2022–23 K.V. Oostende season

K.V. Oostende

2022–23 season
Chairman	Franck Dierckens
Manager	Dominik Thalhammer
Stadium	Diaz Arena
Belgian Pro League	16th (relegated)
Belgian Cup	Seventh round

The 2022–23 K.V. Oostende season was the club's 119th season in existence and the 10th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Oostende participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 August 2022^[1]

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  ENG Dillon Phillips (on loan from Cardiff City) 2 DF  NED Osaze Urhoghide (on loan from Celtic) 3 DF  ENG Zech Medley 4 DF  CRO Mateo Barać (on loan from Krylia Sovetov Samara) 5 DF  CYP Fanos Katelaris 6 MF  FRA Maxime D'Arpino 7 DF  FRA Théo Ndicka 8 MF  NIR Cameron McGeehan 10 MF  CPV Kenny Rocha Santos 11 MF  BEL Indy Boonen 14 FW  SCO Dapo Mebude 16 MF  BEL Sieben Dewaele 17 FW  CRO Ivan Durdov 18 MF  JPN Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 19 DF  BEL Manuel Osifo 20 FW  BEL Andy Musayev

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK  BEL Jordy Schelfhout 23 DF  GER Alfons Amade 26 MF  AUT Kelvin Arase (on loan from Karlsruher SC) 27 DF  BEL Brecht Capon 28 GK  BEL Guillaume Hubert 29 MF  BEL Robbie D'Haese 33 DF  BEL Anton Tanghe 34 DF  GER Nick Bätzner 36 DF  BEL Siebe Wylin 39 FW  SCO Fraser Hornby (on loan from Reims) 68 FW  GLP Thierry Ambrose 77 FW  GHA David Atanga 80 MF  BEL Pierre Dwomoh (on loan from Antwerp) 88 DF  CRO Matej Rodin 90 FW  BEL Mohamed Berte

Out on loan

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 — DF  FRA Thomas Basila (at Nancy until 30 June 2023) — DF  USA Kyle Duncan (at New York Red Bulls until 31 December 2023) — MF  BEL Evangelos Patoulidis (at Den Bosch until 30 June 2023) — MF  FRA Vincent Koziello (at Virton until 30 June 2023)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BEL Alessandro Albanese (at Virton until 30 June 2023) — FW  SEN Makhtar Gueye (at Zaragoza until 30 June 2023) — FW  FRA Andrew Jung (at Quevilly-Rouen until 30 June 2023) — FW  FRA Thomas Robinet (at Nancy until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Fanos Katelaris	Apollon Limassol	Free	15 June 2022	[2]
GK	Dillon Phillips	Cardiff City	Loan	27 July 2022	[3]
FW	Fraser Hornby	Reims	Loan	28 July 2022	[4]
FW	Thomas Robinet	Châteauroux	Undisclosed	1 September 2022	[5]
FW	Dapo Mebude	Watford	Undisclosed	3 September 2022	[6]
FW	Mohammed Berte	Den Bosch	End of loan	8 September 2022	[7]
FW	Preben Stiers	Den Bosch	End of loan	8 September 2022	[7]
MF	Sieben Dewaele	Nancy	End of loan	8 September 2022	[7]
DF	Kyle Duncan	New York Red Bulls	End of loan	27 October 2022	[8]
MF	Pierre Dwomoh	Antwerp	Loan	2 January 2023	[9]
DF	Matej Rodin	Cracovia	Free	2 January 2023	[10]
FW	Ivan Durdov	Domžale	Free	17 January 2023	[11]
MF	Kelvin Arase	Karlsruher SC	Free	20 January 2023	[12]
DF	Mateo Barać	Krylia Sovetov Samara	Loan	1 February 2023	[13]

Out

Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Mickaël Biron	RWDM	Undisclosed	16 July 2022	[14]
DF	Kyle Duncan	New York Red Bulls	Loan	5 August 2022	[15]
MF	Evangelos Patoulidis	Den Bosch	Loan	31 August 2022	[16]
FW	Makhtar Gueye	Zaragoza	Loan	31 August 2022	[17]
FW	Andrew Jung	Quevilly-Rouen	Loan	31 August 2022	[18]
FW	Thomas Robinet	Nancy	Loan	1 September 2022	[5]
FW	Marko Kvasina	Göztepe	Undisclosed	8 September 2022	[19]
DF	Frederik Jäkel	RB Leipzig	End of loan	8 September 2022	[7]
DF	Steven Fortès	Lens	End of loan	8 September 2022	[7]
GK	Kjell Scherpen	Brighton & Hove Albion	End of loan	8 September 2022	[7]
DF	Kyle Duncan	New York Red Bulls	Loan	15 January 2023	[20]
MF	Vincent Koziello	Virton	Loan	11 January 2023	[21]
MF	Alessandro Albanese	Virton	Loan	18 January 2023	[22]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Oudenburg v Oostende

17 June 2022	Oudenburg	0–12	Oostende	Oudenburg, Belgium
		Report	Bätzner 8', 10', 34' Patoulidis 18', 30' Coninckx 31' D'Haese 46' Sakamoto 56' Atanga 61', 78', 84' Albanese 87'

Zwevezele v Oostende

18 June 2022	Zwevezele	0–15	Oostende	Zwevezele, Belgium
		Report	Atanga 3', 44' Amade 5', 40' ? 21' (o.g.) Musayev 47', 68', 90' Bätzner 48', 87' Ndicka 55' ? 65' (o.g.) Boonen 71' Patoulidis 80' Coninckx 84'	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zwevezele

Harelbeke v Oostende

24 June 2022	Harelbeke	5–3	Oostende	Harelbeke, Belgium
	Lamin 2' Santens 4', 29' Vandekerckhove 26', 53'	Report	D'Haese 7' Berte 64' Ambrose 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Stedelijk Forestiersstadion Referee: Kevin Van Damme

Torhout v Oostende

25 June 2022	Torhout	1–3	Oostende	Torhout, Belgium
18:00	Pyck 43'	Report	Ambrose 41', 45' Patoulidis 81'	Stadium: De Velodroom Referee: Bart Zeebroeck

Amiens v Oostende

1 July 2022	Amiens	1–4	Oostende	Le Touquet, France
	Barry ?'	Report	Ambrose ?', ?' Biron ?' Patoulidis ?' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Gérard Houllier

Oudenaarde v Oostende

2 July 2022	Oudenaarde	0–11	Oostende	Oudenaarde, Belgium
		Report	Osifo 4' Bätzner 15' Biron 16', 44' Musayev 22', 34', 38', 49' Berte 53' Boonen 80', 88'	Stadium: Burgemeester Thienpontstadion

Oostende v Deinze

8 July 2022	Oostende	4–0	Deinze	Ostend, Belgium
14:00	Gueye 36' (pen.) Albanese 77' Kvasina 83' (pen.) Berte 85'	Report		Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Arthur Denil

Oostende v Zulte Waregem

9 July 2022	Oostende	3–1	Zulte Waregem	Oudenburg, Belgium
15:00	Katelaris 29' Biron 47', 84'	Report	Demuynck 86'	Referee: Butterberg

Oostende v Kortrijk

15 July 2022	Oostende	4–5	Kortrijk	Ostend, Belgium
	Albanese 14' Sissoko 30' (o.g.) Kvasina 61' Berte 63'	Report	Henen 8', 18' ? 57' ? 74' ? 90'	Stadium: Diaz Arena

Oostende v Vitesse

17 July 2022	Oostende	2–0	Vitesse	Ostend, Belgium
15:00	D'Haese 75' Sakamoto 79'	Report		Stadium: Diaz Arena

Valenciennes v Oostende

22 September 2022	Valenciennes	0–1	Oostende	Valenciennes, France
		Report	Ndicka ?'

Oostende v PEC Zwolle

3 December 2022	Oostende	1–0	PEC Zwolle	Murcia, Spain
12:00		Report

Oostende v Lille

7 December 2022	Oostende	2–2	Lille	Ostend, Belgium
17:00	Ambrose ?' (pen.) Boonen 85'	Report	Virginius ?', ?'	Stadium: Diaz Arena

Feyenoord v Oostende

10 December 2022	Feyenoord	2–0	Oostende	Rotterdam, Netherlands
13:00	Kökçü 3' (pen.) Sauer ?'	Report

Oostende v Deinze

23 March 2023	Oostende	1–3	Deinze	Ostend, Belgium
	Rocha 51' (pen.)	Report	Kassimi 35' Gonzalez 53' Ferdinan 73'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Jasper Vitse

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian Pro League	24 July 2022	23 April 2023	Matchday 1	16th	34	7	6	21	37	76	−39	020.59
Belgian Cup	9 November 2022	20 December 2022	Sixth round	Seventh round	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	050.00
Total					36	8	6	22	42	79	−37	022.22

Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League

Main article: 2022–23 Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Kortrijk	34	8	7	19	37	61	−24	31
15	Eupen	34	7	7	20	40	75	−35	28
16	Oostende (R)	34	7	6	21	37	76	−39	27	Relegation to Challenger Pro League
17	Zulte Waregem (R)	34	6	9	19	50	78	−28	27
18	Seraing (R)	34	5	5	24	28	68	−40	20

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.^[23]
(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
34	7	6	21	38	75	−37	27	5	1	11	18	33	−15	2	5	10	20	42	−22

Last updated: 7 August 2023.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

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	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	D	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	W
Position																																		16

Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.^[24][25]

Anderlecht v Oostende

24 July 2022 1	Anderlecht	2–0	Oostende	Anderlecht
18:30	Ashimeru 39' Silva 88'	Report		Stadium: Lotto Park Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

Oostende v Mechelen

30 July 2022 2	Oostende	2–1	Mechelen	Ostend
18:15	Atanga 17', 43'	Report	Peyre 75'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Wim Smet

Charleroi v Oostende

6 August 2022 3	Charleroi	1–3	Oostende	Charleroi
18:15 CEST	Nkuba 55'	Report	D'Haese 28' Bätzner 66' Ndicka 90+6'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Kevin Van Damme

Oostende v Gent

12 August 2022 4	Oostende	1–3	Gent	Ostend
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Atanga 13'	Report	Cuypers 24' Hong 29' Hjulsager 60'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 4,568 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

Oostende v Sint-Truiden

20 August 2022 5	Oostende	0–1	Sint-Truiden	Ostend
16:00		Report	Leistner 17'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Brent Staessens

OH Leuven v Oostende

27 August 2022 6	OH Leuven	2–1	Oostende	Leuven
18:15	González 51' Maertens 90'	Report	Hornby 5'	Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

Standard Liège v Oostende

3 September 2022 7	Standard Liège	1–0	Oostende	Liège
20:45	Drăguș 67'	Report		Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Oostende v Eupen

10 September 2022 8	Oostende	1–0	Eupen	Ostend
18:15 CEST	Bätzner 51'	Report		Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Nathan Verboomen

Cercle Brugge v Oostende

17 September 2022 9	Cercle Brugge	2–2	Oostende	Bruges
18:15 CEST	Denkey 38' Ueda 44'	Report	Ambrose 76', 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Oostende v Genk

1 October 2022 10	Oostende	1–2	Genk	Ostend
18:15 CEST	Hornby 3'	Report	Onuachu 25' Muñoz 88'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 3,878 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

Seraing v Oostende

8 October 2022 11	Seraing	1–1	Oostende	Seraing
18:15	Mouandilmadji 55' (pen.)	Report	Medley 90+1'	Stadium: Stade du Pairay Referee: Arthur Denil

Oostende v Union SG

16 October 2022 12	Oostende	1–6	Union SG	Ostend
21:00	Ambrose 89'	Report	Vanzeir 12', 31' Sykes 63' Adingra 78' Boniface 90+1' Puertas 90+3'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

Antwerp v Oostende

20 October 2022 13	Antwerp	3–0	Oostende	Antwerp
18:30	De Laet 3' Ekkelenkamp 52' Frey 79'	Report		Stadium: Bosuilstadion Referee: Bert Put

Oostende v Zulte Waregem

23 October 2022 14	Oostende	2–1	Zulte Waregem	Ostend
21:00	Boonen 45+1' Atanga 80'	Report	Vossen 70'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Jan Boterberg

Club Brugge v Oostende

29 October 2022 15	Club Brugge	4–2	Oostende	Bruges
20:45	Vanaken 34' Jutglà 39' Nielsen 73' Katelaris 80' (o.g.)	Report	Hornby 57', 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Brent Staessens

Oostende v Kortrijk

6 November 2022 16	Oostende	3–1	Kortrijk	Ostend
21:00	Hornby 8' McGeehan 54', 90+6'	Report	Bruno 19'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Wim Smet

Westerlo v Oostende

12 November 2022 17	Westerlo	6–0	Oostende	Westerlo
16:00	Nene 16' Dierckx 28' Chadli 40' (pen.) Foster 49', 53' Akbunar 81'	Report		Stadium: Het Kuipje Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Union SG v Oostende

26 December 2022 18	Union SG	3–0	Oostende	Forest
16:00	Teuma 51' (pen.) Adingra 63' Vanzeir 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Arthur Denil

Oostende v Seraing

7 January 2023 19	Oostende	1–2	Seraing	Ostend
18:15	Bätzner 2'	Report	Mvoué 44' Vagner 75'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Mechelen v Oostende

14 January 2023 20	Mechelen	2–1	Oostende	Mechelen
18:15	Da Cruz 40' Bates 70'	Report	Bätzner 63'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Referee: Jan Boterberg

Oostende v Antwerp

18 January 2023 21	Oostende	0–3	Antwerp	Ostend
18:30		Report	Muja 11' Janssen 21' Nsimba 88'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Wim Smet

Oostende v Cercle Brugge

21 January 2023 22	Oostende	1–2	Cercle Brugge	Ostend
18:15 CEST	Ambrose 66' (pen.)	Report	Ueda 24' Hotić 90+1'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Lawrence Visser

Kortrijk v Oostende

28 January 2023 23	Kortrijk	2–2	Oostende	Kortrijk
18:15	Selemani 20' Guèye 89'	Report	Bätzner 45+5' Ambrose 84'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

Oostende v Anderlecht

3 February 2023 24	Oostende	0–2	Anderlecht	Ostend
20:45		Report	Murillo 31' Dreyer 89'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Wesli De Cremer

Zulte Waregem v Oostende

12 February 2023 25	Zulte Waregem	1–1	Oostende	Waregem
19:15	Gano 5'	Report	Hornby 75'	Stadium: Elindus Arena Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Oostende v Charleroi

18 February 2023 26	Oostende	0–0	Charleroi	Ostend
18:15 CEST		Report		Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Arthur Denil

Genk v Oostende

25 February 2023 27	Genk	3–0	Oostende	Genk
18:15 CEST	Muñoz 9' Samatta 40' Paintsil 73'	Report		Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 16,287 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

Oostende v Club Brugge

3 March 2023 28	Oostende	3–0	Club Brugge	Ostend
20:45	Ambrose 44' McGeehan 58' Atanga 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Wesli De Cremer

Eupen v Oostende

11 March 2023 29	Eupen	4–4	Oostende	Eupen
18:15 CEST	Gassama 45+3' Prevljak 59' Lambert 76' Charles-Cook 84'	Report	Ambrose 13' (pen.) Ndicka 56' Hornby 61' Rodin 90+7'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Lothar D'hondt

Oostende v Westerlo

18 March 2023 30	Oostende	1–2	Westerlo	Ostend
18:15	McGeehan 81'	Report	Vaesen 11' Van Eenoo 90+2'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Oostende v Standard Liège

1 April 2023 31	Oostende	1–3	Standard Liège	Ostend
20:45	Arase 40'	Report	Ohio 8', 11' Fossey 19'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Kevin Van Damme

Sint-Truiden v Oostende

9 April 2023 32	Sint-Truiden	5–0	Oostende	Sint-Truiden
19:15	Teixeira 11' Bruno 43' (pen.), 78' Reitz 62' Dumont 88'	Report		Stadium: Stayen Referee: Wesli De Cremer

Oostende v OH Leuven

15 April 2023 33	Oostende	0–4	OH Leuven	Ostend
18:15		Report	Schrijvers 22' Opoku 44' Þorsteinsson 58' (pen.) Nsingi 88'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Jonathan Lardot

Gent v Oostende

23 April 2023 34	Gent	1–2	Oostende	Ghent
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Cuypers 77'	Report	Hornby 52' Bätzner 88'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Referee: Lawrence Visser

Belgian Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Belgian Cup

Thes Sport v Oostende

9 November 2022 Sixth round	Thes Sport	1–4	Oostende	Tessenderlo
20:00 CET	Vanaken 81'	Report	Ambrose 56' Atanga 64' Bätzner 77' Berte 88'	Stadium: Sportcentrum Tessenderlo Referee: Theophile Diskeuve

Union SG v Oostende

20 December 2022 Seventh round	Union SG	2–1	Oostende	Forest
20:00 CET	Boniface 11' Adingra 84'	Report	Ndicka 17'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Kevin Van Damme

References

1. "Spelers A-Kern" (in Dutch). K.V. Oostende.
2. "KVO trekt centrale verdediger aan" [KVO attracts central defender] (in Dutch). Oostende. 15 June 2022.
3. "Dillon Phillips: Cardiff City goalkeeper joins Oostende on loan". BBC Sport. 27 July 2022.
4. "Nieuwe spits voor KVO" [New striker for KVO] (in Dutch). Oostende. 28 July 2022.
5. "Aanvaller Robinet tekent voor KVO" [Attacker Robinet signs for KVO] (in Dutch). Oostende. 1 September 2022.
6. "Nieuwe Aanvaller voor KVO" [New Attacker for KVO] (in Dutch). Oostende. 3 September 2022.
7. "Transferoverzicht" [Transfer overview] (in Dutch). Oostende. 8 September 2022.
8. "New York Red Bulls Announce End of Year Roster Decisions". New York Red Bulls. 27 October 2022. Defender Kyle Duncan, midfielder Caden Clark and forward Elias Manoel loans will expire.
9. "Pierre Dwomoh komt over op huurbasis met aankoopoptie" [Pierre Dwomoh comes over on a rental basis with an option to purchase] (in Dutch). Oostende. 2 January 2023.
10. "Casino Oostende Presenteert nieuwe ledwall en... nieuwe verdediger!" [Casino Ostend Presents new LED wall and... new defender!] (in Dutch). Oostende. 2 January 2023.
11. "Nieuwe aanvaller: Ivan Durdov" [New striker: Ivan Durdov] (in Dutch). Oostende. 17 January 2023.
12. "Nieuwe flankspeler komt over op huurbasis" [New wing player comes over on loan] (in Dutch). Oostende. 20 January 2023.
13. "Nieuwe verdediger tekent op Deadline Day" [New defender signs on Deadline Day] (in Dutch). Oostende. 1 February 2023.
14. "Welkom in de hoofdstad, Mickaël Biron" [Welcome to the capital, Mickaël Biron] (in Dutch). RWDM. 16 July 2022.
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17. "¡Bienvenido, Makhtar Gueye!" [Welcome Makhtar Gueye!] (in Spanish). Zaragoza. 31 August 2022.
18. "Andrew Jung fait son retour à QRM !" [Andrew Jung returns to QRM!] (in French). Quevilly-Rouen. 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022.
19. "Marko Kvasina geht in die Türkei" [Marko Kvasina goes to Turkey]. Laola1 (in German). 8 September 2022.
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22. "Alessandro Albanese" (in French). Virton. 18 January 2023.
23. "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. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
24. "De volledige competitiekalender voor komend seizoen is bekend: Club Brugge opent tegen Racing Genk, Standard ontvangt AA Gent" [The full competition calendar for next season has been announced: Club Brugge opens against Racing Genk, Standard receives AA Gent]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 22 June 2022.
25. "Voetbalkalender Bekendgemaakt" [Football Calendar Announced] (in Dutch). Oostende. 23 June 2022.