2017–18 K.A.A. Gent season
Gent 2017–18 football season
2017–18 season | ||||
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Chairman | Ivan De Witte | |||
Managing director | Michel Louwagie | |||
Manager | Hein Vanhaezebrouck (until 27 September) Yves Vanderhaeghe (from 4 October) | |||
Stadium | Ghelamco Arena | |||
First Division A | 4th | |||
Belgian Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Jérémy Perbet (10) All: Jérémy Perbet (10) | |||
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← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
The 2017–18 season was the 115th season in the history of K.A.A. Gent and the club's 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Gent participated in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa League.
Players
First-team squad
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
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Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
Gent
v
PAOK
![Belgium](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png)
![Greece](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png)
7 July 2017 Friendly | Gent ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Horst, Netherlands |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Molenstraat |
Gent
v
Nice
![Belgium](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png)
![France](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png)
13 July 2017 Friendly | Gent ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Ghent, Belgium |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
AEK Athens
v
Gent
![Greece](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png)
![Belgium](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png)
19 July 2017 Friendly | AEK Athens ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Marousi, Greece |
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Aristidis Vatsios |
Gent
v
1. FC Nürnberg
![Belgium](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png)
![Germany](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png)
9 January 2018 Friendly | Gent ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Oliva, Spain |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort Attendance: 200 |
Union Berlin
v
Gent
![Germany](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png)
![Belgium](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png)
10 January 2018 Friendly | Union Berlin ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Oliva, Spain |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Stadium: Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort Attendance: 350 |
Competitions
Overall record
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
First Division A | 30 July 2017 | 20 May 2018 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 045.00 |
Belgian Cup | 20 September 2017 | 12 December 2017 | Sixth round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 066.67 |
Europa League | 27 July 2017 | 3 August 2022 | Third qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 |
Total | 45 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 044.44 |
Source: Soccerway
First Division A
Regular season
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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2 | Anderlecht | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 55 | Qualification for the championship play-offs |
3 | Charleroi | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 51 | |
4 | Gent | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 50 | |
5 | Genk | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 44 | |
6 | Standard Liège | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 44 |
Source: Belgian First Division A (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[1]
Results summary
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 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Sint-Truiden v Gent
30 July 2017 1 | Sint-Truiden | 3–2 | Gent | Sint-Truiden |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stayen |
Gent v Antwerp
6 August 2017 2 | Gent | 0–1 | Antwerp | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Mechelen v Gent
12 August 2017 3 | Mechelen | 1–1 | Gent | Mechelen |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne |
Excel Mouscron v Gent
20 August 2017 4 | Excel Mouscron | 3–2 | Gent | Mouscron |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier |
Gent v Anderlecht
27 August 2017 5 | Gent | 0–0 | Anderlecht | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Gent v Genk
10 September 2017 6 | Gent | 1–1 | Genk | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Oostende v Gent
17 September 2017 7 | Oostende | 0–2 | Gent | Ostend |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Versluys Arena |
Gent v Zulte Waregem
24 September 2017 8 | Gent | 0–1 | Zulte Waregem | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Club Brugge v Gent
1 October 2017 9 | Club Brugge | 2–1 | Gent | Bruges |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
Gent v Waasland-Beveren
14 October 2017 10 | Gent | 2–0 | Waasland-Beveren | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Kortrijk v Gent
21 October 2017 11 | Kortrijk | 1–1 | Gent | Kortrijk |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
Gent v Eupen
24 October 2017 12 | Gent | 3–0 | Eupen | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Charleroi v Gent
27 October 2017 13 | Charleroi | 2–1 | Gent | Charleroi |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
Gent v Standard Liège
3 November 2017 14 | Gent | 1–0 | Standard Liège | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Lokeren v Gent
19 November 2017 15 | Lokeren | 0–3 | Gent | Lokeren |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Daknamstadion |
Gent v Excel Mouscron
24 November 2017 16 | Gent | 3–1 | Excel Mouscron | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Zulte Waregem v Gent
3 December 2017 17 | Zulte Waregem | 0–1 | Gent | Waregem |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Regenboogstadion |
Gent v Kortrijk
9 December 2017 18 | Gent | 2–1 | Kortrijk | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Standard Liège v Gent
16 December 2017 19 | Standard Liège | 0–0 | Gent | Liège |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne |
Gent v Charleroi
21 December 2017 20 | Gent | 1–0 | Charleroi | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Anderlecht v Gent
26 December 2017 21 | Anderlecht | 1–0 | Gent | Anderlecht |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
Gent v Lokeren
21 January 2018 22 | Gent | 3–0 | Lokeren | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Antwerp v Gent
24 January 2018 23 | Antwerp | 1–1 | Gent | Antwerp |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Bosuilstadion |
Gent v Club Brugge
28 January 2018 24 | Gent | 2–0 | Club Brugge | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Eupen v Gent
3 February 2018 25 | Eupen | 1–1 | Gent | Eupen |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Kehrweg Stadion |
Gent v Sint-Truiden
10 February 2018 25 | Gent | 3–0 | Sint-Truiden | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Gent v Mechelen
18 February 2018 27 | Gent | 2–2 | Mechelen | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Waasland-Beveren v Gent
24 February 2018 28 | Waasland-Beveren | 1–2 | Gent | Beveren |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion |
Gent v Oostende
3 March 2018 29 | Gent | 2–3 | Oostende | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Genk v Gent
11 March 2018 30 | Genk | 1–2 | Gent | Genk |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Luminus Arena |
Championship play-offs
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CLU | STA | AND | GNT | GNK | CHA | |
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1 | Club Brugge (C) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 46 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage | — | 4–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
2 | Standard Liège | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 43 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | |
3 | Anderlecht | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 40 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
4 | Gent | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 39 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
5 | Genk (O) | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 38 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off final | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | |
6 | Charleroi | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 34 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Position obtained during the Regular season[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Position obtained during the Regular season[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Results summary
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 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
Result | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | W |
Position |
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Anderlecht v Gent
1 April 2018 1 | Anderlecht | 0–2 | Gent | Anderlecht |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
Gent v Club Brugge
8 April 2018 2 | Gent | 1–0 | Club Brugge | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Standard Liège v Gent
14 April 2018 3 | Standard Liège | 1–0 | Gent | Liège |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne |
Gent v Genk
17 April 2018 4 | Gent | 0–0 | Genk | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Charleroi v Gent
22 April 2018 5 | Charleroi | 2–1 | Gent | Charleroi |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
Gent v Standard Liège
29 April 2018 6 | Gent | 1–3 | Standard Liège | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Gent v Charleroi
4 May 2018 7 | Gent | 0–1 | Charleroi | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Genk v Gent
10 May 2018 8 | Genk | 1–1 | Gent | Genk |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Luminus Arena |
Gent v Anderlecht
13 May 2018 9 | Gent | 1–0 | Anderlecht | Ghent |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
Club Brugge v Gent
20 May 2018 10 | Club Brugge | 0–1 | Gent | Bruges |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
Belgian Cup
Geel v Gent
20 September 2017 Sixth round | Geel | 2–3 | Gent | Geel |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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| Stadium: De Leunen Referee: Lawrence Visser |
Gent v Lokeren
29 November 2017 Seventh round | Gent | 2–1 | Lokeren | Ghent |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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| Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
Kortrijk v Gent
12 December 2017 Quarter-finals | Kortrijk | 4–1 | Gent | Kortrijk |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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| Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Referee: Bart Vertenten |
UEFA Europa League
Third qualifying round
Gent
v
Rheindorf Altach
![Belgium](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png)
![Austria](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png)
27 July 2017 First leg | Gent ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Ghent, Belgium |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 13,745[3] Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland) |
Rheindorf Altach
v
Gent
![Austria](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png)
![Belgium](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png)
3 August 2017 Second leg | Rheindorf Altach ![]() | 3–1 (4–2 agg.) | ![]() | Innsbruck, Austria |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Tivoli-Neu[a] Attendance: 3,852[4] Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France) | |
Note: Rheindorf Altach won 4–2 on aggregate. |
Notes
- ^ The match was played at Tivoli-Neu in Innsbruck, instead of their regular stadium, the Stadion Schnabelholz in Altach.
References
- ^ "First Division A 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "Reglement 2017-2018 Boek B: De koepelorganisatie KBVB en haar deelorganisaties" [General Rules 2017-2018 Book B: The overall organisation KBVB and its subsidiaries] (PDF) (in Dutch). Royal Belgian FA. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Gent vs. Altach" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Altach vs. Gent" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2023.