2024–25 K.V. Mechelen season

K.V. Mechelen
2024–25 season
Manager	Besnik Hasi
Stadium	Achter de Kazerne
Belgian Pro League	12th
Belgian Cup	Pre-season
Biggest defeat	Mechelen 2–4 Westerlo
	← 2023–24

The 2024–25 season is the 121st season in the history of K.V. Mechelen, and the club's sixth consecutive season in Belgian Pro League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Belgian Cup.

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	José Marsà	FC Andorra		13 July 2024	^[1]
MF	Aziz Ouattara Mohammed	Genk	Loan	23 July 2024	^[2]
DF	Zinho Vanheusden	Inter Milan	Loan	25 July 2024	^[3]

Out

Friendlies

Pre-season

25 June 2024 Friendly	Oudenaarde	0–3	Mechelen
19:00 UTC+2

29 June 2024 Friendly	Beerschot	1–2	Mechelen	Tubize
16:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Centre National de Football Euro 2000

6 July 2024 Friendly	Antwerp	2–1	Mechelen
14:00 UTC+2
Note: 2 x 60 minutes

13 July 2024 Friendly	Lille	1–1	Mechelen	Camphin-en-Pévèle
17:00 UTC+2	Cabella 27'		71'	Stadium: Complexe Sportif de Luchin

17 July 2024 Friendly	K.S.K. Heist	0–1	Mechelen
19:30 UTC+2			68'

20 July 2024 Friendly	Olympiacos	2–0	Mechelen	Vlaardingen
15:00 UTC+2	Mouzakitis 5' Gelson Martins 28'			Stadium: Sportpark 't Nieuwelant

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian Pro League regular season	26 July 2024	14–16 March 2025	Matchday 1	7	2	2	3	10	12	−2	028.57
Belgian Cup				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				7	2	2	3	10	12	−2	028.57

Last updated: 15 September 2024
Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Gent	30	11	12	7	41	33	+8	45	Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
7	Standard Liège	30	10	9	11	22	35	−13	39	Qualification for the Europe play-offs
8	Mechelen	30	10	8	12	45	40	+5	38
9	Westerlo	30	10	7	13	50	49	+1	37
10	Charleroi	30	10	7	13	36	36	0	37

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.^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	GNK	CLU	USG	AND	ANT	GNT
1	Genk	2	2	0	6	1	+5	40	Qualification for the Champions League league phase^[a]		11 May	20 Apr	25 May	27 Apr	4–0
2	Club Brugge	2	2	0	5	2	+3	36	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round	13 Apr		24 Apr	2–0	25 May	1 May
3	Union SG	2	2	0	8	1	+7	34	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^[b]	3 May	27 Apr		12 Apr	5–1	25 May
4	Anderlecht	2	0	2	1	4	−3	26	Qualification for the European competition play-off^[b]	1–2	18 May	10 May		20 Apr	23 Apr
5	Antwerp	2	0	2	3	8	−5	23		23 Apr	2–3	17 May	1 May		13 Apr
6	Gent	2	0	2	0	7	−7	23		18 May	20 Apr	0–3	27 Apr	11 May

Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2025. 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.^[5]
Notes:

^ The regular season winner (Genk) will qualify for the Europa League second round if they do not earn a Champions League berth.
^ ^a ^b The winner of the 2024–25 Belgian Cup (Club Brugge or Anderlecht) qualifies for the Europa League play-off round (if they have not already qualified for the Champions League). The Europa League second round and the European competition play-off berths would be passed to the next two highest-placed teams.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	MEC	CHA	STA	OHL	WES	DEN
1	Mechelen	2	1	1	0	7	4	+3	23	Qualification for the European competition play-off		18 May	10 May	13 Apr	22 Apr	5–2
2	Charleroi	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	23		19 Apr		1–0	24 May	9 May	26 Apr
3	Standard Liège	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	21		2–2	4 May		22 Apr	19 Apr	17 May
4	OH Leuven	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	21		3 May	0–0	26 Apr		16 May	19 Apr
5	Westerlo	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	20		26 Apr	11 Apr	24 May	2–2		2 May
6	Dender EH	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	19		24 May	22 Apr	13 Apr	11 May	1–0

Updated to match(es) played on 5 April 2025. 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.^[6]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	CER	STR	KOR	BEE
1	Cercle Brugge	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	36			26 Apr	3 May	2–1
2	Sint-Truiden	2	1	0	1	1	3	−2	34	Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-offs	12 Apr		0–3	4 May
3	Kortrijk	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3	30	Relegation to Challenger Pro League	2–2	10 May		12 Apr
4	Beerschot (R)	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	18	Relegation to Challenger Pro League	10 May	0–1	25 Apr

Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2025. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Regular season finishing position.^[7]
(R) Relegated

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
7	2	2	3	10	12	−2	8	1	0	2	8	9	−1	1	2	1	2	3	−1

Last updated: 15 September 2024.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

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

Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 11 June 2024.^[8]

26 July 2024 1	Club Brugge	1–1	Mechelen	Bruges
20:45	Seys 51' Siquet 72'		Walsh 50' Pflücke 65' Konaté 82'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Erik Lambrechts

3 August 2024 2	Mechelen	2–4	Westerlo	Mechelen
16:00	Storm 65' Pflücke 88' (pen.)		Madsen 18' (pen.) Vušković 36' Alcócer 79' Frigan 90+5'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Bram van Driessche

9 August 2024 3	Standard Liège	0–0	Mechelen	Liège
20:45				Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne

22 September 2024 8	Mechelen	v	Cercle Brugge	Mechelen
16:00				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

Belgian Cup

References

^ "L'Espagnol José Marsa est le deuxième transfert entrant du KV Malines". RTL Info. July 13, 2024.
^ "Aziz Ouattara gehuurd van KRC Genk". KV Mechelen. July 23, 2024.
^ "KVM strikt Zinho Vanheusden". KV Mechelen. July 25, 2024.
^ "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.
^ "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^ "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^ "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^ "Kalender Jupiler Pro League 2024/2025". VoetbalBelgie.

[table_note_res_CLLS0.1390896067671-5] The regular season winner (Genk) will qualify for the Europa League second round if they do not earn a Champions League berth.

[table_note_res_EL2Q0.1390896067671-6] The winner of the 2024–25 Belgian Cup (Club Brugge or Anderlecht) qualifies for the Europa League play-off round (if they have not already qualified for the Champions League). The Europa League second round and the European competition play-off berths would be passed to the next two highest-placed teams.

[1] "L'Espagnol José Marsa est le deuxième transfert entrant du KV Malines". RTL Info. July 13, 2024.

[2] "Aziz Ouattara gehuurd van KRC Genk". KV Mechelen. July 23, 2024.

[3] "KVM strikt Zinho Vanheusden". KV Mechelen. July 25, 2024.

[4] "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.

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

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

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

[10] "Kalender Jupiler Pro League 2024/2025". VoetbalBelgie.

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League competitions	Pro League Challenger Pro League Division 1 Division 2 Division 3
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UEFA competitions	Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League
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