2023–24 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise season

The 2023–24 season was Royale Union Saint-Gilloise's 126th season in existence and third consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They also competed in the Belgian Cup, UEFA Europa League and the Europa Conference League. They reached the final of and won the Belgian Cup for the first time since 1914.

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2023–24 season
ChairmanAlex Muzio
ManagerAlexander Blessin
StadiumJoseph Marien Stadium
Belgian Pro League2nd
Belgian CupWinners
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mohamed Amoura (18)

All:
Mohamed Amoura (25)
All statistics correct as of 26 May 2024.

Players

First-team squad

As of 21 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. NationPlayer
21MF  BELAlessio Castro-Montes
23MF  ESPCameron Puertas
24MF  BELCharles Vanhoutte
26DF  ENGRoss Sykes
27DF  CODNoah Sadiki
28DF  JPNKoki Machida
29FW  SWEGustaf Nilsson
34GK  RWAMaxime Wenssens
35MF  BELNathan Huygevelde
47FW  ALGMohamed Amoura
48DF  BELFedde Leysen
49GK  LUXAnthony Moris

Transfers

In

Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource
MF Mathias Rasmussen Brann€1,200,0001 July 2023[2]
DF Fedde Leysen Jong PSVFree1 July 2023[3]
FW Elton Kabangu Willem IIFree1 July 2023[4]
DF Koki Machida Kashima Antlers€1,000,000[3]1 July 2023[5]
DF Kevin Mac Allister Argentinos Juniors€1,500,00012 July 2023[6]
DF Noah Sadiki Anderlecht€1,400,00027 July 2023[7]
FW Mohamed El Amine Amoura Lugano€4,000,00018 August 2023[8]
GK Maxime WenssensUnattachedUndisclosed27 August 2023[9]
FW Kevin Rodríguez Independiente del ValleUndisclosed1 September 2023[10]
MF Alessio Castro-Montes Gent€2,000,0001 September 2023[11]
GK Heinz Lindner SionLoan16 January 2024[12]

Out

Pos.PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource
MF Ilyes Ziani SL16 FCUndisclosed1 July 2023[13]
MF Teddy Teuma Reims€3,600,0007 July 2023[14]
DF Ismaël Kandouss Gent€3,000,00012 July 2023[15]
DF Siebe Van der Heyden Mallorca€2,500,00018 July 2023[16]
MF Oussama El Azzouzi Bologna€2,000,00020 July 2023[17]
FW Victor Boniface Bayer Leverkusen€20,000,00022 July 2023[18]
MF Senne Lynen Werder Bremen€2,100,0008 August 2023[19]
DF Bart Nieuwkoop Feyenoord€2,000,00010 August 2023[20]
GK Lucas Pirard KV KortrijkUndisclosed25 August 2023
MF Viktor Boone LierseLoan5 September 2023
DF Arnaud Dony DenderLoan7 September 2023[21]
DF Matthew Sorinola Plymouth ArgyleReleased28 December 2023[22]
Notes
1.^ Exercised buy option.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

v Union Saint-Gilloise
9 July 2023 Friendly Monaco 1–1 Union Saint-Gilloise La Turbie
11:00 UTC+2
  • Martins 73'
Stadium: CMB Training Centre
v Union Saint-Gilloise
11 July 2023 Friendly Nice v Union Saint-Gilloise Nice
10:30 UTC+2
Note: The match was cancelled.[23]
v RFC Liège
12 July 2023 Friendly Union Saint-Gilloise 4–0 RFC Liège Overijse
18:30 UTC+2
Stadium: Tempo Overijse facilities
Note: Match was played in two 60-minute periods.
v Union Saint-Gilloise
15 July 2023 Friendly Feyenoord 0–0 Union Saint-Gilloise Barendrecht
14:00 UTC+2Stadium: Sportpark Smitshoek
v Union Saint-Gilloise
21 July 2023 Friendly Oostende 0–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Oudenburg
18:15 UTC+2
v Valenciennes
22 July 2023 Friendly Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 Valenciennes Nijlen
13:00 UTC+2Stadium: KFC Nijlen A-terrein
v Royale Jeunesse Aischoise
30 July 2023 Friendly Union Saint-Gilloise 0–1 Royale Jeunesse Aischoise Brussels
16:00 UTC+2Stadium: Le Barca Terrein 2
v Lierse
16 November 2023 Friendly Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 Lierse
13:00 UTC+1
v St. Gallen
12 January 2024 Friendly Union Saint-Gilloise 4–0 St. Gallen San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
13:00 UTC+1
  • 19', 66', 79', 86' (pen.)
  •  44',  56',  62',  69'
  •  36',  69',  77',  89'
Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Competitions

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Belgian Pro League28 July 202317 March 2024Matchday 11st3021726331+32070.00
Belgian Pro League Champions' Playoffs1 April 202426 May 20241st2nd104241712+5040.00
Belgian Cup1 November 20239 May 2024Seventh RoundWinners6501104+6083.33
UEFA Europa League24 August 202314 December 2023Play-off roundGroup stage842288+0050.00
UEFA Europa Conference League15 February 202414 March 2024Knockout round play-offsRound of 16421156−1050.00
Total5836121010361+42062.07

Last updated: 19 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Union SG3021726331+3270Qualification for the Europa League and champions' play-offs[a]
2Anderlecht3018935830+2863Qualification for the champions' play-offs
3Antwerp30141065527+2852
4Club Brugge3014976229+3351
5Cercle Brugge30145114434+1047
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.[24]
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3021726331 +327011313416 +1810412915 +14

Last updated: complete.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWLWDLWWWWWWWDWWWWDWDWWDWWWDD
Position211356941111111111111111111111
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[25]

28 July 2023 1 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 Anderlecht Brussels
20:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
4 August 2023 2 Standard Liège 0–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Liège
20:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 19,923
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
12 August 2023 3 Union Saint-Gilloise 5–1 OH Leuven Brussels
18:15 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 5,731
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
19 August 2023 4 Mechelen 4–0 Union Saint-Gilloise Mechelen
20:45 UTC+2Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 11,651
Referee: Wim Smet
3 September 2023 6 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–2 Antwerp Brussels
16:00 UTC+2
ReportStadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 6,890
Referee: Jan Boterberg
16 September 2023 7 Union Saint-Gilloise 0–2 Genk Brussels
18:15 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 6,983
Referee: Lawrence Visser
24 September 2023 8 Cercle Brugge 0–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Brugge
16:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 4,729
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
28 September 2023 5 RWD Molenbeek 2–3 Union Saint-Gilloise Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
18:30
Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Note: Postponed from 27 August 2023.
1 October 2023 9 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 Charleroi Brussels
13:30 UTC+2
ReportStadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 5,850
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
8 October 2023 10 STVV 0–4 Union Saint-Gilloise Sint-Truiden
19:15 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stayen
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
20 October 2023 11 Union Saint-Gilloise 4–1 Eupen Brussels
20:45 CEST
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 5,125
Referee: Lothar D'Hondt
29 October 2023 12 Westerlo 1–3 Union Saint-Gilloise Westerlo
16:00 UTC+1
Stadium: Het Kuipje
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Wim Smet
5 November 2023 13 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Club Brugge Brussels
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 7,265
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
12 November 2023 14 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 Kortrijk Brussels
19:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 5,420
Referee: Brent Staessens
26 November 2023 15 Gent 1–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Ghent
13:30 CET
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 18,007
3 December 2023 16 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Cercle Brugge Brussels
19:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 5,794
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
10 December 2023 17 Charleroi 1–3 Union Saint-Gilloise Charleroi
19:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Attendance: 6,693
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
17 December 2023 18 Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 Mechelen Brussels
16:00 CET
Report
  • Bafdili  90+3'
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 6,321
Referee: Bert Put
23 December 2023 19 Eupen 1–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Eupen
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Attendance: 2,956
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
26 December 2023 20 Club Brugge 1–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Brugge
20:45 CET
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
21 January 2024 21 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 STVV Brussels
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 5,629
28 January 2024 22 Anderlecht 2–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Brussels
18:30 CET
ReportStadium: Lotto Park
Attendance: 18,600
31 January 2024 23 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–2 RWDM Brussels
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 6,375
3 February 2024 24 Genk 0–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Genk
20:45 CETReport
Stadium: Cegeka Arena
10 February 2024 25 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–2 Westerlo Brussels
18:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
18 February 2024 26 Kortrijk 1–3 Union Saint-Gilloise Kortrijk
16:00 CET
ReportStadium: Guldensporen Stadion
25 February 2024 27 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Standard Liège Brussels
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
2 March 2024 28 OH Leuven 0–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Leuven
18:15 CETReport
Stadium: Den Dreef
10 March 2024 29 Union Saint-Gilloise 1–1 Gent Brussels
18:30 CET
ReportStadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
17 March 2024 30 Antwerp 1–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Antwerp
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Bosuilstadion

Champions' Play-offs

Union Saint-Gilloise finished first in the regular season and will start the Champions' play-offs on 35 points, their nearest rivals Anderlecht start three points behind them.

Results by round

Round12345678910
GroundAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLLLLWWDDWW
Position1123333322
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

1 April 2024 1 Genk 1–0 Union Saint-Gilloise Genk
18:30 CESTReport
Stadium: Cegeka Arena
7 April 2024 2 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–3 Cercle Brugge Brussels
13:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
14 April 2024 3 Anderlecht 2–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Brussels
18:30 CEST
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
21 April 2024 4 Union Saint-Gilloise 1–2 Club Brugge Brussels
18:30 CEST
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
25 April 2024 5 Antwerp 0–3 Union Saint-Gilloise Antwerp
20:30 CEST
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
28 April 2024 6 Union Saint-Gilloise 4–1 Antwerp Brussels
18:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
5 May 2024 7 Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 Anderlecht Brussels
18:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
13 May 2024 8 Club Brugge 2–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Bruges
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
19 May 2024 9 Cercle Brugge 1–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Brugge
13:30 CESTReportStadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Wesli De Cremer
26 May 2024 10 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 Genk Brussels
18:30 CEST
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

Belgian Cup

1 November 2023 Seventh round Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Meux Brussels
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Smal 83'
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 5,800
7 December 2023 Eighth round Beveren 0–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Beveren
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
Attendance: 4,850
25 January 2024 Quarter-finals Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Anderlecht Brussels
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Note: Postponed from 18 January 2024 due to adverse weather conditions
7 February 2024 Semi-finals
First leg
Club Brugge 2–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Brugge
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
28 February 2024 Semi-finals
Second leg
Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0
(3–2 agg.)
Club Brugge Brussels
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
9 May 2024 Final Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 Antwerp Brussels
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Referee: Eric Lambrechts

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

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

v Lugano
24 August 2023 First leg Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 Lugano Brussels
20:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 7,238
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
v Union Saint-Gilloise
31 August 2023 Second leg Lugano 0–1
(0–3 agg.)
Union Saint-Gilloise Geneva, Switzerland
20:30 UTC+2
ReportStadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 1,171
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification LIV TOU USG LAS
1 Liverpool6402177+1012Advance to round of 165–12–04–0
2 Toulouse632189−111Advance to knockout round play-offs3–20–01–0
3 Union Saint-Gilloise622258−38Transfer to Europa Conference League2–11–12–1
4 LASK6105612−631–31–23–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
v Toulouse
21 September 2023 1 Union Saint-Gilloise 1–1 Toulouse Brussels
18:55 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 12,161
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
Note: Kick-off was delayed due to the late arrival of both teams.
v Union Saint-Gilloise
5 October 2023 2 Liverpool 2–0 Union Saint-Gilloise Liverpool, England
20:00 UTC+1
ReportStadium: Anfield
Attendance: 49,513
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)
v LASK
26 October 2023 3 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 LASK Brussels
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 11,426
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Türkiye)
v Union Saint-Gilloise
9 November 2023 4 LASK 3–0 Union Saint-Gilloise Linz, Austria
18:45 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Attendance: 15,900
Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)
v Union Saint-Gilloise
30 November 2023 5 Toulouse 0–0 Union Saint-Gilloise Toulouse, France
21:00 UTC+1
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 31,205
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
v Liverpool
14 December 2023 6 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Liverpool Brussels
18:45 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 16,959

UEFA Europa Conference League

Knockout round play-off

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held 18 December 2023.

v Eintracht Frankfurt
15 February 2024 First leg Union Saint-Gilloise 2–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Brussels
18:45 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 9,015
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
v Union Saint-Gilloise
22 February 2024 Second leg Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2
(3–4 agg.)
Union Saint-Gilloise Frankfurt, Germany
21:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Referee: Espen Eskås, (Norway)

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2024, Union Saint-Gilloise were unseeded in the draw and was prevented from drawing Club Brugge as clubs from the same association can not play in this round.

v Fenerbahçe
7 March 2024 First leg Union Saint-Gilloise 0–3 Fenerbahçe Brussels
20:00
ReportStadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
v Union Saint-Gilloise
14 March 2024 Second leg Fenerbahçe 0–1
(3–1 agg.)
Union Saint-Gilloise Istanbul, Turkey
18:45
Report
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotalBelgian DivisionBelgian CupUEFA Europa LeagueUEFA Europa Conference League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
12GK  AUTHeinz Lindner3010000020
14GK  SWEJoachim Imbrechts300+10200000
34GK  RWAMaxime Wenssens0000000000
49GK  LUXAnthony Moris530390408020
Defenders
5DF  ARGKevin Mac Allister47124+71608020
16DF  ENGChristian Burgess522371408130
19DF  BELGuillaume François701+400+200000
26DF  ENGRoss Sykes34519+544+210+101+20
27DF  CODNoah Sadiki53015+2204+103+5030
28DF  JPNKoki Machida45329+212+127040
48DF  BELFedde Leysen91402+111+1000
Midfielders
4MF  NORMathias Rasmussen53523+1325+112+503+12
8MF  CIVLazare Amani45019+1202+207+101+10
10MF  MADLoïc Lapoussin48626+553+217+103+10
21MF  BELAlessio Castro-Montes47431+24406040
23MF  ESPCameron Puertas561439+1113+10823+11
24MF  BELCharles Vanhoutte54136+314+107030
35MF  BELNathan Huygevelde400+20000+100+10
Forwards
7FW  BELElton Kabangu1910+1511+200+1000
9FW  GERDennis Eckert441115+1681+203+321+31
11FW  GERHenok Teklab3019+121300+201+30
13FW  ECUKevin Rodríguez3044+1633+112+4000
17FW  FINCasper Terho32411+1032+103+4110
29FW  SWEGustaf Nilsson491726+916403+3041
47FW  ALGMohamed Amoura452525+7183+125+1233
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
2DF  NEDBart Nieuwkoop2020000000
3DF  BELViktor Boone0000000000
DF  BELSenne Lynen2020000000
15DF  ENGMatthew Sorinola0000000000

References