2023–24 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2023–24 season
Chairman	Alex Muzio
Manager	Alexander Blessin
Stadium	Joseph Marien Stadium
Belgian Pro League	5th
Belgian Cup	Pre-season
UEFA Europa League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Dennis Eckert (4); All: ; Dennis Eckert (6)
Home colours	Away colours
	All statistics correct as of 31 August 2023.

The 2023–24 season is Royale Union Saint-Gilloise's 126th season in existence and third consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They will also compete in the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 27 July 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
3	DF	BEL	Viktor Boone
4	MF	NOR	Mathias Rasmussen
5	DF	ARG	Kevin Mac Allister
8	MF	CIV	Jean Thierry Lazare
9	FW	GER	Dennis Eckert
10	MF	MAD	Loïc Lapoussin
11	FW	GER	Henok Teklab
14	GK	SWE	Joachim Imbrechts
15	DF	ENG	Matthew Sorinola
16	DF	ENG	Christian Burgess
17	FW	FIN	Casper Terho
19	DF	BEL	Guillaume François


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	BEL	Senne Lynen
21	GK	BEL	Lucas Pirard
23	MF	SUI	Cameron Puertas
24	MF	BEL	Charles Vanhoutte
26	DF	ENG	Ross Sykes
27	DF	BEL	Noah Sadiki
28	DF	JPN	Koki Machida
29	FW	SWE	Gustaf Nilsson
48	DF	BEL	Fedde Leysen
49	GK	LUX	Anthony Moris
77	FW	BEL	Elton Kabangu
85	DF	BEL	Arnaud Dony

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Mathias Rasmussen	Brann	€1,200,000	1 July 2023	[2]
DF	Fedde Leysen	Jong PSV	Free	1 July 2023	[3]
FW	Elton Kabangu	Willem II	Free	1 July 2023	[4]
DF	Koki Machida	Kashima Antlers	€1,000,000	1 July 2023	[5]
DF	Kevin Mac Allister	Argentinos Juniors	€1,500,000	12 July 2023	[6]
DF	Noah Sadiki	Anderlecht	€1,400,000	27 July 2023	[7]
FW	Mohamed El Amine Amoura	Lugano	€4,000,000	18 August 2023	[8]
GK	Maxime Wenssens	Unattached	Undisclosed	27 August 2023	[9]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Ilyes Ziani	SL16 FC	Undisclosed	1 July 2023	[10]
MF	Teddy Teuma	Reims	€3,600,000	7 July 2023	[11]
DF	Ismaël Kandouss	Gent	€3,000,000	12 July 2023	[12]
DF	Siebe Van der Heyden	Mallorca	€2,500,000	18 July 2023	[13]
MF	Oussama El Azzouzi	Bologna	€2,000,000	20 July 2023	[14]
FW	Victor Boniface	Bayer Leverkusen	€20,000,000	22 July 2023	[15]

Notes: 1.^ Exercised buy option.

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

9 July 2023 Friendly	Monaco	1–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	La Turbie
11:00 UTC+2	Martins 73'		Boniface 42'	Stadium: CMB Training Centre

11 July 2023 Friendly	Nice	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Nice
10:30 UTC+2
Note: The match was cancelled.[16]

12 July 2023 Friendly	Union Saint-Gilloise	4–0	RFC Liège	Overijse
18:30 UTC+2	Puertas 50' Boniface 60' Eckert 118' Sykes 120'			Stadium: Tempo Overijse facilities
Note: Match was played in two 60-minute periods.

15 July 2023 Friendly	Feyenoord	0–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Barendrecht
14:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Sportpark Smitshoek

21 July 2023 Friendly	Oostende	0–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Oudenburg
18:15 UTC+2			Eckert 32'

22 July 2023 Friendly	Union Saint-Gilloise	1–0	Valenciennes	Nijlen
13:00 UTC+2	Kabangu 8'			Stadium: KFC Nijlen A-terrein

30 July 2023 Friendly	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–1	Royale Jeunesse Aischoise	Brussels
16:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Le Barca Terrein 2

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian Pro League	28 July 2023	26 May 2024	Matchday 1	4	3	0	1	8	5	+3	075.00
Belgian Cup	TBD			0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Europa League	24 August 2023		Play-off round	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Total				6	5	0	1	11	5	+6	083.33

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	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.[17]
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
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
7	4	1	2	12	10	+2	13	2	1	1	9	5	+4	2	0	1	3	5	−2

Last updated: 19 August 2023.
Source:

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	W
Position	2	1	1	3	5	6	9	4	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2023. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[18]

28 July 2023 1	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–0	Anderlecht	Brussels
20:45 UTC+2	Burgess 17' Rasmussen 27' Eckert 30' Vanhoutte 54' Nilsson 83' Mac Allister 85' Puertas 90+8' (pen.)	Report	Sardella 75' Vertonghen 83' Leoni 87'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Bram Van Driessche

4 August 2023 2	Standard Liège	0–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Liège
20:45 UTC+2	Balikwisha 5' 36' Dønnum 62'	Report	Eckert 21' Lynen 57'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Referee: Jonathan Lardot

12 August 2023 3	Union Saint-Gilloise	5–1	OH Leuven	Brussels
18:15 UTC+2	Terho 21' Puertas 34' Burgess 60' Eckert 65' (pen.), 74' (pen.) Nilsson 90+7' (pen.)	Report	Þorsteinsson 38' Banzuzi 44' Dom 53' Kiyine 61' Mendyl 90+7'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Erik Lambrechts

19 August 2023 4	Mechelen	4–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Mechelen
20:45 UTC+2	Mrabti 38' Hairemans 78' Belghali 89' Bates 90+4'	Report	Amani 83' Puertas 90+4'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Wim Smet

3 September 2023 6	Union Saint-Gilloise	2-2	Antwerp	Brussels
16:00 UTC+2	Eckert 4' (pen.) Nilsson 87' (pen.) Amoura 90+4'	Report	Coulibaly 7' Vines 23' Ekkelenkamp 44' Vermeeren 81'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Jan Boterberg

16 September 2023 7	Union Saint-Gilloise	0-2	Genk	Brussels
18:15 UTC+2	Vanhoutte 34'	Report	Zeqiri 16' Oyen 29' El Khannouss 43' Muñoz 45+1' Galarza 45+3', 90+2' Paintsil 51' Kayembe 56'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Lawrence Visser

24 September 2023 8	Cercle Brugge	0-2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Brugge
16:00 UTC+2	Van der Bruggen 14' Miangue 57' 83'		Amoura 16', 52' Vanhoutte 29' Leysen 65'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Bram Van Driessche

28 September 2023 5	RWD Molenbeek	2–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
18:30	Gueye 43' Dwomoh 45+1' Abe 47' Sissako 83'		Nilsson 13', 49' Amoura 33' Mac Allister 56' Rasmussen 89' Lapoussin 90+6'	Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium
Note: Postponed from 27 August 2023.

1 October 2023 9	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–1	Charleroi	Brussels
13:30 UTC+2	Sykes 17', 45+4' Burgess 45', 64'	Report	Guiagon 28' Marcq 55' Ilaimaharitra 86'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Jasper Vergoote

8 October 2023 10	STVV	0-4	Union Saint-Gilloise	Sint-Truiden
19:15 UTC+2	Koita 90+1'	Report	Castro-Montes 37', 74' Nilsson 45+2' (pen.), 58', 61' Mac Allister 55' Machida 70' Amoura 86'	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Kevin Van Damme

20 October 2023 11	Union Saint-Gilloise	4–1	Eupen	Brussels
20:45 CEST	Nilsson 27' Rasmussen 31' Amoura 68' Kabangu 82'		Möhwald 61' Pálsson 81' Bitumazala 85' 90'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Lothar D'Hondt

Belgian Cup

1 November 2023 7	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Meux	Brussels
15:00 CET				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

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

24 August 2023 First leg	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–0	Lugano	Brussels
20:30 UTC+2	Eckert 8', 42' Mac Allister 67' Terho 71' Nilsson 90+6'	Report	Sabbatini 76'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 7,238 Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

31 August 2023 Second leg	Lugano	0–1 (0–3 agg.)	Union Saint-Gilloise	Geneva, Switzerland
20:30 UTC+2	Hajdari 40' 90+3' Bislimi 45'	Report	Eckert 6' Lapoussin 38'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 1,171 Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

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	LIV	USG	TOU	LAS
1	Liverpool (X)	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	9	Advance to round of 16	—	2–0	5–1	30 Nov
2	Union Saint-Gilloise	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4	Advance to knockout round play-offs	14 Dec	—	1–1	2–1
3	Toulouse	3	1	1	1	3	6	−3	4	Transfer to Europa Conference League	9 Nov	30 Nov	—	1–0
4	LASK	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0		1–3	9 Nov	14 Dec	—

Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(X) Assured of at least a place in the Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs

21 September 2023 1	Union Saint-Gilloise	1–1	Toulouse	Brussels
18:55 UTC+2	Vanhoutte 14' Mac Allister 53' Amoura 69' Sadiki 78'	Report	Dønnum 33' Dallinga 45+3' Costa 66' 90+4' Magri 86'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
Note: Kick-off was delayed due to the late arrival of both teams.

5 October 2023 2	Liverpool	2–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Liverpool, England
20:00 UTC+1	Gravenberch 44' Jota 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 26 October 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Belgian Division		Belgian Cup		UEFA Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
14	GK	SWE	Joachim Imbrechts	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
34	GK	BEL	Maxime Wenssens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	GK	LUX	Anthony Moris	16	0	11	0	0	0	5	0
Defenders
5	DF	ARG	Kevin Mac Allister	16	0	10+1	0	0	0	5	0
15	DF	ENG	Matthew Sorinola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Christian Burgess	16	2	11	1	0	0	5	1
19	DF	BEL	Guillaume François	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	ENG	Ross Sykes	4	2	1+2	2	0	0	0+1	0
27	DF	COD	Noah Sadiki	14	0	4+5	0	0	0	2+3	0
28	DF	JPN	Koki Machida	12	0	8	0	0	0	4	0
48	DF	BEL	Fedde Leysen	5	0	3	0	0	0	1+1	0
Midfielders
4	MF	NOR	Mathias Rasmussen	15	1	8+3	1	0	0	1+3	0
8	MF	CIV	Jean Thierry Lazare	15	0	8+2	0	0	0	5	0
10	MF	MAD	Loïc Lapoussin	14	1	9	1	0	0	4+1	0
21	MF	BEL	Alessio Castro-Montes	9	1	5+1	1	0	0	3	0
23	MF	SUI	Cameron Puertas	16	3	10+1	2	0	0	5	1
24	MF	BEL	Charles Vanhoutte	16	0	10+1	0	0	0	5	0
35	MF	BEL	Nathan Huygevelde	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
7	FW	BEL	Elton Kabangu	5	1	0+4	1	0	0	0+1	0
9	FW	GER	Dennis Eckert	9	7	6	5	0	0	2+1	2
11	FW	GER	Henok Teklab	6	0	0+5	0	0	0	0+1	0
13	FW	ECU	Kevin Rodríguez	7	0	1+3	0	0	0	1+2	0
17	FW	FIN	Casper Terho	14	2	5+4	1	0	0	3+2	1
29	FW	SWE	Gustaf Nilsson	15	6	4+7	6	0	0	2+2	0
47	FW	ALG	Mohamed Amoura	10	6	2+5	5	0	0	2+1	1
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
3	DF	BEL	Viktor Boone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

"Noyau A". Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
"Bekreftet: Solgt til belgisk klubb". Brann.
"Transfer | Fedde Leysen leaves PSV". www.psv.nl. 14 June 2023.
"Union presenteert met Elton Kabangu eerste zomeraanwinst". www.bruzz.be.
"Officiel : l'Union Saint-Gilloise prolonge l'un de ses défenseurs". Walfoot.be. 29 March 2023.
"Kevin Mac Allister signe à l'Union saint-gilloise !". SOFOOT.com. 12 July 2023.
"Noah Sadiki is leaving RSCA and joins RUSG | RSC Anderlecht".
Mellini, Marzio (18 August 2023). "Amoura in Belgio alla Royale Union Saint-Gilloise".
"Goalkeeper Maxime Wenssens signs at Union".
Sauvage, Kevin (28 July 2023). "Officiel : Ilyes Ziani reste Rouche et signe pour deux ans plus un en option". DHnet.
"Así juega Siebe Van der Heyden, el tercer fichaje del Mallorca que ya está en Austria". Ultima Hora. 18 July 2023.
"Oussama el Azzouzi joins Bologna | BolognaFC". 20 July 2023.
"Bayer 04 sign Victor Boniface". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
"Le match face à l'Union Saint-Gilloise annulé".
"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.

External links

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[table_note_res_RW0.015079015407282-17] The regular season winner will qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2024–25 UEFA Champions League in the playoff.

[1] "Noyau A". Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[2] "Bekreftet: Solgt til belgisk klubb". Brann.

[3] "Transfer | Fedde Leysen leaves PSV". www.psv.nl. 14 June 2023.

[4] "Union presenteert met Elton Kabangu eerste zomeraanwinst". www.bruzz.be.

[5] "Officiel : l'Union Saint-Gilloise prolonge l'un de ses défenseurs". Walfoot.be. 29 March 2023.

[6] "Kevin Mac Allister signe à l'Union saint-gilloise !". SOFOOT.com. 12 July 2023.

[7] "Noah Sadiki is leaving RSCA and joins RUSG | RSC Anderlecht".

[8] Mellini, Marzio (18 August 2023). "Amoura in Belgio alla Royale Union Saint-Gilloise".

[9] "Goalkeeper Maxime Wenssens signs at Union".

[10] Sauvage, Kevin (28 July 2023). "Officiel : Ilyes Ziani reste Rouche et signe pour deux ans plus un en option". DHnet.

[13] "Así juega Siebe Van der Heyden, el tercer fichaje del Mallorca que ya está en Austria". Ultima Hora. 18 July 2023.

[14] "Oussama el Azzouzi joins Bologna | BolognaFC". 20 July 2023.

[15] "Bayer 04 sign Victor Boniface". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[16] "Le match face à l'Union Saint-Gilloise annulé".

[18] "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.

[19] "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.

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Founded on 1 November 1897 • Based in Forest, Brussels
Main topics	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Players Managers Matches Europe
Grounds	Stade Joseph Marien (1919–2016, 2018–present) Stade Roi Baudouin (2016–2018)
Training ground	École des jeunes
Rivalries	R. Daring Club Molenbeek R.W.D. Molenbeek R.S.C. Anderlecht
Seasons	2008 2009 2010 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Related articles	1929 Aciéries d'Angleur Tournoi Bossemans et Coppenolle Saint-Gilles Union Bhoys
Website: www.rusg.brussels.be

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Transfers	Summer 2023 Winter 2023–24 Summer 2024
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