OH Leuven Thread 25/26

[Permafrost]

1 hour ago, THE MAGICIAN said:

For the record, 10 of my Leuven mates are travelling over for the Preston game this friday, if you see our Belgian friends I hope you give them a warm welcome, top lads they are, they have tickets in G1 this time 

Tell them to get in the Blue Boar, they'll get a warm welcome in there. Not regulars in 'De Phare' are they? I might even know some of them if so.

[Bonanza]

Results and standings after round 1 of the playoffs

 

Champions Playoffs

 

USG	1-0	St. Truidense
Club Brugge	4-2	Anderlecht
Gent	1-1	KV Mechelen

 

 

Fixtures for round 2

 

St. Truidense	-	Club Brugge
KV Mechelen	-	USG
Anderlecht	-	Gent

 

Europe Playoffs

 

Antwerp	1-2	Genk
OH Leuven	1-3	Standard Liège
Westerlo	2-0	Charleroi

 

Fixtures for round 2

 

Charleroi	-	Antwerp
Standard Liège	-	Westerlo
Genk	-	OH Leuven

 

Relegation Playoffs

 

Zulte Waregem	2-2	Cercle Brugge
La Louvière	0-1	Dender

 

 

Fixtures for round 2

Cercle Brugge	-	La Louvière
Dender	-	Zulte Waregem

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Results and standings after round 2 of the playoffs

 

Champions Playoffs

 

St. Truidense	1-2	Club Brugge
KV Mechelen	0-1	USG
Anderlecht	3-1	Gent

 

Fixtures for round 3

 

KV Mechelen	-	Anderlecht
Gent	-	St. Truidense
USG	-	Club Brugge

 

Europe Playoffs

 

Charleroi	2-1	Antwerp
Standard Liège	1-2	Westerlo
Genk	0-0	OH Leuven

 

 

Fixtures for round 3

 

Antwerp	-	OH Leuven
Westerlo	-	Genk
Charleroi	-	Standard Liège

 

Relegation Playoffs

 

Cercle Brugge	3-0	La Louvière
Dender	1-2	Zulte Waregem

 

 

Fixture for round 3

 

Dender	-	Cercle Brugge
La Louvière	-	Zulte Waregem

 

Edited 14 April by Bonanza

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[FrankieADZ]

On 14/04/2026 at 13:18, Bonanza said:

 

is it true OHL fans want King Power out there too?

[Bonanza]

On 19/04/2026 at 15:16, FrankieADZ said:

is it true OHL fans want King Power out there too?

The opinions are mixed, but personally I don't want them out. While King Power isn't perfect, we could do a lot worse. Lots of Belgian clubs who had foreign owners have gone bankrupt because the owner stopped paying the bills. 

They just have to be more hand-on and hold the people they appointed accountable if they don't do their job.

[Bonanza]

Results and standings after round 3 of the playoffs

 

Champions Playoffs

 

KV Mechelen	1-2	Anderlecht
Gent	0-0	St. Truidense
USG	2-1	Club Brugge

 

 

Fixtures for round 4

 

USG	-	Gent
Club Brugge	-	KV Mechelen
St. Truidense	-	Anderlecht

 

Europe Playoffs

 

Antwerp	2-0	OH Leuven
Westerlo	1-2	Genk
Charleroi	1-2	Standard Liège

 

 

Fixtures for round 4

 

Genk	-	Charleroi
OH Leuven	-	Westerlo
Standard Liège	-	Antwerp

 

Relegation Playoffs

 

Dender	1-4	Cercle Brugge
La Louvière	0-2	Zulte Waregem

 

 

Fixtures for round 4

 

Cercle Brugge	-	Dender
Zulte Waregem	-	La Louvière

[Bonanza]

 

[Bonanza]

Results and standings after round 4 and 5 of the playoffs

 

Champions Playoffs

 

USG	0-0	Gent
Club Brugge	6-1	KV Mechelen
St. Truidense	2-0	Anderlecht

 

Gent	0-2	Club Brugge
KV Mechelen	1-4	St. Truidense
Anderlecht	1-3	USG

 

 

Fixtures for round 6

 

St. Truidense	-	USG
KV Mechelen	-	Gent
Anderlecht	-	Club Brugge

 

Europe Playoffs

 

Genk	1-1	Charleroi
OH Leuven	0-2	Westerlo
Standard Liège	1-2	Antwerp

 

OH Leuven	0-2	Charleroi
Genk	1-1	Standard Liège
Westerlo	2-4	Antwerp

 

 

Fixtures for round 6

 

Westerlo	-	OH Leuven
Charleroi	-	Genk
Antwerp	-	Standard Liège

 

Relegation Playoffs

 

Cercle Brugge	2-1	Dender
Zulte Waregem	4-0	La Louvière

 

 

Fixtures for round 5

 

Cercle Brugge	-	Zulte Waregem
Dender	-	La Louvière

 

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[Bonanza]

Results and standings after round 6 of the playoffs

 

Champions Playoffs

 

St. Truidense	2-1	USG
KV Mechelen	1-0	Gent
Anderlecht	1-3	Club Brugge

 

 

Fixtures for round 7

 

Club Brugge	-	St. Truidense
Gent	-	Anderlecht
USG	-	KV Mechelen

 

Europe Playoffs

 

Westerlo	3-3	OH Leuven
Charleroi	2-0	Genk
Antwerp	0-5	Standard Liège

 

 

Fixtures for round 7

 

Standard Liège	-	OH Leuven
Antwerp	-	Charleroi
Genk	-	Westerlo

 

Relegation Playoffs

 

Cercle Brugge	2-3	Zulte Waregem
Dender	2-1	La Louvière

 

Fixtures for round 6

 

La Louvière	-	Cercle Brugge
Zulte Waregem	-	Dender

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[shen]

What a spectacular game! The disallowed goal looked on to me. 
But what a disastrous implosion second half. Westerlo could and probably should have equalised within 10 minutes and should have won the game. 

What happened? 

 

Seems like a very lucky escape that OHL scraped into the Europe playoff judging by their terrible form.

[Bonanza]

On 06/05/2026 at 11:55, shen said:

What a spectacular game! The disallowed goal looked on to me. 
But what a disastrous implosion second half. Westerlo could and probably should have equalised within 10 minutes and should have won the game. 

What happened? 

 

Seems like a very lucky escape that OHL scraped into the Europe playoff judging by their terrible form.

This team just has too many flaws. We lack quality and leadership on and off the pitch. Like you said: we were lucky to barely qualify for the Europe Playoffs. In my opinion we should've ended up in the relegation playoffs. That being said, we were never in any real relegation danger as Dender was just the worst team in the 1st division.

According to multiple sources, the club will use this summer to completely overhaul the squad. Some big contracts are about to expire (Oscar Gil, Yousef Maziz, Mathieu Maertens,...) so let's hope this gives us some financial room to bring in the necessary quality.

[Bonanza]

Results and standings after round 7 of the Playoffs

 

Champions Playoffs

 

Club Brugge	2-0	St. Truidense
Gent	1-1	Anderlecht
USG	3-0	KV Mechelen

 

 

Fixtures for round 8

 

St. Truidense	-	Gent
Anderlecht	-	KV Mechelen
Club Brugge	-	USG

 

Europe Playoffs

 

Standard Liège	2-1	OH Leuven
Antwerp	0-1	Charleroi
Genk	3-0	Westerlo

 

 

Fixtures for round 8

 

OH Leuven	-	Antwerp
Charleroi	-	Westerlo
Standard Liège	-	Genk

 

Relegation Playoffs (finished)

 

La Louvière	4-1	Cercle Brugge
Zulte Waregem	2-1	Dender

 

 

Dender will face Lommel (winner of the promotion playoffs in the 2nd division) in a home and away fixtures for a spot in the 1st division next season.

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[shen]

4 hours ago, Bonanza said:

This team just has too many flaws. We lack quality and leadership on and off the pitch. Like you said: we were lucky to barely qualify for the Europe Playoffs. In my opinion we should've ended up in the relegation playoffs. That being said, we were never in any real relegation danger as Dender was just the worst team in the 1st division.

According to multiple sources, the club will use this summer to completely overhaul the squad. Some big contracts are about to expire (Oscar Gil, Yousef Maziz, Mathieu Maertens,...) so let's hope this gives us some financial room to bring in the necessary quality.

Are there any players you want to stay? Is Maertens still a fans favourite or would they be OK to see him leave?

[shen]

14 hours ago, Bonanza said:

This team just has too many flaws. We lack quality and leadership on and off the pitch. Like you said: we were lucky to barely qualify for the Europe Playoffs. In my opinion we should've ended up in the relegation playoffs. That being said, we were never in any real relegation danger as Dender was just the worst team in the 1st division.

According to multiple sources, the club will use this summer to completely overhaul the squad. Some big contracts are about to expire (Oscar Gil, Yousef Maziz, Mathieu Maertens,...) so let's hope this gives us some financial room to bring in the necessary quality.

Also only just noticed Jahanbakhsh is playing for Dender! He's been really trash ever since he left AZ...

[lfu]

2 minutes ago, shen said:

Also only just noticed Jahanbakhsh is playing for Dender! He's been really trash ever since he left AZ...

We were linked to him in that 2018 window only to end up with Ghezzal instead 😂

[shen]

23 minutes ago, lfu said:

We were linked to him in that 2018 window only to end up with Ghezzal instead 😂

Diabolical scouting! We really dropped the ball post Pearson/Walsh.

[Bonanza]

15 hours ago, shen said:

Are there any players you want to stay? Is Maertens still a fans favourite or would they be OK to see him leave?

Maertens' level has dropped significally due to injuries. He's no longer the player he used to be. I don't even think he's a 1st division anymore. It would be best for both him and the club to part ways.

 

Leysen and Nyakossi have attracted a lot of interest from other clubs and will be sold for a nice fee. Verlinden most likely will also be sold, but I would like him to stay. Other players I would like to stay are  Akimoto (has told the club he want to go back to Japan), Pletinckx, Lakomy, Traore, Opoku and George.

I wouldn't mind if Damjanic, Vlietinck, Schrijvers, Kayo, Teklab, Kaba and Vaesen stayed, but also wouldn't be sad if they left. 

 

Players I really would like to leave: Prevot, Gil, Ominami, Dussenne, Maertens, Maziz, Verstraete, Balikwisha and Ikwuemesi

 

I also want a new manager by the way 

[KlaaZ]

On 13/05/2026 at 15:35, Bonanza said:

Maertens' level has dropped significally due to injuries. He's no longer the player he used to be. I don't even think he's a 1st division anymore. It would be best for both him and the club to part ways.

 

Leysen and Nyakossi have attracted a lot of interest from other clubs and will be sold for a nice fee. Verlinden most likely will also be sold, but I would like him to stay. Other players I would like to stay are  Akimoto (has told the club he want to go back to Japan), Pletinckx, Lakomy, Traore, Opoku and George.

I wouldn't mind if Damjanic, Vlietinck, Schrijvers, Kayo, Teklab, Kaba and Vaesen stayed, but also wouldn't be sad if they left. 

 

Players I really would like to leave: Prevot, Gil, Ominami, Dussenne, Maertens, Maziz, Verstraete, Balikwisha and Ikwuemesi

 

I also want a new manager by the way 

Spot on as far as I'm concerned. As for the manager, the decision to not continue with Mazzu after this season has supposedly already been taken. 

[KlaaZ]

3-0 win yesterday against a very disappointing Antwerp side, not surprisingly after the decision to let Mazzu go at the end of the season has been taken. 25 very bad minutes, followed by half an hour of very good with three goals, and then again pretty much nothing until the final whistle. 

In other news, our ladies team are officially back to back champions after a 0-2 win at Club Bruges. They also had a very, very impressive stint in the women Champions League, not only securing a historical qualification for the league phase but going on to qualify for the knockouts where they obviously lost head to head against Arsenal ladies. 

[Cincinnati Fox]

On 21/04/2026 at 12:06, Bonanza said:

The opinions are mixed, but personally I don't want them out. While King Power isn't perfect, we could do a lot worse. Lots of Belgian clubs who had foreign owners have gone bankrupt because the owner stopped paying the bills. 

They just have to be more hand-on and hold the people they appointed accountable if they don't do their job.

Give it a year