2022–23 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise season

The 2022–23 season is the 125th in the history of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and their second consecutive season in the top flight. The club will participate in the Belgian First Division A, Belgian Cup, and UEFA Champions League.

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2022–23 season
OwnerTony Bloom
ChairmanAlex Muzio
ManagerKarel Geraerts
StadiumStade Joseph Marien
First Division A2nd
Belgian CupSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Simon Adingra
Teddy Teuma
(8 each)
All:
Victor Boniface (14 goals)

Players
As of 15 February 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
2 DF Netherlands NED Bart Nieuwkoop
3 DF Belgium BEL Viktor Boone
6 MF Morocco MAR Oussama El Azzouzi
7 FW Nigeria NGA Victor Boniface
8 MF Ivory Coast CIV Jean Thierry Lazare
9 FW Germany GER Dennis Eckert
10 MF Malta MLT Teddy Teuma
11 FW Ivory Coast CIV Simon Adingra (on loan from Brighton)
14 GK Sweden SWE Joachim Imbrechts
16 DF England ENG Christian Burgess
17 MF Finland FIN Casper Terho
18 FW Belgium BEL Yorbe Vertessen (on loan from PSV)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Belgium BEL Guillaume François
20 MF Belgium BEL Senne Lynen
21 GK Belgium BEL Lucas Pirard
23 MF Switzerland SUI Cameron Puertas
26 DF England ENG Ross Sykes
28 DF Japan JPN Koki Machida (on loan from Kashima Antlers)
29 FW Sweden SWE Gustaf Nilsson
44 DF Belgium BEL Siebe Van der Heyden
49 GK Luxembourg LUX Anthony Moris
59 DF Morocco MAR Ismaël Kandouss
85 DF Belgium BEL Arnaud Dony
94 FW Madagascar MAD Loïc Lapoussin

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Matthew Sorinola (at Swansea City until 30 June 2023)
— MF Belgium BEL Ilyes Ziani (at SL 16 FC until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Belgium BEL Ryan Safari (at Lierse until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

28 June 2022 Friendly Rebecq Belgium 1–3 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Rebecq
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Complexe Gobard
2 July 2022 Friendly Deinze Belgium 0–1 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Deinze
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Nieuwkoop 73'
 Stadium: Dakota Arena
6 July 2022 Friendly Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 2–2 Luxembourg Racing Marche-en-Famenne
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Terrain de Marloie
9 July 2022 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion England 0–0 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Lancing, England
18:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
Referee: Keith Stroud
13 July 2022 Friendly Sporting CP Portugal 1–1 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Parchal, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Stadium: Complexo Desportivo Belavista
16 July 2022 Friendly Feyenoord Netherlands 0–4 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Rotterdam, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sportcomplex Varkenoord

Competitions

Overall record
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
First Division A 23 July 2022 Matchday 1 34 23 6 5 70 41 +29 067.65
Belgian Cup 9 November 2022 2 March 2023 Sixth round Semi-finals 5 4 0 1 14 3 +11 080.00
UEFA Champions League 2 August 2022 9 August 2022 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
UEFA Europa League 8 September 2022 20 April 2023 Group stage Quarter-finals 10 5 3 2 19 15 +4 050.00
Total 51 33 9 9 105 62 +43 064.71

Last updated: 23 April 2023
Source: Soccerway

First Division A
Main article: 2022–23 Belgian First Division A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Genk 34 23 6 5 78 37 +41 75 Qualification for the Europa Conference League and Play-offs I[lower-alpha 1]
2 Union SG 34 23 6 5 70 41 +29 75 Qualification for the Play-offs I
3 Antwerp 34 22 6 6 59 26 +33 72
4 Club Brugge 34 16 11 7 61 36 +25 59
5 Gent 34 16 8 10 64 38 +26 56 Qualification for the Play-offs II
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.[2]
Notes:
  1. The regular season winners will qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League if they do not qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League in the playoffs.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation ANT USG GNK CLU
1 Antwerp 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 45 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round — 28 May 2–1 3–2
2 Union SG 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 44 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round 0–2 — 3–0 4 Jun
3 Genk 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 41 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round 4 Jun 21 May — 3–1
4 Club Brugge (Q) 3 0 0 3 4 8 −4 30 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round 21 May 1–2 28 May —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. 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.[3]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation GNT STA CER WES
1 Gent 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 37 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round — 3 Jun 20 May 3–1
2 Standard Liège 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 30 1–2 — 27 May 2–2
3 Cercle Brugge 3 1 1 1 5 7 −2 29 0–4 0–0 — 3 Jun
4 Westerlo (E) 3 0 1 2 6 10 −4 27 27 May 20 May 3–5 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2023. 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.[4]
(E) Eliminated

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
28 18 5 5 57 34  +23 59 10 2 2 27 13  +14 8 3 3 30 21  +9

Last updated: 5 March 2023.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round
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ResultDWLWWLWLWWWWWDWDWWWWDWWWDLLW
Position103116965764444443222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 5 March 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.[5]

23 July 2022 1 Sint-Truiden 1–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Sint-Truiden
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stayen
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
29 July 2022 2 Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 Charleroi Brussels
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
6 August 2022 3 Mechelen 3–0 Union Saint-Gilloise Mechelen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Achter de Kazerne
Attendance: 11,521
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
13 August 2022 4 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Kortrijk Brussels
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 5,589
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
28 August 2022 5 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Anderlecht Brussels
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 7,646
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
31 August 2022 6 Antwerp 4–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Antwerp
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
4 September 2022 7 Zulte Waregem 1–3 Union Saint-Gilloise Waregem
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Braem 90+1'
 Report
Stadium: Regenboogstadion
Attendance: 5,592
Referee: Arthur Denil
11 September 2022 8 Union Saint-Gilloise 1–2 Genk Brussels
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 7,117
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
18 September 2022 9 Eupen 1–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Eupen
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Attendance: 1,940
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
1 October 2022 10 OH Leuven 0–3 Union Saint-Gilloise Leuven
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 6,855
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
9 October 2022 11 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Cercle Brugge Brussels
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 6,251
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
16 October 2022 12 Oostende 1–6 Union Saint-Gilloise Oostende
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Diaz Arena
Attendance: 2,686
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
19 October 2022 13 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 Gent Brussels
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 8,081
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
22 October 2022 14 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–2 Club Brugge Brussels
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 7,184
Referee: Belgium Kevin Van Damme

Belgian Cup
Main article: 2022–23 Belgian Cup
9 November 2022 Sixth round Cappellen v Union Saint-Gilloise
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2022.

2 August 2022 First leg Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 2–0 Scotland Rangers Leuven, Belgium
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Note: Union Saint-Gilloise played their third qualifying round home match at Den Dreef in Leuven, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium, in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
9 August 2022 Second leg Rangers Scotland 3–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,454
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League

Group stage
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group D

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification USG UBE BRA MAL
1 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13 Advance to round of 16 — 0–1 3–3 3–2
2 Germany Union Berlin 6 4 0 2 4 2 +2 12 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 1–0 1–0
3 Portugal Braga 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 Transfer to Europa Conference League 1–2 1–0 — 2–1
4 Sweden Malmö FF 6 0 0 6 3 11 −8 0 0–2 0–1 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
8 September 2022 1 Union Berlin Germany 0–1 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Berlin, Germany
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 21,512
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
15 September 2022 2 Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 3–2 Sweden Malmö FF Leuven, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 4,373
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
Note: Union Saint-Gilloise played their third qualifying round home match at Den Dreef in Leuven, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium, in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
6 October 2022 3 Braga Portugal 1–2 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Braga, Portugal
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 14,044
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
13 October 2022 4 Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 3–3 Portugal Braga Leuven, Belgium
12:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 7,851
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Note: Union Saint-Gilloise played their third qualifying round home match at Den Dreef in Leuven, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium, in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
27 October 2022 5 Malmö FF Sweden 0–2 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Malmö, Sweden
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 10,912
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)
3 November 2022 6 Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 0–1 Germany Union Berlin Leuven, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 5,597
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
Note: Union Saint-Gilloise played their third qualifying round home match at Den Dreef in Leuven, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium, in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

Knockout phase
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 24 February 2023.

9 March 2023 First leg Union Berlin Germany 3–3 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Berlin, Germany
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 21,605
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
16 March 2023 Second leg Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 3–0
(6–3 agg.)		 Germany Union Berlin Brussels, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 15,681
Referee: José María Sánchez (Spain)
Note: Union Saint-Gilloise played their home match at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2023.

13 April 2023 First leg Bayer Leverkusen Germany 1–1 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Leverkusen, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Ivan Kružliak
20 April 2023 Second leg Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 1–4
(2–5 agg.)		 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Brussels, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
Note: Union Saint-Gilloise played their home match at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

References
  1. "Noyau A". Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. "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.
  3. "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. "Pro League : La date de la révélation du calendrier 2022-2023 est connue". 10 June 2022.
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