# 2022–23 K.V. Kortrijk season

The 2022–23 K.V. Kortrijk season was the club's 122nd season in existence and the 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Kortrijk participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 1 October 2022
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 | BEL | Tom Vandenberghe |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Tsuyoshi Watanabe |
| 5 | DF | GER | Christalino Atemona |
| 6 | DF | UKR | Oleksiy Sych (on loan from Rukh Lviv) |
| 7 | FW | BEL | Dylan Mbayo |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Billel Messaoudi |
| 10 | FW | COM | Faïz Selemani |
| 11 | MF | BEL | Amine Benchaib |
| 12 | MF | MLI | Habib Keïta (on loan from Lyon) |
| 16 | GK | BEL | Maxim Deman |
| 17 | FW | SEN | Pape Habib Guèye |
| 18 | MF | ALG | Abdelkahar Kadri |
| 20 | FW | URU | Felipe Avenatti |
| 21 | DF | BEL | Martin Wasinski (on loan from Charleroi) |
| 22 | FW | CMR | Didier Lamkel Zé |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | MF | BEL | Dion De Neve |
| 24 | DF | BEL | Dorian Dessoleil (on loan from Antwerp) |
| 25 | DF | CHI | Nayel Mehssatou |
| 26 | MF | FRA | Kévin Vandendriessche |
| 28 | GK | FRA | Joris Delle |
| 29 | FW | SVK | Martin Regáli |
| 30 | DF | BEL | Kristof D'haene (captain) |
| 31 | GK | SRB | Marko Ilić |
| 32 | MF | JPN | Satoshi Tanaka (on loan from Shonan Bellmare) |
| 33 | MF | BIH | Stjepan Lončar (on loan from Ferencváros) |
| 44 | DF | POR | João Silva |
| 51 | FW | GHA | Eric Ocansey |
| 54 | FW | GHA | Jonah Osabutey |
| 70 | FW | BEL | Massimo Bruno |
| 77 | FW | TOG | David Henen |

### 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 | SRB | Aleksandar Radovanović (at Austin FC until 30 June 2023) |
| — | MF | BEL | Youssef Challouk (at RWDM47 until 30 June 2023) |
| — | MF | MLI | Sambou Sissoko (at Čukarički until 30 June 2023) |
| — | MF | BEL | Alexandre De Bruyn (at Dender EH until 30 June 2023) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | GAM | Muhammed Badamosi (at Čukarički until 30 June 2023) |
| — | FW | GER | Jesaja Herrmann (at NAC Breda until 30 June 2023) |
| — | FW | MAS | Luqman Hakim Shamsudin (at Njarðvík until 30 June 2023) |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| GK | Tom Vandenberghe | Deinze | Free | 9 February 2022 |
| MF | Youssef Challouk | Deinze | Free | 15 February 2022 |
| DF | Dion De Neve | Zulte Waregem | Free | 4 April 2022 |
| DF | Jemal Tabidze | Unattached | Free | 11 June 2022 |
| MF | Habib Keïta | Lyon | Loan | 25 June 2022 |
| MF | Massimo Bruno | Bursaspor | Free | 29 June 2022 |
| DF | João Silva | Alavés | Free | 15 July 2022 |
| DF | Dorian Dessoleil | Antwerp | Loan | 27 July 2022 |
| FW | Felipe Avenatti | Standard Liège | Free | 18 August 2022 |
| FW | Didier Lamkel Zé | Antwerp | Undisclosed | 23 August 2022 |
| MF | Satoshi Tanaka | Shonan Bellmare | Loan | 24 August 2022 |
| DF | Oleksiy Sych | Rukh Lviv | Loan | 6 September 2022 |
| MF | Stjepan Lončar | Ferencváros | Loan | 6 September 2022 |
| FW | Martin Regáli | Ružomberok | Undisclosed | 3 January 2023 |
| DF | Christalino Atemona | Hertha Berlin | Undisclosed | 3 January 2023 |
| DF | Martin Wasinski | Charleroi | Loan | 6 January 2023 |
| FW | Didier Lamkel Zé | Wydad | End of loan | 8 April 2023 |

### Out

| Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| MF | Tsotne Bendianishvili | Unattached | End of contract | 13 June 2022 |
| DF | Trent Sainsbury | Unattached | End of contract | 13 June 2022 |
| MF | Michiel Jonckheere | Unattached | End of contract | 13 June 2022 |
| DF | Bryan Reynolds | Roma | End of loan | 13 June 2022 |
| MF | Ante Palaversa | Manchester City | End of loan | 13 June 2022 |
| MF | Victor Torp | Midtjylland | End of loan | 13 June 2022 |
| FW | Rachid Alioui | Angers | End of loan | 13 June 2022 |
| FW | Marlos Moreno | Manchester City | End of loan | 13 June 2022 |
| DF | Lucas Rougeaux | Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2022 |
| FW | Muhammed Badamosi | Čukarički | Loan | 1 July 2022 |
| FW | Jesaja Herrmann | NAC Breda | Loan | 14 July 2022 |
| DF | Jemal Tabidze | Dinamo Tbilisi | Mutual contract termination | 15 July 2022 |
| MF | Youssef Challouk | RWDM47 | Loan | 7 September 2022 |
| MF | Sambou Sissoko | Čukarički | Loan | 15 September 2022 |
| FW | Didier Lamkel Zé | Wydad | Loan | 12 January 2023 |
| MF | Alexandre De Bruyn | Dender EH | Loan | 17 January 2023 |
| FW | Luqman Hakim Shamsudin | Njarðvík | Loan | 7 February 2023 |
| DF | Aleksandar Radovanović | Austin FC | Loan | 22 March 2023 |

## 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 | 23 July 2022 | 23 April 2023 | Matchday 1 | 14th | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 023.53 |
| Belgian Cup | 10 November 2022 | 11 January 2023 | Sixth round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 37 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 027.03 |
Last updated: 13 July 2023 Source: Soccerway

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 42 | |
| 13 | Mechelen | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 40 | |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 31 | |
| 15 | Eupen | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 28 | |
| 16 | Oostende (R) | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 76 | −39 | 27 | Relegation to Challenger Pro League |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 25 July 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | L |
| Position | 14 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.