2023–24_K.V._Mechelen_season
2023–24 K.V. Mechelen season
K.V. Mechelen 2023–24 football season
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.
Quick Facts Manager, Stadium ...
| 2023–24 season | |
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| Manager | Steven Defour |
| Stadium | AFAS Stadion |
| Belgian Pro League | 5th |
| Belgian Cup | Round 1 |
| Belgian Super Cup | Runners-up |
2024–25 → | |
| All statistics correct as of 2 September 2023. | |
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First-team squad
- 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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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In
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| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| DF |  Rafik Belghali |
Lommel |
€400,000 | 1 July 2023 | [2] |
| MF | Daam Foulon |
 Benevento |
Free | 7 July 2023 | [3] |
| MF |  Mory Konaté |
Sint-Truiden |
Free | 13 July 2023 | [4] |
| MF | Amin Doudah |
 Jong PSV |
Free | 26 July 2023 | [5] |
| MF |  Patrick Pflücke |
 Servette |
€500,000 | 21 August 2023 | [6] |
| FW | Norman Bassette |
 Caen |
Loan | 1 September 2023 | [7] |
| DF | Elias Cobbaut |
Parma |
Loan | 5 September 2023 | [8] |
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Out
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| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| FW |  Alessio da Cruz |
Feralpisalò |
€500,000 | 1 July 2023 | [9] |
| MF |  Samuel Oum Gouet |
Yverdon-Sport |
Undisclosed | 26 July 2023 | [10] |
| MF | Amin Doudah |
Helmond Sport |
Loan | 27 July 2023 | [11] |
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Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Rupel Boom 
v Mechelen
v Mechelen
| 1 July 2023 Friendly | Rupel Boom | 0–3 | Mechelen | Boom |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Gemeentelijk Parkstadion |
Beveren v Mechelen
v Mechelen
| 8 July 2023 Friendly | Beveren | 0–3 | Mechelen | Beveren |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Waasland-Beveren Jeugdcomplex |
Mechelen v Maccabi Netanya
v Maccabi Netanya
| 14 July 2023 Friendly | Mechelen | 3–2 | Maccabi Netanya | Netherlands |
| 15:00 UTC+2 |
Overall record
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| 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 | 050.00 | |
| 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 | 000.00 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 042.86 | ||||
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Last updated: 2 September 2023
Source: Soccerway
Belgian Pro League
Main article: 2023–24 Belgian Pro League
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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 |
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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
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| 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 |
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Last updated: 2 September 2023.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
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| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 8 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
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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
The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[13]
Club Brugge v Mechelen
| 30 July 2023 1 | Club Brugge | 1–1 | Mechelen | Bruges |
| 18:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Bert Put |
Mechelen v Gent
| 6 August 2023 2 | Mechelen | 0–1 | Gent | Mechelen |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
RWD Molenbeek v Mechelen
| 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 |
Mechelen v Union Saint-Gilloise
| 19 August 2023 4 | Mechelen | 4–0 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Mechelen |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Wim Smet |
Westerlo v Mechelen
| 26 August 2023 5 | Westerlo | 2–3 | Mechelen | Westerlo |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Het Kuipje Referee: Brent Staessens |
Mechelen v Eupen
| 2 September 2023 6 | Mechelen | 1–0 | Eupen | Mechelen |
| 18:15 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Bert Put |
Belgian Cup
Main article: 2023–24 Belgian Cup
Belgian Super Cup
Main article: 2023 Belgian Super Cup
- "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.
- "Norman Bassette gehuurd van Caen | KV Mechelen". www.kvmechelen.be.
- "Elias Cobbaut a Titolo Temporaneo All'yr Kv Mechelen". 5 September 2023.
- 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.