2021–22 K.R.C. Genk season
The 2021–22 season is the 34th season in the existence of K.R.C. Genk and the club's 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Genk are participating in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup, the Belgian Super Cup where it finished as runners-up, the UEFA Champions League where it got eliminated in the third qualifying round and in the UEFA Europa League.
| 2021–22 season | |||
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| Chairman | Peter Croonen | ||
| Manager | John van den Brom | ||
| Stadium | Luminus Arena | ||
| Belgian First Division A | 4th | ||
| Belgian Super Cup | Runners-up | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Théo Bongonda (4 goals) All: Théo Bongonda (5 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 10,147 (vs. Oud-Heverlee Leuven, 14 August 2021) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,069 (vs. KV Oostende, 30 July 2021) (vs. Shakhtar Donetsk, 3 August 2021) | ||
| Biggest win | 4–0 (vs. Oud-Heverlee Leuven, 14 August 2021) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 3–4 (vs. KV Oostende, 30 July 2021) | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 10 August 2021. | |||
Players
First-team squad
- As of 17 July 2021[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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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 3 July 2021 Friendly | Eendracht Termien .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 1–8 | Genk | Genk, Belgium |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Terrain 't Heke |
| 10 July 2021 Friendly | Genk | 1–1 |  FC Groningen | Genk, Belgium |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jos Vaessen Talent Academy |
| 14 July 2021 Friendly | Genk | 1–1 | AZ | Genk, Belgium |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: B-Veld Racing Genk |
Competitions
Overall record
| 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 | 23 July 2021 | May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 40.00 | |
| Belgian Cup | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
| Belgian Super Cup | 17 July 2021 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 3 August 2021 | 10 August 2021 | Third qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 16 September 2021 | Group stage | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 20.00 | ||
| Total | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 30.43 | ||||
Last updated: 25 November 2021
Source: Soccerway
Belgian First Division A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 9 | Eupen | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 25 |
| 10 | Standard Liège | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 23 |
| 11 | Genk | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 22 |
| 12 | Cercle Brugge | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 22 |
| 13 | Sint-Truiden | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 21 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2021. 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.[2]
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.[2]
Results summary
| 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 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
Last updated: 10 August 2021.
Source: Jupiler Pro League
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 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 June 2021.[3]
| 23 July 2021 1 | Standard Liège | 1–1 | Genk | Liège |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
| 30 July 2021 2 | Genk | 3–4 | Oostende | Genk |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 5,069 Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
| 7 August 2021 3 | Kortrijk | 1–2 | Genk | Kortrijk |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
| 14 August 2021 4 | Genk | 4–0 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Genk |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 10,147 Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
| 29 August 2021 6 | Genk | 1–0 | Anderlecht | Genk |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
| 12 September 2021 7 | Genk | 1–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Genk |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
Belgian Cup
Belgian Super Cup
| 17 July 2021 Final | Club Brugge | 3–2 | Genk | Brugge |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021.[4]
| 3 August 2021 First leg | Genk | 1–2 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | Genk, Belgium |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 5,096[5] Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
| 10 August 2021 Second leg | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–1 (4–2 agg.) | Genk | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 20,594[6] Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WHU | DZA | RWI | GNK | |
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| 1 |  West Ham United |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 |  Dinamo Zagreb |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| 3 |  Rapid Wien |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 6 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | |
| 4 | Genk |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 5 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |
| 16 September 2021 1 | Rapid Wien | 0–1 | Genk | Vienna, Austria |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadion Attendance: 18,400[8] Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia) |
| 30 September 2021 2 | Genk | 0–3 | Dinamo Zagreb | Genk, Belgium |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 11,262[9] Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland) |
| 21 October 2021 3 | West Ham United | 3–0 | Genk | Stratford, England |
| 20:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 45,980[10] Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania) |
| 4 November 2021 4 | Genk | 2–2 | West Ham United | Genk, Belgium |
| 17:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 12,239[11] Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia) |
| 25 November 2021 5 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1–1 | Genk | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden) |
| 9 December 2021 6 | Genk | v | Rapid Wien | Genk, Belgium |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Luminus Arena |
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals
- Last updated on 3 October 2021.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Belgian Division | Belgian Cup | Super Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | GK | BEL |
Maarten Vandevoordt | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | BEL |
Vic Chambaere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | BEL |
Tobe Leysen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  USA |
Mark McKenzie | 10 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  ESP |
Mujaid Sadick | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  MEX |
Gerardo Arteaga | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |  NOR |
Simen Juklerød | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF |  COL |
Daniel Muñoz | 13 | 1 | 7+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | COL |
Jhon Lucumí | 12 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | COL |
Carlos Cuesta | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | DF |  ECU |
Angelo Preciado | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | BEL |
Bryan Heynen | 15 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |  SUI |
Bastien Toma | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | BEL |
Jay-Dee Geusens | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |  SVK |
Patrik Hrošovský | 8 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | NED |
Carel Eiting | 12 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | BEL |
Luca Oyen | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | BEL |
Matisse Didden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW |  GHA |
Joseph Paintsil | 7 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | NOR |
Kristian Thorstvedt | 12 | 2 | 6+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | BEL |
Pierre Dwomoh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW |  JPN |
Junya Ito | 15 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BEL |
Theo Bongonda | 12 | 5 | 6+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BEL |
Mike Trésor Ndayishimiye | 15 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 18 | FW |  NGA |
Paul Onuachu | 14 | 11 | 7+2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | BEL |
Sekou Diawara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} CAN |
Ike Ugbo | 7 | 2 | 2+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 34 | FW |  TAN |
Kelvin John | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | DF |  FIN |
Jere Uronen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF |  CIV |
Eboue Kouassi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NGA |
Cyriel Dessers | 6 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | BEL |
Bryan Limbombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF |  BRA |
Neto Borges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | NGA |
Stephen Odey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Goalscorers
- As of 3 August 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Pro League | Belgian Cup | Belgian Super Cup | Champions League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | FW | |
Théo Bongonda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 18 | FW | |
Paul Onuachu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | |
Jere Uronen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | MF | |
Bryan Heynen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||
References
- "1ste ploeg" (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk.
- "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Associtation Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- "Pro League 2021/2022: Un choc d'entrée pour le Standard et Anderlecht". www.footnews.be (in French). 8 June 2021.
- "UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- "Genk vs. Shakhtar Donetsk". Union of European Football Associations. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- "Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Genk". Union of European Football Associations. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- "UEFA Europa League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 August 2021.
- "Rapid Wien vs. Genk". Union of European Football Associations. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- "Genk vs. Dinamo Zagreb". Union of European Football Associations. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- "West Ham United vs. Genk". Union of European Football Associations. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- "Genk vs. West Ham United". Union of European Football Associations. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
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