KV KORTRIJK — overview around the 2020/21 season

Club
KV Kortrijk (commonly "Kortrijk") is a Belgian professional football club that plays in the country’s top tier (Belgian First Division A). The club’s typical colours are red and white and its home matches are played at the Guldensporenstadion (often referred to in English as the Guldensporen Stadium).

Head coach
Yves Vanderhaeghe served as Kortrijk’s head coach during the 2020/21 period. Vanderhaeghe is a former Belgian international midfielder known for a pragmatic, workrate-focused coaching approach that emphasizes defensive organization and compact team shape. He led Kortrijk through league fixtures in the 2020/21 Belgian First Division A season.

2020/21 season — summary

• Competition: Belgian First Division A (regular season).
• Outcome: Kortrijk competed through the 2020/21 league campaign under Vanderhaeghe and finished the season outside the top-four positions (therefore they did not qualify for the championship playoff). The club’s objective during that season was consolidation in the top flight and securing a comfortable league position.
• Belgian Cup: Kortrijk also participated in the domestic cup competition that season.

Style and squad notes
Under Vanderhaeghe Kortrijk typically prioritized defensive organization, direct transitions and collective work-rate. The squad around 2020/21 combined experienced Belgian league players and foreign signings; the team relied on structure and set-piece work as important offensive avenues. For the exact first-team roster, appearance and goal statistics for the 2020/21 season, consult dedicated databases listed below.

Stadium
Guldensporenstadion — Kortrijk’s home venue, a compact stadium serving the club’s home fixtures in the Belgian top division.

Where to get full, match-level details (squad lists, appearances, goals, transfers)

• KV Kortrijk — Wikipedia (club history and season-by-season pages)
• Transfermarkt — KV Kortrijk (squad lists, transfers, player stats by season)
• Soccerway — KV Kortrijk (match results, lineups, competition tables)
• Flashscore/LiveScore services (match-by-match results and stats)

Short note on coaching timeline
Yves Vanderhaeghe was the head coach during that period; coaching appointments and subsequent changes around that time are documented on the club’s official site and the links above for season-specific confirmation.

Sources and further reading
Use the linked databases for complete squad lists, player minutes, goal scorers, and Kortrijk’s precise league position, points and cup progression in the 2020/21 season.