2024–25 Royal Antwerp F.C. season

Royal Antwerp
2024–25 season
Manager	Andries Ulderink
Stadium	Bosuilstadion
Pro League	3rd
Belgian Cup	Seventh round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Tjaronn Chery; Jacob Ondrejka; (3 each); All: ; Tjaronn Chery; Jacob Ondrejka; (3 each)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →
	All statistics correct as of 21 September 2024.

The 2024–25 season is Royal Antwerp Football Club's 145th season in existence and eighth consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They are also competing in the Belgian Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 3 February 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	BEL	Kobe Corbanie
3	DF	BEL	Björn Engels
4	MF	NED	Jaïro Riedewald
5	DF	BEL	Olivier Deman (on loan from SV Werder Bremen)
6	DF	GHA	Denis Odoi
7	FW	SUR	Gyrano Kerk (on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow)
8	MF	BEL	Dennis Praet
9	MF	SUR	Tjaronn Chery
10	FW	BEL	Michel-Ange Balikwisha
11	FW	ENG	Kadan Young (on loan from Aston Villa F.C.)
16	MF	ARG	Mauricio Benítez (on loan from Boca Juniors)
18	FW	NED	Vincent Janssen
20	MF	MLI	Mahamadou Doumbia


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	CIV	Farouck Adekami
23	DF	BEL	Toby Alderweireld (captain)
25	DF	BEL	Jelle Bataille
26	DF	BUL	Rosen Bozhinov
27	FW	GUI	Mohamed Bayo (on loan from Lille OSC)
27	MF	BEL	Mandela Keita
30	MF	GER	Christopher Scott
33	DF	BEL	Zeno Van Den Bosch
43	MF	MAR	Youssef Hamdaoui
46	MF	BEL	Milan Smits
55	FW	ECU	Anthony Valencia
91	GK	BEL	Senne Lammens
—	GK	BEL	Yannick Thoelen

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Kadan Young	Aston Villa F.C.	On loan	3 February 2025
FW	Mohamed Bayo	Lille OSC	On loan	3 February 2025
MF	Mauricio Benítez	Boca Juniors	On loan	2 February 2025
GK	Yannick Thoelen	K.V. Mechelen	Free	30 January 2025
DF	Olivier Deman	SV Werder Bremen	On loan	6 January 2025	^[1]
MF	Dennis Praet	Leicester City	Free	6 September 2024	^[2]
MF	Jaïro Riedewald	Crystal Palace	Free	13 August 2024	^[3]
MF	Farouck Adekami	Right to Dream Academy	Undisclosed	8 August 2024	^[4]
FW	Gyrano Kerk	FC Lokomotiv Moscow	On loan	1 July 2024
DF	Denis Odoi	Club Brugge	Free	26 June 2024	^[5]
DF	Ayrton Costa	Club Atlético Independiente	Undisclosed	2 July 2024	^[6]
DF	Rosen Bozhinov	CSKA 1948 Sofia	Undisclosed	21 June 2024	^[7]
MF	Tjaronn Chery	Maccabi Haifa	Undisclosed	26 May 2024	^[8]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date
FW	Victor Udoh	Southampton F.C.	Undisclosed	3 February 2025
FW	Jacob Ondrejka	Parma Calcio	€ 7,000,000	23 January 2025
DF	Ayrton Costa	Boca Juniors	€ 3,400,000	16 January 2025
GK	Jean Butez	Como 1907	€ 2,000,000	7 January 2025
DF	Laurit Krasniqi	FK Panevėžys	Free	5 January 2025
MF	Mandela Keita	Parma Calcio	€ 15,000,000	30 August 2024
MF	Pierre Dwomoh	Watford F.C.	€ 1,000,000	26 August 2024
MF	Alhassan Yusuf	New England Revolution	€ 2,300,000	12 August 2024
MF	Jurgen Ekkelenkamp	Udinese Calcio	€ 5,500,000	6 August 2024
FW	George Ilenikhena	AS Monaco	€ 18,750,000	24 July 2024
DF	Dorian Dessoleil	Francs Borains	End of contract	30 June 2024
DF	Ritchie De Laet		Retired
GK	Davino Verhulst		Retired

Notes

Pre-season and friendlies

The team will start preparations with a test match versus third-tier side Hoogstraten VV on 29 June behind closed doors.^[9]

29 June 2024 Friendly	Antwerp	2–0	Hoogstraten VV	Antwerp, Belgium
	Vandeplas 19' Ilenikhena 58'			Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 0

6 July 2024 Friendly	Antwerp	2–1	K.V. Mechelen	Antwerp, Belgium
	Smits Ekkelenkamp		Lauberbach	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 0
Note: Four periods of 30 minutes.

11 July 2023 Friendly	SGV Reichenau	0–2	Antwerp	Wörgl, Austria
			Ondrejka 42' Udoh 55'	Stadium: Sportzentrum Wörgl Attendance: 0
Note: Two periods of 35 minutes.

13 July 2023 Friendly	Brøndby IF	0–0	Antwerp	Waidring, Austria
				Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 0

20 July 2024 Friendly	Antwerp	2–3	Francs Borains	Antwerp, Belgium
	Vandeplas Valencia			Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 0

20 July 2024 Friendly	Antwerp	1–2	Parma Calcio	Antwerp, Belgium
	Balikwisha 24'		Partipilo 31' Hernani 33'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Referee: Wim Smet

5 September 2024 Friendly	Antwerp	4–1	Helmond Sport	Antwerp, Belgium
	Scott Smits Stanic Chery			Stadium: Bosuilstadion

10 October 2024 Friendly	Antwerp	2–1	Beveren	Antwerp, Belgium
	Valencia Janssen			Stadium: Bosuilstadion

4 January 2025 Friendly	Antwerp	4–2	PEC Zwolle	Antwerp, Belgium
	Chery (pen.), Janssen Adekami		Vente Krastev	Stadium: Bosuilstadion

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian Pro League	28 July 2024	14–16 March 2025	Matchday 1	30	12	10	8	47	32	+15	040.00
Belgian Cup	31 October 2024	6 February 2025	Seventh round	5	2	2	1	13	5	+8	040.00
Total				35	14	12	9	60	37	+23	040.00

Last updated: 16 March 2025
Source: Competitions

Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Union SG	30	15	10	5	49	25	+24	55	Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
4	Anderlecht	30	15	6	9	50	27	+23	51
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

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.^[10]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	12	10	8	47	32	+15	46	8	3	4	33	17	+16	4	7	4	14	15	−1

Last updated: 16 March 2025.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	D	L	L	D	W	D	D	W	D	W	L	W	D	D	L	D
Position	2	9	4	6	10	11	8	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2025. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2024.^[11]

28 July 2024 1	Charleroi	0–1	Antwerp	Charleroi
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Petris 15' Camara 64' Dragsnes 76' Titraoui 88' Heymans 90+1'		Janssen 10', 83' Odoi 90+2'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Lawrence Visser

4 August 2024 2	Antwerp	1–2	Anderlecht	Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Lammens 25' (o.g.) Ashimeru 80'		Kerk 34' Alderweireld 39' Odoi 90+1'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 16,144 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

11 August 2024 3	Antwerp	6–1	STVV	Antwerp
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Chery 4' Costa 22' Doumbia 39' Ondrejka 55', 65', 81' Valencia 68'		Ogawa 54'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

18 August 2024 4	Club Brugge	1–0	Antwerp	Bruges
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Nilsson 57', 81' (pen.)		Doumbia 21' Odoi 21' 87' Van den Bosch 90+4'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 22,876 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

24 August 2024 5	Antwerp	0–1	K.V. Mechelen	Antwerp
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Costa 71' Alderweireld 80'		Ouattara 4' Van den Eynden 57', 42' Schoofs 80'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

1 September 2024 6	Gent	1–1	Antwerp	Ghent
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kums 16', 33' Torunarigha 45+4' Watanabe 75' Mitrović 90+5'		Chery 30' Odoi 48' Costa 57' Corbanie 87'	Stadium: Planet Group Arena Attendance: 15,023 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

15 September 2024 7	Antwerp	2–0	Union SG	Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Janssen 53', 54' Odoi 57' Chery 62'		Mac Allister 45+2' 60' Ivanović 60'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Lawrence Visser

21 September 2024 8	Westerlo	1–2	Antwerp	Westerlo
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Piedfort 32' Frigan 32', 45' Reynolds 74' Vušković 90+4'		Alderweireld 41', 90+5' Janssen 82'	Stadium: Het Kuipje Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

29 September 2024 9	Antwerp	5–0	Beerschot VA	Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ondrejka 28', 54' Chery 58', 61' Janssen 62'		Weymans 5' Konstantopoulos 71'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 16,144 Referee: Lothar D'hondt
Note: The match got suspended at a 4-0 score, because of flares being thrown on the pitch multiple times by the visiting fans. Beerschot decided to forfeit the remainder of the match, resulting in a 5-0 score.^[12]^[13]

6 October 2024 10	Antwerp	3–0	Cercle Brugge	Antwerp
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kerk 19' Chery 23' Ondrejka 36', 83'		Van der Bruggen 17' Miangue 48' Ravych 75'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

20 October 2024 11	OH Leuven	1–1	Antwerp	Leuven
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mitrović 66'		Ondrejka 34'	Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 8,703 Referee: Wim Smet

27 October 2024 12	Antwerp	3–0	Standard Liège	Antwerp
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Costa 35' Janssen 45' Valencia 60' Chery 63' Ondrejka 90+8'		Šutalo 75' Lawrence 87'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

3 November 2024 13	Genk	2–0	Antwerp	Genk
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Smets 27' Hrošovský 45+1', 54' Sadick 61'		Costa 77' Alderweireld 82'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 20,407 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

9 November 2024 14	Kortrijk	1–2	Antwerp	Kortrijk
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Van Den Bosch 56' (o.g.) Ferri 84' Dejaegere 87' Mehssatou 90+4'		Janssen 8' Van Den Bosch 50' Bozhinov 70' Smits 90+4'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 6,814 Referee: Jan Boterberg

22 November 2024 15	Antwerp	1–1	Dender EH	Antwerp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Verstraeten 6' Janssen 39' Costa 54' Kerk 80'		Fila 3', 55' Berte 64' Gonçalves 90+44'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

1 December 2024 16	Union SG	2–1	Antwerp	Saint-Gilles
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mac Allister 13', 45+5' Machida 40' 49' Burgess 45+1' Sadiki 69' Sykes 69'		Janssen 1' Kerk 59' Bataille 68' Costa 72' Valencia 75' Odoi 90+4'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 8,004 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

8 December 2024 17	Antwerp	1–3	Charleroi	Antwerp
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Janssen 9' Alderweireld 58' Chery 90+1' (pen.)		Štulić 2', 54', 21' Andreou 49' Koné 88'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Jan Boterberg

13 December 2024 18	KV Mechelen	1–1	Antwerp	Mechelen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Raman 66' Van den Eynden 79'		Touba 45' (o.g.) Odoi 78' Valencia 89'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 16,112 Referee: Wim Smet

21 December 2024 19	Dender EH	1–3	Antwerp	Denderleeuw
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Scheidler 56'		Cools 6' (o.g.) Bataille 23' Janssen 60' Gonçalves 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: Van Roystadion Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Bert Put

26 December 2024 20	Antwerp	2–2	Genk	Antwerp
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kerk 9', 32' Van Den Bosch 83' Corbanie 90'		Arokodare 12', 51' Nkuba 62'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 17,400 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

12 January 2025 21	Beerschot VA	1–1	Antwerp	Antwerp
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Verlinden 1' Henderson 28' Fayed 66' Al-Ghamdi 85'		Odoi 19' Janssen 25' Chery 59' Van Den Bosch 76'	Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Jan Boterberg

19 January 2025 22	Antwerp	3–2	Westerlo	Antwerp
19:15 CET (UTC+1)	Janssen 15' Alderweireld 57', 63' Deman 60' Doumbia 90+7' (pen.), 90+9'		Bos 23' Yow 36' (pen.) Rommens 79' Haspolat 84' Reynolds 90+1' Bayram 90+7' Devine 90+11'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 12,211 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

24 January 2025 23	STVV	1–1	Antwerp	Sint-Truiden
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Lamkel Zé 18', 90+2' Belaïd 54'		Valencia 10' Doumbia 44' Riedewald 90+1' Deman 90+2' Odoi 90+2' Bozhinov 90+5'	Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 4,825 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

2 February 2025 24	Antwerp	2–1	Club Brugge	Antwerp
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Adekami 85' Doumbia 86' Chery 90', 90'		Vanaken 23', 77' De Cuyper 64'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Lawrence Visser

9 February 2025 25	Anderlecht	2–0	Antwerp	Anderlecht
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sardella 28' Dolberg 58', 64'		Kerk 26' Renders 35' Janssen 44' Alderweireld 73'	Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 21,900 Referee: Jan Boterberg

15 February 2025 26	Antwerp	2–1	Kortrijk	Antwerp
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Janssen 22' Chery 42'		Kadri 53' Ferri 72'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 11,245 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

22 February 2025 27	Antwerp	2–2	OH Leuven	Antwerp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Kerk 38' Odoi 47' Janssen 58' Van Den Bosch 71' Deman 86'		Ikwuemesi 16' Verstraete 22' Pletinckx 56' Mijatović 90+3' Banzuzi 90+6'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

1 March 2025 28	Cercle Brugge	0–0	Antwerp	Bruges
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diakité 53' Ravych 74'		Riedewald 47' Achichi 81'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 5,683 Referee: Bert Put

9 March 2025 29	Antwerp	0–1	Gent	Antwerp
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Doumbia 90+5'		Omgba 83'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

16 March 2025 30	Standard Liège	0–0	Antwerp	Liège
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bolingoli 90+5'		Benítez 19' Janssen 22' Deman 87' Doumbia 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 14,019 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Champions' Play-Off

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	GNK	CLU	USG	AND	ANT	GNT
1	Genk	2	2	0	6	1	+5	40	Qualification for the Champions League league phase^[a]		11 May	20 Apr	25 May	27 Apr	4–0
2	Club Brugge	2	2	0	5	2	+3	36	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round	13 Apr		24 Apr	2–0	25 May	1 May
3	Union SG	2	2	0	8	1	+7	34	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^[b]	3 May	27 Apr		12 Apr	5–1	25 May
4	Anderlecht	2	0	2	1	4	−3	26	Qualification for the European competition play-off^[b]	1–2	18 May	10 May		20 Apr	23 Apr
5	Antwerp	2	0	2	3	8	−5	23		23 Apr	2–3	17 May	1 May		13 Apr
6	Gent	2	0	2	0	7	−7	23		18 May	20 Apr	0–3	27 Apr	11 May

Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2025. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.^[14]
Notes:

^ The regular season winner (Genk) will qualify for the Europa League second round if they do not earn a Champions League berth.
^ ^a ^b The winner of the 2024–25 Belgian Cup (Club Brugge or Anderlecht) qualifies for the Europa League play-off round (if they have not already qualified for the Champions League). The Europa League second round and the European competition play-off berths would be passed to the next two highest-placed teams.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2	0	0	2	3	8	−5	0	0	0	1	2	3	−1	0	0	1	1	5	−4

Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L
Position	5	5

Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

29 March 2025 1	Union SG	5–1	Antwerp	Forest
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Khalaili 4', 34' David 14' Ivanović 45+3' (pen.), 87' Niang 68' Machida 71'		Kerk 37' Bozhinov 15' 45+1' Deman 67'	Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien Attendance: 8,800 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

6 April 2025 2	Antwerp	2–3	Club Brugge	Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Janssen 63' Balikwisha 71', 84' Deman 90+4'		Jutglà 9' Jashari 29' Tzolis 45+3' Siquet 61' Vermant 90+1'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 16,144 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

13 April 2025 3	Antwerp	v	AA Gent	Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Bosuilstadion Referee: Nathan Verboomen

20 April 2025 4	Anderlecht	v	Antwerp	Anderlecht
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Lotto Park

23 April 2025 5	Antwerp	v	Racing Genk	Antwerp
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Bosuilstadion

27 April 2025 6	Racing Genk	v	Antwerp	Genk
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Cegeka Arena

1 May 2025 7	Antwerp	v	Anderlecht	Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Bosuilstadion

11 May 2025 8	AA Gent	v	Antwerp	Ghent
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Planet Group Arena

17 May 2025 9	Antwerp	v	Union SG	Antwerp
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Bosuilstadion

25 May 2025 10	Club Brugge	v	Antwerp	Bruges
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Belgian Cup

31 October 2024 Seventh round	Antwerp	6–1	Deinze	Antwerp
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Praet 26' Janssen 29' Corbanie 31' Chery 48', 71' Valencia 68', 87'		Prychynenko 12' Mertens 53'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 12,423 Referee: Arthur Denil

4 December 2024 Eighth round	Kortrijk	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Antwerp	Kortrijk
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kadri 17' Da Silva 60' Lagae 74' Ambrose 80' El Idrissy 90'		Praet 37' Chery 80' Scott 96' Odoi 116'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 3,772 Referee: Bert Put
	Penalties
	Ambrose El Idrissy Kaneko Fossum Mehssatou		Odoi Vandeplas Butez Corbanie Alderweireld

8 January 2025 Quarter-finals	Antwerp	5–1	Union SG	Antwerp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Valencia 33' Chery 40', 50' (pen.) Van Den Bosch 52' Janssen 64' Kerk 84' Corbanie 87' Praet 90+3'		Vanhoutte 26' Boufal 31' Sykes 42' Fuseini 52' Sadiki 56'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Lawrence Visser

16 January 2025 Semi-final 1st leg	Anderlecht	1–0	Antwerp	Anderlecht
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Adryelson 4' Simić 4' Degreef 30'		Janssen 4' Doumbia 39' Deman 70' Odoi 74'	Stadium: Lotto Park Referee: Nathan Verboomen

6 February 2025 Semi-final 2nd leg	Antwerp	2–2 (2–3 agg.)	Anderlecht	Antwerp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Odoi 26', 21' 37' Deman 30' Doumbia 55' Janssen 83' Kerk 85'		Sardella 30' Verschaeren 32' Leoni 37' Hazard 87' Dendoncker 90+1'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Belgian Pro League		Belgian Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	FRA	Jean Butez	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	GK	BEL	Mathis Van Gils	0	0	0	0	0	0
81	GK	GER	Niels Devalckeneer	0	0	0	0	0	0
91	GK	BEL	Senne Lammens	8	0	8	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	BEL	Kobe Corbanie	4	0	1+3	0	0	0
3	DF	BEL	Bjorn Engels	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	ARG	Ayrton Costa	7	0	7	0	0	0
6	DF	GHA	Denis Odoi	6	0	6	0	0	0
23	DF	BEL	Toby Alderweireld	8	2	8	2	0	0
25	DF	BEL	Jelle Bataille	8	0	8	0	0	0
26	DF	BUL	Rosen Bozhinov	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	BEL	Zeno van den Bosch	8	0	8	0	0	0
50	DF	KOS	Laurit Krasniqi	0	0	0	0	0	0
54	DF	BEL	Semm Renders	0	0	0	0	0	0
75	DF	BEL	Andreas Verstraeten	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	NED	Jairo Riedewald	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
8	MF	BEL	Dennis Praet	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
9	MF	SUR	Tjaronn Chery	8	3	8	3	0	0
20	MF	MLI	Mahamadou Doumbia	8	1	8	1	0	0
22	MF	CIV	Farouck Adekami	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	GUI	Amadou Diawara	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	GER	Christopher Scott	4	0	0+4	0	0	0
46	MF	BEL	Milan Smits	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	SUR	Gyrano Kerk	8	1	7+1	1	0	0
10	FW	BEL	Michel Balikwisha	1	0	1	0	0	0
11	FW	SWE	Jacob Ondrejka	8	3	7+1	3	0	0
14	FW	ECU	Anthony Valencia	7	1	0+7	1	0	0
18	FW	NED	Vincent Janssen	8	2	8	2	0	0
19	FW	NGA	Victor Udoh	6	0	0+6	0	0	0
67	FW	BEL	Alexandre Stanic	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
79	FW	BEL	Gerard Vandeplas	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
8	MF	NIG	Alhassan Yusuf	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
16	MF	BEL	Mandela Keita	5	0	2+3	0	0	0
24	MF	NED	Jurgen Ekkelenkamp	1	0	1	0	0	0

Last updated: 28 September 2024
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 6 April 2025

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Belgian Pro League	Belgian Cup	Total
1	9	MF	Tjaronn Chery	11	4	15
2	18	FW	Vincent Janssen	11	2	13
3	7	FW	Gyrano Kerk	6	2	8
4	11	FW	Jacob Ondrejka	7	0	7
5	14	FW	Anthony Valencia	2	2	4
6	20	MF	Mahamadou Doumbia	3	0	3
6	23	DF	Toby Alderweireld	3	0	3
8	6	DF	Denis Odoi	1	1	2
9	2	DF	Kobe Corbanie	0	1	1
	8	MF	Dennis Praet	0	1
	10	FW	Michel-Ange Balikwisha	1	0
	33	DF	Zeno Van Den Bosch	1	0
Forfeit goals				1	0
Owngoals				3	0
Totals				50	13	63

References

^ "Olivier Deman speelt tot einde seizoen voor RAFC" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
^ "Dennis Praet is a Red!" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
^ "RAFC legt Jaïro Riedewald vast" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
^ "Farouck Adekami (18) tekent voor The Great Old" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
^ "WELKOM OP DE BOSUIL, DENIS ODOI" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
^ "ARGENTIJN AYRTON COSTA TEKENT CONTRACT OP DE BOSUIL" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
^ "Rosen Bozhinov versterkt defensie RAFC" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
^ "Tjaronn Chery eerste zomeraanwinst RAFC" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
^ "Heruitgave van de Wembley-finale: Antwerp speelt galamatch tegen Parma op 20 juli en werkt nog vier oefenduels af". Gazet van Antwerpen. 24 June 2024.
^ "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.
^ "Club Brugge - KV Mechelen opent seizoen 2024-2025 van de Jupiler Pro League". 11 June 2024.
^ "Antwerpse derby definitief gestaakt na 75 minuten: misnoegde Beerschot-fans leggen match stil bij 4-0-achterstand". sporza.be. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
^ "Antwerpse derby wordt niet meer uitgespeeld: Beerschot geeft forfait voor laatste 15 minuten". sporza.be. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
^ "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_CLLS0.80601711049956-14] The regular season winner (Genk) will qualify for the Europa League second round if they do not earn a Champions League berth.

[table_note_res_EL2Q0.80601711049956-15] The winner of the 2024–25 Belgian Cup (Club Brugge or Anderlecht) qualifies for the Europa League play-off round (if they have not already qualified for the Champions League). The Europa League second round and the European competition play-off berths would be passed to the next two highest-placed teams.

[1] "Olivier Deman speelt tot einde seizoen voor RAFC" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.

[2] "Dennis Praet is a Red!" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.

[3] "RAFC legt Jaïro Riedewald vast" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.

[4] "Farouck Adekami (18) tekent voor The Great Old" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.

[5] "WELKOM OP DE BOSUIL, DENIS ODOI" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.

[6] "ARGENTIJN AYRTON COSTA TEKENT CONTRACT OP DE BOSUIL" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.

[7] "Rosen Bozhinov versterkt defensie RAFC" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.

[8] "Tjaronn Chery eerste zomeraanwinst RAFC" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.

[9] "Heruitgave van de Wembley-finale: Antwerp speelt galamatch tegen Parma op 20 juli en werkt nog vier oefenduels af". Gazet van Antwerpen. 24 June 2024.

[10] "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.

[11] "Club Brugge - KV Mechelen opent seizoen 2024-2025 van de Jupiler Pro League". 11 June 2024.

[12] "Antwerpse derby definitief gestaakt na 75 minuten: misnoegde Beerschot-fans leggen match stil bij 4-0-achterstand". sporza.be. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.

[13] "Antwerpse derby wordt niet meer uitgespeeld: Beerschot geeft forfait voor laatste 15 minuten". sporza.be. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.

[16] "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

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