2024–25 K.A.A. Gent season

K.A.A. Gent 2024–25 football season
K.A.A. Gent
2024–25 season
ManagerWouter Vrancken
StadiumPlanet Group Arena
Belgian Pro LeaguePre-season
Belgian CupPre-season
UEFA Conference LeagueSecond qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Hong Hyun-seok (2)

The 2024–25 season is the 125th season in the history of the K.A.A. Gent as a football club, and the 36th consecutive season in Belgian Pro League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Conference League.

Squad

Position Number Player Date joined Further data
GK 1 France Paul Nardi 2022
DF 3 England Archie Brown 2023
DF 4 Japan Tsuyoshi Watanabe 2023
DF 5 Morocco Ismaël Kandouss 2023
DF 12 France Hugo Gambor 2024
DF 20 Serbia Stefan Mitrović 2024
DF 22 Senegal Noah Fadiga 2023
DF 23 Nigeria Jordan Torunarigha 2022
DF 41 Belgium Hannes Vernemmen
MF 6 Israel Omri Gandelman 2023
MF 7 South Korea Hong Hyun-seok 2022
MF 8 Belgium Pieter Gerkens 2023
MF 13 Belgium Julien De Sart 2021
MF 17 Denmark Andrew Hjulsager 2021
MF 18 Belgium Matisse Samoise 2008
MF 24 Belgium Sven Kums 2019
FW 9 Belgium Momodou Sonko 2024
FW 28 Belgium Matias Fernandez-Pardo 2020
FW Nigeria Ahmed Abdullahi 2022
FW Iceland Andri Guðjohnsen 2024

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Iceland Andri Guðjohnsen Denmark Lyngby 1 July 2024 [1]
FW England Max Dean England Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed 12 July 2024 [2]
MF Belgium Mathias Delorge Belgium Sint-Truiden €3,500,000 24 July 2024 [3]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Belgium Laurent Depoitre End of contract 1 July 2024 [4]
FW Morocco Tarik Tissoudali Greece PAOK Undisclosed 28 July 2024 [5]

Friendlies

Pre-season

KFC Merelbeke Belgium v Belgium Gent
29 June 2024 Friendly KFC Merelbeke Belgium 0–5 Belgium Gent Merelbeke
19:00 Report
HO Kalken Belgium v Belgium Gent
5 July 2024 Friendly HO Kalken Belgium 0–9 Belgium Gent Kalken
19:00 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Gent Belgium v Belgium Deinze
6 July 2024 Friendly Gent Belgium v Belgium Deinze
AEK Athens Greece v Belgium Gent
10 July 2024 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 2–1 Belgium Gent Netherlands
15:00
Note: 2 x 35 minutes
AEK Athens Greece v Belgium Gent
10 July 2024 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 0–1 Belgium Gent Netherlands
16:30
Note: 2 x 30 minutes
Gent Belgium v Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles
13 July 2024 Friendly Gent Belgium v Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles Netherlands
Westerlo Belgium v Belgium Gent
13 July 2024 Friendly Westerlo Belgium 1–0 Belgium Gent
10:30
Note: Behind closed doors.
Gent Belgium v France Lille
17 July 2024 Friendly Gent Belgium 0–1 France Lille Ghent
19:30 Stadium: Planet Group Arena
Zulte Waregem Belgium v Belgium Gent
20 July 2024 Friendly Zulte Waregem Belgium 2–0 Belgium Gent
14:00
  • Nyssen 12'
  • Erenbjerg 52'

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian Pro League 28 July 2024 Matchday 1 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 033.33
Belgian Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
UEFA Conference League 25 July 2024 Second qualifying round 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 066.67
Total 6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 050.00

Last updated: 11 August 2024
Source: Competitions

Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Genk 4 2 1 1 8 8 0 7 Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
6 Antwerp 4 2 0 2 8 4 +4 6
7 Gent 4 2 0 2 6 4 +2 6 Qualification for the Europe play-offs
8 Charleroi 4 2 0 2 5 3 +2 6
9 Kortrijk 4 2 0 2 4 6 −2 6
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2024. 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]

Matches

The match schedule was released on 11 June 2024.[7]

Kortrijk v Gent
28 July 2024 1 Kortrijk 0–1 Gent Kortrijk
16:00 Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Gent v Dender
4 August 2024 2 Gent 1–2 Dender Ghent
Stadium: Planet Group Arena
Attendance: 12,072
Referee: Jan Boterberg
Charleroi v Gent
11 August 2024 3 Charleroi 1–0 Gent Charleroi
18:30
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Referee: Lothar D'Hondt

Belgian Cup

UEFA Conference League

Second qualifying round

The draw was held on 19 June 2024.[8]

Gent Belgium v Faroe Islands Víkingur
25 July 2024 First leg Gent Belgium 4–1 Faroe Islands Víkingur Ghent
20:00 UTC+2
  • Nielsen 13'
 Stadium: Planet Group Arena
Víkingur Faroe Islands v Belgium Gent
1 August 2024 Second leg Víkingur Faroe Islands 0–3
(1–7 agg.)		 Belgium Gent Faroe Islands
18:45 UTC+1

Third qualifying round

Silkeborg IF Denmark v Belgium Gent
8 August 2024 First leg Silkeborg IF Denmark 2–2 Belgium Gent Silkeborg, Denmark
18:30
Stadium: JYSK Park
Attendance: 3,712
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)
Gent Belgium v Denmark Silkeborg IF
15 August 2024 Second leg Gent Belgium v
(2–2 agg.)		 Denmark Silkeborg IF Ghent
20:30 Stadium: Planet Group Arena

References

  1. ^ "Andri Gudjohnsen is een Buffalo | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
  2. ^ "Welkom, Max Dean! | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
  3. ^ "STVV liet Delorge niet naar KRC Genk gaan". VoetbalBelgie.
  4. ^ "After over 250 appearances and 70 goals, former Porto and Huddersfield Town striker leaves Gent as a club legend". 28 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Dankjewel, Tita Tovenaar! | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "JPL Kalender seizoen 2024-2025 | KAA Gent Website".
  8. ^ "The official website for European football".
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