K.V. Kortrijk
2023–24 season
ManagerEdward Still
(until 25 September)
Glen De Boeck
(from 2 October until 5 December)
Joseph Akpala
(caretaker)
StadiumGuldensporen Stadion
Belgian Pro League16th
Belgian CupEighth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Isaak Davies (4)
All:
Isaak Davies (4)
Biggest defeatAntwerp 6–0 Kortrijk

The 2023–24 season is K.V. Kortrijk's 123rd season in existence and 16th consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They are also competing in the Belgian Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 29 December 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 Belgium BEL Tom Vandenberghe
2 DF England ENG Ryan Alebiosu
4 DF Ukraine UKR Mark Mampassi (on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow)
5 DF Germany GER Christalino Atemona
6 DF Chile CHI Nayel Mehssatou
7 FW Belgium BEL Dylan Mbayo
8 MF Belgium BEL Youssef Challouk
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Afolabi
10 MF Algeria ALG Abdelkahar Kadri
11 MF Belgium BEL Dion De Neve
13 GK Belgium BEL Ebbe De Vlaeminck
15 MF Bulgaria BUL Kristiyan Malinov
16 MF Belgium BEL Marco Kana (on loan from Anderlecht)
20 FW Uruguay URU Felipe Avenatti
21 DF Belgium BEL Martin Wasinski (on loan from Charleroi)
23 FW England ENG Alex Mighten (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF France FRA Abdoulaye Sissako
29 FW Slovakia SVK Martin Regáli
39 FW Wales WAL Isaak Davies (on loan from Cardiff City)
44 DF Portugal POR João Silva
54 FW England ENG Sheyi Ojo (on loan from Cardiff City)
66 DF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Radovanović
68 FW Guadeloupe GLP Thierry Ambrose
70 MF Belgium BEL Massimo Bruno
76 FW Senegal SEN Djibi Seck
77 FW Togo TOG David Henen
89 MF Belgium BEL Lynnt Audoor (on loan from Club Brugge)
95 GK Belgium BEL Lucas Pirard
98 DF Romania ROU Raul Opruț
99 FW France FRA Mounaïm El Idrissy

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
— MF Belgium BEL Massimo Decoene (at Oostende until 30 June 2024)
— FW Algeria ALG Billel Messaoudi (at Göztepe until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Malaysia MAS Luqman Hakim Shamsudin (at Njarðvík until 31 December 2023)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF England Sheyi Ojo Wales Cardiff City Loan 16 August 2023
DF Belgium Raul Oprut Romania FC Hermannstadt €400,000 31 July 2023
MF Bulgaria Kristiyan Malinov Belgium OH Leuven Free 18 August 2023
MF Belgium Marco Kana Belgium Anderlecht Loan 1 September 2023
DF Northern Ireland Craig Cathcart England Watford Free 5 September 2023
FW Morocco Mounaïm El Idrissy France Ajaccio 6 September 2023
FW Republic of Ireland Jonathan Afolabi Republic of Ireland Bohemians Undisclosed 29 December 2023
DF Japan Haruya Fujii Japan Nagoya Grampus Loan 10 January 2024 [2]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Northern Ireland Craig Cathcart Retired 19 September 2023 [3]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 June 2023 Friendly KE Wervik Belgium 2–1 Belgium Kortrijk
17:00
24 June 2023 Friendly Kortrijk Belgium 6–2 Belgium KRC Harelbeke
17:00
28 June 2023 Friendly Oudenaarde Belgium 2–4 Belgium Kortrijk
19:00
1 July 2023 Friendly Kortrijk Belgium 0–2 Belgium SK Beveren
17:00
5 July 2023 Friendly Kortrijk Belgium 2–1 Belgium RWD Molenbeek
19:00
8 July 2023 Friendly RKC Waalwijk Netherlands 0–0 Belgium Kortrijk
14:00
14 July 2023 Friendly Beerschot Belgium 1–0 Belgium Kortrijk
19:00
22 July 2023 Friendly Kortrijk Belgium 2–1 Netherlands Volendam
15:00

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian Pro League 30 July 2023 26 May 2024 Matchday 1 20 2 4 14 12 44 −32 010.00
Belgian Cup 1 November 2023 Seventh round Eighth round 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 22 2 5 15 13 46 −33 009.09

Last updated: 26 December 2023
Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Charleroi 20 5 6 9 21 30 −9 21 Qualification for the Play-off II
13 RWD Molenbeek 20 5 6 9 22 40 −18 21 Qualification for the Relegation Play-off
14 OH Leuven 20 4 4 12 25 38 −13 16
15 Eupen 20 4 3 13 21 43 −22 15
16 Kortrijk 20 2 4 14 12 44 −32 10
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.[4]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
16 2 4 10 11 33  −22 10 2 2 4 7 14  −7 0 2 6 4 19  −15

Last updated: 2 December 2023.
Source:

Results by round

Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2023. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[5]

30 July 2023 1 Gent 3–2 Kortrijk Ghent
16:00
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 12,595
Referee: Lawrence Visser
6 August 2023 2 Kortrijk 0–1 Sint-Truiden Kortrijk
19:15 Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
11 August 2023 3 Antwerp 6–0 Kortrijk Antwerp
20:45 Stadium: Den Dreef
20 August 2023 4 Kortrijk 1–3 Eupen Kortrijk
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 4,419
Referee: Arthur Denil
26 August 2023 5 Kortrijk 1–1 Standard Liège Kortrijk
20:45 Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
1 September 2023 6 OH Leuven 3–0 Kortrijk Leuven
20:45 Stadium: Den Dreef
17 September 2023 7 Kortrijk 2–2 Anderlecht Kortrijk
16:00 Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
23 September 2023 8 Charleroi 1–0 Kortrijk Charleroi
16:00 Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
29 September 2023 9 Kortrijk 2–1 Cercle Brugge Kortrijk
20:45 Report Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
7 October 2023 10 Westerlo 1–0 Kortrijk Westerlo
18:15 Report Stadium: Het Kuipje
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
29 October 2023 11 Kortrijk 1–0 Club Brugge Kortrijk
16:00 Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
29 October 2023 12 Kortrijk 0–3 Genk Kortrijk
19:15 Report Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
4 November 2023 13 RWD Molenbeek 1–1 Kortrijk Molenbeek
16:00 Report
12 November 2023 14 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 Kortrijk Brussels
19:15 Report
25 November 2023 15 Kortrijk 0–3 Mechelen Kortrijk
19:15 Report Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
2 December 2023 16 Eupen 1–1 Kortrijk Eupen
18:15
Report
Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
8 December 2023 17 Kortrijk v Westerlo Kortrijk
20:45 Report Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

Belgian Cup

1 November 2023 Seventh round Dender 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Kortrijk Denderleeuw
19:00
5 December 2023 Seventh round Kortrijk v RWD Molenbeek Kortrijk
20:00 Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

References

  1. ↑ "spelers – KV Kortrijk". kvk.be.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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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