2019–20 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season
The 2019–20 season is Oud-Heverlee Leuven's 18th competitive season in professional football and the team's fourth consecutive season at the second level following their relegation from the Belgian Pro League in 2016.
| 2019–20 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | King Power International Group |
| Chairman |  |
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| Stadium | King Power at Den Dreef Stadium |
| Belgian Cup | Round 6 |
2019–20 squad
- This section lists players who were in Oud-Heveree Leuven's first team squad at any point during the 2019–20 season
- The symbol ℒ indicates a player who is on loan from another club
- The symbol ¥ indicates a youngster who has appeared on the match sheet at least once during the season (possibly as unused substitute)
| No. | Nationality | Name | Position | Joined First Team | Previous Club | Left First Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | |
Kawin Thamsatchanan | GK | 10 January 2018 | |
8 February 2020 |
| 16 |  |
Darren Keet | GK | 31 July 2019 | |
– |
| 26 | |
Laurent Henkinet | GK | 27 December 2016 | |
– |
| 38 | |
Oregan Ravet¥ | GK | Summer 2019 | Youth Squad | – |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | |
Jan Van den Berghℒ | CB | 31 January 2020 | |
30 June 2020 |
| 3 |  |
Derrick Tshimanga | LB | 14 July 2017 |  |
– |
| 4 | |
Kenneth Schuermans | CB | 19 May 2017 | |
– |
| 5 | |
Pierre-Yves Ngawa | RB | 11 August 2019 |  |
– |
| 15 |  |
Dylan Ouédraogo | CB | 28 August 2019 |  |
– |
| 19 |  |
Frédéric Duplus | RB | 7 June 2018 | |
– |
| 23 |  |
Sascha Kotysch | CB | 16 January 2019 | |
– |
| 27 | |
Jordy Gillekens¥ | CB | Summer 2017 | Youth Squad | – |
| 28 | |
Toon Raemaekers¥ | CB | Summer 2019 | Youth Squad | – |
| 31 | |
Brent Laes¥ | LB / LW | Summer 2019 | Youth Squad | – |
| 36 |  |
Thierno Gaye¥ | RB | Winter 2019–20 | Youth Squad | – |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 6 | |
David Hubert | CM | 18 August 2017 | |
– |
| 8 | |
Tom Van Hyfte | CM | 10 July 2019 | |
– |
| 10 | |
Xavier Mercier | CM | 16 June 2019 | |
– |
| 14 |  |
Kamal Sowahℒ | CM | 31 January 2018 |  |
30 June 2020 |
| 17 | |
Samy Kehli | AM | 14 June 2018 | |
– |
| 20 | |
Isaac Asante¥ | AM | Winter 2019–20 | Youth Squad | |
| 22 | |
Olivier Myny | LW / RW | 31 May 2018 | |
– |
| 24 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Tristan Borges | CM / LW / RW | 22 January 2020 | |
– |
| 24 | |
Jarno Libert | CM | Summer 2017 | Youth Squad | 20 August 2019 |
| 25 | |
Jenthe Mertens | CM | Summer 2017 | Youth Squad | 2 September 2019 |
| 29 | |
Amîr Lemti¥ | CM | Summer 2019 | Youth Squad | – |
| 33 | |
Mathieu Maertens | CM / AM | 12 July 2017 | |
– |
| 77 | |
Yohan Croizet | LW / RW | 5 February 2020 |  |
– |
| 99 |  |
Aboubakar Keita | CM / DM | 31 January 2019 |  |
– |
| Forwards | ||||||
| 7 |  |
Yannick Aguemon | CF / LW / RW | 28 June 2017 | |
– |
| 8 | |
Sam Hendriks | CF | 6 July 2018 | |
31 January 2020 |
| 9 | |
Thomas Henry | CF | 17 January 2019 | |
– |
| 11 | |
Yanis Mbombo | CF | 30 January 2019 | |
– |
| 12 | |
Stallone Limbombe | CF | 31 January 2020 | |
– |
| 18 | |
Jo Gilis¥ | CF | Summer 2018 | Youth Squad | – |
| 30 |  |
Milan Tučić | CF / LW / RW | 2 September 2019 | |
– |
| 32 | |
Daan Vekemans¥ | CF | Summer 2018 | Youth Squad | – |
| 39 | |
Arthur Allemeersch¥ | CF | Summer 2019 | Youth Squad | – |
| 43 | |
Jérémy Perbetℒ | CF | 2 September 2019 | |
30 June 2020 |
Transfers
May 2019 saw the first official transfer news published as midfielder Aboubakar Keita, who was already on loan from Copenhagen since the winter 2018–19 transfer window, was now signed permanently until 2022.[1] Meanwhile experienced midfielder Koen Persoons was announced as new signing by Belgian Second Amateur Division club Knokke.[2] The first new player incoming was 29 year old French midfielder Xavier Mercier, who came over from Cercle Brugge where he had previously worked under the duo of Franky Vercauteren and Vincent Euvrard when they won the 2017–18 Belgian First Division B title and were promoted. That season Mercier also won the Belgian First Division B MVP award.[3] Still before summer, OH Leuven also departed from Jovan Kostovski whose contract had ended after six seasons with the club, allowing him a free agent move to Cypriot team Ethnikos Achna.[4]
With the season at an end, several players returned from loan deals: young strikers Jo Gilis and Daan Vekemans returned from Eendracht Aalst with which they had not been able to avoid relegation from the 2018–19 Belgian First Amateur Division. The duo would join the reserve squad for 2019–20. Dutch striker Sam Hendriks returned from Cambuur where he had been on good form until a serious knee injury saw him sidelined for the remainder of 2019. Winger Leo Njengo returned from a loan to Heist, but as he was end of contract he left the club, signing some weeks later for Visé.[5] Also returning from loan deal was defender Jordy Gillekens who had been loaned to Fiorentina. Meanwhile his goalkeeping brother Nick Gillekens was released after his contract ended, which was also the case for French midfielder Julien Gorius and Senegalese striker Simon Diedhiou. On the outgoing front, with their loan deals ending both Ahmed Touba and Jellert van Landschoot returned to Club Brugge after the season, similarly both Polish international Bartosz Kapustka and Elliott Moore returned to Leicester City F.C. Under-23s and Academy. Kapustka had in fact already returned a few months earlier to recover in Leicester from an injury ending his season while Moore was sold by Leicester City to Oxford United after two seasons on loan to OH Leuven. Kamal Sowah however remained with the squad, as it became clear his loan deal had been extended with one further season. On the other hand, English striker George Hirst was signed by Leicester City on a permanent basis.[6]
In July, the club signed midfielder Tom Van Hyfte from direct competitors Beerschot [7] and with Darren Keet brought in a new goalkeeper to replace Gillekens. Although South-African, Keet already has some five seasons of experience with the Belgian league as he played for Kortrijk from 2011 to 2016.[8] Meanwhile winger Joeri Dequevy moved to Belgian First Division team RWDM47.[9] Mid August saw the return of former OH Leuven defender Pierre-Yves Ngawa who returned after playing in the Italian Serie B for two seasons [10], replacing Dimitri Daeseleire who left for Rupel Boom.[11] With transfer deadline day approaching, several players who were deemed surplus found a solution by moving to a different team: Jarno Libert to RWDM47[12], Jenthe Mertens to Go Ahead Eagles[13] and Redouane Kerrouche to Aves.[14] Meanwhile Burkinabé international Dylan Ouédraogo was brought in from Apollon Limassol as a backup defender.[15] Finally, two last minute incoming transfers occurred with Slovenian winger/striker Milan Tučić being signed from Rudar Velenje[16] and striker Jérémy Perbet arriving on loan from Charleroi.[17]
During the 2019–20 winter transfer window, OH Leuven engaged in only few transfers. On the incoming side, midway through January, 21 year old Canadian Tristan Borges was brought in from Forge FC [18], while on transfer deadline day two more players came in from Gent: Jan Van den Bergh was loaned for 6-months (without buy clause)[19] while Stallone Limbombe was signed until 2022.[20] A few days after the transfer window had closed, former OHL player Yohan Croizet was signed as a free agent player, returning to the club after an earlier spell from 2014 to 2016.[21] On the outgoing side, two players were sent out on loan: striker Sam Hendriks moved until the end of the season to Cambuur, where he had already been on loan the previous season[22]; while Kawin Thamsatchanan was loaned out until the end of 2020 to Japanese team Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.[23]
Transfers In
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Transfers Out
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Belgian First Division B
OHL's season in the Belgian First Division B began on 4 August 2018.
Results
Belgian Cup
Results
| 2019–20 Belgian Cup | ||||||
| Match Details | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Lineup | Unused Subs | Bookings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 5 | ||||||
| 23 August 2019 20:30 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven |
Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 6–0 | Wetteren | Keet Laes, Kotysch, Schuermans, Duplus Keita (?' Hubert), Mercier, Van Hyfte Maertens, Henry (?' Sowah), Aguemon (?' Allemeersch) |
Thamsatchanan Gilis Mertens Ngawa |
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| 2' Maertens 20' Aguemon 63' Henry 79' Sowah 86' Allemeersch 90' Sowah |
1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 |
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| Round 6 | ||||||
| 25 September 2019 20:30 Stayen Sint-Truiden |
Sint-Truiden | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Keet Ngawa, Schuermans, Duplus Hubert (41' Gillekens), Kehli (97' Sowah), Maertens, Van Hyfte Aguemon, Mbombo (72' Tučić), Perbet (72' Henry) |
Thamsatchanan Mercier Tshimanga |
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| 98' Boli 117' Botaka |
1–0 2–0 |
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Squad statistics
Includes only competitive matches.
Appearances
- Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | First Division B | Belgian Cup | End of season play-offs | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Sub | Unused Sub | Starts | Sub | Unused Sub | Starts | Sub | Unused Sub | Starts | Sub | Unused Sub | ||||
| 2 | DF | |
Jan Van den Bergh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | |
Derrick Tshimanga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | |
Kenneth Schuermans | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | |
Pierre-Yves Ngawa | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | |
David Hubert | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | |
Yannick Aguemon | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | |
Tom Van Hyfte | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | |
Thomas Henry | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | |
Xavier Mercier | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | |
Yanis Mbombo | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 7 |
| 12 | FW | |
Stallone Limbombe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | |
Kamal Sowah | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | |
Dylan Ouédraogo | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 16 | GK | |
Darren Keet | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 17 | MF | |
Samy Kehli | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| 18 | FW | |
Jo Gilis | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | DF | |
Frédéric Duplus | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | |
Isaac Asante | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | |
Olivier Myny | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 23 | DF | |
Sascha Kotysch | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | |
Tristan Borges | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | GK | |
Laurent Henkinet | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5 |
| 27 | DF | |
Jordy Gillekens | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 28 | DF | |
Toon Raemaekers | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | MF | |
Amîr Lemti | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | FW | |
Milan Tučić | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | DF | |
Brent Laes | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 32 | FW | |
Daan Vekemans | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | MF | |
Mathieu Maertens | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | |
Thierno Gaye | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | GK | |
Oregan Ravet | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | FW | |
Arthur Allemeersch | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | FW | |
Jérémy Perbet | 4 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 6 |
| 77 | MF | |
Yohan Croizet | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | MF | |
Aboubakar Keita | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| Players that have appeared this season, who are out on loan or have left OH Leuven | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | |
Kawin Thamsatchanan (on loan to Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 24 | MF | |
Jarno Libert (transferred to RWDM47) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | DF | |
Jenthe Mertens (transferred to Go Ahead Eagles) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Goalscorers
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | First Division B | Belgian Cup | End of season play-offs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 9 | | 15 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | MF | 33 | | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | 14 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| FW | 43 | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | MF | 8 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | 10 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | DF | 2 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | 7 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | 11 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | DF | 3 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | 4 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 23 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 39 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 6 | 0 | 51 | |||
Clean sheets
| No. | Player | First Division B | Belgian Cup | End of season play-offs | Total Clean Sheets | % Clean Sheet Games | Goals Conceded | Avg Minutes Between Conceding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | 0 | NA |
| 16 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 37.5 % | 9 | 80 |
| 26 | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 33.33 % | 34 | 53.82 |
Footnotes
- Keita was already on loan from Copenhagen to OH Leuven during the second half of the 2018-19 season. All parties agreed to make the transfer permanent.
- Sowah was already on loan from Leicester City to OH Leuven during the 2018-19 season. The loan was extended with another season.
- On 1 November 2019 the match between OH Leuven and Union SG was stopped during the second half at a 0–0 scoreline, when part of the floodlights in the stadium stopped working. The lights had been malfunctioning several times throughout the match and when the total time of delay exceeded 30 minutes the referee had to stop the match as per the rules of the Belgian FA. After investigations,[24] the commission of the Belgian FA ruled on 2 January 2020 that OHL was to lose the match by a forfeit score of 0–5.[25] OH Leuven appealed the decision at the Belgian court for sports arbitrage (BAS) which ruled on 31 January 2020 that the match needed to be replayed in full as the club could not be deemed accountable for the floodlight failure and the referee had insufficiently motivated his decision to stop the match.[26] The match was replayed on 11 February 2020.
- Full replay of match started on 1 November 2019.
References
- "OHL legt Keita vast" [OHL signs Keita] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2019-05-09.
- "Persoons trekt naar Knokke: "De komende 2 jaar vind je me in de beach bars"" [Persoons moves to Knokke: "Coming two years you'll find me at the beach bars"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2019-05-24.
- "Nieuwe spelmaker voor OH Leuven" [New playmaker for OH Leuven] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2019-06-16.
- "(ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΕΣ) KOSTOVSKI για την επίθεση!" [(INFORMATION) KOSTOVSKI on the attack!] (in Greek). kerkida.net. 2019-06-23.
- "Visé est ambitieux mais reste lucide avant la D1 Amateurs" [Visé is ambitious but remains lucid ahead of the D1 Amateur] (in French). rtc.be. 2019-08-17.
- "George Hirst naar Leicester City" [George Hirst to Leicester City] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2019-07-05.
- "OH Leuven haalt brok ervaring naar Den Dreef" [OH Leuven brings heap of experience to Den Dreef] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2019-07-10.
- "OHL haalt Zuid-Afrikaan opnieuw naar België" [OHL brings South African back to Belgium] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2019-07-31.
- "NEW TRANSFERT" [NEW TRANSFER] (in French). rwdm.be. 2019-07-29.
- "Oude bekende keert terug naar Den Dreef" [Old familiar returns to Den Dreef] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2019-08-11.
- "DIMITRI DAESELEIRE: 2 JAAR RUPEL BOOM" [DIMITRI DAESELEIRE: 2 SEASONS RUPEL BOOM] (in Dutch). rupelboomfc.be. 2019-08-11.
- "NEW TRANSFERT ! Bienvenue à Jarno Libert, un jeune bruxellois de 22 ans. C'est un milieu de terrain, pure produit de l'OHL, qui a déjà effectué plus de 35 matchs en D1B. Il signe un contrat avec le RWDM pour une durée de 2 ans avec option 👊🏽 WELCOME !" [NEW TRANSFER ! Welcome to Jarno Libert, a young Brussels player of 22. He's a midfielder, youth product of OHL, who has already played more than 35 matches in division 1B. He signs a contract with RWDM for two years with option to extend 👊🏽 WELCOME !] (in French). facebook.com. 2019-08-20.
- "Jenthe Mertens kiest voor Nederlands avontuur" [Jenthe Mertens chooses Dutch adventure] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2019-09-02.
- "CONTRATAÇÃO REDOUANE KERROUCHE" [HIRING REDOUANE KERROUCHE] (in Portuguese). cdaves.pt. 2019-08-25.
- "OHL strikt jong talent" [OHL signs young talent] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2019-08-28.
- "TUČIĆ BO MREŽO TRESEL V BELGIJI" [TUČIĆ TO MAKE THE NET SHAKE IN BELGIUM] (in Slovenian). nkrudarvelenje.com. 2019-09-02.
- "Doelpuntenmachine strijkt neer in Leuven" [Goalscoring machine lands in Leuven] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2019-09-02.
- "Borges Transferred to OH Leuven". Forge FC. 2020-01-22.
- "OH Leuven leent linksvoetige centrale verdediger" [OH Leuven loans left-footed central defender] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2020-01-31.
- "OH Leuven leent linksvoetige centrale verdediger" [OH Leuven loans left-footed central defender] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2020-01-31.
- "Croizet terug naar oude nest" [Croizet returns to old nest] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2020-02-05.
- "Hendriks op uitleenbasis naar Cambuur" [Hendriks on loan to Cambuur] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2020-01-31.
- "Thamsatchanan uitgeleend aan Sapporo" [Thamsatchanan loaned to Sapporo] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2020-02-08.
- "OHL moet forfaitnederlaag tegen Union vermijden voor groene tafel" [OHL to avoid forfeit score defeat against Union at judges' table] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- "OHL-Union wordt niet herspeeld, Union wint met forfaitcijfers" [OHL-Union will not be replayed, Union wins with 0–5 forfeit scoreline] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "BAS beslist: stroompannematch OHL-Union moet toch herspeeld" [BAS decides: halted match OHL-Union to be replayed after all] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.