2019–20 Royal Antwerp F.C. season explained

Club:Royal Antwerp
Season:2019–20
Ownertitle:Owner
Mgrtitle:Manager
Manager:Ivan Leko
Stadium:Bosuilstadion
League:Belgian First Division A
League Result:4th
Cup1:Belgian Cup
Cup1 Result:Winners
Cup2:UEFA Europa League
League Topscorer:Dieumerci Mbokani (18)
Season Topscorer:Dieumerci Mbokani (24)
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Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2020–21

The 2019–20 Royal Antwerp F.C. season was the club's 116th season in existence and the club's 8th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Antwerp participated in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup and UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 1 August 2020.

Players

Current squad

Transfers

In

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25 Sint-TruidenUndisclosed[1]
20 OostendeUndisclosed[2]

Out

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AjmanFree[3]
AEK AthensUndisclosed[4]

Competitions

Belgian First Division A

See main article: 2019–20 Belgian First Division A.

Matches

On 2 April 2020, the Jupiler Pro League's board of directors proposed to cancel the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The General Assembly accepted the proposal on 15 May, and officially ended the 2019–20 season.[6]

Belgian Cup

See main article: 2019–20 Belgian Cup.

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.

Play-off round

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

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Notes and References

  1. News: Alexis De Sart vervoegt Rood-Witte legioen!. Alexis De Sart Joins Red White Legion!. dutch. 10 July 2019. royalantwerpfc.be. 11 July 2020. 8 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200608204211/https://royalantwerpfc.be/news/alexis-de-sart-vervoegt-rood-witte-legioen/. dead.
  2. News: Antwerp hengelt in Oostende en haalt Coopman binnen. Antwerp goes fishing in Ostend and reels in Coopman. dutch. 4 July 2019. sporza.be.
  3. News: Ajman sign with Ghana striker William Owusu. The management of the Ajman club managed to bring Ghanaian William Osso (29 years) to his ranks from the Royal Antwerp. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/ajmanclub/2077106189266585238 . 2021-12-25 . registration. 29 June 2019. instagram.com.
  4. News: David Simao joins AEK FC until 2022. 22 June 2019. aekfc.gr.
  5. Web site: Belgium's Pro League cancelled and Club Brugge set to be declared champions due to coronavirus. Smith. Emma. Goal.com. 2 April 2020. 4 April 2020.
  6. Web site: Communicatie na de Algemene Vergadering. Jupiler Pro League. 15 May 2020. 15 May 2020.