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Ciney

Third Amateur Division: ACFF A

Founded:	1924
Stadium:	Stade Joseph Lambert
Coach:	Roch Gérard
Second Amateur Division: VFV B Form:
Overall Form:

Ciney home ground venue is Stade Joseph Lambert.

Roch Gérard is the current coach for Ciney.

Ciney Second Amateur Division: VFV B Match Fixtures and Results

[ Home Overall Away ]

Ciney have played a total of 36 matches in Belgium Second Amateur Division: VFV B. Their current statistics is 14 win, 8 draw and 14 lose.

Ciney did not win their last three matches in the competition.

The overall results is shown by default. You can also analyze Ciney results for their home or away matches in Second Amateur Division: VFV B 2012/2013.

Click on + to view detailed soccer statistics of the goal scorers, yellow and red cards for each match.
The match kick-off date and time is automatically converted to your local timezone.

Team	Total Matches	Win	Draw	Lose
Ciney	36	14	8	14

Date	Home	Score	Away	HT
04/05/2013	Ciney	0 - 1	Huy	0-0	H2H	O	+
			0' Damien Bodart
			0' M. Crotteux
T. Delplank 0'
V. Gaziaux 0'
			0' R. Piette
J. Paquet 46'
L. Henry 46'
			66' M. Konsdorff
			66' L. Bamona
			69' Grégory Esser
			69' S. Thiaw
X. Libois 71'
Giresse Mwémwé 71'
A. Fiasse 76'
Yannick Pauletti 76'
		0 - 1	87' L. Bamona
			90' Damien Bodart
			90' Arnaud Gillard
01/05/2013	La Calamine	3 - 2	Ciney	1-0	H2H	O	+
G. Bernard 0'
Arnaud Chareton 0'
Gilles Cézar 0'
F. Thelen 0'
Gilles Cézar 19'
F. Thelen 19'
Christophe Pazos de Matos 37'		1 - 0
			56' A. Fiasse
			56' T. Delplank
		1 - 1	57' L. Dethier
		1 - 2	61' L. Dethier
Gaetan Gertsmans 69'
V. Lachambre 69'
K. Hanf 69'
K. Raets 69'
Christophe Pazos de Matos 70'		2 - 2
			77' M. Andich
			77' A. Tshiala
C. Evertz 90'		3 - 2
			90' V. Gaziaux
			90' E. Fransquet
28/04/2013	Woluwe-Zaventem	4 - 1	Ciney	0-0	H2H	O	+
			0' Sébastien Van Aerschot
Mohammed Ouahabi 40'
Yves Etumba 40'
G. Bilstein 54'		1 - 0
			56' E. Dehon
			56' L. Henry
Yves Etumba 58'
W. Ben Abbés 58'
Mehdi Benlouafi 65'		2 - 0
			68' M. Andich
			68' J. Paquet
Maurice Weynants 70'
K. Van Ransbeeck 70'
			77' L. Dethier
			77' R. Lamour
		2 - 1	84' J. Coquelle
Nicolas Maeyens 87'		3 - 1
K. Van Ransbeeck 90'		4 - 1
24/04/2013	Ciney	5 - 2	Geants Athois	2-1	H2H	O	+
			0' Jonathan Dubart
			0' J. Eeckout
			12' Jonathan Hochepied
			14' Anthony Delplace
			14' Maxime Marlier
L. Dethier 15'		1 - 0
L. Henry 33'		2 - 0
			37' Jonathan Dubart
C. Dion 45'
X. Libois 45'
		2 - 1	45' R. Keromest
L. Dethier 48'		3 - 1
			54' Alpha Kane
			54' S. Leleux
L. Henry 55'		4 - 1
Giresse Mwémwé 60'
J. Paquet 60'
			76' Tennyson Sonkey
			76' G. Delys
A. Lambert 77'
T. Delplank 77'
J. Coquelle 85'		5 - 1
		5 - 2	90+2' R. Keromest
13/04/2013	Charleroi-Couillet-Fl.	0 - 2	Ciney	0-0	H2H	O
10/04/2013	Ciney	3 - 1	BX Brussels	1-1	H2H	O	+
			0' H. El Boubsi
			0' Kodjovi Seddoh
			0' N. Sikumoya
			0' David Triantafillidis
		0 - 1	24' S. McMahon
L. Dethier 43'		1 - 1
Giresse Mwémwé 52'		2 - 1
			63' N. Sikumoya
			63' Miguel Goas Lopes
Giresse Mwémwé 69'
L. Henry 69'
L. Henry 79'		3 - 1
T. Delplank 80'
A. Lambert 80'
			80' Kodjovi Seddoh
			80' Cédric Tuta
			82' David Triantafillidis
M. Andich 85'
E. Dehon 85'
06/04/2013	Ciney	1 - 0	Grimbergen	0-0	H2H	O	+
T. Delplank 0'
			0' A. Oztürk
Yannick Pauletti 0'
			0' Julien Pé
T. Detal 55'		1 - 0
			70' Paulo Santos
			70' F. Saliaj
M. Andich 73'
L. Henry 73'
			75' Kevin Leemans
			75' Sam Ooms
			79' Alessio Bossio
			79' Yves Kabanda Nsanga
Giresse Mwémwé 80'
E. Dehon 80'
A. Lambert 90'
Arnaud Jean 90'
03/04/2013	Dender	0 - 1	Ciney	0-1	H2H	O	+
			0' J. Coquelle
		0 - 1	33' L. Dethier
Michiel Lepage 46'
J. Coppin 46'
			76' T. Delplank
			76' T. Detal
Mathias Verhasselt 79'
J. Muylaert 79'
			85' A. Lambert
			85' E. Dehon
			90' M. Andich
			90' L. Henry
30/03/2013	Ciney	3 - 0	Bocholt	1-0	H2H	O	+
Sébastien Van Aerschot 0'
J. Coquelle 0'
			0' Ruben Corstjens
			0' Richard Culek
Yannick Pauletti 0'
J. Coquelle 36'		1 - 0
			39' Ruben Corstjens
			49' Ben Santermans
L. Dethier 50'		2 - 0
			66' G. Berben
			66' Anthony Emeka
			66' Andy Peeters
			66' Kevin Kimani
			72' Ramon Van Veldhoven
			72' Kristof Goessens
Yannick Pauletti 75'
Arnaud Jean 75'
A. Lambert 76'		3 - 0
J. Coquelle 80'
T. Detal 80'
T. Delplank 85'
L. Henry 85'
27/03/2013	La Louvière Centre	2 - 0	Ciney	1-0	H2H	O	+
A. Guinot 0'
Jordan Henri 0'
			0' Giresse Mwémwé
G. Grisez 5'		1 - 0
Aziz El Khanchaf 54'
Arsene Menessou 54'
			65' E. Dehon
			65' A. Lambert
Marwan Gargouri 72'
Ibrahim Somé Salombo 72'
Jordan Henri 74'		2 - 0
			82' X. Libois
			82' T. Delplank
Jordan Henri 87'
C. Leduc 87'
23/03/2013	Ciney	1 - 0	Bertrix	0-0	H2H	O	+
A. Fiasse 0'
			0' A. Huberty
A. Lambert 0'
			0' M. Negi
			0' Quentin Vandermaelen
			0' Wanderson
			0' Mathieu Zanelli
T. Delplank 45'
E. Dehon 45'
A. Lambert 52'		1 - 0
			71' Philippe Simonis
			71' K. Guillaume
L. Henry 71'
X. Libois 71'
			71' Wanderson
			71' F. Quéré
			79' Quentin Vandermaelen
M. Andich 82'
Arnaud Jean 82'
			87' Jérôme Jadot
			87' Lucas Plautz
20/03/2013	Ciney	4 - 3	Diegem Sport	4-3	H2H	O	+
			0' Pieter Jacobs
			0' Yassine Tazani
		0 - 1	3' O. Romero Gómez
M. Andich 9'		1 - 1
		1 - 2	19' Pieter Jacobs
			25' Maxim Breugelmans
			25' Klaas Dillens
Yannick Pauletti 27'		2 - 2
A. Lambert 29'		3 - 2
		3 - 3	30' O. Romero Gómez
M. Andich 34'		4 - 3
L. Henry 70'
X. Libois 70'
			74' A. Palate
			74' J. De Bouw
Arnaud Jean 79'
A. Fiasse 79'
L. Dethier 82'
E. Dehon 82'
16/03/2013	Tienen	1 - 1	Ciney	1-0	H2H	O	+
			0' J. Coquelle
			0' L. Henry
Joren Nijs 0'
Maxime Renson 0'
Raf Verhamme 0'
Maki De Silva Valdebenito 14'		1 - 0
			57' Giresse Mwémwé
			57' E. Dehon
D. Deflem 65'
Jasper De Geyter 65'
Maki De Silva Valdebenito 78'
Ashot Sarkisyan 78'
			79' Yannick Pauletti
			79' X. Libois
		1 - 1	84' L. Henry
			85' T. Delplank
			85' T. Detal
09/03/2013	Ciney	1 - 1	Verviers	1-1	H2H	O	+
A. Fiasse 0'
			0' Sébastien Gonzatti
Arnaud Jean 0'
		0 - 1	15' N. Doneux
L. Henry 19'		1 - 1
			66' Ismaël Ehui
			66' François Henke
			66' Bryan Goldstein
			66' L. Sağlam
T. Delplank 67'
A. Lambert 67'
M. Andich 79'
C. Dion 79'
02/03/2013	Tournai	0 - 1	Ciney	0-0	H2H	O	+
			0' L. Dethier
			0' A. Fiasse
			0' L. Henry
Jonathan Delannoy 65'
Cyril Delfoly 65'
Aland Motte 70'
Yanis Tabatouche 70'
			75' L. Henry
			75' Giresse Mwémwé
		0 - 1	78' E. Dehon
			81' Yannick Pauletti
			81' C. Dion
			83' E. Dehon
			83' X. Libois
Mohamed Cisse 84'
Laurent Baroux 84'
17/02/2013	Union Saint-Gilloise	1 - 1	Ciney	1-1	H2H	O	+
			0' T. Detal
Ibrahim Maaroufi 0'
R. Vanhamel 0'
Hiraç Yagan 0'
Ibrahim Maaroufi 32'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	38' E. Dehon
M. De Castris 61'
E. Cortelletti 61'
			69' L. Henry
			81' E. Dehon
			81' Giresse Mwémwé
Hiraç Yagan 88'
Moussa Diaco 88'
Luigi Noto-Millefiori 88'
02/02/2013	Ciney	1 - 3	Patro Eisden	0-1	H2H	O	+
			0' Arif Avci
			0' S. Bouhriss
			0' Yahya Boumediene
			0' Maxim Geurden
A. Lambert 0'
X. Libois 0'
		0 - 1	40' Yahya Boumediene
A. Lambert 52'		1 - 1
		1 - 2	56' Arif Avci
T. Detal 62'
E. Dehon 62'
Yannick Pauletti 77'
T. Delplank 77'
		1 - 3	79' Arif Avci
			80' T. Ubachs
			80' Tony Cinti
Giresse Mwémwé 86'
J. Paquet 86'
			90' Yahya Boumediene
			90' Arif Avci
			90' Kevin Janssen
12/01/2013	Ciney	0 - 7	Excelsior Virton	0-3	H2H	O	+
Sébastien Van Aerschot 0'
			0' D. Gbaguidi
			0' S. Gustin
			0' J. Tshiala
		0 - 1	7' J. Tshiala
		0 - 2	31' Renaud Emond
		0 - 3	39' B. Abdelkadous
C. Dion 40'
T. Detal 40'
A. Lambert 46'
L. Henry 46'
		0 - 4	55' R. Delaby
			64' R. Delaby
			64' M. De Almeida
		0 - 5	66' B. Abdelkadous
			68' J. Yéyé
			68' Sébastien Leva
			72' Romain Grévisse
			72' Nicolas Day
Giresse Mwémwé 74'
A. Tshiala 74'
		0 - 6	82' Renaud Emond
		0 - 7	85' D. Gbaguidi
05/01/2013	BX Brussels	1 - 0	Ciney	0-0	H2H	O	+
			0' T. Detal
Miguel Goas Lopes 0'
Miguel Goas Lopes 46'
Eddy Shamavu 46'
			60' A. Tshiala
			60' E. Fransquet
Joany Mununga 66'
Audry Diansangu 66'
Georges Yalic 87'		1 - 0
			88' T. Detal
			88' T. Delplank
16/12/2012	Geants Athois	0 - 0	Ciney	0-0	H2H	O	+
J. Cremers 0'
			0' E. Dehon
			0' T. Detal
S. Leleux 0'
Quentin Tambour 0'
Alexandre Vanderlin 0'
Jean-Baptiste Yakassongo 46'
Julien Weynants 46'
Thomas Hovine 73'
J. Duchâtelet 73'
			73' A. Tshiala
			73' E. Fransquet
B. Sakanoko 84'
J. Eeckout 84'
01/12/2012	Ciney	2 - 1	La Calamine	2-0	H2H	O	+
M. Andich 0'
X. Libois 0'
			0' F. Thelen
A. Lambert 8'		1 - 0
L. Dethier 20'		2 - 0
			30' Gilles Cézar
			30' K. Hanf
A. Lambert 68'
T. Detal 68'
			70' F. Thelen
			70' Gaetan Gertsmans
		2 - 1	75' R. Pinckaers
E. Dehon 80'
T. Delplank 80'
L. Dethier 88'
A. Tshiala 88'
24/11/2012	Huy	0 - 0	Ciney	0-0	H2H	O	+
			0' Sébastien Van Aerschot
			0' J. Coquelle
Nyengo Boto Loki 0'
Nyengo Boto Loki 58'
L. Bamona 58'
Axel Dheur 87'
B. Leleu 87'
			89' Giresse Mwémwé
			89' A. Tshiala
Damien Bodart 90'
Jérémie Njock 90'
17/11/2012	Ciney	3 - 0	Charleroi-Couillet-Fl.	0-0	H2H	O
11/11/2012	Grimbergen	0 - 4	Ciney	0-1	H2H	O	+
			0' E. Dehon
R. Williot 0'
		0 - 1	20' A. Fiasse
Quentin Laurent 30'
			41' Giresse Mwémwé
Paulo Santos 46'
R. Williot 46'
		0 - 2	62' L. Dethier
Kevin Leemans 63'
Cédric Baes 63'
		0 - 3	67' E. Dehon
Mounir Touzani 69'
Lionel De Spiegeleer 69'
			75' A. Lambert
			75' T. Delplank
		0 - 4	83' L. Dethier
			85' L. Dethier
			85' A. Tshiala
03/11/2012	Bertrix	3 - 3	Ciney	1-2	H2H	O	+
			0' Sébastien Van Aerschot
I. Faye 0'
			0' X. Libois
Lucas Plautz 0'
Philippe Simonis 0'
		0 - 1	6' L. Dethier
K. Guillaume 13'		1 - 1
		1 - 2	14' Giresse Mwémwé
F. Borgniet 46'
Wanderson 46'
Brian Moing 56'		2 - 2
			73' T. Delplank
			73' E. Dehon
		2 - 3	73' Giresse Mwémwé
F. Martins De Sa 78'
Demba Thiam 78'
Brian Moing 81'
K. Lefranc 81'
			89' M. Andich
			89' A. Tshiala
Wanderson 90+3'		3 - 3
31/10/2012	Ciney	0 - 5	La Louvière Centre	0-2	H2H	O	+
			0' Arsene Menessou
		0 - 1	14' Michel Gomes Monteiro
		0 - 2	25' K. Nakache
E. Dehon 46'
T. Delplank 46'
E. Fransquet 53'
X. Libois 53'
			68' Jordan Henri
			68' Ibrahim Somé Salombo
A. Lambert 77'
J. Paquet 77'
		0 - 3	81' Ibrahim Somé Salombo
		0 - 4	82' A. Guinot
		0 - 5	83' Michel Gomes Monteiro
			84' K. Nakache
			84' H. Chebaïki
			84' Aziz El Khanchaf
			84' C. Leduc
13/10/2012	Ciney	1 - 0	Tournai	0-0	H2H	O	+
M. Andich 0'
			0' Mohamed Cisse
			0' Julien Désire
E. Fransquet 57'
Giresse Mwémwé 57'
			62' Grégory Ferreira-Lino
			62' Adnan Čustović
			80' Jonathan Delannoy
			80' Loic Delval
E. Dehon 83'		1 - 0
E. Dehon 83'
T. Delplank 83'
07/10/2012	Diegem Sport	3 - 1	Ciney	1-0	H2H	O	+
			0' Sébastien Van Aerschot
Maxim Breugelmans 0'
Nick Carrez 5'		1 - 0
			46' L. Dethier
			46' T. Detal
			46' Tarik Bahr
			46' A. Lambert
N. Van Grunderbeek 61'
A. Palate 61'
O. Romero Gómez 71'		2 - 0
			73' C. Dion
			73' Maxime Maréchal
Alfred Ouedraogo 77'
Vincent Vergauwen 77'
O. Romero Gómez 83'		3 - 0
		3 - 1	83' A. Lambert
Yassine Tazani 85'
Sam Borms 85'
23/09/2012	Bocholt	3 - 2	Ciney	1-0	H2H	O	+
			0' T. Delplank
Kristof Goessens 0'
Ramon Van Veldhoven 0'
Giuseppe De Luca 27'		1 - 0
G. Berben 50'		2 - 0
		2 - 1	62' L. Dethier
			63' T. Detal
			63' E. Fransquet
Giuseppe De Luca 66'
Dylan Van Welkenhuysen 66'
Andy Peeters 73'
Bekir Car 73'
		2 - 2	74' X. Libois
Dylan Van Welkenhuysen 83'		3 - 2
			86' T. Delplank
			86' L. Dethier
			86' J. Paquet
			89' X. Libois
			89' Robin Demaerschalk
15/09/2012	Ciney	0 - 3	Dender	0-1	H2H	O	+
M. Andich 0'
			0' Mathias Verhasselt
			0' J. Coppin
J. Coquelle 0'
L. Dethier 0'
A. Fiasse 0'
			0' Wouter Hias
X. Libois 0'
Maxime Maréchal 0'
			0' Raoul Ngadrira Avansey
			0' Sébastien Stassin
			0' K. Wauthy
		0 - 1	39' J. Coppin
A. Fiasse 50'
		0 - 2	58' Y. Papassarantis
Giresse Mwémwé 60'
E. Fransquet 60'
Maxime Maréchal 68'
T. Delplank 68'
			69' M. Terki
			69' Jorgo Waeghe
		0 - 3	82' L. Vandenheede
			83' Raoul Ngadrira Avansey
			83' J. Muylaert
L. Dethier 83'
J. Paquet 83'
			84' Sébastien Stassin
			84' P. Verstraete
J. Coquelle 90'
12/09/2012	Verviers	2 - 1	Ciney	2-0	H2H	O	+
			0' J. Coquelle
			0' T. Detal
Lonsana Doumbouya 0'
Haroun Ki Vieira 0'
N. Doneux 18'		1 - 0
Andy Saccio 20'		2 - 0
Lonsana Doumbouya 40'
Izhaak Calisgan 68'
Mücayit Ceylan 68'
L. Sağlam 71'
Guy-Guy Lema 71'
			73' X. Libois
			73' T. Detal
		2 - 1	75' Sébastien Van Aerschot
			79' E. Dehon
			79' Maxime Maréchal
Benoit Masset 83'
Rudy N'Gombo Mansoni 83'
08/09/2012	Ciney	5 - 1	Woluwe-Zaventem	2-1	H2H	O	+
Steve Berger 0'
			0' Jente Van Ongeval
Yannick Pauletti 0'
			0' Ewen Verheyden
		0 - 1	9' G. Bilstein
			16' Mehdi Benlouafi
			16' Bjorn Vander Elst
L. Dethier 17'		1 - 1
X. Libois 30'		2 - 1
Yannick Pauletti 59'		3 - 1
			73' W. Ben Abbés
M. Andich 73'		4 - 1
M. Andich 75'		5 - 1
			76' Jente Van Ongeval
			76' Ugo Nwadikwa
L. Dethier 77'
E. Fransquet 77'
Giresse Mwémwé 81'
T. Detal 81'
M. Andich 82'
Maxime Maréchal 82'
01/09/2012	Excelsior Virton	0 - 0	Ciney	0-0	H2H	O	+
			0' T. Detal
			0' C. Dion
			0' Giresse Mwémwé
G. Rabotteur 0'
J. Tshiala 0'
J. Yéyé 0'
			46' C. Dion
			46' Maxime Maréchal
D. Gbaguidi 53'
Renaud Emond 53'
Rudy Saintini 60'
Sébastien Leva 60'
			67' T. Delplank
			67' T. Detal
B. Abdelkadous 76'
G. Rabotteur 76'
			87' X. Libois
			87' E. Dehon
29/08/2012	Ciney	1 - 3	Tienen	1-1	H2H	O	+
Sébastien Van Aerschot 0'
J. Coquelle 0'
		0 - 1	19' H. Mayombo
C. Dion 40'		1 - 1
X. Libois 46'
T. Detal 46'
			46' Youssouf Kanté
			46' Francis Laurent
T. Delplank 50'
E. Dehon 50'
		1 - 2	55' J. Christophe
		1 - 3	71' S. Dufoor
L. Dethier 79'
Maxime Maréchal 79'
			82' J. Christophe
			82' Maxime Renson
			84' H. Mayombo
			84' B. Meledje
22/08/2012	Patro Eisden	3 - 0	Ciney	2-0	H2H	O	+
S. Bouhriss 0'
			0' E. Dehon
			0' A. Lambert
Joeri Vastmans 0'
R. Regales 20'		1 - 0
			59' T. Detal
			59' X. Libois
Y. Gueroui 67'		2 - 0
			71' E. Dehon
			71' Maxime Maréchal
Arif Avci 74'		3 - 0
			79' M. Andich
			79' T. Delplank
R. Regales 80'
Yahya Boumediene 80'
Mohammed Riyani 85'
Muamer Hegic 85'
Arif Avci 88'
T. Ubachs 88'
15/08/2012	Ciney	1 - 1	Union Saint-Gilloise	0-0	H2H	O	+
M. Andich 0'
			0' Christopher Bombele Mozimi
			0' Esteban Casagolda
T. Detal 0'
C. Dion 0'
M. Andich 58'		1 - 0
			61' S. Godfroid
			61' Christopher Bombele Mozimi
			61' Anthony Cabeke
			61' Luigi Noto-Millefiori
E. Dehon 62'
T. Delplank 62'
L. Dethier 64'
T. Detal 64'
			70' Nadjim Haroun
			70' Dimitry Delmotte
M. Andich 79'
Maxime Maréchal 79'
		1 - 1	90+3' E. Cortelletti

Chart Analysis

The graph shows the performance and results of Ciney in Second Amateur Division: VFV B.

Statistics & Analysis of Ciney

L. Dethier is the leading top goal scorer for Ciney with 11 goals.

Achievement	Statistics
Longest winning run	6
Longest losing streak	4
Longest run without loss	6
Longest run without win	5
Clean sheets	12
Matches over 2.25 goals	20
Matches under 2.25 goals	16
Matches First Half Over 0.5	23
Matches First Half Under 0.5	13
Matches odd	20
Matches even	16
Average goals scored	1.44
Average goals allowed	1.61
Failure to score	10
Biggest victory	5 - 1
Biggest defeat	0 - 7
Missed penalties	0
Penalty goals	5
Own goals	0
Goalless draw at home match	0 (0%)
Goalless draw at away match	3 (17%)
Comeback win	2
Top Goal Scorer	L. Dethier
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Belgium Football

Season:

Pro League

Challenger Pro League

Belgian Cup

Super Cup

Second Amateur Division: ACFF

Second Amateur Division: VFV A

Second Amateur Division: VFV B

Third Amateur Division: VFV A

Third Amateur Division: VFV B

Third Amateur Division: ACFF A

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