2020–21 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise season

The 2020–21 season was the 124th season in the history of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and the club's sixth consecutive season in the second division of Belgian football.

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2020–21 season
OwnerTony Bloom
ChairmanAlex Muzio
ManagerFelice Mazzù
StadiumStade Joseph Marien
First Division B1st (promoted)
Belgian CupSeventh round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dante Vanzeir (19)
All:
Dante Vanzeir (21)
Biggest winUnion Saint-Gilloise 6–0 Club NXT
Biggest defeatUnion Saint-Gilloise 0–5 Anderlecht

Players

First-team squad
As of 3 August 2020[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  ENG Alex Cochrane (on loan from Brighton)
4 DF  DEN Jonas Bager
5 DF  BEL Anas Hamzaoui
6 MF  DEN Casper Nielsen
8 MF  GER Marcel Mehlem
9 FW  GER Deniz Undav
11 MF  BEL Mathias Fixelles
12 DF  BEL Sébastien Pocognoli
13 FW  BEL Dante Vanzeir
14 FW  GUI Ibrahima Bah
16 DF  ENG Christian Burgess
17 MF  MLT Teddy Teuma
19 DF  BEL Guillaume François
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  BEL Senne Lynen
21 GK  BEL Lucas Pirard
23 FW  ISL Aron Sigurðarson
24 DF  BUL Edisson Jordanov
26 GK  BEL Adrien Saussez
33 GK  BEL Tibo Herbots
43 MF  SVN Nik Lorbek
44 DF  BEL Siebe Van der Heyden
49 GK  LUX Anthony Moris
59 DF  MAR Ismaël Kandouss
94 MF  MAD Loïc Lapoussin
96 FW  FRA Brighton Labeau

Transfers

Im
DateNameMoving fromFeeNote
3 February 2020 Abdelmounaim Boutouil ASFARUndisclosed[2]
7 April 2020 Deniz Undav MeppenUndisclosed[3]
23 May 2020Senne Lynen TelstarUndisclosed[4]
9 June 2020Tibo HerbotsSint-TruidenUndisclosed[5]
2 July 2020 Charlie Brown ChelseaLoan[6] [nb 1]
7 July 2020 Christian Burgess PortsmouthUndisclosed[7]
30 July 2020 Loïc LapoussinVirtonUndisclosed[8]
30 July 2020 Anthony MorisVirtonUndisclosed[8]
30 July 2020Dante VanzeirGenkUndisclosed[9][10] [nb 2]
11 August 2020Guillaume FrançoisVirtonUndisclosed[11]

Out
DateNameMoving toFeeNote
29 May 2020 Sigurd Hauso Haugen AalesundUndisclosed[12]
10 June 2020Pietro PerdichizziWesterloUndisclosed[13]
12 June 2020Soufiane El BanouhiDeinzeFree[14][15]
19 June 2020Roman FerberFrancs BorainsLoan[16]
31 July 2020Kevin KisLommelUndisclosed[17]
3 August 2020 Serge TabekouExcel MouscronFree[18]
  1. Brown was already on loan from Chelsea to Union SG during the second half of the 2019–20 season. All parties agreed to extend the loan deal with one more season.
  2. Vanzeir was on loan from Genk to Mechelen during the 2019–20 season. The loan ended and Vanzeir was now sold to Union SG.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 July 2020 Friendly Genk 3–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Genk, Belgium
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Paintsil 21', 43'
  • Dæhli 33'
 Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
18 July 2020 Friendly Eupen 0–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Eupen, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Communal
25 July 2020 Friendly Oostende 1–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Oudenburg, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportterrein Ter Beke
1 August 2020 Friendly Excel Mouscron 0–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Mouscron, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier
5 August 2020 Friendly Lens 1–3 Union Saint-Gilloise Billy-Montigny, France
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Jean  50'
  • Oudjani 77'
 Report
Stadium: Les Carabiniers Billy-Montigny
Attendance: 0
13 January 2021 Friendly Union Saint-Gilloise 4–4 Genk Forest, Belgium
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
16 January 2021 Friendly Anderlecht 0–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Brussels, Belgium
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: RSCA Football Academy

Competitions

Overall record
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
First Division B 21 August 2020 25 April 2021 Matchday 1 Winners 28 22 4 2 69 24 +45 078.57
Belgian Cup 11 October 2020 11 February 2021 Fifth round Seventh round 3 2 0 1 6 6 +0 066.67
Total 31 24 4 3 75 30 +45 077.42

Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division B
Main article: 2020–21 Belgian First Division B

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Union SG (C, P) 28 22 4 2 69 24 +45 70 Promotion to the 2021–22 Belgian First Division A
2 Seraing (O, P) 28 16 4 8 54 37 +17 52 Qualification to Promotion play-off
3 Lommel 28 13 4 11 49 47 +2 43
4 Westerlo 28 10 13 5 41 30 +11 43
5 Deinze 28 10 9 9 45 46 −1 39
Source: Belgian First Division B
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.[19]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

    Results summary
    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    28 22 4 2 69 24  +45 70 12 2 0 39 13  +26 10 2 2 30 11  +19

    Source:

    Results by round
    Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
    GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAH
    ResultWDDWLWWWWWWLWWWWWWWWWWWDWWWD
    Position
    Source:
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches
    21 August 2020 1 Deinze 0–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Deinze
    19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Burgemeester Van de Wielestadion
    30 August 2020 2 Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 Westerlo Forest
    16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
    Referee: Frederik Geldhof
    13 September 2020 3 Club NXT 1–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Lokeren
    16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Daknamstadion
    19 September 2020 4 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–2 Seraing Forest
    20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
    Referee: Lothar D'hondt
    26 September 2020 5 RWDM47 3–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Molenbeek
    20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium
    4 October 2020 6 Union Saint-Gilloise 4–2 Lommel Forest
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
    18 October 2020 7 Lierse Kempenzonen 0–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Lier
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion
    25 October 2020 8 Union Saint-Gilloise 6–0 Club NXT Forest
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
    31 October 2020 9 Westerlo 1–4 Union Saint-Gilloise Westerlo
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kuipje
    8 November 2020 10 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 Deinze Forest
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
    22 November 2020 11 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 RWDM47 Forest
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
    29 November 2020 12 Seraing 1–0 Union Saint-Gilloise Seraing
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Pairay
    5 December 2020 13 Union Saint-Gilloise 5–0 Lierse Kempenzonen Forest
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
    13 December 2020 14 Lommel 0–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Lommel
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Soevereinstadion
    20 December 2020 15 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Westerlo Forest
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
    23 January 2021 16 Deinze 2–4 Union Saint-Gilloise Deinze
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Burgemeester Van de Wielestadion
    30 January 2021 17 RWDM47 0–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Molenbeek
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium
    5 February 2021 18 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Lierse Kempenzonen Forest
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
    14 February 2021 19 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 Club NXT Forest
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
    19 February 2021 20 Seraing 0–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Seraing
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Pairay
    27 February 2021 21 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–2 Lommel Forest
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
    5 March 2021 22 Lierse Kempenzonen 1–3 Union Saint-Gilloise Lier
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion
    13 March 2021 23 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 RWDM47 Forest
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
    19 March 2021 24 Westerlo 2–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Westerlo
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kuipje
    3 April 2021 25 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 Seraing Forest
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
    11 April 2021 26 Lommel 0–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Lommel
    18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Soevereinstadion
    16 April 2021 27 Club NXT 0–4 Union Saint-Gilloise Lokeren
    20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Daknamstadion
    25 April 2021 28 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–2 Deinze Forest
    18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
    Referee: Laurent Willems

    Belgian Cup
    Main article: 2020–21 Belgian Cup
    11 October 2020 Fifth round Union Saint-Gilloise 4–0 Heist Forest
    16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
    Referee: Anthony Letellier
    2 February 2021 Sixth round Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Excel Mouscron Forest
    18:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
    Attendance: 0
    11 February 2021 Seventh round Union Saint-Gilloise 0–5 Anderlecht Forest
    20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
    		Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
    Attendance: 0

    References
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    2. "BIENVENUE ABDELMOUNAIM BOUTOUIL !" [WELCOME ABDELMOUNAIM BOUTOUIL !] (in French). rusg.brussels. 3 February 2020.
    3. "BIENVENUE DENIZ UNDAV !" [WELCOME DENIZ UNDAV !] (in French). rusg.brussels. 7 April 2020.
    4. "BIENVENUE SENNE LYNEN !" [WELCOME SENNE LYNEN !] (in French). rusg.brussels. 23 May 2020.
    5. "BIENVENUE TIBO HERBOTS !" [WELCOME TIBO HERBOTS !] (in French). rusg.brussels. 9 June 2020.
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    7. "BIENVENUE CHRISTIAN BURGESS !" [WELCOME CHRISTIAN BURGESS !] (in French). rusg.brussels. 7 July 2020.
    8. "UN CONTRAT POUR ANTHONY MORIS ET LOÏC LAPOUSSIN" [A CONTRACT FOR ANTHONY MORIS AND LOÏC LAPOUSSIN.] (in French). rusg.brussels. 30 July 2020.
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    10. "BIENVENUE DANTE VANZEIR !" [WELCOME DANTE VANZEIR !] (in French). rusg.brussels. 30 July 2020.
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    16. "ROMAN FERBER : FRANCS BORAINS !" [ROMAN FERBER : FRANCS BORAINS !] (in French). rusg.brussels. 19 June 2020.
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