2018–19_K.R.C._Genk_season
2018–19 K.R.C. Genk season
Genk 2018–19 football season
The 2018–19 K.R.C. Genk season was the club's 31st season in existence and the 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Genk participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...
| 2018–19 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Peter Croonen | |||
| Manager | Philippe Clement | |||
| Stadium | Luminus Arena | |||
| Belgian First Division A | 1st (champions) | |||
| Belgian Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mbwana Samatta (23) All: Mbwana Samatta (32) | |||
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First-team squad
- As of 31 January 2019[1]
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Out on loan
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Overview
More information Competition, First match ...
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Belgian First Division A | 29 July 2018 | 19 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 40 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 060.00 |
| Belgian Cup | 26 September 2018 | 19 December 2018 | Sixth round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 066.67 |
| UEFA Europa League | 26 July 2018 | 21 February 2019 | Second qualifying round | Round of 32 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 064.29 |
| Total | 57 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 118 | 60 | +58 | 061.40 | ||||
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Source: Soccerway
Belgian First Division A
Main article: 2018–19 Belgian First Division A
Regular season
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Genk | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 63 | Qualification for the championship play-offs |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 32 | +32 | 56 | |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 53 | |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 51 | |
| 5 | Gent | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 50 |
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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]
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]
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Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 63 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 19 | +18 |
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Source: Jupiler Pro League
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | D |
| Position | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 12 June 2018.[3]
Genk v Sint-Truiden
| 5 August 2018 2 | Genk | 1–1 | Sint-Truiden | Genk |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Luminus Arena |
Genk v Waasland-Beveren
| 26 August 2018 5 | Genk | 3–2 | Waasland-Beveren | Genk |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Luminus Arena |
Kortrijk v Genk
| 2 September 2018 6 | Kortrijk | 3–3 | Genk | Kortrijk |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
Genk v Anderlecht
| 15 September 2018 7 | Genk | 1–0 | Anderlecht | Genk |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Luminus Arena |
Cercle Brugge v Genk
| 23 September 2018 8 | Cercle Brugge | 2–5 | Genk | Bruges |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
Genk v Zulte Waregem
| 29 September 2018 9 | Genk | 4–0 | Zulte Waregem | Genk |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Luminus Arena |
Standard Liège v Genk
| 28 October 2018 12 | Standard Liège | 1–1 | Genk | Liège |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne |
Genk v Club Brugge
| 3 November 2018 14 | Genk | 1–1 | Club Brugge | Genk |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Luminus Arena |
Excel Mouscron v Genk
| 11 November 2018 15 | Excel Mouscron | 0–0 | Genk | Mouscron |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier |
Genk v Cercle Brugge
| 24 November 2018 16 | Genk | 1–2 | Cercle Brugge | Genk |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Luminus Arena |
Anderlecht v Genk
| 2 December 2018 17 | Anderlecht | 0–1 | Genk | Anderlecht |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
Sint-Truiden v Genk
| 18 January 2019 22 | Sint-Truiden | 2–3 | Genk | Sint-Truiden |
| 21:35 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stayen |
Genk v Excel Mouscron
| 26 January 2019 23 | Genk | 1–2 | Excel Mouscron | Genk |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Luminus Arena |
Waasland-Beveren v Genk
| 2 February 2019 24 | Waasland-Beveren | 1–2 | Genk | Beveren |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion |
Genk v Standard Liège
| 8 February 2019 25 | Genk | 2–0 | Standard Liège | Genk |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Luminus Arena |
Club Brugge v Genk
| 17 February 2019 26 | Club Brugge | 3–1 | Genk | Bruges |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
Charleroi v Genk
| 2 March 2019 28 | Charleroi | 1–1 | Genk | Charleroi |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
Zulte Waregem v Genk
| 17 March 2019 30 | Zulte Waregem | 3–3 | Genk | Waregem |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Regenboogstadion |
Championship play-offs
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Genk (C) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 52 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 50 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 40 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 4 | Antwerp (O) | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 39 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off Final |
| 5 | Gent | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 35 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Anderlecht | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 32 |
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Source: Sport.be
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Position obtained during the Regular season[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Position obtained during the Regular season[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
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Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
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Source: Jupiler Pro League
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | D |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Matches
Genk v Anderlecht
| 30 March 2019 1 | Genk | 3–0 | Anderlecht | Genk |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Luminus Arena |
Genk v Club Brugge
| 14 April 2019 4 | Genk | 3–1 | Club Brugge | Genk |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Luminus Arena |
Standard Liège v Genk
| 19 April 2019 5 | Standard Liège | 1–3 | Genk | Liège |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne |
Club Brugge v Genk
| 12 May 2019 8 | Club Brugge | 3–2 | Genk | Bruges |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
Anderlecht v Genk
| 16 May 2019 9 | Anderlecht | 1–1 | Genk | Anderlecht |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
Genk v Standard Liège
| 19 May 2019 10 | Genk | 0–0 | Standard Liège | Genk |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Luminus Arena |
Belgian Cup
Main article: 2018–19 Belgian Cup
Genk v Lommel
| 26 September 2018 Sixth round | Genk | 4–0 | Lommel | Genk |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Luminus Arena |
Charleroi v Genk
| 5 December 2018 Seventh round | Charleroi | 1–3 | Genk | Charleroi |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League
Second qualifying round
Genk 
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Fola Esch
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Fola Esch
| 26 July 2018 First leg | Genk | 5–0 | Fola Esch | Genk, Belgium |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Luminus Arena |
Fola Esch v Genk
v Genk
| 1 August 2018 Second leg | Fola Esch | 1–4 (1–9 agg.) | Genk | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Émile Mayrisch |
Third qualifying round
Genk v 
Lech Poznań
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Lech Poznań
| 9 August 2018 First leg | Genk | 2–0 | Lech Poznań | Genk, Belgium |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Luminus Arena |
Lech Poznań v Genk
v Genk
| 16 August 2018 Second leg | Lech Poznań | 1–2 (1–4 agg.) | Genk | Poznań, Poland |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Miejski |
Third qualifying round
Genk v 
Brøndby
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Brøndby
| 23 August 2018 First leg | Genk | 5–2 | Brøndby | Genk, Belgium |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Luminus Arena |
Brøndby v Genk
v Genk
| 30 August 2018 Second leg | Brøndby | 2–4 (4–9 agg.) | Genk | Brøndbyvester, Denmark |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Brøndby Stadium |
Group stage
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group I
The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2018.[5]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GNK | MAL | BES | SRP | |
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| 1 | Genk |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 |  Malmö FF |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 |  Beşiktaş |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 7 | 2–4 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 |  Sarpsborg 08 |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 5 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — |
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Genk v 
Malmö FF
v Malmö FF
| 20 September 2018 (2018-09-20) 1 | Genk | 2–0 | Malmö FF | Genk, Belgium |
| 18:55 | Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 11,590 Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia) |
Sarpsborg 08 
v Genk
v Genk
| 4 October 2018 (2018-10-04) 2 | Sarpsborg 08 | 3–1 | Genk | Sarpsborg, Norway |
| 21:00 |
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Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 7,885 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
Beşiktaş 
v Genk
v Genk
| 25 October 2018 (2018-10-25) 3 | Beşiktaş | 2–4 | Genk | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 21:00 (22:00 TRT) |
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Stadium: Vodafone Park Attendance: 25,209 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland) |
Genk v Beşiktaş
v Beşiktaş
| 8 November 2018 (2018-11-08) 4 | Genk | 1–1 | Beşiktaş | Genk, Belgium |
| 18:55 |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 14,292 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
Malmö FF v Genk
v Genk
| 29 November 2018 (2018-11-29) 5 | Malmö FF | 2–2 | Genk | Malmö, Sweden |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Attendance: 16,117 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
Genk v Sarpsborg 08
v Sarpsborg 08
| 13 December 2018 (2018-12-13) 6 | Genk | 4–0 | Sarpsborg 08 | Genk, Belgium |
| 18:55 | Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 12,240 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
Knockout phase
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 17 December 2018.[6]
Slavia Prague 
v Genk
v Genk
| 14 February 2019 First leg | Slavia Prague | 0–0 | Genk | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 18:55 | Report | Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Attendance: 18,125 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
Genk v Slavia Prague
v Slavia Prague
| 21 February 2019 Second leg | Genk | 1–4 (1–4 agg.) | Slavia Prague | Genk, Belgium |
| 21:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 13,688 Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland) |
- "1ste ploeg" (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk.
- "Belgian First Division A 2018/2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- "Reglement 2018-2019 Boek B: De koepelorganisatie KBVB en haar deelorganisaties" [General Rules 2018-2019 Book B: The overall organisation KBVB and its subsidiaries] (PDF) (in Dutch). Royal Belgian FA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- "UEFA Europa League group stage draw". UEFA.com.
- "UEFA Europa League round of 32 draw". UEFA.com.