The 2024–25 season is the 126th season in the history of Cercle Brugge K.S.V., and the club's 36th consecutive season in Belgian Pro League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa League.
| 2024–25 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Miron Muslić | ||
| Stadium | Jan Breydel Stadium | ||
| Belgian Pro League | 14th | ||
| Belgian Cup | Pre-season | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round | ||
| UEFA Conference League | League phase | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kévin Denkey (5) All: Kévin Denkey (9) | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 3 October 2024. | |||
Transfers
editIn
edit| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Malamine Efekele
|
 AS Monaco
|
Loan | 3 July 2024 | [1] |
| DF |  Ibrahim Diakité
|
Stade de Reims
|
Undisclosed | 3 July 2024 | [2] |
| MF |  Lawrence Agyekum
|
 Red Bull Salzburg
|
Loan | 4 July 2024 | [3] |
| FW |  Bruninho
|
Red Bull Bragantino
|
Loan | 10 July 2024 | [4] |
Out
edit| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Emilio Kehrer
|
 Willem II
|
Undisclosed | 5 July 2024 | [5] |
Friendlies
editPre-season
edit| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Cercle Brugge  | 3–2 |  AEK Larnaca | Venray, Netherlands |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Sportpark De Wieën |
Competitions
editOverall record
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Belgian Pro League | 28 July 2024 | Matchday 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 16.67 | |
| Belgian Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
| UEFA Europa League | 25 July 2024 | Second qualifying round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 50.00 | |
| Total | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 30.00 | |||
Last updated: 14 September 2024
Source: Soccerway
Belgian Pro League
editLeague table
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | OH Leuven | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | Qualification for the Europe play-offs |
| 13 | Sint-Truiden | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 10 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Cercle Brugge | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 8 | |
| 15 | Kortrijk | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 8 | |
| 16 | Beerschot | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2024. 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.[6]
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.[6]
Matches
editThe match schedule was released on 11 June 2024.[7]
| 4 August 2024 2 | Cercle Brugge | 1–2 | Kortrijk | Bruges |
| Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
| 1 September 2024 6 | Club Brugge | 3–0 | Cercle Brugge | Bruges |
| 13:30 |
|
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 24,400 Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
| 22 September 2024 8 | Mechelen | 2–0 | Cercle Brugge | Mechelen |
| 16:00 |
|
Stadium: AFAS Stadion |
Belgian Cup
editUEFA Europa League
editSecond qualifying round
editThe draw was held on 19 June 2024.[8]
| 25 July 2024 First leg | Kilmarnock  | 1–1 | Cercle Brugge | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
| 20:30 (19:30 BST) |
|
Report[10] |
|
Attendance: 10,410[9] Referee: Martin Dohal (Slovakia) |
| 1 August 2024 Second leg | Cercle Brugge | 1–0 (2–1 agg.) | Kilmarnock | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges |
| 20:00 |
|
Report[12] | Attendance: 10,230[11] Referee: Ante Čulina (Croatia) |
Third qualifying round
edit| 8 August 2024 First leg | Molde  | 3–0 | Cercle Brugge | Aker Stadion, Molde |
| 19:00 | Report[14] | Attendance: 4,200[13] Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal) |
| 15 August 2024 Second leg | Cercle Brugge | 1–0 (1–3 agg.) | Molde | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges |
| 20:00 |
|
Report[16] | Attendance: 4,504[15] Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary) |
UEFA Conference League
editWin Draw Loss Fixtures
Play-off round
edit| 22 August 2024 First leg | Wisła Kraków  | 1–6 | Cercle Brugge | Henryk Reyman Stadium, Kraków |
| 20:30 |
|
Report[18] | Attendance: 25,093[17] Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta) |
| 29 August 2024 Second leg | Cercle Brugge | 1–4 (7–5 agg.) | Wisła Kraków | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges |
| 20:00 |
|
Report[20] | Attendance: 5,654[19] Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania) |
League phase
editThe league phase draw was held on 30 August 2024.[21]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cercle Brugge
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 | Advance to round of 16 (seeded) |
| 2 | Omonia
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3 | |
| 3 | Pafos
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Lugano
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Molde
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2024. Source: UEFA[22]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 3 October 2024 1 | Cercle Brugge | 6–2 | St. Gallen | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges |
| 18:45 | Report[24] | Attendance: 5,195[23] Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey) |
| 24 October 2024 2 | Víkingur Reykjavík  | v | Cercle Brugge | Kópavogsvöllur, Kópavogur[note 1] |
| 21:00 (19:00 UTC+0) | Report[25] |
| 7 November 2024 3 | LASK | v | Cercle Brugge | Raiffeisen Arena, Linz |
| 21:00 | Report[26] |
| 28 November 2024 4 | Cercle Brugge | v | Heart of Midlothian | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges |
| 18:45 | Report[27] |
| 12 December 2024 5 | Olimpija Ljubljana  | v | Cercle Brugge | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana |
| 18:45 | Report[28] |
| 19 December 2024 6 | Cercle Brugge | v |  İstanbul Başakşehir | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges |
| 21:00 | Report[29] |
Notes
edit- ^ Víkingur Reykjavík will play their home matches at Kópavogsvöllur, Kópavogur, instead of their regular stadium, Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
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- ^ "Table & Standings". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 1 – Cercle Brugge vs. St. Gallen" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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