2017–18 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season explained

Season:	2017–18
Manager:	Dennis van Wijk (until 22 September) Nigel Pearson (from 22 September)
Mgrtitle:	Manager
Chairman:	Chris Vandebroeck (caretaker)
Chrtitle:	Chairman
League Result:	2nd
Cup1 Result:	Round 6
League Topscorer:	Yannick Aguemon & Esteban Casagolda (10 each)
Season Topscorer:	Yannick Aguemon (13)
Highest Attendance:	6,407 vs. Beerschot Wilrijk (24 September 2017)
Lowest Attendance:	1,488 vs. Turnhout (27 August 2017)
Average Attendance:	4,361
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Nextseason:	2018–19

The 2017–18 season was Oud-Heverlee Leuven's 16th competitive season in professional football and the team's second consecutive season at the second level following their relegation from the Belgian Pro League in 2016. It was also the first season under the ownership of the King Power International Group led by Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

OH Leuven lost points early throughout the season as several key starting players arrived only late in the 2017 summer transfer window, resulting in a poor league start of 2 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss from the opening 7 games. The team was not able to overtake Beerschot-Wilrijk anymore during the opening tournament, missing the first chance to qualify for the promotion play-offs by three points.

In the closing tournament the team again started mediocre, drawing against struggling teams Roeselare, Union SG and Tubize to set up a crucial away match to Cercle Brugge already on matchday 6, which was lost 1–0 against ten men. OH Leuven thereafter never managed to close the gap to Cercle Brugge and had to settle for the Europa League play-off matches, in which they scored wins against Waasland-Beveren and Excel Mouscron and a draw against a strong Zulte Waregem. Eventually the team ended fourth after finishing the season by being thrashed 5–0 away to Excel Mouscron, a score which was on the scoreboard already at half-time.

In the cup, the team strolled past Turnhout (playing two divisions lower) with seven different players scoring in an 8–0 win, before being eliminated after extra time by top division team Sint-Truiden. OH Leuven managed to come back from a deficit twice, the second time far into extra-time when down to nine men.

2017–18 squad

• This section lists players who were in Oud-Heveree Leuven's first team squad at any point during the 2017–18 season
• The symbol § indicates player left mid-season
• The symbol # indicates player joined mid-season
• The symbol ¥ indicates a youngster who has appeared on the match sheet at least once during the season (possibly as unused substitute)
• Italics indicate loan player

No.	Nationality	Name	Position	Joined First Team	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1		Nick Gillekens	GK	2015	Youth Squad
16		Kawin Thamsatchanan	GK	2018	Muangthong United
21		Andreas Suederick^¥	GK	NA, Youth Squad	Genk
26		Laurent Henkinet	GK	2017	Waasland-Beveren
34		Barry Boubacar Copa	GK	2017	Lokeren
Defenders
2		Dimitri Daeseleire	RB	2017	Antwerp
3	/	Derrick Tshimanga	LB	2017	Willem II
4		Kenneth Schuermans	CB	2017	Westerlo
5		Elliott Moore	CB	Loan	Leicester City
12		Clément Fabre	CB	2017	Tubize
15		Mamadou Diarra^¥	CB	NA, Youth Squad	Youth Squad
18		Mamadou Bagayoko^§	RB	2017	Sint-Truiden
22		Michael Caubergs^¥	CB	NA, Youth Squad	Youth Squad
25		Jenthe Mertens^¥	CB	2017	Youth Squad
27		Jordy Gillekens^¥	CB	2017	Youth Squad
31		Benjamin Boulenger	LB	Loan	Charleroi
Midfielders
6		David Hubert	CM	2017	Gent
8	/	Flavien Le Postollec	CM	2014	Mons
10		Geert Berben^§	CM	2017	Lommel United
11		Nikola Storm	LW / RW	Loan	Club Brugge
14	/	Thomas Azevedo^§	LW / RW	2011	Lommel United
15		Kamal Sowah	CM	Loan	Leicester City
17		Julien Gorius	CM	2017	Changchun Yatai
19		Samy Kehli	AM	Loan	Lokeren
19		Godwin Odibo	CM	2017	Nath Boys
24		Jarno Libert^¥	CM	2017	Youth Squad
28		Koen Persoons	CM	2017	Lokeren
29		Dico Jap Tjong^¥	CM	NA, Youth Squad	Genk Youth
30		Joeri Dequevy	RW	2018	Antwerp
33		Mathieu Maertens	CM/AM	2017	Cercle Brugge
Forwards
7	/	Yannick Aguemon	CF / LW / RW	2017	Union SG
9	//	Esteban Casagolda	CF	2016	Dender EH
18		Jo Gilis^¥	CF	2018	Youth Squad
20		Simon Diedhiou	CF	2017	Gent
22		Daan Vekemans^¥	CF	2018	Youth Squad
23		Jovan Kostovski	CF	2013	Vardar
32		Tony Watt^§	CF	2017	Charlton Athletic

Transfers

See main article: List of Belgian football transfers summer 2017 and List of Belgian football transfers winter 2017–18.

During the summer of 2017, OH Leuven was very active on the transfer market, although initially this was most noticeable on the outgoing side with the contracts of Nicolas Delporte, Nathan Durieux, Jonathan Kindermans and Fazlı Kocabaş not being prolonged and five loan players returning to their parent clubs: Nathan de Medina returned to Anderlecht, Siebe Horemans, Lucas Schoofs and Serge Tabekou all returned to Gent and Yannick Loemba returned to Oostende. No official news was released at the time about Jeroen Simaeys, who had suffered a serious injury early 2017, but he was no longer being presented as part of the squad in spite of having a running contract. Early 2018 it would become apparent that the injury had effectively ended Simaeys' professional football career and that he had found an agreement with the club to terminate his contract early.^[1] On top of this in May Belgian First Amateur Division team Heist announced the signing of defender Mehdi Bounou,^[2] while Kenneth Houdret moved to direct opponents Union SG.^[3] On the incoming side, OH Leuven announced mid May the dual signing of defenders Clément Fabre (from Tubize) and Kenneth Schuermans (from Westerlo), while also mentioning that goalkeeper Laurent Henkinet had extended his contract by three seasons until 2020.^[4] Early June saw two further departures, with first Soufiane El Banouhi following Kenneth Houdret to Union SG,^[5] followed by Romain Reynaud who moved to French fourth tier team Andrézieux-Bouthéon.^[6] Later that month three more players departed the squad as Pieter-Jan Monteyne moved to Roeselare,^[7] Pierre-Yves Ngawa was signed by Serie B team Avellino^[8] and Ben Yagan moved to the Belgian First Amateur Division to play for Dessel Sport,^[9] while on the incoming side OH Leuven strengthened the squad with four players: Geert Berben was seen as a promising youngster and picked up from relegated Lommel United,^[10] experienced French midfielder Julien Gorius was brought in for free from Chinese team Changchun Yatai^[10] and with Yannick Aguemon (from Union SG)^[11] and Nikola Storm (again on loan from Club Brugge),^[12] two fast wingers were added to the squad. Storm had already been on loan since the 2016–17 winter transfer window but the loan was extended for another season. In July, the team signed three Belgian players, young midfielder Mathieu Maertens was brought in from Cercle Brugge,^[13] while defenders Derrick Tshimanga (from Willem II)^[14] and Dimitri Daeseleire (from Antwerp)^[15] were brought in for their experience. Meanwhile, Simon Bracke and Cédric D'Ulivo left the team, respectively to Hasselt^[16] and Icelandic team FH.^[17] Traditionally, OH Leuven was very active in the month of August. As newly signed player Clément Fabre had suffered a serious injury near the end of July, which meant he would be unavailable for at least several months, two more defenders were brought in: Ivorian international Mamadou Bagayoko was signed from Sint-Truiden^[18] while English youth international Elliott Moore arrived on loan from Leicester City,^[19] with that transfer being arranged due to the fact that both OH Leuven and Leicester were now under ownership of King Power. Furthermore, experienced midfielder David Hubert was signed from Gent^[20] and the offensive department was reinforced with two foreign strikers, Scotsman Tony Watt from Charlton Athletic^[21] and Senegalese Simon Diedhiou from Gent.^[22] Four Belgian youngsters were sent out on loans to various teams playing in the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division to get more playing time: Benjamin Bambi^[23] and Jordy Lokando^[24] were sent to Heist, striker Din Sula to Lommel^[25] and winger Leo Njengo to Dessel Sport.^[26] Finally, on transfer deadline day, three more players arrived: defender Benjamin Boulenger was loaned from Charleroi,^[27] 20 year old Nigerian winger Godwin Odibo was signed from Nath Boys Academy^[28] and experienced Belgian defender Koen Persoons was brought in from Lokeren.^[29] Although Ivorian international goalkeeper Copa had announced his retirement already a few weeks before, he arrived one day after the end of the transfer window on a free basis from Lokeren as an experienced backup and coach for Nick Gillekens, Laurent Henkinet and youngster Andreas Suederick.^[30]

During the 2017–18 winter transfer window, OH Leuven was much less active. Geert Berben^[31] had both not been receiving much playing time and was therefore loaned out to Oosterzonen Oosterwijk. Also loaned out was Thomas Azevedo,^[32] who was unhappy to be used only as a substitute and returned on loan to his former team Lommel. Finally, Mamadou Bagayoko, who had only been signed during the summer and did feature regularly in the team, was loaned out to Belgian First Division A team Mechelen where he was again reunited with Dennis van Wijk who was previously in charge at OH Leuven when Bagayoko joined the team.^[33] On the incoming side, despite already having four goalkeepers, the Thai owners behind Kind Power brought in Thailand national football team first goalkeeper Kawin Thamsatchanan from Muangthong United on a five-year deal.^[34] Furthermore, midfielder Samy Kehli was loaned from Lokeren,^[35] winger Joeri Dequevy arrived from Antwerp^[36] where he was deemed surplus and Ghanaian youngster Kamal Sowah became the second player on loan from Leicester City as he arrived on an 18-month deal until the summer of 2019.^[37] In February, Tony Watt was released after failing to make an impression.^[38]

Transfers In

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
19 May 2017	DF				Undisclosed
19 May 2017	DF				Undisclosed
13 June 2017	MF				Undisclosed
13 June 2017	MF				Free
15 June 2017	MF				Loan Extended
28 June 2017	W				Undisclosed
12 July 2017	MF				Undisclosed
14 July 2017	DF				Free
19 July 2017	DF				Free
13 August 2017	FW				Undisclosed
15 August 2017	DF				Undisclosed
18 August 2017	MF				Undisclosed
18 August 2017	DF				Loan
24 August 2017	FW				Undisclosed
31 August 2017	DF				Loan
31 August 2017	MF				Undisclosed
31 August 2017	MF				Undisclosed
1 September 2017	GK				Free
10 January 2018	MF				Loan
10 January 2018	GK				Undisclosed
20 January 2018	MF				Free
31 January 2018	MF				Loan

Transfers Out

Date to	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
5 May 2017	MF				Free
15 May 2017	MF				Free
End of 2016–17 season	DF			Free Agent	Released
End of 2016–17 season	MF				Loan Return
End of 2016–17 season	DF			Free Agent	Released
End of 2016–17 season	DF				Loan Return
End of 2016–17 season	MF			Free Agent	Released
End of 2016–17 season	DF			Free Agent	Released
End of 2016–17 season	MF				Loan Return
End of 2016–17 season	MF				Loan Return
End of 2016–17 season	DF			Free Agent	Released
End of 2016–17 season	MF				Loan Return
2 June 2017	DF				Undisclosed
6 June 2017	DF				Free
20 June 2017	DF				Undisclosed
26 June 2017	DF				Undisclosed
28 June 2017	FW				Free
26 July 2017	MF				Free
31 July 2017	MF				Free
3 August 2017	MF				Loan
28 August 2017	FW				Loan
30 August 2017	MF				Loan
31 August 2017	FW				Loan
23 January 2018	MF				Loan
30 January 2018	MF				Loan
31 January 2018	DF				Loan
12 February 2018	FW			Free Agent	Released

Belgian First Division B

See main article: 2017–18 Belgian First Division B. OHL's season in the Belgian First Division B began on 5 August 2017.

Results

2017–18 Belgian First Division B
Match Details	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Lineup	Unused Subs	Bookings
Opening tournament
5 August 2017 20:30 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven Attendance: 4.321 Report	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	2-2	Lierse	Henkinet Daeseleire, J. Gillekens, Schuermans, Mertens Aguemon (79' Azevedo), Gorius, Maertens, Storm Kostovski, Casagolda	N. Gillekens Bambi Berben Caubergs Libert Njengo	Mertens Maertens
	39' Aguemon 52' Gorius	0-1 1-1 2-1 2-2	12' Bougrine 60' Boussaid
12 August 2017 17:00 Schiervelde Stadion Roeselare Attendance: 1.460 Report	Roeselare	3-1	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	Henkinet Daeseleire, J. Gillekens, Schuermans, Mertens Aguemon, Gorius (46' Azevedo), Maertens (78' Berben), Storm Kostovski (60' Libert), Casagolda	N. Gillekens Caubergs Njengo Sula	Daeseleire Azevedo
	45+2' Brouwers 48' Samyn 72' Van Acker	1-0 2-0 3-0 3-1	77' Libert
19 August 2017 20:30 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven Attendance: 3.720 Report	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	7-1	Cercle Brugge	N. Gillekens Daeseleire, Schuermans, Moore, Bagayoko (75' Mertens) Libert, Maertens, Azevedo (63' Hubert) Aguemon, Watt, Storm (78' Kostovski)	Suederick Berben Casagolda J. Gillekens	Bagayoko
	26' Storm 29' Aguemon 38' Maertens 53' Aguemon 65' Storm 80' Schuermans 90' Aguemon	1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 4-1 5-1 6-1 7-1	60' Rodas
2 September 2017 17:00 Het Kuipje Westerlo Attendance: 2.500 Report	Westerlo	2-2	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	N. Gillekens Daeseleire, Schuermans, Moore, Mertens (63' Boulenger) Maertens, Hubert, Aguemon Azevedo (60' Persoons), Watt (77' Diedhiou), Storm	Copa Casagolda J. Gillekens Libert	Schuermans Hubert
	3' De Ceulaer 15' Naessens	1-0 1-1 2-1 2-2	11' Azevedo 17' Watt
8 September 2017 20:30 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven Attendance: 3.000 Report	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	2-0	Tubize	N. Gillekens Daeseleire, Schuermans, Moore, Boulenger Aguemon (90+2' Libert), Maertens, Persoons, Storm (46' Azevedo) Diedhiou, Watt (85' Bagayoko)	Copa Berben Casagolda Mertens
	74' Moore 90+1' Aguemon	1-0 2-0
15 September 2017 20:30 King Baudouin Stadium Brussels Attendance: 1.600 Report	Union SG	0-0	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	N. Gillekens Daeseleire, Schuermans, Moore, Bagayoko Hubert, Maertens, Persoons Aguemon (73' Casagolda), Diedhiou (60' Tshimanga), Storm	Copa Boulenger Le Postollec Mertens Watt	N. Gillekens Casagolda
24 September 2017 16:00 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven Attendance: 6.407 Report	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	1-1	Beerschot Wilrijk	N. Gillekens Daeseleire, Schuermans, Moore, Bagayoko Hubert, Maertens (65' Casagolda), Persoons Aguemon (58' Azevedo), Diedhiou (75' Watt), Storm	Suederick Boulenger Le Postollec Mertens	Maertens Schuermans Moore
	90+6' Storm	0-1 1-1	62' Placca Fessou
30 September 2017 17:00 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven Attendance: 4.003 Report	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	2-0	Roeselare	N. Gillekens Daeseleire, Schuermans, Moore, Bagayoko (78' Tshimanga) Hubert, Maertens (65' Gorius), Persoons Azevedo, Casagolda (85' Diedhiou), Storm	Suederick Berben Boulenger Le Postollec
	14' Storm 89' Diedhiou	1-0 2-0
3 October 2017 20:30 Jan Breydel Stadium Bruges Attendance: 3.000 Report	Cercle Brugge	0-3	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	N. Gillekens Daeseleire, Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga Hubert, Maertens, Persoons Azevedo (66' Gorius), Casagolda, Aguemon (84' Diedhiou), Storm (88' Le Postollec)	Suederick Berben Boulenger Mertens	Tshimanga
		0-1 0-2 0-3	28' Moore 54' Casagolda 77' Maertens
8 October 2017 18:00 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven Attendance: 4.456 Report	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	2-1	Westerlo	N. Gillekens Daeseleire, Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga (54' Mertens) Hubert, Maertens, Persoons Azevedo (46' Aguemon), Casagolda, Storm (84' Diedhiou)	Henkinet Boulenger Gorius Le Postollec	Mertens
	63' Casagolda 89' Casagolda	1-0 1-1 2-1	79' Annys
13 October 2017 20:30 Stade Leburton Tubize Report	Tubize	1-2	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	N. Gillekens Boulenger, Schuermans, Moore, Bagayoko Hubert (35' Le Postollec), Maertens (59' Gorius), Persoons Aguemon, Casagolda, Storm (85' Libert)	Henkinet Azevedo Berben Diedhiou	Persoons
	54' Zenke	0-1 1-1 1-2	30' Casagolda 76' Aguemon
22 October 2017 20:30 Olympic Stadium Antwerp Report	Beerschot Wilrijk	2-2	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	N. Gillekens Daeseleire, Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga Libert, Maertens, Persoons Aguemon (46' Bagayoko), Casagolda (65' Diedhiou), Storm (85' Gorius)	Henkinet Azevedo Boulenger Kostovski	Aguemon Persoons Tshimanga
	13' François 83' Hoffer	1-0 1-1 1-2 2-2	54' Maertens 58' Casagolda
28 October 2017 20:30 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven Report	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	1-0	Union SG	N. Gillekens Daeseleire, Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga (27' Bagayoko) Libert, Maertens, Persoons Aguemon (70' Watt), Casagolda, Storm (86' Azevedo)	Henkinet Diedhiou Gorius Mertens	Daeseleire Tshimanga Schuermans Maertens
	64' Schuermans	1-0
5 November 2017 16:00 Herman Vanderpoortenstadion Lier	Lierse	2-1	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	N. Gillekens (67' Henkinet) Daeseleire, Schuermans, Moore, Bagayoko Hubert, Maertens, Persoons (84' Watt) Aguemon, Casagolda, Storm (66' Azevedo)	Boulenger Diedhiou Gorius Libert	Aguemon Casagolda Persoons Moore Watt
	64' Yagan 73' Yagan	0-1 1-1 2-1	51' Aguemon
Closing tournament
12 November 2017 18:00 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	1-1	Roeselare	N. Gillekens Daeseleire, Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga Gorius (61' Storm), Hubert, Persoons Maertens (84' Watt), Aguemon, Casagolda (86' Diedhiou), Aguemon	Boulenger Henkinet Libert Mertens	Gorius Persoons Storm Watt
	8' Casagolda	1-0 1-1	78' N. Gillekens
18 November 2017 20:30 Olympic Stadium Antwerp	Beerschot Wilrijk	1-2	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	N. Gillekens Daeseleire, Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga (90+2' Boulenger) Libert, Hubert, Maertens Aguemon (90' Bagayoko), Casagolda (77' Watt), Storm	Azevedo Gorius Henkinet Kostovski	Libert Schuermans
	69' Hoffer	0-1 0-2 1-2	58' Aguemon 65' Aguemon
25 November 2017 17:00 King Baudouin Stadium Brussels	Union SG	0-0	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	N. Gillekens Daeseleire, Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga Libert, Hubert, Maertens Aguemon, Casagolda (74' Watt), Storm (80' Bagayoko)	Azevedo Boulenger Gorius Henkinet Kostovski	Schuermans Tshimanga Aguemon
3 December 2017 16:00 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	1-1	Tubize	N. Gillekens Daeseleire, Moore, Boulenger, Tshimanga Libert, Hubert (68' Persoons), Maertens Storm, Casagolda, Watt	Azevedo Bagayoko J. Gillekens Gorius Henkinet Kostovski	Watt
	34' Ba	1-0 1-1	59' Stevance
9 December 2017 17:00 Het Kuipje Westerlo	Westerlo	1-0	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	N. Gillekens Daeseleire, Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga Libert (46' Gorius), Persoons, Maertens Aguemon, Watt (73' Diedhiou), Storm (61' Casagolda)	Bagayoko Boulenger Henkinet Hubert	Watt
	19' Naessens	1-0
15 December 2017 20:30 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	2-1	Lierse	N. Gillekens Daeseleire, Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga Hubert, Persoons (76' Libert), Maertens Aguemon (70' Azevedo), Casagolda, Storm (81' Bagayoko)	Boulenger Diedhiou Henkinet Watt	Aguemon Tshimanga Libert
	9' Casagolda 34' Persoons	1-0 2-0 2-1	90' Bourdin
5 January 2018 20:30 Jan Breydel Stadium Bruges	Cercle Brugge	1-0	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	N. Gillekens Daeseleire, Schuermans, Moore, Bagayoko (69' Boulenger) Hubert (56' Gorius), Persoons, Maertens Aguemon, Casagolda (56' Diedhiou), Storm	Azevedo Henkinet Libert Mertens	Daeseleire Persoons
	64' Cardona	1-0
14 January 2018 18:00 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	3-1	Union SG	N. Gillekens Daeseleire, Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga Persoons, Kehli, Maertens Aguemon (67' Hubert), Casagolda (81' Diedhiou), Storm (76' Azevedo)	Bagayoko Henkinet Gorius Mertens	Persoons
	18' Casagolda 26' Tshimanga 48' Storm	1-0 2-0 3-0 3-1	57' Fixelles
21 January 2018 18:00 Stade Leburton Tubize	Tubize	0-1	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	N. Gillekens Daeseleire, Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga Kehli, Persoons, Maertens Aguemon (68' Diedhiou), Casagolda (81' Hubert), Storm (60' Dequevy)	Bagayoko Henkinet Gorius Mertens	Aguemon
		0-1	73' Casagolda
26 January 2018 20:30 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	0-1	Westerlo	N. Gillekens Daeseleire (60' Boulenger), Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga Kehli, Persoons (74' Diedhiou), Maertens Aguemon, Casagolda, Storm (46' Dequevy)	Henkinet Gorius Hubert Mertens
		0-1	23' Daeseleire
2 February 2018 20:30 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	2-2	Cercle Brugge	N. Gillekens Mertens (82' Kostovski), Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga Dequevy (70' Storm), Persoons, Maertens, Kehli Casagolda, Diedhiou (60' Aguemon)	Henkinet Boulenger Gorius Hubert
	72' Kehli 90+5' Aguemon	0-1 1-1 1-2 2-2	34' Cardona 77' Cardona
11 February 2018 16:00 Herman Vanderpoortenstadion Lier	Lierse	0-1	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	N. Gillekens Mertens, Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga Dequevy (81' Boulenger), Persoons, Maertens, Aguemon (85' Storm) Casagolda (45' Gorius), Diedhiou	Thamsatchanan Hubert Kostovski Libert	N. Gillekens Mertens Aguemon
		0-1	41' Casagolda
17 February 2018 20:30 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	1-1	Beerschot Wilrijk	Thamsatchanan Libert, Schuermans, Boulenger, Tshimanga (66' Mertens) Gorius, Hubert, Kehli Dequevy (69' Vekemans), Diedhiou (73' Kostovski), Storm	N. Gillekens Daeseleire J. Gillekens Sowah	Dequevy
	87' Kostovski	0-1 1-1	69' Losada
25 February 2018 16:00 Schiervelde Stadion Roeselare	Roeselare	1-1	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	Thamsatchanan Libert, Schuermans, Boulenger Aguemon, Hubert, Persoons, Gorius, Storm (84' Tshimanga) Kehli (83' Kostovski), Diedhiou (65' Vekemans)	N. Gillekens Daeseleire J. Gillekens Mertens	Persoons Hubert Schuermans
	90+4' Lecomte	0-1 1-1	23' Storm

Europa League play-offs

OHL qualified for the Europa League play-offs based on their league position in the 2017–18 Belgian First Division B.

Results

Europa League play-offs
Match Details	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Lineup	Unused Subs	Bookings
Group A
1 April 2018 20:00 Regenboogstadion Waregem Attendance: 5.951	Zulte Waregem	2-2	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	Thamsatchanan Libert, Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga Gorius (78' Hubert), Maertens, Persoons (77' Kostovski) Aguemon (83' Vekemans), Diedhiou, Storm	N. Gillekens Boulenger Gilis Mertens	Schuermans Diedhiou Maertens Moore
	15' Harbaoui 69' De Pauw	1-0 1-1 2-1 2-2	35' Gorius 87' Kostovski
7 April 2018 20:00 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven Attendance: 3.375	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	1-2	Lierse	Thamsatchanan Mertens, Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga Gorius, Hubert (83' Vekemans), Maertens Dequevy (69' Aguemon), Casagolda (65' Kostovski), Storm	N. Gillekens Libert Persoons Sowah	Dequevy
	73' Kostovski	0-1 0-2 1-2	26' Laurent 71' Yagan
14 April 2018 20:00 Freethiel Stadion Beveren Attendance: 1.687	Waasland-Beveren	0-2	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	Thamsatchanan Libert, Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga Gorius, Maertens, Persoons Dequevy (84' Sowah), Kostovski (66' Casagolda), Storm (74' Gilis)	N. Gillekens Aguemon Hubert Mertens	Kostovski Tshimanga Gilis
		0-1 0-2	23' Gorius 54' Storm
17 April 2018 20:30 Guldensporen Stadion Kortrijk Attendance: 3.100	Kortrijk	2-1	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	Thamsatchanan Libert (56' Gilis), Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga Gorius, Maertens, Persoons (72' Kehli) Dequevy (56' Aguemon), Kostovski, Storm	N. Gillekens Casagolda Hubert Sowah	Maertens Gorius Tshimanga Moore
	12' Chevalier 38' Chevalier	1-0 2-0 2-1	46' Kostovski
21 April 2018 18:00 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven Attendance: 3.605	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	3-1	Excel Mouscron	Thamsatchanan Libert, Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga Gorius, Maertens (65' Vekemans), Kehli Sowah, Kostovski (84' Gilis), Storm (56' Aguemon)	N. Gillekens Casagolda Hubert Mertens
	63' Aguemon 69' Aguemon 72' Kehli	0-1 1-1 2-1 3-1	51' Mbombo
28 April 2018 20:00 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven Attendance: 3.557	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	0-0	Waasland-Beveren	Thamsatchanan Mertens, Schuermans, Libert, Tshimanga Gorius, Maertens, Kehli (62' Vekemans) Sowah (57' Storm), Kostovski (82' Casagolda), Aguemon	N. Gillekens Daeseleire Hubert Persoons	Storm Mertens
5 May 2018 20:00 Herman Vanderpoortenstadion Lier Attendance: 2.600	Lierse	2-2	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	Thamsatchanan Libert, Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga Gorius, Persoons (71' Vekemans), Kehli Dequevy (62' Maertens), Kostovski (71' Casagolda), Aguemon	N. Gillekens Daeseleire Hubert Storm	Dequevy
	12' Yagan 55' Bourdin	0-1 1-1 2-1 2-2	7' Aguemon 79' Schuermans
8 May 2018 20:30 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven Attendance: 3.574	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	0-2	Kortrijk	Thamsatchanan Daeseleire (62' Gilis), Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga Hubert, Maertens (85' Dequevy), Vekemans Aguemon, Casagolda (58' Kostovski), Kehli	N. Gillekens Libert Persoons Sowah	Aguemon
		0-1 0-2	45+1' Kovačević 76' Perbet
11 May 2018 20:30 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium Leuven Attendance: 4.058	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	1-2	Zulte Waregem	N. Gillekens Libert, Schuermans, Moore, Tshimanga Hubert, Gorius), Persoons (74' Vekemans) Gilis (69' Aguemon), Kostovski (80' Casagolda), Kehli	Thamsatchanan Daeseleire Dequevy Maertens
	31' Gorius	0-1 1-1 1-2	5' Coopman 82' Hämäläinen
18 May 2018 20:30 Stade Le Canonnier Mouscron	Excel Mouscron	5-0	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	N. Gillekens Libert, Schuermans, Moore, Dequevy Hubert (46' Daeseleire), Gorius), Persoons Sowah, Kostovski (67' Casagolda), Kehli (46' Maertens)	Thamsatchanan Aguemon Gilis Vekemans	Schuermans Hubert Dequevy
	6' Mbombo 20' Spahiu 24' Amallah 42' C. Diedhiou 44' Mohamed	1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0

Belgian Cup

See main article: 2017–18 Belgian Cup.

Results

2017–18 Belgian Cup
Match Details	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Lineup	Cards
Round 5
27 August 2017 16:00 King Power at Den Dreef Stadium^[39] Leuven Attendance: 1.488 Report	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	8-0	Turnhout	N. Gillekens Daeseleire (46' Mertens), Moore, Schuermans, Bagayoko Maertens (46' Berben), Hubert, Aguemon Azevedo, Watt, Storm (58' Casagolda)
	5' Maertens 15' Storm 28' Storm 30' Watt 36' Azevedo 77' Mertens 79' Casagolda 90' Moore	1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0 6-0 7-0 8-0
Round 6
19 September 2017 20:30 Stayen Sint-Truiden Report	Sint-Truiden	4-2	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	N. Gillekens Boulenger, Moore, Schuermans, Tshimanga (55' Berben) Hubert, Persoons, Bagayoko Azevedo (69' Mertens), Diedhiou (90' Maertens), Storm	Boulenger Moore Persoons Schuermans Maertens
	4' Botaka 104' Goutas 107' Vetokele 112' Vetokele	1-0 1-1 2-1 2-2 3-2 4-2	56' Persoons 105+2' Storm

Squad statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	First Division B		Belgian Cup		Europa League play-offs		Total
				Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
1	GK			24	24	2	2	2	2	28	28
2	DF			23	23	1	1	2	1	26	25
3	DF			19	16	1	1	9	9	29	26
4	DF			27	27	2	2	10	10	39	39
5	DF			24	24	2	2	9	9	35	35
6	MF			19	16	2	2	5	4	26	22
7	MF			24	22	1	1	8	4	33	27
8	MF			2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
9	FW			23	20	1	0	7	2	31	22
11	MF			28	25	2	2	6	5	36	32
15	MF			0	0	0	0	3	2	3	2
16	GK			2	2	0	0	8	8	10	10
17	MF			12	5	0	0	9	9	21	14
18	FW			0	0	0	0	5	1	5	1
19	MF			6	6	0	0	7	6	13	12
20	FW			18	7	1	1	1	1	20	9
22	FW			2	0	0	0	7	1	9	1
23	FW			6	2	0	0	10	7	16	9
24	MF			13	9	0	0	8	8	21	17
25	DF			8	5	2	0	2	2	12	7
26	GK			3	2	0	0	0	0	3	2
27	DF			2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
28	MF			22	20	1	1	6	6	29	27
30	MF			5	3	0	0	6	5	11	8
31	DF			10	5	1	1	0	0	11	6
32	FW			11	5	1	1	0	0	12	6
33	MF			26	26	2	1	9	7	37	34
Players that have appeared this season, who are out on loan or have left OH Leuven
10	MF		(on loan at Oosterzonen Oosterwijk)	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
14	MF		(on loan at Lommel)	13	5	2	2	0	0	15	7
18	DF		(on loan at Mechelen)	13	7	2	2	0	0	15	9

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

			Player	First Division B	Belgian Cup	Europa League play-offs	Total
1	FW	7		10	0	3	13
2	FW	19		10	1	0	11
3	MF	11		6	3	1	10
4	MF	17		1	0	3	4
	FW	23		1	0	3	4
	MF	33		3	1	0	4
7	DF	4		2	0	1	3
	DF	5		2	1	0	3
9	MF	14		1	1	0	2
	MF	19		1	0	1	2
	MF	28		1	1	0	2
	FW	32		1	1	0	2
13	DF	2		1	0	0	1
	FW	20		1	0	0	1
	MF	24		1	0	0	1
	DF	25		0	1	0	1
Own Goals				1	0	0	1
Total				43	10	12	65

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.

No.	Player	First Division B	Belgian Cup	Europa League play-offs	TOTAL
1		7	1	0	8
16		0	0	2	2
26		1	0	0	1

Notes and References

1. News: Jeroen Simaeys stopt met voetballen . Jeroen Simaeys quits playing football . dutch . 2018-01-18 . ohl.be . 2018-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180118182349/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10574/jeroen-simaeys-stopt-met-voetballen . 2018-01-18 . dead.
2. News: Nieuwe transfers !!!. New transfers !!!. dutch. 2017-05-05. kskheist.be.
3. News: WELKOM KENNETH HOUDRET !. WELCOME KENNETH HOUDRET !. dutch. 2017-05-15. rusg.brussels. 2018-05-16. 2017-05-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20170521214612/http://www.rusg.brussels/article/bienvenue-kenneth-houdret/nl. dead.
4. News: Eerste transfernieuws. First transfernews. dutch. 2017-05-19. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180517005144/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10036/eerste-transfernieuws. 2018-05-17. dead.
5. News: WELKOM SOUFIANE EL BANOUHI !. WELCOME SOUFIANE EL BANOUHI !. dutch. 2017-02-02. rusg.brussels. 2018-05-16. 2018-05-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20180517005232/http://www.rusg.brussels/article/bienvenue-soufiane-el-banouhi/nl. dead.
6. News: Romain REYNAUD (Ligue 2 Belge) seconde recrue de l'ASF. Romain REYNAUD (Belgian Second Division) second signing of ASF. french. 2017-06-06. asf-foot.com. 2018-05-16. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180516174523/http://www.asf-foot.com/galerie/2636-romain-reynaud-ligue-1-belge-seconde-recrue-de-l-asf. dead.
7. News: Welkom Pieter-Jan Monteyne!. Welcome Pieter-Jan Monteyne!. dutch. 2017-06-20. ksvroeselare.be. 2018-05-16. 2017-09-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20170916001950/http://www.ksvroeselare.be/pieter-jan-monteyne/. dead.
8. News: Ngawa op avontuur naar Avellino. Ngawa takes on adventure at Avellino. dutch. 2017-06-26. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20171023043737/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10097/ngawa-op-avontuur-naar-avellino. 2017-10-23. dead.
9. News: Dessel Sport signs Ben Yagan. english. 2017-06-28. sport.news.am.
10. News: Kwaliteitsinjectie voor het middenveld. Quality-injection for midfield. dutch. 2017-06-13. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003125516/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10073/kwaliteitsinjectie-voor-het-middenveld. 2017-10-03. dead.
11. News: Nieuw bloed voor de Leuvense flank. New blood for Leuven wing. dutch. 2017-06-28. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180516175013/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10099/nieuw-bloed-voor-de-leuvense-flank. 2018-05-16. dead.
12. News: Storm wervelt nog jaartje langer in Leuven. Storm to swirl for one more year in Leuven. dutch. 2017-06-15. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180517005144/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10036/eerste-transfernieuws. 2018-05-17. dead.
13. News: Vers bloed voor het middenveld. Fresh blood for midfield. dutch. 2017-07-12. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180516174623/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10123/vers-bloed-voor-het-middenveld. 2018-05-16. dead.
14. News: Voormalig international voor onze verdediging. Former international for our defense. dutch. 2017-07-14. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180516174815/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10128/voormalig-international-voor-onze-verdediging. 2018-05-16. dead.
15. News: Dimitri Daeseleire kiest voor OHL. Dimitri Daeseleire chooses for OHL. dutch. 2017-07-19. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20171023221144/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10135/dimitri-daeseleire-kiest-voor-ohl. 2017-10-23. dead.
16. sportinghasselt. Sporting Hasselt. 890226672653537280. 26 July 2017. Topnieuws! De linksvoetige Simon Bracke (21) van @ohl_official versterkt onze ploeg. Welkom Simon!.
17. News: Franskur bakvörður til FH. French defender for FH. icelandic. 2017-07-31. mbl.is.
18. News: Polyvalente flankverdediger tekent contract. Polyvalent flank defender signs contract. dutch. 2017-08-15. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20171025043959/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10183/polyvalente-flankverdediger-tekent-contract. 2017-10-25. dead.
19. News: Engels belofteninternational geleend van Leicester. English youth international loaned from Leicester. dutch. 2017-08-18. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20170819191508/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10194/engels-belofteninternational-geleend-van-leicester. 2017-08-19. dead.
20. News: Een brok ervaring voor ons middenveld. Load of experience for our midfield. dutch. 2017-08-18. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20170818134444/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10190/een-brok-ervaring-voor-ons-middenveld. 2017-08-18. dead.
21. News: Schotse cultvoetballer tekent bij OHL. Scottish cultfootballer signs with OHL. dutch. 2017-08-13. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180709215656/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10177/schotse-cultvoetballer-tekent-bij-ohl. 2018-07-09. dead.
22. News: Extra aanvallende kracht. Extra offensive power. dutch. 2017-08-24. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828143457/http://www.ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10210/extra-aanvallende-kracht. 2017-08-28. dead.
23. News: Benjamin Bambi uitgeleend aan Heist. Benjamin Bambi loaned out to Heist. dutch. 2017-08-30. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20170913183947/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10231/benjamin-bambi-uitgeleend-aan-heist. 2017-09-13. dead.
24. News: Lokando voor 1 seizoen naar KSK Heist. Lokando for 1 season to KSK Heist. dutch. 2017-08-03. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803212902/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10160/lokando-voor-1-seizoen-naar-ksk-heist. 2017-08-03. dead.
25. News: Sula uitgeleend naar Lommel. Sula loaned out to Lommel. dutch. 2017-08-28. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20170913184052/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10221/sula-uitgeleend-naar-lommel. 2017-09-13. dead.
26. News: Leo Njengo uitgeleend aan Dessel. Leo Njengo on loan to Dessel. dutch. 2017-08-31. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912234105/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10235/leo-njengo-uitgeleend-aan-dessel. 2017-09-12. dead.
27. News: Nieuwe linksvoetige verdediger voor OHL. New left footed defender for OHL. dutch. 2017-08-31. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912234213/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10237/nieuwe-linksvoetige-verdediger-voor-ohl. 2017-09-12. dead.
28. News: Extra winger voor OHL. Extra winger for OHL. dutch. 2017-08-31. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912233924/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10238/extra-winger-voor-ohl. 2017-09-12. dead.
29. News: Koen Persoons komt onze rangen versterken. Koen Persoons arrives to reinforce our ranks. dutch. 2017-08-31. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912234844/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10236/koen-persoons-komt-onze-rangen-versterken. 2017-09-12. dead.
30. News: Copa toont zijn keeperskunsten het komende seizoen bij OH Leuven. Copa to show his goalkeeping skills at OH Leuven the coming season. dutch. 2017-09-01. sporza.be.
31. News: Berben doet seizoen uit bij Oosterzonen. Berben to play second half of season at Oosterzonen. dutch. 2018-01-23. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180124195723/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10593/berben-doet-seizoen-uit-bij-oosterzonen. 2018-01-24. dead.
32. News: Azevedo keert voor half seizoen terug naar het oude nest. Azevedo returns to his old home for half a season. dutch. 2018-01-30. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180131024223/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10614/azevedo-keert-voor-half-seizoen-terug-naar-het-oude-nest. 2018-01-31. dead.
33. News: Bagayoko ter beschikking gesteld van KV Mechelen. Bagayoko provided to KV Mechelen. dutch. 2018-01-31. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201020257/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10617/bagayoko-ter-beschikking-gesteld-van-kv-mechelen. 2018-02-01. dead.
34. News: OHL haalt Kawin Thamsatchanan binnen. OHL brings in Kawin Thamsatchanan. dutch. 2018-01-10. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113065212/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10551/ohl-haalt-kawin-thamsatchanan-binnen. 2018-01-13. dead.
35. News: Smaakmaker keert terug naar Proximus League. Entertainer returns to Proximus League. dutch. 2018-01-10. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180112043144/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10553/smaakmaker-keert-terug-naar-proximus-league. 2018-01-12. dead.
36. News: OHL haalt pak ervaring binnen. OHL brings in load of experience. dutch. 2018-01-20. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180121000010/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10578/ohl-haalt-pak-ervaring-binnen. 2018-01-21. dead.
37. News: Toptalent voor OHL. Top talent for OHL. dutch. 2018-01-31. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201020259/http://ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10618/toptalent-voor-ohl. 2018-02-01. dead.
38. News: De wegen van OHL en Watt scheiden. Ways of OHL and Watt part. dutch. 2018-02-12. ohl.be. 2018-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180516174234/http://www.ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10655/de-wegen-van-ohl-en-watt-scheiden. 2018-05-16. dead.
39. Although OH Leuven was originally drawn away to Turnhout, both clubs agreed to reverse the fixture.