The 2019–20 season was K.R.C. Genk's 32nd season in existence and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgium football. It covered a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. Genk competed in the Belgian First Division A, the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
| 2019–20 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Peter Croonen | |||
| Head coach | Felice Mazzu | |||
| Stadium | Luminus Arena | |||
| Belgian First Division A | 7th | |||
| Belgian Cup | Seventh round | |||
| Belgian Super Cup | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Paul Onuachu (9) All: Paul Onuachu Mbwana Samatta (10 each) | |||
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Players edit
Current squad edit
- As of 3 September 2019[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss
| 29 June 2019 Friendly | Eendracht Termien  | 2–5 | Genk | Genk, Belgium |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Terrain 't Heke |
| 6 July 2019 Friendly | Beringen | 0–12 | Genk | Beringen, Belgium |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Sportpark De Motbemden |
| 14 July 2019 Friendly | Genk | 3–0 |  NK Lokomotiva | Swolgen, Netherlands |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Sportpark Sporting Swolgen Tienray |
| 21 July 2019 Friendly | Westerlo | 2–1 | Genk | Westerlo, Belgium |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Het Kuipje |
| 10 January 2020 Friendly | 1. FC Köln  | 1–1 | Genk | Benidorm, Spain |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor |
| 10 January 2020 Friendly | Ferencváros  | 1–2 | Genk | La Nucia, Spain |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estadio Camilo Cano |
Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Belgian First Division A | 26 July 2019 | 7 March 2020 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 44.83 |
| Belgian Cup | 24 September 2019 | 3 December 2019 | Sixth round | Seventh round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 50.00 |
| Super Cup | 20 July 2019 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 17 September 2019 | 10 December 2019 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0.00 |
| Total | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 39.47 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Belgian First Division A edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 5 | Standard Liège | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Mechelen | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 44 | |
| 7 | Genk | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 44 | |
| 8 | Anderlecht | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 43 | |
| 9 | Zulte Waregem | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 36 |
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]
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]
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: Jupiler Pro League
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
On 2 April 2020, the Jupiler Pro League's board of directors proposed to cancel the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The General Assembly accepted the proposal on 15 May, and officially ended the 2019–20 season.[4]
| 26 July 2019 1 | Genk | 2–1 | Kortrijk | Genk |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 3 August 2019 2 | KV Mechelen | 3–1 | Genk | Mechelen |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
| 10 August 2019 3 | Genk | 0–2 | Zulte Waregem | Genk |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
| 17 August 2019 4 | Waasland-Beveren | 0–4 | Genk | Beveren |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
| 23 August 2019 5 | Genk | 1–0 | Anderlecht | Genk |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Lawrence Visser |
| 1 September 2019 6 | Club Brugge | 1–1 | Genk | Bruges |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 13 September 2019 7 | Charleroi | 2–1 | Genk | Charleroi |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
| 21 September 2019 8 | Genk | 3–1 | Oostende | Genk |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
| 28 September 2019 9 | Sint-Truiden | 3–3 | Genk | Sint-Truiden |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stayen Referee: Lawrence Visser | ||
| Note: The match was abandoned in the final moments because of the behavior of the supporters of both teams.[5] However, the result stood.[6] | ||||
| 6 October 2019 10 | Genk | 2–1 | Excel Mouscron | Genk |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
| 19 October 2019 11 | Standard Liège | 1–0 | Genk | Liège |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
| 26 October 2019 12 | Genk | 1–0 | Cercle Brugge | Genk |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Bert Put |
| 30 October 2019 13 | Genk | 2–2 | Antwerp | Genk |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Wesley Alen |
| 2 November 2019 14 | Eupen | 2–0 | Genk | Eupen |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Wesli De Cremer |
| 10 November 2019 15 | Genk | 0–2 | Gent | Genk |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 23 November 2019 16 | Excel Mouscron | 2–2 | Genk | Mouscron |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier Referee: Wim Smet |
| 30 November 2019 17 | Genk | 1–2 | Sint-Truiden | Genk |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
| 7 December 2019 18 | Cercle Brugge | 1–2 | Genk | Bruges |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
| 14 December 2019 19 | Genk | 4–1 | Waasland-Beveren | Genk |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 22 December 2019 20 | Anderlecht | 2–0 | Genk | Anderlecht |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
| 26 December 2019 21 | Genk | 2–1 | Eupen | Genk |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 24,956 Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
| 19 January 2020 22 | Zulte Waregem | 0–3 | Genk | Waregem |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Regenboogstadion Referee: Alexandre Boucaut |
| 25 January 2020 23 | Gent | 4–1 | Genk | Ghent |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 1 February 2020 24 | Genk | 1–0 | Charleroi | Genk |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
| 13 February 2020 25 | Antwerp | 1–1 | Genk | Antwerp |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Bosuilstadion Referee: Jan Boterberg |
| 16 February 2020 26 | Genk | 1–3 | Standard Liège | Genk |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
| 21 February 2020 27 | Kortrijk | 0–1 | Genk | Kortrijk |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Referee: Wesley Alen |
| 1 March 2020 28 | Genk | 1–2 | Club Brugge | Genk |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 24,956 Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 7 March 2020 29 | Oostende | 2–4 | Genk | Ostend |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 5,532 Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
| 15 March 2020 30 | Genk | Cancelled | KV Mechelen | Genk |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Luminus Arena | |||
| Note: The match was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
Belgian Cup edit
| 24 September 2019 Sixth round | Ronse | 0–3 | Genk | Ronse |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Orphale Cruckestadion Referee: Jan Boterberg |
| 3 December 2019 Seventh round | Antwerp | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Genk | Antwerp |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Bosuilstadion Referee: Lothar D'Hondt | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Belgian Super Cup edit
| 20 July 2019 Final | Genk | 3–0 | KV Mechelen | Genk |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 14,160 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
UEFA Champions League edit
Group stage edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIV | NAP | SAL | GNK | |
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| 1 |  Liverpool
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | |
| 2 |  Napoli
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 |  Red Bull Salzburg
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | 6–2 | |
| 4 | Genk
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–4 | — |
| 17 September 2019 1 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6–2 | Genk | Wals-Siezenheim, Austria |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 29,520 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
| 2 October 2019 2 | Genk | 0–0 | Napoli | Genk, Belgium |
| 18:55 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 19,962 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
| 23 October 2019 3 | Genk | 1–4 | Liverpool | Genk, Belgium |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 19,626 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
| 5 November 2019 4 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Genk | Liverpool, England |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,611 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
| 27 November 2019 5 | Genk | 1–4 | Red Bull Salzburg | Genk, Belgium |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 17,284 Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland) |
Statistics edit
Squad appearances and goals edit
- Last updated on 7 March 2020.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Belgian Division | Belgian Cup | Belgian Super Cup | UEFA Champions League | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  AUS
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Danny Vukovic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | BEL
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Maarten Vandevoordt | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | BEL
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Gaëtan Coucke | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | GK |  FRA
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Thomas Didillon | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | BEL
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Tobe Leysen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | BEL
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Casper de Norre | 19 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  BRA
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Neto Borges | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | BEL
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Sébastien Dewaest | 31 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | DF |  FIN
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Jere Uronen | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | DF |  DEN
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Joakim Mæhle | 33 | 1 | 23+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 33 | DF |  COL
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Jhon Lucumí | 29 | 2 | 21+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 35 | DF | BEL
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Shawn Adewoye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | COL
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Carlos Cuesta | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | BEL
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Dries Wouters | 15 | 1 | 9+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BEL
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Bryan Heynen | 20 | 2 | 11+3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |  SVK
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Patrik Hrošovský | 27 | 1 | 16+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | MF |  NOR
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Mats Møller Dæhli | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | BEL
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Bryan Limbombe | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF |  CIV
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Eboue Kouassi | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | NOR
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Kristian Thorstvedt | 8 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW |  JPN
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Junya Ito | 38 | 6 | 26+3 | 5 | 0+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |  GHA
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Joseph Paintsil | 23 | 1 | 10+8 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW |  SWE
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Benjamin Nygren | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW |  NGA
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Stephen Odey | 13 | 2 | 1+10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | NGA
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Paul Onuachu | 28 | 10 | 17+5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | BEL
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Theo Bongonda | 29 | 5 | 15+7 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 |
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| 10 | FW |  TAN
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Mbwana Samatta | 28 | 10 | 17+3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | FW | BEL
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Dante Vanzeir | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |  POL
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Jakub Piotrowski | 8 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF |  ROU
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Ianis Hagi | 19 | 3 | 6+8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | NOR
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Sander Berge | 31 | 1 | 22+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | BEL
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Manuel Benson | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | MF | ROU
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Vladimir Screciu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF |  COD
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Dieumerci Ndongala | 17 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
References edit
- ^ "1ste ploeg" (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk.
- ^ "First Division A 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ Smith, Emma (2 April 2020). "Belgium's Pro League cancelled and Club Brugge set to be declared champions due to coronavirus". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Communicatie na de Algemene Vergadering". Jupiler Pro League. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Saint-Trond/Genk arrêté à 3-3 en raison du comportement des supporters
- ^ Saint-Trond Genk ne sera pas rejoué, le score de 3-3 reste acquis