Club Brugge KV

Club Brugge
Full name Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging (Club Bruges Royal Football association)
Nickname(s) Blauw-Zwart (Blue-Black), Club, FCB
Founded 13 November 1891 (1891-11-13)
Stamnummer (matricule number) 3
Ground Jan Breydel Stadium
Capacity 29,062[1]
President Bart Verhaeghe
Head coach Ivan Leko
League Belgian First Division A
2017–18 Belgian First Division A, 1st
Website Club website

Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging (Dutch pronunciation: [klʏˈbrʏɣə ˌkoːnɪŋkləkə ˈvudbɑlvəreːnəɣɪŋ]),[2] commonly referred to as just Club Brugge, is a football club based in Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062.[3]

One of the most decorated clubs in Belgian football, it has been Belgian league champion on 15 occasions, second only to major rivals Anderlecht, and it shares the Jan Breydel Stadium with city rival Cercle Brugge, with whom they contest the Bruges derby.

Throughout its long history, Club Brugge has enjoyed much European football success, reaching two European finals and two European semi-finals. Club Brugge is the only Belgian club to have played the final of the European Cup (forerunner of the current UEFA Champions League) so far, losing to Liverpool in the final of the 1978 season. They also lost in the 1976 UEFA Cup Final to the same opponents. Club Brugge holds the European record number of consecutive participations in the UEFA Europa League (20), the record number of Belgian cups (11) and the record number of Belgian Supercups (15).

History

History of Club Brugge
Brugsche Football Club
(1891)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Football Club
Brugeois (1892)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Football Club Brugeois
(1897)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Royal Football Club Brugeois
(1920)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Club Brugge Koninklijke
Voetbalvereniging (1972)
 
 
 
 
Logo of Club Brugge in the 1970s
  • 1890: Brugsche Football Club

Club created by old students of the Catholic school Broeders Xaverianen and the neutral school Koninklijk Atheneum.

  • 13 November 1891: Club recreated

The club was recreated. This has since been adopted as the official date of foundation.

  • 1892: First board

An official board was installed in the club.

  • 1894: Football Club Brugeois

Club created by 16 old members of Brugsche FC.

  • 1895: Vlaamsche Football Club de Bruges

Club created in the city.

  • 1895–96: the UBSSA set up in 1895. and they went to the UBSSA and took part of the first Belgian national league.
  • 1896: Leaving the UBSSA

Financially it was difficult for FC Brugeois and so after only one year they had to leave the UBSSA.

  • 1897: Fusion

FC Brugeois joined Brugsche FC but they continued under the name Football Club Brugeois.

  • 1902: New fusion

Vlaamsche FC joined FC Brugeois.

  • 1912: De Klokke

They moved to a new stadium named "De Klokke".

  • 1913–14: First cup final

FC Brugeois reached their first Belgian Cup final but they lost 2–1 from Union SG.

  • 1920: First time league champions

The club became for the first time champions of the first division.

  • 1926: Royal Football Club Brugeois

The club get number 3 as their matricule number and in the same year they get the royal title.

  • 1928: First relegation

A first low when the club was relegated to the second division.

  • 1930: New statute

President Albert Dyserynck changed the club's statute into a non-profit association.

  • 1931: Albert Dyserynckstadion

When president Albert Dyserynck suddenly died they honoured him by changing the stadium's name into Albert Dyserynckstadion.

  • 1959: Permanent to the first division

RFC Brugeois promoted to the first division and never relegated again in the future.

  • 1968: First time cup winners

They won the Belgian Cup for the first time against Beerschot AC (1–1, 7–6 after penalty's).

  • 1972: Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging

The club changed their name into the Flemisch name Club Brugge KV

They moved from Albert Dyserynckstadion to Olympiastadion (current Jan Breydelstadion).

Under Austrian coach Ernst Happel, Club Brugge reached the finals of the UEFA Cup and lost against Liverpool (3–2 and 1–1).

Still under Ernst Happel, the club faced Liverpool again of a European final. This time it was in the European Champions Clubs' Cup final. And again they lost (1–0). Club Brugge is the only Belgian club that has reached the finals of the European biggest competition.

Daniel Amokachi is the first goal scorer in the Champions League. He scored against CSKA Moscow.

Olympiastadion had to be expanded for the EURO 2000 organisation. They also changed the name into Jan Breydelstadion.

  • 2006: CLUBtv

Club Brugge was the first Belgian club to create its own TV channel.

Crest and colours

The club don a black and blue home kit traditional to their history, away they wear a red strip. Its supplier is Macron.

Stadium

Jan Breydel Stadium

Supporters

Tifo before the Champions League game Club Brugge-Rapid Wien in 2005

Club Brugge is the most supported club in Belgium. It has fans all over the country. Attendances are high. The Jan Breydel Stadium is almost sold out at every home game. Some of these fans are part of 62 supporter clubs in Belgium, which have more than 10,000 members. The "Supportersfederatie Club Brugge KV", founded in 1967, is recognized as the official supporters club of Club Brugge.

In tribute the fans, often dubbed the twelfth man in football, Club Brugge no longer assigns the number 12 to players. Club Brugge also has a TV show, CLUBtv, on the Telenet network since 21 July 2006. This twice weekly show features exclusive interviews with players, coaches and managers.

Mascot

The three Bears; mascots of Club Bruges

The official mascot of Club Bruges is a bear, symbol of the city of Bruges. The history of the bear is related to a legend of the first Count of Flanders, Baldwin I of Flanders, who had fought and defeated a bear in his youth. Since the end of 2000, a second mascot, always a bear, travels along the edge of the field during home games for fans to call and encourage both their favorites. These two bears are called Belle and Bene. In 2010, a third bear named Bibi, made its appearance. He is described as the child of the first two mascots, and is oriented towards the young supporters.

Rivalries

Like many historic clubs, Club Brugge contests rivalries with other Belgian clubs, whether at local (Cercle Brugge), regional level (Gent and Anderlecht).

Gent

At regional level, Club Brugge has maintained rivalry with Gent, a team in the neighboring province. The successes achieved by Club Bruges in the early 1970s, combined with very poor season performances by Gent in the same period, attracted many fans. Since the late 1990s, Gent again played a somewhat more leading role in Belgium, and matches against Club Brugge were often spectacles.

Anderlecht

The rivalry between Club Brugge and Anderlecht has developed since the 1970s. At that time, the Brussels-based club and Club Brugge won most trophies between them, leaving little room for other Belgian teams. Matches between these two teams were often contested for the title of champion of Belgium. Three Belgian Cup finals were played between the two clubs (with Anderlecht winning once and Club Brugge twice), and they played seven Belgian Supercups (Club Bruges won five). A match between these two sides is often called 'The Hate Game'. They are arguably the most heated fixtures in Belgian football together with clashes between RSCA and Standard de Liège.

Honours

Domestic

Winners (15): 1919–20, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2015–16, 2017–18
Runners-up (22): 1898–99, 1899-00, 1905–06, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999-00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2016–17
Winners (11): 1967–68, 1969–70, 1976–77, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2014–15
Runners-up (7): 1913–14, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2015–16
Winners (15): 1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2016, 2018
Runners-up (3): 1995, 2007, 2015

International

1977–78
1976–77
1975–76
1987–88
2014–15
1991–92
1970–71, 1994–95
1981

Pre-season friendly

1990

Players

First-team squad

As of 14 September 2018[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Croatia GK Karlo Letica
4 Brazil DF Luan Peres
5 France DF Benoît Poulain
6 Morocco MF Sofyan Amrabat
7 Brazil FW Wesley
9 Belgium FW Jelle Vossen
10 Iran FW Kaveh Rezaei
11 Senegal FW Krépin Diatta
14 Croatia DF Ivan Tomečak
15 Croatia DF Matej Mitrović
16 Belgium FW Siebe Schrijvers
18 Zimbabwe MF Marvelous Nakamba
19 Belgium DF Thibault Vlietinck
20 Belgium MF Hans Vanaken (Vice-captain)
No. Position Player
21 Belgium DF Dion Cools
22 United States GK Ethan Horvath
24 Netherlands DF Stefano Denswil (3rd captain)
25 Netherlands MF Ruud Vormer (Captain)
26 Belgium MF Mats Rits
28 Belgium GK Guillaume Hubert
34 Belgium GK Brent Gabriel
35 Switzerland DF Saulo Decarli
42 Nigeria FW Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis
44 Belgium DF Brandon Mechele
47 Netherlands FW Arnaut Danjuma
77 Angola DF Clinton Mata
80 Belgium FW Loïs Openda
98 Belgium MF Brandon Baiye

Out on loan

No. Position Player
8 Israel MF Lior Refaelov (on loan to Belgium Antwerp until 30 June 2019)
29 Romania FW Dorin Rotariu (on loan to Netherlands AZ until 30 June 2019)
33 Australia MF Riley McGree (on loan to Australia Melbourne City until 30 June 2019)
40 Belgium MF Jordi Vanlerberghe (on loan to Belgium Oostende until 30 June 2019)
No. Position Player
55 Serbia DF Erhan Mašović (on loan to Slovakia Trenčín until 30 June 2019)
96 Belgium DF Ahmed Touba (on loan to Belgium Leuven until 30 June 2019)
Brazil FW Leandro Pereira (on loan to Brazil Chapecoense until 31 December 2018)

Retired numbers

12 – The 12th man (reserved for the club supporters)

23 – Belgium François Sterchele, striker (2007–08). Posthumous; Sterchele died in a single-person car accident on 8 May 2008.

Reserves and Club Academy

As of 18 September 2018 – Note: Reserve players are given a "B" squad number although they aren't used as shirt numbers. The squad numbers below are registered for the first team.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
86 Belgium DF Mathias De Wolf
87 Belgium DF Maxim De Cuyper
88 Belgium MF Samuel Asoma
89 Belgium FW Cyril Ngonge
90 Belgium GK Nick Shinton
91 Belgium GK Senne Lammens
92 Belgium DF Brendan Schoonbaert
93 Belgium MF Noah Fadiga
94 Belgium MF Charles De Ketelaere
95 Belgium MF Adnan Ugur
97 Belgium FW Terry Osei-Berkoe
99 Belgium MF Louis Declerck
Belgium GK Darko De Rie
No. Position Player
France DF Nathan Fuakala
Belgium DF Soufiane Karkache
Belgium DF Anton Tanghe
Belgium DF Jarno Vervaque
Belgium DF Siemen Voet
Belgium MF Xander Blomme
Belgium MF Lars Dendoncker
Belgium MF Jasper Van Oudenhove
Belgium FW Milan Cambier
Belgium FW Rik De Kuyffer
Belgium FW Gabriel Lemoine
Belgium FW Visar Shala

Out on loan

No. Position Player
Belgium MF Jellert Van Landschoot (on loan to Belgium Leuven until 30 June 2019)

Former players

Club captains

Technical staff

First-team staff

Position Name
Head Coach T1 Croatia Ivan Leko
Assistant Coach T2 Belgium Rudi Cossey
Assistant Coach T3 Belgium Edward Still
Assistant Coach T4 Belgium Timmy Simons
Goalkeeping Coach Croatia Tomislav Rogic
Sport Scientist Belgium Dieter Deprez
Physical Coach Belgium Eddie Rob
Doctor Belgium Lode Dalewyn
Physiotherapist Belgium Dimitri Dobbenie
Physiotherapist Belgium Jan Van Damme
Physiotherapist Belgium Valentijn Deneulin
Masseur Belgium Peter Destickere
Team Manager Belgium Dévy Rigaux
Video Analyst Belgium Nicolas Still
Kit Man Belgium Pascal Plovie
Assistant Kit Man Belgium Michel Dierings
Assistant Kit Man Belgium Herman Brughmans

Reserves staff

Position Name
Head Coach Reserves T1 Belgium Rik De Mil
Assistant Coach Reserves T2 Belgium Carl Hoefkens
Assistant Coach Reserves T3 Belgium Dirk Laleman
Assistant Coach Reserves T4 Belgium Maarten Martens
Goalkeeping Coach Reserves Belgium Jürgen Belpaire
Physiotherapist Reserves Belgium Dimitri Vastenavondt

Board of Directors

Position Name
President Belgium Bart Verhaeghe
Board Member Belgium Jan Boone
Board Member Belgium Bart Coeman
Board Member Belgium Sam Sabbe
Board Member Belgium Peter Vanhecke
CEO Belgium Vincent Mannaert

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jan Breydel Stadium clubbrugge.be (last check 20/10/2017)
  2. ↑ Club in isolation: [klʏp].
  3. ↑ Jan Breydel Stadium clubbrugge.be (last check 20/10/2017)
  4. ↑ "team - noyau a". clubbrugge.be. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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