2018–19 K.R.C. Genk season

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Genk
2018–19 season
ChairmanPeter Croonen
ManagerPhilippe Clement
StadiumLuminus Arena
Belgian First Division A1st (champions)
Belgian CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mbwana Samatta (23)
All:
Mbwana Samatta (32)
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The 2018–19 K.R.C. Genk season was the club's 31st season in existence and the 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Genk participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 31 January 2019[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Danny Vukovic
2 DF Belgium BEL Casper de Norre
4 MF Belgium BEL Dries Wouters
5 DF Brazil BRA Neto Borges
6 DF Belgium BEL Sébastien Dewaest
7 MF Japan JPN Junya Ito (on loan from Kashiwa Reysol)
9 FW Denmark DEN Marcus Ingvartsen
10 FW Tanzania TAN Mbwana Samatta
11 MF Ghana GHA Joseph Paintsil
14 MF Belgium BEL Leandro Trossard (captain)
18 MF Ukraine UKR Ruslan Malinovskyi
19 MF Poland POL Jakub Piotrowski
20 MF Croatia CRO Ivan Fiolić
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Finland FIN Jere Uronen
23 DF Belgium BEL Rubin Seigers
25 MF Norway NOR Sander Berge
26 GK Belgium BEL Maarten Vandevoordt
28 MF Belgium BEL Bryan Heynen
30 GK Belgium BEL Nordin Jackers
31 DF Denmark DEN Joakim Mæhle
33 DF Colombia COL Jhon Lucumí
45 DF Ghana GHA Joseph Aidoo
54 MF Romania ROU Vladimir Screciu
77 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Dieumerci Ndongala
93 FW Belgium BEL Zinho Gano
— MF Ivory Coast CIV Pierre Zebli

Out on loan[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Bojan Nastić (at Oostende until 30 June 2019)
8 MF Kosovo KVX Edon Zhegrova (at Basel until 30 June 2020)
15 MF Senegal SEN Ibrahima Seck (at Zulte Waregem until 30 June 2019)
16 MF Belgium BEL Dante Vanzeir (at Beerschot Wilrijk until 30 June 2019)
29 MF Belgium BEL Manuel Benson (at Mouscron until 30 June 2019)
No. Pos. Nation Player
40 GK Belgium BEL Gaëtan Coucke (at Lommel until 30 June 2019)
— DF Morocco MAR Amine Khammas (at Den Bosch until 30 June 2019)
— DF Czech Republic CZE Jakub Brabec (at Viktoria Plzeň until 30 June 2019)
— FW Greece GRE Nikos Karelis (at PAOK until 30 June 2019)

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian First Division A 29 July 2018 19 May 2019 Matchday 1 Winners 40 24 11 5 72 39 +33 060.00
Belgian Cup 26 September 2018 19 December 2018 Sixth round Quarter-finals 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 066.67
UEFA Europa League 26 July 2018 21 February 2019 Second qualifying round Round of 32 14 9 3 2 37 18 +19 064.29
Total 57 35 15 7 118 60 +58 061.40

Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division A[]

Main article: 2018–19 Belgian First Division A

Regular season[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Genk 30 18 9 3 63 31 +32 63 Qualification for the championship play-offs
2 Club Brugge 30 16 8 6 64 32 +32 56
3 Standard Liège 30 15 8 7 49 35 +14 53
4 Anderlecht 30 15 6 9 49 34 +15 51
5 Gent 30 15 5 10 53 45 +8 50
Source: Belgian First Division A (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[2]

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWWWDWWWWWDWDDLWDWWWWLWWLDDWD
Position133212222111111
Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The league fixtures were announced on 12 June 2018.[3]

29 July 2018 1 Lokeren 0–4 Genk Lokeren
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Daknamstadion
5 August 2018 2 Genk 1–1 Sint-Truiden Genk
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena
12 August 2018 3 Oostende 0–2 Genk Ostend
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Versluys Arena
19 August 2018 4 Genk 3–1 Charleroi Genk
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena
26 August 2018 5 Genk 3–2 Waasland-Beveren Genk
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena
2 September 2018 6 Kortrijk 3–3 Genk Kortrijk
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
15 September 2018 7 Genk 1–0 Anderlecht Genk
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena
23 September 2018 8 Cercle Brugge 2–5 Genk Bruges
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
29 September 2018 9 Genk 4–0 Zulte Waregem Genk
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena
7 October 2018 10 Gent 1–5 Genk Ghent
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
20 October 2018 11 Genk 2–1 Eupen Genk
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena
28 October 2018 12 Standard Liège 1–1 Genk Liège
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
31 October 2018 13 Antwerp 2–4 Genk Antwerp
21:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
3 November 2018 14 Genk 1–1 Club Brugge Genk
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Luminus Arena
11 November 2018 15 Excel Mouscron 0–0 Genk Mouscron
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier
24 November 2018 16 Genk 1–2 Cercle Brugge Genk
21:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Luminus Arena
2 December 2018 17 Anderlecht 0–1 Genk Anderlecht
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
8 December 2018 18 Genk 1–1 Kortrijk Genk
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Luminus Arena
16 December 2018 19 Genk 2–0 Oostende Genk
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Luminus Arena
23 December 2018 20 Eupen 0–2 Genk Eupen
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Kehrweg Stadion
26 December 2018 21 Genk 3–1 Gent Genk
21:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Luminus Arena
18 January 2019 22 Sint-Truiden 2–3 Genk Sint-Truiden
21:35 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stayen
26 January 2019 23 Genk 1–2 Excel Mouscron Genk
21:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Luminus Arena
2 February 2019 24 Waasland-Beveren 1–2 Genk Beveren
21:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
8 February 2019 25 Genk 2–0 Standard Liège Genk
21:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Luminus Arena
17 February 2019 26 Club Brugge 3–1 Genk Bruges
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
24 February 2019 27 Genk 0–0 Antwerp Genk
21:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Luminus Arena
2 March 2019 28 Charleroi 1–1 Genk Charleroi
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
10 March 2019 29 Genk 1–0 Lokeren Genk
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Luminus Arena
17 March 2019 30 Zulte Waregem 3–3 Genk Waregem
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Regenboogstadion

Championship play-offs[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GNK CLU STA ANT GNT AND
1 Genk (C) 10 6 2 2 19 8 +11 52 Qualification for the Champions League group stage — 3–1 0–0 4–0 2–1 3–0
2 Club Brugge 10 7 1 2 19 11 +8 50 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round 3–2 — 4–0 3–2 3–0 1–0
3 Standard Liège 10 4 1 5 17 16 +1 40 Qualification for the Europa League group stage 1–3 2–0 — 3–1 2–3 5–0 FF[a]
4 Antwerp (O) 10 4 2 4 12 16 −4 39 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b] 1–0 0–0 2–1 — 1–2 1–1
5 Gent[c] 10 3 1 6 10 15 −5 35 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 — 2–1
6 Anderlecht 10 1 3 6 8 19 −11 32 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–2 0–0 —
Source: Sport.be
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Position obtained during the Regular season[6]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner
Notes:
  1. ^ Match was abandoned near the end of the first half as Anderlecht supporters had been throwing flares and smoke bombs on the pitch. At that time Standard was leading 2–0.[4] A few weeks later Anderlecht was fined 5.000 Euro and forced to play one match behind closed doors, with the match result set to a 5–0 win for Standard.[5]
  2. ^ After the season, 2018–19 Belgian Cup winners KV Mechelen were found guilty of match-fixing as part of the 2017–18 Belgian football fraud investigation, allowing Standard Liège to enter in the group stage instead of the third qualifying round, the fourth-placed team of the league, Royal Antwerp, entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round, and the second qualifying round berth was given to the fifth-placed team of the league, Gent. This decision is subject to appeal.
  3. ^ As highest finisher not already qualified, Gent was awarded the spot in the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League which came up after the barring of KV Mechelen.

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
10 6 2 2 19 8  +11 20 4 1 0 12 2  +10 2 1 2 7 6  +1

Results by round[]

Round12345678910
GroundHAHHAAHAAH
ResultWLWWWWWLDD
Position1111111111
Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

30 March 2019 1 Genk 3–0 Anderlecht Genk
21:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena
2 April 2019 2 Antwerp 1–0 Genk Antwerp
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
6 April 2019 3 Genk 2–1 Gent Genk
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena
14 April 2019 4 Genk 3–1 Club Brugge Genk
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena
19 April 2019 5 Standard Liège 1–3 Genk Liège
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
27 April 2019 6 Gent 0–1 Genk Ghent
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
3 May 2019 7 Genk 4–0 Antwerp Genk
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena
12 May 2019 8 Club Brugge 3–2 Genk Bruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
16 May 2019 9 Anderlecht 1–1 Genk Anderlecht
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
19 May 2019 10 Genk 0–0 Standard Liège Genk
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena

Belgian Cup[]

Main article: 2018–19 Belgian Cup
26 September 2018 Sixth round Genk 4–0 Lommel Genk
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena
5 December 2018 Seventh round Charleroi 1–3 Genk Charleroi
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
19 December 2018 Quarter-finals Union SG 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Genk Forest
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
  • Tau Goal 18'
  • Ferber Goal 71'
Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
Attendance: 6,217
Referee:

UEFA Europa League[]

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Second qualifying round[]

26 July 2018 First leg Genk Belgium 5–0 Luxembourg Fola Esch Genk, Belgium
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena
1 August 2018 Second leg Fola Esch Luxembourg 1–4
(1–9 agg.)		 Belgium Genk Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Émile Mayrisch

Third qualifying round[]

9 August 2018 First leg Genk Belgium 2–0 Poland Lech Poznań Genk, Belgium
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena
16 August 2018 Second leg Lech Poznań Poland 1–2
(1–4 agg.)		 Belgium Genk Poznań, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Miejski

Third qualifying round[]

23 August 2018 First leg Genk Belgium 5–2 Denmark Brøndby Genk, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena
30 August 2018 Second leg Brøndby Denmark 2–4
(4–9 agg.)		 Belgium Genk Brøndbyvester, Denmark
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Brøndby Stadium

Group stage[]

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group J

The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2018.[7]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GNK MAL BES SRP
1 Belgium Genk 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 11 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 1–1 4–0
2 Sweden Malmö FF 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9 2–2 — 2–0 1–1
3 Turkey Beşiktaş 6 2 1 3 9 11 −2 7 2–4 0–1 — 3–1
4 Norway Sarpsborg 08 6 1 2 3 8 13 −5 5 3–1 1–1 2–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout phase[]

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32[]

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 17 December 2018.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "1ste ploeg" (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk.
  2. ^ "Belgian First Division A 2018/2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. ^ Découvrez le calendrier 2018-2019 de Jupiler Pro League
  4. ^ "Standard-Anderlecht nog voor de rust afgeblazen na paars-witte vuurpijlen" [Standard-Anderlecht abandoned before half time following purple-white flares] (in Dutch). Sporza.be. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Anderlecht kent straf: match achter gesloten deuren, 5.000 euro boete en forfaitnederlaag" [Anderlecht knows punishment: match behind closed doors, 5.000 Euro fine and forfait loss] (in Dutch). Sporza.be. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Reglement 2018-2019 Boek B: De koepelorganisatie KBVB en haar deelorganisaties" [General Rules 2018-2019 Book B: The overall organisation KBVB and its subsidiaries] (PDF) (in Dutch). Royal Belgian FA. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  7. ^ "UEFA Europa League group stage draw". UEFA.com.
  8. ^ "UEFA Europa League round of 32 draw". UEFA.com.
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