2022–23 K.V.C. Westerlo season

K.V.C. Westerlo
2022–23 season
Chairman	Oktay Ercan
Manager	Jonas De Roeck
Stadium	Het Kuipje
Belgian Pro League	7th
Belgian Cup	Sixth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Maxim De Cuyper; Dorgeles Nene; Lyle Foster; (8); All: ; Maxim De Cuyper; Dorgeles Nene; Lyle Foster; (8)
Biggest win	Westerlo 6–0 Oostende
Biggest defeat	Genk 6–1 Westerlo
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →
	All statistics correct as of 22 April 2023.

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^[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	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
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	7th	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					36	15	9	12	64	55	+9	041.67

Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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
7	Westerlo	34	14	9	11	61	53	+8	51
8	Cercle Brugge	34	13	11	10	50	46	+4	50
9	Charleroi	34	14	6	14	45	52	−7	48

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.^[2]
(U) Play-off II winner

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
34	14	9	11	61	53	+8	51	8	4	5	40	26	+14	6	5	6	21	27	−6

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

Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2023. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.^[3]

24 July 2022 1	Westerlo	2–0	Cercle Brugge	Westerlo
				Stadium: Het Kuipje

30 July 2022 2

OH Leuven

2–0

Westerlo

Leuven

7 August 2022 3

Gent

2–1

Westerlo

Ghent

13 August 2022 4	Westerlo	4–2	Standard Liège	Westerlo
				Stadium: Het Kuipje

21 August 2022 5

Mechelen

5–4

Westerlo

Mechelen

28 August 2022 6	Westerlo	0–1	Eupen	Westerlo
				Stadium: Het Kuipje

4 September 2022 7

Antwerp

3–0

Westerlo

Antwerp

11 September 2022 8	Westerlo	2–1	Anderlecht	Westerlo
				Stadium: Het Kuipje

17 September 2022 9

Charleroi

2–3

Westerlo

Charleroi

1 October 2022 10	Westerlo	2–0	Zulte Waregem	Westerlo
				Stadium: Het Kuipje

8 October 2022 11

Club Brugge

0–2

Westerlo

Bruges

14 October 2022 12	Westerlo	2–2	Seraing	Westerlo
				Stadium: Het Kuipje

18 October 2022 13

Genk

6–1

Westerlo

Genk

22 October 2022 14

Kortrijk

0–2

Westerlo

Kortrijk

29 October 2022 15	Westerlo	2–3	Sint-Truiden	Westerlo
				Stadium: Het Kuipje

6 November 2022 16	Union Saint-Gilloise	1–1	Westerlo	Brussels
16:00	Nilsson 90+2'	Report	Foster 45'	Stadium: Stade Joseph Mariën Referee: Bram Van Driessche

12 November 2022 17	Westerlo	6–0	Oostende	Westerlo
16:00	Nene 16' Dierckx 28' Chadli 40' (pen.) Foster 49', 53' Akbunar 81'	Report		Stadium: Het Kuipje Referee: Nicolas Laforge

27 December 2022 18	Westerlo	3–3	Antwerp	Westerlo
				Stadium: Het Kuipje

7 January 2023 19

Cercle Brugge

0–1

Westerlo

Bruges

13 January 2023 20	Westerlo	1–2	OH Leuven	Westerlo
				Stadium: Het Kuipje

17 January 2023 21	Westerlo	2–3	Genk	Westerlo
				Stadium: Het Kuipje

21 January 2023 22

Zulte Waregem

1–1

Westerlo

Waregem

28 January 2023 23	Westerlo	2–0	Mechelen	Westerlo
				Stadium: Het Kuipje

4 February 2023 24

Eupen

1–1

Westerlo

Eupen

11 February 2023 25	Westerlo	3–3	Gent	Westerlo
				Stadium: Het Kuipje

19 February 2023 26

Sint-Truiden

0–1

Westerlo

Sint-Truiden

25 February 2023 27	Westerlo	4–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Westerlo
				Stadium: Het Kuipje

4 March 2023 28

Standard Liège

2–0

Westerlo

Liège

11 March 2023 29	Westerlo	3–1	Kortrijk	Westerlo
				Stadium: Het Kuipje

18 March 2023 30

Oostende

1–2

Westerlo

Ostend

1 April 2023 31	Westerlo	2–3	Charleroi	Westerlo
				Stadium: Het Kuipje

9 April 2023 32

Anderlecht

0–0

Westerlo

Anderlecht

15 April 2023 33	Westerlo	0–0	Club Brugge	Westerlo
				Stadium: Het Kuipje

22 April 2023 34

Seraing

1–1

Westerlo

Seraing

Play-Off II

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]		1–2	0–4	—	2–2
4	Westerlo	6	1	1	4	10	15	−5	30^[a]		1–3	3–5	3–0	—

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.^[4]
(F) Play-off II winner
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Tied on Points and Points without half points added due to rounding. Regular Season finishing position: Standard Liège 6 , Westerlo 7

Belgian Cup

References

^ "Doelmannen" (in Dutch). K.V.C. Westerlo. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
^ "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. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
^ "De volledige competitiekalender voor komend seizoen is bekend: Club Brugge opent tegen Racing Genk, Standard ontvangt AA Gent". Het Nieuwsblad.
^ "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

[table_hth_STA0.13625271019351-4] Tied on Points and Points without half points added due to rounding. Regular Season finishing position: Standard Liège 6 , Westerlo 7

[Squad-1] "Doelmannen" (in Dutch). K.V.C. Westerlo. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

[2] "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. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

[3] "De volledige competitiekalender voor komend seizoen is bekend: Club Brugge opent tegen Racing Genk, Standard ontvangt AA Gent". Het Nieuwsblad.

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

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League competitions	Pro League Challenger Pro League National Division 1 Division 2 Division 3
Women's League competitions	Super League Vrouwenvoetbal
Cup competitions	Belgian Cup (Final) Super Cup
Transfers	Summer 2022 Winter 2022–23 Summer 2023
UEFA competitions	Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League
Related to national team	2022–23 UEFA Nations League A (Group 4) 2022 FIFA World Cup (Group F) Roberto Martínez Domenico Tedesco
Club seasons
Pro League	Anderlecht Antwerp Cercle Brugge Charleroi Club Brugge Eupen Genk Gent Kortrijk Mechelen OH Leuven Oostende Seraing Sint-Truiden Standard Liège Union SG Westerlo Zulte Waregem
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