2023–24 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. season

Cercle Brugge K.S.V.

2023–24 season
Manager	Miron Muslic
Stadium	Jan Breydel Stadium
Belgian Pro League	5th
Champions' play-offs	4th
Belgian Cup	Seventh round
Top goalscorer	League: Kévin Denkey (25) All: Kévin Denkey (26)
Average home league attendance	5,404[1]
Biggest defeat	Cercle Brugge 0–3 Anderlecht

The 2023–24 season was Cercle Brugge K.S.V.'s 125th season in existence and sixth consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They also competed in the Belgian Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 24 January 2024^[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BRA Warleson 3 MF  LTU Edgaras Utkus 4 DF  NOR Jesper Daland 5 DF  SRB Boris Popović 6 FW  FRA Félix Lemaréchal (on loan from Monaco) 7 FW  FRA Malamine Efekele (on loan from Monaco) 8 MF  BRA Erick (on loan from Fluminense) 9 FW  TOG Kévin Denkey 10 FW  BRA Felipe Augusto 11 MF  ECU Alan Minda 17 MF  GHA Abu Francis 18 DF  BEL Senna Miangué 19 FW  BEL Kazeem Olaigbe 20 DF  POR Flávio Nazinho (on loan from Sporting)

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 GK  BEL Maxime Delanghe 22 MF  POR Leonardo Lopes 27 MF  BEL Nils De Wilde 28 MF  BEL Hannes Van der Bruggen 29 DF  FRA Louis Torres 32 FW  FRA Romaric Etonde (on loan from Monaco) 34 FW  BEL Thibo Somers 41 DF  BEL Hugo Siquet (on loan from Freiburg) 66 DF  BEL Christiaan Ravych 76 DF  BEL Jonas Lietaert 77 DF  FRA Jordan Semedo (on loan from Monaco) 84 GK  BEL Bas Langenbick 89 GK  BEL Sébastien Bruzzese 99 FW  BFA Abdoul Ouattara

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  FRA Thomas Didillon

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  GER Emilio Kehrer (at Deinze until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Nils De Wilde	RSCA Futures	Free	1 July 2023	[3]
MF	Alan Minda	Independiente del Valle	€2,000,000	12 July 2023	[4]
MF	Félix Lemaréchal	Monaco	Loan	1 September 2023	[5]
DF	Nazinho	Sporting CP	Loan	6 September 2023	[6]
MF	Noah De Ridder	Gent	Loan	6 January 2024	[7]
FW	Felipe Augusto	Corinthians	€3,000,000	6 January 2024	[8]
FW	Malamine Efekele	Monaco	Loan	24 January 2024	[9]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Dino Hotić	Lech Poznań	Free	12 July 2023
FW	Ayase Ueda	Feyenoord	€9,000,000	3 August 2023	[10]
MF	Olivier Deman	Werder Bremen	€4,000,000	31 August 2023	[11]

Pre-season and friendlies

Servette v Cercle Brugge

7 July 2023 Friendly	Servette	2–0	Cercle Brugge
18:00

Cercle Brugge v Dender

14 July 2023 Friendly	Cercle Brugge	0–0	Dender
13:00

Cercle Brugge v Monaco

15 July 2023 Friendly	Cercle Brugge	3–0	Monaco
17:00

Lille v Cercle Brugge

22 July 2023 Friendly	Lille	7–2	Cercle Brugge
11:00

Cercle Brugge v Deinze

13 October 2023 Friendly	Cercle Brugge	3–1	Deinze
13:00

RKC Waalwijk v Cercle Brugge

16 November 2023 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	3–5	Cercle Brugge
13:00

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian Pro League Regular season	30 July 2023	17 March 2024	Matchday 1	5th	30	14	5	11	44	34	+10	046.67
Champions' Play-offs	1 April 2024	26 May 2024	5th		9	3	3	3	13	13	+0	033.33
Belgian Cup	31 October 2023		Seventh round	Seventh round	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Total					40	17	9	14	59	49	+10	042.50

Last updated: 19 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League

Main article: 2023–24 Belgian Pro League

Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Antwerp	30	14	10	6	55	27	+28	52	Qualification for the champions' play-offs
4	Club Brugge	30	14	9	7	62	29	+33	51
5	Cercle Brugge	30	14	5	11	44	34	+10	47
6	Genk	30	12	11	7	51	31	+20	47
7	Gent	30	12	11	7	53	38	+15	47	Qualification for the Europe play-offs

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.^[12]

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
30	14	5	11	44	34	+10	47	8	2	5	27	18	+9	6	3	6	17	16	+1

Source: Worldfootball

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	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	D	W	L	D	W
Position	13	6	10	9	6	4	6	8	8	6	4	4	4	6	4	6	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	6	5	6	5	5	7	5

Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.^[13]

Antwerp v Cercle Brugge

30 July 2023 1	Antwerp	1–0	Cercle Brugge	Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Daland 45+1' (o.g.)	Report	Ravych  58' Francis  72'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 12,277 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

Cercle Brugge v Charleroi

5 August 2023 2	Cercle Brugge	2–0	Charleroi	Bruges
18:15				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Cercle Brugge v Genk

13 August 2023 3	Cercle Brugge	0–1	Genk	Bruges
16:00				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Standard Liège v Cercle Brugge

19 August 2023 4	Standard Liège	0–1	Cercle Brugge	Liège
16:00				Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne

STVV v Cercle Brugge

27 August 2023 5	STVV	0–2	Cercle Brugge	Sint-Truiden
16:00				Stadium: Stayen

Cercle Brugge v Westerlo

2 September 2023 6	Cercle Brugge	2–1	Westerlo	Bruges
16:00				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

RWDM v Cercle Brugge

16 September 2023 7	RWDM	2–1	Cercle Brugge	Brussels
16:00				Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium

Cercle Brugge v Union Saint-Gilloise

24 September 2023 8	Cercle Brugge	0–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Bruges
16:00				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Kortrijk v Cercle Brugge

29 September 2023 9	Kortrijk	2–1	Cercle Brugge	Kortrijk
20:45				Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

Cercle Brugge v OH Leuven

7 October 2023 10	Cercle Brugge	3–2	OH Leuven	Bruges
16:00				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Cercle Brugge v Gent

22 October 2023 11	Cercle Brugge	2–0	Gent	Bruges
16:00				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Mechelen v Cercle Brugge

28 October 2023 12	Mechelen	0–2	Cercle Brugge	Mechelen
16:00				Stadium: Achter de Kazerne

Cercle Brugge v Anderlecht

5 November 2023 13	Cercle Brugge	0–3	Anderlecht	Bruges
13:30				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Club Brugge v Cercle Brugge

12 November 2023 14	Club Brugge	0–0	Cercle Brugge	Brugge
13:30				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Cercle Brugge v Eupen

25 November 2023 15	Cercle Brugge	2–0	Eupen	Bruges
16:00				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Union Saint-Gilloise v Cercle Brugge

25 November 2023 16	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	Cercle Brugge	Forest
19:15 CET				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

Champions' Play-offs

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
9	3	3	3	13	13	0	12	1	2	2	7	6	+1	2	1	1	6	7	−1

Last updated: 19 May 2024.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	D	L	L	D	W	W	L
Position	6	5	5	6	6	5	5	4	5

Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Cercle Brugge v Club Brugge

1 April 2024 1	Cercle Brugge	1–1	Club Brugge	Bruges
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Denkey 32'	Report	Skov Olsen 83'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 8,762 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

Club Brugge v Cercle Brugge

26 May 2024 10	Club Brugge	v	Cercle Brugge	Bruges
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Belgian Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Belgian Cup

Cercle Brugge v Zulte Waregem

31 October 2023 Seventh round	Cercle Brugge	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Zulte Waregem	Bruges
20:30				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

References

1. https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/bel-eerste-klasse-a-2023-2024/1/
2. "Teams – A-kern – Selectie – Saison 2022-2023 Cercle Brugge KSV". Cercle Brugge KSV. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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4. "Alan Minda naar Cercle Brugge".
5. "Félix Lemaréchal naar Cercle Brugge | Cercle Brugge KSV".
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7. [3]
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10. "Feyenoord signs Japanese international Ayase Ueda".
11. "Werder holt Allrounder für die linke Seite: Deman kommt aus Brügge" [Werder sign all-rounder for the left side: Deman joins from Bruges]. kicker (in German). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
12. "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2024.
13. "Pro League: Union-Anderlecht en ouverture du championnat, le duel Hoefkens-Deila lors de la 10e journée, le calendrier 2023-2024 dévoilé". 27 June 2023.

External links

• Official website