2022–23 K.V. Kortrijk season

The 2022–23 K.V. Kortrijk season is the club's 122nd season in existence and the 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Kortrijk will participate in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

K.V. Kortrijk
2022–23 season
OwnerVincent Tan
ChairmanRonny Verhelst
ManagerKarim Belhocine
(until 29 August)
Adnan Čustović
(from 1 September until 14 November)
Bernd Storck
(from 18 November)
StadiumGuldensporen Stadion
Belgian Pro League15th
Belgian CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Faïz Selemani (4)

All:
Massimo Bruno
Faïz Selemani
(4 each)
2023–24 →

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 1 October 2022[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   BEL Tom Vandenberghe
4 DF   JPN Tsuyoshi Watanabe
5 DF   GER Christalino Atemona
6 DF   UKR Oleksiy Sych (on loan from Rukh Lviv)
7 FW   BEL Dylan Mbayo
9 FW   ALG Billel Messaoudi
10 FW   COM Faïz Selemani
11 MF   BEL Amine Benchaib
12 MF   MLI Habib Keïta (on loan from Lyon)
16 GK   BEL Maxim Deman
17 FW   SEN Pape Habib Guèye
18 MF   ALG Abdelkahar Kadri
20 FW   URU Felipe Avenatti
21 DF   BEL Martin Wasinski (on loan from Charleroi)
22 FW   CMR Didier Lamkel Zé
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF   BEL Dion De Neve
24 DF   BEL Dorian Dessoleil (on loan from Antwerp)
25 DF   CHI Nayel Mehssatou
26 MF   FRA Kévin Vandendriessche
28 GK   FRA Joris Delle
29 FW   SVK Martin Regáli
30 DF   BEL Kristof D'haene (captain)
31 GK   SRB Marko Ilić
32 MF   JPN Satoshi Tanaka (on loan from Shonan Bellmare)
33 MF   BIH Stjepan Lončar (on loan from Ferencváros)
44 DF   POR João Silva
51 FW   GHA Eric Ocansey
54 FW   GHA Jonah Osabutey
70 FW   BEL Massimo Bruno
77 FW   TOG David Henen

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   SRB Aleksandar Radovanović (at Austin FC until 30 June 2023)
MF   BEL Youssef Challouk (at RWDM47 until 30 June 2023)
MF   MLI Sambou Sissoko (at Čukarički until 30 June 2023)
MF   BEL Alexandre De Bruyn (at Dender EH until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   GAM Muhammed Badamosi (at Čukarički until 30 June 2023)
FW   GER Jesaja Herrmann (at NAC Breda until 30 June 2023)
FW   MAS Luqman Hakim Shamsudin (at Njarðvík until 30 June 2023)

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
GK Tom Vandenberghe Deinze Free 9 February 2022 [2]
MF Youssef Challouk Deinze Free 15 February 2022 [3]
DF Dion De Neve Zulte Waregem Free 4 April 2022 [4]
DF   Jemal Tabidze Unattached Free 11 June 2022 [5]
MF   Habib Keïta   Lyon Loan 25 June 2022 [6]
MF Massimo Bruno   Bursaspor Free 29 June 2022 [7]
DF   João Silva   Alavés Free 15 July 2022 [8]
DF Dorian Dessoleil Antwerp Loan 27 July 2022 [9]
FW   Felipe Avenatti Standard Liège Free 18 August 2022 [10]
FW   Didier Lamkel Zé Antwerp Undisclosed 23 August 2022 [11]
MF   Satoshi Tanaka   Shonan Bellmare Loan 24 August 2022 [12]
DF   Oleksiy Sych   Rukh Lviv Loan 6 September 2022 [13]
MF   Stjepan Lončar   Ferencváros Loan 6 September 2022 [14][15]
FW   Martin Regáli   Ružomberok Undisclosed 3 January 2023 [16]
DF   Christalino Atemona   Hertha Berlin Undisclosed 3 January 2023 [17]
DF Martin Wasinski Charleroi Loan 6 January 2023 [18]
FW   Didier Lamkel Zé   Wydad End of loan 8 April 2023 [19]

Out edit

Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF   Tsotne Bendianishvili Unattached End of contract 13 June 2022 [20]
DF   Trent Sainsbury Unattached End of contract 13 June 2022 [20]
MF Michiel Jonckheere Unattached End of contract 13 June 2022 [20]
DF   Bryan Reynolds   Roma End of loan 13 June 2022 [20]
MF   Ante Palaversa   Manchester City End of loan 13 June 2022 [20]
MF   Victor Torp   Midtjylland End of loan 13 June 2022 [20]
FW   Rachid Alioui   Angers End of loan 13 June 2022 [20]
FW   Marlos Moreno   Manchester City End of loan 13 June 2022 [20]
DF   Lucas Rougeaux Unattached End of contract 30 June 2022 [21]
FW   Muhammed Badamosi   Čukarički Loan 1 July 2022 [22]
FW   Jesaja Herrmann   NAC Breda Loan 14 July 2022 [23]
DF   Jemal Tabidze   Dinamo Tbilisi Mutual contract termination 15 July 2022 [24]
MF Youssef Challouk RWDM47 Loan 7 September 2022 [25]
MF   Sambou Sissoko   Čukarički Loan 15 September 2022 [26]
FW   Didier Lamkel Zé   Wydad Loan 12 January 2023 [27]
MF Alexandre De Bruyn Dender EH Loan 17 January 2023 [28]
FW   Luqman Hakim Shamsudin   Njarðvík Loan 7 February 2023 [29]
DF   Aleksandar Radovanović   Austin FC Loan 22 March 2023 [30]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 June 2022 Heule   0–7   Kortrijk Kortrijk, Belgium
19:00 Report
Stadium: Kouterveld
25 June 2022 Kortrijk   3—1   Mechelen Kortrijk, Belgium
15:30
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
2 July 2022 Dordrecht   4–2   Kortrijk Dordrecht, Netherlands
14:00
Report
8 July 2022 Beveren   Cancelled   Kortrijk Kallo, Belgium
Cancellation
9 July 2022 Kortrijk   0–0   Virton Harelbeke, Belgium
17:00 Report Stadium: Forestier Stadium
15 July 2022 Oostende   4–5   Kortrijk Ostend, Belgium
Report
  • Henen   8', 18'
  • ?   57'
  • ?   74'
  • ?   90'
Stadium: Diaz Arena
16 July 2022 Kortrijk   2–1   Utrecht Kortrijk, Belgium
16:00
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
4 December 2022 Kortrijk   1–0   Excelsior Kortrijk, Belgium
12:00
Report Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
10 December 2022 Kortrijk   2–3   Cercle Brugge Mouscron, Belgium
13:30
Report
Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: The match was played over 120 minutes
14 December 2022 Antwerp   2–0   Kortrijk Antwerp, Belgium
13:00
Report Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
6 January 2023 Kortrijk   1–2   Westhoek Kortrijk, Belgium
19:30 Report Stadium: KV Kortrijk Jeugdcomplex Stade

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian Pro League 23 July 2022 23 April 2023 Matchday 1 14th 34 8 7 19 37 61 −24 023.53
Belgian Cup 10 November 2022 11 January 2023 Sixth round Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 066.67
Total 37 10 7 20 43 64 −21 027.03

Last updated: 13 July 2023
Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Sint-Truiden 34 11 9 14 37 40 −3 42
13 Mechelen 34 11 7 16 49 63 −14 40
14 Kortrijk 34 8 7 19 37 61 −24 31
15 Eupen 34 7 7 20 40 75 −35 28
16 Oostende (R) 34 7 6 21 37 76 −39 27 Relegation to Challenger Pro League
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.[31]
(R) Relegated

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 8 7 19 37 61  −24 31 4 5 8 16 29  −13 4 2 11 21 32  −11

Last updated: 25 July 2023.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWDLLLWLLWLLDLDLLWWLWLDLWDDLLWLDLL
Position14131014131712141414151616171616171615151414141515141414151414141414
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.[32]

23 July 2022 1 Kortrijk 0–2 OH Leuven Kortrijk
18:15 Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
31 July 2022 2 Seraing 0–1 Kortrijk Seraing
18:30 Report
Stadium: Stade du Pairay
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
6 August 2022 3 Kortrijk 0–0 Sint-Truiden Kortrijk
18:15 Report Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Wesli De Cremer
13 August 2022 4 Union SG 2–1 Kortrijk Brussels
20:45
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
21 August 2022 5 Club Brugge 2–1 Kortrijk Bruges
13:30
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Jan Boterberg
28 August 2022 6 Kortrijk 0–1 Standard Liège Kortrijk
16:00 Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
3 September 2022 7 Eupen 0–1 Kortrijk Eupen
18:15 CEST Report
Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Referee: Bert Put
10 September 2022 8 Kortrijk 1–4 Mechelen Kortrijk
16:00
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
18 September 2022 9 Anderlecht 4–1 Kortrijk Anderlecht
21:00
Report
Stadium: Lotto Park
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
2 October 2022 10 Kortrijk 2–1 Antwerp Kortrijk
18:30
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
8 October 2022 11 Genk 2–1 Kortrijk Genk
16:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Attendance: 15,108
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
15 October 2022 12 Kortrijk 1–3 Zulte Waregem Kortrijk
16:00
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Bert Put
18 October 2022 13 Charleroi 2–2 Kortrijk Charleroi
18:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Referee: Brent Staessens
22 October 2022 14 Kortrijk 0–2 Westerlo Kortrijk
16:00 Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Wim Smet
29 October 2022 15 Kortrijk 1–1 Cercle Brugge Kortrijk
18:15 CEST
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
6 November 2022 16 Oostende 3–1 Kortrijk Ostend
21:00
Report
Stadium: Diaz Arena
Referee: Wim Smet
13 November 2022 17 Kortrijk 0–4 Gent Kortrijk
21 :00 Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Bert Put
26 December 2022 18 Kortrijk 1–0 Genk Kortrijk
19:15 CEST
Report Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
8 January 2023 19 OH Leuven 2–3 Kortrijk Leuven
21:00
Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
Referee: Jan Boterberg
15 January 2023 20 Gent 2–1 Kortrijk Ghent
16:00
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Referee: Bert Put
18 January 2023 21 Kortrijk 3–2 Seraing Kortrijk
20:45
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Brent Staessens
21 January 2023 22 Mechelen 3–2 Kortrijk Mechelen
18:15
Report
Stadium: Achter de Kazerne
Referee: Arthur Denil
28 January 2023 23 Kortrijk 2–2 Oostende Kortrijk
18:15
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
4 February 2023 24 Sint-Truiden 1–0 Kortrijk Sint-Truiden
20:45
Report Stadium: Stayen
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
12 February 2023 25 Standard Liège 0–2 Kortrijk Liège
18:30 Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
19 February 2023 26 Kortrijk 2–2 Anderlecht Kortrijk
18:30
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
24 February 2023 27 Zulte Waregem 3–3 Kortrijk Waregem
20:45
Report
Stadium: Elindus Arena
Referee: Lawrence Visser
4 March 2023 28 Kortrijk 0–1 Charleroi Kortrijk
16:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
11 March 2023 29 Westerlo 3–1 Kortrijk Westerlo
18:15
Report
Stadium: Het Kuipje
Referee: Wesli De Cremer
18 March 2023 30 Kortrijk 1–0 Club Brugge Kortrijk
16:00
Report Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
1 April 2023 31 Cercle Brugge 2–0 Kortrijk Bruges
16:00 CEST
Report Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
8 April 2023 32 Kortrijk 0–0 Eupen Kortrijk
16:00 CEST Report Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
16 April 2023 33 Antwerp 1–0 Kortrijk Antwerp
18:30
Report Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Referee: Jan Boterberg
23 April 2023 34 Kortrijk 2–4 Union SG Kortrijk
18:30
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Wesli De Cremer

Belgian Cup edit

10 November 2022 Sixth round RWDM 1–3 Kortrijk Brussels
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium
Referee: Arthur Denil
20 December 2022 Seventh round OH Leuven 1–3 Kortrijk Leuven
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
11 January 2023 Quarter-final Kortrijk 0–1 Mechelen Kortrijk
18:30 CET Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Jasper Vergoote

References edit

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