2025–26 RAAL La Louvière season
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Frédéric Taquin |
| Stadium | Easi Arena |
| Belgian Pro League | 11th |
| Belgian Cup | Pre-season |
| Highest home attendance | 8,050 vs Standard Liège |
| Biggest win | La Louvière 1–0 Charleroi |
| Biggest defeat | La Louvière 0–2 Standard Liège |
The 2025–26 season is the ninth in the history of Royal Association Athlétique Louviéroise La Louvière and the club's first-ever season in the Belgian Pro League, the nation's top football division. The team is also competing in the Belgian Cup this season.
Squad
Transfers In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Pape Moussa Fall
|
 Metz
|
Loan | 25 July 2025 | [1] |
| DF | Yllan Okou
|
Bastia
|
Free | 3 August 2025 | |
| DF | .svg.png){kind=small} Thierry Lutonda
|
 PEC Zwolle
|
Undisclosed | 7 August 2025 | [2] |
Transfers Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | .svg.png){kind=small} Fadel Gobitaka
|
RFC Liège
|
Free | 1 July 2025 | |
| GK | Arno Valkenaers
|
Mons
|
1 July 2025 | ||
| MF | Thierno Diallo
|
Olympic Charleroi
|
Loan | 9 July 2025 | |
| FW | Raphaël Eyongo
|
Olympic Charleroi
|
Loan | 12 July 2025 | |
| DF | Hady Camara
|
RFC Seraing
|
Free | 17 July 2025 | [3] |
| DF | Luka Hoedaert
|
Tubize-Braine
|
Loan | 18 July 2025 | |
| DF | Victor Corneillie
|
Olympic Charleroi
|
Free | 24 July 2025 | |
| MF | Kenny Nagera
|
Rodez
|
Undisclosed | 7 August 2025 | [4] |
| DF | Daan Klomp
|
.svg.png){kind=small} Cavalry FC
|
Contract terminated | 8 August 2025 | [5] |
Friendlies
The team held a training camp in the Netherlands.
| 28 June 2025 | La Louvière | 0–0 |  FC Differdange 03 | |
|
| 2 July 2025 | La Louvière | 2–4 | Tubize-Braine |
| 5 July 2025 | Mechelen | 1–0 | La Louvière |
| 12 July 2025 | Gent | 1–1 | La Louvière |
| 19 July 2025 | La Louvière | 1–2 | Lokeren |
| 19 July 2025 | La Louvière | 1–0 | Union Namur |
Competitions
Belgian Pro League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Gent | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | Qualification for the Europe play-offs |
| 11 | Zulte Waregem | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
| 12 | La Louvière | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 13 | Westerlo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Charleroi | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch)
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 10 August 2025. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 26 July 2025 1 | La Louvière | 0–2 | Standard Liège | La Louvière |
| 20:45 |
|
Stadium: Easi Arena Attendance: 8,050 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
| 2 August 2025 2 | Gent | 1–0 | La Louvière | Ghent |
| 20:45 |
|
|
Stadium: Planet Group Arena Attendance: 10,412 Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
| 10 August 2025 3 | La Louvière | 1–0 | Charleroi | La Louvière |
| 13:30 | Stadium: Easi Arena Attendance: 8,001 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
| 17 August 2025 4 | Sint-Truiden | 2–1 | La Louvière | Sint-Truiden |
| 16:00 | Stadium: Stayen Referee: Bert Verbeke |
Belgian Cup
References
- ^ "FC Metz: Pape Moussa Fall joins RAAL La Louvière on loan". OneFootball. July 24, 2025.
- ^ Media, RAAL (August 7, 2025). "Un nouveau Loup | Thierry Lutonda".
- ^ "Challenger Pro League - le défenseur français Hady Camara quitte la Louvière pour Seraing".
- ^ "Mercato : Bienvenue Kenny Nagera !". August 7, 2025.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "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.