Cercle Brugge has started preparation for the new season. The preparation has now really started at Cercle Brugge. As many as 28 players and an impressive staff worked for a handful of fans on the first training on Wednesday.

What happened during the first training?

The group was on the field for about an hour and a half. Afterwards, there was the classic birthday shower for Kakou, who turned 22 on Tuesday.

What does the future look like for Cercle Brugge?

Lars Friis made it clear that he is quite satisfied with the current squad, but also expects it to change. It is clear that we will not start the season with this core.

What are the expectations for the new season?

Cercle Brugge will play one friendly match per week in this preparation, but will first work on an internal friendly match on Saturday. The current standings are: | Competition | Position | | Jupiler Pro League | 2nd |

The last results were not favorable, with a loss of 4-1 against RAAL La Louvière on 2026-05-09.

What does the selection look like?

The provisional selection consists of: Goalkeepers: Lazare Amani is the only newcomer to the first training. Wouter Biebauw will stay with Cercle and they are very happy with that at groen-zwart.

Cercle Brugge has laid a good foundation in the previous season and now wants to build on that basis. The coming weeks will make it clear what the selection will look like. Cercle Brugge currently has 38 points from 33 games, with a goal difference of -2 and a recent form of WWDWL.