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	3rd
Belgian Cup	Final
UEFA Europa League	Group stage
UEFA Europa Conference League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mohamed Amoura (17); All: ; Mohamed Amoura (19)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →
	All statistics correct as of 25 February 2024.

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, UEFA Europa League and the Europa Conference League. They reached the final of the Belgian Cup for the first time since 1914.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

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.	Nation	Player
4	MF	NOR	Mathias Rasmussen
5	DF	ARG	Kevin Mac Allister
7	MF	BEL	Elton Kabangu
8	MF	CIV	Jean Thierry Lazare
9	FW	GER	Dennis Eckert
10	MF	MAD	Loïc Lapoussin
11	FW	GER	Henok Teklab
12	GK	AUT	Heinz Lindner
13	FW	ECU	Kevin Rodríguez
14	GK	SWE	Joachim Imbrechts
16	DF	ENG	Christian Burgess
17	FW	FIN	Casper Terho
19	DF	BEL	Guillaume François


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	BEL	Alessio Castro-Montes
23	MF	ESP	Cameron Puertas
24	MF	BEL	Charles Vanhoutte
26	DF	ENG	Ross Sykes
27	DF	COD	Noah Sadiki
28	DF	JPN	Koki Machida
29	FW	SWE	Gustaf Nilsson
34	GK	RWA	Maxime Wenssens
35	MF	BEL	Nathan Huygevelde
47	FW	ALG	Mohamed Amoura
48	DF	BEL	Fedde Leysen
49	GK	LUX	Anthony Moris

Transfers edit

In edit

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^[3]	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]
FW	Kevin Rodríguez	Independiente del Valle	Undisclosed	1 September 2023	^[10]
MF	Alessio Castro-Montes	Gent	€2,000,000	1 September 2023	^[11]
GK	Heinz Lindner	Sion	Loan	16 January 2024	^[12]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

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.^[23]

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

16 November 2023 Friendly	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–0	Lierse
13:00 UTC+1	Kabangu 25' Eckert Aysena 61', 73'

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 edit

Overall record edit

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian Pro League	28 July 2023	17 March 2024	Matchday 1	1st	30	21	7	2	63	31	+32	070.00
Belgian Pro League Champions' Playoffs	1 April 2024	26 May 2024	1st		7	2	1	4	11	9	+2	028.57
Belgian Cup	1 November 2023	9 May 2024	Seventh Round		5	4	0	1	9	4	+5	080.00
UEFA Europa League	24 August 2023	14 December 2023	Play-off round	Group stage	8	4	2	2	8	8	+0	050.00
UEFA Europa Conference League	15 February 2024	14 March 2024	Knockout round play-offs	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	5	6	−1	050.00
Total					54	33	11	10	96	58	+38	061.11

Last updated: 5 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League edit

League table edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Union SG	30	21	7	2	63	31	+32	70	Qualification for the Europa League and Champions' play-offs^[a]
2	Anderlecht	30	18	9	3	58	30	+28	63	Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
3	Antwerp	30	14	10	6	55	27	+28	52
4	Club Brugge	30	14	9	7	62	29	+33	51
5	Cercle Brugge	30	14	5	11	44	34	+10	47

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:

^ 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 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	21	7	2	63	31	+32	70	11	3	1	34	16	+18	10	4	1	29	15	+14

Last updated: Complete.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round edit

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D
Position	2	1	1	3	5	6	9	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

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	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 Attendance: 7,000 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 Attendance: 19,923 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 Attendance: 5,731 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 Attendance: 11,651 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 Attendance: 6,890 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 Attendance: 6,983 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 Attendance: 4,729 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 Attendance: 7,000
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 Attendance: 5,850 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 Attendance: 7,500 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 Attendance: 5,125 Referee: Lothar D'Hondt

29 October 2023 12	Westerlo	1–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Westerlo
16:00 UTC+1	Daci 11' Rommens 61'		Lapoussin 33' Eckert 56' Burgess 59' Amoura 88'	Stadium: Het Kuipje Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Wim Smet

5 November 2023 13	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	Club Brugge	Brussels
18:30 CET	Amoura 22' 35' 68' Lapoussin 90+1' Burgess 90+4'	Report	Odoi 20' Vetlesen 56' De Cuper 60' Mingolet 90+4' Spileers 90+5'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 7,265 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

12 November 2023 14	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–0	Kortrijk	Brussels
19:15 CET	Leysen 14' Lapoussin 23', 54' (Puertas) Rodríguez 45', 45+4' (Puertas)	Report	Kadri 6'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 5,420 Referee: Brent Staessens

26 November 2023 15	Gent	1–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Ghent
13:30 CET	Kums 43' Fofana 43' De Sart 45+3' (pen.)		Amoura 4' Puertas 55' Nilsson 66' Lapoussin 88'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 18,007

3 December 2023 16	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	Cercle Brugge	Brussels
19:15 CET	Amoura 27' Nilsson 31' Vanhoutte 90+3'	Report	Denkey 33', 48' Somers 49' De Wilde 79'	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	Bager 32' Badji 59' Andreou 62' Guiagon 90+2'	Report	Amoura 15', 65' Machida 38' Amani 40' Terho 50'	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	Amoura 54' Nilsson 74' Lapoussin 90+1'	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	Davidson 11', 66' Král 45' Nuhu 54' Paeshuyse 57' Keita 90+3'	Report	Amoura 21' Puertas 23' Amani 82'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 2,956 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

26 December 2023 20	Club Brugge	1–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Brugge
20:45 CET	Thiago 56' (pen.) Odoi 75' Spileers 84'		Burgess 21' Nilsson 27' Vanhoutte 66' Amani 70' Mac Allister 77' Puertas 89' Moris 90+5'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

21 January 2024 21	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	STVV	Brussels
16:00 CET	Sykes 45+2' Nilsson 77' Rodríguez 90+7', 90+7'	Report	Zahiroleslam 17' Hashioka 37' Fujita 60' Ananou 83' Bocat 90+4' Kaya 90+11'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 5,629

28 January 2024 22	Anderlecht	2–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Brussels
18:30 CET	Vertonghen 35' Stroeykens 58' Arnstad 66' Hazard 90+2' Angulo 90+4'	Report	Nilsson 8' Amoura 29' Vanhoutte 45' Mac Allister 70'	Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 18,600

31 January 2024 23	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–2	RWDM	Brussels
21:00 CET	Nilsson 23' Puertas 32' (pen.) Amoura 52' (pen.) Lapoussin 79' François 90+2'	Report	Alberto 64' Dwomoh 77' Sampaio 83' Biron 90+4'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 6,375

3 February 2024 24	Genk	0–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Genk
20:45 CET	Hrošovský 53'	Report	Moris 16' Burgess 25' Amoura 67' Nilsson 71' Vanhoutte 90+2'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena

10 February 2024 25	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–2	Westerlo	Brussels
18:15 CET	Lapoussin 15', 59' Terho 25' Vanhoutte 62' Amoura 72' Mac Allister 75'	Report	Keybus 6' Bayram 49' Yow 52' Madsen 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

18 February 2024 26	Kortrijk	1–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Kortrijk
16:00 CET	Tsunoda 4' Ojo 26' Bruno 50' Davies 54' Kadri 76'	Report	Rasmussen 8', 84' Castro-Montes 17' Amoura 52'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

25 February 2024 27	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	Standard Liège	Brussels
18:30 CET	Vanhoutte 14' Nilsson 35' (pen.) Eckert 38'	Report	Vanheusden 34' Djenepo 50' O'Neill 90+3' Balikwisha 90+5'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

2 March 2024 28	OH Leuven	0–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Leuven
18:15 CET	Thorsteinsson 6' Maertens 24' Misao 79'	Report	Burgess 24' Sykes 28', 40' Teklab 52' Terho 74'	Stadium: Den Dreef

10 March 2024 29	Union Saint-Gilloise	1–1	Gent	Brussels
18:30 CET	Amoura 3' Lapoussin 21' Castro-Montes 65' Eckert 90+3'	Report	Torunarigha 49' Gerkens 53'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

17 March 2024 30	Antwerp	1–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Antwerp
18:30 CET	Bataille 52' Van Den Bosch 67' Ejuke 82' Kerk 90+2'	Report	Machida 48' 73' Puertas 60' Burgess 77' Nilsson 84', 90+8'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion

Champions' Play-offs edit

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.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	CLU	AND	USG	GNK	CER	ANT
1	Club Brugge (X)	7	6	1	0	18	4	+14	45	Qualification for the Champions League league stage	—	3–1	13 May	4–0	26 May	3–0
2	Anderlecht	7	3	2	2	9	7	+2	43	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round	19 May	—	2–1	11 May	3–0	1–0
3	Union SG (T)	7	2	1	4	11	9	+2	42	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^[a]	1–2	0–0	—	26 May	2–3	4–1
4	Genk	7	3	1	3	6	13	−7	34	Qualification for the European competition play-off	0–3	2–1	1–0	—	1–1	20 May
5	Cercle Brugge	7	2	3	2	10	10	0	33		1–1	1–1	19 May	4–1	—	0–1
6	Antwerp	7	1	0	6	3	14	−11	29		1–2	26 May	0–3	0–1	12 May	—

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2024. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.^[26]
(T) Guaranteed at least Europa League as regular season champions; (X) Assured of at least Europa League qualifying
Notes:

^ The 2023–24 Belgian Cup winners (Antwerp or Union SG) qualify for the Europa League play-off round (or the third-placed team if the Belgian Cup winners finish in the top two).

Results by round edit

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

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

1 April 2024 1	Genk	1–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Genk
18:30 CEST	Arokodare 27' El Khannou 83'	Report	Sykes 83' Burgess 90+5'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena

7 April 2024 2	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–3	Cercle Brugge	Brussels
13:30 CEST	Nilsson 45+4' Moris 78' Eckert 90+1' Teklab 90+2'	Report	Minda 4' 78' Denkey 5' Lopes 46' Utkus 68' Somers 70' Olaigbe 90' Daland 90+5'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

14 April 2024 3	Anderlecht	2–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Brussels
18:30 CEST	Dolberg 11' Debast 29' 64' Leoni 57' Amuzu 76'		Puertas 25', 66' (pen.) Terho 85' Machida 90+6'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium

21 April 2024 4	Union Saint-Gilloise	1–2	Club Brugge	Brussels
18:30 CEST	Amoura 60' Puertas 82' Lapoussin 90+2' Castro-Montes 90+4'		Vetlesen 52' 65', 52' Meijer 74' Odoi 90+5'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

25 April 2024 5	Antwerp	0–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Antwerp
20:30 CEST	Alderweireld 47' Bataille 58' Keita 69'		Amoura 16', 56' Mac Allister 19' Rasmussen 36' Puertas 48', 87' Castro-Montes 84'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion

28 April 2024 6	Union Saint-Gilloise	4–1	Antwerp	Brussels
18:30 CEST	Sadiki 33' Nillson 37' Mac Allister 39' Puertas 54', 90+3' Teklab 74'	Report	Janssen 17' Yusuf 21' Wijndal 31' Kerk 34' De Laet 52'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

5 May 2024 7	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–0	Anderlecht	Brussels
18:30 CEST	Vanhoutte 10' Mac Allister 56' Amani 75'	Report	Sardella 33'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

13 May 2024 8	Club Brugge	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Brugge
20:30 CEST				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

19 May 2024 9	Cercle Brugge	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Brugge
13:30 CEST				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

26 May 2024 10	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Genk	Brussels
18:30 CEST				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

Belgian Cup edit

1 November 2023 Seventh round	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	Meux	Brussels
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Leysen 36' Rasmussen 84'		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)	Goncalves 90+4'	Report	Sykes 60' Bateau 90+3' (o.g.) Koyalipou 90+5' (o.g.)	Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 4,850

25 January 2024 Quarter-finals	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	Anderlecht	Brussels
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Lapoussin 26', 90+9' Mac Allister 32' Burgess 53' Rodríguez 62' (pen.) Moris 90+10'	Report	Leoni 24' Rits 53' Dreyer 90+4'	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)	Olsen 10', 67' Mechele 30' Spileers 36' Blanch 46' Odoi 78'		Lapoussin 31' Amoura 67' Machida 90+2' Burgess 90+3'	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)	Rasmussen 50' Amoura 73' Vanhoutte 86' Sykes 90+2'		Vanaken 43' De Cuyper 90+9'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Lothar D'hondt

9 May 2024 Final	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Antwerp	Brussels
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium

UEFA Europa League edit

Play-off round edit

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 edit

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LIV	TOU	USG	LAS
1	Liverpool	6	4	0	2	17	7	+10	12	Advance to round of 16	—	5–1	2–0	4–0
2	Toulouse	6	3	2	1	8	9	−1	11	Advance to knockout round play-offs	3–2	—	0–0	1–0
3	Union Saint-Gilloise	6	2	2	2	5	8	−3	8	Transfer to Europa Conference League	2–1	1–1	—	2–1
4	LASK	6	1	0	5	6	12	−6	3		1–3	1–2	3–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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 Attendance: 12,161 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 Attendance: 49,513 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

26 October 2023 3	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	LASK	Brussels
21:00 UTC+2	Vanhoutte 80' Puertas 84' Burgess 88' 90+4'	Report	Usor 24' Bello 26' Žulj 28' Horvath 90+1' Talovierov 90+3'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 11,426 Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Türkiye)

9 November 2023 4	LASK	3–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Linz, Austria
18:45 UTC+1	Ljubic 19' Horvath 25' (pen.) Talovierov 45+4' Stojković 49' Žulj 77'	Report	Puertas 71'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 15,900 Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)

30 November 2023 5	Toulouse	0–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Toulouse, France
21:00 UTC+1	Sierro 57'		Vanhoutte 14' Mac Allister 34' Amoura 56' Sadiki 90+2'	Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 31,205 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

14 December 2023 6	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	Liverpool	Brussels
18:45 UTC+1	Amoura 32' Puertas 43' Sadiki 53'	Report	Bradley 23' Quansah 39' Scanlon 90+2'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 16,959

UEFA Europa Conference League edit

Knockout round play-off edit

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

15 February 2024 First leg	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Brussels
18:45 UTC+1	Burgess 26' Rasmussen 31' Vanhoutte 35' 78' Nilsson 68' Lindner 90+5'	Report	Chaïbi 3', 85' Tuta 4' Kalajdžić 10' Buta 82'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 9,015 Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

22 February 2024 Second leg	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–2 (3–4 agg.)	Union Saint-Gilloise	Frankfurt, Germany
21:00 UTC+1	Buta 20' Trapp 76' Chandler 82' Dina Ebimbe 88', 89'	Report	Puertas 47' Amoura 76' Eckert 80' Machida 87'	Stadium: Waldstadion Referee: Espen Eskås, (Norway)

Round of 16 edit

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.

7 March 2024 First leg	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–3	Fenerbahçe	Brussels
20:00	Amoura 45' Machida 54' Burgess 90+3'	Report	Batshuayi 20' Krunić 81' Oosterwolde 84' Tadić 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium

14 March 2024 Second leg	Fenerbahçe	0–1 (3–1 agg.)	Union Saint-Gilloise	Istanbul, Turkey
18:45	Yüksek 38' Eğribayat 87'	Report	Rasmussen 68' Ayensa 87'	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium

Statistics edit

Squad appearances and goals edit

Last updated on 25 February 2024

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Belgian Division		Belgian Cup		UEFA Europa League		UEFA Europa Conference League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
12	GK	AUT	Heinz Lindner	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	GK	SWE	Joachim Imbrechts	3	0	0+1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
34	GK	RWA	Maxime Wenssens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	GK	LUX	Anthony Moris	37	0	26	0	2	0	8	0	1	0
Defenders
5	DF	ARG	Kevin Mac Allister	37	0	21+2	0	4	0	8	0	2	0
16	DF	ENG	Christian Burgess	37	2	25	1	2	0	8	1	2	0
19	DF	BEL	Guillaume François	7	0	1+4	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	ENG	Ross Sykes	20	3	11+2	3	4	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
27	DF	COD	Noah Sadiki	38	0	9+16	0	4	0	3+5	0	1	0
28	DF	JPN	Koki Machida	30	1	19+1	0	0+1	1	7	0	2	0
48	DF	BEL	Fedde Leysen	9	1	4	0	2+1	1	1+1	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	NOR	Mathias Rasmussen	38	4	15+10	2	3+1	1	2+5	0	2	1
8	MF	CIV	Lazare Amani	30	0	15+5	0	2	0	7+1	0	0	0
10	MF	MAD	Loïc Lapoussin	37	6	21+2	5	2+2	1	7+1	0	2	0
21	MF	BEL	Alessio Castro-Montes	31	2	19+2	2	2	0	6	0	2	0
23	MF	ESP	Cameron Puertas	39	8	26+1	5	1+1	0	8	2	2	1
24	MF	BEL	Charles Vanhoutte	37	0	25+1	0	2+1	0	7	0	1	0
35	MF	BEL	Nathan Huygevelde	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	BEL	Elton Kabangu	14	1	0+10	1	1+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
9	FW	GER	Dennis Eckert	31	10	12+8	7	1+2	0	3+3	2	0+2	1
11	FW	GER	Henok Teklab	16	0	2+8	0	2	0	0+2	0	0+2	0
13	FW	ECU	Kevin Rodríguez	23	4	3+11	3	3	1	2+4	0	0	0
17	FW	FIN	Casper Terho	29	3	10+9	2	2+1	0	3+4	1	0	0
29	FW	SWE	Gustaf Nilsson	32	12	14+8	11	2	0	3+3	0	2	1
47	FW	ALG	Mohamed Amoura	31	19	14+7	17	1+1	0	5+1	2	2	0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
2	DF	NED	Bart Nieuwkoop	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	BEL	Viktor Boone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	BEL	Senne Lynen	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	ENG	Matthew Sorinola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References edit

^ "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".
^ "Union secures striker Kevin Rodriguez".
^ "Alessio Castro-Montes joins Union".
^ Marien, Joseph (16 January 2024). "Goalkeeper Heinz Lindner joins Union on a loan deal" (in German). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
^ Sauvage, Kevin (28 July 2023). "Officiel : Ilyes Ziani reste Rouche et signe pour deux ans plus un en option". DHnet.
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^ "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.
^ "SENNE LYNEN MOVES TO WERDER BREMEN". Weder Bremen. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^ "Bart Nieuwkoop leaves Union and signs for Feyenoord". RUSG. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^ "Arnaud Dony, nieuwe flankverdediger voor FC Dender". fcvdendereh.be (in Flemish). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^ "Matthew Sorinola leaves Union".
^ "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 25 April 2024.
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External links edit

Official website

[table_note_res_RW0.45330708262199-24] The regular season winner will qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2024–25 UEFA Champions League in the playoff.

[table_note_res_EL2Q0.82498957441421-27] The 2023–24 Belgian Cup winners (Antwerp or Union SG) qualify for the Europa League play-off round (or the third-placed team if the Belgian Cup winners finish in the top two).

[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] "Union secures striker Kevin Rodriguez".

[11] "Alessio Castro-Montes joins Union".

[12] Marien, Joseph (16 January 2024). "Goalkeeper Heinz Lindner joins Union on a loan deal" (in German). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

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

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

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

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

[:0-19] "SENNE LYNEN MOVES TO WERDER BREMEN". Weder Bremen. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

[20] "Bart Nieuwkoop leaves Union and signs for Feyenoord". RUSG. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

[21] "Arnaud Dony, nieuwe flankverdediger voor FC Dender". fcvdendereh.be (in Flemish). Retrieved 21 December 2023.

[22] "Matthew Sorinola leaves Union".

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

[25] "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.

[26] "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.

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2023–24 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise season

Contents

Players edit

First-team squad edit

Transfers edit

In edit

Out edit

Pre-season and friendlies edit

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Belgian Pro League edit

League table edit

Results summary edit

Results by round edit

Matches edit

Champions' Play-offs edit

Results by round edit

Matches edit

Belgian Cup edit

UEFA Europa League edit

Play-off round edit

Group stage edit

UEFA Europa Conference League edit

Knockout round play-off edit

Round of 16 edit

Statistics edit

Squad appearances and goals edit

References edit

External links edit

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Ilyes Ziani	SL16 FC	Undisclosed	1 July 2023	^[13]
MF	Teddy Teuma	Reims	€3,600,000	7 July 2023	^[14]
DF	Ismaël Kandouss	Gent	€3,000,000	12 July 2023	^[15]
DF	Siebe Van der Heyden	Mallorca	€2,500,000	18 July 2023	^[16]
MF	Oussama El Azzouzi	Bologna	€2,000,000	20 July 2023	^[17]
FW	Victor Boniface	Bayer Leverkusen	€20,000,000	22 July 2023	^[18]
MF	Senne Lynen	Werder Bremen	€2,100,000	8 August 2023	^[19]
DF	Bart Nieuwkoop	Feyenoord	€2,000,000	10 August 2023	^[20]
GK	Lucas Pirard	KV Kortrijk	Undisclosed	25 August 2023
MF	Viktor Boone	Lierse	Loan	5 September 2023
DF	Arnaud Dony	Dender	Loan	7 September 2023	^[21]
DF	Matthew Sorinola	Plymouth Argyle	Released	28 December 2023	^[22]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	21	7	2	63	31	+32	70	11	3	1	34	16	+18	10	4	1	29	15	+14

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	21	7	2	63	31	+32	70	11	3	1	34	16	+18	10	4	1	29	15	+14

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	21	7	2	63	31	+32	70	11	3	1	34	16	+18	10	4	1	29	15	+14