2019–20_K.R.C._Genk_season
2019–20 K.R.C. Genk season
Genk 2019–20 football season
The 2019–20 season was K.R.C. Genk's 32nd season in existence and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgium football. It covered a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. Genk competed in the Belgian First Division A, the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
Quick Facts season, Chairman ...
| 2019–20 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Peter Croonen | |||
| Head coach | Felice Mazzu | |||
| Stadium | Luminus Arena | |||
| Belgian First Division A | 7th | |||
| Belgian Cup | Seventh round | |||
| Belgian Super Cup | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Paul Onuachu (9) All: Paul Onuachu Mbwana Samatta (10 each) | |||
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Current squad
- As of 3 September 2019[1]
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Out on loan
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Win Draw Loss
Eendracht Termien 
v Genk
v Genk
| 29 June 2019 Friendly | Eendracht Termien | 2–5 | Genk | Genk, Belgium |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Terrain 't Heke |
Beringen v Genk
v Genk
| 6 July 2019 Friendly | Beringen | 0–12 | Genk | Beringen, Belgium |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Sportpark De Motbemden |
Genk v 
NK Lokomotiva
v 
NK Lokomotiva
| 14 July 2019 Friendly | Genk | 3–0 | NK Lokomotiva | Swolgen, Netherlands |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Sportpark Sporting Swolgen Tienray |
Westerlo v Genk
v Genk
| 21 July 2019 Friendly | Westerlo | 2–1 | Genk | Westerlo, Belgium |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Het Kuipje |
1. FC Köln 
v Genk
v Genk
| 10 January 2020 Friendly | 1. FC Köln | 1–1 | Genk | Benidorm, Spain |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor |
Ferencváros 
v Genk
v Genk
| 10 January 2020 Friendly | Ferencváros | 1–2 | Genk | La Nucia, Spain |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estadio Camilo Cano |
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 | 26 July 2019 | 7 March 2020 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 044.83 |
| Belgian Cup | 24 September 2019 | 3 December 2019 | Sixth round | Seventh round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Super Cup | 20 July 2019 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 17 September 2019 | 10 December 2019 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 000.00 |
| Total | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 039.47 | ||||
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Source: Soccerway
Belgian First Division A
Main article: 2019–20 Belgian First Division A
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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 | |
| 7 | Genk | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 44 | |
| 8 | Anderlecht | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 43 | |
| 9 | Zulte Waregem | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 36 |
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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]
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 |
| 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
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Last updated: 7 March 2020.
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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | C |
| Position | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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.[3] The General Assembly accepted the proposal on 15 May, and officially ended the 2019–20 season.[4]
Genk v Kortrijk
| 26 July 2019 1 | Genk | 2–1 | Kortrijk | Genk |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
KV Mechelen v Genk
| 3 August 2019 2 | KV Mechelen | 3–1 | Genk | Mechelen |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
Genk v Zulte Waregem
| 10 August 2019 3 | Genk | 0–2 | Zulte Waregem | Genk |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
Waasland-Beveren v Genk
| 17 August 2019 4 | Waasland-Beveren | 0–4 | Genk | Beveren |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
Genk v Anderlecht
| 23 August 2019 5 | Genk | 1–0 | Anderlecht | Genk |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Lawrence Visser |
Club Brugge v Genk
| 1 September 2019 6 | Club Brugge | 1–1 | Genk | Bruges |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
Charleroi v Genk
| 13 September 2019 7 | Charleroi | 2–1 | Genk | Charleroi |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
Genk v Oostende
| 21 September 2019 8 | Genk | 3–1 | Oostende | Genk |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
Sint-Truiden v Genk
| 28 September 2019 9 | Sint-Truiden | 3–3 | Genk | Sint-Truiden |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stayen Referee: Lawrence Visser | ||
| Note: The match was abandoned in the final moments because of the behavior of the supporters of both teams.[5] However, the result stood.[6] | ||||
Genk v Excel Mouscron
| 6 October 2019 10 | Genk | 2–1 | Excel Mouscron | Genk |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
Standard Liège v Genk
| 19 October 2019 11 | Standard Liège | 1–0 | Genk | Liège |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
Genk v Cercle Brugge
| 26 October 2019 12 | Genk | 1–0 | Cercle Brugge | Genk |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Bert Put |
Genk v Antwerp
| 30 October 2019 13 | Genk | 2–2 | Antwerp | Genk |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Wesley Alen |
Eupen v Genk
| 2 November 2019 14 | Eupen | 2–0 | Genk | Eupen |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Wesli De Cremer |
Genk v Gent
| 10 November 2019 15 | Genk | 0–2 | Gent | Genk |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
Excel Mouscron v Genk
| 23 November 2019 16 | Excel Mouscron | 2–2 | Genk | Mouscron |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier Referee: Wim Smet |
Genk v Sint-Truiden
| 30 November 2019 17 | Genk | 1–2 | Sint-Truiden | Genk |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
Cercle Brugge v Genk
| 7 December 2019 18 | Cercle Brugge | 1–2 | Genk | Bruges |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
Genk v Waasland-Beveren
| 14 December 2019 19 | Genk | 4–1 | Waasland-Beveren | Genk |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
Anderlecht v Genk
| 22 December 2019 20 | Anderlecht | 2–0 | Genk | Anderlecht |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
Genk v Eupen
| 26 December 2019 21 | Genk | 2–1 | Eupen | Genk |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 24,956 Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
Zulte Waregem v Genk
| 19 January 2020 22 | Zulte Waregem | 0–3 | Genk | Waregem |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Regenboogstadion Referee: Alexandre Boucaut |
Gent v Genk
| 25 January 2020 23 | Gent | 4–1 | Genk | Ghent |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
Genk v Charleroi
| 1 February 2020 24 | Genk | 1–0 | Charleroi | Genk |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
Antwerp v Genk
| 13 February 2020 25 | Antwerp | 1–1 | Genk | Antwerp |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Bosuilstadion Referee: Jan Boterberg |
Genk v Standard Liège
| 16 February 2020 26 | Genk | 1–3 | Standard Liège | Genk |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
Kortrijk v Genk
| 21 February 2020 27 | Kortrijk | 0–1 | Genk | Kortrijk |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Referee: Wesley Alen |
Genk v Club Brugge
| 1 March 2020 28 | Genk | 1–2 | Club Brugge | Genk |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 24,956 Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
Oostende v Genk
| 7 March 2020 29 | Oostende | 2–4 | Genk | Ostend |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 5,532 Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
Genk v KV Mechelen
| 15 March 2020 30 | Genk | Cancelled | KV Mechelen | Genk |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Luminus Arena | |||
| Note: The match was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
Belgian Cup
Main article: 2019–20 Belgian Cup
Ronse v Genk
| 24 September 2019 Sixth round | Ronse | 0–3 | Genk | Ronse |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Orphale Cruckestadion Referee: Jan Boterberg |
Belgian Super Cup
Main article: 2019 Belgian Super Cup
Genk v KV Mechelen
| 20 July 2019 Final | Genk | 3–0 | KV Mechelen | Genk |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 14,160 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group E
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIV | NAP | SAL | GNK | |
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| 1 |  Liverpool |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | |
| 2 |  Napoli |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 |  Red Bull Salzburg |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | 6–2 | |
| 4 | Genk |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–4 | — |
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Red Bull Salzburg 
v Genk
v Genk
| 17 September 2019 1 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6–2 | Genk | Wals-Siezenheim, Austria |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 29,520 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
Genk v 
Napoli
v Napoli
| 2 October 2019 2 | Genk | 0–0 | Napoli | Genk, Belgium |
| 18:55 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 19,962 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
Genk v 
Liverpool
v Liverpool
| 23 October 2019 3 | Genk | 1–4 | Liverpool | Genk, Belgium |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 19,626 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
Liverpool v Genk
v Genk
| 5 November 2019 4 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Genk | Liverpool, England |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,611 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
Genk v Red Bull Salzburg
v Red Bull Salzburg
| 27 November 2019 5 | Genk | 1–4 | Red Bull Salzburg | Genk, Belgium |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 17,284 Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland) |
Squad appearances and goals
- Last updated on 7 March 2020.
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Belgian Division | Belgian Cup | Belgian Super Cup | UEFA Champions League | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
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| 1 | GK |  AUS |
Danny Vukovic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | BEL |
Maarten Vandevoordt | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | BEL |
Gaëtan Coucke | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | GK |  FRA |
Thomas Didillon | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | BEL |
Tobe Leysen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2 | DF | BEL |
Casper de Norre | 19 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  BRA |
Neto Borges | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | BEL |
Sébastien Dewaest | 31 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | DF |  FIN |
Jere Uronen | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | DF |  DEN |
Joakim Mæhle | 33 | 1 | 23+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 33 | DF |  COL |
Jhon Lucumí | 29 | 2 | 21+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 35 | DF | BEL |
Shawn Adewoye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | COL |
Carlos Cuesta | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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| 4 | MF | BEL |
Dries Wouters | 15 | 1 | 9+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BEL |
Bryan Heynen | 20 | 2 | 11+3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |  SVK |
Patrik Hrošovský | 27 | 1 | 16+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | MF |  NOR |
Mats Møller Dæhli | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | BEL |
Bryan Limbombe | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF |  CIV |
Eboue Kouassi | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | NOR |
Kristian Thorstvedt | 8 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW |  JPN |
Junya Ito | 38 | 6 | 26+3 | 5 | 0+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |  GHA |
Joseph Paintsil | 23 | 1 | 10+8 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW |  SWE |
Benjamin Nygren | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW |  NGA |
Stephen Odey | 13 | 2 | 1+10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | NGA |
Paul Onuachu | 28 | 10 | 17+5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | BEL |
Theo Bongonda | 29 | 5 | 15+7 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
| 10 | FW |  TAN |
Mbwana Samatta | 28 | 10 | 17+3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | FW | BEL |
Dante Vanzeir | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |  POL |
Jakub Piotrowski | 8 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF |  ROU |
Ianis Hagi | 19 | 3 | 6+8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | NOR |
Sander Berge | 31 | 1 | 22+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | BEL |
Manuel Benson | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | MF | ROU |
Vladimir Screciu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF |  COD |
Dieumerci Ndongala | 17 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
Close
- "1ste ploeg" (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk.
- "First Division A 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- 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.
- "Communicatie na de Algemene Vergadering". Jupiler Pro League. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.