2024–25 K.V. Kortrijk season
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Freyr Alexandersson (until 17 December) Yves Vanderhaeghe (from 18 December) |
| Stadium | Guldensporen Stadion |
| Belgian Pro League | 15th |
| Belgian Cup | Round of 16 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Nacho Ferri (6) All: Nacho Ferri (6) |
The 2024–25 season marks the 104th season in the history of K.V. Kortrijk and the 17th consecutive season in the Belgian Pro League. The team also competed in the Belgian Cup.
On 17 December, following a 0–3 home defeat to Dender and the team's dwindling chances of avoiding relegation, head coach Freyr Alexandersson was dismissed. He was succeeded by Yves Vanderhaeghe for his third tenure.[1]
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Mouhamed Guèye
|
 SK Rapid Wien II
|
Undisclosed | 4 January 2025 |
Out
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Kristiyan Malinov
|
 Debreceni VSC
|
Undisclosed | 1 January 2025 | [2] |
| MF |  Takuro Kaneko
|
Urawa Red Diamonds
|
Undisclosed | 4 January 2025 | [3] |
| MF | Tomoki Takamine
|
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
|
Undisclosed | 5 January 2025 | [4] |
| GK |  Tom Vandenberghe
|
Gent
|
Undisclosed | 7 January 2025 | [5] |
Friendlies
[edit]| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Lens  | 6–3 | Kortrijk |
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | Cardiff City  | 3–1 | Kortrijk |
| 17 July 2024 Friendly | Kortrijk | 5–0 | Amiens |
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | AZ Alkmaar  | 3–0 | Kortrijk |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Belgian Pro League | 28 July 2024 | 14–16 March 2025 | Matchday 1 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 25.00 | |
| Belgian Cup | 30 October 2024 | 4 December 2024 | Seventh round | Round of 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 39 | −21 | 27.27 | ||||
Last updated: 26 December 2024
Source: Competitions
Belgian Pro League
[edit]League table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Westerlo | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 23 | Qualification for the Europe play-offs |
| 13 | Cercle Brugge | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 21 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Sint-Truiden | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 19 | |
| 15 | Kortrijk | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 18 | |
| 16 | Beerschot | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 12 |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2024. 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.[6]
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.[6]
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 26 | −18 |
Last updated: 26 December 2024.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]The league schedule was released on 11 June 2024.[7]
| 28 July 2024 1 | Kortrijk | 0–1 | Gent | Kortrijk |
| Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
| 4 August 2024 2 | Cercle Brugge | 1–2 | Kortrijk | Bruges |
| Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
| 10 August 2024 3 | Dender | 4–1 | Kortrijk | Denderleeuw |
| Stadium: Dender Football Complex |
| 18 August 2024 4 | Kortrijk | 1–0 | Standard Liège | Kortrijk |
| Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
| 25 August 2024 5 | Charleroi | 1–0 | Kortrijk | Charleroi |
| Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
| 1 September 2024 6 | Kortrijk | 1–1 | Sint-Truiden | Kortrijk |
| Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
| 14 September 2024 7 | Kortrijk | 0–3 | Club Brugge | Kortrijk |
| Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
| 29 September 2024 9 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3–0 | Kortrijk | Forest |
| Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium |
| 5 October 2024 10 | Kortrijk | 2–1 | Genk | Kortrijk |
| Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
| 20 October 2024 11 | Mechelen | 3–0 | Kortrijk | Mechelen |
| Stadium: Achter de Kazerne |
| 25 October 2024 12 | Kortrijk | 1–0 | Beerschot | Kortrijk |
| Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
| 3 November 2024 13 | Anderlecht | 4–0 | Kortrijk | Anderlecht |
| 9 November 2024 14 | Kortrijk | 1–2 | Antwerp | Kortrijk |
| Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
| 29 November 2024 16 | Kortrijk | 3–1 | Mechelen | Kortrijk |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
| 7 December 2024 17 | Genk | 3–2 | Kortrijk | Genk |
| 16:00 | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'hui |
| 14 December 2024 18 | Kortrijk | 0–3 | Dender | Kortrijk |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Referee: Lawrence Visser |
| 21 December 2024 19 | Beerschot | 2–2 | Kortrijk | Antwerp |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
| 26 December 2024 20 | Kortrijk | 0–1 | Charleroi | Kortrijk |
| 16:00 | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
| 10 January 2025 21 | Standard Liège | v | Kortrijk | Liège |
| 20:45 |
Belgian Cup
[edit]| 30 October 2024 Round of 32 | Kortrijk | 1–0 | Lokeren-Temse | Kortrijk |
|
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
| 4 December 2024 Round of 16 | Kortrijk | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Antwerp | Kortrijk |
| Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
References
[edit]- ^ "Third times a charm: Kortrijk bring back Yves Vanderhaeghe for a third spell with the club".
- ^ "Jupiler Pro League: Kristiyan Malinov quitte Courtrai pour la Hongrie".
- ^ "Kaneko naar Urawa Red Diamonds". KV Kortrijk.
- ^ "Takamine naar Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo". KV Kortrijk.
- ^ "Tom Vandenberghe naar KAA Gent". KV Kortrijk.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kalender Jupiler Pro League 2024-2025".