# 2022–23 R.F.C. Seraing season

The 2022–23 R.F.C. Seraing season was the club's 101st season in existence and the second consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Seraing 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 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 | BEL | Timothy Galjé |
| 2 | DF | GUI | Abdoulaye Sylla |
| 3 | DF | COD | John Nekadio |
| 4 | DF | FRA | Marvin Tshibuabua |
| 5 | MF | CMR | Stève Mvoué |
| 6 | MF | BEL | Mathieu Cachbach |
| 7 | FW | CPV | Vagner Gonçalves (on loan from Metz) |
| 8 | DF | FRA | Gerald Kilota |
| 10 | FW | CHA | Marius Mouandilmadji |
| 12 | MF | BEL | Antoine Bernier |
| 14 | MF | BEL | Valentin Guillaume |
| 15 | MF | BEL | Sami Lahssaini (on loan from Metz) |
| 16 | GK | LUX | Timothy Martin (on loan from Virton) |
| 17 | DF | FRA | Sandro Trémoulet |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | CGO | Morgan Poaty |
| 20 | MF | FRA | Abou Ba (on loan from Nantes) |
| 21 | DF | BEL | Fabrice Sambu |
| 23 | MF | BEL | Christophe Lepoint |
| 25 | DF | FRA | Mahamadou Dembélé |
| 27 | MF | FRA | Sambou Sissoko |
| 29 | FW | NGA | Ejaita Ifoni |
| 30 | GK | FRA | Guillaume Dietsch (on loan from Metz) |
| 40 | DF | GHA | Daniel Opare |
| 52 | FW | BEL | Noah Serwy |
| 61 | FW | ALG | Zakaria Silini |
| 67 | MF | BEL | Matteo Renzulli |
| 99 | DF | SEN | Moustapha Mbow (on loan from Reims) |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| MF | Christophe Lepoint | Unattached | Free | 3 June 2022 |
| MF | Valentin Guillaume | Virton | Free | 20 June 2022 |
| DF | Marvin Tshibuabua | Saint-Étienne | Free | 27 June 2022 |
| DF | Sérgio Conceição | Estrela da Amadora | Free | 29 June 2022 |
| MF | Sambou Sissoko | Reims | Free | 30 June 2022 |
| DF | Sandro Trémoulet | Unattached | Free | 6 July 2022 |
| FW | Simon Elisor | Ajaccio | Free | 12 July 2022 |
| FW | Ejaita Ifoni | Black Bulls | Free | 20 July 2022 |
| MF | Sami Lahssaini | Metz | Loan | 22 July 2022 |
| DF | Abdoulaye Sylla | Nantes | Free | 27 July 2022 |
| DF | Leroy Abanda | AC Milan | Free | 28 July 2022 |
| GK | Timothy Martin | Virton | Loan | 11 August 2022 |
| MF | Abou Ba | Nantes | Loan | 1 September 2022 |
| DF | Moustapha Mbow | Reims | Loan | 1 September 2022 |
| FW | Vagner Gonçalves | Metz | Loan | 6 September 2022 |
| MF | Stève Mvoué | Toulouse | Free | 7 September 2022 |
| DF | Mahamadou Dembélé | Troyes | Free | 7 September 2022 |
| DF | John Nekadio | Standard Liège | Undisclosed | 1 February 2023 |

### Out

| Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| DF | Benjamin Boulenger | Francs Borains | Undisclosed | 31 May 2022 |
| DF | Wagane Faye | RAAL La Louvière | Free | 20 June 2022 |
| GK | Maxime Mignon | Visé | Free | 30 June 2022 |
| DF | Elias Spago | Virton | Loan | 13 August 2022 |
| DF | François D'Onofrio | Retired | Retired | 2 November 2022 |
| FW | Simon Elisor | Laval | Loan | 5 January 2023 |
| DF | Leroy Abanda | Lamia | Loan | 14 January 2023 |
| DF | Sérgio Conceição | Portimonense | Free | 1 February 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 2023 | 22 April 2023 | Matchday 1 | 18th | 34 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 68 | −40 | 014.71 |
| Belgian Cup | 6 September 2022 | 20 December 2022 | Fifth round | Seventh round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 37 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 34 | 70 | −36 | 018.92 |
Last updated: 15 August 2023 Source: Soccerway

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 17 | Zulte Waregem (R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 78 | −28 | 27 | Relegation to Challenger Pro League |
| 18 | Seraing (R) | 34 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 68 | −40 | 20 | 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: 15 August 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 | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D |
| Position | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.