2012–13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season

Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2012–13 BEL Ronny Van Geneugden Manager BEL Jan Callewaert Chairman Den Dreef Belgian Pro League 10th Belgian Cup Round 6 Ibou, 19 goals Ibou, 19 goals 9,500 vs Club Brugge and vs Mechelen 6,746 vs Cercle Brugge _ohl1213h _ohl1213h _ohl1213h _ohl1213h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF _ohl1213a _ohl1213away _ohl1213a _ohl1213away 339966 339966 339966 339966 339966 2011–12 2013–14 The 2012–13 season was Oud-Heverlee Leuven's 11th competitive season in professional football. It was their second season in the Belgian Pro League. A promising start by OH Leuven and a 5-match winning streak in October resulted in a third place after 13 matchdays, but thereafter the team dropped in the standings to finally end 10th. In the playoffs, OH Leuven won their group but then lost the playoff final to Gent. In the Belgian Cup, OHL immediately lost their first match just like the previous season, this time going out to Oostende. Season Overview April/May On April 27, a first transfer for the new season is announced, as Belgian defender Kenny Thompson signs for OHL, coming from Liersehttp://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1285509 OHL strengthens defense with Kenny Thompson dutch 2012-04-27 sporza.be and two weeks later on May 14, OHL also signs Christopher Verbist from Standard Liège. Verbist played an impressive 2011–12 season in the Belgian Second Division, as he was on loan to Second Division champions Charleroi from Standard Liège.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1301659 Youngster Verbist exchanges Standard for OHL dutch 2012-05-14 sporza.be On May 25, there is a lot of transfer activity at OHL, as two players leave and one is signed. Both Wingback Lionel Gendarme and central defender Pieter Nys decide to sign with a second division team. Gendarme moves to Oostende, while Nys moves to Dutch side Sparta.http://www.kvo.be/news/detail.phtml?id=1331 Incoming transfer: Lionel Gendarme dutch 2012-05-25 kvo.be dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120624085834/http://www.kvo.be/news/detail.phtml?id=1331 2012-06-24 http://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/Nieuws/Default.aspx?id=6872 https://archive.today/20130112061516/http://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/Nieuws/Default.aspx?id=6872 dead 2013-01-12 Pieter Nys signs contract with Sparta Rotterdam dutch 2012-05-25 sparta-rotterdam.nl Meanwhile, on the same day, OHL confirms the signature of Günther Vanaudenaerde from recently relegated Westerlo. Due to injury, Vanaudenaerde missed most of the previous season.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1310288 OHL allows Vanaudenaerde to remain in first division dutch 2012-05-25 sporza.be June Being founded in 2002, Oud-Heverlee Leuven celebrates its tenth anniversary. During the festivities, results of the "merit" award are presented. Through a web poll, the OHL fans chose François Sterchele as the player having the most merit during the ten inaugural years. Sterchele played for OHL during the 2004–05 season, in which OHL successfully promoted to the Belgian Second Division, with Sterchele the club top scorer, including eight goals during the promotion playoffs. Other players completing the top 5 were (in order): Bjorn Ruytinx, Jordan Remacle, Joeri Vastmans and Hans Goethuys.http://www.ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5805 François Sterchele wins "OHL Merit award" dutch 2012-06-02 ohl.be 2012-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20120608214303/http://ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5805 2012-06-08 dead After signing Günther Vanaudenaerde from Westerlo earlier, OHL confirms also the signing of Westerlo youngster Wout Bastiaens on June 5 http://ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5806 OHL signs young talent dutch 2012-06-05 ohl.be 2012-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20120608214308/http://ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5806 2012-06-08 dead and announces a few days later that another promising youngster joins the squad as Ben Yagan (17) is promoted from the reserve team to the first team for the coming season.http://www.ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5815 Talent makes move to first team dutch 2012-06-09 ohl.be 2012-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222549/http://www.ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5815 2016-03-03 dead On June 11, the Belgian Pro League fixtures for the 2012–13 season are announced. Oud-Heverlee Leuven opens the season with an away match to Mons on 28 July 2012. One week later, Genk will be the opponent for the first home match.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1327755 Kortrijk-Anderlecht opener of new competition dutch 2012-06-11 sporza.behttp://ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5816 Calendar JPL published, OHL starts against Mons dutch 2012-06-11 ohl.be 2012-06-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023451/http://ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5816 2016-03-04 dead Later that same day, OHL first announces that Arnold Rijsenburg has signed as part of the staff, becoming the second assistant first team coach for head manager Ronny Van Geneugden,http://ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5817 Familiar face strengthens technical staff dutch 2012-06-11 ohl.be 2012-06-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212819/http://ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5817 2016-03-03 dead before spreading the news that the club has signed yet another Belgian defender. Twenty-six-year-old Ludovic Buysens has signed a two-year deal, signing from recently relegated Sint-Truiden.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1328437 Ludovic Buysens moves to OHL dutch 2012-06-11 sporza.be Three days later, OHL sign a fifth Belgian defender with Jonas De Roeck. The experienced 32-year-old was a free player after his contract had expired at Bundesliga team Augsburg.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1332731 OHL brings De Roeck back to Belgium dutch 2012-06-14 sporza.be Meanwhile, Sint-Truiden announce the signing of Maxime Annys from OHL on their website. Annys had been with OHL since 2009, but was deemed surplus and allowed to leave.http://www.stvv.com/nl/nieuws/hotnews/d/detail/maxime-annys-is-een-kanarie Maxime Annys is a canary! dutch 2012-06-18 stvv.com 2016-03-04 2012-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003737/http://www.stvv.com/nl/nieuws/hotnews/d/detail/maxime-annys-is-een-kanarie dead In need of a new goalkeeper since the departure of Thomas Kaminski following the end of the previous season, OHL finally choose to sign Logan Bailly. With Bailly, OHL sign a 26 year old Belgian international goalkeeper, who has already gained 8 caps for the Red Devils. Bailly gained fame when playing for Genk, leading to a lucrative transfer to Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2008. After some less successful loans, Bailly now moves to OHL, hoping to relaunch his career under Ronny Van Geneugden, who he knows from his period at Genk. Bailly is given a one-year contract.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1341658 OH Leuven signs Logan Bailly dutch 2012-06-22 sporza.be Initial signs were already bad as Captain Bjorn Ruytinx was forced to walk off the field with a swollen knee during the friendly match against Kampenhout on 27 June, but two days later the feared news is confirmed that Ruytinx has indeed suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury. Ruytinx, who had just signed a one-year contract extension in March 2012 to perform one more season for Oud-Heverlee Leuven, is now expected to be out for about 6 months.http://ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5834 Severe injury for El Toro dutch 2012-06-29 ohl.be 2012-06-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214423/http://ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5834 2016-03-03 deadhttp://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1349257 Knee injury keeps Ruytinx sidelined for months dutch 2012-06-29 sporza.be On the last day of June 2012, OHL announce the signing of Gambian forward Ibou, who signs a three-year contract with an optional extra season. He is transferred from Kortrijk, where he has played since 2008, although that includes a six-month loan to Mechelen and a season-long loan to Mons.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1350477 Sawaneh Ibou to score goals for OHL dutch 2012-06-30 sporza.be Later that same day, news is released that new signings Logan Bailly and Kenny Thompson are both out for weeks. Goalkeeper Bailly has suffered a broken finger during training, while Thompson is suffering from meningitis.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1351091 OHL sees Bailly and Thompson drop out injured dutch 2012-06-30 sporza.be July Although it was already known that Ghanaian striker Ibrahim Salou was going to be released, the news becomes official only when Belgian Third Division team La Louvière Centre announce the signing of Salou on their website on July 18.http://www.urlc.be/news/read/243/ Ibrahim Salou signs one year contract french 2012-07-18 urlc.be OHL draws much more media attention on July 20, when the transfer of last season OHL top scorer Jordan Remacle to Gent is now officially announced. Following weeks of rumours considering the future of Remacle, who requested a transfer and even handed in a doctors note to allow him to stay absent from training, the deal is now complete.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1374226 AA Gent finalizes transfers of Remacle and Ljubijankic dutch 2012-07-20 sporza.be One day later, this is followed by the news of signing Evariste Ngolok, a Belgian midfielder. After Wout Bastiaens and Günther Vanaudenaerde, Ngolok is the third player coming from Westerlo to sign for OHL.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1375574 With Ngolok, Van Geneugden receives new player dutch 2012-07-21 sporza.be In their opening match of the 2012–13 Belgian Pro League on July 28, Oud-Heverlee Leuven suffer a heavy loss, going down 5–2 away to Mons, with goals for OHL coming from Karel Geraerts and new signing Ibou, who scores his first goal for OHL.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1379670 OHL concedes 5 goals at Mons dutch 2012-07-28 sporza.be August OHL presents the team kits for the new season, the main difference being that the logo of head sponsor Option is now blending in with the shirt. The home kits remain white, while the away kits will now be green, with the third kit being coloured red. Head coach Ronny Van Geneugden claims it to be "a youthful kit, matching the youthful character of our supporters, who will surely identify themselves with it".http://www.ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5888 New kit gets youthful look dutch 2012-08-03 ohl.be 2012-08-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220342/http://www.ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5888 2016-03-03 dead One day later, the 5 000th season ticket is sold. This is a large increase of the record for OH Leuven, as the record stood at 4 772, set during the previous season.http://www.ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5891 https://archive.today/20130115044515/http://www.ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5891 dead 2013-01-15 Alex Boxy buys 5.000th season ticket dutch 2012-08-04 ohl.be Playing for the first time in their new kits, the team bounce back from trailing 0–2 with 15 minutes to go, to draw 2–2 with Genk in their first home match of the season.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1381741 Ten Genk players let the victory slip towards the end dutch 2012-08-05 sporza.be During that same match, defender Günther Vanaudenaerde tears one of the muscles in his abdomen and is expected to be out for 4 to 6 weeks.http://www.ohl.be/heren/seizoen/wedstrijden/voorbeschouwing/4053 Ludovic Buysens: "Play some good football and create chances" dutch 2012-08-11 ohl.be 2012-08-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031953/http://www.ohl.be/heren/seizoen/wedstrijden/voorbeschouwing/4053 2016-03-04 dead The following week, transfer activity is again increased, as OHL loans out three Belgian players to Belgian Second Division team Antwerp. Defender Nicky Hayen and midfielders Kevin Roelandts and Jorn Vermeulen join the Antwerp team for one season,http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1396330 Antwerp gets four new players dutch 2012-08-08 sporza.be while Christian Pouga is presented as the latest new signing. The 26 year old striker from Cameroon is signed from Portuguese team Marítimo.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1397037 OHL expects goals from globetrotter dutch 2012-08-09 sporza.be Only 34 seconds into the match against Gent, Ibou scores his third of the season. Eventually the match against the new team of Jordan Remacle ends in a 1–1 draw, a small revenge for OHL after the 6–1 loss during the previous season.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1381786 Gent unable to get past OH Leuven dutch 2012-08-12 sporza.be One week later, OHL books a first win, coming back twice to beat Cercle Brugge 3–2 at home, with Evariste Ngolok scoring his first goal for OHL. Other goals came from Ibou and Geraerts.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1398557 OH Leuven leaves Cercle behind with only 1 point dutch 2012-08-18 sporza.be Although various media already reported the coming of Ivorian defender Ali Bamba to OHL on loan from Le Mans, the deal is cancelled on 21 August 2012 after Bamba fails his medical tests.http://ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5929 Ali Bamba komt niet naar OHL dutch 2012-08-21 ohl.be 2012-08-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20121020073019/http://ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5929 2012-10-20 dead Against an Anderlecht squad in which no less than 8 first team players have been replaced to keep them fresh for their upcoming Champions League fixture, OHL draws 1–1 at Den Dreef. For the fifth game in a row, Ibou gets on the scoresheet, thereby taking the lead in the goal scorer standings,http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1408112 OHL again keeps Anderlecht at bay dutch 2012-08-25 sporza.be however he also suffers an injury, causing him to be sidelined for about a week. On the last day of the transfer window, OHL confirmed the signing of the 23-year-old Zimbabwean midfielder Ovidy Karuru from French side US Boulogne. It was also announced that Antoine Palate would be loaned for one season to Diegem Sport in the Belgian Third Division.http://www.ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5961 OHL finds Zimbabwean international in France dutch 2012-08-30 ohl.be 2012-09-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20120906114001/http://www.ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5961 2012-09-06 dead September An injury time goal from Christian Pouga secures one point for OHL away to Lierse. The absence of Ibou is clear on the pitch, as OHL struggles to create big scoring opportunities.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1416082 OHL makes the Lisp quiet in the final minute dutch 2012-09-01 sporza.be OHL enters the draw for the Belgian Cup and is drawn away to Belgian Second Division team Oostende in the 16th finals. Should OH Leuven get past Oostende, they will play another away game, against the winner of the match between Brussels and Waasland-Beveren.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1421432 Wseterlo-Lierse and STVV-Beerschot in the Cup dutch 2012-09-04 sporza.be After one week break because of international football, OHL plays a dull match at home against Zulte Waregem. With just under ten minutes to play, Zulte Waregem scores the only goal of the match to give OHL a first home loss of the season. OHL also drops into 14th position, just two points clear of the relegation zone.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1427553 Naessens shoots Z.Waregem into second position against OHL dutch 2012-09-15 sporza.be Available as a free player, OH Leuven adds 29-year-old Brazilian defender Robson to the squad on September 20, giving him a one-year contract with a possible one-year extension. Robson had been training with the team already for several weeks and previously played for Marítimo, alongside Christian Pouga.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1434381 OHL signs Brazilian defender from Portugal dutch 2012-09-20 sporza.be Although Lokeren took the lead twice, OHL manages to keep one point in the away match at Daknam, with first Wim Raymaekers equalizing to 1–1 and finally Karel Geraerts scoring the 2–2 equaliser just before the end of the match.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1433197 OH Leuven takes a point at Lokeren dutch 2012-09-22 sporza.be During the following midweek match, OHL is kicked straight out of the cup in their first match, for the second consecutive season. Against Oostende, a red card for Ludovic Buysens and a handling error by Logan Bailly leading to the opening goal allow the second division team to eventually win easily, by a score of 2–1. For OHL, youngster Joren Dehond manages to score his first goal of the season.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1438654 OH Leuven gets beaten by Oostende dutch 2012-09-26 sporza.be After the disappointing cup loss, OHL responds with a spectacular home win against newly promoted Waasland-Beveren. After two goals from Christian Pouga and a stunning free kick by Stefán Gíslason, Ibou completes the game with two more goals, the last one in injury time just seconds after he missed a penalty kick.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1441801 OH Leuven wins spectacular match against W-Beveren dutch 2012-09-29 sporza.be October In October, OHL continues where they left off and even improves their level, extending the streak of consecutive matches won to five. First the team starts with a 0–4 win away to Charleroi in which Chuka, who had been struggling to find the net, completes a hattrick. The final goal came again from Ibou, who now ties with Club Brugge striker Carlos Bacca for the lead in the standings for top scorer with 8 goals.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1444260 OH Leuven completes stunning victory at Charleroi dutch 2012-10-06 sporza.be Thereafter, a previously undefeated Club Brugge comes to lose at Den Dreef. After going down already with under five minutes played due to a goal from Carlos Bacca, Ibou scores a hattrick to race past Bacca in the top scorers' standings with 11 goals from the same number of matches. Ovidy Karuru adds his first goal for OHL to result in a final 4–1 score. With the win, OH Leuven moves into position 6 in the standings.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1461286 OHL brings Club Brugge its first defeat dutch 2012-10-20 sporza.be Also, for the first time since the expansion of Den Dreef to a capacity of 9.500, OHL plays in front of a sellout crowd. Since the 1970s, there have not been that number of supporters at a football match in the region.http://ohl.be/heren/seizoen/wedstrijden/voorbeschouwing/4119 Van Geneugden is counting on a sellout crowd dutch 2012-10-18 ohl.be 2012-10-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20121025040204/http://ohl.be/heren/seizoen/wedstrijden/voorbeschouwing/4119 2012-10-25 dead The fourth win is achieved away to Beerschot, where OHL struggled for an hour until Kenneth Van Goethem put the ball past Stijn Stijnen. After taking the lead, the team controlled the flow of play and extended the lead further through goals from Karel Geraerts and Stefán Gíslason. In injury time, Hernán Losada scored the consolation goal for Beerschot from a penalty kick.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1466770 Beerschot is the next victim of OHL dutch 2012-10-27 sporza.be During a midweek match, OHL moves into third place in the standings after the winning streak is extended to five matches against KV Mechelen. For a second consecutive sellout crowd and with only 52 seconds played, Christian Pouga heads in the first goal from an assist by Ibou. After an equalizer by Mechelen, OHL scores two more goals through Chuka and Ibou to win the match 3–1.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1469895 OHL beats KV Mechelen and jumps to third place dutch 2012-10-31 sporza.be Downside is the injury of central defender Wim Raymaekers, who suffers a knee injury during the first half. Although the injury is less severe than originally feared, Raymaekers still has to undergo surgery and is thereafter estimated to be out for 4 to 5 months.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1475820 Raymaekers out for five months after surgery dutch 2012-11-07 sporza.be November After moving into third position following the month of October, OHL starts struggling in November. A 2–0 loss away to Standard Liègehttp://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1470002 Standard remains without error under Rednic dutch 2012-11-04 sporza.be is followed by a lacklustre 0–0 draw at home against Kortrijkhttp://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1477793 OHL and Kortrijk do not score dutch 2012-11-10 sporza.be and a loss against Mons, also at Den Dreef. In the latter match, an error by Jonas De Roeck allows Mons striker Jérémy Perbet to score the opening goal after just two minutes. Thereafter, Perbet completes a hattrick which means the late goal by Christian Pouga is no more than a consolation.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1481983 Three goals by Perbet finish off Leuven dutch 2012-11-17 sporza.be OHL ends the month with a positive note however, as the team holds Genk to a 1–1 draw, with Ibou converting an injury time penalty to grab the point in Genk.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1488357 Late penalty gives OHL one point in Genk dutch 2012-11-25 sporza.be With that, OHL moves into 8th place, seemingly headed for a safe mid-table position as the gap with the relegation zone has grown to 11 points. December Although Karel Geraerts manages to equalise after an early goal by Gent, OHL fails to win, as the home game ends in a 1–1 draw.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1493924 Peeters still waits for first win with Gent dutch 2012-12-01 sporza.be One day later, 26-year-old first goalkeeper Logan Bailly signs a 1-year contract extension, keeping him in Leuven until 2014.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1495563 Bailly extends contract at OHL dutch 2012-12-01 sporza.be One week after the draw with Gent, OHL scores a third consecutive 1–1 draw, away to bottom league team Cercle Brugge. Both goals are scored through a penalty kick, with the goal from Ibou cancelled out by Eiður Guðjohnsen.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1499216 Cercle Brugge scores a point against OHL dutch 2012-12-08 sporza.be Although a fourth 1–1 draw would have been welcome away to Anderlecht to deny them an eight consecutive league win, OH Leuven does lose by a score of 2–1, the first-ever loss by OHL against Anderlecht in the league. Ibou scored the goal for OHL after a fast counterattack and as OH Leuven had several opportunities, coach Van Geneugden states:"I have congratulated my players after the match because we should be proud of our achievement today".http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1502914 Anderlecht snatches 8th win in a row dutch 2012-12-16 sporza.be Nevertheless, OH Leuven has now suffered 7 matches without a win. Just two weeks after first goalkeeper Bailly, it is now second goalkeeper Yves Lenaerts who prolongs his contract. In contrary to Bailly however, Lenaerts extends his contract by three seasons, to 2016.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1509178 Goalkeeper Yves Lenaerts stays with OHL dutch 2012-12-20 sporza.be The non-winning streak of OHL continues, as before the end of the year, two more matches are played without a win. First Lierse, who are fighting to avoid relegation, come to Den Dreef to score a point in a 2–2 draw, with Ibou and Geraerts scoring the goals for the Leuven team.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1507436 Lierse brings back a point from Leuven dutch 2012-12-22 sporza.be Thereafter, OHL loses against overachievers Zulte Waregem due to an injury-time winner by Habib Habibou. A late goal by Chuka had cancelled out an earlier goal by Habibou and seemed to be giving OHL a point, but Habibou decided otherwise.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1508917 Habibou saves Zulte Waregem dutch 2012-12-26 sporza.be OHL thus finishes the year in 10th place with 28th points out of 22 matches, just one point less than the team earned during the whole 2011–12 Belgian Pro League. Right before the end of the year, captain Kenneth Van Goethem is the third player to extend his contract. The midfielder adds three years and now has a contract until 2016.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1514868 Van Goethem to stay longer with OHL dutch 2012-12-29 sporza.be January With the winter transfer window opening, several teams in the Belgian Pro League decide to make some changes in their personnel. In the first week of 2013, OHL announces three new transfers: on 1 January, 18-year-old Belgian defender Cédric Buekers is signed from Belgian Second Division team Sint-Truiden until 2015,http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1516240 OHL signs young central defender dutch 2013-01-01 sporza.be two days later the team also announces that two more players have been signed: 20-year-old Belgian striker Alessandro Cerigioni comes from Lommel United and is signed immediately, while defender Zainoul Haidara from Guinea will finish the season with his team FC Bleid-Gaume in the Belgian Third Division and join OHL in the summer of 2013.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1517192 Cerigioni moves from Lommel to Leuven dutch 2013-01-03 sporza.be OH Leuven continues to give players contract extensions, as both young striker Ben Yagan (18) and experienced Brazilian central defender Robson (29) prolong their stay in Leuven. Yagan is signed until 2015, Robson until 2016.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1522833 OH Leuven keeps Yagan and Robson at Den Dreef dutch 2013-01-11 sporza.be One day later, Frederik Boi leaves the club as he moves back to his former team Cercle Brugge on loan. Due to several minor injuries, Boi had played only a few matches and had asked to be transferred and not to participate in the winter training camp with the rest of the team in Malta. With the contract of Boi expiring in 2013, it seems unlikely to see him return to OHL.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1523351 Boi returns to former team dutch 2013-01-12 sporza.be In the first match after the winter break, Lokeren holds a 0–2 lead at half-time through two goals by Benjamin Mokulu. Goals by Thomas Azevedo and Karel Geraerts allow OHL to draw level, but thereafter Lokeren manages to score four more goals to end the game 2–6.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1525145 Lokeren wins goal-fest at OHL dutch 2013-01-19 sporza.be Although Waasland-Beveren only played with 10 players for almost 35 minutes after a red card, the non-winning streak continues and grows to 11 matches as OH Leuven loses 2–0 in Beveren.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1531744 Waasland-Beveren moves up higher in the classification dutch 2013-01-26 sporza.be Two more transfers are completed before the end of the transfer window: 31-year-old Croatian central defender Tomislav Mikulić is signed on loan from Beerschot until the end of the season,http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1533380 Mikulić to complete the season in Leuven dutch 2013-01-25 sporza.be while striker Christian Pouga is loaned out to Lierse until the end of the season.http://www.ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/6417 Pouga leaves OHL dutch 2013-01-31 ohl.be 2013-04-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233821/http://www.ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/6417 2016-03-03 dead February A goal by Chuka ends the spell without a win as it proves enough to beat Charleroi at home. For OHL it is the first win since 31 October,http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1538170 OHL celebrates small victory dutch 2013-02-02 sporza.be which could have been followed by a second win away to Club Brugge as the team were leading 0–1 with only half an hour to play, with former Club Brugge player Karel Geraerts putting OHL in front. However, after a red card for Kenny Thompson, Brugge took control and won 3–1.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1543462 Club Brugge only gets past OHL after expulsion for Thompson dutch 2013-02-09 sporza.be OHL again fails to win one week later against bottom league team Beerschot, with a late equalizer by Benito Raman cancelling out the goal by Ibou.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1547689 Ten Beerschot players manage to score a point dutch 2013-02-16 sporza.be However, the team responds with a 1–2 away win to Mechelen, with Koen Weuts and Chuka getting on the scoresheet.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1554768 OHL ruins partynight for Mechelen dutch 2013-02-21 sporza.be During that same match, Mazin Ahmed Al-Huthayfi is brought in as a substitute during the injury time. The signing of Al-Huthayfi had not been announced, causing eyebrows to be raised as to who was this player. Apparently, Al-Huthayfi was signed on loan from Ittihad FC until the end of the season.http://www.nieuwsblad.be/sportwereld/cnt/DMF20130227_00486532 OHL employer of the only Saudi footballer in Europe. dutch 2013-02-28 nieuwsblad.be March OHL ends the regular season in a bad way after suffering a severe 0–4 loss at home against Standard Liège, with Imoh Ezekiel scoring for Standard after only 13 seconds,http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1567695 OH Leuven poses no problem for Standard dutch 2013-03-09 sporza.be after which Logan Bailly saves a last minute penalty to keep Kortrijk to a 0–0 draw.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1573669 Kortrijk and OHL fail to score dutch 2013-03-16 sporza.be Overall, OH Leuven was never in any danger of relegation and ends the season safely in tenth place with 36 points. Regarding the playoffs, the team is paired with Charleroi, Mechelen and Waasland-Beveren, against which the team scored 15 out of 18 points. OHL starts the playoffs with a 3–1 victory over Waasland-Beveren. Youngsters Alessandro Cerigioni and Joren Dehond score their first league goal for Leuven, with the other goals coming from Chuka (for OHL) and Stijn De Smet for Waasland-Beveren.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1589877 OHL starts with victory against Waasland-Beveren dutch 2013-03-30 sporza.be April & May The month of April starts with the news that Icelandic midfielder Stefán Gíslason signs a new contract to keep him with Leuven for another season, until 2014.http://www.ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/6585 Gíslason signs contract extension dutch 2013-04-03 ohl.be 2013-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031940/http://www.ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/6585 2016-03-04 dead The victory against Waasland-Beveren is not followed up with more good performances, as Charleroi first takes revenge for the 0–4 loss during the regular competition, beating OHL 3–0 in Charleroi,http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1594607 Charleroi - OHL dutch 2013-04-06 sporza.be after which Leuven loses again by three goals to nil, now at home to KV Mechelen.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1603367 Mechelen wins at neighbours from Leuven dutch 2013-04-13 sporza.be OH Leuven thereby drops to the last position in the group with only three points, but all is still open, as after three matches Charleroi has five points, while both KV Mechelen and Waasland-Beveren have four points. After being down 1–0 at halftime to KV Mechelen in Mechelen, the season seems to be finished for OHL, but in the second half OHL comes back, scoring no less than five goals to take the win. Two goals came from Ibou, with the others provided by Alessandro Cerigioni, Tomislav Mikulić and Robson.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1607913 OH Leuven gives beating to Mechelen to take the lead dutch 2013-04-20 sporza.be In the following match at home against Charleroi, Ibou fails to score a penalty kick, which proves costly as the match ends 0–0.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1613475 OH Leuven - Charleroi dutch 2013-04-27 sporza.be With three teams tied on 7 points and only Waasland-Beveren trailing on 5 points, OHL knows that a win away to Waasland-Beveren will win the group unless KV Mechelen wins by a larger margin in Charleroi. Mechelen grasps a late 1–2 win due to an injury time goal, but captain Bjorn Ruytinx, injured for most of the season and returning for the first time again in the starting lineup, scores a vital goal to hand OH Leuven the win against Waasland-Beveren. With that, OHL wins group B of the playoffs and will face group A winners Gent.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1619960 Waasland-Beveren - OH Leuven dutch 2013-05-04 sporza.be With negotiations and rumours ongoing for a few weeks already, club icon Bjorn Ruytinx signs a new contract tying him to the club for one more season, until 2014.http://www.ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/6693 https://archive.today/20130628003159/http://www.ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/6693 dead 2013-06-28 Ruytinx stays with OHL dutch 2013-04-10 ohl.be In the playoff final, OHL proves to be no match for Gent, twice losing by four goals to one, first in Leuven,http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1624518 Gent finishes off OHL after first leg dutch 2013-05-11 sporza.be then in Ghent.http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1632786 Gent is ready for testmatches against Standard dutch 2013-05-18 sporza.be The goals for Leuven came from Bjorn Ruytinx (at home) and Evariste Ngolok (in Ghent). With that, the season ends for OHL. Team kit The team kits for the 2012–13 season are produced by Vermarc and the main shirt sponsor is Option which is displayed on the front center of the shirt. Other sponsors featuring on the kit: Rayden Transport and Vermarc (shirt front), Dataflow and Lotto (shirt back), Tegel Concept (shirt sleeves) and Rayden Transport, GMS Leuven, Stad Leuven and Mercedes (shorts). OHL still plays in white during home matches, but now has green as primary colour for the away matches. A red outfit is available also as third kit. The goalkeeper kit is normally green during home matches and red during away matches, keeping in mind that it always needs to differ enough from the kit colour of the opponents. left _ohl1213h _ohl1213h _ohl1213h _ohl1213h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF Home left _ohl1213a _ohl1213away _ohl1213a _ohl1213away 339966 339966 339966 339966 339966 Away First team squad As of 15 January 2013. OHL Team 2012-13 #98FB98 Indicates that the player was only part of the team during the first half of the season 1px solid #AAAAAA #e3d9ff Indicates that the player was only part of the team during the second half of the season 1px solid #AAAAAA No. Name Nationality Date of birth (Age at 28/07/2012) First match for OHL Previous club/Signed From Goalkeepers 1 Yves Lenaerts Belgium 2012 7 28 1983 2 27 2010 Belgium Club Brugge 21 Dean Michiels Belgium 2012 7 28 1991 7 4 2010 Youth Product 26 Logan Bailly Belgium 2012 7 28 1985 12 27 2012 Germany Mönchengladbach Defenders 2 Tomislav Mikulić Croatia 2012 7 28 1982 01 04 2013 Belgium Beerschot 3 Robson Brazil 2012 7 28 1983 07 10 2012 Portugal Marítimo 4 Wim Raymaekers Belgium 2012 7 28 1985 4 4 2010 Belgium Red Star Waasland 5 Kenny Thompson Belgium 2012 7 28 1985 4 26 2012 Belgium Lierse 15 Wout Bastiaens Belgium 2012 7 28 1994 4 30 2012 Belgium Westerlo 16 Cédric Buekers Belgium 2012 7 28 1994 4 17 2013 Belgium Sint-Truiden 17 Koen Weuts Belgium 2012 7 28 1990 9 18 2009 Belgium Lierse 18 Jonas De Roeck Belgium 2012 7 28 1979 12 20 2012 Germany Augsburg 24 Ludovic Buysens Belgium 2012 7 28 1986 3 16 2012 Belgium Sint-Truiden 32 Günther Vanaudenaerde Belgium 2012 7 28 1984 1 23 2012 Belgium Westerlo Midfielders 2 Frederik Boi Belgium 2012 7 28 1981 10 25 2011 Belgium Cercle Brugge 6 Kenneth Van Goethem Belgium 2012 7 28 1984 2 12 2010 Belgium KV Mechelen 7 Ovidy Karuru Zimbabwe 2012 7 28 1989 1 23 2012 France Boulogne 8 Karel Geraerts Belgium 2012 7 28 1982 1 5 2011 Belgium Club Brugge 20 Evariste Ngolok Belgium 2012 7 28 1988 11 15 2012 Belgium Westerlo 27 Stefán Gíslason Iceland 2012 7 28 1980 3 15 2012 Norway Lillestrøm 30 Simon Bracke Belgium 2012 7 28 1995 11 17 2011 Youth Product Forwards 9 Christian Pouga Cameroon 2012 7 28 1986 06 19 2012 Portugal Marítimo 11 Alessandro Cerigioni Belgium 2012 7 28 1992 09 30 2013 Belgium Lommel United 12 Ibou Gambia 2012 7 28 1986 09 7 2012 Belgium Kortrijk 13 Bjorn Ruytinx Belgium 2012 7 28 1980 8 18 2004 Belgium Kermt-Hasselt 14 Thomas Azevedo Belgium 2012 7 28 1991 8 31 2011 Belgium Lommel United 19 Loris Brogno Belgium 2012 7 28 1992 9 18 2012 Belgium Charleroi 22 Emmerik De Vriese Belgium 2012 7 28 1985 2 14 2011 Belgium Antwerp 23 Chuka Nigeria 2012 7 28 1990 03 19 2011 Qatar Umm Salal 25 Christopher Verbist Belgium 2012 7 28 1991 10 8 2012 Belgium Standard Liège 28 Mazin Ahmed Al-Huthayfi Saudi Arabia 2012 7 28 1985 07 29 2013 Saudi Arabia Ittihad FC 29 Joren Dehond Belgium 2012 7 28 1995 08 08 2011 Youth Product 31 Ben Yagan Belgium 2012 7 28 1995 02 09 2012 Youth Product Transfers In Summer Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource32 DFRobson BRA Robson Severino da SilvaPOR MarítimoUndisclosed20 August 201252 DFThompson, Kenny BEL Kenny ThompsonBEL LierseUndisclosed27 April 201273 MFKaruru, Ovidy ZIM Ovidy KaruruFRA BoulogneUndisclosed30 August 201294 FWPouga, Christian CMR Christian PougaPOR MarítimoUndisclosed9 August 2012124 FWSavaneh, Ebrahim GAM IbouBEL KortrijkUndisclosed30 June 2012152 DFBastiaens, Wout BEL Wout BastiaensBEL WesterloUndisclosed5 June 2012182 DFDe Roeck, Jonas BEL Jonas De RoeckGER AugsburgUndisclosed14 June 2012203 MFNgolok, Evariste BEL Evariste NgolokBEL WesterloUndisclosed21 July 2012242 DFBuysens, Ludovic BEL Ludovic BuysensBEL Sint-TruidenUndisclosed11 June 2012254 FWVerbist, Christopher BEL Christopher VerbistBEL Charleroi (on loan from BEL Standard Liège)Undisclosed14 May 2012261 GKBailly, Logan BEL Logan BaillyGER MönchengladbachUndisclosed22 June 2012322 DFVanaudenaerde, Günther BEL Günther VanaudenaerdeBEL WesterloUndisclosed25 May 2012 Winter Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource114 FWCerigioni, Alessandro BEL Alessandro CerigioniBEL Lommel UnitedUndisclosed3 January 2013162 DFBuekers, Cédric BEL Cédric BuekersBEL Sint-TruidenUndisclosed1 January 2013 Loan In Winter Squad #PositionPlayerOn loan fromFeeDateSource22 DFMikulić, Tomislav CRO Tomislav MikulićBEL BeerschotUndisclosed25 January 2013284 FWAl-Huthayfi, Mazin Ahmed SAU Mazin Ahmed Al-HuthayfiSAU IttihadUndisclosedFebruary 2013 Out Summer Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource73 MFRemacle, Jordan BEL Jordan RemacleBEL GentUndisclosed20 July 201283 MFAnnys, Maxime BEL Maxime AnnysBEL Sint-TruidenFree18 June 201294 FWSalou, Ibrahim GHA Ibrahim SalouBEL La Louvière CentreFree18 July 2012113 MFIakovenko, Sacha UKR Sacha IakovenkoBEL AnderlechtLoan Return1 June 2012152 DFNys, Pieter BEL Pieter NysNED SpartaUndisclosed25 May 2012183 MFN'Galula, Floribert BEL Floribert N'GalulaFree AgentReleased1 June 2012242 DFDejmek, Radek CZE Radek DejmekCZE Slovan LiberecLoan Return1 June 2012253 MFDiandy, Christophe SEN Christophe DiandyBEL AnderlechtLoan Return1 June 2012262 DFGendarme, Lionel BEL Lionel GendarmeBEL OostendeUndisclosed25 May 20124 FWVermeiren, Simon BEL Simon VermeirenBEL HeistFree (Was on loan to Olympia Wijgmaal, now released)10 May 2012http://www.kskheist.be/node/802 https://archive.today/20130115072927/http://www.kskheist.be/node/802 dead 2013-01-15 Simon Vermeiren to KSK Heist dutch 2012-05-10 kskheist.be 3 MFDe Mol, Nicolas BEL Nicolas De MolBEL TienenFree (Was on loan to Olympia Wijgmaal, now released)30 May 2012http://www.kvktienen.be/nieuws/nicolas-de-mol-eerste-aanwinst-kvk-tienen Nicolas De Mol first new signing for KVK Tienen dutch 2012-05-30 kvktienen.be1 GKDesomberg, Fred BEL Fred DesombergBEL TienenFree (Was on loan to Olympia Wijgmaal, now released)31 May 2012http://www.kvktienen.be/sportief/nieuws/fred-desomberg-nieuwe-doelman-kvk-tienen Fred Desomberg new KVK Tienen goalkeeper dutch 2012-05-31 kvktienen.be4 FWSchoonjans, Tail BEL Tail SchoonjansBEL Sint-NiklaasFree (Was already on loan to Sint-Niklaas, now released)2 June 2012http://www.voetbalprimeur.be/site/nieuws/239909/Tail_Schoonjans_blijft_Sint_Niklaas_trouw.html Tail Schoonjans stays loyal to Sint-Niklaas dutch 2012-06-02 voetbalprimeur.be dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120616121705/http://www.voetbalprimeur.be/site/nieuws/239909/Tail_Schoonjans_blijft_Sint_Niklaas_trouw.html 2012-06-16 2 DFVerhamme, Raf BEL Raf VerhammeBEL TienenFree (Was on loan to Olympia Wijgmaal, now released)17 June 2012http://www.kvktienen.be/sportief/nieuws/maxime-renson-en-raf-verhamme-naar-kvk-tienen Maxime Renson and Raf Verhamme to KVK Tienen dutch 2012-06-17 kvktienen.be Loan Out Summer Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource32 DFHayen, Nicky BEL Nicky HayenBEL AntwerpUndisclosed8 August 2012103 MFRoelandts, Kevin BEL Kevin RoelandtsBEL AntwerpUndisclosed8 August 2012163 MFVermeulen, Jorn BEL Jorn VermeulenBEL AntwerpUndisclosed8 August 2012283 MFPalate, Antoine BEL Antoine PalateBEL Diegem SportUndisclosed30 August 2012 Winter Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource22 DFBoi, Frederik BEL Frederik BoiBEL Cercle BruggeUndisclosed11 January 201394 FWPouga, Christian CMR Christian PougaBEL LierseUndisclosed31 January 2013 Statistics Appearances and goals Last updated on 19 May 2013. Belgian Pro League Belgian Cup 1 Yves Lenaerts GK BEL 0+1 0 0 0 2 Tomislav Mikulić DF CRO 13 1 0 0 3 Robson DF BRA 27+1 1 0 0 4 Wim Raymaekers DF BEL 13 1 0 0 5 Kenny Thompson DF BEL 20+2 0 1 0 6 Kenneth Van Goethem MF BEL 31 1 0 0 7 Ovidy Karuru MF ZIM 13+8 1 1 0 8 Karel Geraerts MF BEL 32 8 1 0 11 Alessandro Cerigioni FW BEL 8+1 2 0 0 12 Ibou FW GAM 35+1 19 0 0 13 Bjorn Ruytinx FW BEL 3+11 2 0 0 14 Thomas Azevedo MF BEL 6+22 1 1 0 15 Wout Bastiaens DF BEL 1 0 0 0 16 Cédric Buekers DF BEL 0 0 0 0 17 Koen Weuts DF BEL 23+2 1 1 0 18 Jonas De Roeck DF BEL 12+3 0 0 0 19 Loris Brogno FW BEL 2+5 0 0+1 0 20 Evariste Ngolok MF BEL 22+6 2 0 0 21 Dean Michiels GK BEL 0 0 0 0 22 Emmerik De Vriese MF BEL 0 0 0 0 23 Chuka FW NGA 31+6 8 1 0 24 Ludovic Buysens DF BEL 11+6 0 1 0 25 Christopher Verbist FW BEL 1 0 1 0 26 Logan Bailly GK BEL 38 0 1 0 27 Stefán Gíslason DF ISL 28+1 2 1 0 28 Mazin Ahmed Al-Huthayfi FW SAU 0+2 0 0 0 29 Joren Dehond FW BEL 0+5 1 0+1 1 30 Simon Bracke MF BEL 0 0 0 0 31 Ben Yagan FW BEL 6+6 0 0 0 32 Günther Vanaudenaerde DF BEL 31+1 0 1 0 |- |colspan="10"|Players who are out on loan 2 Frederik Boi MF BEL 2 0 0 0 9 Christian Pouga FW CMR 9+10 5 0+1 0 |} Top scorers Includes all competitive matches. Goals TotalPlayerGoals per Round  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8  CupR7  9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 POF1 POF2 19GAM Ibou 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 8NGA Chuka 3 1 1 1 1 1 BEL Karel Geraerts 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5CMR Christian Pouga 1 2 1 1 2BEL Alessandro Cerigioni 1 1 BEL Joren Dehond 1 1 ISL Stefán Gíslason 1 1 BEL Evariste Ngolok 1 1BEL Bjorn Ruytinx 1 1 1BEL Thomas Azevedo 1 ZIM Ovidy Karuru 1 CRO Tomislav Mikulić 1 BEL Wim Raymaekers 1 BRA Robson 1 BEL Kenneth Van Goethem 1 BEL Koen Weuts 1 Own Goal 1 A goal was scored from a penalty kick Source: Match reports in Competitive matches. Penalties Taken Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition Opposing Goalkeeper5 August 2012 GAM Ibou at home vs. Genk Belgian Pro League HUN László Köteles18 August 2012 GAM Ibou at home vs. Cercle Brugge Belgian Pro League BEL Bram Verbist29 September 2012 GAM Ibou at home vs. Waasland-Beveren Belgian Pro League BEL Michaël Clepkens20 October 2012 GAM Ibou at home vs. Club Brugge Belgian Pro League SRB Bojan Jorgačević31 October 2012 GAM Ibou at home vs. Mechelen Belgian Pro League MKD Tomislav Pačovski31 October 2012 GAM Ibou at home vs. Mechelen Belgian Pro League MKD Tomislav Pačovski25 November 2012 GAM Ibou away to Genk Belgian Pro League BEL Kristof Van Hout8 December 2012 GAM Ibou away to Cercle Brugge Belgian Pro League BEL Jo Coppens22 December 2012 GAM Ibou at home vs. Lierse Belgian Pro League BEL Matz Sels20 April 2013 GAM Ibou away to Mechelen Belgian Pro League BEL Wouter Biebauw27 April 2013 GAM Ibou at home vs. Charleroi Belgian Pro League GRE Michalis Sifakis Goals conceded Includes all competitive matches. Sorted by shirt number. PositionNationNumberNameBelgian Pro LeagueBelgian CupTotalMinutes per goal GKBEL 1 Yves Lenaerts00 0 GKBEL 21 Dean Michiels0 0 0 GKBEL 26 Logan Bailly672 69 TOTALS672 69 Penalties Conceded Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition OHL Goalkeeper18 August 2012 UKR Oleg Iachtchouk Yes at home vs. Cercle Brugge Belgian Pro League BEL Logan Bailly29 September 2012 ISR Barak Badash Yes at home vs. Waasland-Beveren Belgian Pro League BEL Logan Bailly6 October 2012 FRA Harlem Gnohéré No away to Charleroi Belgian Pro League BEL Logan Bailly27 October 2012 ARG Hernán Losada Yes away to Beerschot Belgian Pro League BEL Logan Bailly8 December 2012 ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen Yes away to Cercle Brugge Belgian Pro League BEL Logan Bailly16 December 2012 COD Dieumerci Mbokani Yes away to Anderlecht Belgian Pro League BEL Logan Bailly22 December 2012 EGY Mohamed El-Gabbas Yes at home vs. Lierse Belgian Pro League BEL Logan Bailly6 April 2013 BEL David Pollet Yes away to Charleroi Belgian Pro League BEL Logan Bailly Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only. Last updated on 30 November 2012 Pos. PositionNat. NationalityNo. Squad NumberPlayerBelgian Pro LeagueBelgian CupTotal DFBRA 3 Robson400040 DFBEL 4 Wim Raymaekers300030 MFBEL 5 Kenny Thompson610061 MFBEL 6 Kenneth Van Goethem300030 FWCMR 9 Christian Pouga300030 FWGAM 12 Ibou300030 MFBEL 14 Thomas Azevedo100010 DFBEL 17 Koen Weuts200020 DFBEL 18 Jonas De Roeck700070 FWNGA 23 Chuka400040 DFBEL 24 Ludovic Buysens200121 MFISL 27 Stefán Gíslason400040 DFBEL 32 Günther Vanaudenaerde301040 TOTALS45111462 Suspensions during the season Includes suspensions for competitive matches. Last updated on 13 April 2013 DatePlayer/CoachReasonPunishment Source 27 August 2012 (appeal 28 August 2012) BEL Ronny Van Geneugden Stepped on pitch during match vs Anderlecht One match suspension and 100 € fine, after appeal reduced to a suspended sentence ohl.be 29 September 2012 BEL Jonas De Roeck 5x One match ban (away to Charleroi) 20 October 2012 BEL Kenny Thompson 2 at home vs Club Brugge One match ban (away to Beerschot) 1 December 2012 BEL Kenny Thompson 5x One match ban (away to Cercle Brugge) 19 January 2013 BRA Robson 5x One match ban (away to Waasland-Beveren) 26 January 2013 ISL Stefán Gíslason 5x One match ban (at home vs Charleroi) 9 February 2013 BEL Günther Vanaudenaerde 5x One match ban (at home vs Beerschot) 9 February 2013 BEL Kenny Thompson 0 away to Club Brugge Three match ban (at home vs Beerschot & Standard Liège and away to Mechelen) 16 March 2013 CRO Tomislav Mikulić 5x One match ban (at home vs Waasland-Beveren) 30 March 2013 BEL Koen Weuts 2 at home vs Waasland-Beveren One match ban (away to Charleroi) Severe injuries during the season Last updated on 15 January 2013 DatePlayerInjuryInitial Estimated ReturnIn Full TrainingFirst Match after InjurySource Pre-Season BEL Emmerik De Vriese Underwent knee surgery August 2012 ohl.be 27 June 2012 BEL Bjorn Ruytinx Torn anterior cruciate ligament during friendly match against Kampenhout December 2012 January 2013 12 January 2013 30 June 2012 BEL Kenny Thompson Meningitis August 2012 Third week of August 2012 25 August 2012 8 August 2012 BEL Günther Vanaudenaerde Torn muscle in his abdomen during match against Genk September 2012 August 2012 1 September 2012 31 October 2012 BEL Wim Raymaekers Suffered severe knee injury during match against Mechelen March 2013 Overall {|class="wikitable" |- |Games played || 23 (22 Belgian Pro League, 1 Belgian Cup) |- |Games won || 6 (6 Belgian Pro League, 0 Belgian Cup) |- |Games drawn || 10 (10 Belgian Pro League, 0 Belgian Cup) |- |Games lost || 7 (6 Belgian Pro League, 1 Belgian Cup) |- |Goals scored || 40 |- |Goals conceded || 36 |- |Goal difference || +4 |- |Clean sheets || 2 |- |Yellow cards || 47 |- |Red cards || 2 |- |Worst discipline || BEL Jonas De Roeck, 7 yellow cards. |- |Best result(s) || W 0 – 4 (A) at Charleroi – Belgian Pro League – 6 October 2012 |- |Worst result(s) || L 5 – 2 (A) at Mons – Belgian Pro League – 28 July 2012 |- |Most appearances || 3 players with 18 appearances |- |Top scorer || GAM Ibou, 16 goals |- 15 January 2013 Competitions' Wikipedia articles. May 2012 Club 47% Coaching staff {|class="wikitable" !Position !Staff |- |- |Head coach||BEL Ronny Van Geneugden |- |rowspan=2|Assistant First Team Coach||NED Arnold Rijsenburg |- |BEL Hans Vander Elst |- |Goalkeeping coach||BEL Jurgen De Braekeleer 21 May 2012 OHL.be May 2012 48% Other information Owner/Chairman BEL Jan Callewaert y Den Dreef 9,000 21 May 2012 OHL.be May 2012 Competitions y y y Belgian Pro League 10th & playoff final 28 July 2012 18 May 2013 y Belgian Cup 6th Round 6th Round 26 September 2012 26 September 2012 21 May 2012 Friendly matches Pre-season 23 June 2012 16:00 CEST Stormvogels Haasrode BEL 0 – 5 BEL Oud-Heverlee Leuven (Report) Azevedo 29 pen.Buysens 32Remacle 53 pen. 89Van Goethem 67 Rudy Delangstadion, Blanden Laurent Colemonts W 27 June 2012 19:30 CEST Kampenhout BEL 0 – 2 BEL Oud-Heverlee Leuven (Report) Roelandts 50Azevedo 70 De Zeype, Kampenhout David Smeets W 30 June 2012 19:30 CEST Bierbeek BEL 0 – 3 BEL Oud-Heverlee Leuven (Report) Chuka 73 78Brogno 81 Gemeentelijk Stadion, Bierbeek Eddy De Haes W 4 July 2012 19:00 CEST Den Bosch NED 1 – 2 BEL Oud-Heverlee Leuven (Report) Bilgin Gíslason Weuts Opleidings- en Trainingscomplex Den Bosch, 's-Hertogenbosch W 5 July 2012 19:00 CEST RKDVC NED Cancelled BEL Oud-Heverlee Leuven 8 July 2012 16:00 CEST Olympia Wijgmaal BEL 1 – 5 BEL Oud-Heverlee Leuven (Report) Lifondja 13 Ibou 34Weuts 44Chuka 58 60Steenwegen 64 o.g. Wijgmaal stadion, Wijgmaal Roel Bensch W 11 July 2012 19:30 CEST Lierse BEL 1 – 1 BEL Oud-Heverlee Leuven (Report) Farag 30 pen. Gíslason 89 Mijnstadion, Beringen Gert Deckers D 15 July 2012 18:00 CEST Antwerp BEL 1 – 2 BEL Oud-Heverlee Leuven (Report) Gombami 55 Gíslason 49Azevedo 89 pen. Bosuilstadion, Antwerp Alten Cayir W 18 July 2012 19:30 CEST Oud-Heverlee Leuven BEL 1 – 0 BEL Lokeren (Report) Ibou 62 Den Dreef, Heverlee Maxime Borremans W 21 July 2012 19:00 CEST Oud-Heverlee Leuven BEL 1 – 0 SCO Hibernian (Report) Ibou 73 Den Dreef, Heverlee Roel Bensch W During the season 6 September 2012 18:30 CET Linden BEL 0 – 6 BEL Oud-Heverlee Leuven (Report) Ngolok 5Brogno 25Bastiaens 61Chuka 64Dehond 80Claes 87 Voetbalterrein VK Linden, Linden W 7 January 2013 Vittoriosa Stars MLT Cancelled BEL Oud-Heverlee Leuven 8 January 2013 Hibernians MLT Cancelled BEL Oud-Heverlee Leuven 12 January 2013 19:00 CEST Oud-Heverlee Leuven BEL 1 – 0 NED MVV Maastricht Gíslason Den Dreef, Heverlee W 15 January 2013 Sterrebeek BEL Cancelled BEL Oud-Heverlee Leuven Belgian Pro League 2012–13 Belgian Pro League OHL's second season in the Belgian Pro League began on 28 July 2012. Regular season League table Regular season OHL Results summary 5 6 4 26 27 3 6 6 20 24 16 March 2013 August 2012 Points breakdown Points at home: 21 Points away from home: 15 Points against 2011/12 Playoff 1 teams (6): 10 (27.78%) Points against 2011/12 Playoff 2 teams (7): 17 (40.48%) Points against newly promoted teams (2): 9 (75%) 6 points: Charleroi, Mechelen 4 points: Beerschot, Cercle Brugge 3 points: Club Brugge, Waasland-Beveren 2 points: Genk, Gent, Kortrijk, Lierse 1 point: Anderlecht, Lokeren 0 points: Mons, Standard Liège, Zulte Waregem Biggest & smallest Biggest home win: 5–2 vs. Waasland-Beveren; 4–1 vs. Club Brugge Biggest home defeat: 2–6 vs. Lokeren Biggest away win: 0–4 vs. Charleroi Biggest away defeat: 5–2 vs. Mons Biggest home attendance: 9,599 vs. Club Brugge, vs. Mechelen and vs. Standard Liège Smallest home attendance: 6,746 vs. Cercle Brugge Biggest away attendance: 23,800 vs. Club Brugge Smallest away attendance: 3,500 vs. Mons Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result L/D/D/W/D/D/L/D/W/W/W/W/W/L/D/L/D/D/D/L/D/L/L/L/W/L/D/W/L/D Position 16/14/13/10/10/12/14/13/11/ 8/ 6/ 6/ 3/ 6/ 6/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st green1 red1 16 March 2013 August 2012 Playoffs After finishing 10th during the regular season, OHL was placed in Group B of the Europa League Playoff together with Mechelen, Charleroi and Waasland-Beveren. Table Group B n OHL By winning playoff Group B, OHL qualified for the playoff final against Group A winners Gent. This two legged final was lost on aggregate 8–2, ending the season for OHL. Matches 28 July 2012 20:00 CEST Matchday 1 Mons 5 – 2 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven Matumona 14Timmermans 24Franquart 28Nong 35Nicaise 43Jarju 77Nong 80 Geraerts 15Ibou 25Raymaekers 35Chuka 51De Roeck 69Vanaudenaerde 84 Stade Charles Tondreau, Mons 3,500 Peter Vervecken L 5 August 2012 18:00 CEST Matchday 2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 – 2 Report Genk Ibou 64Tshimanga 77 o.g.Ibou 84 pen. Hyland 0 36Vossen 37Benteke 44Gorius 45Buffel 71Croux 90+2 Den Dreef, Heverlee 7,082 Alexandre Boucaut D 12 August 2012 18:00 CEST Matchday 3 Gent 1 – 1 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven Wallace 26van der Bruggen 55Conté 80Arbeitman 82 Ibou 1Weuts 53Van Goethem 63 Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent 9,566 Laurent Colemonts D 18 August 2012 20:00 CEST Matchday 4 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3 – 2 Report Cercle Brugge Ngolok 38Ibou 64 pen.Geraerts 82 Iachtchouk 27 pen.Van Eenoo 52Rudy 61Wils 90+3 Den Dreef, Heverlee 6,746 Jérôme Efong Nzolo W 25 August 2012 18:00 CEST Matchday 5 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1 – 1 Report Anderlecht Ibou 32Ibou 32Chuka 51De Roeck 62 Iakovenko 11 Den Dreef, Heverlee 8,931 Serge Gumienny D 1 September 2012 20:00 CEST Matchday 6 Lierse 1 – 1 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven Hazurov 45+1 Raymaekers 26Vanaudenaerde 71Azevedo 75De Roeck 82Buysens 84Pouga 90+4Pouga 90+5 Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, Lier 6,735 Claude Bourdouxhe D 15 September 2012 20:00 CEST Matchday 7 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0 – 1 Report Zulte Waregem Ibou 19Thompson 34De Roeck 35Pouga 90+4 Malanda 41Vandenbroucke 55De Jonghe 71Naessens 85 Den Dreef, Heverlee 6,937 Alexandre Boucaut L 22 September 2012 20:00 CEST Matchday 8 Lokeren 2 – 2 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven Mokulu 59Mil. Marić 82Galitsios 86 Thompson 37Gíslason 55Raymaekers 65Geraerts 88Raymaekers 90+1 Daknamstadion, Lokeren 5,588 Nicolas Laforge D 29 September 2012 20:00 CEST Matchday 9 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 5 – 2 Report Waasland-Beveren Pouga 39 71Thompson 51Van Goethem 58Gíslason 61De Roeck 65Chuka 83Ibou 90 90+4 Lepoint 54Da Silva 55Lardenoit 59Belhocine 60Badash 67 pen. Den Dreef, Heverlee 7,126 Sébastien Delferiere W 6 October 2012 20:00 CEST Matchday 10 Charleroi 0 – 4 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven Džinić 37 Chuka 3 71 85Gíslason 64Ibou 65 Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi 5,027 Jurgen Brinckman W 20 October 2012 20:00 CEST Matchday 11 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 4 – 1 Report Club Brugge Ibou 12 36 80 pen.Robson 39Thompson 2 54 69Karuru 82 Bacca 5Blondel 18Lestienne 39Bacca 57Almebäck 59Vázquez 59Almebäck 0 79 Den Dreef, Heverlee 9,500 Richard Liesveld W 27 October 2012 20:00 CEST Matchday 12 Beerschot 1 – 3 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven Losada 90 pen. Van Goethem 25 56Geraerts 86Gíslason 88 Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp 8,092 Carlos Manuel Alho-Guerreiro W 31 October 2012 20:30 CET Matchday 13 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3 – 1 Report Mechelen Pouga 1Chuka 61Ibou 76 pen. Henkens 16Destorme 58Biset 62 Den Dreef, Heverlee 9,500 Tim Pots W 4 November 2012 20:30 CET Matchday 14 Standard Liège 2 – 0 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven Vainqueur 14Batshuayi 76 Weuts 28De Roeck 73 Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège 18,238 Serdar Gözübüyük L 10 November 2012 20:00 CET Matchday 15 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0 – 0 Report Kortrijk Pouga 33Thompson 55Gíslason 58De Roeck 69 Reynaud 55De Mets 67Pavlović 78 Den Dreef, Heverlee 7,621 Denis Vanbecelaere D 17 November 2012 20:00 CET Matchday 16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1 – 3 Report Mons Robson 36Gíslason 62Pouga 82 Perbet 2 74 90+2Debisschop 64Lépicier 67Angeli 85 Den Dreef, Heverlee 7,121 Johan Verbist L 25 November 2012 20:30 CET Matchday 17 Genk 1 – 1 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven Plet 22 90+3Koulibaly 90+3 Van Goethem 71Ibou 90+3 pen. Cristal Arena, Genk 19,761 Christophe Delacour D 1 December 2012 20:00 CET Matchday 18 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1 – 1 Report Gent Geraerts 9Chuka 29Thompson 45+1 N'Diaye 7Melli 29van der Bruggen 45+2 Den Dreef, Heverlee 8,360 Laurent Colemonts D 8 December 2012 20:00 CET Matchday 19 Cercle Brugge 1 – 1 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven Verbist 0 36Evens 45+1Guðjohnsen 45+1 pen. Ibou 43 pen.Robson 45+1 Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges 6,499 Carlos Manuel Alho-Guerreiro D 16 December 2012 18:00 CET Matchday 20 Anderlecht 2 – 1 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven Nuytinck 14Mbokani 27 pen. 51Kouyaté 54Mbokani 75 Robson 18Ibou 43 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht 20,000 Jérôme Efong Nzolo L 22 December 2012 20:00 CET Matchday 21 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 – 2 Report Lierse Vanaudenaerde 61Ibou 62 pen.Thompson 72Geraerts 77 Hazurov 20El-Gabbas 63El-Gabbas 73 pen. Den Dreef, Heverlee 8,325 Nicolas Laforge D 26 December 2012 14:30 CET Matchday 22 Zulte Waregem 2 – 1 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven Habibou 70 90Habibou 89 Buysens 74Chuka 82 Regenboogstadion, Waregem 7,000 Tim Pots L 19 January 2013 20:00 CET Matchday 23 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 – 6 Report Lokeren Azevedo 52Geraerts 64Robson 78Ruytinx 90+2 Mokulu 5 34 80Marić 38Leko 72Galitsios 77Lazić 78Persoons 83Patosi 90+3 Den Dreef, Heverlee 7,595 Laurent Colemonts L 26 January 2013 20:00 CET Matchday 24 Waasland-Beveren 2 – 0 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven Blondelle 2 21 56Badash 73D'Ulivo 81De Smet 83 Gíslason 40Ruytinx 90+2 Freethiel Stadion, Beveren 5,000 Carlos Alho-Guerreiro L 2 February 2013 20:00 CET Matchday 25 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1 – 0 Report Charleroi Vanaudenaerde 41Chuka 55Ngolok 90 Kumedor 71Martos 86 Den Dreef, Heverlee 7,633 Peter Vervecken W 9 February 2013 20:00 CET Matchday 26 Club Brugge 3 – 1 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven Lestienne 63Refaelov 66Bacca 74Larsen 0 78Tričkovski 84 Geraerts 50Thompson 0 61Vanaudenaerde 66Mikulić 69Ngolok 69 Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges 23,800 Jonathan Lardot L 16 February 2013 20:00 CET Matchday 27 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1 – 1 Report Beerschot Ibou 50 Losada 45Van Acker 49Stijnen 0 73Ogunjimi 74Raman 80 Den Dreef, Heverlee 8,416 Bart Vertenten D 23 February 2013 20:00 CET Matchday 28 Mechelen 1 – 2 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven de Witte 37Cordaro 42Destorme 67 Robson 55Weuts 68Ngolok 70Chuka78 Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne, Mechelen 10,106 Jurgen Brinckman W 9 March 2013 20:00 CET Matchday 29 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0 – 4 Report Standard Liège Gíslason 31Mikulić 69Vanaudenaerde 77 Ezekiel 1Batshuayi 22Van Damme 0 45+3Ciman 69Bulot 83 Den Dreef, Heverlee 9,000 Alexandre Boucaut L 16 March 2013 20:00 CET Matchday 30 Kortrijk 0 – 0 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven N'Diaye 33 Yagan 70Van Goethem 73Mikulić 83 Guldensporen Stadion, Kortrijk 6,849 Claude Bourdouxhe D 31 March 2013 20:00 CET Playoff Matchday 1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3 – 1 Report Waasland-Beveren Cerigioni 28Ogbu 52Robson 70Dehond 75Ruytinx 80Weuts 2 15 83 Belhocine 46Blondelle 49De Smet 71De Smet 90+2 Den Dreef, Heverlee 7,392 Laurent Colemonts W 6 April 2013 20:00 CEST Playoff Matchday 2 Charleroi 3 – 0 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven Pollet 22 pen.Kaya 26Satli 43Mandanda 78Džinić 90+1 Robson 22Buysens 55Ruytinx 80 Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi 5,134 Wim Smet L 13 April 2013 20:00 CEST Playoff Matchday 3 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0 – 3 Report Mechelen Ruytinx 71 Van Damme 41Pedersen 45Pandža 53Diabang 87 Den Dreef, Heverlee 9,282 Tim Pots L 20 April 2013 20:00 CEST Playoff Matchday 4 Mechelen 1 – 5 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven de Witte 40Van Damme 2 54 62 Robson 26Weuts 41Mikulić 56Ibou 63 pen.Robson 68Cerigioni 70Vanaudenaerde 72Mikulić 74Gíslason 0 75Ibou 83 Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne, Mechelen 9,512 NED Jochem Kamphuis W 27 April 2013 20:00 CEST Playoff Matchday 5 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0 – 0 Report Charleroi Vanaudenaerde 40 François 72N'Ganga 55Martos 90 Den Dreef, Heverlee 9,234 Christophe Delacour D 6 May 2013 20:00 CEST Playoff Matchday 6 Waasland-Beveren 0 – 1 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven D'Ulivo 0 38Belhocine 90+1 Ruytinx 73Ruytinx 90Ngolok 90+1Mikulić 90+1 Freethiel Stadion, Beveren 2,500 Frederik Geldhof W 11 May 2013 18:00 CEST Playoff Final Leg 1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1 – 4 Report Gent Ruytinx 3Bailly 63Robson 0 65Mikulić 90+3 Soumahoro 21Kage 35Hubert 51Van der Bruggen 61Kage 63Mboyo 83 pen. Den Dreef, Heverlee 6,580 Alexandre Boucaut L 18 May 2013 20:00 CEST Playoff Final Leg 2 Gent 4 – 1 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven López 6 43Brüls 72Coulibaly 82 Ngolok 59 Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent 6,190 Jérôme Efong Nzolo L Belgian Cup 2012–13 Belgian Cup 26 September 2012 20:00 CET 6th round Oostende 2 – 1 Report Oud-Heverlee Leuven Gendarme 27Van Steenbrugghe 39Luissint 49Dissa 70Vandamme 82Martens 89Brouckaert 89 Buysens 2 28 36Karuru 34Vanaudenaerde 56Dehond 85 Albertpark, Ostend Christoph Dierick L References 30em External links http://www.ohl.be/ Category:Belgian football clubs 2012–13 season Category:Oud-Heverlee Leuven seasons