2023–24 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2023–24 season
Chairman	Alex Muzio
Manager	Alexander Blessin
Stadium	Joseph Marien Stadium
Belgian Pro League	1st
Belgian Cup	Quarter Finals
UEFA Europa League	Group stage
UEFA Europa Conference League	Knockout round play-offs
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mohamed Amoura (11); All: ; Mohamed Amoura (12)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →
	All statistics correct as of 14 December 2023.

The 2023–24 season is Royale Union Saint-Gilloise's 126th season in existence and third consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They will also compete in the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 21 December 2023^[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
4	MF	NOR	Mathias Rasmussen
5	DF	ARG	Kevin Mac Allister
7	MF	BEL	Elton Kabangu
8	MF	CIV	Jean Thierry Lazare
9	FW	GER	Dennis Eckert
10	MF	MAD	Loïc Lapoussin
11	FW	GER	Henok Teklab
13	FW	ECU	Kevin Rodríguez
14	GK	SWE	Joachim Imbrechts
15	DF	ENG	Matthew Sorinola
16	DF	ENG	Christian Burgess
17	FW	FIN	Casper Terho
19	DF	BEL	Guillaume François


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	BEL	Alessio Castro-Montes
23	MF	SUI	Cameron Puertas
24	MF	BEL	Charles Vanhoutte
26	DF	ENG	Ross Sykes
27	DF	COD	Noah Sadiki
28	DF	JPN	Koki Machida
29	FW	SWE	Gustaf Nilsson
34	GK	RWA	Maxime Wenssens
35	MF	BEL	Nathan Huygevelde
47	FW	ALG	Mohamed Amoura
48	DF	BEL	Fedde Leysen
49	GK	LUX	Anthony Moris

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Mathias Rasmussen	Brann	€1,200,000	1 July 2023	^[2]
DF	Fedde Leysen	Jong PSV	Free	1 July 2023	^[3]
FW	Elton Kabangu	Willem II	Free	1 July 2023	^[4]
DF	Koki Machida	Kashima Antlers	€1,000,000^[3]	1 July 2023	^[5]
DF	Kevin Mac Allister	Argentinos Juniors	€1,500,000	12 July 2023	^[6]
DF	Noah Sadiki	Anderlecht	€1,400,000	27 July 2023	^[7]
FW	Mohamed El Amine Amoura	Lugano	€4,000,000	18 August 2023	^[8]
GK	Maxime Wenssens	Unattached	Undisclosed	27 August 2023	^[9]
FW	Kevin Rodríguez	Independiente del Valle	Undisclosed	1 September 2023	^[10]
MF	Alessio Castro-Montes	Gent	€2,000,000	1 September 2023	^[11]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Ilyes Ziani	SL16 FC	Undisclosed	1 July 2023	^[12]
MF	Teddy Teuma	Reims	€3,600,000	7 July 2023	^[13]
DF	Ismaël Kandouss	Gent	€3,000,000	12 July 2023	^[14]
DF	Siebe Van der Heyden	Mallorca	€2,500,000	18 July 2023	^[15]
MF	Oussama El Azzouzi	Bologna	€2,000,000	20 July 2023	^[16]
FW	Victor Boniface	Bayer Leverkusen	€20,000,000	22 July 2023	^[17]
MF	Senne Lynen	Werder Bremen	€2,100,000	8 August 2023	^[18]
DF	Bart Nieuwkoop	Feyenoord	€2,000,000	10 August 2023	^[19]
GK	Lucas Pirard	KV Kortrijk	Undisclosed	25 August 2023
MF	Viktor Boone	Lierse	Loan	5 September 2023
DF	Arnaud Dony	Dender	Loan	7 September 2023	^[20]

Notes: 1.^ Exercised buy option.

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

9 July 2023 Friendly	Monaco	1–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	La Turbie
11:00 UTC+2	Martins 73'		Boniface 42'	Stadium: CMB Training Centre

11 July 2023 Friendly	Nice	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Nice
10:30 UTC+2
Note: The match was cancelled.^[21]

12 July 2023 Friendly	Union Saint-Gilloise	4–0	RFC Liège	Overijse
18:30 UTC+2	Puertas 50' Boniface 60' Eckert 118' Sykes 120'			Stadium: Tempo Overijse facilities
Note: Match was played in two 60-minute periods.

15 July 2023 Friendly	Feyenoord	0–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Barendrecht
14:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Sportpark Smitshoek

21 July 2023 Friendly	Oostende	0–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Oudenburg
18:15 UTC+2			Eckert 32'

22 July 2023 Friendly	Union Saint-Gilloise	1–0	Valenciennes	Nijlen
13:00 UTC+2	Kabangu 8'			Stadium: KFC Nijlen A-terrein

30 July 2023 Friendly	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–1	Royale Jeunesse Aischoise	Brussels
16:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Le Barca Terrein 2

16 November 2023 Friendly	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–0	Lierse
13:00 UTC+1	Kabangu 25' Eckert Aysena 61', 73'

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 2023	26 May 2024	Matchday 1	19	15	2	2	43	19	+24	078.95
Belgian Cup	1 November 2023		Seventh Round	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
UEFA Europa League	24 August 2023	14 December 2023	Play-off round	8	4	2	2	8	8	+0	050.00
UEFA Europa Conference League	15 February 2024		Knockout round play-offs	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				29	21	4	4	55	28	+27	072.41

Last updated: 7 December 2023
Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Union SG	30	21	7	2	63	31	+32	70	Qualification for the Europa League and champions' play-offs^[a]
2	Anderlecht	30	18	9	3	58	30	+28	63	Qualification for the champions' play-offs
3	Antwerp	30	14	10	6	55	27	+28	52
4	Club Brugge	30	14	9	7	62	29	+33	51
5	Cercle Brugge	30	14	5	11	44	34	+10	47

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.^[22]
Notes:

^ The regular season winner qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2024–25 UEFA Champions League in the play-off.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	CLU	USG	AND	CER	GNK	ANT
1	Club Brugge (C)	10	7	3	0	21	6	+15	50	Qualification for the Champions League league stage	—	2–2	3–1	0–0	4–0	3–0
2	Union SG	10	4	2	4	17	12	+5	49	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round	1–2	—	0–0	2–3	2–0	4–1
3	Anderlecht	10	4	2	4	12	12	0	46	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round	0–1	2–1	—	3–0	2–1	1–0
4	Cercle Brugge	10	3	4	3	13	13	0	37	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^[a]	1–1	1–2	1–1	—	4–1	0–1
5	Genk	10	4	1	5	8	17	−9	37	Qualification for the European competition play-off	0–3	1–0	2–1	1–1	—	1–0
6	Antwerp	10	2	0	8	7	18	−11	32		1–2	0–3	3–1	1–2	0–1	—

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.^[23]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Union SG qualified for the Europa League play-off round by winning the 2023–24 Belgian Cup. The Europa League second qualifying spot and the European competition play-off spot were thus passed to the next two highest-placed teams that did not qualify for European competitions.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	GNT	MEC	STR	OHL	WES	STA
1	Gent (O)	10	8	0	2	27	10	+17	48	Qualification for the European competition play-off	—	3–1	2–0	0–1	3–2	5–1
2	Mechelen	10	5	1	4	20	18	+2	39		2–4	—	2–3	3–0	3–2	3–2
3	Sint-Truiden	10	3	4	3	14	15	−1	33		0–2	2–1	—	1–1	2–0	3–3
4	OH Leuven	10	4	3	3	12	12	0	30		2–1	2–3	1–0	—	1–2	3–1
5	Westerlo	10	2	3	5	17	20	−3	24		0–3	0–2	2–2	1–1	—	3–3
6	Standard Liège	10	0	5	5	12	27	−15	22		1–4	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–5^[a]	—

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.^[25]
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:

^ Supporters of Standard Liège prevented the start of the game by blocking Standard's team bus's departure. On 28 May 2024, the Royal Belgian Football Association ruled that Standard had done too little to prevent this situation.^[24] As a result, the match was not replayed and Westerlo was awarded a 5–0 forfeit win.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	CHA	KVK	RWD	EUP
1	Charleroi	6	5	1	0	11	4	+7	45		—	3–1	0–0	1–0
2	Kortrijk (O)	6	2	1	3	7	10	−3	31	Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-offs	1–2	—	2–4	1–0
3	RWD Molenbeek (R)	6	2	1	3	8	9	−1	30	Relegation to Challenger Pro League	1–3	0–1	—	3–1
4	Eupen (R)	6	1	1	4	5	8	−3	28	Relegation to Challenger Pro League	1–2	1–1	2–0	—

Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Regular season finishing position.^[26]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

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
19	15	2	2	43	19	+24	47	8	1	1	24	9	+15	7	1	1	19	10	+9

Last updated: 17 December 2023.
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
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W
Position	2	1	1	3	5	6	9	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.^[27]

28 July 2023 1	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–0	Anderlecht	Brussels
20:45 UTC+2	Burgess 17' Rasmussen 27' Eckert 30' Vanhoutte 54' Nilsson 83' Mac Allister 85' Puertas 90+8' (pen.)	Report	Sardella 75' Vertonghen 83' Leoni 87'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

4 August 2023 2	Standard Liège	0–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Liège
20:45 UTC+2	Balikwisha 5' 36' Dønnum 62'	Report	Eckert 21' Lynen 57'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 19,923 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

12 August 2023 3	Union Saint-Gilloise	5–1	OH Leuven	Brussels
18:15 UTC+2	Terho 21' Puertas 34' Burgess 60' Eckert 65' (pen.), 74' (pen.) Nilsson 90+7' (pen.)	Report	Þorsteinsson 38' Banzuzi 44' Dom 53' Kiyine 61' Mendyl 90+7'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 5,731 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

19 August 2023 4	Mechelen	4–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Mechelen
20:45 UTC+2	Mrabti 38' Hairemans 78' Belghali 89' Bates 90+4'	Report	Amani 83' Puertas 90+4'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 11,651 Referee: Wim Smet

3 September 2023 6	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–2	Antwerp	Brussels
16:00 UTC+2	Eckert 4' (pen.) Nilsson 87' (pen.) Amoura 90+4'	Report	Coulibaly 7' Vines 23' Ekkelenkamp 44' Vermeeren 81'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 6,890 Referee: Jan Boterberg

16 September 2023 7	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–2	Genk	Brussels
18:15 UTC+2	Vanhoutte 34'	Report	Zeqiri 16' Oyen 29' El Khannouss 43' Muñoz 45+1' Galarza 45+3', 90+2' Paintsil 51' Kayembe 56'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 6,983 Referee: Lawrence Visser

24 September 2023 8	Cercle Brugge	0–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Brugge
16:00 UTC+2	Van der Bruggen 14' Miangue 57' 83'		Amoura 16', 52' Vanhoutte 29' Leysen 65'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 4,729 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

28 September 2023 5	RWD Molenbeek	2–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
18:30	Gueye 43' Dwomoh 45+1' Abe 47' Sissako 83'		Nilsson 13', 49' Amoura 33' Mac Allister 56' Rasmussen 89' Lapoussin 90+6'	Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium Attendance: 7,000
Note: Postponed from 27 August 2023.

1 October 2023 9	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–1	Charleroi	Brussels
13:30 UTC+2	Sykes 17', 45+4' Burgess 45', 64'	Report	Guiagon 28' Marcq 55' Ilaimaharitra 86'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 5,850 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

8 October 2023 10	STVV	0–4	Union Saint-Gilloise	Sint-Truiden
19:15 UTC+2	Koita 90+1'	Report	Castro-Montes 37', 74' Nilsson 45+2' (pen.), 58', 61' Mac Allister 55' Machida 70' Amoura 86'	Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

20 October 2023 11	Union Saint-Gilloise	4–1	Eupen	Brussels
20:45 CEST	Nilsson 27' Rasmussen 31' Amoura 68' Kabangu 82'		Möhwald 61' Pálsson 81' Bitumazala 85' 90'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 5,125 Referee: Lothar D'Hondt

29 October 2023 12	Westerlo	1–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Westerlo
16:00 UTC+1	Daci 11' Rommens 61'		Lapoussin 33' Eckert 56' Burgess 59' Amoura 88'	Stadium: Het Kuipje Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Wim Smet

5 November 2023 13	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	Club Brugge	Brussels
18:30 CET	Amoura 22' 35' 68' Lapoussin 90+1' Burgess 90+4'	Report	Odoi 20' Vetlesen 56' De Cuper 60' Mingolet 90+4' Spileers 90+5'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 7,265 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

12 November 2023 14	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–0	Kortrijk	Brussels
19:15 CET	Leysen 14' Lapoussin 23', 54' (Puertas) Rodríguez 45', 45+4' (Puertas)	Report	Kadri 6'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 5,420 Referee: Brent Staessens

26 November 2023 15	Gent	1–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Ghent
13:30 CET	Kums 43' Fofana 43' De Sart 45+3' (pen.)		Amoura 4' Puertas 55' Nilsson 66' Lapoussin 88'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 18,007

3 December 2023 16	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	Cercle Brugge	Brussels
19:15 CET	Amoura 27' Nilsson 31' Vanhoutte 90+3'	Report	Denkey 33', 48' Somers 49' De Wilde 79'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 5,794 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

10 December 2023 17	Charleroi	1–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Charleroi
19:15 CET	Bager 32' Badji 59' Andreou 62' Guiagon 90+2'	Report	Amoura 15', 65' Machida 38' Amani 40' Terho 50'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 6,693 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

17 December 2023 18	Union Saint-Gilloise	1–0	Mechelen	Brussels
16:00 CET	Amoura 54' Nilsson 74' Lapoussin 90+1'	Report	Bafdili 90+3'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 6,321 Referee: Bert Put

23 December 2023 19	Eupen	1–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Eupen
16:00 CET	Davidson 11', 66' Král 45' Nuhu 54' Paeshuyse 57' Keita 90+3'	Report	Amoura 21' Puertas 23' Amani 82'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Nicolas Laforge

26 December 2023 20	Club Brugge	1–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Brugge
20:45 CET	Thiago 56' (pen.) Odoi 75' Spileers 84'		Burgess 21' Nilsson 27' Vanhoutte 66' Amani 70' Mac Allister 77' Puertas 89' Moris 90+5'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

21 January 2024 21	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	STVV	Brussels
16:00 CET				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

28 January 2024 22	Anderlecht	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Brussels
18:30 CET				Stadium: Lotto Park

31 January 2024 23	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	RWDM	Brussels
21:00 CET				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

3 February 2024 24	Genk	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Genk
20:45 CET				Stadium: Cegeka Arena

10 February 2024 25	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Westerlo	Brussels
18:15 CET				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

18 February 2024 26	Kortrijk	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Kortrijk
16:00 CET				Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

25 February 2024 27	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Standard Liège	Brussels
18:30 CET				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

2 March 2024 28	OH Leuven	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Leuven
18:15 CET				Stadium: Den Dreef

10 March 2024 29	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Gent	Brussels
18:30 CET				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

17 March 2024 30	Antwerp	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Antwerp
18:30 CET				Stadium: Bosuilstadion

Belgian Cup

1 November 2023 Seventh round	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	Meux	Brussels
15:00 CET	Leysen 36' Rasmussen 84'		Smal 83'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 5,800

7 December 2023 Eighth round	Beveren	0–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Beveren
20:00 CET	Goncalves 90+4'	Report	Sykes 60' Bateau 90+3' (o.g.) Koyalipou 90+5' (o.g.)	Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 4,850

16 January 2024 Quarter-finals	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Anderlecht	Brussels
--:-- CET				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023.

24 August 2023 First leg	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–0	Lugano	Brussels
20:30 UTC+2	Eckert 8', 42' Mac Allister 67' Terho 71' Nilsson 90+6'	Report	Sabbatini 76'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 7,238 Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

31 August 2023 Second leg	Lugano	0–1 (0–3 agg.)	Union Saint-Gilloise	Geneva, Switzerland
20:30 UTC+2	Hajdari 40' 90+3' Bislimi 45'	Report	Eckert 6' Lapoussin 38'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 1,171 Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LIV	TOU	USG	LAS
1	Liverpool	6	4	0	2	17	7	+10	12	Advance to round of 16	—	5–1	2–0	4–0
2	Toulouse	6	3	2	1	8	9	−1	11	Advance to knockout round play-offs	3–2	—	0–0	1–0
3	Union Saint-Gilloise	6	2	2	2	5	8	−3	8	Transfer to Europa Conference League	2–1	1–1	—	2–1
4	LASK	6	1	0	5	6	12	−6	3		1–3	1–2	3–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

21 September 2023 1	Union Saint-Gilloise	1–1	Toulouse	Brussels
18:55 UTC+2	Vanhoutte 14' Mac Allister 53' Amoura 69' Sadiki 78'	Report	Dønnum 33' Dallinga 45+3' Costa 66' 90+4' Magri 86'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 12,161 Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
Note: Kick-off was delayed due to the late arrival of both teams.

5 October 2023 2	Liverpool	2–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Liverpool, England
20:00 UTC+1	Gravenberch 44' Jota 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 49,513 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

26 October 2023 3	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	LASK	Brussels
21:00 UTC+2	Vanhoutte 80' Puertas 84' Burgess 88' 90+4'	Report	Usor 24' Bello 26' Žulj 28' Horvath 90+1' Talovierov 90+3'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 11,426 Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Türkiye)

9 November 2023 4	LASK	3–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Linz, Austria
18:45 UTC+1	Ljubic 19' Horvath 25' (pen.) Talovierov 45+4' Stojković 49' Žulj 77'	Report	Puertas 71'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 15,900 Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)

30 November 2023 5	Toulouse	0–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Toulouse, France
21:00 UTC+1	Sierro 57'		Vanhoutte 14' Mac Allister 34' Amoura 56' Sadiki 90+2'	Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 31,205 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

14 December 2023 6	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	Liverpool	Brussels
18:45 UTC+1	Amoura 32' Puertas 43' Sadiki 53'	Report	Bradley 23' Quansah 39' Scanlon 90+2'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 16,959

UEFA Europa Conference League

Knockout round play-off

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held 18 December 2023. Union Saint-Gilloise entered the draw as an unseeded team and as such will host the first leg.

15 February 2024 First leg	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Eintracht Frankfurt	Brussels
18:45 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium

22 February 2024 Second leg	Eintracht Frankfurt	v (- agg.)	Union Saint-Gilloise	Frankfurt, Germany
21:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Waldstadion

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 23 December 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Belgian Division		Belgian Cup		UEFA Europa League		UEFA Europa Conference League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
14	GK	SWE	Joachim Imbrechts	3	0	0+1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
34	GK	BEL	Maxime Wenssens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	GK	LUX	Anthony Moris	27	0	19	0	0	0	8	0	0	0
Defenders
5	DF	ARG	Kevin Mac Allister	27	0	15+2	0	2	0	8	0	0	0
15	DF	ENG	Matthew Sorinola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Christian Burgess	26	2	18	1	0	0	8	1	0	0
19	DF	BEL	Guillaume François	5	0	1+2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	ENG	Ross Sykes	9	2	4+2	2	2	0	0+1	0	0	0
27	DF	COD	Noah Sadiki	27	0	5+12	0	2	0	3+5	0	0	0
28	DF	JPN	Koki Machida	23	0	16	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
48	DF	BEL	Fedde Leysen	8	1	4	0	2	1	1+1	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	NOR	Mathias Rasmussen	27	2	11+7	1	2	1	2+5	0	0	0
8	MF	CIV	Lazare Amani	28	0	14+4	0	2	0	7+1	0	0	0
10	MF	MAD	Loïc Lapoussin	27	3	16+1	3	0+2	0	7+1	0	0	0
21	MF	BEL	Alessio Castro-Montes	19	1	12+1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0
23	MF	SUI	Cameron Puertas	28	5	18+1	3	0+1	0	8	2	0	0
24	MF	BEL	Charles Vanhoutte	27	0	18+1	0	0+1	0	7	0	0	0
35	MF	BEL	Nathan Huygevelde	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	BEL	Elton Kabangu	9	1	0+6	1	1+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
9	FW	GER	Dennis Eckert	22	8	9+5	6	1+1	0	3+3	2	0	0
11	FW	GER	Henok Teklab	8	2	0+6	2	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
13	FW	ECU	Kevin Rodríguez	19	2	3+8	2	2	0	2+4	0	0	0
17	FW	FIN	Casper Terho	24	3	7+8	2	2	0	3+4	1	0	0
29	FW	SWE	Gustaf Nilsson	21	7	7+8	7	0	0	3+3	0	0	0
47	FW	ALG	Mohamed Amoura	21	15	8+6	12	0+1	1	5+1	2	0	0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
2	DF	NED	Bart Nieuwkoop	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	BEL	Viktor Boone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	BEL	Senne Lynen	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

^ "Noyau A". Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
^ "Bekreftet: Solgt til belgisk klubb". Brann.
^ "Transfer | Fedde Leysen leaves PSV". www.psv.nl. 14 June 2023.
^ "Union presenteert met Elton Kabangu eerste zomeraanwinst". www.bruzz.be.
^ "Officiel : l'Union Saint-Gilloise prolonge l'un de ses défenseurs". Walfoot.be. 29 March 2023.
^ "Kevin Mac Allister signe à l'Union saint-gilloise !". SOFOOT.com. 12 July 2023.
^ "Noah Sadiki is leaving RSCA and joins RUSG | RSC Anderlecht".
^ Mellini, Marzio (18 August 2023). "Amoura in Belgio alla Royale Union Saint-Gilloise".
^ "Goalkeeper Maxime Wenssens signs at Union".
^ "Union secures striker Kevin Rodriguez".
^ "Alessio Castro-Montes joins Union".
^ Sauvage, Kevin (28 July 2023). "Officiel : Ilyes Ziani reste Rouche et signe pour deux ans plus un en option". DHnet.
^ [1]
^ [2]
^ "Así juega Siebe Van der Heyden, el tercer fichaje del Mallorca que ya está en Austria". Ultima Hora. 18 July 2023.
^ "Oussama el Azzouzi joins Bologna | BolognaFC". 20 July 2023.
^ "Bayer 04 sign Victor Boniface". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ "SENNE LYNEN MOVES TO WERDER BREMEN". Weder Bremen. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^ "Bart Nieuwkoop leaves Union and signs for Feyenoord". RUSG. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^ "Arnaud Dony, nieuwe flankverdediger voor FC Dender". fcvdendereh.be (in Flemish). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^ "Le match face à l'Union Saint-Gilloise annulé".
^ "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2024.
^ "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^ "Ultra's krijgen hun zin: geen Standard - Westerlo door aanhoudende supportersprotesten" [Ultras get their way: no Standard - Westerlo due to persistent fan protests]. 10 May 2024.
^ "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^ "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^ "Pro League: Union-Anderlecht en ouverture du championnat, le duel Hoefkens-Deila lors de la 10e journée, le calendrier 2023–2024 dévoilé". 27 June 2023.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_RW0.9373564179695-22] The regular season winner qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2024–25 UEFA Champions League in the play-off.

[table_note_res_EL2Q0.49388569243899-24] Union SG qualified for the Europa League play-off round by winning the 2023–24 Belgian Cup. The Europa League second qualifying spot and the European competition play-off spot were thus passed to the next two highest-placed teams that did not qualify for European competitions.

[table_note_STA_WES0.35459618985401-27] Supporters of Standard Liège prevented the start of the game by blocking Standard's team bus's departure. On 28 May 2024, the Royal Belgian Football Association ruled that Standard had done too little to prevent this situation.^[24] As a result, the match was not replayed and Westerlo was awarded a 5–0 forfeit win.

[1] "Noyau A". Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[2] "Bekreftet: Solgt til belgisk klubb". Brann.

[3] "Transfer | Fedde Leysen leaves PSV". www.psv.nl. 14 June 2023.

[4] "Union presenteert met Elton Kabangu eerste zomeraanwinst". www.bruzz.be.

[5] "Officiel : l'Union Saint-Gilloise prolonge l'un de ses défenseurs". Walfoot.be. 29 March 2023.

[6] "Kevin Mac Allister signe à l'Union saint-gilloise !". SOFOOT.com. 12 July 2023.

[7] "Noah Sadiki is leaving RSCA and joins RUSG | RSC Anderlecht".

[8] Mellini, Marzio (18 August 2023). "Amoura in Belgio alla Royale Union Saint-Gilloise".

[9] "Goalkeeper Maxime Wenssens signs at Union".

[10] "Union secures striker Kevin Rodriguez".

[11] "Alessio Castro-Montes joins Union".

[12] Sauvage, Kevin (28 July 2023). "Officiel : Ilyes Ziani reste Rouche et signe pour deux ans plus un en option". DHnet.

[13] [1]

[14] [2]

[15] "Así juega Siebe Van der Heyden, el tercer fichaje del Mallorca que ya está en Austria". Ultima Hora. 18 July 2023.

[16] "Oussama el Azzouzi joins Bologna | BolognaFC". 20 July 2023.

[17] "Bayer 04 sign Victor Boniface". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[:0-18] "SENNE LYNEN MOVES TO WERDER BREMEN". Weder Bremen. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

[19] "Bart Nieuwkoop leaves Union and signs for Feyenoord". RUSG. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

[20] "Arnaud Dony, nieuwe flankverdediger voor FC Dender". fcvdendereh.be (in Flemish). Retrieved 21 December 2023.

[21] "Le match face à l'Union Saint-Gilloise annulé".

[23] "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2024.

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

[26] "Ultra's krijgen hun zin: geen Standard - Westerlo door aanhoudende supportersprotesten" [Ultras get their way: no Standard - Westerlo due to persistent fan protests]. 10 May 2024.

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

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

[30] "Pro League: Union-Anderlecht en ouverture du championnat, le duel Hoefkens-Deila lors de la 10e journée, le calendrier 2023–2024 dévoilé". 27 June 2023.

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