Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
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clubname = Cercle Brugge |
image = [[Image:Cerclebrugge.gif|180px]] |
fullname = Cercle Brugge<br>Koninklijke Sportvereniging |
nickname = ''Groen en Zwart'' </br>(Green and Black) |
founded = [[April 9]], [[1899]] (creation)</br>[[November 7]], [[1899]] </br>(registration) |
ground = [[Jan Breydel Stadium]], </br>[[Bruges]] |
capacity = 29,945 |
chairman = {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Frans Schotte]] |
manager = {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Glen De Boeck]] |
mgrtitle = Technical Director<ref name="Geen enkel bod kon mij doen twijfelen">{{cite news
| title = Geen enkel bod kon mij doen twijfelen
| url = http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza.be/voetbal/eersteklasse/Cercle_Brugge/080202_De_Boeck_functie
| publisher = Sporza
| date = [[2008-02-02]]
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league = [[Jupiler League]] |
season = [[Jupiler League 2007-08|2007-08]] |
position = Jupiler League, 4th |
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'''Cercle Brugge K.SV.''' is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[football (soccer)|football]] team from [[Bruges]]. Cercle plays in the [[Jupiler League]] since the [[Jupiler League 2003-04|2003-04 season]] after they had been relegated in 1997. Its [[Football_in_Belgium#Matricule_numbers|matricule]] is the n°12. It plays in the [[Jan Breydel Stadium]] which the team shares with fierce rivals [[Club Brugge]]. Cercle Brugge won its first national title in [[1911 in football (soccer)|1911]], and won two more titles before the Second World War ([[1927 in football (soccer)|1927]] and [[1930 in football (soccer)|1930]]).
Cercle also won the [[Belgian Cup]] in 1927 and in [[1985 in football (soccer)|1985]] and has represented Belgium in Europe in some occasions.
==History==
===Early years (1899-1919)===
[[Image:Tzandmetconcertgebouw.jpg|thumb|200px|right|'''t Zand'' nowadays, with the ''Concertgebouw'' in the background.]]
Cercle Brugge was founded on [[April 9]], [[1899]] as ''Cercle Sportif Brugeois'' by former students of the [[Francis Xavier|Saint Francis Xavier]] Institute, coloquially known as ''De Frères (English: The Friars)'' in Bruges. Originally, the organisation focused on 5 sports: [[football (soccer)|football]], [[cricket]], [[lawn tennis]], [[road running|running]] and [[Road bicycle racing|cycling]].
Cercle Brugge became a member of the [[Royal Belgian Football Association]] in 1900 and was awarded matricule number 12. This same year, Cercle moved from their football field in [[Sint-Michiels]], which was disposed by ''De Frères'', to a pitch in [[Sint-Andries]] because of the better facilities and because it was closer to the [[Bruges main railway station]], which was at that time located at 't Zand. Cercle achieved their first small success in the ''1902 Henri Fraeys Cup'', in which they defeated Olympique Iris Club Lillois (the predecessor of [[Lille O.S.C.]]) and [[CO Roubaix-Tourcoing|US Tourcoing]]. After winning another few friendly cups, Cercle went on towards their first big success: the national title in the [[1910-11 in Belgian football|1910-11 season]]. Cercle ended 1 point in front of their main rivals [[Club Brugge K.V.|F.C. Bruges]], after their confrontation at the last matchday of the season had ended in a 1-1 draw. Sadly, only three years later, [[World War I]] devastated the whole [[Football in Belgium|Belgian football competition]]. Cercle lost two players in the war: Louis Baes and Joseph Evrard. Also former player [[Alphonse Six]] lost his life. And the stadium facilities and terrain were also heavily damaged.
===Rebuilding (1919-1924)===
Cercle restarted the competition in 1919 with an almost completely new team. [[Louis Saeys]] was the only player who also had been at the team before the first World War. But despite the bad expectations, Cercle ended up as third that season. Three years after the war had ended, Cercle raised a monument in remembrance of those affiliated with Cercle who had died in WWI. Cynically, the [[biplane]] that would fly over the stadium as a tribute, crashed. The two passengers did not survive. The monument still exists and is now standing in front of the Jan Breydel Stadium.
In 1923, Cercle extended their stadium facilities again, moving 100 metres away from their old pitch, to the newly built stadium, later to be called [[Edgard De Smedt Stadium]], where Cercle would stay for more than 50 years.
===Two national titles (1924-1930)===
First of all, ''Cercle Sportif Brugeois'' became ''Royal Cercle Sportif Brugeois''. The two key players that time were Cercle's Belgian record international [[Florimond Vanhalme]] and [[player-coach]] Louis Saeys. In the [[Belgian First Division 1925-26|1925-26 season]], Cercle were in the lead at the middle of the season. But injuries caused them to finally fall back to the fifth place. As some important players left Cercle after this season, hopes were not too high in [[Belgian First Division|1926-27]]. This was wrongfully so, as Cercle achieved their second national championship at the penultimate matchday after a thrilling 5-6 win against [[R. Daring Club Molenbeek|Daring Bruxelles]]. This event was tragically overshadowed by two deaths a few months earlier: [[Albert Van Coile]], who had succumbed from injuries sustained in a match against [[CO Roubaix-Tourcoing|US Tourcoing]], and former chairman [[René de Peellaert]], who had died from a [[pneumonia]] which he had caught during Van Coile's [[Catholic Funeral|funeral]].
In 1928, a new Cercle star appeared at the firmament: [[Goalkeeper (soccer)|goalkeeper]] [[Robert Braet]], who had only switched from field player to goalkeeper after an illness. He would become a key player who would spend his whole career for the green and black side and, in a later stage, would become chairman.
Cercle only took a slow start in the [[Belgian First Division 1929-30|1929-30 season]], possessing a sixth place at the mid-season winter break, seven points behind leaders [[Royal Antwerp FC|Antwerp]]. However, at the last matchday of this season, Cercle were only 1 point behind. Cercle defeated [[Lierse SK]] at home with 4-1, leaving them an anxious wait for the result of Antwerp against 10th placed [[Standard Liège]] because telecommunication facilities were not very common. In the end, the news reached team captain Florimond Vanhalme that Antwerp had lost 3-5. Cercle won their third and (thus far) final title. Because of this title, Cercle were invited to take part in the [[Coupe des Nations 1930|Coupe des Nations]], which is regarded as the predecessor of the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]].
===Decline (1930-1938)===
Cercle could not maintain the results of their championship season, ending 7th in 1931. New title aspirations disappeared completely as Cercle continued their finishes in the middle of the league over the next seasons. The experienced players who had helped achieve the title stopped playing football or left the team, and the youngsters who replaced them were not talented enough. The downward spiral reached a low with the relegation to [[Belgian Second Division]] in 1936. Cercle took this event as an opportunity to set the whole situation right, by appointing a new coach and new members of the board. A successful operation, as Cercle promoted back to the highest level after only two years.
===[[World War II]] in Belgium (1939-1945)===
The Second World War made a regular football competition impossible in 1939. Cercle therefore took part in regional championships, in which each team met another multiple times. Due to the [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]] and [[Brussels-Capital Region|Brussels]] regional championships being stronger than those in [[West Flanders]], Cercle lost touch with the top of Belgian football.
In 1941, a national competition was again organised. Cercle ended last but one, but luckily the [[Royal Belgian Football Association|KBVB]] decided that no team would relegate because of the war. This unusual situation had made it tough for players to train, and also youth schooling had become very difficult.
In the [[Belgian First Division 1943|1943 season]], a remarkable incident happened. When referee De Braeckel annulated 2 Cercle goals for unclear reasons and validated an [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] [[offside (football)|offside]] goal, Cercle supporters were so mad that referee De Braeckel had to flee. Two Cercle supporters proposed to the Cercle Brugge board to give the referee a ride to the Bruges railway station, which the board accepted. But in stead of doing so, these two supporters drove towards [[Zedelgem]] and threw ref De Braeckel out of their car in the middle of nowhere. As a result, Cercle had to play one match [[behind closed doors (football)|behind closed doors]].
Right after the liberation in 1944, an unofficial championship was organised with the teams who were playing at the highest level in 1939. This initiative failed because most teams were not able to take part, and because of the [[Von Rundstedt Offensive]]. The end ranking of this competition has not even been archived by the Belgian football association.
===Second decline... and back (1945-1961)===
Cercle could not avoid relegation in the first season after the war. Despite being favorited for promotion the following season, Cercle could only make their position true in the first two months of their promotion battle. Finally, Cercle only achieved a 7th place. The next 4 seasons did not bring much better news: only mediocre league positions were obtained. In 1951, the KBVB revealed plans about a new division between the highest level and the second division, where Cercle were playing. Ending in the first 8 was the goal to stay at the second level of Belgian football. Cercle ended as 15th that season, thus being even further away from the top flight.
Cercle would remain there until 1956, when they won the league. Cercle started again battling against relegation, with more success this time. But the following season, Cercle started the return matches with only 9 points. However, the green and black side, under the lead of coach [[Louis Versyp]], managed to avoid relegation by a win on the last match of the season. A few weeks later though, Versyp was replaced by the [[Frenchman]] [[Edmond Delfour]]. This replacement was a direct hit, and it was under Delfour's command that Cercle returned to the highest division in 1961, after missing promotion only by the width of a razorblade in 1960.
===Short resurrection (1961-1965)===
It took 15 years for Cercle to come back to where it all had started, and it would only last 5 seasons. But it could have lasted only one season, if there had not been the proposition by Antwerp that, for teams with equal points, the team with most won matches would be the higher ranked in stead of the team with the less lost matches. This way, Cercle ended before the relegating [[K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk|Thor Waterschei]], where they would have ended behind them in any other season. Ironically, Antwerp became victims of their own proposition: Standard obtained the second place, with Antwerp having equal points but less won matches (but also less lost matches).
During Cercle's revival at the top flight, they never stood an excellent chance.
===Black years and the five-year-plan (1965-1971)===
In the [[Belgian First Division 1965-66|1965-66 season]], Cercle ended last behind [[K. Berchem Sport|Berchem]]. But worse were the allegations of corruption spread by [[K. Lierse S.K.|Lierse]] player Bogaerts. He accused Cercle's vice-president Paul Lantsoght of [[bribery]]. The Belgian football association sentenced Cercle to relegate. This meant that Cercle had to play at the third level of Belgian football in stead of the second. However, Lantsoght started a [[lawsuit]] against the KBVB, which he won in June 1967. But the damage had already been done, and Cercle remained in Third division. Many players left the team, and Cercle was not able to achieve promotion immediately.
In 1967, [[Urbain Braems]] was appointed as [[head coach]] of Cercle. He had designed an ambitious plan, which had to bring Cercle back to the top division within the following 5 years. [[Eendracht Aalst]] were the most important rivals for promotion that year. Two matches before the end of the season, Cercle and Aalst faced each other, while both counting 41 points, but with Aalst with the most won matches, meaning Cercle had to win to take the lead. Cercle lost the match 0-1... But Cercle's youth teams delegate André Penninck had noticed that the team delegate of Aalst had made a mistake: he had switched the names of the substitutes, which meant that, according to the match paper, Aalst had ended the match playing with 2 [[goalkeeper (football)|goalkeepers]], which is forbidden. Cercle made a complaint about this at the Belgian football association. But against their own rules, the KBVB confirmed Aalst's 0-1 win. Cercle [[appeal]]ed against this decision, but the 0-1 was confirmed again. Cercle then made their second and final possible appeal, and this instance ordered the football association to apply the rules. On [[June 21]], [[1968]], Cercle received the news that they would promote to second division. In July of that same year, ''Royal Cercle Sportif Brugeois'' changed their name to ''Cercle Brugge K.S.V.''
Cercle was immediately able to play a role in second division thanks to a successful transfer policy. After 20 matches, Cercle were in the lead, but finally they ended up as 4th, four points behind champions [[A.S.V. Oostende K.M.|AS Oostende]]. Next season, Cercle ended again four points behind the champions, [[KFC Diest]]. But one year before the end of the five-year-plan, in 1971, Cercle achieved their goal: they won promotion and were back at the top!
===Settling at the top flight (1971-1996)===
[[Image:Janbreydelstadion.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Jan Breydel Stadium.]]
Cercle tried immediately to avoid the relegation battle by signing the necessary fortifications, such as [[Fernand Goyvaerts]] and [[Benny Nielsen (footballer)|Benny Nielsen]]. Cercle succeeded in this, managing to get points out of their early confrontations with Anderlecht and Club Brugge, respectively champions and vice-champions that season. Cercle obtained the 5th place and was departed for some carefree seasons. In 1975, Cercle waved the Edgard De Smedt Stadium goodbye and went to the [[Jan Breydel Stadium|Olympia Stadium]], which would be renamed to Jan Breydel Stadium because of [[Euro 2000]].
Cercle had only had two coaches from 1967 until 1977: Urbain Braems and [[Han Grijzenhout]]. But Grijzenhout left after a lucrative offer by [[SC Lokeren]]. Cercle appointed [[Lakis Petropoulos]] as new coach. But injuries of key players and the language barrier with the [[Greece|Greek]] coach seemed such a problem that it eventually turned out to be disastrous, with Cercle relegating unexpectedly. Han Grijzenhout was again appointed as coach to get Cercle back to the first division as soon as possible. After only one season, Cercle became champions, ending 1 point before [[SK Tongeren]].
Again, some carefree seasons announced themselves for Cercle, with a climax in the [[Belgian Cup]] in 1985. Cercle defeated [[SK Beveren]] in the final. After 90 minutes, a 1-1 draw was on the score board. 30 minutes of [[extra time]] also did not bring a decision, so the match went to [[penalty kick|penalties]]. Beveren player [[Paul Lambrichts]] kicked the last penalty of the serie against the crossbar, and Cercle celebrated. For the first time since [[Coupe des Nations 1930|1930]], Cercle would play in an official European confrontation. Opponents became [[Dynamo Dresden]]. Cercle won the home match 3-2, but in [[Dresden]] Cercle lost 2-1, losing the confrontation on aggregate.
After the 1985 cup final against Beveren, Cercle again reached the cup final in 1986, this time meeting city rivals [[Club Brugge]]. Cercle lost 0-3, with two questionable penalties scored by [[Jean-Pierre Papin]]. A next climax would be the recruitment of the [[Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] [[striker]] [[Josip Weber]] in 1988. Despite a difficult start in Belgium, Weber would prove himself to be the best post-war goal scorer for Cercle, being top scorer of the team from 1989 until his departure to Anderlecht in 1994. Weber was also national top scorer from 1992 until 1994. And in the early 90's, another star signed in Bruges: [[Romania]]n record international [[Dorinel Munteanu]].
In 1996, Cercle got once more through to the national cup final. The final would be a re-issue of the 1986 final, as Cercle met Club Brugge again. This time, the result was a 1-2 loss. But due to Club winning [[the double]], Cercle qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]], in which they drew the [[Norway|Norwegian]] side [[SK Brann]]. Cercle won the home match 3-2, but lost 4-0 in [[Bergen]]. But due to the Belgian cup success the previous season, Cercle had lost some important players and their substitutes could not satisfy. At the end of the season, Cercle relegated together with [[KV Mechelen]].
===Second division (1997-2003)===
Cercle aimed at an immediate return, but reality seemed very disappointing. A 10th place was achieved, and the next four seasons, Cercle would each time only succeed in ending one place higher than the previous season. Because financial possibilities were going short, the Cercle board aimed fully at the [[2002-03 in Belgian football|2002-03 season]]. A new chairman was chosen, [[Standaard Boekhandel]] director [[Frans Schotte]], and a new coach was appointed, former player [[Jerko Tipurić]], who had also been coach in Cercle's [[Jupiler League 1996-97|1996-97]] relegation season. And finally, Cercle won the jackpot! In the previous five seasons, Cercle had not even won a single period championship.
[[Image:Corner Kick Stijn De Smet.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Stijn De Smet taking a [[corner kick]].]]
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===Settling at the top flight again? (2003-...)===
After a difficult season in which the newly signed [[Harold Meyssen]] and [[Nordin Jbari]] proved to be key players in avoiding relegation, the Cercle board chose not to prolong Tipurić's contract. [[Harm Van Veldhoven]] became new the coach. Under his direction, Cercle played three decent, but also unspectacular seasons. A bright spot was the breakthrough of the talented [[Stijn De Smet]]. When Van Veldhoven was announced as new coach of [[K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot|G. Beerschot]], Cercle chose former Anderlecht player and assistant manager [[Glen De Boeck]] as his successor. In his debut year, De Boeck surprised with successful attacking and attractive football. Cercle ended the season as 4th, their best post-war ranking.
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== Current squad ==
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{{Image label|x=0.14|y=0.13|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Oleg Iachtchouk|'''Iachtchouk'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.24|y=0.42|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Besnik Hasi|'''Hasi'''<br/>]]</font>}}
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{{Image label|x=0.17|y=0.32|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Serhiy Serebrennikov|'''Serebrennikov'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.05|y=0.27|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Stijn De Smet|'''De Smet'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.35|y=0.36|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Honour Gombami|'''Gombami'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.14|y=0.53|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Denis Viane|'''Viane'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.06|y=0.48|scale=349|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Tom Van Mol|'''Van Mol'''<br/>]]</font>}}
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{{Image label|x=0.31|y=0.53|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Anthony Portier|'''Portier'''<br/>]]</font>}}
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<tr><td><small>Cercle Brugge's usual line-up for the 2007-08 season.</td></tr>
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{{Football squad player|no=3|nat=Belgium|name=[[Anthony Portier]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=5|nat=Zimbabwe|name=[[Honour Gombami]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=7|nat=Belgium|name=[[Denis Viane]]|pos=DF|other=vice-captain}}
{{Football squad player|no=8|nat=Zimbabwe|name=[[Obadiah Tarumbwa]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=9|nat=Ukraine|name=[[Oleg Iachtchouk]]<sup>1</sup>|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=10|nat=Belgium|name=[[Tom De Sutter]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=12|nat=Belgium|name=[[Frederik Boi]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=13|nat=Belgium|name=[[Dwight Wille]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=14|nat=Ukraine|name=[[Serhiy Serebrennikov]]<sup>2</sup>|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=15|nat=Nigeria|name=[[Osahon Eboigbe]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=16|nat=Belgium|name=[[Jimmy De Wulf]]|pos=DF|other=captain}}
{{Football squad player|no=17|nat=Belgium|name=[[Tony Sergeant]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=18|nat=Belgium|name=[[Kristof Snelders]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=19|nat=Belgium|name=[[Stijn De Smet]]|pos=FW}}
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{{Football squad player|no=20|nat=Macedonia|name=[[Igor Gjuzelov]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=21|nat=Belgium|name=[[Bram Vandenbussche]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=22|nat=Zimbabwe|name=[[Vuza Nyoni]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=23|nat=Netherlands|name=[[Wouter Artz]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=25|nat=Belgium|name=[[Bram Verbist]]|pos=GK}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=Belgium|name=[[Thomas Buffel]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=Belgium|name=[[Jonas Buyse]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=Belgium|name=[[Iwein Catteeuw]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=Belgium|name=[[Jo Coppens]]|pos=GK}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=Peru|name=[[José Carlos Fernández (Peruvian footballer)|José Carlos Fernández]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=Belgium|name=[[Jelle Schotte]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=Serbia|name=[[Slobodan Slović]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=Belgium|name=[[Lukas Van Eenoo]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Arnar Viðarsson]]|pos=MF}}
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Notes:
# Has dual citizenship (second citizenship is Belgian).
# Has dual citizenship (second citizenship is Russian).
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===Squad changes for the 2008/2009 season===
'''In:'''
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Jo Coppens]] ''(from [[RC Genk]])''
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Jonas Buyse]] ''(from youth team)''
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Iwein Catteeuw]] ''(from youth team)''
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Jelle Schotte]] ''(from youth team)''
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Lukas Van Eenoo]] ''(from youth team)''
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Tony Sergeant]] ''(from [[AS Bari]])''
*{{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Arnar Viðarsson]] ''(from [[FC Twente]])''
*{{flagicon|Peru}} [[José Carlos Fernández (Peruvian footballer)|José Carlos Fernández]] ''(from [[Chornomorets Odessa]])''
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Thomas Buffel]] ''(from [[Rangers FC|Rangers]])''
'''Out:'''<br>
*{{flagicon|Albania}} {{flagicon|Kosovo}} [[Besnik Hasi]] ''(to [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]], as assistant manager)''
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Tom Van Mol]] ''(to [[F.C. Nieuwkerken-Sint-Niklaas|FCN Sint-Niklaas]])''
*{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Milenko Milošević]] ''(free transfer)''
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Ewout Denys]] ''(to [[K. Standaard Wetteren|Standaard Wetteren]])''
*{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Armand Mahan]] ''(free transfer)''
'''Loans in:'''
*{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Osahon Eboigbe]] ''(from [[Blackburn Rovers]])''
'''Loans out:'''
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Rubin Dantschotter]] ''(to [[SK Beveren]])''
==Current staff==
* Technical director/Manager: '''[[Glen De Boeck]]'''
* Assistant manager: '''[[Ronny Desmedt]]'''
* Assistant manager: '''[[Lorenzo Staelens]]'''
* Goalkeeping coach: '''Danny Vandevelde'''
* Physical coach: '''Wim Langenbick'''
* Chief scout: '''Patrick Rotsaert'''
* Director of Youth Football: '''Chris Verbeke'''
* First Team Responsible: '''[[Roland Rotty]]'''
* First Team Physiotherapist: '''Geert Leys'''
===Staff changes for the 2008/2009 season===
'''In:'''
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} Patrick Rotsaert ''(from [[KSV Roeselare]])''
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Lorenzo Staelens]] ''(from [[KSV Roeselare]])''
'''Out:'''<br>
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} Eddy Van de Ven
==Schedule 2008-09 season==
===2008===
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!width="100"|Type
!width="150"|Home team
!width="150"|Visitors
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!width="225"|Goalscorers Cercle Brugge
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| July 8 || [[Exhibition game#Football .28soccer.29|Friendly]] || [[SC Blankenberge]] || Cercle Brugge
| 0-2
| [[Osahon Eboigbe|Eboigbe]], [[Oleg Iachtchouk|Iachtchouk]]
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| July 11 || Friendly || [[SV Koekelare]] || Cercle Brugge
| 2-4
| [[Kristof Snelders|Snelders]](2), [[Osahon Eboigbe|Eboigbe]], [[Wouter Artz|Artz]]
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| July 21 || Friendly || Cercle Brugge || [[Kampenhout SK]]
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| July 23 || Friendly || {{flagicon|France}} [[Valenciennes FC]] || Cercle Brugge
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| July 26 || Friendly || Cercle Brugge || [[VC Westerlo]]
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| July 27 || Friendly || Cercle Brugge || {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Dynamo Dresden]]
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| July 28 || Friendly || Cercle Brugge || [[RC Waregem]]
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| July 31 || Friendly || {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[De Graafschap]] || Cercle Brugge
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| August 2 || Friendly || {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[RKC Waalwijk]] || Cercle Brugge
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| August 9 || Friendly || Cercle Brugge || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Valladolid]]
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| August 16 || [[Belgian First Division|League]] || Cercle Brugge || [[RSC Anderlecht]]
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| August 23 || League || [[KV Kortrijk]]|| Cercle Brugge
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| August 30 || League || Cercle Brugge || [[AEC Mons]]
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| September 13 || League || [[Charleroi SC]]|| Cercle Brugge
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| September 20 || League || Cercle Brugge || [[Germinal Beerschot]]
|
|
|-----
| September 27 || League || [[KSC Lokeren]] || Cercle Brugge
|
|
|-----
| October 4 || League || Cercle Brugge || [[Standard Liège]]
|
|
|-----
| October 18 || League || [[Club Brugge]]|| Cercle Brugge
|
|
|-----
| October 25 || League || Cercle Brugge || [[Dender EH]]
|
|
|-----
| November 1 || League || [[R.E. Mouscron|Exc. Mouscron]]|| Cercle Brugge
|
|
|-----
| November 8 || League || Cercle Brugge || [[Zulte Waregem]]
|
|
|-----
| November 15 || League || [[AFC Tubize]]|| Cercle Brugge
|
|
|-----
| November 22 || League || Cercle Brugge || [[KV Mechelen]]
|
|
|-----
| November 29 || League || [[RC Genk]] || Cercle Brugge
|
|
|-----
| December 6 || League || Cercle Brugge || [[AA Gent]]
|
|
|-----
| December 13 || League || [[VC Westerlo]]|| Cercle Brugge
|
|
|-----
| December 20 || League || Cercle Brugge || [[KSV Roeselare]]
|
|
|}
===2009===
{| class="wikitable"
!width="110"|Date
!width="100"|Type
!width="150"|Home team
!width="150"|Visitors
!width="8"|Score
!width="225"|Goalscorers Cercle Brugge
|-----
| January 17 || [[Belgian First Division|League]] || [[RSC Anderlecht]]|| Cercle Brugge
|
|
|-----
| January 24 || League || Cercle Brugge || [[KV Kortrijk]]
|
|
|-----
| January 31 || League || [[AEC Mons]]|| Cercle Brugge
|
|
|-----
| February 7 || League || Cercle Brugge || [[Charleroi SC]]
|
|
|-----
| February 14 || League || [[Germinal Beerschot]]|| Cercle Brugge
|
|
|-----
| February 21 || League || Cercle Brugge || [[KSC Lokeren]]
|
|
|-----
| February 28 || League || [[Standard Liège]] || Cercle Brugge
|
|
|-----
| March 7 || League || Cercle Brugge || [[Club Brugge]]
|
|
|-----
| March 14 || League || [[Dender EH]]|| Cercle Brugge
|
|
|-----
| March 21 || League || Cercle Brugge || [[R.E. Mouscron|Exc. Mouscron]]
|
|
|-----
| April 4 || League || [[Zulte Waregem]]|| Cercle Brugge
|
|
|-----
| April 11 || League || Cercle Brugge || [[AFC Tubize]]
|
|
|-----
| April 18 || League || [[KV Mechelen]]|| Cercle Brugge
|
|
|-----
| April 25 || League || Cercle Brugge || [[RC Genk]]
|
|
|-----
| May 2 || League || [[AA Gent]] || Cercle Brugge
|
|
|-----
| May 9 || League || Cercle Brugge|| [[VC Westerlo]]
|
|
|-----
| May 16 || League || [[KSV Roeselare]] || Cercle Brugge
|
|
|}
==Player history==
===Noted players===
{{col-begin-small}}
{{col-3}}
* {{flagicon|Albania}} {{flagicon|Kosovo}} [[Besnik Hasi]]
* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Eddie Krnčević]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Dirk Beheydt]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Vital Borkelmans]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Robert Braet]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Geert Broeckaert]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Geoffrey Claeys]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Paul Courant (footballer)|Paul Courant]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Alain De Nil]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gérard Devos]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gustaaf Eeckeman]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Fernand Goyvaerts]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Pierre Hanon]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Nordin Jbari]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[André Saeys]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Louis Saeys]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Alphonse Six]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Guy Thys]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Nico Vaesen]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Albert Van Coile]]
{{col-3}}
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Michel Vanderbauwhede]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Yves Vanderhaeghe]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Florimond Vanhalme]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Julien Verriest|Jules Verriest]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Josip Weber]]
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Roman Vonášek]]
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Benny Nielsen (footballer)|Benny Nielsen]]
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Morten Olsen]]
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Søren Skov]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Kari Laukkanen]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Paulus Roiha]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Kari Ukkonen]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Didier Six]]
* {{flagicon|Ghana}} {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Isaac Asare]]
* {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Gábor Torma]]
* {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Sævar Jónsson]]
* {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Ragnar Margeirsson]]
* {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Nacer Abdellah]]
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} {{flagicon|Suriname}} [[Virgall Joemankhan]]
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Kees Krijgh]]
{{col-3}}
* {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Jan Ove Pedersen]]
* {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Ovidiu Hanganu]]
* {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Ion Ionescu]]
* {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Dorinel Munteanu]]
* {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Tibor Selymes]]
* {{flagicon|Russian Empire}} [[Vahram Kevorkian]]
* {{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[Mohamed Kanu]]
* {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Zoran Bojović]]
* {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Ivo Jerolimov]]
* {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Zdenko Vukasović]]
* {{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Kalusha Bwalya]]
* {{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Charly Musonda]]
{{col-end}}
===Most appearances for Cercle Brugge===
''As of match played 20 January 2007 and according to [http://www.cerclemuseum.be www.cerclemuseum.be]''
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Name
!Career
!Appearances
!Goals
|-
|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Jules Verriest]]
|1965 - 1981
|492
|8
|-
|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Geert Broeckaert]]
|1978 - 1991
|375
|19
|-
|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Arthur Ruysschaert]]
|1925 - 1944
|372
|108
|-
|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Roger Claeys]]
|1941 - 1957
|362
|48
|-
|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Jacques De Caluwé|Jackie De Caluwé]]
|1951 - 1966
|354
|32
|-
|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Robert Braet]]
|1928 - 1948
|352
|0
|-
|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Rudy Poorteman]]
|1979 - 1991
|347
|7
|-
|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Wim Kooiman]]
|1980 - '88/1994 - '98
|339
|25
|-
|
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Bram Van Kerkhof]]
|1974 - 1985
|339
|14
|-
|10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Franky Simon]]
|1962 - 1975
|334
|2
|}
===Most goals for Cercle Brugge===
''As of match played 20 January 2007 and according to [http://www.cerclemuseum.be www.cerclemuseum.be]''
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Name
!Career
!Appearances
!Goals
|-
|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Marcel Pertry]]
|1943 - 1955
|280
|140
|-
|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} {{flagicon|Croatia}} {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Josip Weber]]
|1988 - 1994
|204
|136
|-
|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Dirk Beheydt]]
|1975 - 1984
|295
|115
|-
|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Michel Vanderbauwhede]]
|1920 - 1932
|231
|109
|-
|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Arthur Ruysschaert]]
|1925 - 1944
|372
|108
|-
|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gilbert Bailliu]]
|1953 - 1966
|227
|104
|-
|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Louis Saeys]]
|1903 - 1927
|305
|103
|-
|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gérard Devos]]
|1921 - 1930
|178
|100
|-
|9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Alphonse Six]]
|1907 - 1912
|89
|93
|-
|10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[André Saeys]]
|1928 - '35/1941 - '42
|172
|55
|-
|
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Eric Buyse]]
|1959 - 1970
|265
|55
|}
===Top league goalscorers per season===
''According to [http://www.cerclemuseum.be www.cerclemuseum.be]. Names in [[italic type|italic]] means that not all match history of that season could be retrieved.''
{|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
!Season
!Player
|-
|[[1900-01 in Belgian football|1900-01]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} ''[[Edmond Verbruggen]]''
|-
|[[1901-02 in Belgian football|1901-02]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} ''[[Jérôme De Caluwé]]''
|-
|[[1902-03 in Belgian football|1902-03]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} ''[[Jérôme De Caluwé]]'' <br> {{flagicon|Belgium}} ''[[Joseph De Wulf]]'' <br> {{flagicon|Belgium}} ''[[Edmond Verbruggen]]'' <br> {{flagicon|Belgium}} ''[[Gustaaf Wardenier]]''
|-
|[[1903-04 in Belgian football|1903-04]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} ''[[Joseph De Roo]]''
|-
|[[1904-05 in Belgian football|1904-05]]||{{flagicon|Russian Empire}} ''[[Vahram Kevorkian]]''
|-
|[[1905-06 in Belgian football|1905-06]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} ''[[Louis Saeys]]''
|-
|[[1906-07 in Belgian football|1906-07]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} ''[[Louis Saeys]]''
|-
|[[1907-08 in Belgian football|1907-08]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} ''[[Louis Saeys]]''
|-
|[[1908-09 in Belgian football|1908-09]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} ''[[Michel Nollet]]''
|-
|[[1909-10 in Belgian football|1909-10]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Alphonse Six]]
|-
|[[1910-11 in Belgian football|1910-11]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Alphonse Six]]
|-
|[[1911-12 in Belgian football|1911-12]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Alphonse Six]]
|-
|[[1912-13 in Belgian football|1912-13]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Louis Saeys]]
|-
|[[1913-14 in Belgian football|1913-14]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Frans Lowyck]]
|-
|1914-18||''No competition organised <br> due to '''[[World War I]]'''''
|-
|[[1918-19 in Belgian football|1918-19]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Louis Baes]]
|-
|[[1919-20 in Belgian football|1919-20]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Germain Alleyn]]
|-
|[[1920-21 in Belgian football|1920-21]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Frans Lowyck]]
|-
|[[1921-22 in Belgian football|1921-22]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gérard Devos]]
|-
|[[1922-23 in Belgian football|1922-23]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gérard Devos]] <br> {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Célestin Nollet]]
|-
|[[1923-24 in Belgian football|1923-24]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Michel Vanderbauwhede]]
|-
|[[1924-25 in Belgian football|1924-25]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gérard Devos]]
|-
|[[1925-26 in Belgian football|1925-26]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gérard Devos]]
|-
|[[1926-27 in Belgian football|1926-27]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gérard Devos]]
|-
|[[1927-28 in Belgian football|1927-28]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gérard Devos]]
|-
|[[1928-29 in Belgian football|1928-29]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gérard Devos]]
|-
|[[1929-30 in Belgian football|1929-30]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Michel Vanderbauwhede]]
|-
|[[1930-31 in Belgian football|1930-31]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Roger Proot]]
|-
|[[1931-32 in Belgian football|1931-32]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Alphonse Decorte]]
|-
|[[1932-33 in Belgian football|1932-33]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Alphonse Decorte]] <br> {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Roger Proot]]
|-
|[[1933-34 in Belgian football|1933-34]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Arthur Ruysschaert]]
|-
|[[1934-35 in Belgian football|1934-35]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Maurice Blieck]] <br> {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Arthur Ruysschaert]] <br> {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Willy Van Loo]]
|-
|[[1935-36 in Belgian football|1935-36]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Maurice Blieck]]
|}
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
!Season
!Player
|-
|[[1936-37 in Belgian football|1936-37]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Johan Vandenabeele]]
|-
|[[1937-38 in Belgian football|1937-38]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Albert Naert]]
|-
|[[1938-39 in Belgian football|1938-39]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[André De Schepper]]
|-
|1939-41||''No competition organised <br> due to '''[[World War II]]'''''
|-
|[[1941-42 in Belgian football|1941-42]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Georges Crampe]]
|-
|[[1942-43 in Belgian football|1942-43]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Albert De Kimpe]]
|-
|[[1943-44 in Belgian football|1943-44]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Marcel Pertry]]
|-
|1944-45||''No competition organised <br> due to '''[[World War II]]'''''
|-
|[[1945-46 in Belgian football|1945-46]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Marcel Pertry]]
|-
|[[1946-47 in Belgian football|1946-47]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Marcel Pertry]]
|-
|[[1947-48 in Belgian football|1947-48]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Edmond Verté]]
|-
|[[1948-49 in Belgian football|1948-49]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Marcel Pertry]]
|-
|[[1949-50 in Belgian football|1949-50]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Marcel Pertry]]
|-
|[[1950-51 in Belgian football|1950-51]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Marcel Pertry]]
|-
|[[1951-52 in Belgian football|1951-52]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Georges Debbaut]]
|-
|[[1952-53 in Belgian football|1952-53]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Pierre Roggeman]]
|-
|[[1953-54 in Belgian football|1953-54]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Jozef Vandercruyssen]]
|-
|[[1954-55 in Belgian football|1954-55]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Guy Thys]]
|-
|[[1955-56 in Belgian football|1955-56]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Frans Loos|François Loos]]
|-
|[[1956-57 in Belgian football|1956-57]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Frans Loos|François Loos]] <br> {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Guy Thys]]
|-
|[[1957-58 in Belgian football|1957-58]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[André Perot]]
|-
|[[1958-59 in Belgian football|1958-59]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gilbert Bailliu]]
|-
|[[1959-60 in Belgian football|1959-60]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gilbert Bailliu]]
|-
|[[1960-61 in Belgian football|1960-61]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gilbert Bailliu]]
|-
|[[1961-62 in Belgian football|1961-62]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gilbert Bailliu]]
|-
|[[1962-63 in Belgian football|1962-63]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Eric Daels]]
|-
|[[1963-64 in Belgian football|1963-64]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Eric Daels]]
|-
|[[1964-65 in Belgian football|1964-65]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gilbert Bailliu]]
|-
|[[1965-66 in Belgian football|1965-66]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Eric Buyse]]
|-
|[[1966-67 in Belgian football|1966-67]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Roger Blieck]] <br> {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Eric Buyse]]
|-
|[[1967-68 in Belgian football|1967-68]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Roger Blieck]]
|-
|[[1968-69 in Belgian football|1968-69]]||{{flagicon|Brazil}} {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Geo Carvalho]]
|-
|[[1969-70 in Belgian football|1969-70]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Willy Van Acker]]
|-
|[[1970-71 in Belgian football|1970-71]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Raf Lapeire]]
|-
|[[1971-72 in Belgian football|1971-72]]||{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Benny Nielsen (footballer)|Benny Nielsen]]
|}
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
!Season
!Player
|-
|[[1972-73 in Belgian football|1972-73]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Raf Lapeire]]
|-
|[[1973-74 in Belgian football|1973-74]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Franky Vanhaecke]]
|-
|[[1974-75 in Belgian football|1974-75]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Franky Vanhaecke]]
|-
|[[1975-76 in Belgian football|1975-76]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Dirk Beheydt]]
|-
|[[1976-77 in Belgian football|1976-77]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Dirk Beheydt]]
|-
|[[1977-78 in Belgian football|1977-78]]||{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Gerrie Kleton]]
|-
|[[1978-79 in Belgian football|1978-79]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Dirk Beheydt]]
|-
|[[1979-80 in Belgian football|1979-80]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Dirk Beheydt]]
|-
|[[1980-81 in Belgian football|1980-81]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Jan Simoen]]
|-
|[[1981-82 in Belgian football|1981-82]]||{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Søren Skov]]
|-
|[[1982-83 in Belgian football|1982-83]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Dirk Beheydt]]
|-
|[[1983-84 in Belgian football|1983-84]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Bernard Verheecke]]
|-
|[[1984-85 in Belgian football|1984-85]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Paul Sanders (football player)|Paul Sanders]]
|-
|[[1985-86 in Belgian football|1985-86]]||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Edi Krncevic]]
|-
|[[1986-87 in Belgian football|1986-87]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Patrick Ipermans]] <br> {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Didier Wittebole]]
|-
|[[1987-88 in Belgian football|1987-88]]||{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Kalusha Bwalya]]
|-
|[[1988-89 in Belgian football|1988-89]]||{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Josip Weber]]
|-
|[[1989-90 in Belgian football|1989-90]]||{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Josip Weber]]
|-
|[[1990-91 in Belgian football|1990-91]]||{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Josip Weber]]
|-
|[[1991-92 in Belgian football|1991-92]]||{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Josip Weber]]
|-
|[[1992-93 in Belgian football|1992-93]]||{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Josip Weber]]
|-
|[[1993-94 in Belgian football|1993-94]]||{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} {{flagicon|Croatia}} {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Josip Weber]]
|-
|[[1994-95 in Belgian football|1994-95]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Christophe Lauwers]]
|-
|[[1995-96 in Belgian football|1995-96]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Christophe Lauwers]]
|-
|[[1996-97 in Belgian football|1996-97]]||{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Gábor Torma]]
|-
|[[1997-98 in Belgian football|1997-98]]||{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Zbigniew Świętek]]
|-
|[[1998-99 in Belgian football|1998-99]]||{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Ernest Konon]]
|-
|[[1999-2000 in Belgian football|1999-00]]||{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Fabio Giuntini]]
|-
|[[2000-01 in Belgian football|2000-01]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Giovanni Dekeyser]]
|-
|[[2001-02 in Belgian football|2001-02]]||{{flagicon|France}} [[Stéphane Narayaninnaiken]]
|-
|[[2002-03 in Belgian football|2002-03]]||{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Ole Budtz]]
|-
|[[2003-04 in Belgian football|2003-04]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Nordin Jbari]]
|-
|[[2004-05 in Belgian football|2004-05]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Dieter Dekelver]]
|-
|[[2005-06 in Belgian football|2005-06]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Dieter Dekelver]]
|-
|[[2006-07 in Belgian football|2006-07]]||{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Darko Pivaljević]]
|-
|[[Jupiler League 2007-08|2007-08]]||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Stijn De Smet]]<br>{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Tom De Sutter]]<br>{{flagicon|Ukraine}} {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Oleg Iachtchouk]]
|}
|}
===Pop Poll d'Echte===
This price is awarded by the fans. It's an election held by ''d'Echte'', a Cercle Brugge supporters association. The election is held in two rounds. At the last home game before the winter break, and at the last home game of the season, supporters can receive a paper and vote for 3 players. The player who has most votes after the second round, wins the ''Pop Poll''. The main criteria held into account are the performances on the pitch and their love for the team.
{|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
!Season
!Winner
|-
|1972-73||{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Morten Olsen]]
|-
|1973-74||{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Morten Olsen]]
|-
|1974-75||{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Morten Olsen]]
|-
|1975-76||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Dirk Beheydt]]
|-
|1976-77||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Dirk Beheydt]]
|-
|1977-78||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Jules Verriest]]
|-
|1978-79||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Jules Verriest]]
|-
|1979-80||{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Kees Krijgh]]
|-
|1980-81||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Filip Schepens]]
|-
|1981-82||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Alex Querter]]<sup>1</sup>
|-
|1982-83||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Paul Sanders (footballer)|Paul Sanders]]
|-
|1983-84||{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Leen Barth]]
|-
|1984-85||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Geert Broeckaert]]
|-
|}
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
!Season
!Winner
|-
|1985-86||{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Zoran Bojović]]
|-
|1986-87||{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Kalusha Bwalya]]
|-
|1987-88||{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Kalusha Bwalya]]
|-
|1988-89||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Geert Broeckaert]]
|-
|1989-90||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Geert Broeckaert]]
|-
|1990-91||{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Josip Weber]]
|-
|1991-92||{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Josip Weber]]
|-
|1992-93||{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Josip Weber]]
|-
|1993-94||{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Dorinel Munteanu]]
|-
|1994-95||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Yves Feys]]
|-
|1995-96||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Yves Feys]]
|-
|1996-97||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Yves Feys]]
|-
|1997-98||{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Isaac Asare]]
|-
|}
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
!Season
!Winner
|-
|1998-99||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Philippe Piedfort]]
|-
|1999-00||{{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[Mohamed Kanu]]
|-
|2000-01||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Giovanni Dekeyser]]
|-
|2001-02||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Bram Vandenbussche]]
|-
|2002-03||{{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[Mohamed Kanu]]
|-
|2003-04||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Ricky Begeyn]]
|-
|2004-05||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Denis Viane]]
|-
|2005-06||{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Darko Pivaljević]]
|-
|2006-07||{{flagicon|France}} {{flagicon|Madagascar}} [[Christophe Grondin]]
|-
|2007-08||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Tom De Sutter]]
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<sup>1</sup> Alex Querter never received the award because of his move to city rivals [[Club Brugge]] that same season. The organisers of the award found that Querters choice didn't match the criterium ''love for the team''.
==Managers==
===History===
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* 1910-14: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Joseph Dewulf]]
* 1914-28: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Louis Saeys]]
* 1928-37: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Florimond Vanhalme]]
* 1937-38: {{flagicon|England}} [[William Maxwell (coach)|William Maxwell]]
* 1938-40: {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Hugo Fenichel]]
* 1940-41: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Florimond Vanhalme]]
* 1941-42: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Louis Saeys]]
* 1942-44: {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Willy Steyskal]]
* 1944-46: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Louis Baes]]
* 1946-48: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[André Deschepper]]
* 1948-50: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Louis Baes]]
* 1950-51: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Georges Vanden Bempt]]
* 1951-52: {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[William Kennedy (coach)|Bill Kennedy]]
* 1952-54: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Louis Versyp]]
* 1953-54: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Arthur Ruysschaert]] ''([[Ad interim|a.i.]])''<sup>1</sup>
* 1954-56: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Guy Thys]]
* 1956-57: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Louis Versyp]]
* 1958-62: {{flagicon|France}} [[Edmond Delfour]]
* 1962-63: {{flagicon|France}} [[Jules Bigot]]
* 1963-66: {{flagicon|France}} [[Georges Meuris]]
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* 1966-67: {{flagicon|France}} [[Jules Van Dooren]]
* 1967-72: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Urbain Braems]]
* 1972-77: {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Han Grijzenhout]]
* 1977-78: {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Lakis Petropoulos]]
* 1978: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Lucien Masyn]]
* 1978-79: {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Han Grijzenhout]]
* 1979-82: {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Leo Canjels]]
* 1982-83: {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Han Grijzenhout]]
* 1983-84: {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Henk Houwaart]]
* 1984: {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Bram Van Kerkhof]]
* 1984-87: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Georges Leekens]]
* 1987-88: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[René Taelman]]
* 1988-89: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Roland Rotty]]
* 1989-91: {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Han Grijzenhout]]
* 1991: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Eric Lagrou]]
* 1991-93: {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Henk Houwaart]]
* 1993-94: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Georges Leekens]]
* 1994-97: {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Jerko Tipurić]]
* 1997-98: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Rudy Verkempinck]]
* 1998-99: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Ronny Desmedt]]
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* 1999-02: {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Dennis Van Wijk]]
* 2002-04: {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Jerko Tipurić]]
* 2004-07: {{flagicon|Netherlands}} {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Harm Van Veldhoven]]
* 2007-…: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Glen De Boeck]]
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Notes:
# Ruysschaert replaced the [[Suspension (punishment)|suspended]] Versyp for a few months.
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==Chairmen==
===History===
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* 1899-05: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Leon De Meester]]
* 1905-07: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Raoul Daufresne de la Chevalerie]]
* 1907-09: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Leon De Meester]]
* 1909-11: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Albéric de Formanoir de la Cazerie]]
* 1911-25: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[René de Peellaert]]
* 1927-37: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Paul Dautricourt]]
* 1937-50: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Edgard De Smedt]]
* 1950-53: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Yves Dautricourt]]
* 1953-67: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Pierre Vandamme]]
* 1967-70: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Robert Braet]]
* 1970-02: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Paul Ducheyne]]
* 2002-…: {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Frans Schotte]]
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==Honours==
*'''[[Jupiler League|Belgian First Division]]:'''
**'''Winners (3):''' 1910-11, 1926-27, 1929-1930
*'''[[Belgian Second Division]]:'''
**'''Winners (4):''' 1937-38, 1970-71, 1978-79, 2002-03
**'''Runners-up (1):''' 1960-61
*'''[[Belgian Cup]]:'''
**'''Winners (2):''' 1926-27, 1984-85
**'''Runners-up (3):''' 1912-13, 1985-86, 1995-96
*'''[[Belgian Supercup]]:'''
**'''Runners-up (2):''' 1984-85, 1995-96
==European record==
:''As of [[March 5]], [[2006]]:''
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
<th style="background:#efefef;">Competition</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">A</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">B</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">C</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">D</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">E</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">F</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">G</th>
</tr>
<tr><td>[[Cup Winners' Cup]] </td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>10</td></tr>
</table>
A = appearances, B = matches played, C = won, D = drawn, E = lost, F = goals for, G = goals against.
==Famous supporters==
* [[Thomas Buffel]] ''(football player)''
* [[Jessie De Caluwé]] ''(TV host)''
* [[Filip Dewinter]] ''(politician)''
* [[Bart Herman]] ''(singer-songwriter)''
* [[Geert Hoste]] ''(stand-up comedian)''
* [[Phaedra Hoste]] ''(model)''
* [[Marec]] ''(cartoonist)''
* [[Kathy Pauwels]] ''(anchorwoman, TV host)''
* [[Raymond van het Groenewoud]] ''(singer-songwriter)''
* [[Luc Van Lierde]] ''(triathlete)''
* [[Jean-Pierre Van Rossem]] ''(former politician, writer)''
* [[Francesca Vanthielen]] ''(actress, TV host)''
==External links==
* [http://www.cerclebrugge.be Official website] {{en icon}}/{{fr icon}}/{{nl icon}}
* [http://www.uefa.com/footballEurope/Club=52884/domestic.html UEFA page] {{en icon}}
* [http://www.ub05.be Ultras Bryggja '05] {{nl icon}}
* [http://www.cerclemuseum.be Cerclemuseum.be: Cercle Brugge fan site with individual player data] {{nl icon}}
* [http://www.xtratime.org/forum/showthread.php?t=226829 Cercle Brugge XtraTime Fanpage] {{en icon}}
==Further reading==
*Roland Podevijn, ''Cercle Brugge 1899-1989'', K.S.V. Cercle Brugge, 1989
==References==
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