2014–15 Royal Charleroi S.C. season

Charleroi
2014–15 season
ChairmanFabien Debecq
ManagerFelice Mazzu
GroundStade du Pays de Charleroi
Belgian Pro League5th

The 2014–15 season was played by Charleroi, a Belgian football club based in Charleroi, Hainaut. The season covers the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015. Charleroi participated in the Belgian Pro League and Belgian Cup.

Review

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Background

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Pre-season

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Charleroi played eight pre-season fixtures in preparation for the 2014–15 season, matches against Royal Châtelet, Racing Fosses, Differdange 03, Excelsior Virton, F91 Dudelange, White Star Bruxelles, Metz and Lens were scheduled.[1] Charleroi started the run of games with a 3–4 win against Royal Châtelet at Complexe des Sablières, with their goals coming from Sébastien Dewaest, Cédric Fauré, Neeskens Kebano and a hat-trick from Giuseppe Rossini.[2] The club then eased past Racing Fosses 1–5 at the Stade Winson.[3]

The club followed that with two straight wins, firstly a 0–2 win over Differdange 03 followed by a 1–4 win over Excelsior Virton.[4][5] After that on 8 July Charleroi lost a thrilling match against F91 Dudelange 4–3 at Stade Jos Nosbaum.[6] They followed that with another defeat, this time suffering a 1–0 loss to manager Felice Mazzu's previous club White Star Bruxelles on 12 July.[7] Charleroi won their penultimate pre-season fixture 1–2 against Ligue 1 side Metz, that thanks to a brace from new signing Lynel Kitambala.[8]

On 14 April 2014, Charleroi opened their summer transfer spending with the signing of Mali international Kalifa Coulibaly from Paris Saint-Germain for an undisclosed fee, the striker penned a two-year contract with the option of two further years.[9] Charleroi then signed winger Clinton Mata from Eupen for an undisclosed fee on 28 May, he also signed a two-year contract with the option of two further years.[10] The club completed their first loan signing on 14 June, it was a familiar face who arrived in versatile former Senegal youth international Christophe Diandy who had a loan spell at the club in the 2012–13 season, he joined on a season-long loan deal from Mons.[11]

As Salvatore Crimi left the club following the expiration of his loan deal from Zulte Waregem, Mohamed Mrabet also left the club but only on a season-long loan deal to Virton on 15 May.[12] Charleroi's first transfer activity since the transfer window officially opened on 1 July was the incoming of French winger Lynel Kitambala, he signed for an undisclosed fee from Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne.[13]

Competitions

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Friendlies

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Date Time Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Ref.
21 June 2014 18:00 Royal Châtelet Away W 6–3 Dewaest 38', Fauré 41' pen., Rossini 57' pen., 64', 72', Kebano 62' [14]
27 June 2014 20:00 Racing Fosses Away W 5–1 Rossini 31', Coulibaly 33', Thiaré 55', Tainmont 74', Sağlık 90+1' [15]
28 June 2014 17:00 Differdange 03 Away W 2–0 – 14', Daf 34' [16]
5 July 2014 16:00 Virton Away W 4–1 Kebano 34', Coulibaly 40', Fauré 60', 87' [17]
8 July 2014 19:00 F91 Dudelange Away L 3–4 Daf 47', Rossini 61', Tainmont 65' [18]
12 July 2014 17:00 White Star Bruxelles Away L 0–1 [19]
19 July 2014 17:00 Metz Away W 2–1 Kitambala 11', 27' [20]
30 July 2014 19:00 Lens Away

Belgian Pro League

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Main article: 2014–15 Belgian Pro League

Regular season

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Standard Liège 30 16 5 9 49 39 +10 53 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
5 Kortrijk 30 16 3 11 54 35 +19 51
6 Charleroi 30 14 7 9 44 31 +13 49
7 Genk 30 13 10 7 38 28 +10 49 Qualification for the Europa League play-offs
8 Lokeren 30 10 12 8 38 32 +6 42
Source: Belgian Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a play-off is organised.
Date Time League
position 		Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
25 July 2014 20:30 16th Standard Liège Away L 0–3 [21]
2 August 2014 20:00 15th Westerlo Home L 2–3 Fauré 7', Kitambala 27' 4,523 [22]
10 August 2014 18:00 16th Anderlecht Away L 0–1 21,000 [23]
16 August 2014 20:00 16th Waasland-Beveren Home D 2–2
23 August 2014 20:00 11th Lierse Away W 2–0
31 August 2014 20:00 9th Mechelen Home W 2–0
13 September 2014 20:00 12th Cercle Brugge Away L 0–1
19 September 2014 20:30 6th Zulte-Waregem Home W 2–1
27 September 2014 20:30 11th Genk Away D 1–1
4 October 2014 18:00 13th Kortrijk Home L 0–2
18 October 2014 20:30 12th Gent Away D 2–2
25 October 2014 20:00 9th Oostende Home W 2–0
29 October 2014 20:30 11th Lokeren Away L 2–5
2 November 2014 18:00 12th Club Brugge Home D 0–0
8 November 2014 18:00 10th Mouscron-Péruwelz Away W 2–0
22 November 2014 18:00 7th Anderlecht Home W 3–1
29 November 2014 18:00 7th Westerlo Away W 3–2
7 December 2014 18:00 8th Standard Liège Home L 0–1
13 December 2014 20:00 7th Waasland-Beveren Away W 3–1
20 December 2014 20:00 5th Lierse Home W 6–0
26 December 2014 14:30 4th Zulte-Waregem Away W 3–1
17 January 2015 20:00 5th Cercle Brugge Home L 0–2
24 January 2015 18:00 6th Kortrijk Away D 0–0
31 January 2015 18:00 5th Genk Home W 1–0
7 February 2015 18:00 6th Mechelen Away D 0–0
15 February 2015 20:00 7th Gent Home D 0–0
21 February 2015 20:00 6th Oostende Away W 3–1
28 February 2015 18:00 6th Lokeren Home W 1–0
7 March 2015 20:00 7th Club Brugge Away L 0–1
15 March 2015 14:30 6th Mouscron-Péruwelz Home W 2–0

Championship play-offs

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gent (C) 10 6 2 2 18 11 +7 49 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Club Brugge 10 5 1 4 16 16 0 47 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Anderlecht 10 5 2 3 18 13 +5 46 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
4 Standard Liège 10 4 1 5 14 13 +1 40 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Charleroi 10 3 2 5 13 15 −2 36 Qualification for the Testmatches to Europa League[b]
6 Kortrijk 10 2 2 6 11 22 −11 34
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points after deduction of (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) number of wins; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) number of away goals scored; 7) number of away wins.[24]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since winners of the 2014–15 Belgian Cup, Club Brugge, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Europa League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team and the other spots were adjusted accordingly.
  2. ^ The team finishing in fifth place, Charleroi, will play the testmatches against the winner of the Belgian Europa League playoff final, for a spot in the Europa League second qualifying round.
Date Time League
position 		Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
6 April 2015 18:00 6th Anderlecht Away L 0–1
11 April 2015 20:30 5th Gent Home W 2–1
19 April 2015 20:30 6th Kortrijk Away D 1–1
25 April 2015 18:00 4th Standard Liège Home W 1–0
29 April 2015 20:30 5th Club Brugge Away L 1–3
3 May 2015 18:00 6th Anderlecht Home L 0–1
8 May 2015 20:30 4th Gent Away D 1–1
17 May 2015 20:30 5th Kortrijk Home W 5–2
21 May 2015 20:30 5th Club Brugge Home L 2–3
24 May 2015 14:30 5th Standard Liège Away L 0–2

Europa League play-off

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Date Time Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
28 May 2015 20:30 Mechelen Away L 1–2 Geraerts 54' 7,200 [25]
31 May 2015 18:00 Mechelen Home W 2–0 Marinos 69', Ndongala 89' 10,658 [26]

Belgian Cup

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Main article: 2014–15 Belgian Cup
Round Date Time Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
Sixth round 24 September 2014 20:30 Eupen Home W 2–0 Sağlık 49', Tainmont 50' 2,500 [27]
Seventh round 3 December 2014 20:00 Oostende Home W 2–0 Kebano 34' pen., Fauré 57' 2,609 [28]
Quarter-final first leg 17 December 2014 20:00 Cercle Brugge Home W 2–1 Fauré 26', 29' 3,652 [29]
Quarter-final second leg 21 January 2015 20:30 Cercle Brugge Away L 0–2 1,200 [30]

Appearances and goals

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Further information: R. Charleroi S.C. § Players
No. Pos. Name League Cup Other Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Belgium Maxime Vandermeulen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF France Steeven Willems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Belgium Jonathan Vervoort 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Belgium Robin Leemans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Belgium Sébastien Dewaest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF France Clément Tainmont 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 DF Spain Francisco Martos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Belgium Giuseppe Rossini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Senegal Mohamed Daf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Senegal Christophe Diandy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 GK Belgium Valentin Baume 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW Senegal Jamal Thiaré 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Greece Stergos Marinos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW France Cédric Fauré 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Belgium Clinton Mata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Belgium Jessy Gálvez López 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Belgium Guillaume François 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF France Damien Marcq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Mali Kalifa Coulibaly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Belgium Enes Sağlık 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW France Harlem Gnohéré 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK Democratic Republic of the Congo Parfait Mandanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF Republic of the Congo Francis N'Ganga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 MF Belgium Kenneth Houdret 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Dieumerci Ndongala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
92 MF France Neeskens Kebano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW France Lynel Kitambala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
– DF Belgium Mohamed Mrabet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
– FW Central African Republic Evans Kondogbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Ref.
FW Mali Kalifa Coulibaly France Paris Saint-Germain Undisclosed 14 April 2014 [9]
MF Belgium Clinton Mata Belgium Eupen Undisclosed 28 May 2014 [10]
FW France Lynel Kitambala France Saint-Étienne Undisclosed 7 July 2014 [13]

Loans in

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Position Player Loaned from Date Loan expires Ref.
FW Senegal Christophe Diandy Belgium Mons 14 June 2014 End of season [11]

Total spending: Decrease Undisclosed

Transfers out

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Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Ref.

Loans out

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Position Player Loaned to Date Loan expires Ref.
DF Belgium Mohamed Mrabet Belgium Virton 15 May 2014 End of season [12]

References

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  1. ^ "Saison 2014 – 2015". Charleroi. 21 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Royal Châtelet S.C – RCSC". Charleroi. 21 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Racing FC Fosses – RCSC". Charleroi. 27 June 2014.
  4. ^ "FC Differdange – RCSC : Un doublé de Daf". Charleroi. 28 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Excelsior Virton – RCSC". Charleroi. 5 July 2014.
  6. ^ "F91 Dudelange – RCSC". Charleroi. 8 July 2014.
  7. ^ "R. White Star Bruxelles – RCSC". Charleroi. 12 July 2014.
  8. ^ "FC Metz – RCSC". Charleroi. 19 July 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Kalifa Coulibaly sign Sporting". Charleroi. 14 April 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Clinton Mata, officially zebra". Charleroi. 28 May 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Cristophe Diandy, back to Charleroi ..." Charleroi. 14 June 2014.
  12. ^ a b "Mohamed Mrabet to Gaume Lorraine". Charleroi. 15 May 2014.
  13. ^ a b "Lynel Darcy Kitambala our new striker!". Charleroi. 7 July 2014.
  14. ^ "RCSC - Sporting de Charleroi". Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  15. ^ "RCSC - Sporting de Charleroi". Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
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  22. ^ "Pro League - Sporting Charleroi vs Westerlo - Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  23. ^ "Pro League - Anderlecht vs Sporting Charleroi - Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  24. ^ "Algemene bepalingen" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  25. ^ "KV Mechelen - Sporting Charleroi 2:1 (Eerste klasse a 2014/2015 Playoff EL, Final)".
  26. ^ "Sporting Charleroi - KV Mechelen 2:0 (Eerste klasse a 2014/2015 Playoff EL, Final)".
  27. ^ "Sporting Charleroi - KAS Eupen 2:0 (Beker van België 2014/2015, 6. Round)".
  28. ^ "Sporting Charleroi - KV Oostende 2:0 (Beker van België 2014/2015, Round of 16)".
  29. ^ "Sporting Charleroi - Cercle Brugge 2:1 (Beker van België 2014/2015, Quarter-finals)".
  30. ^ "Cercle Brugge - Sporting Charleroi 2:0 (Beker van België 2014/2015, Quarter-finals)".
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