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2024–25 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise season

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2024–25 season
ChairmanAlex Muzio
ManagerSébastien Pocognoli
StadiumJoseph Marien Stadium
Belgian Pro League1st (champions)
Belgian CupQuarter-finals
Belgian Super CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueKnockout phase play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague:
Promise David (19)

All:
Promise David (24)
Biggest win4–0 (vs. Genk)
0–4 (vs. Beerschot)
5–1 (vs. Antwerp)
0–4 (vs. Antwerp)
Biggest defeat1–5 (vs. Antwerp)

The 2024–25 season was Royale Union Saint-Gilloise's 127th season in existence and fourth consecutive in the Belgian Pro League.

Season summary

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The club won the Belgian Pro League for the twelfth time in their history and the first time since 1934–35.[1] They also competed in and won the Belgian Super Cup for the first time in their history beating Club Brugge.[2]

The club also reached the quarter-finals of the Belgian Cup.

In Europe they competed in the UEFA Europa League following their defeat in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League, the progressed from the league phase but lost in the knockout round play-offs.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 2 February 2025
No. Player Position(s) Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Vic Chambaere GK Belgium Roeselare (2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 22) Belgium Genk 1 July 2024 Free transfer 30 June 2028
14 Joachim Imbrechts GK Sweden Belgium Ixelles (2001-10-09) 9 October 2001 (age 23) Academy 1 July 2022 30 June 2025
49 Anthony Moris GK Luxembourg Belgium Arlon (1990-04-29) 29 April 1990 (age 35) Belgium Virton 30 July 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2027
Defenders
5 Kevin Mac Allister DF Argentina Buenos Aires (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 27) Argentina Argentinos Juniors 12 July 2023 €1,500,000 30 June 2026
16 Christian Burgess DF England London (1991-10-07) 7 October 1991 (age 33) England Portsmouth 7 July 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2025
19 Guillaume François DF Belgium Libramont (1990-06-03) 3 June 1990 (age 34) Belgium Virton 12 August 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2025
26 Ross Sykes DF England Burnley (1999-03-26) 26 March 1999 (age 26) England Accrington 1 July 2022 €280,000 30 June 2026
28 Koki Machida DF Japan Ibaraki (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 27) Japan Kashima Antlers 1 July 2023 €1,000,000 30 June 2026
48 Fedde Leysen DF Belgium Unknown (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 21) Netherlands Jong PSV 1 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2026
85 Arnaud Dony DF Belgium Unknown (2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 21) Belgium STVV U21 1 July 2022 Free transfer 30 June 2025
- Mamadou Barry DF Senegal Unknown (2005-03-20) 20 March 2005 (age 20) Norway Tromsø 27 January 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
Midfielders
4 Mathias Rasmussen MF Norway Lyngdal (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 27) Norway Brann 1 July 2023 €1,200,000 30 June 2027
6 Kamiel Van de Perre MF Belgium Unknown (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 21) Belgium Jong Genk 1 July 2024 Free transfer 30 June 2028
10 Anouar Ait El Hadj MF Belgium Molenbeek (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 23) Belgium Genk 13 July 2024 €1,500,000 30 June 2028
21 Alessio Castro-Montes MF Belgium Sint-Truiden (1997-05-17) 17 May 1997 (age 28) Belgium Gent 2 September 2023 €2,000,000 30 June 2026
23 Sofiane Boufal MF Morocco France Paris (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 31) Free agent 3 September 2024 30 June 2026
24 Charles Vanhoutte MF Belgium Kortrijk (1998-09-16) 16 September 1998 (age 26) Belgium Cercle Brugge 1 July 2023 €1,000,000 30 June 2027
27 Noah Sadiki MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Belgium Brussels (2004-12-17) 17 December 2004 (age 20) Belgium Anderlecht 27 July 2023 €1,400,000 30 June 2027
Forwards
9 [a] Franjo Ivanović FW Croatia Austria Schwaz (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 21) Croatia Rijeka 31 August 2024 Unknown 30 June 2028
11 Henok Teklab FW Germany Frankfurt am Main (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 26) Germany Preußen Münster 1 July 2023 €400,000 30 June 2027
12 Promise David FW Canada Canada Brampton (2001-07-03) 3 July 2001 (age 23) Estonia Kalju 2 July 2024 Unknown 30 June 2027
13 Kevin Rodríguez FW Ecuador Ibarra (2000-03-04) 4 March 2000 (age 25) Ecuador Independiente 1 September 2023 €4,500,000 30 June 2027
25 Anan Khalaili FW Israel Haifa (2004-09-03) 3 September 2004 (age 20) Israel Maccabi Haifa 1 July 2024 €7,500,000 30 June 2028
77 Mohammed Fuseini FW Ghana Unknown (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 23) Austria Sturm Graz 2 July 2024 Unknown 30 June 2027
- Marc Giger FW Switzerland Zurich (2004-03-27) 27 March 2004 (age 21) Switzerland Schaffhausen 31 January 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
  1. ^ Used shirt number "89" until the shirt number "9" became vacant

Transfers

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In

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Date Position Nationality Player From Fee Ref.
30 June 2024 Defender Belgium Viktor Boone Belgium Lierse Return from loan
1 July 2024 Midfielder Belgium Kamiel Van de Perre BelgiumJong Genk Free transfer [3]
1 July 2024 Goalkeeper Belgium Vic Chambaere BelgiumGenk Free transfer [4]
1 July 2024 Forward Israel Anan Khalaili IsraelMaccabi Haifa Undisclosed [5]
2 July 2024 Forward Ghana Mohammed Fuseini AustriaSturm Graz Undisclosed [6]
2 July 2024 Forward Canada Promise "Tobi" David EstoniaKalju Undisclosed [7]
13 July 2024 Midfielder Belgium Anouar Ait El Hadj BelgiumGenk Undisclosed [8]
31 August 2024 Forward Croatia Franjo Ivanović CroatiaRijeka Undisclosed [9]
3 September 2024 Midfielder Morocco Sofiane Boufal Free agent Free transfer [10]
4 September 2024 Midfielder Senegal Ousseynou Niang Latvia Riga Undisclosed [11]
27 January 2025 Defender Senegal Mamadou Thierno Barry Norway Tromsø Undisclosed [12]
31 January 2025 Forward Switzerland Marc Giger Switzerland Schaffhausen Undisclosed [13]

Out

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Date Position Nationality Player To Fee Ref.
30 June 2024 Goalkeeper Austria Heinz Lindner Austria Sion Return from loan
1 July 2024 Defender Belgium Viktor Boone Belgium Lierse Free transfer [14]
12 July 2024 Forward Sweden Gustaf Nilsson Belgium Club Brugge Undisclosed[a] [16]
26 August 2024 Forward Spain Cameron Puertas Saudi Arabia Al Qadsiah Undisclosed[b] [18]
7 January 2025 Forward Mali Mamadou Traoré Spain CD Castellón Free transfer [19]
2 February 2025 Midfielder Madagascar Loïc Lapoussin Belgium STVV Undisclosed [20]
  1. ^ Transfer fee reported as €6,000,000[15]
  2. ^ Transfer fee reported as €15,000,000[17]

Loaned In

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Date Position Nationality Player From Fee Ref.

Loaned Out

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Date Position Nationality Player To Ref.
1 July 2024 Midfielder Belgium Nathan Huygevelde Belgium Kortrijk [a] [21]
6 July 2024 Forward Algeria Mohamed Amoura Germany VfL Wolfsburg [b] [22]
6 September 2024 Forward Germany Dennis Eckert Belgium Standard Liège [c] [23]
1 January 2025 Forward Belgium Elton Kabangu Scotland Hearts [d] [24]
1 January 2025 Forward Finland Casper Terho Germany Paderborn [e] [25]
26 January 2025 Forward Ivory Coast Lazare Amani Belgium Standard Liège [f] [26]
  1. ^ Includes option to buy
  2. ^ Includes mandatory buy option
  3. ^ Includes option to buy
  4. ^ Includes option to buy
  5. ^ Includes option to buy
  6. ^ Includes option to buy

New contracts

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First team

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Date Pos. Player Contract length Ref.
11 July 2024 DF Belgium Guillaume François One year [27]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 July 2024 Nijlen 0–8 Union Saint-Gilloise Nijlen, Belgium
19:00 CEST
7 July 2024 Patro Eisden 2–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Nijlen, Belgium
16:00 CEST
Note: Two-hour game consisting of four 30 minute quarters
12 July 2024 Go Ahead Eagles 1–2 Union Saint-Gilloise
--:-- CEST
13 July 2024 PAOK 1–2 Union Saint-Gilloise
16:00 CEST
17 July 2024 Sporting CP 2–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Lisbon, Portugal
--:-- CEST Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
21 July 2024 Lierse 3–4 Union Saint-Gilloise Nijlen, Belgium
13:30 CEST

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian Pro League 27 July 2024 15 March 2025 Matchday 1 3rd 30 15 10 5 49 25 +24 050.00
Belgian Pro League Champions' play-offs 29 March 2025 25 May 2025 3rd Winners 10 9 1 0 22 3 +19 090.00
Super Cup 20 July 2024 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
Belgian Cup 30 October 2024 8 January 2025 Seventh round Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 7 7 +0 066.67
UEFA Champions League 7 August 2024 13 August 2024 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 000.00
UEFA Europa League 26 September 2024 20 February 2025 Group stage Knockout round play-offs 10 4 2 4 10 11 −1 040.00
Total 56 31 13 12 91 51 +40 055.36

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

Belgian Pro League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Genk 30 21 5 4 55 33 +22 68 Qualification for the Champions' Play-offs[a]
2 Club Brugge 30 17 8 5 65 36 +29 59 Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
3 Union SG 30 15 10 5 49 25 +24 55
4 Anderlecht 30 15 6 9 50 27 +23 51
5 Antwerp 30 12 10 8 47 32 +15 46
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.[28]
Notes:
  1. ^ The regular season winner will qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2025–26 UEFA Champions League in the playoff.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 15 10 5 49 25  +24 55 10 3 2 29 11  +18 5 7 3 20 14  +6

Last updated: complete.
Source: Competitions

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHA
ResultDWLWDDLDWDDLDWDWDWDWWWWWWLWWWL
Position1248458111281010101079776653333333333
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

27 July 2024 1 Dender 0–0 Union Saint-Gilloise Denderleeuw
16:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Van Roystadion
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Wesli De Cremer
2 August 2024 2 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 Beerschot Brussels
20:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 7,929
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
10 August 2024 3 Westerlo 4–3 Union Saint-Gilloise Westerlo
18:15 CEST
Report
Stadium: Het Kuipje
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
Note: Red card 90+7' Sébastien Pocognoli
16 August 2024 4 Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 Charleroi Brussels
20:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 7,882
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
25 August 2024 5 STVV 0–0 Union Saint-Gilloise Sint-Truiden
16:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stayen
Attendance: 4,513
Referee: Lawrence Visser
1 September 2024 6 Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 Anderlecht Brussels
18:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 8,489
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
15 September 2024 7 Antwerp 2–0 Union Saint-Gilloise Antwerp
13:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lawrence Visser
20 September 2024 8 Standard Liège 0–0 Union Saint-Gilloise Liège
20:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 18,983
Referee: Jan Boterberg
29 September 2024 9 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 Kortrijk Brussels
16:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 5,735
Referee: Bert Put
6 October 2024 10 Club Brugge 1–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Brugge
13:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 22,450
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
19 October 2024 11 Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 Gent Brussels
20:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
27 October 2024 12 Union Saint-Gilloise 1–3 Cercle Brugge Brussels
19:15 CEST
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 7,186
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
2 November 2024 13 Mechelen 1–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Mechelen
20:45 CET
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 13,435
Referee: Bert Put
Note: Game was temporarily suspended in second half injury time due to projectiles launches by home fans towards Union goalkeeper Anthony Moris
10 November 2024 14 Union Saint-Gilloise 4–0 Genk Brussels
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 8,427
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
24 November 2024 15 OH Leuven 1–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Leuven
16:00 CET
Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 8,702
Referee: Jan Boterberg
1 December 2024 16 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Antwerp Brussels
18:30 CET
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 8,004
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
8 December 2024 17 Cercle Brugge 0–0 Union Saint-Gilloise Brugge
16:00 CET
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 4,816
Referee: Lothar D'Hondt
15 December 2024 18 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 Westerlo Brussels
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 7,112
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
22 December 2024 19 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–2 Club Brugge Brussels
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Referee: Lawrence Visser
26 December 2024 20 Gent 1–3 Union Saint-Gilloise Ghent
20:45 CET Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
11 January 2025 21 Charleroi 1–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Charleroi
20:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Referee: Lothar D'Hondt
Note: Game was suspended for fifteen minutes as a result of Charleroi fans' use of pyrotechnics causing the stadium to fill with smoke.
19 January 2025 22 Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 OH Leuven Brussels
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
26 January 2025 23 Beerschot 0–4 Union Saint-Gilloise Antwerp
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
2 February 2025 24 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 STVV Brussels
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
9 February 2025 25 Kortrijk 1–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Kortrijk
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
16 February 2025 26 Union Saint-Gilloise 0–1 Mechelen Brussels
16:00 CET
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
23 February 2025 27 Anderlecht 0–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Anderlecht
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Lotto Park
1 March 2025 28 Union Saint-Gilloise 4–1 Dender Brussels
20:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
9 March 2025 29 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 Standard Liège Brussels
19:15 CET
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
15 March 2025 30 Genk 2–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Genk
20:45 CET
Report Stadium: Cegeka Arena

Champions' play-offs

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League table
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation USG CLU GNK AND ANT GNT
1 Union SG (C) 10 9 1 0 22 3 +19 56 Qualification for the Champions League league phase 0–0 1–0 2–0 5–1 3–1
2 Club Brugge 10 7 2 1 21 6 +15 53 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 4–1
3 Genk 10 4 1 5 14 11 +3 47 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a] 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–1 4–0
4 Anderlecht 10 3 1 6 12 13 −1 36 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–0 5–0
5 Antwerp 10 2 3 5 10 18 −8 32 Qualification for the European competition play-off 0–4 2–3 1–1 1–3 0–1
6 Gent 10 1 0 9 4 32 −28 26 0–3 0–5 1–4 0–1 0–3
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.[29]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Club Brugge won the 2024–25 Belgian Cup and qualified for the Champions League through finishing second, the Europa League play-off round berth was therefore transferred to regular season winners Genk.
Results summary
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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 9 1 0 22 3  +19 28 4 1 0 11 2  +9 5 0 0 11 1  +10

Last updated: complete.
Source: Competitions

Results by round
[edit]
Round12345678910
GroundHAHAAHHAAH
ResultWWWWWDWWWW
Position3333111111
Points31343740434447505356
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

29 March 2025 1 Union Saint-Gilloise 5–1 Antwerp Brussels
20:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
5 April 2025 2 Gent 0–3 Union Saint-Gilloise Ghent
20:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
12 April 2025 3 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 Anderlecht Brussels
20:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
20 April 2025 4 Genk 1–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Genk
16:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Cegeka Arena
24 April 2025 5 Club Brugge 0–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Brugge
20:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
27 April 2025 6 Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 Club Brugge Brussels
18:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
3 May 2025 7 Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 Genk Brussels
20:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
10 May 2025 8 Anderlecht 0–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Anderlecht
20:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Lotto Park
17 May 2025 9 Antwerp 0–4 Union Saint-Gilloise Antwerp
20:45 CEST
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
25 May 2025 10 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 Gent Brussels
18:30 CEST
Report Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

Belgian Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

30 October 2024 Seventh round Eupen 0–3 Union Saint-Gilloise Eupen
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Attendance: 1,574
Referee: Laurent Willems
4 December 2024 Eighth round Union Saint-Gilloise 3–2 Gent Brussels
20:00 CET
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 6,621
Referee: Lawrence Visser
8 January 2025 Quarter-final Antwerp 5–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Antwerp
20:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Bosuilstadion

Belgian Super Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

20 July 2024 Club Brugge 1–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Brugge
20:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

UEFA Champions League

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Third qualifying round

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7 August 2024 First leg Slavia Prague Czech Republic 3–1 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Prague, Czech Republic
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Fortuna Arena
13 August 2024 Second leg Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 0–1
(1–4 agg.)
Czech Republic Slavia Prague Brussels, Belgium
Report
Stadium: Anderlecht Stadium
Note: This game will played at Anderlecht's stadium due to Union's home stadium not meeting UEFA requirements and the clubs designated venue for European competitions the King Baudouin Stadium will not be ready in time to host this game.

UEFA Europa League

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Due to their home venue, the Joseph Marien Stadium, not meeting UEFA requirements, Union Saint-Gilloise will play their home games at the King Baudouin Stadium.

League phase

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
19 Netherlands AZ 8 3 2 3 13 13 0 11 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
20 Denmark Midtjylland 8 3 2 3 9 9 0 11
21 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise 8 3 2 3 8 8 0 11
22 Greece PAOK 8 3 1 4 12 10 +2 10
23 Netherlands Twente 8 2 4 2 8 9 −1 10
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
26 September 2024 1 Fenerbahçe Turkey 2–1 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Kadıköy, Turkey
18:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 31,760
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
3 October 2024 2 Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 0–0 Norway Bodø/Glimt Brussels, Belgium
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 5,576
Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)
24 October 2024 3 Midtjylland Denmark 1–0 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Herning, Denmark
18:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 8,491
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
7 November 2024 4 Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 1–1 Italy Roma Brussels, Belgium
18:45 CET
Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 13,875
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)
28 November 2024 5 Twente Netherlands 0–1 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Enschede, Netherlands
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 26,500
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
Note: Pocognoli Yellow card 72'
12 December 2024 6 Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 2–1 France Nice Brussels, Belgium
18:45 CET
Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England)
23 January 2025 7 Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 2–1 Portugal Braga Brussels, Belgium
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Note: After the conclusion of the game Christian Burgess was shown a second yellow card, while Bruma was shown a straight red card.
30 January 2025 8 Rangers Scotland 2–1 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Glasgow, Scotland
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium

Knockout phase

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Play-offs
[edit]

Union were drawn for the knockout phase play-offs as an unseeded team, as a result of their finishing position, and played Ajax over two legs in February 2025, going out of the competition 3–2 on aggregate.[30]

13 February 2025 First leg Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 0–2 Netherlands Ajax Brussels, Belgium
18:45 CET Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 10,853
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
20 February 2025 Second leg Ajax Netherlands 1–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)
Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number. Players who left the club prior to the first competitive fixture of the season or who have not made any appearances are not featured.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Belgian Pro League[a] Belgian Cup European Competition [b] Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
49 GK Luxembourg LUX Anthony Moris 56 0 40+0 0 3+0 0 12+0 0 1+0 0
14 GK Belgium BEL Joachim Imbrechts 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
5 DF Argentina ARG Kevin Mac Allister 46 5 32+3 2 0+0 0 10+0 3 1+0 0
16 DF England ENG Christian Burgess 42 1 30+0 1 3+0 0 9+0 0 0+0 0
19 DF Belgium BEL Guillaume François 4 0 1+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF England ENG Ross Sykes 34 3 13+10 2 2+1 0 5+3 1 0+0 0
28 DF Japan JPN Koki Machida 48 1 31+3 1 2+1 0 9+1 0 1+0 0
48 DF Belgium BEL Fedde Leysen 36 1 18+10 0 1+0 0 4+2 0 1+0 1
85 DF Belgium BEL Arnaud Dony 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
4 MF Norway NOR Mathias Rasmussen 36 1 11+13 1 0+1 0 4+6 0 0+1 0
6 MF Belgium BEL Kamiel Van de Perre 29 0 10+13 0 1+0 0 2+3 0 0+0 0
10 MF Belgium BEL Anouar Ait El Hadj 39 5 17+11 5 1+1 0 3+6 0 0+0 0
21 MF Belgium BEL Alessio Castro-Montes 29 2 13+10 2 1+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
22 MF Morocco MAR Sofiane Boufal 25 0 9+9 0 2+0 0 3+2 0 0+0 0
23 MF Senegal SEN Ousseynou Niang 39 2 21+6 2 1+1 0 10+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF Belgium BEL Charles Vanhoutte 46 1 30+3 1 2+0 0 10+0 0 1+0 0
27 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Noah Sadiki 55 2 37+2 1 3+0 1 12+0 0 1+0 0
Forwards
9 FW Croatia CRO Franjo Ivanović 46 20 32+2 16 1+1 0 9+1 4 0+0 0
11 FW Germany GER Henok Teklab 9 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
12 FW Canada CAN Promise David 41 24 23+11 19 3+0 4 3+0 1 0+1 0
13 FW Ecuador ECU Kevin Rodríguez 36 1 5+17 1 1+1 0 5+7 0 0+0 0
20 FW Switzerland SUI Marc Giger 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW Israel ISR Anan Khalaily 47 2 26+8 2 2+1 0 7+2 0 0+1 0
31 FW Spain ESP Cristian Makaté 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
77 FW Ghana GHA Mohammed Fuseini 43 11 17+15 9 1+1 1 6+3 1 0+0 0
Players who have made appearances this season but have since left the squad
7 FW Belgium BEL Elton Kabangu 13 1 1+6 0 0+1 1 0+4 0 1+0 0
8 MF Ivory Coast CIV Lazare Amani 12 0 5+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
9 FW Germany GER Dennis Eckert 6 1 3+0 1 0+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
15 MF Mali MLI Mamadou Traoré 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW Finland FIN Casper Terho 11 0 4+5 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
23 MF Spain ESP Cameron Puertas 6 2 2+1 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 1
94 MF Madagascar MAD Loïc Lapoussin 9 1 6+0 1 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
  1. ^ Includes games from regular season and playoffs
  2. ^ UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds and UEFA Europa League games

Goalscorers

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal. Players with no goals not included in the list.

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Belgian Pro League [a] Belgian Cup European Competition Other [b] Total
1 12 FW Canada Promise David 19 4 1 0 24
2 9 FW Croatia Franjo Ivanović 16 0 4 0 20
3 77 FW Ghana Mohammed Fuseini 9 1 1 0 11
4 5 DF Argentina Kevin Mac Allister 2 0 3 0 5
10 MF Belgium Anouar Ait El Hadj 5 0 0 0 5
5 26 DF England Ross Sykes 2 0 1 0 3
6 21 MF Belgium Alessio Castro-Montes 2 0 0 0 2
22 MF Senegal Ousseynou Niang 2 0 0 0 2
23 MF Spain Cameron Puertas 1 0 0 1 2
25 FW Israel Anan Khalaily 2 0 0 0 2
27 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Noah Sadiki 1 1 0 0 2
7 4 MF Norway Mathias Rasmussen 1 0 0 0 1
7 FW Belgium Elton Kabangu 0 1 0 0 1
9 FW Germany Dennis Eckert 1 0 0 0 1
13 FW Ecuador Kevin Rodríguez 1 0 0 0 1
16 DF England Christian Burgess 1 0 0 0 1
24 MF Belgium Charles Vanhoutte 1 0 0 0 1
28 DF Japan Koki Machida 1 0 0 0 1
48 DF Belgium Fedde Leysen 0 0 0 1 1
94 MF Madagascar Loïc Lapoussin 1 0 0 0 1
Own goal 3 0 1 0 4
Total 72 7 11 2 91
  1. ^ Includes regular season and play-off games
  2. ^ Belgian Super Cup

Assists

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total assists are equal. Players with no assists are not included in the list.

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Belgian Pro League [a] Belgian Cup European Competition Other [b] Total
1 24 MF Belgium Charles Vanhoutte 7 0 2 0 9
2 10 MF Belgium Anouar Ait El Hadj 7 0 1 0 8
3 9 FW Croatia Franjo Ivanović 5 0 0 0 5
12 MF Canada Promise David 5 0 0 0 5
21 MF Belgium Alessio Castro-Montes 5 0 0 0 5
4 23 MF Morocco Sofiane Boufal 3 0 1 0 4
25 FW Israel Anan Khalaily 4 0 0 0 4
5 4 MF Norway Mathias Rasmussen 3 0 0 0 3
22 MF Senegal Ousseynou Niang 1 0 2 0 3
27 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Noah Sadiki 3 0 0 0 3
77 FW Ghana Mohammed Fuseini 1 2 0 0 3
6 16 DF England Christian Burgess 2 0 0 0 2
7 11 MF Germany Henok Teklab 1 0 0 0 1
13 FW Ecuador Kevin Rodríguez 0 0 1 0 1
17 MF Finland Casper Terho 1 0 0 0 1
26 DF England Ross Sykes 1 0 0 0 1
94 MF Madagascar Loïc Lapoussin 1 0 0 0 1
Total 50 2 7 0 59
  1. ^ Includes regular season and play-off games
  2. ^ Belgian Super Cup

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitions for senior teams. The list is sorted by red cards, then yellow cards (and by squad number when total cards are equal). Players with no cards not included in the list.

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Belgian Pro League Belgian Cup European Competition [a] Other [b] Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 5 DF Argentina Kevin Mac Allister 11 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 16 1 1
2 28 DF Japan Koki Machida 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 0
3 16 DF England Christian Burgess 11 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 16 1 0
4 24 MF Belgium Charles Vanhoutte 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 1
5 77 FW Ghana Mohammed Fuseini 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 1
6 12 FW Canada Promise David 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
22 MF Senegal Ousseynou Niang 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
25 FW Israel Anan Khalaily 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
27 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Noah Sadiki 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0
7 26 DF England Ross Sykes 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
8 6 MF Belgium Kamiel Van de Perre 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
23 MF Morocco Sofiane Boufal 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
9 48 DF Belgium Fedde Leysen 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
10 9 FW Croatia Franjo Ivanović 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
11 49 GK Luxembourg Anthony Moris 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
12 21 MF Belgium Alessio Castro-Montes 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
94 MF Madagascar Loïc Lapoussin 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
13 8 FW Ivory Coast Lazare Amani 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 FW Finland Casper Terho 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
23 MF Spain Cameron Puertas 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 4 DF Norway Mathias Rasmussen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 FW Belgium Elton Kabangu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Belgium Anouar Ait El Hadj 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 MF Germany Henok Teklab 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 MF Ecuador Kevin Rodríguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 DF Belgium Guillaume François 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 94 2 1 9 0 0 41 2 2 6 0 0 150 4 3

Clean sheets

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Players with no clean sheets not included in the list.

Rank No. Nat. Name Belgian Pro League [a] Belgian Cup European Competition Total
1 49 Luxembourg Anthony Moris 20 1 2 23
Totals 20 1 2 23
  1. ^ Include regular season and play-off games

Attendances

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As of 11 January 2025

Biggest home attendance: 8,610 vs. Club Brugge (Joseph Marien Stadium); 13,875 vs. AS Roma (King Baudouin Stadium) [a]
Smallest home attendance: 5,735 vs. Kortrijk (Joseph Marien Stadium); 5,499 vs. Slavia Prague (Lotto Park) [b]
Biggest away attendance: 31,760 vs. Fenerbahce
Smallest away attendance: 3,500 vs. Dender

  1. ^ This game was not played at the teams usual home stadium due to it not meeting UEFA requirements
  2. ^ This game was not played at the teams usual home stadium due to it not meeting UEFA requirements

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