2021–22 K.V. Mechelen season

The 2021–22 season is the 118th season in the existence of K.V. Mechelen and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, K.V. Mechelen will participate in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup.

K.V. Mechelen
2021–22 season
ManagerWouter Vrancken
StadiumAchter de Kazerne
Belgian First Division APre-season
Belgian CupPre-season

Players

First-team squad
As of 16 June 2021[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
1 GK  BEL Gaëtan Coucke
3 DF  NED Lucas Bijker
4 DF  TRI Sheldon Bateau
5 DF  NED Sandy Walsh
7 MF  BEL Geoffry Hairemans
8 MF  BEL Onur Kaya (captain)
9 FW  NED Ferdy Druijf (on loan from AZ)
10 FW  BEL Igor de Camargo
11 FW  BEL Nikola Storm
12 GK  BEL Sofiane Bouzian
13 MF  BEL Joachim Van Damme
15 GK  BEL Yannick Thoelen
16 MF  BEL Rob Schoofs
17 MF  BFA Trova Boni
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  SWE Kerim Mrabti
20 FW  SWE Gustav Engvall
21 FW  BEL Niklo Dailly
23 DF  FRA Thibault Peyre
26 DF  SWE Victor Wernersson
29 DF  BFA Issa Kaboré (on loan from Manchester City)
30 DF  BEL Jordi Vanlerberghe
32 GK  BEL Maxime Wenssens
35 FW  UKR Marian Shved (on loan from Celtic)
88 MF  BEL Steven Defour
— FW  ESP Puy
— MF  CMR Samuel Gouet

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 June 2021 Friendly Tempo Overijse 1–7 KV Mechelen Overijse, Belgium
13:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Begijnhofstadion
30 June 2021 Friendly FC Utrecht 7–2 KV Mechelen Utrecht, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch
Attendance: 0
2 July 2021 Friendly KV Mechelen Cancelled Sint-Truiden Belgium
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
9 July 2021 Friendly KV Mechelen 2–2 Roda JC Geel, Belgium
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: De Leunen
10 July 2021 Friendly Standard Liège 2–2 KV Mechelen Belgium
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
17 July 2021 Friendly KV Mechelen 2–1 Volos Belgium
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
18 July 2021 Friendly Westerlo 3–1 KV Mechelen Belgium
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Overall record
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian First Division A 25 July 2021 May 2022 Matchday 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100.00
Belgian Cup TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100.00

Last updated: 25 July 2021
Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division A
Main article: 2021–22 Belgian First Division A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Gent 34 18 8 8 56 30 +26 62 Qualification for the Play-offs II
6 Charleroi 34 15 9 10 55 46 +9 54
7 Mechelen 34 15 7 12 57 61 −4 52
8 Genk 34 15 6 13 66 47 +19 51
9 Sint-Truiden 34 15 6 13 42 40 +2 51
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.[2]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation USG CLU AND ANT
1 Union SG (X) 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 43 Qualification for the Champions League group stage — 8 May 3–1 22 May
2 Club Brugge 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 40 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round 11 May — 22 May 1–0
3 Anderlecht 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 33 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round 15 May 0–0 — 12 May
4 Antwerp 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 33 Qualification for the European competition play-offs 0–0 15 May 8 May —
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. 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.[3]
(X) Assured of at least Europa Conference League, may still qualify for Champions League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation GNT GNK MEC CHA
1 Gent (Q) 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 34 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1] — 0–1 7 May 21 May
2 Genk 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 32 Qualification for the European competition play-offs 15 May — 4–2 10 May
3 Mechelen 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 29 10 May 21 May — 1–0
4 Charleroi 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 27 1–3 6 May 14 May —
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. 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.[4]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. Gent qualified for the Europa League play-off round as the 2021–22 Belgian Cup winners.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
1 1 0 0 3 2  +1 3 1 0 0 3 2  +1 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 25 July 2021.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round
Round12
GroundHA
ResultW
Position4
Updated to match(es) played on 25 July 2021. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 8 June 2021.[5]

25 July 2021 1 KV Mechelen 3–2 Antwerp Mechelen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Achter de Kazerne
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
31 July 2021 2 RFC Seraing v KV Mechelen Seraing
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Pairay

Play-Off II
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation GNT GNK MEC CHA
1 Gent (Q) 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 34 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1] — 0–1 7 May 21 May
2 Genk 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 32 Qualification for the European competition play-offs 15 May — 4–2 10 May
3 Mechelen 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 29 10 May 21 May — 1–0
4 Charleroi 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 27 1–3 6 May 14 May —
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. 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.[6]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. Gent qualified for the Europa League play-off round as the 2021–22 Belgian Cup winners.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: April 2022.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round
Round123456
GroundHAAHAH
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on April 2022. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Belgian Cup
Main article: 2021–22 Belgian Cup

References
  1. Media, Golazo. "Jupiler Pro League". jupilerproleague.be.
  2. "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. "Pro League 2021/2022: Un choc d'entrée pour le Standard et Anderlecht". www.footnews.be (in French). 8 June 2021.
  6. "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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