2024–25 K.A.A. Gent season
| 2024–25 season | ||||
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| Manager | Wouter Vrancken | |||
| Stadium | Planet Group Arena | |||
| Belgian Pro League | 6th | |||
| Belgian Cup | Eighth round | |||
| UEFA Conference League | Knockout phase play-offs | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Max Dean (6) All: Max Dean (13) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 25 May 2025. | ||||
The 2024–25 season was the 125th season in the history of the K.A.A. Gent as a football club, and the 36th consecutive season in Belgian Pro League. In addition to the domestic league, the team participated in the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Conference League.
Squad
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Andri Guðjohnsen | Lyngby | 1 July 2024 | [1] | |
| FW | Max Dean | Milton Keynes Dons | Undisclosed | 12 July 2024 | [2] |
| MF | Mathias Delorge | Sint-Truiden | €3,500,000 | 24 July 2024 | [3] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Laurent Depoitre | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [4] | |
| FW | Tarik Tissoudali | PAOK | Undisclosed | 28 July 2024 | [5] |
| FW | Matias Fernandez-Pardo | Lille | 30 August 2024 |
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 29 June 2024 Friendly | KFC Merelbeke | 0–5 | Gent | Merelbeke |
| 19:00 | Report |
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| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Gent | v | Deinze |
| 10 July 2024 Friendly | AEK Athens | 2–1 | Gent | Netherlands |
| 15:00 |
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| Note: 2 x 35 minutes | ||||
| 10 July 2024 Friendly | AEK Athens | 0–1 | Gent | Netherlands |
| 16:30 |
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| Note: 2 x 30 minutes | ||||
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | Gent | v | Go Ahead Eagles | Netherlands |
| 17 July 2024 Friendly | Gent | 0–1 | Lille | Ghent |
| 19:30 |
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Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | Zulte Waregem | 2–0 | Gent | |
| 14:00 |
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Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Belgian Pro League | 28 July 2024 | Matchday 1 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 30.00 | |
| Belgian Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 50.00 | |||
| UEFA Conference League | 25 July 2024 | Second qualifying round | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 58.33 | |
| Total | 54 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 73 | 83 | −10 | 37.04 | |||
Last updated: 24 October 2024
Source: Competitions
Belgian Pro League
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Anderlecht | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 51 | Qualification for the Champions' play-offs |
| 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 |
| 8 | Mechelen | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 38 |
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.[6]
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.[6]
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2025. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The match schedule was released on 11 June 2024.[7]
| 28 July 2024 1 | Kortrijk | 0–1 | Gent | Kortrijk |
| 16:00 |
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Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
| 4 August 2024 2 | Gent | 1–2 | Dender | Ghent |
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Stadium: Planet Group Arena Attendance: 12,072 Referee: Jan Boterberg |
| 11 August 2024 3 | Charleroi | 1–0 | Gent | Charleroi |
| 18:30 |
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Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Lothar D'Hondt |
| 18 August 2024 4 | Gent | 4–1 | Westerlo | Ghent |
| Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
| 1 September 2024 6 | Gent | 1–1 | Antwerp | Ghent |
| Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
| 15 September 2024 7 | Gent | 2–0 | Mechelen | Ghent |
| Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
| 22 September 2024 8 | Club Brugge | 2–4 | Gent | Bruges |
| Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
| 26 September 2024 5 | Cercle Brugge | 2–1 | Gent | Bruges |
| Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
| 29 September 2024 9 | Gent | 3–0 | OH Leuven | Ghent |
| Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
| 6 October 2024 10 | Sint-Truiden | 1–1 | Gent | Sint-Truiden |
| Stadium: Stayen |
| 19 October 2024 11 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 0–0 | Gent | Forest |
| Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium |
| 27 October 2024 12 | Gent | 0–2 | Genk | Ghent |
| 18:30 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Planet Group Arena Attendance: 17,020 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
| 3 November 2024 13 | Beerschot | 0–0 | Gent | Antwerp |
| 19:15 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 4,954 Referee: Michael Allaerts |
| 10 November 2024 14 | Gent | 5–0 | Standard Liège | Ghent |
| 16:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Planet Group Arena Attendance: 16,283 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
| 24 November 2024 15 | Anderlecht | 6–0 | Gent | Brussels |
| 18:30 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 21,900 Referee: Lothar D'Hondt |
| 8 February 2025 25 | Mechelen | 3–3 | Gent |
| 16 February 2025 26 | Gent | 3–2 | Beerschot |
| 23 February 2025 27 | Genk | 0–0 | Gent |
| 1 March 2025 28 | Gent | 1–1 | Club Brugge |
| 9 March 2025 29 | Antwerp | 0–1 | Gent |
| 16 March 2025 30 | Gent | 1–2 | Kortrijk |
Belgian Cup
| 30 October 2024 Seventh round | Gent | 7–0 | Rochefort | Ghent |
| 20:00 CET | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
| 4 December 2024 Eighth round | Union SG | 3–2 | Gent | Forest |
| 20:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium |
UEFA Conference League
Second qualifying round
The draw was held on 19 June 2024.[8]
| 25 July 2024 First leg | Gent | 4–1 | Víkingur | Ghent |
| 20:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
Third qualifying round
| 8 August 2024 First leg | Silkeborg IF | 2–2 | Gent | Silkeborg, Denmark |
| 18:30 | Stadium: JYSK Park Attendance: 3,712 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia) |
| 15 August 2024 Second leg | Gent | 3–2 (5–4 agg.) | Silkeborg IF | Ghent |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Planet Group Arena |
League phase
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Real Betis | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded) |
| 16 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 17 | Gent | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 18 | Copenhagen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | |
| 19 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 |
| 3 October 2024 1 | Chelsea | 4–2 | Gent | London, England |
| 20:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,546 Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany) |
| 24 October 2024 2 | Gent | 2–1 | Molde | Ghent |
| 18:45 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Planet Group Arena Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia) |
| 7 November 2024 3 | Gent | 1–0 | Omonia | Ghent |
| 18:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Planet Group Arena Attendance: 8,584 Referee: Tamás Bognár |
| 28 November 2024 4 | Lugano | 2–0 | Gent | Thun |
| 21:00 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stockhorn Arena Attendance: 2,672 Referee: Enea Jorgji |
| 12 December 2024 5 | Gent | 3–0 | TSC | Planet Group Arena, Ghent |
| 21:00 | Report[10] | Attendance: 5,423[9] Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (Armenia) |
| 19 December 2024 6 | Larne | 1–0 | Gent | Windsor Park, Belfast[11] |
| 21:00 (20:00 UTC+0) |
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Report[11] | Attendance: 2,393[12] Referee: Sigurd Kringstad (Norway) |
Knockout phase
Knockout phase play-offs
The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 20 December 2024.
| 13 February 2025 First leg | Gent | 0–3 | Real Betis | Planet Group Arena, Ghent |
| 21:00 | Report | Attendance: 11,051[13] Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania) |
| 20 February 2025 First leg | Real Betis | 0–1 (3–1 agg.) | Gent | Benito Villamarín, Seville |
| 18:45 | Report |
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Attendance: 51,510[14] Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland) |
References
- ^ "Andri Gudjohnsen is een Buffalo | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
- ^ "Welkom, Max Dean! | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
- ^ "STVV liet Delorge niet naar KRC Genk gaan". VoetbalBelgie.
- ^ "After over 250 appearances and 70 goals, former Porto and Huddersfield Town striker leaves Gent as a club legend". 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Dankjewel, Tita Tovenaar! | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "JPL Kalender seizoen 2024-2025 | KAA Gent Website".
- ^ "The official website for European football".
- ^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 5 – Gent v TSC" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Gent vs. TSC". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Larne vs. Gent". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 6 – Larne v Gent" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Knockout phase play-offs 1st Leg – Gent v Real Betis" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Knockout phase play-offs 2nd Leg – Real Betis v Gent" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.