2023–24 K.A.A. Gent season

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K.A.A. Gent
2023–24 season
ManagerHein Vanhaezebrouck
StadiumGhelamco Arena
Belgian Pro League4th
Belgian CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueKnockout round play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tarik Tissoudali (9)
All:
Hugo Cuypers (17)
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 1 February 2024.

The 2023–24 season is K.A.A. Gent's 124th season in existence and 35th consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They are also competing in the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 11 August 2023[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Paul Nardi
3 DF England ENG Archie Brown
4 DF Japan JPN Tsuyoshi Watanabe
5 DF Morocco MAR Ismaël Kandouss
6 MF Israel ISR Omri Gandelman
7 MF South Korea KOR Hong Hyun-seok
8 MF Belgium BEL Pieter Gerkens
10 FW Morocco MAR Tarik Tissoudali
11 FW Belgium BEL Hugo Cuypers
12 MF Belgium BEL Noah De Ridder
13 MF Belgium BEL Julien De Sart
14 MF Belgium BEL Alessio Castro-Montes
15 DF Belgium BEL Bram Lagae
17 MF Denmark DEN Andrew Hjulsager
18 MF Belgium BEL Matisse Samoise
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Belgium BEL Malick Fofana
20 FW Nigeria NGA Gift Orban
21 DF Cameroon CMR Brian Agbor
22 DF Belgium BEL Noah Fadiga
23 DF Nigeria NGA Jordan Torunarigha
24 MF Belgium BEL Sven Kums (vice-captain)
25 DF Angola ANG Núrio Fortuna
26 GK Belgium BEL Louis Fortin
27 MF Australia AUS Keegan Jelacic
28 FW Belgium BEL Matias Fernandez-Pardo
29 FW Belgium BEL Laurent Depoitre
30 GK Belgium BEL Célestin De Schrevel
33 GK Belgium BEL Davy Roef
— FW Belgium BEL Gianni Bruno

Other players under contract[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF Belgium BEL Rune Van Den Bergh
No. Pos. Nation Player
40 GK Belgium BEL René Vanden Borre

Out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Ivory Coast CIV Anderson Niangbo (on loan at FC Aktobe until 31 December 2023)
— MF Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Chakvetadze (on loan at Watford until end of season)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Japan Tsuyoshi Watanabe Belgium Kortrijk €3,500,000 1 July 2023 [2]
MF Australia Keegan Jelacic Australia Perth Glory €180,000 1 July 2023 [3]
DF Morocco Ismaël Kandouss Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise €1,750,000 12 July 2023 [4]

Out[edit]

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Kenya Joseph Okumu France Reims €12,000,000 22 July 2023 [5]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

30 June 2023 Friendly KFC Merelbeke Belgium 1–9 Belgium Gent
19:00 UTC+2
8 July 2023 Friendly Lokomotiva Zagreb Croatia 2–1 Belgium Gent
14:00 UTC+2
12 July 2023 Friendly Utrecht Netherlands 0–2 Belgium Gent
17:30 UTC+2 Report
15 July 2023 Friendly Volendam Netherlands 1–2 Belgium Gent
13:30 UTC+2 Report
19 July 2023 Friendly Gent Belgium 4–2 Belgium Zulte Waregem
19:00 UTC+2 Report
Note: Match was played in two 60-minute periods.
21 July 2023 Friendly Gent Belgium 2–2 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Bruges
13:45 UTC+2
  • Orban
Report Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
22 July 2023 Friendly Gent Belgium v Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Bruges
14:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian Pro League 30 July 2023 26 May 2024 Matchday 1 5 4 1 0 11 6 +5 080.00
Belgian Cup TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
UEFA Europa Conference League 27 July 2023 Second qualifying round 6 5 0 1 20 6 +14 083.33
Total 11 9 1 1 31 12 +19 081.82

Last updated: 31 August 2023
Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Belgian Pro League

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Cercle Brugge 30 14 5 11 44 34 +10 47 Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
6 Genk 30 12 11 7 51 31 +20 47
7 Gent 30 12 11 7 53 38 +15 47 Qualification for the Europe play-offs
8 Mechelen 30 13 6 11 39 34 +5 45
9 Sint-Truiden 30 10 10 10 35 46 −11 40
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[6]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
5 4 1 0 11 6  +5 13 2 1 0 7 5  +2 2 0 0 4 1  +3

Last updated: 3 September 2023.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultWWWDDWDWDDLWWDDDWLWWL
Position322241112333333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[7]

30 July 2023 1 Gent 3–2 Kortrijk Ghent
16:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 12,595
Referee: Lawrence Visser
6 August 2023 2 Mechelen 0–1 Gent Mechelen
16:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 11,234
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
13 August 2023 3 Westerlo 1–3 Gent Westerlo
19:15 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Het Kuipje
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Wesli De Cremer
20 August 2023 4 Gent 2–2 Sint-Truiden Ghent
16:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
27 September 2023 5 Antwerp 0–0 Gent Antwerp
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 13,077
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
Note: The match scheduled for 26 August 2023 was postponed due to the UEFA Champions League play-offs.
3 September 2023 6 Gent 2–1 Club Brugge Ghent
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 19,507
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
24 September 2023 8 Gent 2–1 Eupen Ghent
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Referee: Jan Boterberg
22 October 2023 11 Cercle Brugge 2–0 Gent Bruges
16:00 Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
29 October 2023 12 Gent 3–1 Standard Liège Liège
18:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 16,679
Referee: Belgium Nicolas Laforge
5 November 2023 13 Charleroi 1–3 Gent Charleroi
19:15 Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
12 November 2023 14 Gent 1–1 Anderlecht Ghent
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
26 November 2023 15 Gent 1–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Ghent
13:30 CET
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 18,007
3 December 2023 16 Genk 2–2 Gent Genk
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Attendance: 18,319
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
17 December 2023 18 Club Brugge v Gent Bruges
13:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
21 December 2023 19 Gent 4–0 OH Leuven Ghent
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
27 January 2024 22 Gent v Westerlo Ghent
20:45 Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
25 February 2024 27 Gent v Antwerp Ghent
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
10 March 2024 29 Union Saint-Gilloise v Gent Brussels
18:30 CET Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

Belgian Cup[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Belgian Cup
1 November 2023 Seventh round Patro Eisden Maasmechelen 1–3 Gent Maasmechelen
19:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Gemeentelijk Sportparkstadion Maasmechelen
6 December 2023 Eighth round Sint-Truiden 0–1 Gent Sint-Truiden
20:30 CET Report
Stadium: Stayen
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
16 January 2024 Quarter-finals Gent 0–1 Club Brugge Ghent
20:45 CET Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 17,897
Referee: Erik Lambrechts

UEFA Europa Conference League[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round[edit]

The draw for the second qualifying round was made on 21 June 2023.

27 July 2023 First leg Gent Belgium 5–1 Slovakia Žilina Ghent
20:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 8,904
Referee: Visar Kastrati (Kosovo)
3 August 2023 Second leg Žilina Slovakia 2–5
(3–10 agg.)		 Belgium Gent Žilina, Slovakia
20:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 6,224
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

Third qualifying round[edit]

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.

9 August 2023 First leg Gent Belgium 5–0 Poland Pogoń Szczecin Ghent
20:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 11,326
Referee: Vassilis Fotias (Greece)
17 August 2023 Second leg Pogoń Szczecin Poland 2–1
(2–6 agg.)		 Belgium Gent Szczecin, Poland
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Miejski im. Floriana Krygiera
Attendance: 11,549
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Play-off round[edit]

The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023.

24 August 2023 First leg Gent Belgium 2–0 Cyprus APOEL Ghent
20:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 10,855
Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)
31 August 2023 Second leg APOEL Cyprus 1–2
(1–4 agg.)		 Belgium Gent Nicosia, Cyprus
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 14,100
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MTA GNT ZOR BRE
1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 5 0 1 14 9 +5 15 Advance to round of 16 — 3–1 3–2 3–2
2 Belgium Gent 6 4 1 1 16 7 +9 13 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–0 — 4–1 5–0
3 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 1–3 1–1 — 4–0
4 Iceland Breiðablik 6 0 0 6 5 18 −13 0 1–2 2–3 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 1 Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 1–1 Belgium Gent Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland[a]
21:00
Report
Attendance: 539[9]
Referee: Daniele Chiffi (Italy)
5 October 2023 (2023-10-05) 2 Gent Belgium 2–0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Ghelamco Arena, Ghent
18:45
Report Attendance: 10,503[10]
Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen (Turkey)
26 October 2023 (2023-10-26) 3 Gent Belgium 5–0 Iceland Breiðablik Ghelamco Arena, Ghent
18:45
Report Attendance: 9,907[11]
Referee: Robertas Valikonis (Lithuania)
9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) 4 Breiðablik Iceland 2–3 Belgium Gent Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík[b]
21:00 (20:00 WET)
Report
Attendance: 1,211[12]
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
30 November 2023 (2023-11-30) 5 Gent Belgium 4–1 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk Ghelamco Arena, Ghent
18:45
Report Nahnoinyi 82' Attendance: 10,303[13]
Referee: Evangelos Manouchos (Greece)
14 December 2023 (2023-12-14) 6 Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 3–1 Belgium Gent TSC Arena, Bačka Topola, Serbia[c]
21:00
Report
Attendance: 0[d]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

Knockout round play-offs[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase
15 February 2024 (2024-02-15) First leg Maccabi Haifa Israel 1-0 Belgium Gent Bozsik Aréna, Budapest[e]
21:00
Report
Attendance: 1,274
Referee: Willie Collum (SCO)
21 February 2024 (2024-02-21) Second leg Gent Belgium v Israel Maccabi Haifa Ghelamco Arena, Ghent
18:00 Report Attendance: 0[f]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[8]
  2. ^ Match not played in Breiðablik's regular stadium, Kópavogsvöllur, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  3. ^ Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Maccabi Tel Aviv played their remaining home matches at a neutral venue.[14]
  4. ^ The match was played behind closed doors.[15]
  5. ^ Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Maccabi Haifa will play their remaining home matches at Bozsik Aréna, Budapest.[16]
  6. ^ Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Gent will play their home match behind closed doors.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "KAA Gent (team)". K.A.A. Gent. 2017.
  2. ^ "KAA Gent verwelkomt Tsuyoshi Watanabe | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
  3. ^ "Welcome Keegan Jelacic! | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ "Joseph Okumu, de la vitesse en charnière centrale | Stade de Reims". www.stade-de-reims.com.
  6. ^ "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Pro League: Union-Anderlecht en ouverture du championnat, le duel Hoefkens-Deila lors de la 10e journée, le calendrier 2023–2024 dévoilé". 27 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Zorya Luhansk vs. Gent" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Gent vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Gent vs. Breiðablik" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Breiðablik vs. Gent" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Gent vs. Zorya Luhansk" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  14. ^ "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Gent" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Venue announced for UEFA Europa Conference League matches featuring Maccabi Haifa FC". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Europa Conference League: Gent and Maccabi Haifa ordered to play behind closed doors". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

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