2022–23_Royal_Charleroi_S.C._season

Royal Charleroi S.C.
2022–23 season
Manager	Felice Mazzu
Stadium	Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Belgian Pro League	9th
Belgian Cup	Sixth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Daan Heymans (6); All: ; Daan Heymans (7)
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2022–23 Royal Charleroi S.C. season

Royal Charleroi S.C. 2022–23 football season

The 2022–23 Royal Charleroi S.C. season was the club's 119th season in existence and the 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Charleroi participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

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"Équipes | RCSC". Royal Charleroi S.C. - Web Oficial. Retrieved 2021-07-23.

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"Charleroi se renforce avec l'arrivée de Delavallée en provenance de Mouscron (officiel)" [Charleroi strengthens with the arrival of Delavallée from Mouscron (official)]. Le Soir (in French). 19 June 2022.

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Nicolleau, Mélina (21 June 2022). "Stade lavallois. Mercato : L'affaire Julien Maggiotti réglée, il reste tango" [Laval. Transfer market : The Julien Maggiotti affair settled, he remains with the Tango]. Ouest-France (in French).

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"Pierre Patron est Zèbre !" [Pierre Patron is a Zebra!] (in French). Charleroi. 4 July 2022.

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"KVO legt jongeling vast, Charleroi ruimt selectie verder op" [KVO registers youngster, Charleroi clears selection further]. Voetbal Nieuws (in Dutch). 13 July 2022. Daarnaast namen de Carolo's definitief afscheid van Ivan Goranov. De Bulgaarse linksback speelde geen rol in de sportieve plannen en werd vorig seizoen al verhuurd aan Levski Sofia. [In addition, the Carolos said goodbye to Ivan Goranov. The Bulgarian left back played no role in the sporting plans and was already rented out to Levski Sofia last season.]

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"Jonas Bager est Zèbre !" [Jonas Bager is a Zebra!] (in French). Charleroi. 13 July 2022.

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"Damien Marcq est de retour au Sporting !" [Damien Marcq is back at Sporting!] (in French). Charleroi. 14 July 2022.

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"Nadhir Benbouali est le nouvel attaquant du Sporting de Charleroi !" [Nadhir Benbouali is Sporting de Charleroi's new striker!] (in French). Charleroi. 22 July 2022.

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Schyns, Didier (4 August 2022). "Le jeune attaquant Mitchy Ntelo quitte le Standard et rejoint le Sporting de Charleroi" [Young striker Mitchy Ntelo leaves Standard and joins Sporting Charleroi]. Le Soir (in French).

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"Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh officiellement Zèbre !" [Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh officially Zebra!] (in French). Charleroi. 22 August 2022.

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"Official: Bayo Completes Loan Switch". Watford. 30 January 2023.

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"Nikola Stulic débarque au Sporting de Charleroi!" [Nikola Stulic arrives at Sporting de Charleroi!] (in French). Charleroi. 31 January 2023.

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"Valentine Ozornwafor quitte le FCSM" [Valentine Ozornwafor leaves FCSM] (in French). Sochaux. 31 January 2023.

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"שובם של הליגיונרים: חמישה חזרו, 18 זרים חדשים הגיעו" [The return of the legionnaires: five returned, 18 new foreigners arrived] (in Hebrew). Walla!. 1 February 2023. עזבו: אבובקאר קייטה - שרלרואה [Left: Aboubakar Keita - Charleroi]

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"Du mouvement chez nos Zebra Elites" [Movement among our Zebra Elites] (in French). Charleroi. 3 February 2023.

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"Official: Watford Sign Bayo". Watford. 2 July 2022.

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"Valentine Ozornwafor prêté avec option d'achat à Sochaux" [Valentine Ozornwafor loaned with option to buy in Sochaux] (in French). Charleroi. 8 July 2022.

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"Έναρξη συνεργασίας με Ivan Goranov" [Beginning of cooperation with Ivan Goranov] (in Greek). Lamia. 13 July 2022.

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"Didier Desprez rejoint le Paris 13 Atletico !" [Didier Desprez joins Paris 13 Atletico!] (in French). Paris 13 Atletico. 13 July 2022.

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"Fabio Ferraro is molenbeekenaar !" [Fabio Ferraro is a Molenbeekenaar!] (in Dutch). RWDM. 17 July 2022.

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Yaacobi, Hadar (19 July 2022). "רכש חדש: אבובאקר קייטה חתם בנס ציונה" [New acquisition: Aboubakar Keita signed with Ness Ziona] (in Hebrew). Sport 5.

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"Romain Donnez signe officiellement au Royal Francs Borains" [Romain Don officially signs for the Royal Francs Borains]. La Dernière Heure (in French). 25 July 2022.

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"Zaroury is a Claret". Burnley. 30 August 2022.

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"Nauris Petkevicius prêté au Beerschot" [Nauris Petkevicius loaned to Beerschot] (in French). Charleroi. 1 September 2022.

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"Martin Wasinski komt over van Charleroi" [Martin Wasinski comes over from Charleroi] (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 6 January 2023.

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Koleva, Hristina (11 January 2023). "„Спартак" Варна подписа с френския защитник Бен Канти Карамоко" ["Spartak" Varna signed French defender Ben Kanti Karamoko]. Trud (in Bulgarian).

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"Spits Anthony Descotte versterkt FC Utrecht" [Striker Anthony Descotte strengthens FC Utrecht] (in Dutch). Utrecht. 31 January 2023.

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"KAS Eupen welcomes Loïc Bessilé on loan from Sporting Charleroi". Eupen. 31 January 2023.

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"Aboubakar Keita till AIK Fotboll" [Aboubakar Keita to AIK Football] (in Swedish). AIK. 1 February 2023.

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"Ali Gholizadeh en route pour la Turquie" [Ali Gholizadeh on his way to Turkey] (in French). Charleroi. 2 February 2023.

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"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.

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"De volledige competitiekalender voor komend seizoen is bekend: Club Brugge opent tegen Racing Genk, Standard ontvangt AA Gent" [The full competition calendar for next season has been announced: Club Brugge opens against Racing Genk, Standard receives AA Gent]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 22 June 2022.

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"Charleroi - Malines arrêté, les Zèbres écopent de 75.000 euros d'amende et risquent 3 matches à huis clos" [Charleroi – Mechelen stopped, the Zebras are fined 75,000 euros and risk 3 matches behind closed doors] (in French). RTBF. 23 November 2022.

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"Charleroi-KV Mechelen wordt dan toch niet herspeeld, Malinwa krijgt forfaitzege" [Charleroi-KV Mechelen will not be replayed after all, Malinwa will receive a forfeit victory]. De Morgen (in Dutch). 11 April 2023.

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Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
GK	Martin Delavallée	Royal Excel Mouscron	Free	19 June 2022	^[2]
MF	Julien Maggiotti	Laval	Undisclosed	21 June 2022	^[3]
GK	Pierre Patron	Le Mans	Undisclosed	4 July 2022	^[4]
DF	Ivan Goranov	Levski Sofia	End of loan	13 July 2022	^[5]
DF	Jonas Bager	Union SG	Free	13 July 2022	^[6]
MF	Damien Marcq	Union SG	Free	14 July 2022	^[7]
FW	Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali	Paradou AC	Undisclosed	22 July 2022	^[8]
FW	Mitchy Ntelo	Standard Liège	Free	4 August 2022	^[9]
MF	Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh	Esteghlal	Undisclosed	22 August 2022	^[10]
FW	Vakoun Issouf Bayo	Watford	Loan	30 January 2023	^[11]
FW	Nikola Štulić	Radnički Niš	Undisclosed	31 January 2023	^[12]
DF	Valentine Ozornwafor	Sochaux	End of loan	31 January 2023	^[13]
MF	Aboubakar Keita	Sektzia Ness Ziona	End of loan	1 February 2023	^[14]
FW	Nauris Petkevičius	Beerschot	End of loan	3 February 2023	^[15]

25 June 2022 Friendly	Racing-Union	1–3	Charleroi	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nakache 88'	Report	Descotte 44' Tchatchoua 71' De Nève 77'	Stadium: Stade Achille Hammerel

29 June 2022 Friendly	Zulte Waregem	1–1	Charleroi	Ingelmunster, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vossen 55' (pen.)	Report	Morioka 3'	Stadium: OMS Ingelmunster Stadion

2 July 2022 Friendly	OH Leuven	3–1	Charleroi	Leuven, Belgium
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Holzhauser 31' (pen.) Nsingi 58' Kukharevych 90'	Report	Zaroury 53'	Stadium: Den Dreef

8 July 2022 Friendly	Charleroi	1–2	Seraing	Tubize, Belgium
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Nève 80'	Report	Guillaume 4' Mouandilmadji 44'	Stadium: Centre National de Football Euro 2000

2022–23_Royal_Charleroi_S.C._season

2022–23 Royal Charleroi S.C. season

Players

First-team squad

On loan

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Belgian Pro League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Belgian Cup

References

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16 July 2022 Friendly	Charleroi	1–2	Strasbourg	Charleroi, Belgium
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ilaimaharitra 47'	Report	Diarra 49' Prcić 53'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ken Vermeiren (Belgium)

8 December 2022 Friendly	Beşiktaş	2–1	Charleroi	Belek, Turkey
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Muleka 16' Sanuç 39'	Report	Hosseinzadeh 50'	Stadium: Gloria Sports Arena Referee: Ömer Faruk Turtay (Turkey)

16 December 2022 Friendly	Reims	3–0	Charleroi	Bétheny, France
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Balogun 37' Adeline 60' Zeneli 75'	Report		Stadium: Stade Louis Blériot N°1

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian Pro League	23 July 2022	23 April 2023	Matchday 1	9th	34	14	6	14	45	52	−7	041.18
Belgian Cup	8 November 2022	8 November 2022	Sixth round	Sixth round	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Total					35	14	6	15	46	56	−10	040.00

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Westerlo	34	14	9	11	61	53	+8	51	Qualification for the Play-offs II
8	Cercle Brugge	34	13	11	10	50	46	+4	50	Qualification for the Play-offs II
9	Charleroi	34	14	6	14	45	52	−7	48
10	OH Leuven	34	13	9	12	56	48	+8	48
11	Anderlecht	34	13	7	14	49	46	+3	46

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	14	6	14	45	52	−7	48	7	2	8	23	27	−4	7	4	6	22	25	−3

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	D	D	L	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	D
Position																																		9

23 July 2022 1	Charleroi	3–1	Eupen	Charleroi
16:00 CEST	Zaroury 18' Bessilé 50' Gholizadeh 90+4'	Report	N'Dri 76'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Bram Van Driessche

29 July 2022 2	Union SG	1–0	Charleroi	Brussels
20:45 CEST	Sykes 56'	Report		Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Nicolas Laforge

6 August 2022 3	Charleroi	1–3	Oostende	Charleroi
18:15 CEST	Nkuba 55'	Report	D'Haese 28' Bätzner 66' Ndicka 90+6'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Kevin Van Damme

17 September 2022 9	Charleroi	2–3	Westerlo	Charleroi
20:45 CEST	Mbenza 36' Badji 88'	Report	Reynolds 3' De Cuyper 10' Vaesen 89'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Arthur Denil

2 October 2022 10	Anderlecht	0–1	Charleroi	Brussels
13:30 CEST		Report	Morioka 65'	Stadium: Lotto Park Referee: Lothar D'hondt

15 October 2022 12	Sint-Truiden	2–1	Charleroi	Sint-Truiden
18:15 CEST	Kagawa 12' Boya 70'	Report	Hosseinzadeh 90+2'	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Wim Smet

18 October 2022 13	Charleroi	2–2	Kortrijk	Charleroi
18:30 CEST	Heymans 27' Ilaimaharitra 42'	Report	Guèye 52' Avenatti 87'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Brent Staessens

13 August 2022 4	Seraing	0–1	Charleroi	Seraing
18:15 CEST		Report	Tchatchoua 85'	Stadium: Stade du Pairay Referee: Bram Van Driessche

21 August 2022 5	Zulte Waregem	1–3	Charleroi	Waregem
16:00 CEST	Fadera 5'	Report	Heymans 36' Kayembe 83' Zaroury 89'	Stadium: Elindus Arena Referee: Erik Lambrechts

26 August 2022 6	Charleroi	1–3	Club Brugge	Charleroi
20:45 CEST	Morioka 9'	Report	Jutglà 32', 36' Nielsen 58'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Jasper Vergoote

4 September 2022 7	Charleroi	2–1	Gent	Charleroi
18:30 CEST	Morioka 37' Zorgane 73'	Report	Hong 22'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Lothar D'hondt

10 September 2022 8	OH Leuven	3–2	Charleroi	Leuven
20:45 CEST	Maertens 22' González 62', 85'	Report	Heymans 13' Ilaimaharitra 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Bram Van Driessche

9 October 2022 11	Charleroi	0–1	Standard Liège	Charleroi
18:30 CEST		Report	Tchatchoua 45+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Nathan Verboomen

21 October 2022 14	Cercle Brugge	4–1	Charleroi	Bruges
20:45 CEST	Ueda 32', 57' Gboho 73' Kehrer 90'	Report	Heymans 67' (pen.)	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Lawrence Visser

30 October 2022 15	Charleroi	1–0	Antwerp	Charleroi
21:00 CEST	Benbouali 35'	Report		Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Bram Van Driessche

4 November 2022 16	Genk	4–1	Charleroi	Genk
20:45 CEST	Onuachu 9' (pen.), 35', 71', 90+5'	Report	Heymans 66'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

12 November 2022 17	Charleroi	0–5	Mechelen	Charleroi
20:45 CEST	Benbouali 52'	Report		Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Jan Boterberg
Note: The match was stopped at the 67th minute while Charleroi led 1–0, due to Charleroi supporters throwing pyrotechnics on to the pitch. On 23 November 2022, Charleroi was penalized with a fine of €75,000 and a threat of three matches behind closed doors.^[33] A few months later following appeals, the Belgian Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled a forfeit victory for Mechelen.^[34]

26 December 2022 18	Charleroi	0–1	Anderlecht	Charleroi
20:45 CEST		Report	Zorgane 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Lawrence Visser

7 January 2023 19	Eupen	1–2	Charleroi	Eupen
16:00 CEST	Lambert 42'	Report	Nkuba 55' Marcq 88'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

15 January 2023 20	Charleroi	2–1	Cercle Brugge	Charleroi
21:00 CEST	Mbenza 44' Hosseinzadeh 51'	Report	Vanhoutte 27'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Arthur Denil

19 January 2023 21	Gent	0–0	Charleroi	Ghent
18:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Referee: Kevin Van Damme

22 January 2023 22	Club Brugge	2–2	Charleroi	Bruges
18:30 CEST	Lang 45+2' (pen.) Skov Olsen 50'	Report	Badji 13' Mechele 16' (o.g.)	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Jonathan Lardot

28 January 2023 23	Charleroi	0–1	Union SG	Charleroi
20:45 CEST		Report	Nilsson 24'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Lawrence Visser

5 February 2023 24	Mechelen	2–2	Charleroi	Mechelen
16:00 CEST	Storm 5' Hairemans 27'	Report	Zorgane 66', 67'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Referee: Nicolas Laforge

11 February 2023 25	Charleroi	3–0	Seraing	Charleroi
18:15 CEST	Bayo 18' Bager 52' Ilaimaharitra 61' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Jonathan Lardot

18 February 2023 26	Oostende	0–0	Charleroi	Ostend
18:15 CEST		Report		Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Arthur Denil

26 February 2023 27	Charleroi	1–0	Sint-Truiden	Charleroi
19:15 CEST	Zorgane 69'	Report		Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Jan Boterberg