2023–24 KRC Genk season

K.R.C. Genk
2023–24 season
Chairman	Peter Croonen
Manager	Wouter Vrancken
Stadium	Cegeka Arena
Belgian Pro League Regular season	6th
Champions' Play-offs	5th
Belgian Cup	Eighth round
UEFA Champions League	Second qualifying round
UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round
UEFA Europa Conference League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Tolu Arokodare (12); All: ; Tolu Arokodare (15)
Average home league attendance	18,372

The 2023–24 season was K.R.C. Genk's 36th season in existence, and 28th consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They also competed in the Belgian Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 7 September 2023^[1]

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	Hendrik Van Crombrugge
2	DF	USA	Mark McKenzie
3	DF	ESP	Mujaid Sadick
4	MF	CIV	Aziz Ouattara Mohammed
5	DF	MEX	Gerardo Arteaga
7	MF	GAM	Alieu Fadera
8	MF	BEL	Bryan Heynen (captain)
9	FW	SUI	Andi Zeqiri
14	MF	NGA	Yira Sor
17	MF	SVK	Patrik Hrošovský
18	DF	COD	Joris Kayembe
19	MF	BEL	Anouar Ait El Hadj
23	DF	COL	Daniel Muñoz


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	MF	BEL	Luca Oyen
25	MF	ARG	Matías Galarza
26	GK	BEL	Maarten Vandevoordt
28	FW	GHA	Joseph Paintsil
30	GK	BEL	Vic Chambaere
34	MF	MAR	Bilal El Khannous
41	GK	BEL	Mike Penders
46	DF	COL	Carlos Cuesta
70	MF	GUI	Ibrahima Sory Bangoura
77	MF	MAR	Zakaria El Ouahdi
90	MF	GHA	Christopher Bonsu Baah
99	FW	NGA	Tolu Arokodare

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	DEN	Rasmus Carstensen (at 1. FC Köln until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ARG	Nicolás Castro (at Elche until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	BEL	Mike Trésor (at Burnley until June 30, 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Hendrik Van Crombrugge	Anderlecht	€1,300,000	18 July 2023	^[2]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Rasmus Carstensen	1. FC Köln	Loan	3 August 2023	^[3]
GK	Tobe Leysen	OH Leuven	Undisclosed	19 August 2023	^[4]
MF	Mike Trésor	Burnley	Loan	1 September 2023	^[5]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

1 July 2023 Friendly	Genk	3–0	Tienen	Genk
16:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Terrain 't Heke

12 July 2023 Friendly	PAOK	3–2	Genk	Swolgen, Netherlands
18:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Sportpark Sporting Swolgen Tienray

15 July 2023 Friendly	Genk	3–3	Zulte Waregem
12:00 UTC+2

19 July 2023 Friendly	Sporting CP	1–1	Genk	Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:30 UTC+1				Stadium: Estádio Algarve

22 July 2023 Friendly	Genk	2–0	Burnley	Genk
18:30 UTC+2				Stadium: Cegeka Arena

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian Pro League	29 July 2023	17 March 2024	Matchday 1	6th	30	12	11	7	51	31	+20	040.00
Champions' Play-offs	1 April 2024	26 May 2024	Matchday 1		9	4	1	4	8	15	−7	044.44
Belgian Cup	1 November 2023	6 December 2023	Seventh round	Eighth round	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	050.00
UEFA Champions League	25 July 2023	2 August 2023	Second qualifying round	Second qualifying round	2	0	2	0	3	3	+0	000.00
UEFA Europa League	10 August 2023	17 August 2023	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League	24 August 2023	14 December 2023	Second qualifying round	Group stage	8	3	3	2	11	8	+3	037.50
Total					53	20	18	15	79	62	+17	037.74

Last updated: 20 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Club Brugge	30	14	9	7	62	29	+33	51	Qualification for the champions' play-offs
5	Cercle Brugge	30	14	5	11	44	34	+10	47
6	Genk	30	12	11	7	51	31	+20	47
7	Gent	30	12	11	7	53	38	+15	47	Qualification for the Europe play-offs
8	Mechelen	30	13	6	11	39	34	+5	45	Qualification for the Europe play-offs

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]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	12	11	7	50	32	+18	47	6	6	3	27	18	+9	6	5	4	23	14	+9

Last updated: 16 September 2023.
Source: [1]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	D	D	D	W	W	L	W	L	D	W
Position	1	6	5	6	8	9	6	7	6	7	5	5	5	4	6	7	5

Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2023. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.^[7]

29 July 2023 1	RWD Molenbeek	0–4	Genk	Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Abner 81'	Report	Fadera 31' Heynen 38' (pen.) Muñoz 45' Cuesta 71'	Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

5 August 2023 2	Genk	0–1	Eupen	Genk
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	McKenzie 50'	Report	Charles-Cook 2' Nuhu 33' Nurudeen 75'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 14,230 Referee: Wim Smet

13 August 2023 3	Cercle Brugge	0–1	Genk	Bruges
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Popović 53' Francis 86'	Report	Ait El Hadj 42' Warleson 71' (o.g.) Kayembe 73' Muñoz 78'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 3,976 Referee: Bert Put

20 August 2023 4	Genk	0–0	Charleroi	Genk
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 13,531 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

3 September 2023 6	Genk	1–1	Anderlecht	Genk
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bonsu Baah 9' 15' Muñoz 86' Arteaga 89' Heynen 90' Arokodare 90+7'	Report	Vertonghen 9' Delaney 24' Debast 32' Flips 49' Rits 54' Amuzu 71' Vázquez 89'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 20,655 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

16 September 2023 7	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–2	Genk	Brussels
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Vanhoutte 34'	Report	Zeqiri 16' Oyen 29' El Khannous 43' Muñoz 45+1' Galarza 45+3', 90+2' Paintsil 51' Kayembe 56'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 6,983 Referee: Lawrence Visser

24 September 2023 8	Genk	3–3	Sint-Truiden	Genk
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	El Khannous 15', 58' Cuesta 20' Arokodare 71' Paintsil 85'		Godeau 4' Koita 31', 36', 37' Kaya 45' Hashioka 54' Barnes 90+5'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 19,834 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

28 September 2023 5	Club Brugge	1–1	Genk	Bruges
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Odoi 44' Nielsen 51' Vanaken 67' Skov Olsen 78' Balanta 90+3'		Hrosovsky 40' El Khannous 45+1'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 20,220 Referee: Jonathan Lardot
Note: The match scheduled for 27 August 2023 was postponed due to the UEFA Conference League play-offs.^[8]

1 October 2023 9	Genk	3–3	Westerlo	Genk
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Muñoz 6', 10' Bonsu Baah 43' 45+3' Kayembe 45' Paintsil 49'		Stassin 19', 59' Jordanov 31' Tagir 83' Rommens 88'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 17,143 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

8 October 2023 10	Gent	1–1	Genk	Ghent
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kums 70' Samoise 84'		Fadera 23' Zeqiri 60', 63' Galarza 70'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 16,406 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

22 October 2023 11	Genk	4–0	Mechelen	Genk
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bonsu Baah 16' Heynen 41' McKenzie 60' El Khannous 75' Ait El Hadj 90+1'		Foulon 61' Cobbaut 65'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 17,923 Referee: Jan Boterberg

29 October 2023 12	Kortrijk	0–3	Genk	Kortrijk
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Avenatti 21' El Idrissy 33' Malinov 39'		Paintsil 17', 73' Arokodare 56' Cuesta 68' Muñoz 79'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 6,553 Referee: Bert Put

4 November 2023 13	Antwerp	3–2	Genk	Antwerp
19:45 CET (UTC+1)	Janssen 5', 47' Balikwisha 11', 39' Muja 51' Yusuf 68'		Zeqiri 45' Paintsil 45+2' Hrosovsky 45+5' El Khannous 68' Bonsu Baah 90+2' Muñoz 90+9'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 16,071 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

12 November 2023 14	Genk	3–1	OH Leuven	Genk
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Heynen 25', 90' Bonsu Baah 67' Muñoz 90+5' Zeqiri 90+6'		Miguel 10' Þorsteinsson 56' Opoku 80' Brunes 85' Schrijvers 89'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 17,821 Referee: Wim Smet

25 November 2023 15	Standard Liège	1–0	Genk	Liège
19:45 CET (UTC+1)	Kawabe 66' Ngoy 86' Dewaele 90+6'		Heynen 90+2' Galarza 90+6'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 21,113 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

3 December 2023 16	Genk	2–2	Gent	Genk
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sor 21', 51', 73' Fadera 66'		Tissoudali 12', 90+9' Kums 57' Fortuna 71'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 18,319 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

10 December 2023 17	Eupen	1–3	Genk	Eupen
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Charles-Cook 65'	Report	Sor 45+3' Fadera 53' Paintsil 56' Cuesta 80' Arokodare 90+2'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 8.363 Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'Hui

17 December 2023 18	Genk	4-0	Kortrijk	Genk
19:15 CET (UTC+1)	Paintsil 23', 54' Sor 49' Heynen 60'	Report	Avenatti 45+1' Mampassi 58'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 24.956 Referee: B. Van Driessche

23 December 2023 19	Anderlecht	2-1	Genk	Anderlecht
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Leoni 74', 84' Dreyer 90+1'	Report	Kayembe 44' Fadera 70' Muñoz 79' Paintsil 90+1' 90+2' Sadick 90+10'	Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 28.063 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

26 December 2023 20	Genk	2-1	Antwerp	Genk
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Fadera 10' Arokodare 75', 77' Arteaga 83'	Report	De Laet 23' Keita 47' Coulibaly 66'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 24.956 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

20 January 2024 21	Genk	1-1	Cercle Brugge	Genk
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Zeqiri 64' Cuesta 82' Ait El Hadj 90'	Report	Denkey 8' Utkus 38' Lopes 79'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 24.956 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

28 January 2024 22	Sint-Truiden	1-1	Genk	Sint-Truiden
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Zahiroleslam 85' Itō 90'	Report	Sor 2' Heynen 73' 90+6' Arteaga 85' Galarza 85' El Ouahdi 90'	Stadium: Daio Wasabi Stayen Stadium Attendance: 14600 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

31 January 2024 23	OH Leuven	2-1	Genk	Heverlee
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Schrijvers 45+3', 80' (pen.) Þorsteinsson 47' Pletinckx 90'	Report	Hrošovský 22' Paintsil 45+3' Ricca 54' Galarza 79' El Ouahdi 82' Cuesta 82'	Stadium: King Power at Den Dreef Attendance: 12500 Referee: Brent Staessens

3 Februari 2024 24	Genk	0-1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Genk
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Hrošovský 53'	Report	Moris 16' Burgess 25' Amoura 67' Nilsson 71' Vanhoutte 90+2'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 24.956 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

11 Februari 2024 25	Mechelen	1-1	Genk	Mechelen
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Schoofs 38' Mukau 66'	Report	El Ouahdi 12' Burgess 32' Paintsil 72'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16.715 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

17 Februari 2024 26	Genk	3-1	RWDM Molenbeek	Genk
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Arokodare 21' Oyen 35' Cuesta 50' Zeqiri 90+2'	Report	Gomes 2' Dwomoh 69' Camara 81'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 21.000 Referee: Michiel Allaerts

23 Februari 2024 27	Charleroi	0-1	Genk	Charleroi
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Sylla 44' Ilaimaharitra 78'	Report	Arokodare 45+1' Sor 71' El Khannouss 90+3'	Stadium: Mambourg Attendance: 18.000 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

3 March 2024 28	Genk	0-3	Club Brugge	Genk
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	McKenzie 31' Zeqiri 90+3'	Report	Vetlesen 26', 53' Odoi 73' Skov Olsen 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 24.956 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

10 March 2024 29	Genk	1-0	Standard Liège	Genk
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ait El Hadj 51'	Report	Dewaele 55' Doumbia 60'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 24.956 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

17 March 2024 30	Westerlo	1-1	Genk	Westerlo
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sydorchuk 32' Bolat 74' Bos 75' Tagir 80'	Report	Cuesta 59' Bonsu Baah 71' Heynen 86'	Stadium: Het Kuipje Attendance: 8.035 Referee: Lawrence Visser

Champions' Play-offs

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Club Brugge (C)	10	7	3	0	21	6	+15	50	Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2	Union SG	10	4	2	4	17	12	+5	49	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Anderlecht	10	4	2	4	12	12	0	46	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4	Cercle Brugge	10	3	4	3	13	13	0	37	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^[a]
5	Genk	10	4	1	5	8	17	−9	37	Qualification for the European competition play-off
6	Antwerp	10	2	0	8	7	18	−11	32

Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.^[9]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Union SG qualified for the Europa League play-off round by winning the 2023–24 Belgian Cup. The Europa League second qualifying spot and the European competition play-off spot were thus passed to the next two highest-placed teams that did not qualify for European competitions.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	4	1	5	8	17	−9	13	3	1	1	5	5	0	1	0	4	3	12	−9

Last updated: 7 September 2025.
Source: https://fbref.com/en/squads/1e972a99/2023-2024/matchlogs/c37/schedule/Genk-Scores-and-Fixtures-Belgian-Pro-League

Results by round

Round	1
Ground
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2024. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Belgian Cup

1 November 2023 Seventh round	Visé (3)	0–4	Genk (1)	Visé
16:00 CET	Marmot 45' Graham 81'	Report	Sor 17' Ouattara 51' Zeqiri 82' Baah 90+1'	Stadium: Stade de la Cité de l'Oie Referee: Tim De Keyzer

6 December 2023 Eighth round	Oostende (2)	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Genk (1)	Ostend
19:00 CET	Basila 65' D'Haese 112' Hartwig 120+1'	Report	Bonsu Baah 25' Ait El Hadj 69' Heynen 116'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 2,249 Referee: Michiel Allaerts

UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 21 June 2023.

25 July 2023 First leg	Servette	1–1	Genk	Geneva, Switzerland
20:30 UTC+2	Douline 28' Antunes 39' Rouiller 77' Guillemenot 90+2'	Report	Arokodare 21' Muñoz 52' Paintsil 80' Cuesta 84'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 18,026 Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

2 August 2023 Second leg	Genk	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (1–4 p)	Servette	Genk
19:00 UTC+2	Trésor 28' (pen.), 69' Arokodare 51' Paintsil 103'	Report	Crivelli 3' Kutesa 6' Cognat 36', 90+4' Douline 40' Bedia 42', 63' Severin 84' Rouiller 89' Vouilloz 109'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 16,280 Referee: Novak Simović (Serbia)
	Penalties
	Hrošovský Cuesta Arokodare		Touati Guillemenot Severin Rodelin

UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.

10 August 2023 First leg	Olympiacos	1–0	Genk	Piraeus, Greece
22:00 UTC+3	Fortounis 1' Iborra 3' Quini 38' Alexandropoulos 90+10'	Report	Galarza 3' Bonsu Baah 90+10'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 24,123 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

17 August 2023 Second leg	Genk	1–1 (1–2 agg.)	Olympiacos	Genk
20:00 UTC+2	Paintsil 30' (pen.) 65' Fadera 56'	Report	Masouras 45' Rodinei 54' 90+10' Camara 56' Quini 65' Fortounis 78' Biel 83' Freire 90' Alexandropoulos 90+6'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 11,998 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

UEFA Europa Conference League

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023.

24 August 2023 First leg	Genk	2–1	Adana Demirspor	Genk
20:00 UTC+2	McKenzie 24' Muñoz 60', 90+3' Arokodare 77' Bonsu Baah 90+6'	Report	Gravillon 23' Akbaba 47' Belhanda 50' B. Ndiaye 90+11'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 9,460 Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)

31 August 2023 Second leg	Adana Demirspor	1–0 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (4–5 p)	Genk	Adana, Turkey
21:00 UTC+3	C. Ndiaye 45+10', 45+10' Akbaba 64' Belhanda 78' Rodrigues 90+5' Stambouli 120+2'	Report	Fadera 25' Arokodare 90+1'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium Attendance: 24,986 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Spain)
	Penalties
	Niang Stambouli Belhanda Sari David		Heynen Bonsu Baah Ait El Hadj Ouattara Arokodare

Group stage

The draw for the group stage will be held on 1 September 2023.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	FIO	FER	GNK	ČUK
1	Fiorentina	6	3	3	0	14	6	+8	12	Advance to round of 16	—	2–2	2–1	6–0
2	Ferencváros	6	2	4	0	9	6	+3	10	Advance to knockout round play-offs	1–1	—	1–1	3–1
3	Genk	6	2	3	1	8	5	+3	9		2–2	0–0	—	2–0
4	Čukarički	6	0	0	6	2	16	−14	0		0–1	1–2	0–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

21 September 2023 1	Genk	2–2	Fiorentina	Genk
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Zeqiri 12' Muñoz 29' McKenzie 85'	Report	Ranieri 7', 23' Mandragora 33' Biraghi 45'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 11,243 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

5 October 2023 2	Čukarički	0–2	Genk	Belgrade, Serbia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Subotić 85' Miladinović 90+2'	Report	Heynen 10' Paintsil 21' (pen.)	Stadium: Čukarički Stadium Attendance: 2,447 Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

26 October 2023 3	Genk	0–0	Ferencvárosi	Genk
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Arteaga 29' El Khannous 59' Arokodare 90+3'	Report	Botka 40'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 10,597 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)

9 November 2023 4	Ferencvárosi	1–1	Genk	Ferencváros, Hungary
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Pešić 48' Abu Fani 80'	Report	Sadick 43' El Khannous 55' Muñoz 58', 62' Paintsil 73'	Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion Attendance: 20,127 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

30 November 2023 5	Fiorentina	2–1	Genk	Florence, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Martínez Quarta 28', 45+4' González 82' (pen.) Milenković 90+2' Biraghi 90+7' Kouamé 90+7'	Report	Fadera 20' Kayembe 45' Muñoz 81' Hrosovsky 89' Paintsil 89' Zeqiri 90+2' Galarza 90+4' Heynen 90+6'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 16,666 Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands)

14 December 2023 (2023-12-14) 6	Genk	2–0	Čukarički	Genk
18:45	Heynen 21' Galarza 33' Paintsil 57' El Ouahdi 90+1'	Report	Sissoko 32' Adžić 50' Singh 90+3'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 10,423^[10] Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 14 December 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Belgian Division		Belgian Cup		Champions League		Europa League		Conference League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	BEL	Hendrik Van Crombrugge	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
26	GK	BEL	Maarten Vandevoordt	27	0	17	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	6	0
30	GK	BEL	Vic Chambaere	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	GK	BEL	Mike Penders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	USA	Mark McKenzie	21	1	9	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	6	1
3	DF	ESP	Mujaid Sadick	20	0	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
5	DF	MEX	Gerardo Arteaga	19	0	11+1	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0	4+1	0
18	DF	COD	Joris Kayembe	16	2	6	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	4	1
23	DF	COL	Daniel Muñoz	26	7	13+1	5	0+1	0	2	0	2	0	7	2
46	DF	COL	Carlos Cuesta	21	1	12	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	4	0
Midfielders
4	MF	CIV	Aziz Ouattara Mohammed	15	1	3+5	0	2	1	0+2	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
7	MF	TAN	Mbwana Samatta	21	1	7+4	1	0	0	1+1	0	1+1	0	5+1	0
8	MF	BEL	Bryan Heynen	24	6	13+1	4	0+1	0	2	0	0	0	6+1	2
14	MF	NGA	Yira Sor	21	4	6+4	3	1+1	1	0+1	0	1+1	0	3+3	0
17	MF	SVK	Patrik Hrošovský	29	0	9+7	0	1+1	0	2	0	2	0	5+2	0
19	MF	BEL	Anouar Ait El Hadj	12	2	2+2	1	2	1	0+2	0	0	0	0+4	0
24	MF	BEL	Luca Oyen	14	0	3+4	0	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	3+1	0
25	MF	ARG	Matías Galarza	29	1	11+4	1	1+1	0	0+2	0	1+1	0	6+2	0
34	MF	MAR	Bilal El Khannous	31	3	15+2	3	0+2	0	2	0	2	0	7+1	0
70	MF	GUI	Ibrahima Sory Bangoura	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	MAR	Zakaria El Ouahdi	6	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
90	MF	GHA	Christopher Bonsu Baah	28	1	6+9	1	1+1	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	3+5	0
Forwards
9	FW	SUI	Andi Zeqiri	17	5	7+3	3	1+1	1	0	0	0	0	3+2	1
28	FW	GHA	Joseph Paintsil	27	7	15+2	4	0+1	0	2	0	2	1	5	2
99	FW	NGA	Tolu Arokodare	29	8	4+13	4	1	1	2	2	1+1	0	2+5	1
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
11	MF	BEL	Mike Trésor	6	1	1+1	0	0	0	1+1	1	1+1	0	0	0

References

^ "1ste ploeg" (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk.
^ "Hendrik Van Crombrugge is leaving RSCA after 4 seasons". www.rsca.be.
^ "FC LOAN IN RASMUS CARSTENSEN". 1. FC Köln. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ "Tobe Leysen naar OH Leuven". September 3, 2023.
^ "TRESOR IS A CLARET!". Burnley Football Club.
^ "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2024.
^ "Pro League: Union-Anderlecht en ouverture du championnat, le duel Hoefkens-Deila lors de la 10e journée, le calendrier 2023–2024 dévoilé". 27 June 2023.
^ "Topper tussen Club Brugge en Racing Genk op 5e speeldag wordt uitgesteld". 3 August 2023.
^ "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^ "Genk vs. Čukarički" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

[table_note_res_EL2Q0.24248923000064-9] Union SG qualified for the Europa League play-off round by winning the 2023–24 Belgian Cup. The Europa League second qualifying spot and the European competition play-off spot were thus passed to the next two highest-placed teams that did not qualify for European competitions.

[1] "1ste ploeg" (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk.

[2] "Hendrik Van Crombrugge is leaving RSCA after 4 seasons". www.rsca.be.

[3] "FC LOAN IN RASMUS CARSTENSEN". 1. FC Köln. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[4] "Tobe Leysen naar OH Leuven". September 3, 2023.

[5] "TRESOR IS A CLARET!". Burnley Football Club.

[6] "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2024.

[7] "Pro League: Union-Anderlecht en ouverture du championnat, le duel Hoefkens-Deila lors de la 10e journée, le calendrier 2023–2024 dévoilé". 27 June 2023.

[8] "Topper tussen Club Brugge en Racing Genk op 5e speeldag wordt uitgesteld". 3 August 2023.

[10] "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

[11] "Genk vs. Čukarički" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

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