2021–22 Club Brugge KV season

Club Brugge
2021–22 season
President	Bart Verhaeghe
Manager	Philippe Clement; (until 3 January); Alfred Schreuder; (from 3 January)
Stadium	Jan Breydel Stadium
First Division A	1st
Belgian Cup	Semi-finals
Belgian Super Cup	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Charles De Ketelaere (14); All: ; Charles De Ketelaere (18)
Biggest win	Seraing 0–5 Club Brugge
Biggest defeat	Gent 6–1 Club Brugge
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season was the 130th season in the existence of Club Brugge KV and the club's 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Club Brugge participated in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup, the Belgian Super Cup, and the UEFA Champions League.

On 17 July 2021, Club Brugge won their first trophy of the season, defeating Genk in the 2021 Belgian Super Cup.^[1]^[2]

On 15 May 2022, Club Brugge secured their third consecutive and 18th overall league title in history with a 3–1 win in Antwerp.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 3 February 2022^[3]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	UKR	Eduard Sobol
3	MF	COL	Éder Balanta
4	DF	FRA	Stanley Nsoki
5	DF	SCO	Jack Hendry
6	DF	BEL	Denis Odoi
7	FW	DEN	Andreas Skov Olsen
8	MF	USA	Owen Otasowie
9	FW	ARM	Sargis Adamyan (on loan from Hoffenheim)
10	FW	NED	Noa Lang
11	MF	FRA	Faitout Maouassa
15	DF	CRO	Matej Mitrović
17	FW	CAN	Tajon Buchanan
18	DF	URU	Federico Ricca
20	MF	BEL	Hans Vanaken (vice-captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	COL	José Izquierdo
22	GK	BEL	Simon Mignolet
25	MF	NED	Ruud Vormer (captain)
26	MF	BEL	Mats Rits
29	FW	NED	Bas Dost
30	FW	VEN	Daniel Pérez
32	FW	NOR	Antonio Nusa
33	GK	BEL	Nick Shinton
44	DF	BEL	Brandon Mechele
72	DF	BEL	Noah Mbamba
77	DF	ANG	Clinton Mata
90	MF	BEL	Charles De Ketelaere
91	GK	BEL	Senne Lammens
98	MF	BEL	Cisse Sandra

Out on loan[edit]


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW	CZE	Michael Krmenčík (on loan to Slavia Prague until 30 June 2022)
16	MF	BEL	Tibo Persyn (on loan to Westerlo until 30 June 2022)
19	MF	BEL	Thibault Vlietinck (on loan to OH Leuven until 30 June 2022)
21	FW	NGA	David Okereke (on loan to Venezia until 30 June 2022)
27	FW	SEN	Youssouph Badji (on loan to Charleroi until 30 June 2023)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
55	DF	BEL	Maxim De Cuyper (on loan to Westerlo until 30 June 2022)
80	FW	BEL	Loïs Openda (on loan to Vitesse until 30 June 2022)
97	MF	BEL	Thomas Van den Keybus (on loan to Westerlo until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	GHA	Kamal Sowah (on loan to AZ until 30 June 2022)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
	GK	Karlo Letica	Sampdoria	Loan Return	30 June 2021	^[4]
2	DF	Eduard Sobol	Shakhtar Donetsk	€3,200,000	30 June 2021	^{[citation needed]}
	DF	Simon Deli	Slavia Prague	Loan Return	30 June 2021	^[5]
	FW	Emmanuel Dennis	FC Köln	Loan Return	30 June 2021	^[6]
	FW	Michael Krmenčík	PAOK	Loan Return	30 June 2021	^[7]
	FW	Kaveh Rezaei	Charleroi	Loan Return	30 June 2021	^[8]
16	MF	Tibo Persyn	Inter Milan	Loan	29 July 2021	^[9]^[10]
8	MF	Owen Otasowie	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	20 August 2021	^[11]
4	DF	Stanley Nsoki	Nice	Undisclosed	24 August 2021	^[12]
17	MF	Tajon Buchanan	New England Revolution	Undisclosed	24 August 2021^[a]	^[13]^[14]
19	MF	Kamal Sowah	Leicester City	Undisclosed	27 August 2021	^[15]
7	FW	Wesley	Aston Villa	Loan	28 August 2021	^[16]
5	DF	Jack Hendry	Oostende	Undisclosed	31 August 2021	^[17]
7	FW	Andreas Skov Olsen	Bologna	Undisclosed	28 January 2022	^[18]
9	FW	Sargis Adamyan	1899 Hoffenheim	Loan	31 January 2022	^[19]
6	DF	Denis Odoi	Fulham	Undisclosed	1 February 2022	^[20]

Out[edit]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
	FW	Emmanuel Dennis	Watford	Undisclosed	21 June 2021	^[21]
	FW	Loïs Openda	SBV Vitesse	Loan	23 June 2021	^[22]
7	FW	Tahith Chong	Manchester United	End of loan	30 June 2021	^[23]
24	DF	Stefano Denswil	Bologna	End of loan	30 June 2021	^[24]
22	GK	Ethan Horvath	Nottingham Forest	Free	13 July 2021	^[25]
5	DF	Odilon Kossounou	Bayer Leverkusen	€23,000,000	22 July 2021	^[26]
	FW	Michael Krmenčík	Slavia Prague	Loan	23 July 2021	^[27]
55	DF	Maxim De Cuyper	Westerlo	Loan	2 August 2021	^[28]
	FW	Kaveh Rezaei	OH Leuven	Undisclosed	4 August 2021	^[29]
21	FW	David Okereke	Venezia	Loan	12 August 2021	^[30]
	MF	Thomas Van den Keybus	Westerlo	Loan	13 August 2021
1	GK	Karlo Letica	CFR Cluj	Undisclosed	11 October 2021	^[31]
7	FW	Wesley	Aston Villa	Loan Recall	7 January 2022	^[32]
19	MF	Kamal Sowah	AZ	Loan	31 January 2022	^[33]
28	FW	Ignace Van Der Brempt	Red Bull Salzburg	Undisclosed	1 February 2022	^[34]

^ Move takes place following completion of the 2021 MLS season

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

26 June 2021 Friendly	Club Brugge	1–1	Beerschot	Knokke-Heist, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Okereke 88'	Report	Sanusi 30'	Stadium: Complex Molenhoek Attendance: 0 Referee: Jasper Vergote

30 June 2021 Friendly	Club Brugge	2–1	Lokomotiva Zagreb	Knokke-Heist, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dost 45+1' De Ketelaere 87'	Report	Kačavenda 11'	Stadium: Complex Molenhoek Attendance: 0 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

3 July 2021 Friendly	Club Brugge	0–1	Kortrijk	Knokke-Heist, Belgium
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Mujakić 90'	Stadium: Complex Molenhoek Attendance: 0

7 July 2021 Friendly	Club Brugge	2–1	Zulte Waregem	Knokke-Heist, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pérez 67', 80'	Report	Vossen 3'	Stadium: Complex Molenhoek Attendance: 0

9 July 2021 Friendly	Club Brugge	2–1	AEK Athens	Knokke-Heist, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Ketelaere 2' Pérez 85'	Report	Mitrović 60' (o.g.)	Stadium: Complex Molenhoek Attendance: 0

13 July 2021 Friendly	Club Brugge	2–4	FC Utrecht	Knokke-Heist, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rits 51' Audoor 79'	Report	Balk 32' Van der Kust 65' Douvikas 76' (pen.) Gustafson 83'	Stadium: Belfius Basecamp Attendance: 0 Referee: Christophe Windels

18 July 2021 Friendly	Club Brugge	3–0	Lierse	Knokke-Heist, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pérez 7' Sandra 80' Badji 84'	Report		Stadium: Complex Molenhoek Attendance: 0

7 August 2021 Friendly	Club Brugge	2–1	Westerlo	Knokke-Heist, Belgium
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Complex Molenhoek

16 August 2021 Friendly	Club Brugge	7–2	Deinze	Knokke-Heist, Belgium
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Complex Molenhoek

5 January 2022 Friendly	Club Brugge	0–0	Karlsruher SC	San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
15:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Marbella Football Center - Sur 1

8 January 2022 Friendly	Puskás Akadémia	0–1	Club Brugge	Sotogrande, Spain
12:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Santa Maria Polo Cancha

8 January 2022 Friendly	Feyenoord	Cancelled	Club Brugge	San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
12:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Marbella Football Center - Sur 1

16 April 2022 Friendly	Oostende	1–3	Club Brugge	Ostend, Belgium
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ambrose 9'		De Ketelaere 1' Adamyan 47' Ricca 68'	Stadium: Diaz Arena

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

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	25 July 2021	22 May 2022	Matchday 1	Winners	40	25	11	4	80	39	+41	062.50
Belgian Cup	27 October 2021	2 March 2022	Sixth round	Semi-finals	5	3	1	1	11	7	+4	060.00
Belgian Super Cup	17 July 2021		Final	Winners	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
UEFA Champions League	15 September 2021	7 December 2021	Group stage	Group stage	6	1	1	4	6	20	−14	016.67
Total					52	30	13	9	100	68	+32	057.69

Last updated: 22 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

First Division A[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Union SG (C)	34	24	5	5	78	27	+51	77	Qualification for the Europa Conference League and Play-offs I^[a]
2	Club Brugge (C)	34	21	9	4	72	37	+35	72	Qualification for the Play-offs I
3	Anderlecht	34	18	10	6	72	36	+36	64
4	Antwerp	34	19	6	9	55	38	+17	63
5	Gent	34	18	8	8	56	30	+26	62	Qualification for the Play-offs II

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.^[35]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ The regular season winners will qualify for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League if they do not qualify for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League in the playoffs.

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
34	21	9	4	72	37	+35	72	10	6	1	36	16	+20	11	3	3	36	21	+15

Last updated: 10 April 2022.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round[edit]

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	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	7	4	6	3	2	3	1	1	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 10 April 2022. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 8 June 2021.^[36]

25 July 2021 1	Club Brugge	2–2	Eupen	Bruges
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Vormer 40' Dost 56' (pen.) Lang 85' Pérez 85' De Ketelaere 90+13'	Report	Heris 34' Agbadou 55' Kayembe 60' Ngoy 77' Beck 85' Nuhu 90+3' Cools 90+4' Déom 90+5' Prevljak 90+14'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

1 August 2021 2	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–1	Club Brugge	Brussels
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Avenatti 37' Van der Heyden 80'	Report	Nsoki 82' Sobol 84' Pérez 90'	Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Wim Smet

6 August 2021 3	Club Brugge	1–1	Cercle Brugge	Bruges
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Vormer 35'	Report	Waldo 90+1'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

15 August 2021 4	Zulte Waregem	0–4	Club Brugge	Waregem
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Lang 42' Vormer 65' Vanaken 69' De Ketelaere 75'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 4,580 Referee: Lawrence Visser

22 August 2021 5	Club Brugge	3–2	Beerschot	Bruges
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Álvarez 4' De Ketelaere 30' Persyn 55'	Report	Dom 37' Van den Bergh 76'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

29 August 2021 6	Gent	6–1	Club Brugge	Ghent
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Tissoudali 9' De Sart 15' (pen.) Fortuna 38' Bezus 61' Depoitre 66' Mignolet 79' (o.g.)	Report	Vanaken 65'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Referee: Erik Lambrechts

10 September 2021 7	Club Brugge	3–0	Oostende	Bruges
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Lang 23' 80' Vanaken 56'	Report	Steven Fortès 45' Bätzner 48' Gueye 56' Kenny Rocha Santos 70'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

18 September 2021 8	Charleroi	0–1	Club Brugge	Charleroi
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Kayembe 62'	Report	De Ketelaere 60' 90+2' Balanta 87'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 8,554 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

24 September 2021 9	Club Brugge	1–1	OH Leuven	Bruges
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

3 October 2021 10	Anderlecht	1–1	Club Brugge	Anderlecht
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Referee: Lawrence Visser

15 October 2021 11	Club Brugge	2–0	Kortrijk	Bruges
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

24 October 2021 12	Antwerp	1–1	Club Brugge	Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Engels 21', 35', 82' De Laet 39'	Report	Mata 2' Balanta 39' Vanaken 45+2' N'Soki 59' 90'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 15,734 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

30 October 2021 13	Sint-Truiden	1–2	Club Brugge	Sint-Truiden
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bauer 23'	Report	Dost 1', 49'	Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

7 November 2021 14	Club Brugge	2–2	Standard Liège	Bruges
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Dost 15' De Ketelaere 35'	Report	Dønnum 39' Dussenne 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 26,305 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

19 November 2021 15	Mechelen	2–1	Club Brugge	Mechelen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 16,254 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

28 November 2021 16	Genk	2–3	Club Brugge	Genk
13:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Lawrence Visser

4 December 2021 17	Club Brugge	3–2	Seraing	Bruges
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Bas Dost 17' (pen.), 30' Sandra 44'	Report	Jallow 42' Del Fabro 45+1'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 24,100 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

12 December 2021 18	Club Brugge	3–0	Zulte Waregem	Bruges
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 16,323 Referee: Wim Smet

15 December 2021 19	OH Leuven	1–4	Club Brugge	Leuven
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 8,643 Referee: Lawrence Visser

19 December 2021 20	Club Brugge	2–2	Anderlecht	Bruges
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	De Ketelaere 9' Vanaken 85'	Report	Amuzu 73' Hoedt 80'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

26 December 2021 21	Cercle Brugge	2–0	Club Brugge	Bruges
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Miangue 53' Albino 90'	Report	Lang 26' 90+4'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

15 January 2022 22	Club Brugge	2–0	Sint-Truiden	Bruges
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	De Ketelaere 29' Dost 64'	Report		Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

23 January 2022 23	Standard Liège	2–2	Club Brugge	Liège
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Cafaro 10' Emond 48'	Report	Dost 40', 59'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

27 January 2022 24	Club Brugge	0–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Bruges
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lawrence Visser

30 January 2022 25	Kortrijk	0–1	Club Brugge	Kortrijk
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Dost 54'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 6,214 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

6 February 2022 26	Club Brugge	1–2	Gent	Bruges
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	De Ketelaere 76'	Report	Hjulsager 36' Tissoudali 67'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 14,647 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

13 February 2022 27	Club Brugge	2–0	Charleroi	Bruges
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Rits 36', 57'	Report		Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

20 February 2022 28	Eupen	1–3	Club Brugge	Eupen
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Prevljak 62'	Report	Vanaken 8' De Ketelaere 57' Adamyan 90'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 3,087 Referee: Jan Boterberg

27 February 2022 29	Club Brugge	4–1	Antwerp	Bruges
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Odoi 31' Vanaken 37' (pen.), 87' Rits 43' Adamyan 54', 59' Skov Olsen 64'	Report	Frey 29' B. Verstraete 36' Haroun 90+2'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 23,157 Referee: Lawrence Visser

5 March 2022 30	Seraing	0–5	Club Brugge	Seraing
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Skov Olsen 3', 83' Rits 29' Dyrestam 45' (o.g.) Dost 73'	Stadium: Stade du Pairay Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

12 March 2022 31	Oostende	1–3	Club Brugge	Ostend
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Jäkel 22'	Report	Adamyan 17', 32' Skov Olsen 63'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 6,402 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

20 March 2022 32	Club Brugge	3–1	Genk	Bruges
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Vanaken 4' De Ketelaere 49' Adamyan 74'	Report	Ito 39'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 21,496 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

1 April 2022 33	Beerschot	1–3	Club Brugge	Antwerp
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Shankland 66' (pen.)	Report	Lang 19' Rits 49' De Ketelaere 54'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Bert Put

10 April 2022 34	Club Brugge	2–0	Mechelen	Bruges
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Rits 32' Skov Olsen 76'	Report		Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 21,802 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Play-Off I[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	CLU	USG	AND	ANT
1	Club Brugge (C)	6	4	2	0	8	2	+6	50	Qualification for the Champions League group stage	—	1–0	1–1	1–0
2	Union SG	6	2	1	3	5	5	0	46	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round	0–2	—	3–1	0–1
3	Anderlecht	6	2	2	2	8	7	+1	40	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round	0–0	0–2	—	2–1
4	Antwerp	6	1	1	4	3	10	−7	36	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round	1–3	0–0	0–4	—

Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.^[37]
(C) Champions

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
6	4	2	0	8	2	+6	14	2	1	0	3	1	+2	2	1	0	5	1	+4

Last updated: 22 May 2022.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	W	W	D
Position	2	2	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2022. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

24 April 2022 1	Club Brugge	1–0	Antwerp	Bruges
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Buchanan 37' Nsoki 59'	Report	Nainggolan 29' Dessoleil 41' Seck 71' 90' De Laet 78'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 24,616 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

1 May 2022 2	Anderlecht	0–0	Club Brugge	Anderlecht
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Magallán 14' Kouamé 86'	Report	Nsoki 73' Balanta 86'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

8 May 2022 3	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–2	Club Brugge	Brussels
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Teuma 5' Vanzeir 55' Lapoussin 59' Mitoma 78' Undav 90+1'	Report	Mata 40' Odoi 57' Vanaken 74' Nsoki 90+1' Sobol 90+5' Nusa 90+8'	Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Lawrence Visser

11 May 2022 4	Club Brugge	1–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Bruges
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Balanta 35' Moris 65' (o.g.) Mignolet 76' Buchanan 83' 90+3'	Report	Machida 12' 59' Lazare 18' Nielsen 77'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Erik Lambrechts

15 May 2022 5	Antwerp	1–3	Club Brugge	Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Frey 19'	Report	Vanaken 49' (pen.) Hendry 64' Adamyan 66'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 15,126 Referee: Lawrence Visser

22 May 2022 6	Club Brugge	1–1	Anderlecht	Bruges
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Skov Olsen 39'	Report	Hendry 87' (o.g.)	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Lothar D'Hondt

Belgian Cup[edit]

27 October 2021 Sixth round	Club Brugge	3–0	Deinze	Bruges
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Izquierdo 48' Dost 74', 77'			Stadium: Jan Breydelstadion

1 December 2021 Seventh round	Genk	3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Club Brugge	Genk
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Thorstvedt 29' Paintsil 45+2', 71'		Balanta 7' De Ketelaere 69', 90'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena
	Penalties
	Hrošovský Lucumí Bongonda Thorstvedt		Dost De Ketelaere Rits Ricca Lang

23 December 2021 Quarter-finals	Club Brugge	4–1	OH Leuven	Bruges
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	De Ketelaere 41' Balanta 45+6' Lang 65' Vanaken 90+2'		Mercier 59'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Bram van Driessche

2 February 2022 Semi-finals First leg	Gent	0–1	Club Brugge	Ghent
20:45 CET (UTC+1)			De Ketelaere 56'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Referee: Nathan Verboomen

2 March 2022 Semi-finals Second leg	Club Brugge	0–3 (1–3 agg.)	Gent	Bruges
20:45 CET (UTC+1)			Odjidja-Ofoe 3' Castro-Montes 36' Depoitre 55'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

Belgian Super Cup[edit]

17 July 2021 Final	Club Brugge	3–2	Genk	Bruges
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Mitrović 45+3' Lang 48' (pen.), 49' Mata 50' De Ketelaere 65'	Report	Bongonda 44' Uronen 90+3'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.^[38]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MCI	PAR	RBL	BRU
1	Manchester City	6	4	0	2	18	10	+8	12	Advance to knockout phase	—	2–1	6–3	4–1
2	Paris Saint-Germain	6	3	2	1	13	8	+5	11	Advance to knockout phase	2–0	—	3–2	4–1
3	RB Leipzig	6	2	1	3	15	14	+1	7	Transfer to Europa League	2–1	2–2	—	1–2
4	Club Brugge	6	1	1	4	6	20	−14	4		1–5	1–1	0–5	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

15 September 2021 1	Club Brugge	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Bruges, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vanaken 27' Lang 62' Balanta 76'	Report	Paredes 12' Herrera 15' Messi 72'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 27,546 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

28 September 2021 2	RB Leipzig	1–2	Club Brugge	Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nkunku 5'	Report	Vanaken 22' Rits 41' Balanta 87' Mignolet 90+6'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 23,500 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

19 October 2021 3	Club Brugge	1–5	Manchester City	Bruges, Belgium
18:45 CEST (UTC+1)	Mata 24' Nsoki 45' Balanta 65' Vanaken 81'	Report	Cancelo 30' Laporte 32' Mahrez 43' (pen.), 84' Walker 53' Palmer 67'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 24,915 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

3 November 2021 4	Manchester City	4–1	Club Brugge	Manchester, England
21:00 BST (UTC+1)	Foden 15' Mahrez 45' Sterling 72' Gabriel Jesus 90+2'	Report	Stones 17' (o.g.)	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 50,228 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

24 November 2021 5	Club Brugge	0–5	RB Leipzig	Bruges, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lang 63' Balanta 85' Wesley 86'	Report	Nkunku 12', 90+3' Forsberg 17' (pen.), 45+1' Silva 26' Moriba 86'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 24,072 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

7 December 2021 6	Paris Saint-Germain	4–1	Club Brugge	Paris, France
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Mbappé 2', 7', 70' Messi 38', 76' (pen.) Kehrer 55'	Report	Lang 61' Rits 68'	Stadium: Parc de Princes Attendance: 47,492 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

Statistics[edit]

Squad appearances and goals[edit]

Last updated on 22 May 2022

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Belgian Division		Belgian Cup		Belgian Super Cup		UEFA Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
22	GK	BEL	Simon Mignolet	49	0	39	0	4	0	0	0	6	0
33	GK	BEL	Nick Shinton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
91	GK	BEL	Senne Lammens	4	0	1+1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	UKR	Eduard Sobol	36	1	20+8	1	3+1	0	0	0	4	0
4	DF	FRA	Stanley Nsoki	40	0	30+1	0	3	0	0	0	6	0
5	DF	SCO	Jack Hendry	32	1	18+5	1	3	0	0	0	6	0
6	DF	GHA	Denis Odoi	16	1	13+1	1	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	CRO	Matej Mitrović	6	1	3+1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
18	DF	URU	Federico Ricca	19	1	4+6	1	0+4	0	1	0	1+3	0
44	DF	BEL	Brandon Mechele	46	0	34+4	0	4	0	1	0	1+2	0
72	DF	BEL	Noah Mbamba	21	0	3+11	0	1+2	0	1	0	0+3	0
77	DF	ANG	Clinton Mata	50	2	38	1	5	0	1	1	6	0
94	DF	CIV	Loubadhe Abakar Sylla	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
3	MF	COL	Éder Balanta	37	3	21+8	1	2+1	2	0+1	0	4	0
8	MF	USA	Owen Otasowie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	FRA	Faitout Maouassa	9	0	4+3	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
20	MF	BEL	Hans Vanaken	50	14	36+3	11	4+1	1	0	0	6	2
25	MF	NED	Ruud Vormer	36	5	22+7	5	3	0	0	0	1+3	0
26	MF	BEL	Mats Rits	45	9	26+7	7	4+1	0	1	0	5+1	2
90	MF	BEL	Charles De Ketelaere	49	18	37+2	14	3	4	1	0	6	0
98	MF	BEL	Cisse Sandra	12	1	2+5	1	1+2	0	0+1	0	1	0
Forwards
7	FW	DEN	Andreas Skov Olsen	17	6	12+3	6	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	ARM	Sargis Adamyan	16	6	7+8	6	1	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	NED	Noa Lang	48	9	33+4	7	3+1	1	1	1	6	0
17	FW	CAN	Tajon Buchanan	15	1	13+1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	COL	José Izquierdo	4	1	0+2	0	1	1	0	0	0+1	0
29	FW	NED	Bas Dost	35	14	11+15	12	2+3	2	1	0	1+2	0
30	FW	VEN	Daniel Pérez	6	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
32	FW	NOR	Antonio Nusa	4	1	1+2	1	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
1	GK	CRO	Karlo Letica	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	CIV	Simon Deli	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
7	FW	BRA	Wesley	6	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	0
14	FW	FRA	Ruben Providence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	BEL	Tibo Persyn	2	1	1+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	GHA	Kamal Sowah	17	0	5+4	0	2+1	0	0	0	4+1	0
21	FW	NGA	David Okereke	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	BEL	Ignace Van Der Brempt	20	0	4+8	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	1+4	0
55	MF	BEL	Maxim De Cuyper	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
97	MF	BEL	Thomas Van den Keybus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers[edit]

As of 29 August 2021^[39]

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Pro League	Belgian Super Cup	Total
1	90	MF	Charles De Ketelaere	3	0	3
2	10	FW	Noa Lang	1	1	2
	20	MF	Hans Vanaken	2	0	2
	25	MF	Ruud Vormer	2	0	2
5	2	DF	Eduard Sobol	1	0	1
	3	MF	Éder Álvarez Balanta	1	0	1
	15	DF	Matej Mitrović	0	1	1
	16	MF	Tibo Persyn	1	0	1
	29	FW	Bas Dost	1	0	1
	77	DF	Clinton Mata	0	1	1
Own goal				0	0	0
Total				12	3	15

Clean sheets[edit]

As of 15 August 2021^[39]

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	Belgian Cup	Belgian Super Cup	Champions League	Total
1	22	GK		Simon Mignolet	2	0	0	0	2
Totals					2	0	0	0	2

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[13] Move takes place following completion of the 2021 MLS season

[table_note_res_RW0.38922298438345-36] The regular season winners will qualify for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League if they do not qualify for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League in the playoffs.

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[4] "Letica seals loan move to Samp". Sampdoria. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

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