# 2022–23 K.V.C. Westerlo season

The 2022–23 K.V.C. Westerlo season was the club's 90th season in existence and the first season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Westerlo participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 3 February 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | TUR | Sinan Bolat |
| 2 | DF | BEL | Pietro Perdichizzi |
| 3 | MF | USA | Griffin Yow |
| 4 | MF | BEL | Mathias Fixelles |
| 5 | MF | BEL | Nacer Chadli (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir) |
| 6 | MF | BRA | Lucas Mineiro (on loan from Braga) |
| 7 | MF | BEL | Lukas Van Eenoo |
| 8 | MF | DEN | Nicolas Madsen |
| 10 | MF | SVK | Ján Bernát |
| 11 | DF | BEL | Maxim De Cuyper (on loan from Club Brugge) |
| 14 | FW | BEL | Kyan Vaesen |
| 17 | MF | TUR | Muhammed Gümüşkaya |
| 18 | DF | CIV | Kouya Mabea |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | GK | BEL | Nick Gillekens |
| 21 | FW | MKD | Erdon Daci |
| 22 | DF | USA | Bryan Reynolds (on loan from Roma) |
| 23 | DF | BEL | Rubin Seigers |
| 24 | DF | TUR | Ravil Tagir (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir) |
| 25 | FW | ANG | Igor Vetokele |
| 30 | GK | BEL | Koen Van Langendonck |
| 32 | DF | BUL | Edisson Jordanov |
| 33 | DF | RUS | Roman Neustädter |
| 39 | MF | BEL | Thomas Van den Keybus (on loan from Club Brugge) |
| 45 | MF | MLI | Dorgeles Nene (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) |
| 55 | MF | BEL | Tuur Dierckx |
| — | MF | JPN | Yusuke Matsuo (on loan from Urawa Reds) |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | SUI | Léo Seydoux (on loan at Beerschot until 30 June 2023) |
| — | MF | GUI | Sékou Camara (on loan at Bandırmaspor until 30 June 2023) |
| — | MF | TUR | Oğuz Kağan Güçtekin (on loan at Bandirmaspor until 30 June 2023) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BEL | Joeri Dequevy (on loan at Houtvenne until 30 June 2023) |
| — | MF | BEL | Simon Paulet (on loan at Virton until 30 June 2023) |
| — | FW | CIV | Fernand Gouré (on loan at Újpest until 30 June 2023) |

### Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | MLI | Mamoutou N'Diaye |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overview

| 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 % |
| Belgian Pro League | 24 July 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 041.18 |
| Belgian Cup | 25 September 2022 | 9 November 2022 | Fifth round | Sixth round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 041.67 |
Last updated: 22 April 2023 Source: Soccerway

### Belgian Pro League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Gent (U) | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 56 | Qualification for the Play-offs II |
| 6 | Standard Liège | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 55 | Qualification for the Play-offs II |
| 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 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 22 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | L | D | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | D |
| Position | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.

#### Play-Off II

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | GNT | CER | STA | WES |
| 1 | Gent (F) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Cercle Brugge | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 36 | | 0–4 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 30 | | 1–2 | 0–4 | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | Westerlo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 30 | | 1–3 | 3–5 | 3–0 | — |
* 1 2 Tied on Points and Points without half points added due to rounding. Regular Season finishing position: Standard Liège 6 , Westerlo 7