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
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 Bonaventure 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
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

Regular season
Main article: 2017–18 Belgian First Division A
Results summary
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]
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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:

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

Play-offs
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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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:

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910
GroundHAAHHAHAAH
ResultWLLWDDLWDL
Position1111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
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
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
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
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

Squad appearances and goals
Last updated on 20 May 2018.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalBelgian DivisionBelgian CupUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Europa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  RUS Vladimir Gabulov 10090100000
18 GK  BEL Guillaume Hubert 6040200000
22 GK  USA Ethan Horvath 190150002020
32 GK  NED Kenneth Vermeer 8070100000
Defenders
2 DF  DEN Alexander Scholz 603+20100000
5 DF  FRA Benoît Poulain 20117+11200000
14 DF  CRO Ivan Tomečak 613+210+100000
15 DF  CRO Matej Mitrovic 1211001+110000
21 DF  BEL Dion Cools 41332+3350000+10
24 DF  NED Stefano Denswil 404332302220
35 DF   SUI Saulo Decarli 13110+11200000
44 DF  BEL Brandon Mechele 485403522010
55 DF  SRB Erhan Mašović 0000000000
96 DF  BEL Ahmed Touba 502+10001+1000
Midfielders
3 MF  BEL Timmy Simons 903+50000010
6 MF  NED Jordy Clasie 25110+1002+310000
20 MF  BEL Hans Vanaken 481536+312530+2020
25 MF  NED Ruud Vormer 491438+213512020
30 MF  ZIM Marvelous Nakamba 44031+404+102020
40 MF  BEL Jordi Vanlerberghe 802+50100000
Forwards
7 FW  BRA Wesley 441329+9113+22000+10
8 FW  ISR Lior Refaelov 2225+13200200+20
9 FW  BEL Jelle Vossen 35911+1771+321020
10 FW  MLI Abdoulay Diaby 411626+815410+101+10
11 FW  SEN Krépin Diatta 806+20000000
17 FW  BEL Anthony Limbombe 39629+3650001+10
19 FW  BEL Thibault Vlietinck 402+20000000
42 FW  NGA Emmanuel Dennis 381212+1871+342120
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
1 GK  FRA Ludovic Butelle 6050100000
4 DF  BEL Björn Engels 5020002010
11 FW  COL José Izquierdo 200000000+20
13 DF  COL Helibelton Palacios 1003+200+102020
16 DF  COL Germán Mera 201+10000000
28 DF  BEL Laurens De Bock 804+20001010
43 FW  FRA Jérémy Perbet 1000001000

References
  1. "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.
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