2024–25 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. season

Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
2024–25 season
ManagerMiron Muslić
(until 2 December)[1][2]
Ferdinand Feldhofer
(from 10 December)[2]
StadiumJan Breydel Stadium
Belgian Pro League15th
Belgian CupEighth round
UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Conference LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague: Kévin Denkey (10)
All: Kévin Denkey (15)
All statistics correct as of 15 December 2024.

The 2024–25 season is the 126th season in the history of Cercle Brugge K.S.V., and the club's 36th consecutive season in Belgian Pro League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is participating in the Belgian Cup, the UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA Conference League.

Season events

On 21 November 2024, Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati announced they had signed Kévin Denkey for an MLS record transfer fee of $16.2 million, with the player officially joining the club in January 2025.[3] It was also a club record fee received by Cercle Brugge.[4][5][6]

Following a 2–3 defeat to Beerschot on 1 December, Miron Muslic was sacked as the club's manager.[1][2] He was replaced on 10 December by Austrian coach Ferdinand Feldhofer, who had been in the same role at Dinamo Tbilisi.[2]

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Malamine Efekele AS Monaco Loan 3 July 2024 [7]
DF Ibrahim Diakité Stade de Reims Undisclosed 3 July 2024 [8]
MF Lawrence Agyekum Red Bull Salzburg Loan 4 July 2024 [9]
FW Bruninho Red Bull Bragantino Loan 10 July 2024 [10]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Emilio Kehrer Willem II Undisclosed 5 July 2024 [11]
FW Kévin Denkey FC Cincinnati $16.2 million 1 January 2025 [12]

Friendlies

Pre-season

6 July 2024 Friendly Cercle Brugge 3–2 AEK Larnaca Venray, Netherlands
14:00
  • Olaigbe 19'
  • Somers 41', 51'
 Report
Stadium: Sportpark De Wieën
13 July 2024 Friendly Monaco 1–1 Cercle Brugge
10:30
20 July 2024 Friendly Feyenoord 1–0 Cercle Brugge Rotterdam, Netherlands
13:00
Stadium: Varkenoord
Note: Two periods of 45 minutes and one period of 30 minutes

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian Pro League 28 July 2024 Matchday 1 18 4 5 9 19 31 −12 022.22
Belgian Cup 31 October 2024 4 December 2024 Seventh round Eighth round 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 050.00
UEFA Europa League 25 July 2024 15 August 2024 Second qualifying round Third qualifying round 4 2 1 1 3 4 −1 050.00
UEFA Conference League 22 August 2024 Play-off round 7 4 1 2 20 11 +9 057.14
Total 31 11 7 13 45 47 −2 035.48

Last updated: 15 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League

Main article: 2024–25 Belgian Pro League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
11 OH Leuven 30 8 13 9 28 33 −5 37 Qualification for the Europe play-offs
12 Dender EH 30 8 8 14 33 51 −18 32
13 Cercle Brugge 30 7 11 12 29 44 −15 32 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
14 Sint-Truiden 30 7 10 13 41 56 −15 31
15 Kortrijk 30 7 5 18 28 55 −27 26
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.[13]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 7 6 9 23 32  −9 27 5 3 3 14 13  +1 2 3 6 9 19  −10

Last updated: 18 January 2025.
Source: soccerway

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAH
ResultLLWDWLLLDLDWWLLLDDWDWW
Position1615101291313151415151512141415151413131212
Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2025. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 11 June 2024.[14]

28 July 2024 1 Westerlo 3–0 Cercle Brugge Westerlo
4 August 2024 2 Cercle Brugge 1–2 Kortrijk Bruges
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
1 September 2024 6 Club Brugge 3–0 Cercle Brugge Bruges
13:30
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 24,400
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
22 September 2024 8 Mechelen 2–0 Cercle Brugge Mechelen
16:00
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
26 September 2024 5 Cercle Brugge 2–1 Gent Bruges
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
29 September 2024 9 Cercle Brugge 1–1 Sint-Truiden Bruges
19:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 4,592
Referee: Wim Smet
6 October 2024 10 Antwerp 3–0 Cercle Brugge Antwerp
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
19 October 2024 11 Cercle Brugge 0–0 Dender Bruges
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 4,859
Referee: Bert Put
27 October 2024 12 Union Saint-Gilloise 1–3 Cercle Brugge Brussels
19:15 CEST
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
3 November 2024 13 Cercle Brugge 2–0 Sporting Charleroi Bruges
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 6,519
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
10 November 2024 14 Cercle Brugge 0–5 Anderlecht Bruges
13:30
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 8,640
Referee: Wesli De Cremer
23 November 2024 15 Standard Liège 1–0 Cercle Brugge Liège
18:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 14,453
Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'hui
1 December 2024 16 Beerschot 3–2 Cercle Brugge Antwerp
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 4,775
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
8 December 2024 17 Cercle Brugge 0–0 Union Saint-Gilloise Brugge
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 4,816
Referee: Lothar D'Hondt
15 December 2024 18 Gent 1–1 Cercle Brugge Ghent
19:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Planet Group Arena
Attendance: 12,342
Referee: Jan Boterberg
22 December 2024 19 Cercle Brugge 1–0 OH Leuven Brugge
19:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 4,686
Referee: Michiel Allaerts
27 December 2024 20 Sint-Truiden 1–1 Cercle Brugge Sint-Truiden
20:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Daio Wasabi Stayen Stadium
Attendance: 5,454
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
12 January 2025 21 Cercle Brugge 1–0 Mechelen Brugge
19:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 4,423
Referee: Wim Smet
18 January 2025 22 Dender 0–1 Cercle Brugge Denderleeuw
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Dender Football Complex
Attendance: 2,776
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
25 January 2025 23 Sporting Charleroi – Cercle Brugge Charleroi
18:15 CET Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
1 February 2025 24 Cercle Brugge – Standard Liège Brugge
18:15 CET Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
8 February 2025 25 Genk 2–1 Cercle Brugge
16 February 2025 26 Cercle Brugge 1–1 Westerlo
23 February 2025 27 Kortrijk 1–1 Cercle Brugge
1 March 2025 28 Cercle Brugge 0–0 Antwerp
9 March 2025 29 Cercle Brugge 1–3 Club Brugge
16 March 2025 30 Anderlecht 3–0 Cercle Brugge

Relegation play-offs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation STR CER KOR BEE
1 Sint-Truiden 6 3 1 2 9 10 −1 41 3–1 0–3 2–1
2 Cercle Brugge (O) 6 2 1 3 10 13 −3 39 Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-offs 3–1 0–2 2–1
3 Kortrijk (R) 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 37 Relegation to Challenger Pro League 2–2 2–2 3–2
4 Beerschot (R) 6 2 0 4 10 10 0 24 0–1 4–2 2–0
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Regular season finishing position.[15]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
30 March 2025 1 Kortrijk 2–2 Cercle Brugge
5 April 2025 2 Cercle Brugge 2–1 Beerschot
12 April 2025 3 Sint-Truiden 3–1 Cercle Brugge
26 April 2025 4 Cercle Brugge 3–1 Sint-Truiden
3 May 2025 5 Cercle Brugge 0–2 Kortrijk
10 May 2025 6 Beerschot 4–2 Cercle Brugge
Promotion/relegation play-offs
18 May 2025 First leg Patro Eisden 1–5 Cercle Brugge
23 May 2025 Second leg Cercle Brugge 3–1
(8–2 agg.)		 Patro Eisden

Belgian Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Belgian Cup
31 October 2024 Seventh round Cercle Brugge 3–0[B] Olympic Charleroi Bruges
20:00 CET
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
4 December 2024 Eighth round Cercle Brugge 0–1 Sint-Truiden Bruges
20:30 CET Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Europa League

Second qualifying round

The draw was held on 19 June 2024.[16]

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25) First leg Kilmarnock 1–1 Cercle Brugge Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
20:30 (19:30 BST)
Report[18]
Attendance: 10,410[17]
Referee: Martin Dohal (Slovakia)
1 August 2024 (2024-08-01) Second leg Cercle Brugge 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Kilmarnock Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
20:00
Report[20] Attendance: 10,230[19]
Referee: Ante Čulina (Croatia)

Third qualifying round

8 August 2024 (2024-08-08) First leg Molde 3–0 Cercle Brugge Aker Stadion, Molde
19:00
Report[22] Attendance: 4,200[21]
Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal)
15 August 2024 (2024-08-15) Second leg Cercle Brugge 1–0
(1–3 agg.)		 Molde Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
20:00
  • Ouattara 41'
 Report[24] Attendance: 4,504[23]
Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Play-off round

22 August 2024 (2024-08-22) First leg Wisła Kraków 1–6 Cercle Brugge Henryk Reyman Stadium, Kraków
20:30
Report[26]
Attendance: 25,093[25]
Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)
29 August 2024 (2024-08-29) Second leg Cercle Brugge 1–4
(7–5 agg.)		 Wisła Kraków Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
20:00
Report[28]
Attendance: 5,654[27]
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

League phase

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League league phase

The league phase draw was held on 30 August 2024.[29]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Lugano 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13[a] Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
7 Legia Warsaw 6 4 0 2 13 5 +8 12
8 Cercle Brugge 6 3 2 1 14 7 +7 11
9 Jagiellonia Białystok 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10 Shamrock Rovers 6 3 2 1 12 9 +3 11
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Away goals scored: Djurgårdens IF 5, Lugano 4.
Round123456
GroundHAHAAH
ResultWLDWWD
Position112151178
Points33471011
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

3 October 2024 (2024-10-03) 1 Cercle Brugge 6–2 St. Gallen Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
18:45
Report[31]
Attendance: 5,195[30]
Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)
24 October 2024 (2024-10-24) 2 Víkingur Reykjavík 3–1 Cercle Brugge Kópavogsvöllur, Kópavogur[note 1]
21:00 (19:00 UTC+0)
Report[33]
Attendance: 1,200[32]
Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (Latvia)
7 November 2024 (2024-11-07) 3 LASK 0–0 Cercle Brugge Raiffeisen Arena, Linz
21:00 Report[35] Attendance: 8,500[34]
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria)
28 November 2024 (2024-11-28) 4 Cercle Brugge 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
18:45
Report[37] Attendance: 7,722[36]
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)
12 December 2024 (2024-12-12) 5 Olimpija Ljubljana 1–4 Cercle Brugge Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana
18:45
Report[39]
Attendance: 5,646[38]
Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)
19 December 2024 (2024-12-19) 6 Cercle Brugge 1–1 İstanbul Başakşehir Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
21:00
Report[40]
Attendance: 4,411
Referee: István Vad

Notes

  1. ^ Víkingur Reykjavík will play their home matches at Kópavogsvöllur, Kópavogur, instead of their regular stadium, Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  1. ^
    Tie reversed after the original draw. Despite having adequate facilities, the city council of the city of Charleroi did not approve and hence the match was played in Bruges.[41]

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