| 2023–24 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Alex Muzio | ||
| Manager | Alexander Blessin | ||
| Stadium | Joseph Marien Stadium | ||
| Belgian Pro League | 1st | ||
| Belgian Cup | Eighth Round | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mohamed Amoura (8) All: Mohamed Amoura (9) | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 18 November 2023. | |||
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 and the UEFA Europa League.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 27 July 2023[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Mathias Rasmussen |
Brann |
€1,200,000 | 1 July 2023 | [2] |
| DF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lugano |
€4,000,000 | 18 August 2023 | [8] |
| GK | Maxime Wenssens |
Unattached | Undisclosed | 27 August 2023 | [9] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Ilyes Ziani |
SL16 FC |
Undisclosed | 1 July 2023 | [10] |
| MF |  Teddy Teuma |
 Reims |
€3,600,000 | 7 July 2023 | [11] |
| DF | Ismaël Kandouss |
Gent |
€3,000,000 | 12 July 2023 | [12] |
| DF | Siebe Van der Heyden |
 Mallorca |
€2,500,000 | 18 July 2023 | [13] |
| MF | Oussama El Azzouzi |
 Bologna |
€2,000,000 | 20 July 2023 | [14] |
| FW |  Victor Boniface |
 Bayer Leverkusen |
€20,000,000 | 22 July 2023 | [15] |
- Notes
- 1.^ Exercised buy option.
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 9 July 2023 Friendly | Monaco | 1–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | La Turbie |
| 11:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: CMB Training Centre |
| 11 July 2023 Friendly | Nice | v | Union Saint-Gilloise | Nice |
| 10:30 UTC+2 | ||||
| Note: The match was cancelled.[16] | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| 15 July 2023 Friendly | Feyenoord | 0–0 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Barendrecht |
| 14:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Sportpark Smitshoek |
| 22 July 2023 Friendly | Union Saint-Gilloise | 1–0 | Valenciennes | Nijlen |
| 13:00 UTC+2 |
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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 |
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Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Belgian Pro League | 28 July 2023 | 26 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 75.00 |
| Belgian Cup | 1 November 2023 | Seventh Round | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| UEFA Europa League | 24 August 2023 | Play-off round | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 50.00 | |
| Total | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 69.57 | |||
Last updated: 4 December 2023
Source: Soccerway
Belgian Pro League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union SG | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 38 | Qualification for the Europa League and Play-off I[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Anderlecht | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 34 | Qualification for the Play-off I |
| 3 | Gent | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 29 | |
| 4 | Antwerp | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 27 | |
| 5 | Club Brugge | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 26 |
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. 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.[17]
Notes:
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.[17]
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
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 |
Last updated: 4 December 2023.
Source:
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2023. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[18]
| 28 July 2023 1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–0 | Anderlecht | Brussels |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
| 4 August 2023 2 | Standard Liège | 0–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Liège |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
| 12 August 2023 3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 5–1 | OH Leuven | Brussels |
| 18:15 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 19 August 2023 4 | Mechelen | 4–0 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Mechelen |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Wim Smet |
| 3 September 2023 6 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2-2 | Antwerp | Brussels |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Jan Boterberg |
| 16 September 2023 7 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 0-2 | Genk | Brussels |
| 18:15 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Lawrence Visser |
| 24 September 2023 8 | Cercle Brugge | 0-2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Brugge |
| 16:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
| 28 September 2023 5 | RWD Molenbeek | 2–3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean |
| 18:30 |
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Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium | ||
| Note: Postponed from 27 August 2023. | ||||
| 1 October 2023 9 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3–1 | Charleroi | Brussels |
| 13:30 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
| 8 October 2023 10 | STVV | 0-4 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Sint-Truiden |
| 19:15 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stayen Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
| 20 October 2023 11 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 4–1 | Eupen | Brussels |
| 20:45 CEST |
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Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Lothar D'Hondt |
| 29 October 2023 12 | Westerlo | 1-3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Westerlo |
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Het Kuipje Referee: Wim Smet |
| 5 November 2023 13 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–1 | Club Brugge | Brussels |
| 18:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
| 12 November 2023 14 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3–0 | Kortrijk | Brussels |
| 19:15 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Brent Staessens |
| 26 November 2023 15 | Gent | 1–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Ghent |
| 13:30 CET | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
| 3 December 2023 16 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–1 | Cercle Brugge | Brussels |
| 19:15 CET | Report | Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
Belgian Cup
| 1 November 2023 7 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–1 | Meux | Brussels |
| 15:00 CET |
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Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 5,800 |
| 7 December 2023 8 | Beveren | v | Union Saint-Gilloise | Beveren |
| 20:00 CET | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion |
UEFA Europa League
Play-off round
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 |
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Report |
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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 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 1,171 Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany) |
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIV | TOU | USG | LAS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Liverpool (Q) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 12 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Toulouse (X) |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Union Saint-Gilloise |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 5 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 14 Dec | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 |  LASK (Y) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | 1–3 | 14 Dec | 3–0 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least a place in the Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs; (Y) Cannot qualify for Europa League knockout stage, but can still qualify for Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least a place in the Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs; (Y) Cannot qualify for Europa League knockout stage, but can still qualify for Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs
| 21 September 2023 1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 1–1 | Toulouse | Brussels |
| 18:55 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium 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 |
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Report | Stadium: Anfield Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark) |
| 26 October 2023 3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–1 | LASK | Brussels |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Türkiye) |
| 9 November 2023 4 | LASK | 3–0 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Linz, Austria |
| 18:45 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy) |
| 30 November 2023 5 | Toulouse | v | Union Saint-Gilloise | Toulouse, France |
| 21:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals
- Last updated on 26 October 2023
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Belgian Division | Belgian Cup | UEFA Europa League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 14 | GK |  SWE |
Joachim Imbrechts | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | GK | BEL |
Maxime Wenssens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 49 | GK |  LUX |
Anthony Moris | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | ARG |
Kevin Mac Allister | 16 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | ENG |
Matthew Sorinola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | ENG |
Christian Burgess | 16 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 19 | DF | BEL |
Guillaume François | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | DF | ENG |
Ross Sykes | 4 | 2 | 1+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 27 | DF | COD |
Noah Sadiki | 14 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | ||
| 28 | DF | JPN |
Koki Machida | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 48 | DF | BEL |
Fedde Leysen | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | NOR |
Mathias Rasmussen | 15 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF |  CIV |
Jean Thierry Lazare | 15 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF |  MAD |
Loïc Lapoussin | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | BEL |
Alessio Castro-Montes | 9 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | SUI |
Cameron Puertas | 16 | 3 | 10+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 24 | MF | BEL |
Charles Vanhoutte | 16 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 35 | MF | BEL |
Nathan Huygevelde | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | BEL |
Elton Kabangu | 5 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | GER |
Dennis Eckert | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | FW | GER |
Henok Teklab | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | FW |  ECU |
Kevin Rodríguez | 7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
| 17 | FW |  FIN |
Casper Terho | 14 | 2 | 5+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | ||
| 29 | FW | SWE |
Gustaf Nilsson | 15 | 6 | 4+7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | ||
| 47 | FW | ALG |
Mohamed Amoura | 10 | 6 | 2+5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
| Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | BEL |
Viktor Boone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "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".
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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 13 September 2020.
- ↑ "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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