2023–24 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

2023–24 season
Chairman	Alex Muzio
Manager	Alexander Blessin
Stadium	Joseph Marien Stadium
Belgian Pro League	2nd
Belgian Cup	Winners
UEFA Europa League	Group stage
UEFA Europa Conference League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Mohamed Amoura (18) All: Mohamed Amoura (25)
Home colours Away colours

The 2023–24 season was Royale Union Saint-Gilloise's 126th season in existence and third consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They also competed in the Belgian Cup, UEFA Europa League and the Europa Conference League. They reached the final of and won the Belgian Cup for the first time since 1914.

Players

First-team squad

As of 21 December 2023^[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 4 MF  NOR Mathias Rasmussen 5 DF  ARG Kevin Mac Allister 7 MF  BEL Elton Kabangu 8 MF  CIV Jean Thierry Lazare 9 FW  GER Dennis Eckert 10 MF  MAD Loïc Lapoussin 11 FW  GER Henok Teklab 12 GK  AUT Heinz Lindner 13 FW  ECU Kevin Rodríguez 14 GK  SWE Joachim Imbrechts 16 DF  ENG Christian Burgess 17 FW  FIN Casper Terho 19 DF  BEL Guillaume François

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  BEL Alessio Castro-Montes 23 MF  ESP Cameron Puertas 24 MF  BEL Charles Vanhoutte 26 DF  ENG Ross Sykes 27 DF  COD Noah Sadiki 28 DF  JPN Koki Machida 29 FW  SWE Gustaf Nilsson 34 GK  RWA Maxime Wenssens 35 MF  BEL Nathan Huygevelde 47 FW  ALG Mohamed Amoura 48 DF  BEL Fedde Leysen 49 GK  LUX Anthony Moris

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Mathias Rasmussen	Brann	€1,200,000	1 July 2023	[2]
DF	Fedde Leysen	Jong PSV	Free	1 July 2023	[3]
FW	Elton Kabangu	Willem II	Free	1 July 2023	[4]
DF	Koki Machida	Kashima Antlers	€1,000,000^[3]	1 July 2023	[5]
DF	Kevin Mac Allister	Argentinos Juniors	€1,500,000	12 July 2023	[6]
DF	Noah Sadiki	Anderlecht	€1,400,000	27 July 2023	[7]
FW	Mohamed El Amine Amoura	Lugano	€4,000,000	18 August 2023	[8]
GK	Maxime Wenssens	Unattached	Undisclosed	27 August 2023	[9]
FW	Kevin Rodríguez	Independiente del Valle	Undisclosed	1 September 2023	[10]
MF	Alessio Castro-Montes	Gent	€2,000,000	1 September 2023	[11]
GK	Heinz Lindner	Sion	Loan	16 January 2024	[12]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Ilyes Ziani	SL16 FC	Undisclosed	1 July 2023	[13]
MF	Teddy Teuma	Reims	€3,600,000	7 July 2023	[14]
DF	Ismaël Kandouss	Gent	€3,000,000	12 July 2023	[15]
DF	Siebe Van der Heyden	Mallorca	€2,500,000	18 July 2023	[16]
MF	Oussama El Azzouzi	Bologna	€2,000,000	20 July 2023	[17]
FW	Victor Boniface	Bayer Leverkusen	€20,000,000	22 July 2023	[18]
MF	Senne Lynen	Werder Bremen	€2,100,000	8 August 2023	[19]
DF	Bart Nieuwkoop	Feyenoord	€2,000,000	10 August 2023	[20]
GK	Lucas Pirard	KV Kortrijk	Undisclosed	25 August 2023
MF	Viktor Boone	Lierse	Loan	5 September 2023
DF	Arnaud Dony	Dender	Loan	7 September 2023	[21]
DF	Matthew Sorinola	Plymouth Argyle	Released	28 December 2023	[22]

Notes

1.^ Exercised buy option.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Monaco v Union Saint-Gilloise

9 July 2023 Friendly	Monaco	1–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	La Turbie
11:00 UTC+2	Martins 73'		Boniface 42'	Stadium: CMB Training Centre

Nice v Union Saint-Gilloise

11 July 2023 Friendly	Nice	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Nice
10:30 UTC+2
Note: The match was cancelled.[23]

Union Saint-Gilloise v RFC Liège

12 July 2023 Friendly	Union Saint-Gilloise	4–0	RFC Liège	Overijse
18:30 UTC+2	Puertas 50' Boniface 60' Eckert 118' Sykes 120'			Stadium: Tempo Overijse facilities
Note: Match was played in two 60-minute periods.

Feyenoord v Union Saint-Gilloise

15 July 2023 Friendly	Feyenoord	0–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Barendrecht
14:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Sportpark Smitshoek

Oostende v Union Saint-Gilloise

21 July 2023 Friendly	Oostende	0–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Oudenburg
18:15 UTC+2			Eckert 32'

Union Saint-Gilloise v Valenciennes

22 July 2023 Friendly	Union Saint-Gilloise	1–0	Valenciennes	Nijlen
13:00 UTC+2	Kabangu 8'			Stadium: KFC Nijlen A-terrein

Union Saint-Gilloise v Royale Jeunesse Aischoise

30 July 2023 Friendly	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–1	Royale Jeunesse Aischoise	Brussels
16:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Le Barca Terrein 2

Union Saint-Gilloise v Lierse

16 November 2023 Friendly	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–0	Lierse
13:00 UTC+1	Kabangu 25' Eckert Aysena 61', 73'

Union Saint-Gilloise v St. Gallen

12 January 2024 Friendly	Union Saint-Gilloise	4–0	St. Gallen	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
13:00 UTC+1	19', 66', 79', 86' (pen.)  44',  56',  62',  69'		36',  69',  77',  89'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian Pro League	28 July 2023	17 March 2024	Matchday 1	1st	30	21	7	2	63	31	+32	070.00
Belgian Pro League Champions' Playoffs	1 April 2024	26 May 2024	1st	2nd	10	4	2	4	17	12	+5	040.00
Belgian Cup	1 November 2023	9 May 2024	Seventh Round	Winners	6	5	0	1	10	4	+6	083.33
UEFA Europa League	24 August 2023	14 December 2023	Play-off round	Group stage	8	4	2	2	8	8	+0	050.00
UEFA Europa Conference League	15 February 2024	14 March 2024	Knockout round play-offs	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	5	6	−1	050.00
Total					58	36	12	10	103	61	+42	062.07

Last updated: 19 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League

Main article: 2023–24 Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Union SG	30	21	7	2	63	31	+32	70	Qualification for the Europa League and champions' play-offs[a]
2	Anderlecht	30	18	9	3	58	30	+28	63	Qualification for the champions' play-offs
3	Antwerp	30	14	10	6	55	27	+28	52
4	Club Brugge	30	14	9	7	62	29	+33	51
5	Cercle Brugge	30	14	5	11	44	34	+10	47

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.^[24]
Notes:

1. The regular season winner qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2024–25 UEFA Champions League in the play-off.

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
30	21	7	2	63	31	+32	70	11	3	1	34	16	+18	10	4	1	29	15	+14

Last updated: complete.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D
Position	2	1	1	3	5	6	9	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.^[25]

Union Saint-Gilloise v Anderlecht

28 July 2023 1	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–0	Anderlecht	Brussels
20:45 UTC+2	Burgess  17' Rasmussen  27' Eckert 30' Vanhoutte  54' Nilsson  83' Mac Allister  85' Puertas 90+8' (pen.)	Report	Sardella  75' Vertonghen  83' Leoni  87'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Standard Liège v Union Saint-Gilloise

4 August 2023 2	Standard Liège	0–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Liège
20:45 UTC+2	Balikwisha  5'  36' Dønnum  62'	Report	Eckert 21' Lynen  57'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 19,923 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

Union Saint-Gilloise v OH Leuven

12 August 2023 3	Union Saint-Gilloise	5–1	OH Leuven	Brussels
18:15 UTC+2	Terho 21' Puertas 34' Burgess  60' Eckert 65' (pen.), 74' (pen.) Nilsson 90+7' (pen.)	Report	Þorsteinsson 38' Banzuzi  44' Dom  53' Kiyine  61' Mendyl  90+7'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 5,731 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

Mechelen v Union Saint-Gilloise

19 August 2023 4	Mechelen	4–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Mechelen
20:45 UTC+2	Mrabti 38' Hairemans 78' Belghali 89' Bates 90+4'	Report	Amani  83' Puertas  90+4'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 11,651 Referee: Wim Smet

Union Saint-Gilloise v Antwerp

3 September 2023 6	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–2	Antwerp	Brussels
16:00 UTC+2	Eckert 4' (pen.) Nilsson 87' (pen.) Amoura  90+4'	Report	Coulibaly  7' Vines 23' Ekkelenkamp 44' Vermeeren  81'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 6,890 Referee: Jan Boterberg

Union Saint-Gilloise v Genk

16 September 2023 7	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–2	Genk	Brussels
18:15 UTC+2	Vanhoutte  34'	Report	Zeqiri 16' Oyen  29' El Khannouss  43' Muñoz  45+1' Galarza  45+3', 90+2' Paintsil  51' Kayembe  56'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 6,983 Referee: Lawrence Visser

Cercle Brugge v Union Saint-Gilloise

24 September 2023 8	Cercle Brugge	0–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Brugge
16:00 UTC+2	Van der Bruggen  14' Miangue  57'  83'		Amoura 16', 52' Vanhoutte  29' Leysen  65'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 4,729 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

RWD Molenbeek v Union Saint-Gilloise

28 September 2023 5	RWD Molenbeek	2–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
18:30	Gueye 43' Dwomoh 45+1' Abe  47' Sissako  83'		Nilsson 13',  49' Amoura 33' Mac Allister  56' Rasmussen  89' Lapoussin 90+6'	Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium Attendance: 7,000
Note: Postponed from 27 August 2023.

Union Saint-Gilloise v Charleroi

1 October 2023 9	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–1	Charleroi	Brussels
13:30 UTC+2	Sykes 17', 45+4' Burgess 45',  64'	Report	Guiagon 28' Marcq  55' Ilaimaharitra  86'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 5,850 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

STVV v Union Saint-Gilloise

8 October 2023 10	STVV	0–4	Union Saint-Gilloise	Sint-Truiden
19:15 UTC+2	Koita  90+1'	Report	Castro-Montes 37',  74' Nilsson 45+2' (pen.), 58',  61' Mac Allister  55' Machida  70' Amoura 86'	Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

Union Saint-Gilloise v Eupen

20 October 2023 11	Union Saint-Gilloise	4–1	Eupen	Brussels
20:45 CEST	Nilsson 27' Rasmussen 31' Amoura 68' Kabangu 82'		Möhwald  61' Pálsson 81' Bitumazala  85'  90'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 5,125 Referee: Lothar D'Hondt

Westerlo v Union Saint-Gilloise

29 October 2023 12	Westerlo	1–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Westerlo
16:00 UTC+1	Daci 11' Rommens  61'		Lapoussin 33' Eckert 56' Burgess  59' Amoura 88'	Stadium: Het Kuipje Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Wim Smet

Union Saint-Gilloise v Club Brugge

5 November 2023 13	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	Club Brugge	Brussels
18:30 CET	Amoura 22'  35' 68' Lapoussin  90+1' Burgess  90+4'	Report	Odoi  20' Vetlesen  56' De Cuper 60' Mingolet  90+4' Spileers  90+5'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 7,265 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

Union Saint-Gilloise v Kortrijk

12 November 2023 14	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–0	Kortrijk	Brussels
19:15 CET	Leysen  14' Lapoussin  23', 54' (Puertas) Rodríguez 45', 45+4' (Puertas)	Report	Kadri  6'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 5,420 Referee: Brent Staessens

Gent v Union Saint-Gilloise

26 November 2023 15	Gent	1–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Ghent
13:30 CET	Kums  43' Fofana  43' De Sart 45+3' (pen.)		Amoura  4' Puertas 55' Nilsson  66' Lapoussin  88'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 18,007

Union Saint-Gilloise v Cercle Brugge

3 December 2023 16	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	Cercle Brugge	Brussels
19:15 CET	Amoura 27' Nilsson 31' Vanhoutte  90+3'	Report	Denkey 33',  48' Somers  49' De Wilde  79'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 5,794 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Charleroi v Union Saint-Gilloise

10 December 2023 17	Charleroi	1–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Charleroi
19:15 CET	Bager  32' Badji  59' Andreou  62' Guiagon 90+2'	Report	Amoura 15', 65' Machida  38' Amani  40' Terho 50'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 6,693 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

Union Saint-Gilloise v Mechelen

17 December 2023 18	Union Saint-Gilloise	1–0	Mechelen	Brussels
16:00 CET	Amoura 54' Nilsson  74' Lapoussin  90+1'	Report	Bafdili  90+3'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 6,321 Referee: Bert Put

Eupen v Union Saint-Gilloise

23 December 2023 19	Eupen	1–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Eupen
16:00 CET	Davidson  11', 66' Král  45' Nuhu  54' Paeshuyse  57' Keita  90+3'	Report	Amoura 21' Puertas 23' Amani  82'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 2,956 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Club Brugge v Union Saint-Gilloise

26 December 2023 20	Club Brugge	1–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Brugge
20:45 CET	Thiago 56' (pen.) Odoi  75' Spileers  84'		Burgess  21' Nilsson 27' Vanhoutte  66' Amani  70' Mac Allister  77' Puertas  89' Moris  90+5'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Union Saint-Gilloise v STVV

21 January 2024 21	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	STVV	Brussels
16:00 CET	Sykes 45+2' Nilsson  77' Rodríguez 90+7',  90+7'	Report	Zahiroleslam 17' Hashioka  37' Fujita  60' Ananou  83' Bocat  90+4' Kaya  90+11'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 5,629

Anderlecht v Union Saint-Gilloise

28 January 2024 22	Anderlecht	2–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Brussels
18:30 CET	Vertonghen 35' Stroeykens  58' Arnstad  66' Hazard 90+2' Angulo  90+4'	Report	Nilsson 8' Amoura 29' Vanhoutte  45' Mac Allister  70'	Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 18,600

Union Saint-Gilloise v RWDM

31 January 2024 23	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–2	RWDM	Brussels
21:00 CET	Nilsson 23' Puertas 32' (pen.) Amoura 52' (pen.) Lapoussin  79' François  90+2'	Report	Alberto 64' Dwomoh  77' Sampaio  83' Biron 90+4'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 6,375

Genk v Union Saint-Gilloise

3 February 2024 24	Genk	0–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Genk
20:45 CET	Hrošovský  53'	Report	Moris  16' Burgess  25' Amoura 67' Nilsson  71' Vanhoutte  90+2'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena

Union Saint-Gilloise v Westerlo

10 February 2024 25	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–2	Westerlo	Brussels
18:15 CET	Lapoussin 15', 59' Terho  25' Vanhoutte  62' Amoura  72' Mac Allister  75'	Report	Keybus 6' Bayram  49' Yow  52' Madsen 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

Kortrijk v Union Saint-Gilloise

18 February 2024 26	Kortrijk	1–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Kortrijk
16:00 CET	Tsunoda  4' Ojo  26' Bruno  50' Davies 54' Kadri  76'	Report	Rasmussen 8',  84' Castro-Montes 17' Amoura 52'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

Union Saint-Gilloise v Standard Liège

25 February 2024 27	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	Standard Liège	Brussels
18:30 CET	Vanhoutte  14' Nilsson 35' (pen.) Eckert 38'	Report	Vanheusden  34' Djenepo 50' O'Neill  90+3' Balikwisha  90+5'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

OH Leuven v Union Saint-Gilloise

2 March 2024 28	OH Leuven	0–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Leuven
18:15 CET	Thorsteinsson  6' Maertens  24' Misao  79'	Report	Burgess  24' Sykes 28',  40' Teklab  52' Terho 74'	Stadium: Den Dreef

Union Saint-Gilloise v Gent

10 March 2024 29	Union Saint-Gilloise	1–1	Gent	Brussels
18:30 CET	Amoura  3' Lapoussin  21' Castro-Montes 65' Eckert  90+3'	Report	Torunarigha  49' Gerkens 53'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

Antwerp v Union Saint-Gilloise

17 March 2024 30	Antwerp	1–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Antwerp
18:30 CET	Bataille  52' Van Den Bosch  67' Ejuke  82' Kerk 90+2'	Report	Machida  48'  73' Puertas  60' Burgess  77' Nilsson 84',  90+8'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion

Champions' Play-offs

Union Saint-Gilloise finished first in the regular season and will start the Champions' play-offs on 35 points, their nearest rivals Anderlecht start three points behind them.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	D	W	W
Position	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Genk v Union Saint-Gilloise

1 April 2024 1	Genk	1–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Genk
18:30 CEST	Arokodare 27' El Khannou  83'	Report	Sykes  83' Burgess  90+5'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena

Union Saint-Gilloise v Cercle Brugge

7 April 2024 2	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–3	Cercle Brugge	Brussels
13:30 CEST	Nilsson 45+4' Moris  78' Eckert 90+1' Teklab  90+2'	Report	Minda 4' 78' Denkey 5' Lopes  46' Utkus  68' Somers 70' Olaigbe  90' Daland  90+5'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

Anderlecht v Union Saint-Gilloise

14 April 2024 3	Anderlecht	2–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Brussels
18:30 CEST	Dolberg 11' Debast  29'  64' Leoni  57' Amuzu 76'		Puertas  25', 66' (pen.) Terho  85' Machida  90+6'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium

Union Saint-Gilloise v Club Brugge

21 April 2024 4	Union Saint-Gilloise	1–2	Club Brugge	Brussels
18:30 CEST	Amoura  60' Puertas 82' Lapoussin  90+2' Castro-Montes  90+4'		Vetlesen  52'  65', 52' Meijer 74' Odoi  90+5'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

Antwerp v Union Saint-Gilloise

25 April 2024 5	Antwerp	0–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Antwerp
20:30 CEST	Alderweireld  47' Bataille  58' Keita  69'		Amoura  16', 56' Mac Allister  19' Rasmussen  36' Puertas 48', 87' Castro-Montes  84'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion

Union Saint-Gilloise v Antwerp

28 April 2024 6	Union Saint-Gilloise	4–1	Antwerp	Brussels
18:30 CEST	Sadiki  33' Nillson 37' Mac Allister 39' Puertas 54', 90+3' Teklab  74'	Report	Janssen 17' Yusuf  21' Wijndal  31' Kerk  34' De Laet  52'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

Union Saint-Gilloise v Anderlecht

5 May 2024 7	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–0	Anderlecht	Brussels
18:30 CEST	Vanhoutte  10' Mac Allister  56' Amani  75'	Report	Sardella  33'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

Club Brugge v Union Saint-Gilloise

13 May 2024 8	Club Brugge	2–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Bruges
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Onyedika  33' Skov Olsen 57', 72'	Report	Teklab 48' Castro-Montes  71' Machida 84' Burgess  90+5'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Jonathan Lardot

Cercle Brugge v Union Saint-Gilloise

19 May 2024 9	Cercle Brugge	1–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Brugge
13:30 CEST	Felipe Augusto 32'	Report	Nilsson 28' Castro-Montes 50'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Wesli De Cremer

Union Saint-Gilloise v Genk

26 May 2024 10	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–0	Genk	Brussels
18:30 CEST	Vanhoutte 37',  66' Teklab  42' Nilsson 80' (pen.) Burgess  88'		Zeqiri  63' El Ouahdi  78'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

Belgian Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Belgian Cup

Union Saint-Gilloise v Meux

1 November 2023 Seventh round	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	Meux	Brussels
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Leysen 36' Rasmussen 84'		Smal 83'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 5,800

Beveren v Union Saint-Gilloise

7 December 2023 Eighth round	Beveren	0–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Beveren
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Goncalves  90+4'	Report	Sykes  60' Bateau 90+3' (o.g.) Koyalipou 90+5' (o.g.)	Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 4,850

Union Saint-Gilloise v Anderlecht

25 January 2024 Quarter-finals	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	Anderlecht	Brussels
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Lapoussin 26',  90+9' Mac Allister  32' Burgess  53' Rodríguez 62' (pen.) Moris  90+10'	Report	Leoni  24' Rits  53' Dreyer 90+4'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Note: Postponed from 18 January 2024 due to adverse weather conditions

Club Brugge v Union Saint-Gilloise

7 February 2024 Semi-finals First leg	Club Brugge	2–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Brugge
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Olsen 10',  67' Mechele  30' Spileers  36' Blanch 46' Odoi  78'		Lapoussin  31' Amoura  67' Machida 90+2' Burgess  90+3'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Union Saint-Gilloise v Club Brugge

28 February 2024 Semi-finals Second leg	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–0 (3–2 agg.)	Club Brugge	Brussels
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Rasmussen  50' Amoura 73' Vanhoutte  86' Sykes 90+2'		Vanaken  43' De Cuyper  90+9'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Lothar D'hondt

Union Saint-Gilloise v Antwerp

9 May 2024 Final	Union Saint-Gilloise	1–0	Antwerp	Brussels
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Amoura  34' Machida 45+1' Burgess  68' Castro-Montes  90' Moris  90+1'	Report	Matazo  30' Janssen  54' Van den Bosch  88'	Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Referee: Eric Lambrechts

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023.

Union Saint-Gilloise v Lugano

24 August 2023 First leg	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–0	Lugano	Brussels
20:30 UTC+2	Eckert 8',  42' Mac Allister  67' Terho 71' Nilsson  90+6'	Report	Sabbatini  76'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 7,238 Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

Lugano v Union Saint-Gilloise

31 August 2023 Second leg	Lugano	0–1 (0–3 agg.)	Union Saint-Gilloise	Geneva, Switzerland
20:30 UTC+2	Hajdari  40'  90+3' Bislimi  45'	Report	Eckert 6' Lapoussin  38'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 1,171 Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Group stage

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LIV	TOU	USG	LAS
1	Liverpool	6	4	0	2	17	7	+10	12	Advance to round of 16		—	5–1	2–0	4–0
2	Toulouse	6	3	2	1	8	9	−1	11	Advance to knockout round play-offs		3–2	—	0–0	1–0
3	Union Saint-Gilloise	6	2	2	2	5	8	−3	8	Transfer to Europa Conference League		2–1	1–1	—	2–1
4	LASK	6	1	0	5	6	12	−6	3			1–3	1–2	3–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Union Saint-Gilloise v Toulouse

21 September 2023 1	Union Saint-Gilloise	1–1	Toulouse	Brussels
18:55 UTC+2	Vanhoutte  14' Mac Allister  53' Amoura 69' Sadiki  78'	Report	Dønnum  33' Dallinga 45+3' Costa  66'  90+4' Magri  86'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 12,161 Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
Note: Kick-off was delayed due to the late arrival of both teams.

Liverpool v Union Saint-Gilloise

5 October 2023 2	Liverpool	2–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Liverpool, England
20:00 UTC+1	Gravenberch 44' Jota 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 49,513 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

Union Saint-Gilloise v LASK

26 October 2023 3	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	LASK	Brussels
21:00 UTC+2	Vanhoutte  80' Puertas 84' Burgess  88' 90+4'	Report	Usor 24' Bello  26' Žulj  28' Horvath  90+1' Talovierov  90+3'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 11,426 Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Türkiye)

LASK v Union Saint-Gilloise

9 November 2023 4	LASK	3–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Linz, Austria
18:45 UTC+1	Ljubic  19' Horvath 25' (pen.) Talovierov 45+4' Stojković  49' Žulj 77'	Report	Puertas  71'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 15,900 Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)

Toulouse v Union Saint-Gilloise

30 November 2023 5	Toulouse	0–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Toulouse, France
21:00 UTC+1	Sierro  57'		Vanhoutte  14' Mac Allister  34' Amoura  56' Sadiki  90+2'	Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 31,205 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Union Saint-Gilloise v Liverpool

14 December 2023 6	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–1	Liverpool	Brussels
18:45 UTC+1	Amoura 32' Puertas 43' Sadiki  53'	Report	Bradley  23' Quansah 39' Scanlon  90+2'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 16,959

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

Knockout round play-off

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held 18 December 2023.

Union Saint-Gilloise v Eintracht Frankfurt

15 February 2024 First leg	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Brussels
18:45 UTC+1	Burgess  26' Rasmussen 31' Vanhoutte  35'  78' Nilsson 68' Lindner  90+5'	Report	Chaïbi 3',  85' Tuta  4' Kalajdžić 10' Buta  82'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 9,015 Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Eintracht Frankfurt v Union Saint-Gilloise

22 February 2024 Second leg	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–2 (3–4 agg.)	Union Saint-Gilloise	Frankfurt, Germany
21:00 UTC+1	Buta  20' Trapp  76' Chandler  82' Dina Ebimbe 88',  89'	Report	Puertas 47' Amoura  76' Eckert 80' Machida  87'	Stadium: Waldstadion Referee: Espen Eskås, (Norway)

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2024, Union Saint-Gilloise were unseeded in the draw and was prevented from drawing Club Brugge as clubs from the same association can not play in this round.

Union Saint-Gilloise v Fenerbahçe

7 March 2024 First leg	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–3	Fenerbahçe	Brussels
20:00	Amoura  45' Machida  54' Burgess  90+3'	Report	Batshuayi 20' Krunić  81' Oosterwolde 84' Tadić 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium

Fenerbahçe v Union Saint-Gilloise

14 March 2024 Second leg	Fenerbahçe	0–1 (3–1 agg.)	Union Saint-Gilloise	Istanbul, Turkey
18:45	Yüksek  38' Eğribayat  87'	Report	Rasmussen 68' Ayensa  87'	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Belgian Division		Belgian Cup		UEFA Europa League		UEFA Europa Conference League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
12	GK	AUT	Heinz Lindner	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14	GK	SWE	Joachim Imbrechts	3	0	0+1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
34	GK	RWA	Maxime Wenssens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	GK	LUX	Anthony Moris	53	0	39	0	4	0	8	0	2	0
Defenders
5	DF	ARG	Kevin Mac Allister	47	1	24+7	1	6	0	8	0	2	0
16	DF	ENG	Christian Burgess	52	2	37	1	4	0	8	1	3	0
19	DF	BEL	Guillaume François	7	0	1+4	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	ENG	Ross Sykes	34	5	19+5	4	4+2	1	0+1	0	1+2	0
27	DF	COD	Noah Sadiki	53	0	15+22	0	4+1	0	3+5	0	3	0
28	DF	JPN	Koki Machida	45	3	29+2	1	2+1	2	7	0	4	0
48	DF	BEL	Fedde Leysen	9	1	4	0	2+1	1	1+1	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	NOR	Mathias Rasmussen	53	5	23+13	2	5+1	1	2+5	0	3+1	2
8	MF	CIV	Lazare Amani	45	0	19+12	0	2+2	0	7+1	0	1+1	0
10	MF	MAD	Loïc Lapoussin	48	6	26+5	5	3+2	1	7+1	0	3+1	0
21	MF	BEL	Alessio Castro-Montes	47	4	31+2	4	4	0	6	0	4	0
23	MF	ESP	Cameron Puertas	56	14	39+1	11	3+1	0	8	2	3+1	1
24	MF	BEL	Charles Vanhoutte	54	1	36+3	1	4+1	0	7	0	3	0
35	MF	BEL	Nathan Huygevelde	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
Forwards
7	FW	BEL	Elton Kabangu	19	1	0+15	1	1+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
9	FW	GER	Dennis Eckert	44	11	15+16	8	1+2	0	3+3	2	1+3	1
11	FW	GER	Henok Teklab	30	1	9+12	1	3	0	0+2	0	1+3	0
13	FW	ECU	Kevin Rodríguez	30	4	4+16	3	3+1	1	2+4	0	0	0
17	FW	FIN	Casper Terho	32	4	11+10	3	2+1	0	3+4	1	1	0
29	FW	SWE	Gustaf Nilsson	49	17	26+9	16	4	0	3+3	0	4	1
47	FW	ALG	Mohamed Amoura	45	25	25+7	18	3+1	2	5+1	2	3	3
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
2	DF	NED	Bart Nieuwkoop	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	BEL	Viktor Boone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	BEL	Senne Lynen	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	ENG	Matthew Sorinola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

1. "Noyau A". Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
2. "Bekreftet: Solgt til belgisk klubb". Brann.
3. "Transfer | Fedde Leysen leaves PSV". www.psv.nl. 14 June 2023.
4. "Union presenteert met Elton Kabangu eerste zomeraanwinst". www.bruzz.be.
5. "Officiel : l'Union Saint-Gilloise prolonge l'un de ses défenseurs". Walfoot.be. 29 March 2023.
6. "Kevin Mac Allister signe à l'Union saint-gilloise !". SOFOOT.com. 12 July 2023.
7. "Noah Sadiki is leaving RSCA and joins RUSG | RSC Anderlecht".
8. Mellini, Marzio (18 August 2023). "Amoura in Belgio alla Royale Union Saint-Gilloise".
9. "Goalkeeper Maxime Wenssens signs at Union".
10. "Union secures striker Kevin Rodriguez".
11. "Alessio Castro-Montes joins Union".
12. Marien, Joseph (16 January 2024). "Goalkeeper Heinz Lindner joins Union on a loan deal" (in German). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
13. Sauvage, Kevin (28 July 2023). "Officiel : Ilyes Ziani reste Rouche et signe pour deux ans plus un en option". DHnet.
14. [1]
15. [2]
16. "Así juega Siebe Van der Heyden, el tercer fichaje del Mallorca que ya está en Austria". Ultima Hora. 18 July 2023.
17. "Oussama el Azzouzi joins Bologna | BolognaFC". 20 July 2023.
18. "Bayer 04 sign Victor Boniface". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
19. "SENNE LYNEN MOVES TO WERDER BREMEN". Weder Bremen. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
20. "Bart Nieuwkoop leaves Union and signs for Feyenoord". RUSG. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
21. "Arnaud Dony, nieuwe flankverdediger voor FC Dender". fcvdendereh.be (in Flemish). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
22. "Matthew Sorinola leaves Union".
23. "Le match face à l'Union Saint-Gilloise annulé".
24. "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.
25. "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.

External links

• Official website