Royal Antwerp
2019–20 season
OwnerPaul Gheysens
ManagerIvan Leko
StadiumBosuilstadion
Belgian First Division A4th
Belgian CupWinners
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dieumerci Mbokani (18)
All: Dieumerci Mbokani (24)

The 2019–20 Royal Antwerp F.C. season was the club's 116th season in existence and the club's 8th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Antwerp participated in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup and UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 1 August 2020.

Players

Current squad

As of 12 February 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK France FRA Jean Butez
2 DF Belgium BEL Ritchie De Laet
3 DF Senegal SEN Abdoulaye Seck
5 DF Brazil BRA Matheus
6 DF Norway NOR Simen Juklerød
7 FW Cameroon CMR Didier Lamkel Zé
8 MF Portugal POR Ivo Rodrigues
11 MF Israel ISR Lior Refaelov
12 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Luete Ava Dongo
-- MF Cameroon CMR Frank Boya
-- MF Belgium BEL Birger Verstraete
17 DF Belgium BEL Robbe Quirynen
18 DF Cameroon CMR Martin Hongla
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Japan JPN Koji Miyoshi
20 MF Belgium BEL Sander Coopman
21 DF France FRA Dylan Batubinsika
25 MF Belgium BEL Alexis De Sart
28 FW Belgium BEL Manuel Benson
30 DF Portugal POR Aurélio Buta
31 GK Belgium BEL Yves De Winter
38 MF Belgium BEL Faris Haroun (Captain)
40 DF Nigeria NGA Junior Pius
70 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Dieumerci Mbokani
-- GK Croatia CRO Davor Matijaš
-- MF Ukraine UKR Yehor Nazaryna

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
25 MF Belgium Alexis De Sart Belgium Sint-Truiden Undisclosed 10 July 2019 [1]
20 MF Belgium Sander Coopman Belgium Oostende Undisclosed 4 July 2019 [2]

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Ghana William Owusu United Arab Emirates Ajman Free 1 July 2019 [3]
MF Portugal David Simão Greece AEK Athens Undisclosed 1 July 2019 [4]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 July 2019 Friendly SV Meppen Germany 2–2 Belgium Antwerp Harsewinkel, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportanlage Klosterpforte
6 July 2019 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 1–1 Germany 1. FC Magdeburg Harsewinkel, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportanlage Klosterpforte
10 July 2019 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 2–0 Croatia Lokomotiva Antwerp, Belgium
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
13 July 2019 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 0–0 France Valenciennes Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Municipal
8 July 2020 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 0–1 Belgium Eupen Antwerp, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
18 July 2020 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 0–0 Netherlands FC Utrecht Antwerp, Belgium
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
22 July 2020 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 1–3 Netherlands Roda JC Antwerp, Belgium
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Bolingi 50'
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
24 July 2020 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 2–3 France Lyon Antwerp, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 0

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian First Division A 6 August 2019 7 March 2020 Matchday 1 4th 29 15 8 6 49 32 +17 051.72
Belgian Cup 26 September 2019 1 August 2020 Sixth round Winners 6 4 2 0 13 7 +6 066.67
UEFA Europa League 8 August 2019 29 August 2019 Third qualifying round Play-off round 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 025.00
Total 39 20 11 8 66 46 +20 051.28

Last updated: 1 August 2020
Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Gent 29 16 7 6 59 34 +25 55 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Charleroi 29 15 9 5 49 23 +26 54 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Antwerp (Y) 29 15 8 6 49 32 +17 53 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 Standard Liège 29 14 7 8 47 32 +15 49 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6 Mechelen 29 13 5 11 46 43 +3 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.[6]
(Y) Croky Cup winner
Notes:
  1. Antwerp qualified for the Europa League group stage as the 2019–20 Belgian Cup winners.[5]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
29 15 8 6 49 32  +17 53 10 4 0 28 12  +16 5 4 6 21 20  +1

Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWWLWLWWDDLWDLWWDWWWDDWWLDDLWWC
Position124495244556764454234334344544
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 2 April 2020, the Jupiler Pro League's board of directors proposed to cancel the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The General Assembly accepted the proposal on 15 May, and officially ended the 2019–20 season.[8]

28 July 2019 1 KAS Eupen 1–4 Antwerp Eupen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
4 August 2019 2 Antwerp 4–1 Waasland-Beveren Antwerp
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
11 August 2019 3 Sporting Charleroi 2–1 Antwerp Charleroi
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
18 August 2019 4 Antwerp 2–0 Sint-Truiden Antwerp
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
1 September 2019 5 Zulte Waregem 2–0 Antwerp Waregem
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Regenboogstadion
15 September 2019 6 Anderlecht 1–2 Antwerp Anderlecht
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
21 September 2019 7 Antwerp 3–1 Cercle Brugge KSV Antwerp
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
29 September 2019 8 KV Oostende 1–1 Antwerp Ostend
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Versluys Arena
6 October 2019 9 Antwerp 2–2 Standard Liège Antwerp
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 12,978
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
20 October 2019 10 KV Mechelen 3–1 Antwerp Mechelen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Achter de Kazerne
26 October 2019 11 Antwerp 3–1 Kortrijk Antwerp
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
30 October 2019 12 Genk 2–2 Antwerp Genk
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Referee: Wesley Alen
2 November 2019 13 Mouscron 3–1 Antwerp Mouscron
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier
10 November 2019 14 Antwerp 2–1 Club Brugge Antwerp
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 16,649
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
21 November 2019 15 Antwerp 3–2 Gent Antwerp
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
24 November 2019 16 Gent 1–1 Antwerp Ghent
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 19,491
Referee: Lawrence Visser
29 November 2019 17 Antwerp 1–0 KV Mechelen Antwerp
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
6 December 2019 18 Waasland-Beveren 0–4 Antwerp Beveren
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
14 December 2019 19 Antwerp 1–0 KAS Eupen Antwerp
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
22 December 2019 20 Sint-Truiden 1–1 Antwerp Sint-Truiden
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stayen
27 December 2019 21 Antwerp 0–0 Anderlecht Antwerp
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
19 January 2020 22 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–2 Antwerp Bruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
26 January 2020 23 Antwerp 2–1 Zulte Waregem Antwerp
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
2 February 2020 24 Club Brugge 1–0 Antwerp Bruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
13 February 2020 25 Antwerp 1–1 Genk Antwerp
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Referee: Jan Boterberg
16 February 2020 26 Antwerp 1–1 Sporting Charleroi Antwerp
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
22 February 2020 27 Standard Liège 1–0 Antwerp Liège
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 27,143
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
29 February 2020 28 Antwerp 3–1 KV Oostende Antwerp
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
7 March 2020 29 KV Kortrijk 0–1 Antwerp Kortrijk
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
15 March 2020 30 Antwerp Cancelled Mouscron Antwerp
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Note: The match was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Belgian Cup

26 September 2019 Sixth round Antwerp 4–2 (a.e.t.) Lokeren Antwerp
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Bosuilstadion
3 December 2019 Seventh round Antwerp 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Genk Antwerp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Referee: Lothar D'Hondt
Penalties
18 December 2019 Quarter-final Standard Liège 1–3 Antwerp Liège
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: Erik Lambrechts
23 January 2020 Semi-final 1st leg Antwerp 1–1 Kortrijk Antwerp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
6 February 2020 Semi-final 2nd leg Kortrijk 0–1
(1–2 agg.)
Antwerp Kortrijk
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
1 August 2020 Final Club Brugge 0–1 Antwerp Brussels
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and rescheduled to 1 August.[9]

UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

8 August 2019 First leg Antwerp Belgium 1–0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň Brussels, Belgium
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 15,734[10]
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
15 August 2019 Second leg Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 2–1
(2–2 agg.)
Belgium Antwerp Plzeň, Czech Republic
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 9,717[10]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Play-off round

22 August 2019 First leg AZ Netherlands 1–1 Belgium Antwerp Enschede, Netherlands
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 4,014[11]
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
29 August 2019 Second leg Antwerp Belgium 1–4 (a.e.t.)
(2–5 agg.)
Netherlands AZ Brussels, Belgium
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 19,786[11]
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 1 August 2020.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalBelgian DivisionBelgian CupUEFA Europa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Turkey TUR Sinan Bolat 3602705040
31 GK Belgium BEL Yves De Winter 00000000
39 GK Belgium BEL Jens Teunckens 20200000
71 GK Croatia CRO Davor Matijaš 10001000
Defenders
2 DF Belgium BEL Ritchie De Laet 28119+304120
3 DF Senegal SEN Abdoulaye Seck 19010+302+1030
4 DF Ghana GHA Daniel Opare 00000000
5 DF Brazil BRA Matheus 00000000
6 DF Norway NOR Simen Juklerød 22111+304140
15 DF Belgium BEL Dino Arslanagić 260210300+20
17 DF Belgium BEL Robbe Quirynen 502+10100+10
18 DF Cameroon CMR Martin Hongla 1503+603+101+10
21 DF France FRA Dylan Batubinsika 9140103+11
22 DF Netherlands NED Wesley Hoedt 2502104000
30 DF Portugal POR Aurélio Buta 3522824030
40 DF Nigeria NGA Junior Pius 20001010
DF Belgium BEL Brandon Nsimba Ndezi 10000+1000
Midfielders
8 MF Portugal POR Ivo Rodrigues 29517+541+2041
16 MF Belgium BEL Steven Defour 1209+201000
19 MF Japan JPN Koji Miyoshi 1534+1011200
20 MF Belgium BEL Sander Coopman 1303+70200+10
25 MF Belgium BEL Alexis De Sart 31120+312+203+10
38 MF Belgium BEL Faris Haroun 34024+105040
60 MF Mali MLI Sambou Yatabaré 00000000
Forwards
7 FW Cameroon CMR Didier Lamkel Zé 35721+46602+21
11 FW Israel ISR Lior Refaelov 291321+3113+2200
14 FW Senegal SEN Amara Baby 1613+601+310+30
28 FW Belgium BEL Manuel Benson 1616+503+2100
70 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Dieumerci Mbokani 37242818553+11
87 FW Belgium BEL Kevin Mirallas 21211+722+1000
93 FW Belgium BEL Zinho Gano 1521+1021+3000
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
9 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Jonathan Bolingi 400+300010
10 MF Belgium BEL Geoffry Hairemans 703+10002+10

References

  1. "Alexis De Sart vervoegt Rood-Witte legioen!" [Alexis De Sart Joins Red White Legion!] (in Dutch). royalantwerpfc.be. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. "Antwerp hengelt in Oostende en haalt Coopman binnen" [Antwerp goes fishing in Ostend and reels in Coopman] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 4 July 2019.
  3. "Ajman sign with Ghana striker William Owusu. The management of the Ajman club managed to bring Ghanaian William Osso (29 years) to his ranks from the Royal Antwerp". instagram.com. 29 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  4. "David Simao joins AEK FC until 2022". aekfc.gr. 22 June 2019.
  5. "Communication à la suite de l'Assemblée Générale". Jupiler Pro League. 15 May 2020.
  6. "First Division A 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  7. Smith, Emma (2 April 2020). "Belgium's Pro League cancelled and Club Brugge set to be declared champions due to coronavirus". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  8. "Communicatie na de Algemene Vergadering". Jupiler Pro League. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  9. "Belgian cup final back on and set for Aug. 1". eurosport.com. Eurosport. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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  11. 1 2 "Summary UEFA Europa League – Play-off Round". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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