Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2023–24 season
ChairmanAlex Muzio
ManagerAlexander Blessin
StadiumJoseph Marien Stadium
Belgian Pro League1st
Belgian CupQuarter Finals
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueKnockout round play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mohamed Amoura (11)

All:
Mohamed Amoura (12)
All statistics correct as of 14 December 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 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 Norway NOR Mathias Rasmussen
5 DF Argentina ARG Kevin Mac Allister
7 MF Belgium BEL Elton Kabangu
8 MF Ivory Coast CIV Jean Thierry Lazare
9 FW Germany GER Dennis Eckert
10 MF Madagascar MAD Loïc Lapoussin
11 FW Germany GER Henok Teklab
13 FW Ecuador ECU Kevin Rodríguez
14 GK Sweden SWE Joachim Imbrechts
15 DF England ENG Matthew Sorinola
16 DF England ENG Christian Burgess
17 FW Finland FIN Casper Terho
19 DF Belgium BEL Guillaume François
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Belgium BEL Alessio Castro-Montes
23 MF Switzerland SUI Cameron Puertas
24 MF Belgium BEL Charles Vanhoutte
26 DF England ENG Ross Sykes
27 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Noah Sadiki
28 DF Japan JPN Koki Machida
29 FW Sweden SWE Gustaf Nilsson
34 GK Rwanda RWA Maxime Wenssens
35 MF Belgium BEL Nathan Huygevelde
47 FW Algeria ALG Mohamed Amoura
48 DF Belgium BEL Fedde Leysen
49 GK Luxembourg LUX Anthony Moris

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Norway Mathias Rasmussen Norway Brann €1,200,000 1 July 2023 [2]
DF Belgium Fedde Leysen Netherlands Jong PSV Free 1 July 2023 [3]
FW Belgium Elton Kabangu Netherlands Willem II Free 1 July 2023 [4]
DF Japan Koki Machida Japan Kashima Antlers €1,000,000 1 July 2023 [5]
DF Argentina Kevin Mac Allister Argentina Argentinos Juniors €1,500,000 12 July 2023 [6]
DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Noah Sadiki Belgium Anderlecht €1,400,000 27 July 2023 [7]
FW Algeria Mohamed El Amine Amoura Switzerland Lugano €4,000,000 18 August 2023 [8]
GK Belgium Maxime Wenssens Unattached Undisclosed 27 August 2023 [9]
FW Ecuador Kevin Rodríguez Ecuador Independiente del Valle Undisclosed 1 September 2023 [10]
MF Belgium Alessio Castro-Montes Belgium Gent €2,000,000 1 September 2023 [11]

Out

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

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 July 2023 Friendly Monaco France 1–1 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise La Turbie
11:00 UTC+2
  • Martins 73'
Stadium: CMB Training Centre
11 July 2023 Friendly Nice France v Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Nice
10:30 UTC+2
Note: The match was cancelled.[21]
12 July 2023 Friendly Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 4–0 Belgium 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 Netherlands 0–0 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Barendrecht
14:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Sportpark Smitshoek
21 July 2023 Friendly Oostende Belgium 0–1 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Oudenburg
18:15 UTC+2
22 July 2023 Friendly Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 1–0 France Valenciennes Nijlen
13:00 UTC+2 Stadium: KFC Nijlen A-terrein
30 July 2023 Friendly Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 0–1 Belgium Royale Jeunesse Aischoise Brussels
16:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Le Barca Terrein 2
16 November 2023 Friendly Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 3–0 Belgium Lierse
13:00 UTC+1

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 19 15 2 2 43 19 +24 078.95
Belgian Cup 1 November 2023 Seventh Round 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
UEFA Europa League 24 August 2023 14 December 2023 Play-off round 8 4 2 2 8 8 +0 050.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 15 February 2024 Knockout round play-offs 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 29 21 4 4 55 28 +27 072.41

Last updated: 7 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 20 15 3 2 44 20 +24 48 Qualification for the Europa League and Play-off I[lower-alpha 1]
2 Anderlecht 20 12 6 2 39 21 +18 42 Qualification for the Play-off I
3 Gent 20 10 8 2 36 20 +16 38
4 Genk 20 9 7 4 41 20 +21 34
5 Club Brugge 20 9 7 4 38 17 +21 34
Updated to match(es) played on 27 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.[22]
Notes:
  1. 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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
19 15 2 2 43 19  +24 47 8 1 1 24 9  +15 7 1 1 19 10  +9

Last updated: 17 December 2023.
Source:

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAH
ResultWWWLWDLWWWWWWWDWWWW
Position211356941111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2023. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[23]

28 July 2023 1 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 Anderlecht Brussels
20:45 UTC+2
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 11,651
Referee: Wim Smet
3 September 2023 6 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–2 Antwerp Brussels
16:00 UTC+2
Report
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
Report
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
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
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
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Stayen
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
20 October 2023 11 Union Saint-Gilloise 4–1 Eupen Brussels
20:45 CEST
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
Stadium: Het Kuipje
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Wim Smet
5 November 2023 13 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Club Brugge Brussels
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 7,265
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
12 November 2023 14 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 Kortrijk Brussels
19:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 5,420
Referee: Brent Staessens
26 November 2023 15 Gent 1–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Ghent
13:30 CET
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 18,007
3 December 2023 16 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Cercle Brugge Brussels
19:15 CET
Report
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
Report
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
Report
  • Bafdili Yellow card 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
Report
Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
26 December 2023 20 Club Brugge 1–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Brugge
20:45 CET
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
21 January 2024 21 Union Saint-Gilloise v STVV Brussels
16:00 CET Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
28 January 2024 22 Anderlecht v Union Saint-Gilloise Brussels
18:30 CET Stadium: Lotto Park
31 January 2024 23 Union Saint-Gilloise v RWDM Brussels
21:00 CET Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
3 February 2024 24 Genk v Union Saint-Gilloise Genk
20:45 CET Stadium: Cegeka Arena
10 February 2024 25 Union Saint-Gilloise v Westerlo Brussels
18:15 CET Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
18 February 2024 26 Kortrijk v Union Saint-Gilloise Kortrijk
16:00 CET Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
25 February 2024 27 Union Saint-Gilloise v Standard Liège Brussels
18:30 CET Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
2 March 2024 28 OH Leuven v Union Saint-Gilloise Leuven
18:15 CET Stadium: Den Dreef
10 March 2024 29 Union Saint-Gilloise v Gent Brussels
18:30 CET Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
17 March 2024 30 Antwerp v Union Saint-Gilloise Antwerp
18:30 CET Stadium: Bosuilstadion

Belgian Cup

1 November 2023 Seventh round Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Meux Brussels
15:00 CET
  • Smal 83'
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 5,800
7 December 2023 Eighth round Beveren 0–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Beveren
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
Attendance: 4,850
16 January 2024 Quarter-finals Union Saint-Gilloise v Anderlecht Brussels
--:-- CET Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

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 Belgium 2–0 Switzerland Lugano Brussels
20:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 7,238
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
31 August 2023 Second leg Lugano Switzerland 0–1
(0–3 agg.)
Belgium 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 England Liverpool 6 4 0 2 17 7 +10 12 Advance to round of 16 5–1 2–0 4–0
2 France Toulouse 6 3 2 1 8 9 1 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 3–2 0–0 1–0
3 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise 6 2 2 2 5 8 3 8 Transfer to Europa Conference League 2–1 1–1 2–1
4 Austria 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 Belgium 1–1 France Toulouse Brussels
18:55 UTC+2
Report
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 England 2–0 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Liverpool, England
20:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 49,513
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)
26 October 2023 3 Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 2–1 Austria LASK Brussels
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 11,426
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Türkiye)
9 November 2023 4 LASK Austria 3–0 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Linz, Austria
18:45 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Attendance: 15,900
Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)
30 November 2023 5 Toulouse France 0–0 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Toulouse, France
21:00 UTC+1
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 31,205
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
14 December 2023 6 Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 2–1 England Liverpool Brussels
18:45 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 16,959

UEFA Europa Conference League

Knockout round play-off

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held 18 December 2023. Union Saint-Gilloise entered the draw as an unseeded team and as such will host the first leg.

15 February 2024 First leg Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Brussels
18:45 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
22 February 2024 Second leg Eintracht Frankfurt Germany v
(- agg.)
Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Frankfurt, Germany
21:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Waldstadion

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 23 December 2023
No. Pos Nat Player TotalBelgian DivisionBelgian CupUEFA Europa LeagueUEFA Europa Conference League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
14 GK Sweden SWE Joachim Imbrechts 300+10200000
34 GK Belgium BEL Maxime Wenssens 0000000000
49 GK Luxembourg LUX Anthony Moris 270190008000
Defenders
5 DF Argentina ARG Kevin Mac Allister 27015+20208000
15 DF England ENG Matthew Sorinola 0000000000
16 DF England ENG Christian Burgess 262181008100
19 DF Belgium BEL Guillaume François 501+200+200000
26 DF England ENG Ross Sykes 924+22200+1000
27 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Noah Sadiki 2705+120203+5000
28 DF Japan JPN Koki Machida 230160007000
48 DF Belgium BEL Fedde Leysen 8140211+1000
Midfielders
4 MF Norway NOR Mathias Rasmussen 27211+71212+5000
8 MF Ivory Coast CIV Lazare Amani 28014+40207+1000
10 MF Madagascar MAD Loïc Lapoussin 27316+130+207+1000
21 MF Belgium BEL Alessio Castro-Montes 19112+11006000
23 MF Switzerland SUI Cameron Puertas 28518+130+108200
24 MF Belgium BEL Charles Vanhoutte 27018+100+107000
35 MF Belgium BEL Nathan Huygevelde 200+10000+1000
Forwards
7 FW Belgium BEL Elton Kabangu 910+611+100+1000
9 FW Germany GER Dennis Eckert 2289+561+103+3200
11 FW Germany GER Henok Teklab 820+62000+2000
13 FW Ecuador ECU Kevin Rodríguez 1923+82202+4000
17 FW Finland FIN Casper Terho 2437+82203+4100
29 FW Sweden SWE Gustaf Nilsson 2177+87003+3000
47 FW Algeria ALG Mohamed Amoura 21158+6120+115+1200
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
2 DF Netherlands NED Bart Nieuwkoop 2020000000
3 DF Belgium BEL Viktor Boone 0000000000
DF Belgium BEL Senne Lynen 2020000000

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