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2023–24 K.V. Kortrijk season

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K.V. Kortrijk
2023–24 season
ManagerEdward Still
(until 25 September)
Glen De Boeck
(from 2 October until 5 December)
Joseph Akpala
(caretaker)
Freyr Alexandersson
(from 6 January)
StadiumGuldensporen Stadion
Belgian Pro League15th
Relegation play-offs2nd
Belgian CupEighth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Isaak Davies (9)

All:
Isaak Davies (9)
Biggest winKortrijk 4–2 Lommel
Biggest defeatAntwerp 6–0 Kortrijk

The 2023–24 season was K.V. Kortrijk's 123rd season in existence and 16th consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They also competed in the Belgian Cup.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 29 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
1 GK Belgium BEL Tom Vandenberghe
2 DF England ENG Ryan Alebiosu
4 DF Ukraine UKR Mark Mampassi (on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow)
5 DF Germany GER Christalino Atemona
6 DF Chile CHI Nayel Mehssatou
7 FW Belgium BEL Dylan Mbayo
8 MF Belgium BEL Youssef Challouk
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Afolabi
10 MF Algeria ALG Abdelkahar Kadri
11 MF Belgium BEL Dion De Neve
13 GK Belgium BEL Ebbe De Vlaeminck
15 MF Bulgaria BUL Kristiyan Malinov
16 MF Belgium BEL Marco Kana (on loan from Anderlecht)
20 FW Uruguay URU Felipe Avenatti
21 DF Belgium BEL Martin Wasinski (on loan from Charleroi)
23 FW England ENG Alex Mighten (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF France FRA Abdoulaye Sissako
29 FW Slovakia SVK Martin Regáli
39 FW Wales WAL Isaak Davies (on loan from Cardiff City)
44 DF Portugal POR João Silva
54 FW England ENG Sheyi Ojo (on loan from Cardiff City)
66 DF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Radovanović
68 FW Guadeloupe GLP Thierry Ambrose
70 MF Belgium BEL Massimo Bruno
76 FW Senegal SEN Djibi Seck
77 FW Togo TOG David Henen
89 MF Belgium BEL Lynnt Audoor (on loan from Club Brugge)
95 GK Belgium BEL Lucas Pirard
98 DF Romania ROU Raul Opruț
99 FW France FRA Mounaïm El Idrissy

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Belgium BEL Massimo Decoene (at Oostende until 30 June 2024)
FW Algeria ALG Billel Messaoudi (at Göztepe until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Malaysia MAS Luqman Hakim Shamsudin (at Njarðvík until 31 December 2023)

Transfers

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In

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Romania Raul Opruț Romania FC Hermannstadt €400,000 31 July 2023 [2]
MF England Sheyi Ojo Wales Cardiff City Loan 16 August 2023 [3]
MF Bulgaria Kristiyan Malinov Belgium OH Leuven Free 18 August 2023
MF Belgium Marco Kana Belgium Anderlecht Loan 1 September 2023
DF Northern Ireland Craig Cathcart England Watford Free 5 September 2023
MF England Alex Mighten England Nottingham Forest Loan 5 September 2023 [4]
FW Morocco Mounaïm El Idrissy France Ajaccio 6 September 2023
FW Republic of Ireland Jonathan Afolabi Republic of Ireland Bohemians Undisclosed 29 December 2023
DF Japan Haruya Fujii Japan Nagoya Grampus Loan 10 January 2024 [5]
DF Japan Ryotaro Tsunoda Wales Cardiff City Loan 23 January 2024 [6]
MF Zambia Kings Kangwa Serbia Red Star Belgrade Loan 1 February 2024 [7]

Out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Algeria Billel Messaoudi Turkey Göztepe Loan 14 August 2023 [8]
DF Northern Ireland Craig Cathcart Retired 19 September 2023 [9]
DF Belgium Raul Opruț Romania FC Hermannstadt Loan 8 January 2024
MF England Alex Mighten England Nottingham Forest Loan return 9 January 2024 [10]
FW Malaysia Luqman Hakim Japan YSCC Yokohama Loan 16 January 2024 [11]
DF Serbia Aleksandar Radovanović Spain Almería Free 20 January 2024 [12]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

17 June 2023 Friendly KE Wervik Belgium 2–1 Belgium Kortrijk Wervik
17:00 Stadium: Sportcentrum Virovios Terrein 1
24 June 2023 Friendly KRC Harelbeke Belgium 2–6 Belgium Kortrijk Harelbeke
17:00 Stadium: Forestiersstadion
28 June 2023 Friendly Oudenaarde Belgium 2–4 Belgium Kortrijk Oudenaarde
19:00 Stadium: Burgemeester Thienpontstadion
1 July 2023 Friendly Kortrijk Belgium 0–2 Belgium SK Beveren Kortrijk
17:00 Stadium: Guldensporenstadion
5 July 2023 Friendly Kortrijk Belgium 2–1 Belgium RWDM Harelbeke
19:00 Stadium: Forestiersstadion
8 July 2023 Friendly RKC Waalwijk Netherlands 0–0 Belgium Kortrijk Waalwijk, Netherlands
14:00 Stadium: Sportpark Olympia Waalwijk
14 July 2023 Friendly Beerschot Belgium 1–0 Belgium Kortrijk
19:00
22 July 2023 Friendly Kortrijk Belgium 2–1 Netherlands Volendam Kortrijk
15:00 Stadium: Guldensporenstadion

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian Pro League regular season 30 July 2023 16 March 2024 Matchday 1 15th 30 6 6 18 22 57 −35 020.00
Relegation play-offs 7 April 2024 11 May 2024 Matchday 1 2nd 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 033.33
Promotion/relegation play-offs 19 May 2024 First leg Winners 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 100.00
Belgian Cup 1 November 2023 Seventh round Eighth round 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 40 10 8 22 35 71 −36 025.00

Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League

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Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 OH Leuven 30 7 8 15 34 47 −13 29 Qualification for the Europe play-offs
13 Charleroi 30 7 8 15 26 48 −22 29 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
14 Eupen 30 7 3 20 24 58 −34 24
15 Kortrijk 30 6 6 18 22 57 −35 24
16 RWD Molenbeek 30 5 8 17 31 67 −36 23
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.[13]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 6 6 18 22 57  −35 24 4 3 8 13 24  −11 2 3 10 9 33  −24

Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultLLLLDLDLWLWLDLLDLLLLWDDWLLLWLW
Position121516161616151615161515161616161616161616161616161616161615
Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[14]

30 July 2023 1 Gent 3–2 Kortrijk Ghent
16:00
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 12,595
Referee: Lawrence Visser
6 August 2023 2 Kortrijk 0–1 Sint-Truiden Kortrijk
19:15 Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
11 August 2023 3 Antwerp 6–0 Kortrijk Antwerp
20:45 Stadium: Den Dreef
20 August 2023 4 Kortrijk 1–3 Eupen Kortrijk
19:15 CEST (UTC 2)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 4,419
Referee: Arthur Denil
26 August 2023 5 Kortrijk 1–1 Standard Liège Kortrijk
20:45 Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
1 September 2023 6 OH Leuven 3–0 Kortrijk Leuven
20:45 Stadium: Den Dreef
17 September 2023 7 Kortrijk 2–2 Anderlecht Kortrijk
16:00 Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
23 September 2023 8 Charleroi 1–0 Kortrijk Charleroi
16:00 Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
29 September 2023 9 Kortrijk 2–1 Cercle Brugge Kortrijk
20:45 Report Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
7 October 2023 10 Westerlo 1–0 Kortrijk Westerlo
18:15 Report Stadium: Het Kuipje
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
29 October 2023 11 Kortrijk 1–0 Club Brugge Kortrijk
16:00 Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
29 October 2023 12 Kortrijk 0–3 Genk Kortrijk
19:15 Report Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
4 November 2023 13 RWD Molenbeek 1–1 Kortrijk Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
16:00 Report Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium
12 November 2023 14 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 Kortrijk Brussels
19:15 Report Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
26 November 2023 15 Kortrijk 0–3 Mechelen Kortrijk
19:15 Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
2 December 2023 16 Eupen 1–1 Kortrijk Eupen
18:15 Report Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
8 December 2023 17 Kortrijk 1–2 Westerlo Kortrijk
20:45
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Brent Staessens
17 December 2023 18 Genk 4–0 Kortrijk Genk
19:15 Report Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
20 December 2023 19 Cercle Brugge 3–2 Kortrijk Bruges
18:30 Report Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Wim Smet
26 December 2023 20 Kortrijk 0–2 Gent Kortrijk
16:00
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Jan Boterberg
20 January 2024 21 Standard Liège 0–1 Kortrijk Liège
18:15 Report Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Referee: Bert Put
27 January 2024 22 Kortrijk 0–0 OH Leuven Kortrijk
16:00 Report Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
30 January 2024 23 Club Brugge 3–3 Kortrijk Bruges
20:30 CET (UTC 1) Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
3 February 2024 24 Kortrijk 1–0 Charleroi Kortrijk
18:15
Report Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Brent Staessens
9 February 2024 25 Sint-Truiden 1–0 Kortrijk Sint-Truiden
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stayen
Referee: Wim Smet
18 February 2024 26 Kortrijk 1–3 Union Saint-Gilloise Kortrijk
16:00
Report Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
24 February 2024 27 Mechelen 3–0 Kortrijk Mechelen
20:45
Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Referee: Lawrence Visser
3 March 2024 28 Kortrijk 3–2 RWDM Kortrijk
19:15
Report Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
9 March 2024 29 Kortrijk 0–1 Antwerp Kortrijk
16:00 Report Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Bert Put
16 March 2024 30 Anderlecht 0–1 Kortrijk Anderlecht
20:45
Report
Stadium: Lotto Park
Referee: Erik Lambrechts

Relegation play-offs

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 2 1 3 7 10  −3 7 1 0 2 4 6  −2 1 1 1 3 4  −1

Last updated: 11 May 2024.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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Round123456
GroundAHHAHA
ResultDLLWWL
Position344322
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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7 April 2024 1 Eupen 1–1 Kortrijk Eupen
16:00
Report
Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Attendance: 2,525
Referee: Lawrence Visser
14 April 2024 2 Kortrijk 1–2 Charleroi Kortrijk
16:00
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 6,691
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
21 April 2024 3 Kortrijk 2–4 RWDM Kortrijk
16:00
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 6,951
Referee: Jan Boterberg
28 April 2024 4 RWDM 0–1 Kortrijk Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
19:15
Report
Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
5 May 2024 5 Kortrijk 1–0 Eupen Kortrijk
19:15
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
11 May 2024 6 Charleroi 3–1 Kortrijk Charleroi
18:15
Report
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Referee: Wim Smet

Promotion/relegation play-offs

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Barrage
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19 May 2024 First leg Lommel 0–1 Kortrijk Lommel
18:30
Stadium: Soevereinstadion
Attendance: 4,436
Referee: Lawrence Wisser
26 May 2024 Second leg Kortrijk 4–2
(5–2 agg.)
Lommel Kortrijk
13:30
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Bert Put

Belgian Cup

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1 November 2023 Seventh round Dender 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Kortrijk Denderleeuw
19:00
Report
Stadium: Van Roystadion
Referee: Hannes De Couvreur
5 December 2023 Seventh round Kortrijk 0–1 RWDM Kortrijk
20:00
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Referee: Wesli De Cremer

References

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  1. ^ "spelers – KV Kortrijk". kvk.be.
  2. ^ "Kortrijk l-a prezentat oficial pe Raul Opruț".
  3. ^ "Sheyi Ojo: Cardiff winger moves to Belgian club KV Kortrijk on loan". BBC Sport. 16 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Alexander Mighten Op Huurbasis Naar KVK".
  5. ^ "Haruya Fujii volgende versterking KVK".
  6. ^ "Tsunoda completes transfer and loan out deal". 23 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Kings Kangwa is een Kerel".
  8. ^ "Billal Messaoudi Göztepe'mizde - Göztepe Spor Kulübü".
  9. ^ "Not an easy choice - NI defender Cathcart retires". BBC Sport.
  10. ^ "Mighten and Hwang return". 9 January 2024.
  11. ^ "NEWS: YSCC has signed Luqman Hakim on loan from KV Kortrijk (Belgium) | Y.S.C.C.公式サイト". 18 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Aleksandar Radovanovic swaps Pro League relegation battle for la Liga relegation battle".
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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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