2024–25 K.A.A. Gent season
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Wouter Vrancken | |||
| Stadium | Planet Group Arena | |||
| Belgian Pro League | 5th | |||
| Belgian Cup | Eighth round | |||
| UEFA Conference League | League phase | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Max Dean (6) All: Max Dean (13) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 15 December 2024. | ||||
The 2024–25 season is the 125th season in the history of the K.A.A. Gent as a football club, and the 36th consecutive season in Belgian Pro League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is participating in the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Conference League.
Squad
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Andri Guðjohnsen
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 Lyngby
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1 July 2024 | [1] | |
| FW |  Max Dean
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Milton Keynes Dons
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Undisclosed | 12 July 2024 | [2] |
| MF |  Mathias Delorge
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Sint-Truiden
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€3,500,000 | 24 July 2024 | [3] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Laurent Depoitre
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End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [4] | |
| FW |  Tarik Tissoudali
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 PAOK
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Undisclosed | 28 July 2024 | [5] |
| FW | Matias Fernandez-Pardo
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 Lille
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30 August 2024 |
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 29 June 2024 Friendly | KFC Merelbeke | 0–5 | Gent | Merelbeke |
| 19:00 | Report |
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| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Gent | v | Deinze |
| 10 July 2024 Friendly | AEK Athens | 2–1 | Gent | Netherlands |
| 15:00 |
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| Note: 2 x 35 minutes | ||||
| 10 July 2024 Friendly | AEK Athens | 0–1 | Gent | Netherlands |
| 16:30 |
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| Note: 2 x 30 minutes | ||||
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | Gent | v |  Go Ahead Eagles | Netherlands |
| 17 July 2024 Friendly | Gent | 0–1 | Lille | Ghent |
| 19:30 |
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Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | Zulte Waregem | 2–0 | Gent | |
| 14:00 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Belgian Pro League | 28 July 2024 | Matchday 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 50.00 | |
| Belgian Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
| UEFA Conference League | 25 July 2024 | Second qualifying round | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 75.00 | |
| Total | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 61.11 | |||
Last updated: 24 October 2024
Source: Competitions
Belgian Pro League
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Anderlecht | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 51 | Qualification for the Champions' play-offs |
| 5 | Antwerp | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 46 | |
| 6 | Gent | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 45 | |
| 7 | Standard Liège | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 39 | Qualification for the Europe play-offs |
| 8 | Mechelen | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 38 |
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.[6]
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.[6]
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2025. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The match schedule was released on 11 June 2024.[7]
| 28 July 2024 1 | Kortrijk | 0–1 | Gent | Kortrijk |
| 16:00 |
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Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
| 4 August 2024 2 | Gent | 1–2 | Dender | Ghent |
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Stadium: Planet Group Arena Attendance: 12,072 Referee: Jan Boterberg |
| 11 August 2024 3 | Charleroi | 1–0 | Gent | Charleroi |
| 18:30 |
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Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Lothar D'Hondt |
| 18 August 2024 4 | Gent | 4–1 | Westerlo | Ghent |
| Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
| 1 September 2024 6 | Gent | 1–1 | Antwerp | Ghent |
| Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
| 15 September 2024 7 | Gent | 2–0 | Mechelen | Ghent |
| Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
| 22 September 2024 8 | Club Brugge | 2–4 | Gent | Bruges |
| Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
| 26 September 2024 5 | Cercle Brugge | 2–1 | Gent | Bruges |
| Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
| 29 September 2024 9 | Gent | 3–0 | OH Leuven | Ghent |
| Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
| 6 October 2024 10 | Sint-Truiden | 1–1 | Gent | Sint-Truiden |
| Stadium: Stayen |
| 19 October 2024 11 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 0–0 | Gent | Forest |
| Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium |
| 27 October 2024 12 | Gent | 0–2 | Genk | Ghent |
| 18:30 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Planet Group Arena Attendance: 17,020 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
| 3 November 2024 13 | Beerschot | 0–0 | Gent | Antwerp |
| 19:15 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 4,954 Referee: Michael Allaerts |
| 10 November 2024 14 | Gent | 5–0 | Standard Liège | Ghent |
| 16:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Planet Group Arena Attendance: 16,283 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
| 24 November 2024 15 | Anderlecht | 6–0 | Gent | Brussels |
| 18:30 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 21,900 Referee: Lothar D'Hondt |
Belgian Cup
| 30 October 2024 Seventh round | Gent | 7–0 | Rochefort | Ghent |
| 20:00 CET | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
| 4 December 2024 Eighth round | Union SG | 3–2 | Gent | Forest |
| 20:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium |
UEFA Conference League
Second qualifying round
The draw was held on 19 June 2024.[8]
| 25 July 2024 First leg | Gent | 4–1 |  Víkingur | Ghent |
| 20:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
Third qualifying round
| 8 August 2024 First leg | Silkeborg IF | 2–2 | Gent | Silkeborg, Denmark |
| 18:30 | Stadium: JYSK Park Attendance: 3,712 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia) |
| 15 August 2024 Second leg | Gent | 3–2 (5–4 agg.) | Silkeborg IF | Ghent |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
League phase
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  Real Betis
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded) |
| 16 |  1. FC Heidenheim
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 17 | Gent
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 18 | Copenhagen
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | |
| 19 | Víkingur Reykjavík
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 |
| 3 October 2024 1 | Chelsea | 4–2 | Gent | London, England |
| 20:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,546 Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany) |
| 24 October 2024 2 | Gent | 2–1 |  Molde | Ghent |
| 18:45 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Planet Group Arena Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia) |
| 7 November 2024 3 | Gent | 1–0 |  Omonia | Ghent |
| 18:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Planet Group Arena Attendance: 8,584 Referee:  Tamás Bognár |
| 28 November 2024 4 | Lugano  | 2–0 | Gent | Thun |
| 21:00 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stockhorn Arena Attendance: 2,672 Referee:  Enea Jorgji |
References
- ^ "Andri Gudjohnsen is een Buffalo | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
- ^ "Welkom, Max Dean! | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
- ^ "STVV liet Delorge niet naar KRC Genk gaan". VoetbalBelgie.
- ^ "After over 250 appearances and 70 goals, former Porto and Huddersfield Town striker leaves Gent as a club legend". 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Dankjewel, Tita Tovenaar! | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "JPL Kalender seizoen 2024-2025 | KAA Gent Website".
- ^ "The official website for European football".
