2022–23 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2022–23 season
Owner	Tony Bloom
Chairman	Alex Muzio
Manager	Karel Geraerts
Stadium	Stade Joseph Marien
Belgian Pro League	3rd
Belgian Cup	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round
UEFA Europa League	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Simon Adingra (11 goals); All: ; Victor Boniface (17 goals)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the 125th in the history of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and their second consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Belgian Pro League, Belgian Cup,UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

Players[edit]

As of 15 February 2023^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	NED	Bart Nieuwkoop
3	DF	BEL	Viktor Boone
6	MF	MAR	Oussama El Azzouzi
7	FW	NGA	Victor Boniface
8	MF	CIV	Jean Thierry Lazare
9	FW	GER	Dennis Eckert
10	MF	MLT	Teddy Teuma
11	FW	CIV	Simon Adingra (on loan from Brighton)
14	GK	SWE	Joachim Imbrechts
16	DF	ENG	Christian Burgess
17	MF	FIN	Casper Terho
18	FW	BEL	Yorbe Vertessen (on loan from PSV)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	BEL	Guillaume François
20	MF	BEL	Senne Lynen
21	GK	BEL	Lucas Pirard
23	MF	ESP	Cameron Puertas
26	DF	ENG	Ross Sykes
28	DF	JPN	Koki Machida (on loan from Kashima Antlers)
29	FW	SWE	Gustaf Nilsson
44	DF	BEL	Siebe Van der Heyden
49	GK	LUX	Anthony Moris
59	DF	MAR	Ismaël Kandouss
85	DF	BEL	Arnaud Dony
94	FW	MAD	Loïc Lapoussin

Out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Matthew Sorinola (at Swansea City until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	BEL	Ilyes Ziani (at SL 16 FC until 30 June 2023)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	BEL	Ryan Safari (at Lierse until 30 June 2023)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Arnaud Dony	Sint-Truiden	Free	9 June 2022	^[2]
DF	Viktor Boone	Deinze	Free	13 June 2022	^[3]
FW	Dennis Eckert	Ingolstadt	Undisclosed	20 June 2022	^[4]
DF	Ross Sykes	Accrington Stanley	Undisclosed	25 June 2022	^[5]
MF	Simon Adingra	Brighton & Hove Albion	Loan	4 July 2022	^[6]
GK	Joachim Imbrechts	Unattached	Free	15 July 2022	^[7]
FW	Gustaf Nilsson	Wehen Wiesbaden	Undisclosed	28 July 2022	^[8]
MF	Oussama El Azzouzi	Emmen	Undisclosed	30 July 2022	^[9]
FW	Victor Boniface	Bodø/Glimt	Undisclosed	8 August 2022	^[10]
MF	Casper Terho	HJK	Undisclosed	1 January 2023	^[11]
FW	Yorbe Vertessen	PSV	Loan	28 January 2023	^[12]

Out[edit]

Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Matthew Sorinola	Swansea City	Loan	24 June 2022	^[13]
DF	Jonas Bager	Charleroi	Free	13 July 2022	^[14]
MF	Damien Marcq	Charleroi	Free	14 July 2022	^[15]
MF	Casper Nielsen	Club Brugge	Undisclosed	17 July 2022	^[16]
MF	Lorenzo Paolucci	Ancona	Undisclosed	19 August 2022	^[17]
DF	Anas Hamzaoui	RAAL La Louvière	Undisclosed	19 August 2022	^[18]
MF	Ilyes Ziani	SL16	Loan	26 August 2022	^[19]
MF	Marcel Lewis	Burnley	Undisclosed	1 September 2022	^[20]
FW	Ryan Safari	Lierse	Loan	21 January 2023	^[21]
FW	Dante Vanzeir	New York Red Bulls	Undisclosed	3 February 2023	^[22]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

28 June 2022 Friendly	Rebecq	1–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Rebecq
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Complexe Gobard

2 July 2022 Friendly	Deinze	0–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Deinze
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Nieuwkoop 73'	Stadium: Dakota Arena

6 July 2022 Friendly	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–2	Racing	Marche-en-Famenne
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Terrain de Marloie

9 July 2022 Friendly	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Lancing, England
18:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre Referee: Keith Stroud

13 July 2022 Friendly	Sporting CP	1–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Parchal, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Porro 19' (pen.)		Sykes 20', 50'	Stadium: Complexo Desportivo Belavista

16 July 2022 Friendly	Feyenoord	0–4	Union Saint-Gilloise	Rotterdam, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Nieuwkoop 44' Eckert 58' Sykes 98' Ziani 120'	Stadium: Sportcomplex Varkenoord

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

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 %
Pro League	23 July 2022	23 April 2023	Matchday 1	2nd	34	23	6	5	70	41	+29	067.65
Pro League Play-off I	3 May 2023	4 June 2023	2nd	3rd	6	2	2	2	8	8	+0	033.33
Belgian Cup	9 November 2022	2 March 2023	Sixth round	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	14	3	+11	080.00
UEFA Champions League	2 August 2022	9 August 2022	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
UEFA Europa League	8 September 2022	20 April 2023	Group stage	Quarter-finals	10	5	3	2	19	15	+4	050.00
Total					57	35	11	11	113	70	+43	061.40

Last updated: 4 June 2023
Source: Soccerway

Pro League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Genk (J)	34	23	6	5	78	37	+41	75	Qualification for the Europa Conference League and Play-offs I^[a]
2	Union SG	34	23	6	5	70	41	+29	75	Qualification for the Play-offs I
3	Antwerp (C)	34	22	6	6	59	26	+33	72
4	Club Brugge	34	16	11	7	61	36	+25	59
5	Gent (U)	34	16	8	10	64	38	+26	56	Qualification for the Play-offs II

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.^[23]
(C) Play-off I winner; (J) Regular season winner; (U) Play-off II winner
Notes:

^ The regular season winners will qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League if they do not qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League in the playoffs.^{[citation needed]}

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	23	6	5	70	41	+29	75	13	2	2	33	16	+17	10	4	3	37	25	+12

Last updated: 23 April 2023.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round[edit]

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	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W
Position	10	3	11	6	9	6	5	7	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 2023. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.^[24]

23 July 2022 1	Sint-Truiden	1–1	Union SG	Sint-Truiden
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Hayashi 21'	Report	Adingra 71'	Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

29 July 2022 2	Union SG	1–0	Charleroi	Forest
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Sykes 56'	Report		Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

6 August 2022 3	Mechelen	3–0	Union SG	Mechelen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Schoofs 44' Lazare 51' (o.g.) Ngoy 59'	Report		Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 11,521 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

13 August 2022 4	Union SG	2–1	Kortrijk	Forest
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Teuma 9' 58'	Report	Selemani 63'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 5,589 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

28 August 2022 5	Union SG	2–1	Anderlecht	Forest
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boniface 2' Vanzeir 31'	Report	Murillo 12'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 7,646 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

31 August 2022 6	Antwerp	4–2	Union SG	Antwerp
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Nieuwkoop 8' (o.g.) Janssen 15' 48' Vines 42'	Report	Van der Heyden 22' Eckert 71'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

4 September 2022 7	Zulte Waregem	1–3	Union SG	Waregem
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Braem 90+1'	Report	Teuma 38' Tambedou 70' (o.g.) Eckert 86'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 5,592 Referee: Arthur Denil

11 September 2022 8	Union SG	1–2	Genk	Forest
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Lapoussin 74'	Report	Paintsil 15' Samatta 90+2'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 7,117 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

18 September 2022 9	Eupen	1–2	Union SG	Eupen
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lambert 18'	Report	Adingra 8' Boniface 90+2'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 1,940 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

1 October 2022 10	OH Leuven	0–3	Union SG	Leuven
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Burgess 12' Kandouss 20' Vanzeir 68'	Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 6,855 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

9 October 2022 11	Union SG	2–1	Cercle Brugge	Forest
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vanzeir 3' Adingra 56'	Report	Gboho 74'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 6,251 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

16 October 2022 12	Oostende	1–6	Union SG	Oostende
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ambrose 89'	Report	Vanzeir 12' 31' Sykes 63' Adingra 78' Boniface 90+1' Puertas 90+3'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 2,686 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

19 October 2022 13	Union SG	2–0	Gent	Forest
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Lazare 12' Vanzeir 82'	Report		Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 8,081 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

22 October 2022 14	Union SG	2–2	Club Brugge	Forest
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Burgess 32' Nieuwkoop 80'	Report	Skov Olsen 1' Vanaken 16' (pen.)	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 7,184 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

30 October 2022 15	Seraing	1–2	Union SG	Seraing
16:00	Elisor 75'	Report	Vanzeir 47' Teuma 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade du Pairay Referee: Bert Put

6 November 2022 16	Union SG	1–1	Westerlo	Forest
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nilsson 90+2'	Report	Foster 45'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Bram Van Driessche

13 November 2022 17	Standard Liège	2–3	Union SG	Liège
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dussenne 53' (pen.) Zinckernagel 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Vanzeir 23' Nieuwkoop 87' Burgess 65'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 24,522 Referee: Lawrence Visser

26 December 2022 18	Union SG	3–0	Oostende	Forest
16:00	Boniface 11' Adingra 84'	Report	Teuma 51' (pen.) Adingra 63' Vanzeir 90+5'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Arthur Denil

8 January 2023 19	Anderlecht	1–3	Union SG	Anderlecht
18:30 CEST	Silva 64'	Report	Puertas 81' Arnstad 87' (o.g.) Adingra 90'	Stadium: Lotto Park Referee: Bram Van Driessche

15 January 2023 20	Union SG	2–0	Antwerp	Forest
18:30 CEST	Vanzeir 34' Teuma 76' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Nicolas Laforge

18 January 2023 21	Cercle Brugge	1–1	Union SG	Bruges
18:30 CEST	Somers 68'	Report	Nilsson 82'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Jasper Vergoote

21 January 2023 22	Union SG	1–0	OH Leuven	Forest
20:45 CEST	Nilsson 77'	Report		Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Lothar D'hondt

28 January 2023 23	Charleroi	0–1	Union SG	Charleroi
20:45 CEST		Report	Nilsson 24'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Lawrence Visser

5 February 2023 24	Union SG	4–0	Zulte Waregem	Forest
19:15	Puertas 9' Boniface 55' Nilsson 79' Teuma 89'	Report		Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Wim Smet

10 February 2023 25	Club Brugge	1–1	Union SG	Bruges
20:45	Vanaken 43'	Report	Lapoussin 24'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Jan Boterberg

18 February 2023 26	Union SG	2–4	Standard Liège	Forest
20:45	Vertessen 22' Boniface 66'	Report	Zinckernagel 20' Alzate 25' Balikwisha 85' Dønnum 90+8'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Jasper Vergoote

25 February 2023 27	Westerlo	4–2	Union SG	Westerlo
20:45	Van den Keybus 16' Chadli 20' De Cuyper 73' (pen.) Dorgeles 89'	Report	Boniface 40', 67'	Stadium: Het Kuipje Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

5 March 2023 28	Union SG	2–1	Eupen	Forest
19:15 CEST	Adingra 14' Vertessen 52'	Report	Prevljak 90+5'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Arthur Denil

12 March 2023 29	Genk	1–2	Union SG	Genk
18:30 CEST	Heynen 24' (pen.)	Report	Nieuwkoop 42' Adingra 44'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Referee: Nathan Verboomen

19 March 2023 30	Union SG	2–1	Mechelen	Forest
18:30	Lapoussin 10' Teuma 56' (pen.)	Report	Ngoy 4'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Erik Lambrechts

2 April 2023 31	Union SG	2–1	Sint-Truiden	Forest
19:15	Teuma 73' Puertas 89'	Report	Bruno 57'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Lawrence Visser

8 April 2023 32	Gent	1–1	Union SG	Ghent
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Cuypers 80' (pen.)	Report	Amani 1'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Referee: Jan Boterberg

16 April 2023 33	Union SG	2–1	Seraing	Forest
19:15	Adingra 17' Vertessen 34'	Report	Mouandilmadji 47'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Kevin Van Damme

23 April 2023 34	Kortrijk	2–4	Union SG	Kortrijk
18:30	Silva 24' D'haene 38'	Report	Terho 16', 72' Watanabe 67' (o.g.) Adingra 84'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Referee: Wesli De Cremer

Play-offs I[edit]

Points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Genk and Union SG, therefore, started on 38 points, Antwerp on 36, and Club Brugge on 30. In case of ties between some of the teams, their relative order would be based on the following list: Antwerp (points not rounded up), Genk (regular season ranked 1), Union SG (regular season ranked 2), Club Brugge (regular season ranked 4).

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	ANT	GNK	USG	CLU
1	Antwerp (C)	6	3	2	1	10	8	+2	47	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round	—	2–1	1–1	3–2
2	Genk (K)	6	2	2	2	10	10	0	46^[a]	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round	2–2	—	1–1	3–1
3	Union SG	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	46^[a]	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round	0–2	3–0	—	1–3
4	Club Brugge	6	2	0	4	10	12	−2	36	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round	2–0	1–3	1–2	—

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.^[25]
(C) Champions; (K) Regular season winner
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Tied on Points and Points without half points added due to rounding. Regular Season finishing position: Genk 1, Union SG 2.

3 May 2023 1	Union SG	0–2	Antwerp	Forest
20:30 CEST		Report	Ekkelenkamp 20' Keita 30'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Bram Van Driessche

6 May 2023 2	Club Brugge	1–2	Union SG	Bruges
18:15 CEST	Vanaken 90+3'	Report	Boniface 41' Amani 46'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Lothar D'hondt

14 May 2023 3	Union SG	3–0	Genk	Forest
18:30 CEST	Burgess 12', 81' Teuma 68' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Jasper Vergoote

21 May 2023 4	Genk	1–1	Union SG	Genk
18:30 CEST	McKenzie 13'	Report	Boniface 39'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Referee: Jonathan Lardot

28 May 2023 5	Antwerp	1–1	Union SG	Antwerp
13:30 CEST	Janssen 14'	Report	Puertas 80'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Referee: Erik Lambrechts

4 June 2023 6	Union SG	1–3	Club Brugge	Forest
18:30 CEST	Adingra 46'	Report	Homma 89' Lang 90+3' Sandra 90+10'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Belgian Cup[edit]

9 November 2022 Sixth round	Cappellen	1–7	Union Saint-Gilloise	Kapellen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	El Madani 28'	Report	Adingra 40', 69' El Azzouzi 52', 56' Nilsson 64', 74' Puertas 82'	Stadium: Stadion Jos van Wellen Referee: Laurent Willems

20 December 2022 Seventh round	Union SG	2–1	Oostende	Forest
20:00 CET	Boniface 11' Adingra 84'	Report	Ndicka 17'	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Kevin Van Damme

12 January 2023 Quarter-final	Union SG	4–0	Gent	Forest
20:45 CET	Nilsson 3' Lazare 33', 90+2' Boniface 40'	Report		Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Jonathan Lardot

1 February 2023 Semi-final 1st leg	Union SG	1–0	Antwerp	Forest
20:45 CET	Nieuwkoop 84'	Report		Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Jonathan Lardot

2 March 2023 Semi-final 2nd leg	Antwerp	1–0 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (4–3 p)	Union SG	Antwerp
20:45 CET	Janssen 56'	Report		Stadium: Bosuilstadion Referee: Lawrence Visser
	Penalties
	Janssen Keita Muja Corbanie Ávila		Nilsson Puertas Adingra Nieuwkoop Teuma

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Third qualifying round[edit]

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2022.

2 August 2022 First leg	Union SG	2–0	Rangers	Leuven, Belgium
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Teuma 27' Vanzeir 76' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Note: Union SG played their third qualifying round home match at Den Dreef in Leuven, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium, in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

9 August 2022 Second leg	Rangers	3–0 (3–2 agg.)	Union SG	Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Tavernier 45' (pen.) Čolak 58' Tillman 79'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,454 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	USG	UBE	BRA	MAL
1	Union Saint-Gilloise	6	4	1	1	11	7	+4	13	Advance to round of 16	—	0–1	3–3	3–2
2	Union Berlin	6	4	0	2	4	2	+2	12	Advance to knockout round play-offs	0–1	—	1–0	1–0
3	Braga	6	3	1	2	9	7	+2	10	Transfer to Europa Conference League	1–2	1–0	—	2–1
4	Malmö FF	6	0	0	6	3	11	−8	0		0–2	0–1	0–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

8 September 2022 1	Union Berlin	0–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Berlin, Germany
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Lynen 39'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,512 Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)

15 September 2022 2	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–2	Malmö FF	Leuven, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Burgess 17' Teuma 69' Boniface 71'	Report	Ceesay 6' Kiese Thelin 57'	Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 4,373 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
Note: Union Saint-Gilloise played their third qualifying round home match at Den Dreef in Leuven, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium, in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

6 October 2022 3	Braga	1–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Braga, Portugal
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ruiz 49'	Report	Nilsson 86', 90+4'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 14,044 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

13 October 2022 4	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–3	Braga	Leuven, Belgium
12:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Boniface 20', 62' Vanzeir 49'	Report	Vitinha 15', 36', 41'	Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 7,851 Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Note: Union Saint-Gilloise played their third qualifying round home match at Den Dreef in Leuven, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium, in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

27 October 2022 5	Malmö FF	0–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Malmö, Sweden
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Teuma 10' Lazare Amani 42'	Stadium: Eleda Stadion Attendance: 10,912 Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)

3 November 2022 6	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–1	Union Berlin	Leuven, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Michel 6'	Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 5,597 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
Note: Union Saint-Gilloise played their third qualifying round home match at Den Dreef in Leuven, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium, in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

Knockout phase[edit]

Round of 16[edit]

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 24 February 2023.

9 March 2023 First leg	Union Berlin	3–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Berlin, Germany
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Juranović 42' Knoche 69' Michel 89'	Report	Vertessen 58' Boniface 28', 72'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,605 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

16 March 2023 Second leg	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–0 (6–3 agg.)	Union Berlin	Brussels, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Teuma 18' Lazare 63' Lapoussin 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 15,681 Referee: José María Sánchez (Spain)
Note: Union Saint-Gilloise played their home match at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

Quarter-finals[edit]

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2023.

13 April 2023 First leg	Bayer Leverkusen	1–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Leverkusen, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wirtz 82'	Report	Boniface 51'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Ivan Kružliak

20 April 2023 Second leg	Union Saint-Gilloise	1–4 (2–5 agg.)	Bayer Leverkusen	Brussels, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Terho 64'	Report	Diaby 2' Bakker 38' Frimpong 60' Hložek 79'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
Note: Union Saint-Gilloise played their home match at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

Statistics[edit]

Squad appearances and goals[edit]

Last updated on 4 June 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Belgian Division		Belgian Cup		UEFA Champions League		UEFA Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
14	GK	SWE	Joachim Imbrechts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	GK	BEL	Lucas Pirard	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
49	GK	LUX	Anthony Moris	56	0	40	0	4	0	2	0	10	0
Defenders
2	DF	NED	Bart Nieuwkoop	51	4	32+3	3	4+1	1	2	0	9	0
3	DF	BEL	Viktor Boone	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Christian Burgess	53	6	37	5	4	0	2	0	10	1
19	DF	BEL	Guillaume François	24	0	5+12	0	1+1	0	0+2	0	1+2	0
26	DF	ENG	Ross Sykes	24	2	12+8	2	1	0	0	0	1+2	0
28	DF	JPN	Koki Machida	10	0	7+1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
44	DF	BEL	Siebe Van der Heyden	45	1	32	1	3	0	2	0	8	0
59	DF	MAR	Ismaël Kandouss	47	1	31+2	1	4	0	0	0	10	0
85	DF	BEL	Arnaud Dony	7	0	0+6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	MAR	Oussama El Azzouzi	34	2	6+17	0	2+2	2	0	0	1+6	0
8	MF	CIV	Jean Thierry Lazare	50	7	34+2	3	4+1	2	0	0	9	2
10	MF	MLT	Teddy Teuma	52	14	36	10	4+1	0	2	1	9	3
17	MF	FIN	Casper Terho	8	3	1+5	2	0	0	0	0	0+2	1
20	MF	BEL	Senne Lynen	53	1	36+1	0	4	0	2	0	10	1
23	MF	ESP	Cameron Puertas	47	6	5+29	5	1+3	1	0+2	0	0+7	0
Forwards
7	FW	NGA	Victor Boniface	51	17	32+5	9	4	2	0	0	9+1	6
9	FW	GER	Dennis Eckert	15	2	1+7	2	2+1	0	0+1	0	1+2	0
11	FW	CIV	Simon Adingra	51	14	26+10	11	3+1	3	2	0	3+6	0
18	FW	BEL	Yorbe Vertessen	20	4	6+9	3	0+2	0	0	0	0+3	1
29	FW	SWE	Gustaf Nilsson	44	10	8+22	5	3+2	3	0	0	1+8	2
32	FW	BEL	Mo Salah	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
94	FW	MAD	Loïc Lapoussin	54	4	28+10	3	2+2	0	2	0	8+2	1
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
4	MF	ESP	José Rodríguez	14	0	3+6	0	1	0	0	0	3+1	0
24	MF	MAR	Ilyes Ziani	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
9	FW	GER	Deniz Undav	11	2	1+7	2	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
13	FW	BEL	Dante Vanzeir	28	12	20	10	0+1	0	2	1	5	1

References[edit]

^ "Noyau A". Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
^ "Welcome Arnaud Dony!". Union SG. 9 June 2022.
^ "L'Union Saint-Gilloise recrute le défenseur de Deinze Viktor Boone" [Union Saint-Gilloise recruits Deinze defender Viktor Boone] (in French). RTBF. 13 June 2022.
^ "Bienvenue Dennis Eckert Ayensa !" [Welcome Dennis Eckert Ayensa!] (in French). Union SG. 20 June 2022. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023.
^ "Ross Sykes: Accrington Stanley centre-back signs for Union SG". BBC Sport. 25 June 2022.
^ Hanson, Charlie (4 July 2022). "Simon Adingra joins Royale Union Saint-Gilloise on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion.
^ "Le jeune gardien Joachim Imbrechts signe un contrat pro à l'Union Saint-Gilloise" [Young goalkeeper Joachim Imbrechts signs a professional contract with Union Saint-Gilloise] (in French). RTBF. 15 July 2022.
^ "Welcome Gustaf Nilsson". Union SG. 28 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022.
^ "Oussama el Azzouzi tekent contract in België" [Oussama el Azzouzi signs contract in Belgium]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 30 July 2022.
^ "Welcome Victor Boniface". Union SG. 8 August 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023.
^ "Casper Terho will join Union SG from January 2023". Union SG. 29 September 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022.
^ "Yorbe Vertessen en prêt à l'Union jusqu'à la fin de la saison" [Yorbe Vertessen on loan to Union until end of season] (in French). Union SG. 28 January 2023. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023.
^ "Matthew Sorinola: Swansea City sign former MK Dons wing-back on loan". BBC Sport. 24 June 2022.
^ "Jonas Bager est Zèbre !" [Jonas Bager is a Zebra!] (in French). Charleroi. 13 July 2022.
^ "Damien Marcq est de retour au Sporting !" [Damien Marcq is back at Sporting!] (in French). Charleroi. 14 July 2022.
^ "Club Brugge land Casper Nielsen". Club Brugge. 17 July 2022. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022.
^ "U.S. Ancona: Paolucci, transfer ok" (in Italian). Ancona. 19 August 2022.
^ "Champion de D1B avec l'Union, Anas Hamzaoui rejoint la RAAL" [D1B champion with the Union, Anas Hamzaoui joins the RAAL]. La Dernière Heure (in French). 19 August 2022.
^ "Le SL16, les U23 du Standard, obtient le prêt avec option d'achat d'Ilyes Ziani en provenance de l'Union" [The SL16, Standard's U23s, obtains the loan with option to purchase Ilyes Ziani from the Union] (in French). RTBF. 26 August 2022.
^ "Lewis checks in to bolster u21 ranks". Burnley. 1 September 2022.
^ "Ryan Safari op huurbasis naar Lierse" [Ryan Safari on loan to Lierse] (in Dutch). Lierse. 21 January 2023.
^ "New York Red Bulls Acquire Belgian International Dante Vanzeir from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise". New York Red Bulls. 3 February 2023.
^ "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.
^ "Pro League : La date de la révélation du calendrier 2022-2023 est connue". 10 June 2022.
^ "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

[table_note_res_RW0.18647479973104-23] The regular season winners will qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League if they do not qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League in the playoffs.^{[citation needed]}

[table_hth_GNK0.63314008183458-26] Tied on Points and Points without half points added due to rounding. Regular Season finishing position: Genk 1, Union SG 2.

[1] "Noyau A". Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[2] "Welcome Arnaud Dony!". Union SG. 9 June 2022.

[3] "L'Union Saint-Gilloise recrute le défenseur de Deinze Viktor Boone" [Union Saint-Gilloise recruits Deinze defender Viktor Boone] (in French). RTBF. 13 June 2022.

[4] "Bienvenue Dennis Eckert Ayensa !" [Welcome Dennis Eckert Ayensa!] (in French). Union SG. 20 June 2022. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023.

[5] "Ross Sykes: Accrington Stanley centre-back signs for Union SG". BBC Sport. 25 June 2022.

[6] Hanson, Charlie (4 July 2022). "Simon Adingra joins Royale Union Saint-Gilloise on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion.

[7] "Le jeune gardien Joachim Imbrechts signe un contrat pro à l'Union Saint-Gilloise" [Young goalkeeper Joachim Imbrechts signs a professional contract with Union Saint-Gilloise] (in French). RTBF. 15 July 2022.

[8] "Welcome Gustaf Nilsson". Union SG. 28 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022.

[9] "Oussama el Azzouzi tekent contract in België" [Oussama el Azzouzi signs contract in Belgium]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 30 July 2022.

[10] "Welcome Victor Boniface". Union SG. 8 August 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023.

[11] "Casper Terho will join Union SG from January 2023". Union SG. 29 September 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022.

[12] "Yorbe Vertessen en prêt à l'Union jusqu'à la fin de la saison" [Yorbe Vertessen on loan to Union until end of season] (in French). Union SG. 28 January 2023. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023.

[13] "Matthew Sorinola: Swansea City sign former MK Dons wing-back on loan". BBC Sport. 24 June 2022.

[14] "Jonas Bager est Zèbre !" [Jonas Bager is a Zebra!] (in French). Charleroi. 13 July 2022.

[15] "Damien Marcq est de retour au Sporting !" [Damien Marcq is back at Sporting!] (in French). Charleroi. 14 July 2022.

[16] "Club Brugge land Casper Nielsen". Club Brugge. 17 July 2022. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022.

[17] "U.S. Ancona: Paolucci, transfer ok" (in Italian). Ancona. 19 August 2022.

[18] "Champion de D1B avec l'Union, Anas Hamzaoui rejoint la RAAL" [D1B champion with the Union, Anas Hamzaoui joins the RAAL]. La Dernière Heure (in French). 19 August 2022.

[19] "Le SL16, les U23 du Standard, obtient le prêt avec option d'achat d'Ilyes Ziani en provenance de l'Union" [The SL16, Standard's U23s, obtains the loan with option to purchase Ilyes Ziani from the Union] (in French). RTBF. 26 August 2022.

[20] "Lewis checks in to bolster u21 ranks". Burnley. 1 September 2022.

[21] "Ryan Safari op huurbasis naar Lierse" [Ryan Safari on loan to Lierse] (in Dutch). Lierse. 21 January 2023.

[22] "New York Red Bulls Acquire Belgian International Dante Vanzeir from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise". New York Red Bulls. 3 February 2023.

[24] "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.

[25] "Pro League : La date de la révélation du calendrier 2022-2023 est connue". 10 June 2022.

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

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