K.A.A. Gent
2023–24 season
ManagerHein Vanhaezebrouck
StadiumGhelamco Arena
Belgian Pro League1st
Belgian CupPre-season
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Hugo Cuypers (3)

All:
Hugo Cuypers (9)
All statistics correct as of 3 September 2023.

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

First-team squad

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

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

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

In

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

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

Pre-season and friendlies

  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

Overall record

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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Union SG 20 15 3 2 44 20 +24 48 Qualification for the Europa League and Play-off I[lower-alpha 1]
2 Anderlecht 20 12 6 2 39 21 +18 42 Qualification for the Play-off I
3 Gent 20 10 8 2 36 20 +16 38
4 Genk 20 9 7 4 41 20 +21 34
5 Club Brugge 20 9 7 4 38 17 +21 34
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2023. 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]
Notes:
  1. The regular season winner will qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2024–25 UEFA Champions League in the playoff.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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:

Results by round

Round123456
GroundHAAHAH
ResultWWWDPW
Position3222
Updated to match(es) played on 3 September 2023. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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
3 September 2023 6 Gent 2–1 Club Brugge Ghent
13:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
TBD 5 Antwerp v Gent Antwerp
Stadium: Bosuilstadion

Belgian Cup

UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

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

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

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

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 1 Zorya Luhansk Ukraine v Belgium Gent Lublin, Poland
Stadium: Arena Lublin
5 October 2023 2 Gent Belgium v Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Ghent
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
26 October 2023 3 Gent Belgium v Iceland Breiðablik Ghent
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
9 November 2023 4 Breiðablik Iceland v Belgium Gent Kópavogur, Iceland
Stadium: Kópavogsvöllur
30 November 2023 5 Gent Belgium v Ukraine Zorya Luhansk Ghent
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
14 December 2023 6 Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel v Belgium Gent Tel Aviv, Israel
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium

References

  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. "Joseph Okumu, de la vitesse en charnière centrale | Stade de Reims". www.stade-de-reims.com.
  5. "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020.
  6. "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.
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