2023–24 K.A.A. Gent season
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.
| 2023–24 season | |
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| Manager | Hein Vanhaezebrouck |
| Stadium | Ghelamco Arena |
| Belgian Pro League | 1st |
| Belgian Cup | Pre-season |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: Hugo Cuypers (3) All: Hugo Cuypers (9) |
| All statistics correct as of 3 September 2023. | |
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.
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Other players under contract
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Out on loan
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| DF |  Tsuyoshi Watanabe |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kortrijk |
€3,500,000 | 1 July 2023 | [2] |
| MF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Keegan Jelacic |
Perth Glory |
€180,000 | 1 July 2023 | [3] |
| DF |  Ismaël Kandouss |
Union Saint-Gilloise |
€1,750,000 | 12 July 2023 | [4] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| DF |  Joseph Okumu |
 Reims |
€12,000,000 | 22 July 2023 | [5] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 19 July 2023 Friendly | Gent | 4–2 | Zulte Waregem | |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Report | |||
| Note: Match was played in two 60-minute periods. | ||||
| 21 July 2023 Friendly | Gent | 2–2 |  Mamelodi Sundowns | Bruges |
| 13:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
| 22 July 2023 Friendly | Gent | v |  Shakhtar Donetsk | Bruges |
| 14:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| 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 | 80.00 |
| 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 | 83.33 | |
| Total | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 81.82 | |||
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 |
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| 1 | Union SG | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 25 | Europa League and Play-off I[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Anderlecht | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 21 | Play-off I |
| 3 | Gent | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 20 | |
| 4 | Cercle Brugge | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 18 | |
| 5 | Genk | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 18 |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 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:
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:
- 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
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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:
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 3 September 2023. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 3 September 2023 6 | Gent | 2–1 | Club Brugge | Ghent |
| 13:30 UTC+2 | Report |
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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.
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.
| 9 August 2023 First leg | Gent | 5–0 |  Pogoń Szczecin | Ghent |
| 20:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 11,326 Referee: Vassilis Fotias (Greece) |
| 17 August 2023 Second leg | Pogoń Szczecin | 2–1 (2–6 agg.) | Gent | Szczecin, Poland |
| 18:00 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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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.
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 | GNT | ZOR | MTA | BRE | |
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| 1 | Gent |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 30 Nov | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Zorya Luhansk |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 1–1 | — | 9 Nov | 14 Dec | |
| 3 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | 14 Dec | 25 Nov | — | 3–2 | ||
| 4 |  Breiðablik |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | 9 Nov | 0–1 | 30 Nov | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| 21 September 2023 1 | Zorya Luhansk | v | Gent | Lublin, Poland |
| Stadium: Arena Lublin |
| 5 October 2023 2 | Gent | v | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ghent |
| Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
| 26 October 2023 3 | Gent | v | Breiðablik | Ghent |
| Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
| 9 November 2023 4 | Breiðablik | v | Gent | Kópavogur, Iceland |
| Stadium: Kópavogsvöllur |
| 30 November 2023 5 | Gent | v | Zorya Luhansk | Ghent |
| Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
| 14 December 2023 6 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | v | Gent | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium |
References
- "KAA Gent (team)". K.A.A. Gent. 2017.
- "KAA Gent verwelkomt Tsuyoshi Watanabe | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
- "Welcome Keegan Jelacic! | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
- "Joseph Okumu, de la vitesse en charnière centrale | Stade de Reims". www.stade-de-reims.com.
- "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.
- "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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