2025–26 Royal Antwerp F.C. season

Royal Antwerp
2025–26 season
ManagerStef Wils
StadiumBosuilstadion
Pro League2025–26 Belgian Pro League
Belgian Cup2025–26 Belgian Cup
All statistics correct as of 25 June 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Royal Antwerp Football Club's 146th season in existence and ninth consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They are also competing in the Belgian Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 7 July 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  JPN Taishi Brandon Nozawa
2 DF  BEL Kobe Corbanie
3 DF  BEL Björn Engels
5 DF  BEL Daam Foulon
7 FW  SUR Gyrano Kerk
8 MF  BEL Dennis Praet
10 FW  BEL Michel-Ange Balikwisha
11 MF  BEL Geoffry Hairemans
15 GK  BEL Yannick Thoelen
16 MF  ARG Mauricio Benítez (on loan from Boca Juniors)
17 DF  BEL Semm Renders
18 FW  NED Vincent Janssen
20 MF  MLI Mahamadou Doumbia
21 MF  BEL Andreas Verstraeten
26 DF  BUL Rosen Bozhinov
30 MF  GER Christopher Scott
33 DF  BEL Zeno Van Den Bosch
No. Pos. Nation Player
43 MF  BEL Youssef Hamdaoui
55 FW  ECU Anthony Valencia
59 MF  CIV Farouck Adekami
67 DF  CIV Arouna Koné
76 FW  NGA Orseer Achichi
77 MF  BEL Milo Horemans
79 FW  BEL Gerard Vandeplas
81 GK  BEL Niels Devalckeneer
91 GK  BEL Senne Lammens
92 FW  NGA Gabriel Jesus David
— FW  UZB Mukhammadali Urinboev

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Mukhammadali Urinboev Pakhtakor FC 7 July 2025 [1]
GK Taishi Brandon Nozawa FC Tokyo € 1,000,000 26 June 2025 [2]
MF Mauricio Benítez Boca Juniors On loan 1 July 2025
MF Geoffry Hairemans K.V. Mechelen Free [3]
DF Daam Foulon K.V. Mechelen Free [4]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Jelle Bataille Option not validated 3 July 2025 [5]
MF Denis Odoi Mutual consent 24 June 2025 [6]
MF Tjaronn Chery NEC Nijmegen € 500,000 15 June 2025 [7]
MF Jaïro Riedewald End of contract 30 June 2025
MF Milan Smits De Graafschap
DF Toby Alderweireld End of career
Notes

Pre-season and friendlies

28 June 2025 Friendly Antwerp 0–1 Zulte Waregem Antwerp, Belgium
  • Traoré
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 0
3 July 2025 Friendly Antwerp 1–2 Beveren Antwerp, Belgium
  • Gabriel Jesus
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 0
11 July 2025 Friendly Antwerp 2–1 FC Nordsjælland Wörgl, Austria
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sportzentrum Wörgl
Attendance: 0
11 July 2025 Friendly Antwerp 0–0 FC Nordsjælland Wörgl, Austria
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportzentrum Wörgl
Attendance: 0
19 July 2025 Friendly Antwerp v Willem II Tilburg Antwerp, Belgium
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 0
20 July 2025 Friendly Antwerp v Eupen Antwerp, Belgium
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian Pro League 25 July 2025 22 March 2026 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Belgian Cup October 2025 Seventh round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Source: Competitions

Belgian Pro League

Main article: 2025–26 Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Anderlecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa League and Champions' play-offs[a]
2 Antwerp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
3 Cercle Brugge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Charleroi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Club Brugge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2025. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch)
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.[8]
Notes:
  1. ^ The regular season winner will qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2026–27 UEFA Champions League in the playoff.

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

Source:

Results by round

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Result
Position
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 June 2025.[9]

25 July 2025 1 Antwerp v Union SG Antwerp
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
3 August 2025 2 Genk v Antwerp Genk
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Cegeka Arena
10 August 2025 3 Antwerp v OH Leuven Antwerp
19:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
17 August 2025 4 Charleroi v Antwerp Charleroi
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
24 August 2025 5 Antwerp v K.V. Mechelen Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
30 August 2025 6 Westerlo v Antwerp Westerlo
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kuipje
14 September 2025 7 Antwerp v Gent Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Bosuilstadion

Belgian Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Belgian Cup

Goalscorers

References

  1. ^ "RAFC versterkt zich met Oezbeek Urinboev" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  2. ^ "Taishi Brandon Nozawa tekent contract op de bosuil" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  3. ^ "Geoffke Deurne-Noord tekent contract op de Bosuil" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  4. ^ "Daam Foulon is a Red!" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  5. ^ "RAFC neemt afscheid van Jelle Bataille" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  6. ^ "Denis Odoi en RAFC in onderling overleg uit elkaar" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  7. ^ "Chery getransfereerd naar NEC Nijmegen" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Kalender 2025-2026: Kampioen Union opent bij Antwerp, Club Brugge begint tegen KRC Genk". 20 June 2025.
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