2023–24 K.V. Mechelen season
| 2023–24 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Steven Defour |
| Stadium | AFAS Stadion |
| Belgian Pro League | 5th |
| Belgian Cup | Round 1 |
| Belgian Super Cup | Runners-up |
| All statistics correct as of 2 September 2023. | |
The 2023–24 season is K.V. Mechelen's 120th season in existence and fifth consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They will also compete in the Belgian Cup.
Players[edit]
First-team squad[edit]
- As of 2 September 2023[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Rafik Belghali
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Lommel
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€400,000 | 1 July 2023 | [2] |
| MF | Daam Foulon
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 Benevento
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Free | 7 July 2023 | [3] |
| MF |  Mory Konaté
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Sint-Truiden
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Free | 13 July 2023 | [4] |
| MF | Amin Doudah
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 Jong PSV
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Free | 26 July 2023 | [5] |
| MF |  Patrick Pflücke
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 Servette
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€500,000 | 21 August 2023 | [6] |
| FW | Norman Bassette
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 Caen
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Loan | 1 September 2023 | [7] |
| DF | Elias Cobbaut
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Parma
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Loan | 5 September 2023 | [8] |
Out[edit]
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Alessio da Cruz
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Feralpisalò
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€500,000 | 1 July 2023 | [9] |
| MF |  Samuel Oum Gouet
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Yverdon-Sport
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Undisclosed | 26 July 2023 | [10] |
| MF | Amin Doudah
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Helmond Sport
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Loan | 27 July 2023 | [11] |
Pre-season and friendlies[edit]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 1 July 2023 Friendly | Rupel Boom | 0–3 | Mechelen | Boom |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Gemeentelijk Parkstadion |
| 14 July 2023 Friendly | Mechelen | 3–2 | Maccabi Netanya | Netherlands |
| 15:00 UTC+2 |
Competitions[edit]
Overall record[edit]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Belgian Pro League | 30 July 2023 | 26 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 50.00 | |
| Belgian Cup | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
| Belgian Super Cup | 23 July 2023 | Match | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 42.86 | ||||
Last updated: 2 September 2023
Source: Soccerway
Belgian Pro League[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Genk | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions' play-offs |
| 7 | Gent | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 47 | Qualification for the Europe play-offs |
| 8 | Mechelen | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | |
| 9 | Sint-Truiden | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 40 | |
| 10 | Standard Liège | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 34 |
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.[12]
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.[12]
Results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Last updated: 2 September 2023.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 2 September 2023. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[13]
| 30 July 2023 1 | Club Brugge | 1–1 | Mechelen | Bruges |
| 18:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Bert Put |
| 6 August 2023 2 | Mechelen | 0–1 | Gent | Mechelen |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
| 12 August 2023 3 | RWD Molenbeek | 1–0 | Mechelen | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
| 19 August 2023 4 | Mechelen | 4–0 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Mechelen |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Wim Smet |
| 26 August 2023 5 | Westerlo | 2–3 | Mechelen | Westerlo |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Het Kuipje Referee: Brent Staessens |
| 2 September 2023 6 | Mechelen | 1–0 | Eupen | Mechelen |
| 18:15 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Bert Put |
Belgian Cup[edit]
Belgian Super Cup[edit]
| 29 July 2023 Match | Antwerp | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Mechelen | Bruges |
| 18:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Bosuilstadion Referee: Lawrence Visser | |
| Penalties | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "A-kern 2023-2024". kvmechelen.be.
- ^ "Rafik Belghali is tweede zomertransfer | KV Mechelen". kvmechelen.be.
- ^ "Daam Foulon is nieuwste transfer | KV Mechelen". kvmechelen.be.
- ^ "Konaté tekent bij Malinwa | KV Mechelen". www.kvmechelen.be.
- ^ "Transfer: Mohammed Amin Doudah | KV Mechelen". www.kvmechelen.be.
- ^ "Transfer: Patrick Pflücke is nieuwe aanwinst | KV Mechelen".
- ^ "Norman Bassette gehuurd van Caen | KV Mechelen". www.kvmechelen.be.
- ^ "Elias Cobbaut a Titolo Temporaneo All'yr Kv Mechelen". 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Feralpisalò, Alessio Sergio Da Cruz è il secondo rinforzo verdeblù". BresciaToday.
- ^ Nelson, njinelson (26 July 2023). "Transfer: Oum Gouet joins Swiss Club Yverdon Sport".
- ^ "Mohammed Amin Doudah op huurbasis naar Helmond Sport | Helmond Sport". www.helmondsport.nl.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.