2020–21_K.V._Oostende_season
2020–21 K.V. Oostende season
K.V. Oostende 2020–21 football season
The 2020–21 K.V. Oostende season was the club's 117th season in existence and its eighth consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Oostende participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Quick Facts season, Chairman ...
| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Franck Dierckens | |||
| Manager | Alexander Blessin | |||
| Stadium | Versluys Arena | |||
| Belgian First Division A | 5th | |||
| Belgian Cup | Seventh round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Fashion Sakala (13 goals) All: Fashion Sakala (16 goals) | |||
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← 2019–20 | ||||
| All statistics correct as of 22 May 2021. | ||||
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First-team squad
- As of 24 August 2020[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Win Draw Loss
Varsenare 
v Oostende
v Oostende
| 4 July 2020 Friendly | Varsenare | 0–7 | Oostende | Varsenare, Belgium |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Gemeentelijk Sportcomplex Van Caloen |
Sint-Eloois-Winkel v Oostende
v Oostende
| 18 July 2020 Friendly | Sint-Eloois-Winkel | Cancelled | Oostende | Sint-Eloois-Winkel, Belgium |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Sportpark Terschueren |
Oostende v Union Saint-Gilloise
v Union Saint-Gilloise
| 25 July 2020 Friendly | Oostende | 1–2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Oudenburg, Belgium |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Sportterrein Ter Beke |
Oostende v Cercle Brugge
v Cercle Brugge
| 1 August 2020 Friendly | Oostende | 3–1 | Cercle Brugge | Ostend, Belgium |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Versluys Arena |
Oostende v Roeselare
v Roeselare
| 4 September 2020 Friendly | Oostende | Cancelled | Roeselare | Ostend, Belgium |
| 11:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Versluys Arena |
Oostende v Knokke
v Knokke
| 5 September 2020 Friendly | Oostende | 3–1 | Knokke | Ostend, Belgium |
| 11:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Versluys Arena |
Oostende v 
Dunkerque
v 
Dunkerque
| 13 November 2020 Friendly | Oostende | 2–1 | Dunkerque | Ostend, Belgium |
| 11:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Versluys Arena |
Oostende v Gent
v Gent
| 26 March 2021 Friendly | Oostende | 1–4 | Gent | Ostend, Belgium |
| 11:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Versluys Arena |
Oostende v Anderlecht
v Anderlecht
| 24 April 2021 Friendly | Oostende | 0–3 | Anderlecht | Ostend, Belgium |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Versluys Arena |
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 | 10 August 2020 | 22 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 042.50 |
| Belgian Cup | 3 February 2021 | 9 February 2021 | Sixth round | Seventh round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Total | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 042.86 | ||||
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Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Soccerway
Belgian First Division A
Main article: 2020–21 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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| 3 | Anderlecht | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 58 | Qualification for the Play-offs I |
| 4 | Genk[lower-alpha 1] | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 56 | |
| 5 | Oostende[lower-alpha 2] | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 53 | Qualification for the Play-offs II |
| 6 | Standard Liège | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 50 | |
| 7 | Gent | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 49 |
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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.[5]
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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.[5]
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- Genk qualifies for at least the play-off round of the Europa League through winning the 2021 Belgian Cup.
- On 14 April 2021 news was released that both Excel Mouscron and Oostende had not received a Belgian professional football license for the coming season, a requirement to play at the top two levels of Belgian football. For Oostende, a lack of financial transparency, together with generally poor quality and incompleteness of the submitted report, was given as the main reason by the committee for not awarding a license, while Excel Mouscron was refused a license as besides insufficient transparency, the committee also questioned several cash flows and whether the club was creditworthy in general, also due to the fact that the wages for the months of February and March had not yet been paid at that point. For Excel Mouscron, it was already the sixth year running the license was (initially) refused, however, the club has appealed the decision with the Belgian Court for Sports Arbitrage (BAS) successfully on each occasion and intended to do so again. Oostende was planning to launch an appeal as well, with the BAS to rule on the matter for both clubs before the 10th of May. Both clubs were allowed to add new documents to their case, but in case they however still did not receive a license after appeal, knew they would have been forced to relegate to the 2021–22 Belgian Division 2 and start the season with a 3-point penalty.[2] Both Exel Mouscron and Oostende were however eventually awarded a license after appeal, meaning Oostende remained at the top level, while Excel Mouscron only dropped one level.[3][4]
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 |
| 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 20 | −4 |
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Last updated: 18 April 2021.
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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | D | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | D |
| Position | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2021. 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
The league fixtures were announced on 8 July 2020.[6]
Oostende v Beerschot
| 10 August 2020 1 | Oostende | 1–2 | Beerschot | Ostend |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
Charleroi v Oostende
| 15 August 2020 2 | Charleroi | 1–0 | Oostende | Charleroi |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Wesli De Cremer |
Sint-Truiden v Oostende
| 24 August 2020 3 | Sint-Truiden | 0–0 | Oostende | Sint-Truiden |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 0 Referee: Frederik Geldhof |
Oostende v Anderlecht
| 28 August 2020 4 | Oostende | 2–2 | Anderlecht | Ostend |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Jan Boterberg |
KV Mechelen v Oostende
| 12 September 2020 5 | KV Mechelen | 0–1 | Oostende | Mechelen |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Lothar D'Hondt |
Oostende v OH Leuven
| 19 September 2020 6 | Oostende | 3–1 | OH Leuven | Ostend |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Christof Dierick |
Genk v Oostende
| 28 September 2020 7 | Genk | 2–2 | Oostende | Genk |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 2,340 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
Oostende v Excel Mouscron
| 4 October 2020 8 | Oostende | 3–0 | Excel Mouscron | Ostend |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 2,112 Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
Oostende v Zulte Waregem
| 25 October 2020 10 | Oostende | 3–0 | Zulte Waregem | Ostend |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Bert Put |
Standard Liège v Oostende
| 1 November 2020 11 | Standard Liège | 1–0 | Oostende | Liège |
| 18:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
Oostende v Club Brugge
| 8 November 2020 12 | Oostende | 1–3 | Club Brugge | Ostend |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
Oostende v Antwerp
| 21 November 2020 13 | Oostende | 1–1 | Antwerp | Ostend |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
Waasland-Beveren v Oostende
| 24 November 2020 9 | Waasland-Beveren | 2–0 | Oostende | Beveren |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Wim Smet |
Kortrijk v Oostende
| 29 November 2020 14 | Kortrijk | 3–1 | Oostende | Kortrijk |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
Oostende v Gent
| 6 December 2020 15 | Oostende | 2–1 | Gent | Ostend |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
Cercle Brugge v Oostende
| 12 December 2020 16 | Cercle Brugge | 0–1 | Oostende | Bruges |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
Anderlecht v Oostende
| 15 December 2020 18 | Anderlecht | 2–1 | Oostende | Anderlecht |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
OH Leuven v Oostende
| 26 December 2020 19 | OH Leuven | 1–2 | Oostende | Leuven |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 0 Referee: Bert Put |
Oostende v Charleroi
| 9 January 2021 30 | Oostende | 3–2 | Charleroi | Ostend |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
Oostende v Eupen
| 12 January 2021 17 | Oostende | 1–1 | Eupen | Ostend |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
Oostende v Kortrijk
| 16 January 2021 20 | Oostende | 2–1 | Kortrijk | Ostend |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0 |
Club Brugge v Oostende
| 20 January 2021 21 | Club Brugge | 2–1 | Oostende | Bruges |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Wim Smet |
Antwerp v Oostende
| 23 January 2021 22 | Antwerp | 1–2 | Oostende | Antwerp |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Bert Put |
Oostende v Standard Liège
| 28 January 2021 23 | Oostende | 2–2 | Standard Liège | Ostend |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Wesli De Cremer |
Zulte Waregem v Oostende
| 31 January 2021 24 | Zulte Waregem | 2–1 | Oostende | Waregem |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jan Boterberg |
Oostende v Sint-Truiden
| 6 February 2021 25 | Oostende | 3–1 | Sint-Truiden | Ostend |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
Oostende v Genk
| 17 February 2021 26 | Oostende | 3–1 | Genk | Ostend |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Wim Smet |
Eupen v Oostende
| 20 February 2021 27 | Eupen | 1–1 | Oostende | Eupen |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
Oostende v KV Mechelen
| 27 February 2021 28 | Oostende | 2–0 | KV Mechelen | Ostend |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Bert Put |
Gent v Oostende
| 8 March 2021 29 | Gent | 1–0 | Oostende | Ghent |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Wim Smet |
Excel Mouscron v Oostende
| 20 March 2021 31 | Excel Mouscron | 0–1 | Oostende | Mouscron |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier Attendance: 0 Referee: Bert Put |
Oostende v Waasland-Beveren
| 3 April 2021 32 | Oostende | 0–2 | Waasland-Beveren | Ostend |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Wesli De Cremer |
Beerschot v Oostende
| 11 April 2021 33 | Beerschot | 1–2 | Oostende | Antwerp |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
Oostende v Cercle Brugge
| 18 April 2021 34 | Oostende | 1–1 | Cercle Brugge | Ostend |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut |
Play-Off II
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | GNT | MEC | OOS | STA | |
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| 1 | Gent | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 38 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Mechelen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 35 | 1–2 | — | 5–3 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Oostende | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 34 | 0–4 | 2–2 | — | 6–2 | ||
| 4 | Standard Liège | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 28 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — |
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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.[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.[7]
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 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 |
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Last updated: 22 May 2021.
Source: Jupiler Pro League
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | L | D | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2021. 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
Oostende v Standard Liège
| 1 May 2021 1 | Oostende | 6–2 | Standard Liège | Ostend |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
KV Mechelen v Oostende
| 9 May 2021 2 | KV Mechelen | 5–3 | Oostende | Mechelen |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 0 Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
Gent v Oostende
| 13 May 2021 3 | Gent | 2–1 | Oostende | Ghent |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
Oostende v Gent
| 16 May 2021 4 | Oostende | 0–4 | Gent | Ostend |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
Oostende v KV Mechelen
| 19 May 2021 5 | Oostende | 2–2 | KV Mechelen | Ostend |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
Standard Liège v Oostende
| 22 May 2021 6 | Standard Liège | 1–3 | Oostende | Liège |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Wim Smet |
Belgian Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Belgian Cup
Waasland-Beveren v Oostende
| 3 February 2021 Sixth round | Waasland-Beveren | 2–3 | Oostende | Beveren |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 |
Cercle Brugge v Oostende
| 9 February 2021 Seventh round | Cercle Brugge | 3–1 | Oostende | Bruges |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bert Put |
Goalscorers
- As of 8 March 2021[8]
More information Rank, No. ...
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | Belgian Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 7 | FW |  |
Makhtar Gueye | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 10 | FW |  |
Fashion Sakala | 13 | 0 | 13 | |
| 3 | 17 | MF |  |
Andrew Hjulsager | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | DF | |
Arthur Theate | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | MF |  |
Cameron McGeehan | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 26 | MF | |
Kévin Vandendriessche | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | 4 | DF |  |
Jack Hendry | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | FW |  |
Marko Kvasina | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 6 | MF | |
Maxime D'Arpino | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | |
Brecht Capon | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | MF | |
Robbie D'Haese | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 | DF | |
Anton Tanghe | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 34 | MF |  |
Nick Bätzner | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 45 | 4 | 49 | ||||
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- "Spelers A-Kern" (in Dutch). K.V. Oostende. Archived from the original on 14 December 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- "KV Oostende en Moeskroen krijgen (weer) geen licentie in eerste zit" [KV Oostende and (again) Mouscron don't receive a license at their first attempt] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- "KV Oostende krijgt licentie van BAS, afwachten voor Moeskroen" [KV Oostende awarded license by BAS, Mouscron still waiting] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- "Degradant Moeskroen bemachtigt via BAS opnieuw een licentie" [Relegated Mouscron again obtains license after appeal at BAS] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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- "2020-2021 Oostende Stats". FBref. Retrieved 28 February 2021.