2014–15 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. season

Cercle Brugge
2014–15 season
Chairman Paul Vanhaecke
Manager Lorenzo Staelens
Ground Jan Breydel Stadium
Belgian Pro League 1st
Belgian Cup Round of 32

The 2014–15 season is a season played by Cercle Brugge, a Belgian football club based in Bruges, West Flanders. The season covers the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015. Cercle Brugge will be participating in the Belgian Pro League and Belgian Cup.

Review

Pre-season

It was announced that Cercle Brugge would play ten matches in preparation for the 2014-15 season, with games against Damme, Oudenburg, Deinze, Sterk Door Combinatie Putten, Vitesse Arnhem, Mechelen, Roeselare, Westerlo, Eendracht Aalst and Al Shabab with the pre-season matches starting from 21 June 2014 and ending on 20 July 2014.[1]

Cercle Brugge's pre-season matches got off to a high-scoring start, with the club scoring seventeen goals in two matches. It started on 21 June with a 0-7 win away to Damme, with new signings Richard Sukuta-Pasu and Stipe Bačelić-Grgić grabbing a goal each along with Karel Van Roose, Bart Buysse, Tim Smolders and a brace from Stephen Buyl.[2] They followed that up with a convincing 0-10 win over Oudenburg, Stephen Buyl scored twice for the second match running while Junior Kabananga scored a hat-trick with the other goals coming from Lukas Van Eenoo, Stephen Buyl, Thibaut Van Acker, Ayron Verkindere and Stipe Bačelić-Grgić.[3]

They continued their fine scoring form into their next two pre-season friendlies, firstly playing out a thrilling 3-4 win against Deinze in a match played at Zeveren Sportief's ground.[4] Followed by a 0-6 win against Sterk Door Combinatie Putten.[5] On 4 July, they drew 1-1 with Eredivisie side Vitesse Arnhem, Stef Wils got Cercle Brugge's only goal of the game to earn a draw at the GelreDome.[6] That was followed by a second consecutive draw when the club tied 0-0 with fellow Belgian Pro League side Mechelen.[7] Cercle Brugge returned to winning ways when they earned a 3-0 victory over Roeselare, with the goals coming from Hans Cornelis, Noë Dussenne and Tim Smolders.[8]

Cercle Brugge failed to find a win in their last two pre-season friendlies, on 17 July they suffered a 0-2 loss to Eendracht Aalst followed by a 1-1 draw three days later to Al Shabab on 20 July at Jan Breydel Stadium.[9][10]

Transfers

Cercle Brugge confirmed their first signing for the 2014-15 season on 4 March 2014, it was announced that 21-year-old striker Sam Valcke would join the club from Belgian Third Division side Londerzeel for an undisclosed fee.[11] Sixteen days later the club announced their second signing for the summer, 28-year-old goalkeeper Olivier Werner was signed from Mons.[12] Cercle Brugge signed another goalkeeper on 17 April, when the club completed the signing of Thomas De Bie from Mechelen, that was after the 17-year-old rejected a new contract offer from the aforementioned Belgian Pro League side and also rejected an offer from Gent.[13]

In May, Cercle Brugge signed former German youth international Richard Sukuta-Pasu for an undisclosed fee from 2. Bundesliga side Kaiserslautern, the 24-year-old signed a three-year contract.[14] Just under a month later the club signed Croatian midfielder Stipe Bačelić-Grgić from NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac.[15] Within the next three days, Cercle Bruggle completed two signings in two days. Firstly on 13 June the club signed 20-year-old defender Pierre Bourdin from Paris Saint-Germain, with the Frenchman signing a three-year contract.[16] On 14 June they signed Noë Dussenne following the Belgian's contract expiring at Mons, he also signed a three-year contract.[17]

Two players left the squad from April to June, Thomas Goddeeris was the first player to exit. The versatile defender who can also play in midfield joined lower league side Torhout 1992 KM on a permanent contract after a successful loan spell at the club.[18] Bram Verbist joined Dutch Eerste Divisie club Roda JC Kerkrade on a free transfer on 28 June.[19] As Joris Delle left the club after his loan spell from Nice had expired and Joey Godee returned from his loan spell at Go Ahead Eagles, the club loaned out two players to Deinze. First of all Arne Naudts left on 23 May, while Alessio Staelens joined the Belgian Third Division club on 4 July.[20][21]

Players

Squad information

No. Pos. Name League Cup Other Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKBelgium Olivier Werner 0000000000
4DFBelgium Bart Buysse 0000000000
7MFBelgium Tim Smolders 0000000000
8DFBelgium Hans Cornelis 0000000000
10FWNigeria Michael Uchebo 0000000000
11FWCameroon Gaël Etock 0000000000
12MFBelgium Frederik Boi 0000000000
16GKBelgium Miguel Van Damme 0000000000
17MFBelgium Jilke Deconinck 0000000000
20MFSenegal Ismaïla N'Diaye 0000000000
21MFBelgium Ayron Verkindere 0000000000
24DFBelgium Dennes De Kegel 0000000000
26DFBelgium Stef Wils 0000000000
27MFBelgium Gilles Dewaele 0000000000
28MFBelgium Karel Van Roose 0000000000
29DFBelgium Jasper Ameye 0000000000
30FWBelgium Kristof D'haene 0000000000
33MFBelgium Mathieu Maertens 0000000000
39GKBelgium Jo Coppens 0000000000
40MFBelgium Stephen Buyl 0000000000
41MFBelgium Thibaut Van Acker 0000000000
89FWDemocratic Republic of the Congo Junior Kabananga 0000000000
GKBelgium Thomas De Bie 0000000000
DFFrance Pierre Bourdin 0000000000
DFBelgium Koenraad Hendrickx 0000000000
MFCroatia Stipe Bačelić-Grgić 0000000000
DFBelgium Noë Dussenne 0000000000
MFBelgium Lukas Van Eenoo 0000000000
FWGermany Richard Sukuta-Pasu 0000000000
FWBelgium Sam Valcke 0000000000
FWNetherlands Joey Godee 0000000000

Transfers

Transfers in

# Position: Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Belgium Sam Valcke Belgium Londerzeel Undisclosed 4 March 2014 [22]
1 GK Belgium Olivier Werner Belgium Mons Undisclosed 20 March 2014 [23]
GK Belgium Thomas De Bie Belgium Mechelen Free 17 April 2014 [24]
FW Germany Richard Sukuta-Pasu Germany Kaiserslautern Undisclosed 16 May 2014 [25]
MF Croatia Stipe Bačelić-Grgić Croatia Hrvatski Dragovoljac Undisclosed 12 June 2014 [26]
MF France Pierre Bourdin France Paris Saint-Germain Undisclosed 13 June 2014 [27]
DF Belgium Noë Dussenne Belgium Mons Free 14 June 2014 [28]

Loans in

# Position Player Loaned from Date Loan expires Team Source

Total spending: Decrease Undisclosed

Transfers out

# Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Belgium Thomas Goddeeris Belgium Torhout 1992 KM Undisclosed 25 April 2014 [29]
GK Belgium Bram Verbist Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade Free 28 June 2014 [30]

Loans out

# Position Player Loaned to Date Loan expires Source
FW Belgium Arne Naudts Belgium Deinze 23 May 2014 End of season [31]
MF Belgium Alessio Staelens Belgium Deinze 4 July 2014 End of season [32]

Total income: Increase Undisclosed

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Belgium Lorenzo Staelens
Assistant manager Belgium Ronny Desmedt
Goalkeeping coach Belgium Danny Vandevelde
Physical coach Belgium Wim Langenbick
Physiotherapist Belgium Geert Leys

Last updated: 16 July 2014
Source: Cercle Brugge.

Other information

Chairman Belgium Paul Vanhaecke
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Jan Breydel Stadium (30,000 / 105 x 68 metres)

Last updated: 16 July 2014
Source: Cercle Brugge.

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

Last updated: 17 July 2014
Source:Cercle Brugge

Belgian Pro League

League table

Template:2014–15 Belgian Pro League table

Matches

Last updated: 25 January 2015
Source: Cercle Brugge

Relegation Play off

Belgian Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Belgian Cup

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Last updated: 16 July 2014
Source: Belgian Cup

References

  1. "Season 2014 - 15: All Matches". Cercle Brugge. 21 June 2014.
  2. "KJV Damme - Cercle Brugge KSV". Cercle Brugge. 21 June 2014.
  3. "K. WS Oude Burg - Cercle Brugge KSV". Cercle Brugge. 25 June 2014.
  4. "K MSK Deinze - Cercle Brugge KSV". Cercle Brugge. 28 June 2014.
  5. "SDC PUTTEN - Cercle Brugge KSV". Cercle Brugge. 3 July 2014.
  6. "Vitesse Arnhem - Cercle Brugge KSV". Cercle Brugge. 4 July 2014.
  7. "Cercle Brugge KSV - Yellow-Red KV Mechelen". Cercle Brugge. 11 July 2014.
  8. "Cercle Brugge KSV - K SV Roeselare". Cercle Brugge. 12 July 2014.
  9. "Cercle Brugge KSV - SC Eendracht Aalst". Cercle Brugge. 17 July 2014.
  10. "Cercle Brugge KSV - AL-SHABAB". Cercle Brugge. 20 July 2014.
  11. "Sam Valcke chooses Cercle". Cercle Brugge. 4 March 2014.
  12. "Transfer News: Olivier Werner, Mathieu Maertens, Ayron Verkindere". Cercle Brugge. 20 March 2014.
  13. "Transfer News: Thomas De Bie". Cercle Brugge. 17 April 2014.
  14. "Transfer News: Richard Sukuta-Pasu". Cercle Brugge. 16 May 2014.
  15. "Transfer News: Bačelić-Grgic Stipe joins the ranks". Cercle Brugge. 12 June 2014.
  16. "Pierre Bourdin". Cercle Brugge. 13 June 2014.
  17. "Dusenne". Cercle Brugge. 14 June 2014.
  18. "Thomas Goddeeris permanently to KM Torhout". Cercle Brugge. 25 April 2014.
  19. "Bram Verbist to Roda". Cercle Brugge. 28 June 2014.
  20. "Transfer News: Arne Naudts". Cercle Brugge. 23 May 2014.
  21. "Transfer News: Alessio Staelens". Cercle Brugge. 4 July 2014.
  22. "Sam Valcke chooses Cercle". Cercle Brugge. 4 March 2014.
  23. "Transfer News: Olivier Werner, Mathieu Maertens, Ayron Verkindere". Cercle Brugge. 20 March 2014.
  24. "Transfer News: Thomas De Bie". Cercle Brugge. 17 April 2014.
  25. "Transfer News: Richard Sukuta-Pasu". Cercle Brugge. 16 May 2014.
  26. "Transfer News: Bačelić-Grgic Stipe joins the ranks". Cercle Brugge. 12 June 2014.
  27. "Pierre Bourdin". Cercle Brugge. 13 June 2014.
  28. "Dusenne". Cercle Brugge. 14 June 2014.
  29. "Thomas Goddeeris permanently to KM Torhout". Cercle Brugge. 25 April 2014.
  30. "Bram Verbist to Roda". Cercle Brugge. 28 June 2014.
  31. "Transfer News: Arne Naudts". Cercle Brugge. 23 May 2014.
  32. "Transfer News: Alessio Staelens". Cercle Brugge. 4 July 2014.

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