2020–21 Royal Charleroi S.C. season

Charleroi
2020–21 season
Chairman	Fabien Debecq
Managing director	Mehdi Bayat
Head coach	Karim Belhocine
Stadium	Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Belgian First Division A	13th
Belgian Cup	Seventh round
UEFA Europa League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mamadou Fall; Shamar Nicholson; (9 each); All: ; Mamadou Fall; Shamar Nicholson; (10 each)
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Royal Charleroi Sporting Club season was the club's 117th season in existence and the 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Charleroi participated in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FRA	Nicolas Penneteau
2	DF	BUL	Ivan Goranov
3	DF	BIH	Ognjen Vranješ (on loan from Anderlecht)
4	DF	BEL	Jules Van Cleemput
5	DF	SEN	Modou Diagne
6	DF	MKD	Gjoko Zajkov
7	FW	COD	Jordan Botaka (on loan from Gent)
8	MF	IRN	Ali Gholizadeh
10	FW	IRN	Kaveh Rezaei (on loan from Brugge)
12	MF	BEL	Joris Kayembe
13	MF	SEN	Christophe Diandy
14	GK	SWE	Joachim Imbrechts
15	FW	BEL	Anthony Descotte
16	FW	JAM	Shamar Nicholson
18	DF	BEL	Levi Malungu
19	MF	BRA	Lucas Ribeiro Costa
20	DF	ENG	Jon Flanagan


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	BEL	Gaëtan Hendrickx
23	DF	FRA	Steeven Willems
24	DF	BEL	Dorian Dessoleil
26	MF	MAD	Marco Ilaimaharitra
27	MF	SEN	Mamadou Fall
28	MF	BEL	Ken Nkuba
29	MF	PER	Cristian Benavente (on loan from Pyramids)
30	DF	BEL	Guillaume Gillet
33	DF	CIV	Cédric Kipré (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
34	MF	MAR	Amine Benchaib
38	FW	BDI	Saido Berahino (on loan from Zulte Waregem)
40	GK	FRA	Rémy Descamps
42	DF	BEL	Yunus Bahadir
44	MF	JPN	Ryota Morioka
77	MF	BEL	Massimo Bruno
91	FW	POL	Łukasz Teodorczyk (on loan from Udinese)

On loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	CIV	Jean Thierry Lazare (at Estoril Praia until 30 June 2021)
35	GK	COD	Parfait Mandanda (at Hartford Athletic until 31 December 2020)
70	MF	IRN	Younes Delfi (at HNK Gorica until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	CMR	Arnold Garita (at FC Villefranche until 30 June 2021)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

4 July 2020 Friendly	Anderlecht	0–1	Charleroi	Brussels, Belgium
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Complexe Sportif Neerpede - Terrein 6

7 July 2020 Friendly	Zulte Waregem	1–2	Charleroi	Waregem, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Regenboogstadion

10 July 2020 Friendly	Kortrijk	1–1	Charleroi	Kortrijk, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

15 July 2020 Friendly	Saint-Étienne	4–0	Charleroi	L'Étrat, France
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Fofana 44' Krasso 78' Boudebouz 82', 84' (pen.)			Stadium: Centre sportif Robert-Herbin

21 July 2020 Friendly	URSL Visé	1–1	Charleroi	Liège, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Terrain Rue de Liège

24 July 2020 Friendly	Metz	3–0	Charleroi	Metz, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ambrose 53' Boulaya 87' Gueye 113'			Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

31 July 2020 Friendly	R.O.C. Charleroi	0–4	Charleroi	Charleroi, Belgium
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Neuville

1 August 2020 Friendly	Charleroi	2–2	Ajaccio	Charleroi, Belgium
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi

3 September 2020 Friendly	Lens	5–2	Charleroi	Lens, France
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Banza 4' Kakuta 31' (pen.) Robail 63' Sotoca 88' Clauss 90+5'		Nicholson 54' Costa 61'	Stadium: La Gaillette Attendance: 0

3 September 2020 Friendly	Lens	Cancelled	Charleroi	Lens, France
13:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: La Gaillette

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian First Division A	8 August 2020	17 April 2021	Matchday 1	13th	34	11	9	14	46	49	−3	032.35
Belgian Cup	3 February 2021	11 February 2021	Sixth round	Seventh round	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
UEFA Europa League	24 September 2020	1 October 2020	Third qualifying round	Play-off round	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
Total					38	13	9	16	51	55	−4	034.21

Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	OH Leuven	34	12	9	13	54	59	−5	45
12	Eupen	34	10	13	11	44	55	−11	43
13	Charleroi	34	11	9	14	46	49	−3	42
14	Kortrijk	34	11	6	17	44	57	−13	39
15	Sint-Truiden	34	10	8	16	41	52	−11	38

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.^[1]

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
34	11	9	14	46	49	−3	42	5	6	6	18	16	+2	6	3	8	28	33	−5

Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	W	D	D	D	L	D	L	D	L	L
Position	5	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	4	6	6	5	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	6	7	9	9	9	10	11	12	13

Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 8 July 2020.^[2]

8 August 2020 1	Club Brugge	0–1	Charleroi	Bruges
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sobol 42' Dennis 54'	Report	Ilaimaharitra 17' Busi 35' Willems 64' Morioka 78'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lawrence Visser

15 August 2020 2	Charleroi	1–0	KV Oostende	Charleroi
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rezaei 76' Morioka 80'	Report	Bataille 50' Gueye 57'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

22 August 2020 3	OH Leuven	1–3	Charleroi	Leuven
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mercier 34' Sowah 59'	Report	Dessoleil 6' Fall 49', 64' Gholizadeh 59' Ilaimaharitra 69' Rezaei 80' Busi 82' Hendrickx 90+2'	Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 0 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

30 August 2020 4	Charleroi	2–0	Antwerp	Charleroi
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Dessoleil 13' Nicholson 17', 90+1' Busi 30' Morioka 39' Penneteau 83'	Report	Batubinsika 12' Verstraete 22' Gerkens 40' Haroun 44'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

13 September 2020 5	Zulte Waregem	0–2	Charleroi	Waregem
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Rezaei 71' Willems 84' Nicholson 88'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 3,498 Referee: Jan Boterberg

18 September 2020 6	Charleroi	3–1	Beerschot	Charleroi
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Rezaei 29', 87' (pen.) Gholizadeh 55'	Report	Sanusi 54' Suzuki 90+1'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 4,706 Referee: Kevin van Damme

27 September 2020 7	Excel Mouscron	1–1	Charleroi	Mouscron
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Tabekou 45+2' Ciranni 78' Hočko 89'	Report	Fall 30' Kayembe 68'	Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

4 October 2020 8	Charleroi	1–2	Standard Liège	Charleroi
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Nicholson 46' Fall 87' Ilaimaharitra 89'	Report	Tapsoba 32' Amallah 44' Vanheusden 72' Balikwisha 79' Raskin 84'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 5,261 Referee: Lawrence Visser

18 October 2020 9	Genk	2–1	Charleroi	Genk
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Onuachu 25', 82' Ito 28' 82' Mæhle 63' Hrošovský 89'	Report	Willems 34' Berahino 48' Van Cleemput 60'	Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 2,743 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

31 October 2020 11	Charleroi	3–0	Cercle Brugge	Charleroi
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gholizadeh 53' Berahino 58' Morioka 68' Nicholson 82' Kayembe 90+2'	Report	Bates 48'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Christof Dierick

6 November 2020 12	KV Mechelen	3–3	Charleroi	Mechelen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Hairemans 9' De Camargo 32' Voet 58' Defour 61' Van Damme 83'	Report	Fall 8' Rezaei 20' Vanlerberghe 57' (o.g.) Ilaimaharitra 68' Gholizadeh 72' Willems 82'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 0 Referee: Bert Put

22 November 2020 13	Charleroi	0–1	Gent	Charleroi
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Rezaei 37'	Report	Ngadeu-Ngadjui 34' Bukari 45' Fortuna 61'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

27 November 2020 14	Eupen	3–1	Charleroi	Eupen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Prevljak 18' Penneteau 48' (o.g.) Ngoy 75' Heris 90+2'	Report	Willems 45+1' Gillet 52' Morioka 70' Kayembe 85' Gholizadeh 87' Nkuba 90'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

2 December 2020 10	Charleroi	0–2	Waasland-Beveren	Charleroi
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ilaimaharitra 45+1' Nkuba 87'	Report	Heymans 14' Wiegel 30' Koita 35', 90+1' Bertone 84'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

7 December 2020 15	Charleroi	0–0	Kortrijk	Charleroi
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ilaimaharitra 47' Nicholson 52' Willems 75' Gillet 84'	Report	Mboyo 33', 70' Sainsbury 34'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

12 December 2020 16	Sint-Truiden	1–2	Charleroi	Sint-Truiden
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Nazon 43'	Report	Fall 25' Nicholson 51'	Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 0 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

15 December 2020 17	Cercle Brugge	3–4	Charleroi	Bruges
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ugbo 17', 25' Musaba 85'	Report	Gholizadeh 63' Nicholson 64' Morioka 70' Bruno 87'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Wesley Alen

18 December 2020 18	Charleroi	1–0	Anderlecht	Charleroi
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Gholizadeh 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Lawrence Visser

27 December 2020 19	Antwerp	2–1	Charleroi	Antwerp
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Benavente 73' Mbokani 78', 87'	Report	Seck 51' (o.g.) Diagne 90+1'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

9 January 2021 30	Oostende	3–2	Charleroi	Ostend
20:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0

16 January 2021 20	Charleroi	0–1	KV Mechelen	Charleroi
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Nicholson 46'	Report	Schoofs 30' Hairemans 59'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

19 January 2021 21	Anderlecht	3–0	Charleroi	Anderlecht
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nmecha 23' (pen.) Vlap 45+1' (pen.) Amuzu 81'	Report	Dessoleil 45' Ilaimaharitra 45+2' Kayembe 50'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bram van Driessche

24 January 2021 22	Standard Liège	3–2	Charleroi	Liège
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Klauss 13' Balikwisha 38' Carcela 73' Muleka 80'	Report	Fall 30', 65' Benchaib 50' Penneteau 90+2', 90+5'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

27 January 2021 23	Charleroi	1–1	OH Leuven	Charleroi
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gillet 46' Fall 49' Dessoleil 61'	Report	Sowah 12' Tshimanga 60' Malinov 64' Al-Taamari 90'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

30 January 2021 24	Kortrijk	1–3	Charleroi	Kortrijk
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Derijck 60' Jonckheere 76' Guèye 81'	Report	Gholizadeh 22' Fall 55', 62' Benchaib 58'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Wim Smet

7 February 2021 25	Charleroi	1–1	Zulte Waregem	Charleroi
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Benchaib 1' Descamps 89'	Report	Dompé 82' Bruno 90+2'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

20 February 2021 27	Waasland-Beveren	1–1	Charleroi	Beveren
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Koita 48' Bertone 78' Vukotić 87'	Report	Bruno 90+1'	Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

26 February 2021 28	Charleroi	1–2	Genk	Charleroi
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Gholizadeh 52' Ilaimaharitra 77' Van Cleemput 86'	Report	Onuachu 17' (pen.) Heynen 59' Thorstvedt 77', 83'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Jan Boterberg

5 March 2021 29	Charleroi	0–0	Sint-Truiden	Charleroi
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Rezaei 40'	Report	Hashioka 20' Durkin 41'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Lawrence Visser

12 March 2021 26	Charleroi	1–1	Club Brugge	Charleroi
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Dessoleil 57' Kipré 64' Nicholson 90' Vranješ 90+2'	Report	Dessoleil 7' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Lothar D'hondt
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 14 February 2021, but was postponed due to unsuitable ground.^[3]

4 April 2021 32	Charleroi	1–1	Excel Mouscron	Charleroi
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Botaka 9' Fall 88'	Report	Quirynen 21' Lepoint 58' Hočko 76' Da Costa 85'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Christof Dierick

7 April 2021 31	Beerschot	2–1	Charleroi	Antwerp
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Holzhauser 34' (pen.), 90+4' (pen.), 90+4' Van den Bergh 90+7'	Report	Fall 26' Van Cleemput 33' Nicholson 70'	Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

10 April 2021 33	Gent	4–0	Charleroi	Ghent
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bezus 4', 8' (pen.) Godeau 61' Tissoudali 64' Yaremchuk 79' De Bruyn 86' Dorsch 88'	Report	Kipré 37' Van Cleemput 45+2'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

17 April 2021 34	Charleroi	2–3	Eupen	Charleroi
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kipré 19' Gholizadeh 32' Ilaimaharitra 33', 81' (pen.) Teodorczyk 46'	Report	Prevljak 19', 20', 28', 45+1'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Belgian Cup

3 February 2021 Sixth round	Charleroi	1–0	Westerlo	Charleroi
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Teodorczyk 87'	Report		Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0

11 February 2021 Seventh round	Gent	3–1	Charleroi	Ghent
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Yaremchuk 74' Odjidja-Ofoe 81' Tissoudali 83' Berahino 83' (o.g.)	Report	Nicholson 1' Fall 72'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Lawrence Visser

UEFA Europa League

24 September 2020 Third qualifying round	Charleroi	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Partizan	Charleroi, Belgium
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dessoleil 10' Gholizadeh 93' Rezaei 108'	Report	Soumah 53' Marković 54' Ostojić 106'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

1 October 2020 Play-off round	Charleroi	1–2	Lech Poznań	Charleroi, Belgium
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rezaei 20' Fall 56' Nicholson 90' Belhocine 90+1'	Report	Ramírez 32', 34' Puchacz 41' Šatka 50' 77'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 17 September 2020

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Pro League	Total
1	10	FW	Kaveh Rezaei	5	5
1	16	FW	Shamar Nicholson	3	3
2	24	DF	Dorian Dessoleil	1	1
	27	MF	Mamadou Fall	1	1
	44	MF	Ryota Morioka	1	1
Totals				9	9

References

^ "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
^ "Club Brugge - Charleroi is de opener van het seizoen en meteen maandagvoetbal: ontdek hier de kalender van het seizoen 2020/21". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). 8 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ "Uitstel van wedstrijd Sporting Charleroi – Club Brugge" [Postponement of the Sporting Charleroi - Club Brugge match]. proleague.be (in Dutch). Belgian Pro League. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

External links

Official website

[1] "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

[2] "Club Brugge - Charleroi is de opener van het seizoen en meteen maandagvoetbal: ontdek hier de kalender van het seizoen 2020/21". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). 8 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[3] "Uitstel van wedstrijd Sporting Charleroi – Club Brugge" [Postponement of the Sporting Charleroi - Club Brugge match]. proleague.be (in Dutch). Belgian Pro League. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

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