2024–25 K.V. Mechelen season
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Besnik Hasi |
| Stadium | Achter de Kazerne |
| Belgian Pro League | 12th |
| Belgian Cup | Pre-season |
| Biggest defeat | Mechelen 2–4 Westerlo |
The 2024–25 season is the 121st season in the history of K.V. Mechelen, and the club's sixth consecutive season in Belgian Pro League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Belgian Cup.
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | José Marsà | FC Andorra | 13 July 2024 | [1] | |
| MF | Aziz Ouattara Mohammed | Genk | Loan | 23 July 2024 | [2] |
| DF | Zinho Vanheusden | Inter Milan | Loan | 25 July 2024 | [3] |
Out
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 25 June 2024 Friendly | Oudenaarde | 0–3 | Mechelen | |
| 19:00 UTC+2 |
| 29 June 2024 Friendly | Beerschot | 1–2 | Mechelen | Tubize |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Centre National de Football Euro 2000 |
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | Lille | 1–1 | Mechelen | Camphin-en-Pévèle |
| 17:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Complexe Sportif de Luchin |
| 17 July 2024 Friendly | K.S.K. Heist | 0–1 | Mechelen | |
| 19:30 UTC+2 |
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| 20 July 2024 Friendly | Olympiacos | 2–0 | Mechelen | Vlaardingen |
| 15:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Sportpark 't Nieuwelant |
Mid-season
| 17 April 2025 Friendly | Zulte Waregem | 0–6 | Mechelen | |
| 11:00 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Belgian Pro League regular season | 26 July 2024 | 14–16 March 2025 | Matchday 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 28.57 |
| Belgian Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
| Total | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 28.57 | |||
Last updated: 15 September 2024
Source: Soccerway
Belgian Pro League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Gent | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 45 | Qualification for the Champions' play-offs |
| 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 | |
| 9 | Westerlo | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 37 | |
| 10 | Charleroi | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 37 |
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.[4]
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.[4]
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 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
Last updated: 15 September 2024.
Source:
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2024. 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.[5]
| 26 July 2024 1 | Club Brugge | 1–1 | Mechelen | Bruges |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 3 August 2024 2 | Mechelen | 2–4 | Westerlo | Mechelen |
| 16:00 | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Bram van Driessche |
| 9 August 2024 3 | Standard Liège | 0–0 | Mechelen | Liège |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne |
| 22 September 2024 8 | Mechelen | 2–0 | Cercle Brugge | Mechelen |
| 16:00 | Stadium: AFAS Stadion |
| 8 February 2025 25 | Mechelen | 3–3 | Gent |
| 16 February 2025 26 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 0–1 | Mechelen |
| 21 February 2025 27 | Mechelen | 1–1 | Sint-Truiden |
| 2 March 2025 28 | Beerschot | 1–0 | Mechelen |
| 8 March 2025 29 | Charleroi | 0–1 | Mechelen |
| 16 March 2025 30 | Mechelen | 2–1 | Dender |
Europe play-offs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | CHA | WES | MEC | DEN | STA | OHL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleroi (O) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 40 | Qualification for the European competition play-off | 4–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 2 | Westerlo | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 33 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |||
| 3 | Mechelen | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 31 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |||
| 4 | Dender EH | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 29 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |||
| 5 | Standard Liège | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 27 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |||
| 6 | OH Leuven | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 27 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 1–1 |
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.[6]
(O) Play-off winners
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.[6]
(O) Play-off winners
Results by round
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| 29 March 2025 1 | Standard Liège | 2–2 | Mechelen |
| 4 April 2025 2 | Mechelen | 5–2 | Dender |
| 13 April 2025 3 | Mechelen | 1–1 | OH Leuven |
| 19 April 2025 4 | Charleroi | 3–0 | Mechelen |
| 22 April 2025 5 | Mechelen | 2–3 | Westerlo |
| 26 April 2025 6 | Westerlo | 2–2 | Mechelen |
| 3 May 2025 7 | OH Leuven | 1–2 | Mechelen |
| 10 May 2025 8 | Mechelen | 0–0 | Standard Liège |
| 18 May 2025 9 | Mechelen | 1–1 | Charleroi |
| 24 May 2025 10 | Dender | 2–2 | Mechelen |
Belgian Cup
References
- ^ "L'Espagnol José Marsa est le deuxième transfert entrant du KV Malines". RTL Info. July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Aziz Ouattara gehuurd van KRC Genk". KV Mechelen. July 23, 2024.
- ^ "KVM strikt Zinho Vanheusden". KV Mechelen. July 25, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kalender Jupiler Pro League 2024/2025". VoetbalBelgie.
- ^ "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.