# 2022–23 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise season

The 2022–23 season was the 125th in the history of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and their second consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Belgian Pro League, Belgian Cup,UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

## Players

    As of 15 February 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | NED | Bart Nieuwkoop |
| 3 | DF | BEL | Viktor Boone |
| 6 | MF | MAR | Oussama El Azzouzi |
| 7 | FW | NGA | Victor Boniface |
| 8 | MF | CIV | Jean Thierry Lazare |
| 9 | FW | GER | Dennis Eckert |
| 10 | MF | MLT | Teddy Teuma |
| 11 | FW | CIV | Simon Adingra (on loan from Brighton) |
| 14 | GK | SWE | Joachim Imbrechts |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Christian Burgess |
| 17 | MF | FIN | Casper Terho |
| 18 | FW | BEL | Yorbe Vertessen (on loan from PSV) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | BEL | Guillaume François |
| 20 | MF | BEL | Senne Lynen |
| 21 | GK | BEL | Lucas Pirard |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Cameron Puertas |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Ross Sykes |
| 28 | DF | JPN | Koki Machida (on loan from Kashima Antlers) |
| 29 | FW | SWE | Gustaf Nilsson |
| 44 | DF | BEL | Siebe Van der Heyden |
| 49 | GK | LUX | Anthony Moris |
| 59 | DF | MAR | Ismaël Kandouss |
| 85 | DF | BEL | Arnaud Dony |
| 94 | FW | MAD | Loïc Lapoussin |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | Matthew Sorinola (at Swansea City until 30 June 2023) |
| — | MF | BEL | Ilyes Ziani (at SL 16 FC until 30 June 2023) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BEL | Ryan Safari (at Lierse until 30 June 2023) |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| DF | Arnaud Dony | Sint-Truiden | Free | 9 June 2022 |
| DF | Viktor Boone | Deinze | Free | 13 June 2022 |
| FW | Dennis Eckert | Ingolstadt | Undisclosed | 20 June 2022 |
| DF | Ross Sykes | Accrington Stanley | Undisclosed | 25 June 2022 |
| MF | Simon Adingra | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loan | 4 July 2022 |
| GK | Joachim Imbrechts | Unattached | Free | 15 July 2022 |
| FW | Gustaf Nilsson | Wehen Wiesbaden | Undisclosed | 28 July 2022 |
| MF | Oussama El Azzouzi | Emmen | Undisclosed | 30 July 2022 |
| FW | Victor Boniface | Bodø/Glimt | Undisclosed | 8 August 2022 |
| MF | Casper Terho | HJK | Undisclosed | 1 January 2023 |
| FW | Yorbe Vertessen | PSV | Loan | 28 January 2023 |

### Out

| Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| DF | Matthew Sorinola | Swansea City | Loan | 24 June 2022 |
| DF | Jonas Bager | Charleroi | Free | 13 July 2022 |
| MF | Damien Marcq | Charleroi | Free | 14 July 2022 |
| MF | Casper Nielsen | Club Brugge | Undisclosed | 17 July 2022 |
| MF | Lorenzo Paolucci | Ancona | Undisclosed | 19 August 2022 |
| DF | Anas Hamzaoui | RAAL La Louvière | Undisclosed | 19 August 2022 |
| MF | Ilyes Ziani | SL16 | Loan | 26 August 2022 |
| MF | Marcel Lewis | Burnley | Undisclosed | 1 September 2022 |
| FW | Ryan Safari | Lierse | Loan | 21 January 2023 |
| FW | Dante Vanzeir | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed | 3 February 2023 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Pro League | 23 July 2022 | 23 April 2023 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 067.65 |
| Pro League Play-off I | 3 May 2023 | 4 June 2023 | 2nd | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | +0 | 033.33 |
| Belgian Cup | 9 November 2022 | 2 March 2023 | Sixth round | Semi-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 080.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 2 August 2022 | 9 August 2022 | Third qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 050.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 8 September 2022 | 20 April 2023 | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 57 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 113 | 70 | +43 | 061.40 |
Last updated: 4 June 2023 Source: Soccerway

### Pro League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Genk (J) | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 75 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League and Play-offs I |
| 2 | Union SG | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 75 | Qualification for the Play-offs I |
| 3 | Antwerp (C) | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 72 | Qualification for the Play-offs I |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 59 | Qualification for the Play-offs I |
| 5 | Gent (U) | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 56 | Qualification for the Play-offs II |
* ↑ The regular season winners will qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League if they do not qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League in the playoffs.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 23 April 2023. Source: Jupiler Pro League

#### Results by round

| 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 10 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.

#### Play-offs I

Points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Genk and Union SG, therefore, started on 38 points, Antwerp on 36, and Club Brugge on 30. In case of ties between some of the teams, their relative order would be based on the following list: Antwerp (points not rounded up), Genk (regular season ranked 1), Union SG (regular season ranked 2), Club Brugge (regular season ranked 4).
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | ANT | GNK | USG | CLU |
| 1 | Antwerp (C) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Genk (K) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 46 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Union SG | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round | 0–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–3 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — |
* 1 2 Tied on Points and Points without half points added due to rounding. Regular Season finishing position: Genk 1, Union SG 2.

### UEFA Champions League
#### Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2022.

### UEFA Europa League
#### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | USG | UBE | BRA | MAL |
| 1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Union Berlin | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 12 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Braga | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Malmö FF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 24 February 2023.

##### Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2023.

## Statistics
### Squad appearances and goals

    Last updated on 4 June 2023
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Belgian Division | Belgian Division | Belgian Cup | Belgian Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 14 | GK | SWE | Joachim Imbrechts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | BEL | Lucas Pirard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | GK | LUX | Anthony Moris | 56 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | NED | Bart Nieuwkoop | 51 | 4 | 32+3 | 3 | 4+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BEL | Viktor Boone | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Christian Burgess | 53 | 6 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | BEL | Guillaume François | 24 | 0 | 5+12 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Ross Sykes | 24 | 2 | 12+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | JPN | Koki Machida | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | BEL | Siebe Van der Heyden | 45 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 59 | DF | MAR | Ismaël Kandouss | 47 | 1 | 31+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 85 | DF | BEL | Arnaud Dony | 7 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | MAR | Oussama El Azzouzi | 34 | 2 | 6+17 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | CIV | Jean Thierry Lazare | 50 | 7 | 34+2 | 3 | 4+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | MLT | Teddy Teuma | 52 | 14 | 36 | 10 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 17 | MF | FIN | Casper Terho | 8 | 3 | 1+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | BEL | Senne Lynen | 53 | 1 | 36+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Cameron Puertas | 47 | 6 | 5+29 | 5 | 1+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | NGA | Victor Boniface | 51 | 17 | 32+5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9+1 | 6 |
| 9 | FW | GER | Dennis Eckert | 15 | 2 | 1+7 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | CIV | Simon Adingra | 51 | 14 | 26+10 | 11 | 3+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | BEL | Yorbe Vertessen | 20 | 4 | 6+9 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | SWE | Gustaf Nilsson | 44 | 10 | 8+22 | 5 | 3+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+8 | 2 |
| 32 | FW | BEL | Mo Salah | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | FW | MAD | Loïc Lapoussin | 54 | 4 | 28+10 | 3 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8+2 | 1 |
| Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ESP | José Rodríguez | 14 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | MAR | Ilyes Ziani | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GER | Deniz Undav | 11 | 2 | 1+7 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | BEL | Dante Vanzeir | 28 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |