2024–25 K.A.A. Gent season
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| 2024–25 season | ||||
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| Manager | Wouter Vrancken | |||
| Stadium | Planet Group Arena | |||
| Belgian Pro League | 5th | |||
| Belgian Cup | Seventh round | |||
| UEFA Conference League | League phase | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Max Dean Omri Gandelman (4 each) All: Max Dean Omri Gandelman (9 each) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 10 November 2024. | ||||
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 participating in the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Conference League.
Squad
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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] |
| FW | Belgium Matias Fernandez-Pardo | France Lille | 30 August 2024 |
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 5 July 2024 Friendly | HO Kalken Belgium | 0–9 | Belgium Gent | Kalken |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 1,000 |
| 10 July 2024 Friendly | AEK Athens Greece | 2–1 | Belgium Gent | Netherlands |
| 15:00 | ||||
| Note: 2 x 35 minutes | ||||
| 10 July 2024 Friendly | AEK Athens Greece | 0–1 | Belgium Gent | Netherlands |
| 16:30 | ||||
| Note: 2 x 30 minutes | ||||
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | Gent Belgium | v | Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles | Netherlands |
| 17 July 2024 Friendly | Gent Belgium | 0–1 | France Lille | Ghent |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | Zulte Waregem Belgium | 2–0 | Belgium Gent | |
| 14:00 |
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 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 50.00 | |
| Belgian Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
| UEFA Conference League | 25 July 2024 | Second qualifying round | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 75.00 | |
| Total | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 61.11 | |||
Last updated: 24 October 2024
Source: Competitions
Belgian Pro League
League table
<section begin="Regular season" />
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Anderlecht | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 27 | Qualification for the Champions' play-offs |
| 5 | Mechelen | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 24 | |
| 6 | Gent | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 23 | |
| 7 | Union SG | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 23 | Qualification for the Europe play-offs |
| 8 | Westerlo | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 22 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 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]
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]
<section end="Regular season" />
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The match schedule was released on 11 June 2024.[7]
| 28 July 2024 1 | Kortrijk | 0–1 | Gent | Kortrijk |
| 16:00 | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
| 4 August 2024 2 | Gent | 1–2 | Dender | Ghent |
| Stadium: Planet Group Arena Attendance: 12,072 Referee: Jan Boterberg |
| 11 August 2024 3 | Charleroi | 1–0 | Gent | Charleroi |
| 18:30 | Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Lothar D'Hondt |
| 18 August 2024 4 | Gent | 4–1 | Westerlo | Ghent |
| Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
| 1 September 2024 6 | Gent | 1–1 | Antwerp | Ghent |
| Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
| 15 September 2024 7 | Gent | 2–0 | Mechelen | Ghent |
| Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
| 22 September 2024 8 | Club Brugge | 2–4 | Gent | Bruges |
| Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
| 26 September 2024 5 | Cercle Brugge | 2–1 | Gent | Bruges |
| Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
| 29 September 2024 9 | Gent | 3–0 | OH Leuven | Ghent |
| Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
| 6 October 2024 10 | Sint-Truiden | 1–1 | Gent | Sint-Truiden |
| Stadium: Stayen |
| 19 October 2024 11 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 0–0 | Gent | Forest |
| Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium |
| 27 October 2024 12 | Gent | v | Genk | Ghent |
| 18:30 UTC+1 | Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
Belgian Cup
| 30 October 2024 Sixth round | Gent | v | Union Rochefortoise | Ghent |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
UEFA Conference League
Second qualifying round
The draw was held on 19 June 2024.[8]
| 25 July 2024 First leg | Gent Belgium | 4–1 | Faroe Islands Víkingur | Ghent |
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
| 1 August 2024 Second leg | Víkingur Faroe Islands | 0–3 (1–7 agg.) | Belgium Gent | Faroe Islands |
| 18:45 UTC+1 |
Third qualifying round
| 8 August 2024 First leg | Silkeborg IF Denmark | 2–2 | Belgium Gent | Silkeborg, Denmark |
| 18:30 |
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Stadium: JYSK Park Attendance: 3,712 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia) |
| 15 August 2024 Second leg | Gent Belgium | 3–2 (5–4 agg.) | Denmark Silkeborg IF | Ghent |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
League phase
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Cyprus Pafos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded) |
| 17 | Scotland Heart of Midlothian | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 18 | Belgium Gent | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 19 | Denmark Copenhagen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
| 20 | Slovenia Celje | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
| 3 October 2024 1 | Chelsea England | 4–2 | Belgium Gent | London, England |
| 20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,546 Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany) |
| 24 October 2024 2 | Gent Belgium | 2–1 | Norway Molde | Ghent |
| 18:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Planet Group Arena Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia) |
| 7 November 2024 3 | Gent Belgium | v | Cyprus Omonia | Ghent |
| 18:45 | Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
References
- ↑ "Andri Gudjohnsen is een Buffalo | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
- ↑ "Welkom, Max Dean! | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
- ↑ "STVV liet Delorge niet naar KRC Genk gaan". VoetbalBelgie.
- ↑ "After over 250 appearances and 70 goals, former Porto and Huddersfield Town striker leaves Gent as a club legend". 28 May 2024.
- ↑ "Dankjewel, Tita Tovenaar! | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "JPL Kalender seizoen 2024-2025 | KAA Gent Website".
- ↑ "The official website for European football".