2021–22 K.R.C. Genk 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.

Genk
2021–22 season
ChairmanPeter Croonen
ManagerJohn van den Brom
(until 6 December)
Bernd Storck
(from 7 December)
StadiumLuminus Arena
First Division A8th
Belgian CupSeventh round
Belgian Super CupRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paul Onuachu (21)

All:
Paul Onuachu (23)

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 28 January 2022[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   USA Mark McKenzie
3 DF   ESP Mujaid Sadick
4 MF   CIV Aziz Ouattara Mohammed
5 DF   MEX Gerardo Arteaga
6 DF   NOR Simen Juklerød
7 FW   JPN Junya Itō
8 MF   BEL Bryan Heynen (captain)
10 FW   BEL Théo Bongonda
11 MF   BEL Mike Trésor
15 MF   BEL Jay-Dee Geusens
17 MF   SVK Patrik Hrošovský
18 FW   NGA Paul Onuachu
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF   COL Daniel Muñoz
24 MF   BEL Luca Oyen
25 DF   BEL Tuur Rommens
26 GK   BEL Maarten Vandevoordt
28 FW   GHA Joseph Paintsil
30 GK   BEL Vic Chambaere
33 DF   COL Jhon Lucumí
35 MF   HUN András Németh
40 GK   BEL Tobe Leysen
42 MF   NOR Kristian Thorstvedt
46 DF   COL Carlos Cuesta
77 DF   ECU Ángelo Preciado

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   TAN Kelvin John

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   BRA Neto Borges (at Tondela until 30 June 2022)
DF   BEL Sébastien Dewaest (at OH Leuven until 30 June 2022)
MF   CIV Eboue Kouassi (at Arouca until 30 June 2022)
MF   SUI Bastien Toma (at St. Gallen until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   CAN Iké Ugbo (at Troyes until 30 June 2022)
FW   NGA Cyriel Dessers (at Feyenoord until 30 June 2022)
FW   NGA Stephen Odey (at Randers until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

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Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
First Division A 23 July 2021 21 May 2022 Matchday 1 8th 40 18 8 14 76 55 +21 045.00
Belgian Cup 27 October 2021 1 December 2021 Sixth round Seventh round 2 1 1 0 9 3 +6 050.00
Belgian Super Cup 17 July 2021 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
UEFA Champions League 3 August 2021 10 August 2021 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 000.00
UEFA Europa League 16 September 2021 9 December 2021 Group stage Group stage 6 1 2 3 4 10 −6 016.67
Total 51 20 11 20 93 75 +18 039.22

Last updated: 21 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

First Division A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Charleroi 34 15 9 10 55 46 +9 54 Qualification for the Play-offs II
7 Mechelen 34 15 7 12 57 61 −4 52
8 Genk 34 15 6 13 66 47 +19 51
9 Sint-Truiden 34 15 6 13 42 40 +2 51
10 Cercle Brugge 34 12 9 13 49 46 +3 45
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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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
25 10 5 10 48 38  +10 35 6 3 3 26 16  +10 4 2 7 22 22  0

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

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultDLWWLWDWWLLLWDLLDLWDWWLWLWWLWDLLWW
Position91310564534561076810811999891010888888888
Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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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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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation GNT GNK CHA MEC
1 Gent 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 43 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a] 0–1 1–2 1–0
2 Genk 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 37 0–2 3–2 4–2
3 Charleroi 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 34 1–3 2–2 3–2
4 Mechelen 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 30 1–2 0–0 1–0
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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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 3 2 1 10 8  +2 11 2 0 1 7 6  +1 1 2 0 3 2  +1

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

Results by round

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Round123456
GroundAHAHHA
ResultWWDWLD
Position122222
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2022. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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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

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27 October 2021 Sixth round Sint-Eloois-Winkel 0–6 Genk Sint-Eloois-Winkel
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sportpark Terschueren
1 December 2021 Seventh round Genk 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Club Brugge Genk
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Penalties

Belgian Super Cup

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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

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Third qualifying round

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3 August 2021 First leg Genk   1–2   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   2–1
(4–2 agg.)
  Genk Kyiv, Ukraine
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 20,594[6]
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

UEFA Europa League

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Group stage

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WHU DZA RWI GNK
1   West Ham United 6 4 1 1 11 3 +8 13 Advance to round of 16 0–1 2–0 3–0
2   Dinamo Zagreb 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–2 3–1 1–1
3   Rapid Wien 6 2 0 4 4 9 −5 6 Transfer to Europa Conference League 0–2 2–1 0–1
4   Genk 6 1 2 3 4 10 −6 5 2–2 0–3 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 September 2021 1 Rapid Wien   0–1   Genk Vienna, Austria
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 18,400
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
30 September 2021 2 Genk   0–3   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   3–0   Genk Stratford, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 45,980
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
4 November 2021 4 Genk   2–2   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   1–1   Genk Zagreb, Croatia
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 6,892
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
9 December 2021 6 Genk   0–1   Rapid Wien Genk, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 10,018
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Statistics

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Squad appearances and goals

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Last updated on 21 May 2022.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Belgian Division Belgian Cup Super Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
26 GK   BEL Maarten Vandevoordt 48 0 38 0 0+1 0 1 0 2 0 6 0
30 GK   BEL Vic Chambaere 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK   BEL Tobe Leysen 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   USA Mark McKenzie 28 0 19+3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2+1 0
3 DF   ESP Mujaid Sadick 33 2 23+2 2 1 0 1 0 1+1 0 3+1 0
5 DF   MEX Gerardo Arteaga 42 2 28+4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 0
6 DF   NOR Simen Juklerød 13 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
23 DF   COL Daniel Muñoz 36 3 25+4 3 1+1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
25 DF   BEL Tuur Rommens 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   COL Jhon Lucumí 37 1 24+5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4+1 0
46 DF   COL Carlos Cuesta 26 1 15+6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3+1 0
77 DF   ECU Angelo Preciado 31 0 14+9 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0 3+2 0
Midfielders
4 MF   CIV Aziz Ouattara Mohammed 14 0 9+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   BEL Bryan Heynen 47 5 36+2 5 1 0 1 0 2 0 5 0
11 MF   BEL Mike Trésor 37 0 12+18 0 0+1 0 1 0 1+1 0 0+3 0
14 MF   SUI Bastien Toma 10 1 3+2 0 1+1 1 1 0 0 0 1+1 0
15 MF   BEL Jay-Dee Geusens 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   SVK Patrik Hrošovský 40 5 26+6 5 1 0 0+1 0 2 0 4 0
20 DF   BEL Bilal El Khannous 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   BEL Luca Oyen 31 2 8+18 2 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0
42 MF   NOR Kristian Thorstvedt 45 4 27+8 3 2 1 0 0 1+1 0 5+1 0
Forwards
7 FW   JPN Junya Itō 49 8 37+2 8 1 0 1 0 2 0 6 0
10 FW   BEL Theo Bongonda 43 13 23+11 12 1 0 1 1 2 0 4+1 0
18 FW   NGA Paul Onuachu 43 23 30+5 21 0 0 1 0 2 1 4+1 1
21 FW   CAN Iké Ugbo 25 6 6+12 3 1+1 2 0 0 0 0 2+3 1
28 FW   GHA Joseph Paintsil 36 7 13+15 3 2 3 0+1 0 0+1 0 3+1 1
35 MF   HUN András Németh 5 2 0+5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW   TAN Kelvin John 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
20 MF   NED Carel Eiting 18 0 10+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 2+1 0
21 DF   FIN Jere Uronen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 1 0 0 0 0
38 MF   CIV Eboue Kouassi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 MF   BEL Pierre Dwomoh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   NGA Cyriel Dessers 6 1 1+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 1 0 0
22 FW   BEL Bryan Limbombe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   BRA Neto Borges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   NGA Stephen Odey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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As of 3 August 2021
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Pro League Belgian Cup Belgian Super Cup Champions League Total
1 10 FW   Théo Bongonda 3 0 1 0 4
2 18 FW   Paul Onuachu 0 0 0 1 1
21 DF   Jere Uronen 0 0 1 0 1
28 MF   Bryan Heynen 1 0 0 0 1
Own goal 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 4 0 2 1 7

References

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  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. ^ "Pro League 2021/2022: Un choc d'entrée pour le Standard et Anderlecht". www.footnews.be (in French). 8 June 2021.
  4. ^ "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Genk vs. Shakhtar Donetsk" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Genk" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  7. ^ "UEFA Europa League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 August 2021.