2023–24 Royal Charleroi S.C. season

The 2023–24 season is Royal Charleroi S.C.'s 120th season in existence and 12th consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They also competed in the Belgian Cup being knocked out in the eighth round.

Charleroi
2023–24 season
CharimanFabien Debecq
Managing DirectorMehdi Bayat
ManagerFelice Mazzù
(until 20 March)
Rik De Mil
(from 22 March)
StadiumStade du Pays de Charleroi
Belgian Pro League13th
Relegation play-offs1st
Belgian CupEighth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Parfait Guiagon (6)

All:
Oday Dabbagh
Parfait Guiagon
(6 each)
Biggest winThes Sport Tessenderlo 0–3 Charleroi
2024–25 →

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 10 February 2024[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
1 GK   FRA Pierre Patron
2 DF   DEN Jonas Bager
3 DF   SUI Stefan Knezevic
4 DF   BEL Jules Van Cleemput
5 MF   FRA Etienne Camara
6 MF   ALG Adem Zorgane
7 MF   BEL Isaac Mbenza
8 MF   CIV Parfait Guiagon
9 FW   PLE Oday Dabbagh
10 FW   SEN Youssouph Badji
12 GK   BEL Nicolas Closset
13 FW   ALG Nadhir Benbouali
15 DF   NOR Vetle Dragsnes
16 GK   BFA Hervé Koffi
17 MF   BEL Antoine Bernier
18 MF   BEL Daan Heymans
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   SRB Nikola Štulić
21 DF   CYP Stelios Andreou
22 MF   FRA Adrien Trebel
25 DF   FRA Damien Marcq
26 MF   MAD Marco Ilaimaharitra (captain)
27 DF   BEL Roméo Monticelli
29 DF   SVN Žan Rogelj
32 DF   BEL Mehdi Boukamir
37 DF   MAR Achraf Dari (on loan from Brest)
42 MF   BEL Thomas Lutte
44 MF   JPN Ryota Morioka
55 GK   BEL Martin Delavallée
66 DF   NGA Valentine Ozornwafor
80 FW   BEL Youssuf Sylla
98 DF   FRA Jeremy Petris

On loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   BEL Martin Wasinski (at Kortrijk until 30 June 2024)
MF   BEL Jackson Tchatchoua (at Hellas Verona until 30 June 2024)

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW   Oday Dabbagh   Arouca Free 1 July 2023 [2]
MF   Žan Rogelj   WSG Tirol Free 1 July 2023 [3]
MF   Antoine Bernier   RFC Seraing Free 1 July 2023 [4]
FW   Youssouph Badji   Club Brugge Undisclosed 6 July 2023 [5]
FW   Youssuf Sylla   Zulte Waregem 30 August 2023 [6]
DF   Vetle Dragsnes   Lillestrøm €250,000 31 August 2023 [7]
DF   Jeremy Petris   Levski Sofia Undisclosed 30 January 2024 [8]
DF   Achraf Dari   Brest Loan 1 February 2024 [9]
MF   Etienne Camara   Udinese Undisclosed 1 February 2024 [10]

Out edit

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF   Ali Gholizadeh   Lech Poznań €1,800,000 1 July 2023 [11]
MF   Joris Kayembe   Genk Undisclosed 1 July 2023 [12]
MF   Nauris Petkevičius   FC Hegelmann Free 6 July 2023 [13]
GK   Didier Desprez   F91 Dudelange Free 11 July 2023
FW   Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh   Tractor €800,000 25 July 2023
MF   Julien Maggiotti   Bastia Undisclosed 26 July 2023 [14]
DF   Jackson Tchatchoua   Hellas Verona Loan 31 August 2023
DF   Loïc Bessilé   USL Dunkerque Undisclosed 1 January 2024
MF   Ken Nkuba   Genk €3,800,000 30 January 2024

Pre-season and friendlies edit

On 8 June 2023, it was announced that their first friendly of the upcoming season, will be a trip to Mons to play fifth division side R.A.E.C. Mons.[15]

25 June 2023 Friendly Mons   0–1   Charleroi Mons, Belgium
15:00 UTC+2
  • Badji   68'
Stadium: Stade Charles Tondreau
1 July 2023 Friendly Charleroi   5–0   Tournai Marcinelle, Belgium
15:00 UTC+2
Attendance: 0
6 July 2023 Friendly Oostende   1–3   Charleroi Ostend, Belgium
15:00 UTC+2
Attendance: 0
8 July 2023 Friendly Eupen   4–0   Charleroi Eupen, Belgium
14:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
12 July 2023 Friendly Charleroi   2–1   Lokomotiva Zagreb Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands
18:30 UTC+2
15 July 2023 Friendly Utrecht   1–2   Charleroi Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands
13:30 UTC+2
Stadium: Sportpark Van Zuyen
19 July 2023 Friendly Reims   3–1   Charleroi Bétheny, France
17:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Stade Louis Blériot N°1
22 July 2023 Friendly Charleroi   1–1   Rayo Vallecano Charleroi
19:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
15 November 2023 Friendly Charleroi   1–3   Beveren
13:00 UTC+1

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian Pro League 29 July 2023 17 March 2024 Matchday 1 13th 30 7 8 15 26 48 −22 023.33
Relegation play-offs 6 April 2024 11 May 2024 Matchday 1 1st 6 5 1 0 11 3 +8 083.33
Belgian Cup 31 October 2023 6 December 2023 Seventh round Eighth round 2 1 0 1 5 5 +0 050.00
Total 38 13 9 16 42 56 −14 034.21

Last updated: 11 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
11 Westerlo 30 7 9 14 42 54 −12 30 Qualification for the Europe play-offs
12 OH Leuven 30 7 8 15 34 47 −13 29
13 Charleroi 30 7 8 15 26 48 −22 29 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
14 Eupen 30 7 3 20 24 58 −34 24
15 Kortrijk 30 6 6 18 22 57 −35 24
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.[16]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 7 8 15 26 48  −22 29 6 4 5 20 23  −3 1 4 10 6 25  −19

Last updated: 17 March 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultDLDDLDLWLWWLLLWDLDLWLLWLLDLWDL
Position8141112121314141412910121312121212131212121213131313121213
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[17]

29 July 2023 1 Charleroi 1–1 OH Leuven Charleroi
18:15 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
5 August 2023 2 Cercle Brugge 2–0 Charleroi Bruges
18:15 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
13 August 2023 3 Charleroi 1–1 Standard Liège Charleroi
18:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
20 August 2023 4 Genk 0–0 Charleroi Genk
16:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
27 August 2023 5 Anderlecht 2–1 Charleroi Brussels
18:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Lotto Park
Referee: Lothar D'Hondt
3 September 2023 6 Charleroi 1–1 Sint-Truiden Charleroi
19:15 UTC+2 Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Referee: Wim Smet
16 September 2023 7 Club Brugge 4–2 Charleroi Brugge
20:45 UTC+2 Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
23 September 2023 8 Charleroi 1–0 Kortrijk Charleroi
16:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'Hui
1 October 2023 9 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 Charleroi Brussels
13:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
6 October 2023 10 Charleroi 2–1 RWD Molenbeek Charleroi
20:45 UTC+2
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Referee: Lawrence Visser, Theophile Diskeuve
Note: Due to injury the referee Lawrence Visser was replaced at half-time.
21 October 2023 11 Charleroi 3–2 Antwerp Charleroi
20:45 Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
28 October 2023 12 Eupen 2–0 Charleroi Eupen
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
5 November 2023 13 Charleroi 1–3 Gent Charleroi
19:15 Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
11 November 2023 14 Mechelen 1–0 Charleroi Mechelen
20:45 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
25 November 2023 15 Charleroi 3–2 Westerlo Charleroi
18:15
Report
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
2 December 2023 16 RWD Molenbeek 0–0 Charleroi Molenbeek
16:00 Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium
10 December 2023 17 Charleroi 1–3 Union Saint-Gilloise Charleroi
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
3 February 2024 24 Kortrijk 1–0 Charleroi Kortrijk
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
11 February 2024 25 Charleroi 1–3 Anderlecht Charleroi
18:30
Report
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
17 February 2024 26 OH Leuven 0–0 Charleroi Leuven
18:15 Stadium: Den Dreef
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
23 February 2024 27 Charleroi 0–1 Genk Charleroi
20:45
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
1 March 2024 28 Westerlo 0–1 Charleroi Westerlo
20:45 Report
Stadium: Het Kuipje
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
9 March 2024 29 Charleroi 0–0 Cercle Brugge Charleroi
18:15 Report
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
17 March 2024 30 Gent 5–0 Charleroi Ghent
18:30
Report Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Referee: Jan Boterberg

Relegation play-offs edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation CHA KVK RWD EUP
1 Charleroi 6 5 1 0 11 4 +7 45 3–1 0–0 1–0
2 Kortrijk 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 31 Qualification for the Promotion/relegation play-offs 1–2 2–4 1–0
3 RWD Molenbeek (R) 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 30 Relegation to Challenger Pro League 1–3 0–1 3–1
4 Eupen (R) 6 1 1 4 5 8 −3 28 1–2 1–1 2–0
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Regular season finishing position.[18]
(R) Relegated

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 5 1 0 11 4  +7 16 2 1 0 4 1  +3 3 0 0 7 3  +4

Last updated: 11 May 2024.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round edit

Round123456
GroundHAHAAH
ResultDWWWWW
Position111111
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

6 April 2024 1 Charleroi 0–0 RWDM Charleroi
16:00
Report
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Attendance: 7,035
Referee: Wesli De Cremer
14 April 2024 2 Kortrijk 1–2 Charleroi Kortrijk
16:00
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 6,691
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
21 April 2024 3 Charleroi 1–0 Eupen Charleroi
19:15
Report
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Attendance: 7,333
Referee: Wim Smet
26 April 2024 4 Eupen 1–2 Charleroi Eupen
20:45
Report
Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Referee: Bert Put
4 May 2024 5 RWDM 1–3 Charleroi Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
16:00
Report
Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium
Referee: Kevin van Damme
11 May 2024 6 Charleroi 3–1 Kortrijk Charleroi
18:15
Report
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Referee: Wim Smet

Belgian Cup edit

31 October 2023 Seventh round Thes Sport Tessenderlo 0–3 Charleroi Tessenderlo
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Gemeentelijk Sportpark Tessenderlo
Referee: Jordy Vermeire
6 December 2023 Eighth round Antwerp 5–2 Charleroi Antwerp
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Referee: Jan Boterberg

References edit

  1. ^ "Équipes | RCSC". R. Charleroi S.C. - Web Oficial. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. ^ "Oday Dabbagh, le nouvel attaquant du Sporting de Charleroi, se confie: "J'aimerais connaître une carrière comme celle d'Osimhen"". 9 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Charleroi beat Cercle Brugge to signing of Zan Rogelj from WSG Tirol – Get Belgian & Dutch Football News". getfootballnewsbene.com. May 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "Mercato: le Sporting de Charleroi officialise l'arrivée d'Antoine Bernier". Le Soir. June 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "Youssouph Badji definite move to Sporting Charleroi". Club Brugge.
  6. ^ "Le Sporting de Charleroi accueille Youssuf Sylla de Zulte Waregem". RCSC - Sporting de Charleroi.
  7. ^ "Vetle Dragsnes vient renforcer notre défense". RCSC - Sporting de Charleroi.
  8. ^ "Jeremy Petris est zèbre". RCSC - Sporting de Charleroi.
  9. ^ "Achraf Dari est zèbre". RCSC - Sporting de Charleroi.
  10. ^ "Camara signs to Charleroi < Squad < News < Udinese". www.udinese.it.
  11. ^ "Lech Poznań kupi reprezentanta Iranu. Ali Gholizadeh będzie kosztować rekordowe 1,8 mln euro. Najdroższy transfer w Polsce". Gol24.
  12. ^ "Genk bring Joris Kayembe in from Charleroi - Get Belgian & Dutch Football News". getfootballnewsbene.com. May 18, 2023.
  13. ^ "N. Petkevičius grįžta namo: pasirašė sutartį su Kauno klubu". www.lrytas.lt.
  14. ^ "Mercato : Julien Maggiotti s'engage avec le SC Bastia". www.corsematin.com. July 25, 2023.
  15. ^ [1]
  16. ^ "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2024.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

External links edit