
Stadium: Daknamstadion
Attendance: 7,441
Referee: Sébastien Delferière
6 August 2017 2 Club Brugge 3–1 Eupen Bruges
20:00
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 25,723
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

Belgian Cup edit

Main article: 2017–18 Belgian Cup
20 September 2017 Round of 32 Roeselare 1–5 Club Brugge Roeselare
20:30
Report
Stadium: Schiervelde Stadion
Referee:   Jonathan Lardot
30 November 2017 Round of 16 Zulte Waregem 2–3 (a.e.t.) Club Brugge Waregem
20:45
Report
Stadium: Regenboogstadion
Attendance: 6,268
Referee:   Sébastien Delferière
16 January 2018 Quarter-finals Club Brugge 5–1 Sporting Charleroi Bruges
20:45
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee:   Bart Vertenten
31 January 2018 Semi-finals 1st Leg Standard Liège 4–1 Club Brugge Liège
20:45 Emond   19'   25'   54'
Cavanda   30'
Edmilson Junior   57'   72'		 Summary Clasie   41'
Vormer   72'
Dennis   76'
Mitrović   82'		 Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 15,000
Referee:   Nicolas Laforge
8 February 2018 Semi-finals 2nd Leg Club Brugge 3–2
(4–6 agg.)		 Standard Liège Bruges
21:00 Vanaken   41'   90+5'
Vormer   60'
Abdoulay Diaby   62'
Clasie   75'		 Summary Orlando Sá   4'   42'
M'Poku   15'
Gillet   34'
Laifis   44'
Agbo   55'
Marin   63'
Emond   71'		 Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee:   Bart Vertenten

UEFA Champions League edit

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League
26 July 2017 Third qualifying round 1st Leg   Club Brugge 3–3   İstanbul Başakşehir Bruges
21:00 Dennis   5'
Denswil   16'   78'		 Summary Mossoró   59'   73'
Epureanu   60'
Elia   63'		 Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 26,788
Referee:   Paolo Mazzoleni
2 August 2017 Third qualifying round 2nd Leg   İstanbul Başakşehir 2–0
(5–3 agg.)		   Club Brugge Istanbul
19:45 Adebayor   7'
Júnior Caiçara   10'
Clichy   24'
Višća   34'		 Summary Dennis   23'
Denswil   42'
Vormer   65'		 Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 9,168
Referee:   István Kovács (referee)

UEFA Europa League edit

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League
17 August 2017 Play-off round 1st Leg   Club Brugge 0–0   AEK Athens Bruges
20:45
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 27,115
Referee:   Viktor Kassai
24 August 2017 Play-off round 2nd leg   AEK Athens 3–0
(3–0 agg.)		   Club Brugge Athens
20:00
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 14,275
Referee:   Jesús Gil Manzano

Statistics edit

Squad appearances and goals edit

Last updated on 20 May 2018.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Belgian Division Belgian Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   RUS Vladimir Gabulov 10 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 GK   BEL Guillaume Hubert 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK   USA Ethan Horvath 19 0 15 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
32 GK   NED Kenneth Vermeer 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   DEN Alexander Scholz 6 0 3+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   FRA Benoît Poulain 20 1 17+1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF   CRO Ivan Tomečak 6 1 3+2 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF   CRO Matej Mitrovic 12 1 10 0 1+1 1 0 0 0 0
21 DF   BEL Dion Cools 41 3 32+3 3 5 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 DF   NED Stefano Denswil 40 4 33 2 3 0 2 2 2 0
35 DF   SUI Saulo Decarli 13 1 10+1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF   BEL Brandon Mechele 48 5 40 3 5 2 2 0 1 0
55 DF   SRB Erhan Mašović 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
96 DF   BEL Ahmed Touba 5 0 2+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
3 MF   BEL Timmy Simons 9 0 3+5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 MF   NED Jordy Clasie 25 1 10+10 0 2+3 1 0 0 0 0
20 MF   BEL Hans Vanaken 48 15 36+3 12 5 3 0+2 0 2 0
25 MF   NED Ruud Vormer 49 14 38+2 13 5 1 2 0 2 0
30 MF   ZIM Marvelous Nakamba 44 0 31+4 0 4+1 0 2 0 2 0
40 MF   BEL Jordi Vanlerberghe 8 0 2+5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   BRA Wesley 44 13 29+9 11 3+2 2 0 0 0+1 0
8 FW   ISR Lior Refaelov 22 2 5+13 2 0 0 2 0 0+2 0
9 FW   BEL Jelle Vossen 35 9 11+17 7 1+3 2 1 0 2 0
10 FW   MLI Abdoulay Diaby 41 16 26+8 15 4 1 0+1 0 1+1 0
11 FW   SEN Krépin Diatta 8 0 6+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   BEL Anthony Limbombe 39 6 29+3 6 5 0 0 0 1+1 0
19 FW   BEL Thibault Vlietinck 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 FW   NGA Emmanuel Dennis 38 12 12+18 7 1+3 4 2 1 2 0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
1 GK   FRA Ludovic Butelle 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   BEL Björn Engels 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
11 FW   COL José Izquierdo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
13 DF   COL Helibelton Palacios 10 0 3+2 0 0+1 0 2 0 2 0
16 DF   COL Germán Mera 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF   BEL Laurens De Bock 8 0 4+2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
43 FW   FRA Jérémy Perbet 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Club Brugge win Belgian title". Yahoo. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. ^ "First Division A 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Reglement 2017-2018 Boek B: De koepelorganisatie KBVB en haar deelorganisaties" [General Rules 2017-2018 Book B: The overall organisation KBVB and its subsidiaries] (PDF) (in Dutch). Royal Belgian FA. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

External links edit

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