2021–22 K.V. Mechelen season

K.V. Mechelen
season
Manager	Wouter Vrancken
Stadium	Achter de Kazerne
Belgian First Division A	Pre-season
Belgian Cup	Pre-season
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season is the 118th season in the existence of K.V. Mechelen and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, K.V. Mechelen will participate in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 16 June 2021^[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	BEL	Gaëtan Coucke
3	DF	NED	Lucas Bijker
4	DF	TRI	Sheldon Bateau
5	DF	NED	Sandy Walsh
7	MF	BEL	Geoffry Hairemans
8	MF	BEL	Onur Kaya (captain)
9	FW	NED	Ferdy Druijf (on loan from AZ)
10	FW	BEL	Igor de Camargo
11	FW	BEL	Nikola Storm
12	GK	BEL	Sofiane Bouzian
13	MF	BEL	Joachim Van Damme
15	GK	BEL	Yannick Thoelen
16	MF	BEL	Rob Schoofs
17	MF	BFA	Trova Boni


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	SWE	Kerim Mrabti
20	FW	SWE	Gustav Engvall
21	FW	BEL	Niklo Dailly
23	DF	FRA	Thibault Peyre
26	DF	SWE	Victor Wernersson
29	DF	BFA	Issa Kaboré (on loan from Manchester City)
30	DF	BEL	Jordi Vanlerberghe
32	GK	BEL	Maxime Wenssens
35	FW	UKR	Marian Shved (on loan from Celtic)
88	MF	BEL	Steven Defour
—	FW	ESP	Puy
—	MF	CMR	Samuel Gouet

Transfers[]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

26 June 2021 Friendly	Tempo Overijse	1–7	KV Mechelen	showOverijse, Belgium
13:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Begijnhofstadion

30 June 2021 Friendly	FC Utrecht	7–2	KV Mechelen	showUtrecht, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sylla 2' Ramselaar 19' Dalmau 28', 44' Balk 57' Kerk 65' Cuypers 71' (o.g.)	Report	Hairemans 32' Cuypers 75'	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 0

2 July 2021 Friendly	KV Mechelen	Cancelled	Sint-Truiden	showBelgium
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

9 July 2021 Friendly	KV Mechelen	2–2	Roda JC	showGeel, Belgium
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	8' Cuypers 69', 74'	Report	Jensen 30' Goppel 61'	Stadium: De Leunen

10 July 2021 Friendly	Standard Liège	2–2	KV Mechelen	showBelgium
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Drăguș 30' Klauss 46'		Hairemans 7' Walsh 29'

17 July 2021 Friendly	KV Mechelen	2–1	Volos	showBelgium
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Schoofs 29' Cuypers 68'		Fernandes 66'

18 July 2021 Friendly	Westerlo	3–1	KV Mechelen	showBelgium
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian First Division A	25 July 2021	May 2022	Matchday 1	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Belgian Cup	TBD			0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00

Last updated: 25 July 2021
Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division A[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Zulte Waregem	7	2	2	3	11	14	−3	8
15	Gent	6	2	1	3	13	9	+4	7
16	Mechelen	7	2	1	4	11	18	−7	7
17	OH Leuven	7	1	4	2	8	14	−6	7	Qualification for the Relegation play-off
18	Beerschot	7	0	1	6	6	16	−10	1	Relegation to

Updated to match(es) played on 13 September 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]

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
1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	3	1	0	0	3	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 25 July 2021.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round[]

Round	1	2
Ground	H	A
Result	W
Position	4

Updated to match(es) played on 25 July 2021. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The league fixtures were announced on 8 June 2021.^[3]

25 July 2021 1	KV Mechelen	3–2	Antwerp	showMechelen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	De Laet 60' (o.g.) Walsh 66' Druijf 73', 74' Schoofs 76'	Report	Frey 18' Benson 56' Verstraete 79' Bataille 90+3'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

31 July 2021 2	RFC Seraing	v	KV Mechelen	showSeraing
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Pairay

Belgian Cup[]

References[]

^ Media, Golazo. "Jupiler Pro League". jupilerproleague.be.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "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.

[1] Media, Golazo. "Jupiler Pro League". jupilerproleague.be.^{[permanent dead link]}

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

[3] "Pro League 2021/2022: Un choc d'entrée pour le Standard et Anderlecht". www.footnews.be (in French). 8 June 2021.

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