2023–24 Royal Antwerp F.C. season explained

Club:Royal Antwerp F.C.
Season:2023–24
Manager:Mark van Bommel
Stadium:Bosuilstadion
League:Pro League
League Result:6th
Cup1:Belgian Cup
Cup1 Result:Runners-up
Cup2:Belgian Super Cup
Cup2 Result:Winners
Cup3:UEFA Champions League
Cup3 Result:Group stage
League Topscorer:
Vincent Janssen (11)
Season Topscorer:
Vincent Janssen (17)
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Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

The 2023–24 season was Royal Antwerp Sporting Club's 144th season in existence and seventh consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They also competed in the Belgian Cup and the Belgian Super Cup, as well as the UEFA Champions League for the first time.

Players

Out on loan

Transfers

In

PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource
AS MonacoOn loan
JMG Academy BamakoUndisclosed
AFC AjaxOn loan
Hammarby IFOn loan
Borussia DortmundOn loan
OH LeuvenOn loan
CSKA MoscowOn loan
FC Lokomotiv MoscowOn loan
Amiens€ 6,000,000
Club BruggeFree[1]
Elfsborg€ 1,700,000[2]

Out

PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource
FW Arbnor Muja SamsunsporUndisclosed9 February 2024
FW Michael Frey Queens Park RangersUndisclosed28 January 2024
MF Arthur Vermeeren Atlético MadridUndisclosed26 January 2024
DF Sam Vines Colorado RapidsUndisclosed22 January 2024
GK Ortwin De Wolf Zulte WaregemUndisclosed9 January 2024
MF Birger Verstraete Aris ThessalonikiUndisclosed11 September 2023
MF Frank Boya Amiens SC€ 3,000,0001 September 2023
DF Gastón Ávila AFC Ajax€ 12,500,00022 August 2023
FW Viktor FischerContract terminated30 June 2023
DF Willian Pacho Eintracht Frankfurt€ 9,000,000
MF Alexis De Sart RWDM€ 500,000
FW Koji Miyoshi Birmingham CityEnd of contract
MF Pieter Gerkens AA Gent
MF Faris HarounRetired
Notes:

Pre-season and friendlies

The team will start preparations with a test match versus second-tier side Lierse on 1 July behind closed doors.[3]

Competitions

Belgian Pro League

See main article: 2023–24 Belgian Pro League.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2023.[4]

Matches

Belgian Cup

See main article: 2023–24 Belgian Cup.

Belgian Super Cup

See main article: 2023 Belgian Super Cup.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League.

Play-off round

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

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.

Statistics

Goalscorers

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118FWVincent Janssen1142017
29FWGeorge Ilenikhena851014
310FWMichel-Ange Balikwisha702110
411FWArbnor Muja50106
517FWJacob Ondrejka50005
19FWChidera Ejuke4100
24MFJurgen Ekkelenkamp5000
87FWGyrano Kerk30104
23DFToby Alderweireld3100
1084MFMahamadou Doumbia21003
1133DFZeno Van den Bosch02002
48MFArthur Vermeeren1010
132DFRitchie De Laet01001
5DFOwen Wijndal1000
6MFEliot Matazo1000
8MFAlhassan Yusuf0010
21DFSam Vines1000
34DFJelle Bataille1000
52DFKobe Corbanie1000
Own goals31004
Totals62169188

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Antwerp sign former Leeds and Everton target Senne Lammens from Club Brugge on a free. June 10, 2023. OneFootball.
  2. https://royalantwerpfc.be/nieuws/jacobondrejka
  3. Web site: Lierse oefent tegen landskampioen Antwerp en Qatarese Al-Rayyan. June 7, 2023. Gazet van Antwerpen.
  4. Web site: 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 .