2017–18 K.A.A. Gent season

The 2017–18 season was the 115th season in the history of K.A.A. Gent and the club's 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Gent participated in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa League.

Gent
2017–18 season
ChairmanIvan De Witte
Managing directorMichel Louwagie
ManagerHein Vanhaezebrouck
(until 27 September)
Yves Vanderhaeghe
(from 4 October)
StadiumGhelamco Arena
First Division A4th
Belgian CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jérémy Perbet (10)

All:
Jérémy Perbet (10)

Players

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First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   FRA Samuel Gigot
4 DF   NOR Sigurd Rosted
5 DF   BEL Noë Dussenne
6 MF   BEL Birger Verstraete
7 MF   GEO Giorgi Chakvetadze
8 MF   DEN Anders Christiansen
9 FW   SEN Mamadou Sylla Diallo
10 MF   BRA Renato Neto (Vice-captain)
11 DF   COL Deiver Machado
12 GK   BEL Anthony Swolfs
13 DF   SRB Stefan Mitrović
14 FW   CUW Rangelo Janga
17 FW   UKR Roman Yaremchuk
18 FW   NGA Samuel Kalu
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   BEL Brecht Dejaegere
20 GK   BEL Yannick Thoelen
21 DF   GHA Nana Akwasi Asare (Captain)
22 DF   TUN Dylan Bronn
23 MF   CRO Franko Andrijašević
27 FW   NGA Moses Simon
28 FW   BEL Aboubakary Koita
29 DF   BEL Thibault De Smet
31 FW   JPN Yuya Kubo
32 MF   BEL Thomas Foket
38 DF   BEL Siebe Horemans
44 MF   NGA Anderson Esiti
91 GK   CRO Lovre Kalinić

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 MF   BEL Lucas Schoofs
DF   ISR Ofir Davidzada (at Maccabi Tel Aviv)
FW   NGA Peter Olayinka (at Zulte Waregem)
FW   GEO Giorgi Beridze (at Trenčín)
MF   USA Kenny Saief (at Anderlecht)
- FW   ISR Lior Inebrum (at F.C. Ashdod)

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

30 June 2017 Friendly Dikkelvenne   2–7   Gent Belgium
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
7 July 2017 Friendly Gent   2–0   PAOK Horst, Netherlands
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Molenstraat
13 July 2017 Friendly Gent   2–3   Nice Ghent, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
19 July 2017 Friendly AEK Athens   1–1   Gent Marousi, Greece
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Aristidis Vatsios
21 July 2017 Friendly Lens   1–3   Gent France
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
22 July 2017 Friendly Beerschot   2–3   Gent Belgium
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
9 January 2018 Friendly Gent   1–0   1. FC Nürnberg Oliva, Spain
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort
Attendance: 200
10 January 2018 Friendly Union Berlin   3–1   Gent Oliva, Spain
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort
Attendance: 350

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 %
First Division A 30 July 2017 20 May 2018 Matchday 1 4th 40 18 10 12 53 35 +18 045.00
Belgian Cup 20 September 2017 12 December 2017 Sixth round Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1 066.67
Europa League 27 July 2017 3 August 2022 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 000.00
Total 45 20 11 14 61 46 +15 044.44

Source: Soccerway

First Division A

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Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Anderlecht 30 16 7 7 49 42 +7 55 Qualification for the championship play-offs
3 Charleroi 30 13 12 5 46 30 +16 51
4 Gent 30 14 8 8 45 27 +18 50
5 Genk 30 11 11 8 44 36 +8 44
6 Standard Liège 30 11 11 8 43 41 +2 44
Source: Belgian First Division A (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[1]

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLLDLDDWLLWDWLWWWWWDWLWDWDWDWLW
Position
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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30 July 2017 1 Sint-Truiden 3–2 Gent Sint-Truiden
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stayen
6 August 2017 2 Gent 0–1 Antwerp Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
12 August 2017 3 Mechelen 1–1 Gent Mechelen
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne
20 August 2017 4 Excel Mouscron 3–2 Gent Mouscron
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier
27 August 2017 5 Gent 0–0 Anderlecht Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
10 September 2017 6 Gent 1–1 Genk Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
17 September 2017 7 Oostende 0–2 Gent Ostend
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Versluys Arena
24 September 2017 8 Gent 0–1 Zulte Waregem Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
1 October 2017 9 Club Brugge 2–1 Gent Bruges
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
14 October 2017 10 Gent 2–0 Waasland-Beveren Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
21 October 2017 11 Kortrijk 1–1 Gent Kortrijk
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
24 October 2017 12 Gent 3–0 Eupen Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
27 October 2017 13 Charleroi 2–1 Gent Charleroi
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
3 November 2017 14 Gent 1–0 Standard Liège Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
19 November 2017 15 Lokeren 0–3 Gent Lokeren
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Daknamstadion
24 November 2017 16 Gent 3–1 Excel Mouscron Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
3 December 2017 17 Zulte Waregem 0–1 Gent Waregem
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Regenboogstadion
9 December 2017 18 Gent 2–1 Kortrijk Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
16 December 2017 19 Standard Liège 0–0 Gent Liège
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
21 December 2017 20 Gent 1–0 Charleroi Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
26 December 2017 21 Anderlecht 1–0 Gent Anderlecht
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
21 January 2018 22 Gent 3–0 Lokeren Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
24 January 2018 23 Antwerp 1–1 Gent Antwerp
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
28 January 2018 24 Gent 2–0 Club Brugge Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
3 February 2018 25 Eupen 1–1 Gent Eupen
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Kehrweg Stadion
10 February 2018 25 Gent 3–0 Sint-Truiden Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
18 February 2018 27 Gent 2–2 Mechelen Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
24 February 2018 28 Waasland-Beveren 1–2 Gent Beveren
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
3 March 2018 29 Gent 2–3 Oostende Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
11 March 2018 30 Genk 1–2 Gent Genk
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena

Championship play-offs

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CLU STA AND GNT GNK CHA
1 Club Brugge (C) 10 3 3 4 17 12 +5 46 Qualification for the Champions League group stage 4–4 1–2 0–1 1–0 6–0
2 Standard Liège 10 6 3 1 20 9 +11 43 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round 1–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 1–0
3 Anderlecht 10 4 0 6 12 15 −3 40 Qualification for the Europa League group stage 1–0 1–3 0–2 1–2 3–1
4 Gent 10 4 2 4 8 8 0 39 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round 1–0 1–3 1–0 0–0 0–1
5 Genk (O) 10 4 4 2 13 13 0 38 Qualification for the Europa League play-off final 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 4–1
6 Charleroi 10 2 2 6 9 22 −13 34 1–3 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–2
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Position obtained during the Regular season[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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Round12345678910
GroundAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWWLDLLLDWW
Position
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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1 April 2018 1 Anderlecht 0–2 Gent Anderlecht
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
8 April 2018 2 Gent 1–0 Club Brugge Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
14 April 2018 3 Standard Liège 1–0 Gent Liège
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
17 April 2018 4 Gent 0–0 Genk Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
22 April 2018 5 Charleroi 2–1 Gent Charleroi
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
29 April 2018 6 Gent 1–3 Standard Liège Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
4 May 2018 7 Gent 0–1 Charleroi Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
10 May 2018 8 Genk 1–1 Gent Genk
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Luminus Arena
13 May 2018 9 Gent 1–0 Anderlecht Ghent
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
20 May 2018 10 Club Brugge 0–1 Gent Bruges
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Belgian Cup

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20 September 2017 Sixth round Geel 2–3 Gent Geel
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: De Leunen
Referee: Lawrence Visser
29 November 2017 Seventh round Gent 2–1 Lokeren Ghent
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
12 December 2017 Quarter-finals Kortrijk 4–1 Gent Kortrijk
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Bart Vertenten

UEFA Europa League

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Third qualifying round

27 July 2017 First leg Gent   1–1   Rheindorf Altach Ghent, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 13,745[3]
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)
3 August 2017 Second leg Rheindorf Altach   3–1
(4–2 agg.)
  Gent Innsbruck, Austria
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Tivoli-Neu[a]
Attendance: 3,852[4]
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)
Note: Rheindorf Altach won 4–2 on aggregate.

Notes

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  1. ^ The match was played at Tivoli-Neu in Innsbruck, instead of their regular stadium, the Stadion Schnabelholz in Altach.

References

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  1. ^ "First Division A 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Reglement 2017-2018 Boek B: De koepelorganisatie KBVB en haar deelorganisaties" [General Rules 2017-2018 Book B: The overall organisation KBVB and its subsidiaries] (PDF) (in Dutch). Royal Belgian FA. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Gent vs. Altach" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Altach vs. Gent" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2023.