2023–24 Sint-Truidense V.V. season

Sint-Truidense V.V.
2023–24 season
Manager	Thorsten Fink
Stadium	Stayen
Belgian Pro League	8th
Belgian Cup	Pre-season
Top goalscorer	League: ; Aboubakary Koita (10); All: ; Aboubakary Koita (10)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is Sint-Truidense V.V.'s 100th season in existence and ninth consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They are also competing in the Belgian Cup.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 5 September 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
1	GK	JPN	Zion Suzuki (on loan from Urawa Reds)
2	DF	JPN	Ryoya Ogawa (on loan from FC Tokyo)
4	DF	JPN	Daiki Hashioka
6	MF	JPN	Rihito Yamamoto (on loan from Gamba Osaka)
7	FW	BEL	Aboubakary Koita
8	MF	JPN	Joel Chima Fujita
11	FW	GER	Fatih Kaya
12	GK	BEL	Jo Coppens
13	MF	JPN	Ryotaro Ito
14	MF	BEL	Olivier Dumont
15	FW	USA	Kahveh Zahiroleslam
16	MF	BEL	Matte Smets
17	MF	BEL	Mathias Delorge
18	MF	BEL	Jarne Steuckers
20	DF	BEL	Rein Van Helden


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	GK	JPN	Daniel Schmidt
22	DF	BEL	Wolke Janssens
23	MF	GHA	Joselpho Barnes
24	DF	BEL	David Mindombe
25	DF	BEL	Tristan Teuchy
27	DF	TOG	Frederic Ananou
30	FW	JPN	Shinji Okazaki
31	DF	BEL	Bruno Godeau
32	MF	BEL	Andréa Librici
33	DF	BEL	Alouis Diriken
35	GK	BEL	Siemen Buvé
51	GK	BEL	Matt Lendfers
53	FW	BEL	Adam Nhaili
60	DF	BEL	Robert-Jan Vanwesemael
77	DF	FRA	Eric Bocat

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
—	FW	JPN	Daichi Hayashi (at 1. FC Nürnberg until 30 June 2024)

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date
FW	Joselpho Barnes	Riga FC	€60,000	1 July 2023
DF	Frederic Ananou	Hansa Rostock	Free	1 July 2023
DF	Bruno Godeau	Gent	Free	1 July 2023
MF	Rihito Yamamoto	Gamba Osaka	Loan	1 July 2023
FW	Kahveh Zahiroleslam	Yale Bulldogs	Free	4 August 2023

Out edit

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Robert Bauer	Al-Tai	Free	1 July 2023
DF	Toni Leistner	Hertha BSC	Free	7 July 2023	^[2]
MF	Mory Konaté	Mechelen	Free	13 July 2023	^[3]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

24 June 2023 Friendly	Sint-Truiden	3–0	Dessel Sport
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)

28 June 2023 Friendly	Thes Sport Tessenderlo	0–3	Sint-Truiden
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)

1 July 2023 Friendly	Westerlo	2–2	Sint-Truiden
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

5 July 2023 Friendly	Patro Eisden	0–0	Sint-Truiden
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)

8 July 2023 Friendly	PSV	1–2	Sint-Truiden	Eindhoven
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	El Ghazi 81'		Bocat 38' (pen.) Nhaili 90'	Stadium: De Herdgang

14 July 2023 Friendly	Sint-Truiden	0–2	Helmond Sport	Horst
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Kaars 56' Lorentzen 70' Çulhacı 75'	Stadium: Sportpark Ter Horst

15 July 2023 Friendly	Wehen Wiesbaden	1–0	Sint-Truiden
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)

19 July 2023 Friendly	Lierse Kempenzonen	1–3	Sint-Truiden
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)

22 July 2023 Friendly	Sint-Truiden	2–0	Al Taawoun	Dessel
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	[[]] 66' [[]] 70'			Stadium: Armand Melis Stadion

2 August 2023 Friendly	RB Leipzig	4–1	Sint-Truiden
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

7 September 2023 Friendly	VfL Bochum	1–1	Sint-Truiden	Bochum
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Loosli 88'		Barnes 47'	Stadium: Leichtathletik-Platz am Vonovia Ruhrstadion

9 October 2023 Friendly	Antwerp	1–1	Sint-Truiden
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Valencia	Report	Zahiroleslam 80'

12 October 2023 Friendly	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4–1	Sint-Truiden
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)

14 November 2023 Friendly	Westerlo	1–3	Sint-Truiden
13:00 CET (UTC+1)

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian Pro League	30 July 2023	26 May 2024	Matchday 1	14	4	6	4	17	23	−6	028.57
Belgian Cup	31 October 2023		Seventh round	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Total				15	5	6	4	20	23	−3	033.33

Last updated: 10 November 2023
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
7	Gent	30	12	11	7	53	38	+15	47	Qualification for the Europe play-offs
8	Mechelen	30	13	6	11	39	34	+5	45
9	Sint-Truiden	30	10	10	10	35	46	−11	40
10	Standard Liège	30	8	10	12	33	41	−8	34
11	Westerlo	30	7	9	14	42	54	−12	30

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.^[4]

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 10 November 2023.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round edit

Round	1
Ground
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matchees edit

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.^[5]

29 July 2023 1	Sint-Truiden	1–0	Standard Liège	Sint-Truiden
19:15	Godeau 57' Koita 86'	Report	Barrett 26'	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Jasper Vergoote

27 August 2023	Sint-Truiden	0–2	Cercle Brugge	Sint-Truiden
16:00				Stadium: Stayen

3 September 2023	Charleroi	1–1	Sint-Truiden	Charleroi
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi

17 September 2023	Sint-Truiden	2–0	Mechelen	Sint-Truiden
19:15				Stadium: Stayen

24 September 2023 8	Genk	3–3	Sint-Truiden	Genk
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Cegeka Arena

1 October 2023 9	Club Brugge	1–1	Sint-Truiden	Bruges
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Olsen 47'	Report	Koita 66'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Nicolas Laforge

8 October 2023	Sint-Truiden	0–4	Union Saint-Gilloise	Sint-Truiden
19:15				Stadium: Stayen

22 October 2023	OH Leuven	4–0	Sint-Truiden	Leuven
19:15

27 October 2023	Sint-Truiden	2–1	RWD Molenbeek	Sint-Truiden
20:45				Stadium: Stayen

3 November 2023	Sint-Truiden	1–1	Eupen	Sint-Truiden
20:45				Stadium: Stayen

10 November 2023	Westerlo	3–3	Sint-Truiden	Westerlo
20:45				Stadium: Het Kuipje

24 November 2023 15	Sint-Truiden	v	Antwerp	Sint-Truiden
20:45				Stadium: Stayen

Belgian Cup edit

31 October 2023 Seventh round	Sint-Truiden	3–0 (a.e.t.)	Francs Borains	Sint-Truiden
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Zahiroleslam 93' Okazaki 111' Steuckers 120+3' (pen.)			Stadium: Stayen

6 December 2023 Eighth round	Sint-Truiden	v	Gent	Sint-Truiden
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stayen

References edit

^ "Eerste Elftal" (in Dutch).
^ [1]
^ "Konaté tekent bij Malinwa | KV Mechelen". www.kvmechelen.be.
^ "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.
^ "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.

External links edit

Official website

[1] "Eerste Elftal" (in Dutch).

[2] [1]

[3] "Konaté tekent bij Malinwa | KV Mechelen". www.kvmechelen.be.

[4] "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.

[5] "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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