2021–22 K.V. Oostende season

The 2021–22 season was the 118th season in the existence of K.V. Oostende and the club's 10th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, K.V. Oostende also participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup.

K.V. Oostende

2021–22 season
Chairman	Franck Dierckens
Manager	Yves Vanderhaeghe
Stadium	Diaz Arena
Belgian First Division A	12th
Belgian Cup	Seventh round
Top goalscorer	League: Makhtar Gueye (12) All: Makhtar Gueye (12)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 10 April 2022.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2022^[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   NED Kjell Scherpen (on loan from Brighton) 3 DF   ENG Zech Medley 4 DF   USA Kyle Duncan 5 DF   NED Osaze Urhoghide (on loan from Celtic) 6 MF   FRA Maxime D'Arpino 7 DF   FRA Théo Ndicka 8 MF   NIR Cameron McGeehan 9 FW   SEN Makhtar Gueye 10 MF   CPV Kenny Rocha Santos 11 MF   BEL Indy Boonen 15 DF   GER Frederik Jäkel (on loan from RB Leipzig) 17 DF   CPV Steven Fortès (on loan from Lens) 18 MF   JPN Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (on loan from Cerezo Osaka) 19 DF   BEL Manuel Osifo

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 FW   AUT Marko Kvasina 22 GK   BEL Jordi Schelfhout 23 DF   GER Alfons Amade 24 MF   BEL Evangelos Patoulidis 26 MF   FRA Vincent Koziello 27 DF   BEL Brecht Capon 28 GK   BEL Guillaume Hubert 29 MF   BEL Robbie D'Haese 33 DF   BEL Anton Tanghe 36 DF   BEL Siebe Wylin 68 FW   GLP Thierry Ambrose 77 FW   GHA David Atanga 99 MF   BEL Alessandro Albanese

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 — DF   FRA Thomas Basila (at Nancy) — DF   BEL Arthur Theate (at Bologna) — MF   BEL Sieben Dewaele (at Nancy) — FW   BEL Mohamed Berte (at Den Bosch)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   MTQ Mickaël Biron (at Nancy) — FW   FRA Andrew Jung (at Nancy) — FW   BEL Preben Stiers (at Den Bosch) — FW   SEN Mamadou Thiam (at Nancy)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Voorwaarts Zwevezele   v   Oostende

26 June 2021 Friendly	Voorwaarts Zwevezele	3–9	Oostende	Wingene, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Sportcomplex Zwevezele

Amiens   v   Oostende

10 July 2021 Friendly	Amiens	2–1	Oostende	Amiens, France
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Licorne

Oostende   v   Excel Mouscron

17 July 2021 Friendly	Oostende	0–0	Excel Mouscron	Ostend, Belgium
12:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Diaz Arena

Oostende   v   Zulte Waregem

7 October 2021 Friendly	Oostende	5–2	Zulte Waregem	Ostend, Belgium
11:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Diaz Arena

Oostende   v   Deinze

11 November 2021 Friendly	Oostende	4–4	Deinze	Ostend, Belgium
12:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Diaz Arena

Oostende   v   Sint-Eloois-Winkel

7 January 2022 Friendly	Oostende	4–0	Sint-Eloois-Winkel	Ostend, Belgium
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Diaz Arena

Oostende   v   Club Brugge

16 April 2022 Friendly	Oostende	1–3	Club Brugge	Ostend, Belgium
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ambrose   9'	Report	De Ketelaere   1' Adamyan   47' Ricca   68'	Stadium: Diaz Arena

Oostende   v   Zulte Waregem

28 April 2022 Friendly	Oostende	5–3	Zulte Waregem	Ostend, Belgium
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Diaz Arena

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian First Division A	24 July 2021	10 April 2022	Matchday 1	12th	34	10	7	17	34	61	−27	029.41
Belgian Cup	26 October 2021	1 December 2021	Sixth round	Seventh round	2	1	0	1	8	2	+6	050.00
Total					36	11	7	18	42	63	−21	030.56

Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division A

Main article: 2021–22 Belgian First Division A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Cercle Brugge	34	12	9	13	49	46	+3	45
11	OH Leuven	34	10	11	13	47	58	−11	41
12	Oostende	34	10	7	17	34	61	−27	37
13	Kortrijk	34	9	10	15	43	48	−5	37
14	Standard Liège	34	9	9	16	32	51	−19	36

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
2	1	0	1	4	6	−2	3	0	0	1	0	3	−3	1	0	0	4	3	+1

Last updated: 30 July 2021.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round

Round	1	2
Ground	H	A
Result	L	W
Position	10	10

Updated to match(es) played on 30 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]

Oostende v Charleroi

24 July 2021 1	Oostende	0–3	Charleroi	Ostend
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Bedia   7' Zaroury   50' Kayembe   85'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

Genk v Oostende

30 July 2021 2	Genk	3–4	Oostende	Genk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Heynen   20' Bongonda   30', 60'	Report	Hendry   30' Kvasina   32' Gueye   49' Ambrose   62' Jäkel   79'	Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 5,069 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

Oostende v Gent

8 August 2021 3	Oostende	1–0	Gent	Ostend
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 2,443 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

Seraing v Oostende

14 August 2021 4	Seraing	2–3	Oostende	Seraing
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Pairay Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Bert Put

Standard Liège v Oostende

20 August 2021 5	Standard Liège	1–0	Oostende	Liège
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Siquet   73' Amallah   78' Bastien   88' Peeters   90' Klauss   90'	Report	Theate   77'   90+4' Ndicka Matam   85' Kvasina   90+1'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 16.261 Referee: Lawrence Visser

Oostende v Zulte Waregem

29 August 2021 6	Oostende	0–2	Zulte Waregem	Ostend
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Diaz Arena

Club Brugge v Oostende

10 September 2021 7	Club Brugge	3–0	Oostende	Bruges
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Lang   23'   80' Vanaken   56'		Steven Fortès   42'   45' Bätzner   48' Gueye   56' Kenny Rocha Santos   70'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

Oostende v Beerschot

18 September 2021 8	Oostende	3–1	Beerschot	Ostend
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Diaz Arena

Oostende v Anderlecht

26 September 2021 9	Oostende	2–2	Anderlecht	Oostende
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gueye   7'   29' Ndicka   36' Tanghe   90+2'		Amuzu   35' Kouamé   47' Zirkzee   64' Raman   82'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 5,008 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

Sint-Truiden v Oostende

2 October 2021 10	Sint-Truiden	1–1	Oostende	Sint-Truiden
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jan Boterberg

Oostende v Cercle Brugge

16 October 2021 11	Oostende	2–1	Cercle Brugge	Ostend
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 4,132 Referee: Wim Smet

Kortrijk v Oostende

23 October 2021 12	Kortrijk	1–0	Oostende	Kortrijk
CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 3,357 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

Oostende v Mechelen

29 October 2021 13	Oostende	2–4	Mechelen	Ostend
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Diaz Arena

OH Leuven v Oostende

5 November 2021 14	OH Leuven	1–0	Oostende	Leuven
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 5,540 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

Oostende v Union Saint-Gilloise

21 November 2021 15	Oostende	1–7	Union Saint-Gilloise	Oostende
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ambrose   23' Capon   54'	Report	Undav   5', 16', 59', 80' Nielsen   30' Burgess   45+3', 69'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Kevin Van Damme

Antwerp v Oostende

28 November 2021 16	Antwerp	3–0	Oostende	Antwerp
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fischer   48' Dwomoh   53' Frey   62' Benson   80'	Report	Koziello   38' Ndicka   84'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Christof Dierick

Oostende v Eupen

4 December 2021 17	Oostende	2–1	Eupen	Ostend
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Diaz Arena

Charleroi v Oostende

10 December 2021 18	Charleroi	1–0	Oostende	Charleroi
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 4,315 Referee: Bert Put

Oostende v Kortrijk

14 December 2021 19	Oostende	0–2	Kortrijk	Ostend
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 1,756 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

Beerschot v Oostende

18 December 2021 20	Beerschot	0–2	Oostende	Antwerp
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Olympic Stadium

Oostende v Genk

26 December 2021 21	Oostende	0–4	Genk	Ostend
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Ugbo   6' Ito   12' Muñoz   53' Hrošovský   78' Thorstvedt   83'	Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Jan Boterberg

Oostende v Antwerp

21 January 2022 23	Oostende	1–2	Antwerp	Ostend
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Medley   48' Koziello   88'	Report	Nainggolan   23' Frey   61' Balikwisha   70' B. Verstraete   90'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Bert Put

Gent v Oostende

25 January 2022 24	Gent	1–1	Oostende	Ghent
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hjulsager   74'	Report	Ambrose   8'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Referee: Brent Staessens

Cercle Brugge v Oostende

29 January 2022 25	Cercle Brugge	0–1	Oostende	Bruges
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	D'Arpino   76'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Arthur Denil

Oostende v OH Leuven

5 February 2022 26	Oostende	1–3	OH Leuven	Ostend
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	D'Arpino   56'	Report	Shengelia   34' Kaba   48' Al-Taamari   85'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 2,221 Referee: Wim Smet

Zulte Waregem v Oostende

9 February 2022 22	Zulte Waregem	0–0	Oostende	Waregem
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Regenboogstadion

Mechelen v Oostende

12 February 2022 27	Mechelen	3–0	Oostende	Mechelen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Oostende v Standard Liège

19 February 2022 28	Oostende	1–0	Standard Liège	Ostend
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Santos   28' Capon   62'	Report	Emond   26' Cafaro   34' Raskin   53' Bokadi   81' Nkounkou   86'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 3,267 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

Oostende v Sint-Truiden

26 February 2022 29	Oostende	0–0	Sint-Truiden	Ostend
16:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Versluys Arena Attendance: 3,360 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

Anderlecht v Oostende

6 March 2022 30	Anderlecht	3–0	Oostende	Anderlecht
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Refaelov   50' Verschaeren   78' Raman   82'	Report		Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

Oostende v Club Brugge

12 March 2022 31	Oostende	1–3	Club Brugge	Ostend
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Jäkel   22'	Report	Adamyan   17', 32' Skov Olsen   63'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 6,402 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

Union Saint-Gilloise v Oostende

18 March 2022 32	Union Saint-Gilloise	1–1	Oostende	Brussels
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Undav   83'	Report	D'Arpino   9'	Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien Attendance: 7,850 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

Oostende v Seraing

2 April 2022 33	Oostende	2–2	Seraing	Ostend
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 4,086 Referee: Jan Boterberg

Eupen v Oostende

9 April 2022 34	Eupen	0–2	Oostende	Eupen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Brent Staessens

Belgian Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Belgian Cup

Oostende v Onhaye

26 October 2021 Sixth round	Oostende	8–1	Onhaye	Oostende
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kvasina   5', 26', 41' Fortès   37' Atanga   50', 60' Ambrose   75' (pen.) Ndicka   80'		Delplank   3'	Stadium: Diaz Arena

Kortrijk v Oostende

1 December 2021 Seventh round	Kortrijk	1–0	Oostende	Kortrijk
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Guèye   53'			Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

References

1. "Spelers A-Kern" (in Dutch). K.V. Oostende.
2. [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. "Pro League 2021/2022: Un choc d'entrée pour le Standard et Anderlecht". www.footnews.be (in French). 8 June 2021.