2021–22_K.R.C._Genk_season

2021–22 K.R.C. Genk season

2021–22 K.R.C. Genk season

Genk 2021–22 football season


The 2021–22 season was the 34th season in the existence of K.R.C. Genk and the club's 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Genk participated in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup, the Belgian Super Cup where it finished as runners-up, the UEFA Champions League where it got eliminated in the third qualifying round and in the UEFA Europa League.

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Players

First-team squad

As of 28 January 2022[1]

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

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Other players under contract

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

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Out on loan

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

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Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

3 July 2021 Friendly Eendracht Termien Belgium 1–8 Belgium Genk Genk, Belgium
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Piras 28'
Report
Stadium: Terrain 't Heke
7 July 2021 Friendly Genk Belgium 2–0 Belgium Eupen Genk, Belgium
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Luminus Arena
10 July 2021 Friendly Genk Belgium 1–1 Netherlands FC Groningen Genk, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Jos Vaessen Talent Academy
14 July 2021 Friendly Genk Belgium 1–1 Netherlands AZ Genk, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: B-Veld Racing Genk
19 July 2021 Friendly Genk Belgium 5–2 Netherlands MVV Genk, Belgium
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: B-Veld Racing Genk
27 July 2021 Friendly Genk Belgium 1–3 Belgium RWDM Genk, Belgium
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: B-Veld Racing Genk

Competitions

Overall record

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Last updated: 21 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

First Division A

League table

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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

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Last updated: 9 February 2022.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round

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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]

23 July 2021 1 Standard Liège 1–1 Genk Liège
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Lawrence Visser
30 July 2021 2 Genk 3–4 Oostende Genk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 5,069
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
7 August 2021 3 Kortrijk 1–2 Genk Kortrijk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
14 August 2021 4 Genk 4–0 OH Leuven Genk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 10,147
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
29 August 2021 6 Genk 1–0 Anderlecht Genk
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
12 September 2021 7 Genk 1–1 Union SG Genk
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
19 September 2021 8 Sint-Truiden 1–2 Genk Sint-Truiden
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stayen
22 September 2021 5 Antwerp 4–2 Genk Antwerp
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 15,600
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
26 September 2021 9 Genk 3–0 RFC Seraing Genk
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena
3 October 2021 10 Eupen 3–2 Genk Eupen
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
17 October 2021 11 Charleroi 2–0 Genk Charleroi
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
24 October 2021 12 Genk 0–3 Gent Genk
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena
31 October 2021 13 Zulte Waregem 2–6 Genk Waregem
13:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Regenboogstadion
7 November 2021 14 Genk 1–1 Cercle Brugge Genk
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Luminus Arena
21 November 2021 15 Beerschot 2–0 Genk Antwerp
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Olympic Stadium
28 November 2021 16 Genk 2–3 Club Brugge Genk
13:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Luminus Arena
5 December 2021 17 Mechelen 1–1 Genk Mechelen
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
12 December 2021 18 Gent 1–0 Genk Ghent
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
16 December 2021 19 Genk 4–2 Charleroi Genk
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Luminus Arena
19 December 2021 20 Genk 1–1 Antwerp Genk
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Luminus Arena
26 December 2021 21 Oostende 0–4 Genk Ostend
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Versluys Arena
Referee: Jan Boterberg
16 January 2022 22 Genk 4–1 Beerschot Genk
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Luminus Arena
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
23 January 2022 23 Union SG 2–1 Genk Brussels
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
6 February 2022 26 Genk 2–0 Zulte Waregem Genk
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 10,012
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
9 February 2022 25 OH Leuven 2–1 Genk Leuven
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 4,042
Referee: Bert Put
13 February 2022 27 Genk 2–0 Standard Liège Genk
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 13,581
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
16 February 2022 24 Genk 4–1 Mechelen Genk
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Luminus Arena
20 February 2022 28 Anderlecht 2–0 Genk Anderlecht
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
27 February 2022 29 Genk 2–0 Kortrijk Genk
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Luminus Arena
5 March 2022 30 Cercle Brugge 2–2 Genk Bruges
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
13 March 2022 31 Genk 0–1 Sint-Truiden Genk
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Luminus Arena
20 March 2022 32 Club Brugge 3–1 Genk Bruges
13:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
3 April 2022 33 Genk 5–0 Eupen Genk
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 10,318
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
10 April 2022 34 Seraing 0–2 Genk Seraing
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Pairay
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Arthur Denil

Play-Off II

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Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.[4]
Notes:
  1. Gent qualified for the Europa League play-off round as the 2021–22 Belgian Cup winners.

Results summary

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Last updated: 21 May 2022.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2022. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

24 April 2022 1 Gent 0–1 Genk Ghent
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 18,474
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
29 April 2022 2 Genk 4–2 Mechelen Genk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Attendance: 14,021
Referee: Lawrence Visser
6 May 2022 3 Charleroi 2–2 Genk Charleroi
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Attendance: 4,614
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
10 May 2022 4 Genk 3–2 Charleroi Genk
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
15 May 2022 5 Genk 0–2 Gent Genk
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
21 May 2022 6 Mechelen 0–0 Genk Mechelen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Achter de Kazerne
Attendance: 11,278
Referee: Christof Dierick

Belgian Cup

27 October 2021 Sixth round Sint-Eloois-Winkel 0–6 Genk Sint-Eloois-Winkel
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sportpark Terschueren

Belgian Super Cup

17 July 2021 Final Club Brugge 3–2 Genk Brugge
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jonathan Lardot

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

3 August 2021 First leg Genk Belgium 1–2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Genk, Belgium
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 5,096[5]
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
10 August 2021 Second leg Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2–1
(4–2 agg.)
Belgium Genk Kyiv, Ukraine
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 20,594[6]
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.[7]

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 September 2021 1 Rapid Wien Austria 0–1 Belgium Genk Vienna, Austria
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 18,400
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
30 September 2021 2 Genk Belgium 0–3 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Genk, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 11,262
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
21 October 2021 3 West Ham United England 3–0 Belgium Genk Stratford, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 45,980
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
4 November 2021 4 Genk Belgium 2–2 England West Ham United Genk, Belgium
17:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 12,239
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)
25 November 2021 5 Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 1–1 Belgium Genk Zagreb, Croatia
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 6,892
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
9 December 2021 6 Genk Belgium 0–1 Austria Rapid Wien Genk, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 10,018
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 21 May 2022.
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Goalscorers

As of 3 August 2021
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References

  1. "1ste ploeg" (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk.
  2. "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. "Genk vs. Shakhtar Donetsk" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. "Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Genk" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. "UEFA Europa League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 August 2021.

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