Chairman Fabien Debecq Belgian Pro League 16th | Manager Felice Mazzu Belgian Cup Round of 32 | |
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Ground Stade du Pays de Charleroi | ||
The 2014–15 season is a season 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 will be participating in the Belgian Pro League and Belgian Cup.
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Pre-season
Charleroi will play 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. 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. The club then eased past Racing Fosses 1-5 at the Stade Winson.
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. After that on 8 July Charleroi lost a thrilling match against F91 Dudelange 4-3 at Stade Jos Nosbaum. 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. Charleroi won their penultimate pre-season fixture 1-2 against Ligue 1 side Metz, that thanks to a brace from new signing Lynel Kitambala.
Transfers
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. 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. 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.
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. 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.
Loans in
Total spending: Undisclosed
Loans out
Total income: –
Other information
Last updated: 22 July 2014
Source: Charleroi.
Pre-season and friendlies
Last updated: 23 July 2014
Source:Charleroi
Results summary
Last updated: 26 July 2014.
Source: Results
Results by matchday
Last updated: 26 July 2014.
Source: Results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches
Last updated: 23 July 2014
Source:Charleroi
Belgian Cup
Last updated: 23 July 2014
Source: Belgian Cup