2025–26 Royal Charleroi S.C. season
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Rik De Mil |
| Stadium | Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
| Belgian Pro League | 12th |
| Belgian Cup | Quarter-finals |
| UEFA Conference League | Second qualifying round |
| Biggest win | Charleroi 3–1 Dender |
The 2025–26 Royal Charleroi S.C. season is the club's 122nd season in existence, as well as its 14th consecutive season in the Belgian Pro League, the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Charleroi will also take part in the 2025-26 Belgian Cup and the 2025-26 UEFA Conference League.
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali | Győri ETO FC | Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| DF | Mehdi Boukamir | Pafos | Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| FW | Oday Dabbagh | Aberdeen | Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| FW | Anthony Descotte | FC Utrecht | Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| FW | Mondy Prunier | Francs Borains | Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| FW | Youssuf Sylla | Willem II | Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| FW | Jakob Napoleon Romsaas | Tromsø | €2,000,000 | 1 July 2025 | [1] |
| FW | Freddy Mbemba | Versailles 78 | Undisclosed | 4 July 2025 | [2] |
| FW | Antoine Colassin | Beerschot | Undisclosed | 8 July 2025 | [3] |
| FW | Aurélien Scheidler | FCV Dender | €1,700,000 | 19 August 2025 | [4] |
| DF | Kevin Van Den Kerkhof | FC Metz | Loan | 20 August 2025 | [5] |
| DF | Jules Gaudin | Paris FC | Undisclosed | 21 August 2025 | [6] |
| MF | Patrick Pflücke | Mechelen | €400,000 | 2 September 2025 | [7] |
| FW | Filip Szymczak | Lech Poznań | Loan | 3 September 2025 | [8] |
| DF | Lewin Blum | Young Boys | Loan | 6 September 2025 |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Alexis Flips | Anderlecht | Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| FW | Grejohn Kyei | Standard de Liège | Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Daan Heymans | Genk | €3,000,000 | 1 July 2025 | |
| MF | Adem Zorgane | Union Saint-Gilloise | €4,300,000 | 1 July 2025 | |
| FW | Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali | Győri ETO FC | Undisclosed | 17 July 2025 | |
| FW | Oday Dabbagh | Zamalek | €350,000 | 5 August 2025 | [9] |
| DF | Stelios Andreou | Widzew Łódź | Undisclosed | 12 August 2025 | |
| DF | Vetle Dragsnes | SK Brann | Undisclosed | 19 August 2025 | [10] |
| FW | Anthony Descotte | FC Volendam | Loan | 19 August 2025 | [11] |
| FW | Nikola Štulić | Lecce | €5,000,000 | 27 August 2025 | [12] |
| FW | Youssuf Sylla | Jagiellonia Białystok | Free | 31 August 2025 | |
| DF | Jeremy Petris | Watford | €2,000,000 | 1 September 2025 | [13] |
| FW | Freddy Mbemba | Guingamp | Loan | 1 September 2025 | [14] |
| FW | Mondy Prunier | Eupen | Loan | 2 September 2025 | [15] |
| DF | Žan Rogelj | Wisła Płock | Loan | 8 September 2025 | [16] |
Friendlies
| 27 June 2025 | Mons | 2–2 | Charleroi | |
| 20:00 |
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| 5 July 2025 | Charleroi | 1–1 | Gent | |
| Note: The match was played in two halves of 60 minutes each. | ||||
| 8 July 2025 | Charleroi | 4–1 | Beveren | |
| 12:30 |
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| 12 July 2025 | Charleroi | 4–1 | RWDM | Marcinelle |
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| 12 July 2025 | Charleroi | 2–1 | RFC Liège | |
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| 18 July 2025 | sc Heerenveen | 1–0 | Charleroi | |
| 12:30 |
| 18 July 2025 | FC Utrecht | 1–2 | Charleroi | |
| 16:30 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Belgian Pro League | 27 July 2025 | 21 March 2026 | Matchday 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | +0 | 33.33 | |
| Belgian Cup | 28 October 2025 | Seventh Round | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 | ||
| UEFA Conference League | 24 July 2025 | 31 July 2025 | Second qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 38.46 | ||||
Last updated: 28 September 2025
Source: Competitions
Belgian Pro League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Gent | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 23 | Qualification for the Europe play-offs |
| 11 | Zulte Waregem | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 23 | |
| 12 | Charleroi | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 21 | |
| 13 | OH Leuven | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 19 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | La Louvière | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 19 |
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2025. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch)
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.[17]
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.[17]
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2025. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
| 27 July 2025 1 | OH Leuven | 2–2 | Charleroi | Leuven |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
| 3 August 2025 2 | Charleroi | 1–1 | Sint-Truiden | Charleroi |
| 19:15 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
| 10 August 2025 3 | La Louvière | 1–0 | Charleroi | La Louvière |
| 13:30 UTC+2 | Stadium: Easi Arena Attendance: 8,001 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
| 17 August 2025 4 | Charleroi | 1–1 | Antwerp | Charleroi |
| 18:30 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 8,001 Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'hui |
| 30 August 2025 6 | Charleroi | 3–1 | Dender | Charleroi |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Wesli De Cremer |
| 14 September 2025 7 | Cercle Brugge | 2–3 | Charleroi | Bruges |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 4,999 Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
| 17 September 2025 5 | Genk | 0–1 | Charleroi | Genk |
| 20:30 UTC+2 | Stadium: Cegeka Arena |
| 20 September 2025 8 | Charleroi | 1–2 | Zulte Waregem | Charleroi |
| 18:15 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
| 28 September 2025 9 | Charleroi | 0–2 | Mechelen | Charleroi |
| 18:30 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Bram van Driessche |
Belgian Cup
| 28 October 2025 Seventh Round | RFC Liège | 0–1 | Charleroi | Liège |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de Rocourt Referee: Massimiliano Medda |
| 4 December 2025 Eighth-finals (Round of 16) | Charleroi | 2–0 | Mechelen | Charleroi |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Lothar D'Hondt |
| 13-15 January 2026 Quarter-finals | Charleroi | v | Club Brugge | Charleroi |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
UEFA Conference League
Second qualifying round
| 24 July 2025 First leg | Hammarby | 0–0 | Charleroi | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:00 | Stadium: 3Arena Attendance: 20,855 Referee: Mathieu Vernice (France) |
| 31 July 2025 Second leg | Charleroi | 1–2 (a.e.t.) (1–2 agg.) | Hammarby | Charleroi |
| 20:00 |
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Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 12,842 Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (Latvia) |
References
- ^ "Jakob Napoleon Romsaas est Carolo !".
- ^ "Freddy Mbemba est Carolo".
- ^ "Antoine Colassin rejoint le Sporting !".
- ^ "TRANSFER: Sporting Charleroi shopt bij Dender". VoetbalBelgie.
- ^ "Kevin Van Den Kerkhof rejoint le Sporting de Charleroi".
- ^ "Jules Gaudin rejoint le Sporting".
- ^ "OFFICIEEL: Sporting Charleroi haalt middenvelder bij KV Mechelen". OneFootball. September 6, 2025.
- ^ "Filip Szymczak : nouveau Zèbre !".
- ^ "Zamalek land Palestinian striker Oday Dabbagh".
- ^ "Vetle Dragsnes transféré au SK Brann (Norvège)".
- ^ "Anthony Descotte prêté avec option d'achat au FC Volendam (Pays-Bas)".
- ^ "C'est officiel : Nikola Stulic quitte le Sporting Charleroi". Walfoot.be. August 26, 2025.
- ^ Parcinski, Julien (September 6, 2025). "Jérémy Petris quitte Charleroi pour rejoindre l'Angleterre: voici la somme que les Zèbres empochent". lavenir.net.
- ^ "Freddy Mbemba prêté à l'En Avant Guingamp".
- ^ Loo, Jessica (September 2, 2025). "La KAS Eupen accueille l'attaquant Mondy Prunier en prêt du Sporting Charleroi".
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020.