2024–25 KAA Gent season

K.A.A. Gent
2024–25 season
ManagerWouter Vrancken
StadiumPlanet Group Arena
Belgian Pro League6th
Belgian CupEighth round
UEFA Conference LeagueKnockout phase play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague:
Max Dean (6)
All:
Max Dean (13)
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2025.

The 2024–25 season was 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 participated in the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Conference League.

Squad

Position Number Player Date joined Further data
GK 1 France Paul Nardi 2022
DF 3 England Archie Brown 2023
DF 4 Japan Tsuyoshi Watanabe 2023
DF 5 Morocco Ismaël Kandouss 2023
DF 12 France Hugo Gambor 2024
DF 20 Serbia Stefan Mitrović 2024
DF 22 Senegal Noah Fadiga 2023
DF 23 Nigeria Jordan Torunarigha 2022
DF 41 Belgium Hannes Vernemmen
MF 6 Israel Omri Gandelman 2023
MF 7 South Korea Hong Hyun-seok 2022
MF 8 Belgium Pieter Gerkens 2023
MF 13 Belgium Julien De Sart 2021
MF 17 Denmark Andrew Hjulsager 2021
MF 18 Belgium Matisse Samoise 2008
MF 24 Belgium Sven Kums 2019
FW 9 Belgium Momodou Sonko 2024
FW 28 Belgium Matias Fernandez-Pardo 2020
FW Nigeria Ahmed Abdullahi 2022
FW Iceland Andri Guðjohnsen 2024

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Iceland Andri Guðjohnsen Denmark Lyngby 1 July 2024 [1]
FW England Max Dean England Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed 12 July 2024 [2]
MF Belgium Mathias Delorge Belgium Sint-Truiden €3,500,000 24 July 2024 [3]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Belgium Laurent Depoitre End of contract 1 July 2024 [4]
FW Morocco Tarik Tissoudali Greece PAOK Undisclosed 28 July 2024 [5]
FW Belgium Matias Fernandez-Pardo France Lille 30 August 2024

Friendlies

Pre-season

29 June 2024 Friendly KFC Merelbeke Belgium 0–5 Belgium Gent Merelbeke
19:00 Report
5 July 2024 Friendly HO Kalken Belgium 0–9 Belgium Gent Kalken
19:00 Report
Attendance: 1,000
6 July 2024 Friendly Gent Belgium v Belgium Deinze
10 July 2024 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 2–1 Belgium Gent Netherlands
15:00
Note: 2 x 35 minutes
10 July 2024 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 0–1 Belgium Gent Netherlands
16:30
Note: 2 x 30 minutes
13 July 2024 Friendly Gent Belgium v Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles Netherlands
13 July 2024 Friendly Westerlo Belgium 1–0 Belgium Gent
10:30
Note: Behind closed doors.
17 July 2024 Friendly Gent Belgium 0–1 France Lille Ghent
19:30
Stadium: Planet Group Arena
20 July 2024 Friendly Zulte Waregem Belgium 2–0 Belgium 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 40 12 12 16 45 65 −20 030.00
Belgian Cup 2 1 0 1 7 2 +5 050.00
UEFA Conference League 25 July 2024 Second qualifying round 12 7 1 4 21 16 +5 058.33
Total 54 20 13 21 73 83 −10 037.04

Last updated: 24 October 2024
Source: Competitions

Belgian Pro League

Main article: 2024–25 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]

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAH
ResultWLLWLDWWWDDLDWLDWDWLDD
Position2811712129333356567565666
Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2025. Source:
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
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
4 August 2024 2 Gent 1–2 Dender Ghent
Stadium: Planet Group Arena
Attendance: 12,072
Referee: Jan Boterberg
11 August 2024 3 Charleroi 1–0 Gent Charleroi
18:30
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: Belgium Nicolas Laforge
3 November 2024 13 Beerschot 0–0 Gent Antwerp
19:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 4,954
Referee: Belgium Michael Allaerts
10 November 2024 14 Gent 5–0 Standard Liège Ghent
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Planet Group Arena
Attendance: 16,283
Referee: Belgium Lawrence Visser
24 November 2024 15 Anderlecht 6–0 Gent Brussels
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Lotto Park
Attendance: 21,900
Referee: Belgium Lothar D'Hondt
8 February 2025 25 Mechelen 3–3 Gent
16 February 2025 26 Gent 3–2 Beerschot
23 February 2025 27 Genk 0–0 Gent
1 March 2025 28 Gent 1–1 Club Brugge
9 March 2025 29 Antwerp 0–1 Gent
16 March 2025 30 Gent 1–2 Kortrijk

Belgian Cup

Main article: 2024–25 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

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League

Second qualifying round

The draw was held on 19 June 2024.[8]

25 July 2024 First leg Gent Belgium 4–1 Faroe Islands Víkingur Ghent
20:00 UTC+2
  • Nielsen 13'
 Stadium: Planet Group Arena
1 August 2024 Second leg Víkingur Faroe Islands 0–3
(1–7 agg.)		 Belgium Gent Faroe Islands
18:45 UTC+1

Third qualifying round

8 August 2024 First leg Silkeborg IF Denmark 2–2 Belgium Gent Silkeborg, Denmark
18:30
Stadium: JYSK Park
Attendance: 3,712
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)
15 August 2024 Second leg Gent Belgium 3–2
(5–4 agg.)		 Denmark Silkeborg IF Ghent
20:30 Stadium: Planet Group Arena

League phase

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League league phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
15 Spain Real Betis 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
16 Germany 1. FC Heidenheim 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10
17 Belgium Gent 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
18 Denmark Copenhagen 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8
19 Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
3 October 2024 1 Chelsea England 4–2 Belgium Gent London, England
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,546
Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)
24 October 2024 2 Gent Belgium 2–1 Norway Molde Ghent
18:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Planet Group Arena
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)
7 November 2024 3 Gent Belgium 1–0 Cyprus Omonia Ghent
18:45
Report
Stadium: Planet Group Arena
Attendance: 8,584
Referee: Hungary Tamás Bognár
28 November 2024 4 Lugano Switzerland 2–0 Belgium Gent Thun
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stockhorn Arena
Attendance: 2,672
Referee: Albania Enea Jorgji
12 December 2024 (2024-12-12) 5 Gent Belgium 3–0 Serbia TSC Planet Group Arena, Ghent
21:00
Report[10] Attendance: 5,423[9]
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (Armenia)
19 December 2024 (2024-12-19) 6 Larne Northern Ireland 1–0 Belgium Gent Windsor Park, Belfast[11]
21:00 (20:00 UTC+0)
  • Cosgrove 74'
 Report[11] Attendance: 2,393[12]
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad (Norway)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League knockout phase
Knockout phase play-offs

The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 20 December 2024.

13 February 2025 (2025-02-13) First leg Gent Belgium 0–3 Spain Real Betis Planet Group Arena, Ghent
21:00 Report
Attendance: 11,051[13]
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)
20 February 2025 (2025-02-20) First leg Real Betis Spain 0–1
(3–1 agg.)		 Belgium Gent Benito Villamarín, Seville
18:45 Report
Attendance: 51,510[14]
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)

References

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  2. ^ "Welkom, Max Dean! | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
  3. ^ "STVV liet Delorge niet naar KRC Genk gaan". VoetbalBelgie.
  4. ^ "After over 250 appearances and 70 goals, former Porto and Huddersfield Town striker leaves Gent as a club legend". 28 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Dankjewel, Tita Tovenaar! | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "JPL Kalender seizoen 2024-2025 | KAA Gent Website".
  8. ^ "The official website for European football".
  9. ^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 5 – Gent v TSC" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Gent vs. TSC". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Larne vs. Gent". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 6 – Larne v Gent" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Full Time Summary Knockout phase play-offs 1st Leg – Gent v Real Betis" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Full Time Summary Knockout phase play-offs 2nd Leg – Real Betis v Gent" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
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