2023–24 Sint-Truidense V.V. season

Sint-Truidense V.V. 2023–24 football season

Sint-Truidense V.V.
2023–24 season
Manager	Thorsten Fink
Stadium	Stayen
Belgian Pro League	9th
Belgian Cup	Eighth round
Top goalscorer	League: Aboubakary Koita (15) All: Aboubakary Koita (15)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is Sint-Truidense V.V.'s 100th season in existence and ninth consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They are also competing in the Belgian Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 5 September 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
1	GK	JPN	Zion Suzuki (on loan from Urawa Reds)
2	DF	JPN	Ryoya Ogawa (on loan from FC Tokyo)
4	DF	JPN	Daiki Hashioka
6	MF	JPN	Rihito Yamamoto (on loan from Gamba Osaka)
7	FW	BEL	Aboubakary Koita
8	MF	JPN	Joel Chima Fujita
11	FW	GER	Fatih Kaya
12	GK	BEL	Jo Coppens
13	MF	JPN	Ryotaro Ito
14	MF	BEL	Olivier Dumont
15	FW	USA	Kahveh Zahiroleslam
16	MF	BEL	Matte Smets
17	MF	BEL	Mathias Delorge
18	MF	BEL	Jarne Steuckers
20	DF	BEL	Rein Van Helden


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	GK	JPN	Daniel Schmidt
22	DF	BEL	Wolke Janssens
23	MF	GHA	Joselpho Barnes
24	DF	BEL	David Mindombe
25	DF	BEL	Tristan Teuchy
27	DF	TOG	Frederic Ananou
30	FW	JPN	Shinji Okazaki
31	DF	BEL	Bruno Godeau
32	MF	BEL	Andréa Librici
33	DF	BEL	Alouis Diriken
35	GK	BEL	Siemen Buvé
51	GK	BEL	Matt Lendfers
53	FW	BEL	Adam Nhaili
60	DF	BEL	Robert-Jan Vanwesemael
77	DF	FRA	Eric Bocat

On loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	JPN	Daichi Hayashi (at 1. FC Nürnberg until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date
FW	Joselpho Barnes	Riga FC	€60,000	1 July 2023
DF	Frederic Ananou	Hansa Rostock	Free	1 July 2023
DF	Bruno Godeau	Gent	Free	1 July 2023
MF	Rihito Yamamoto	Gamba Osaka	Loan	1 July 2023
FW	Kahveh Zahiroleslam	Yale Bulldogs	Free	4 August 2023

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Robert Bauer	Al-Tai	Free	1 July 2023
DF	Toni Leistner	Hertha BSC	Free	7 July 2023	^[2]
MF	Mory Konaté	Mechelen	Free	13 July 2023	^[3]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Sint-Truiden

Dessel Sport

24 June 2023 Friendly	Sint-Truiden	3–0	Dessel Sport
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Thes Sport Tessenderlo

Sint-Truiden

28 June 2023 Friendly	Thes Sport Tessenderlo	0–3	Sint-Truiden
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)

Westerlo

Sint-Truiden

1 July 2023 Friendly	Westerlo	2–2	Sint-Truiden
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Patro Eisden

Sint-Truiden

5 July 2023 Friendly	Patro Eisden	0–0	Sint-Truiden
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)

PSV

Sint-Truiden

8 July 2023 Friendly	PSV	1–2	Sint-Truiden	Eindhoven
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	El Ghazi 81'		Bocat 38' (pen.) Nhaili 90'	Stadium: De Herdgang

Sint-Truiden

Helmond Sport

14 July 2023 Friendly	Sint-Truiden	0–2	Helmond Sport	Horst
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Kaars 56' Lorentzen 70' Çulhacı 75'	Stadium: Sportpark Ter Horst

Wehen Wiesbaden

Sint-Truiden

15 July 2023 Friendly	Wehen Wiesbaden	1–0	Sint-Truiden
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)

Lierse Kempenzonen

Sint-Truiden

19 July 2023 Friendly	Lierse Kempenzonen	1–3	Sint-Truiden
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Sint-Truiden

Al Taawoun

22 July 2023 Friendly	Sint-Truiden	2–0	Al Taawoun	Dessel
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	[[]] 66' [[]] 70'			Stadium: Armand Melis Stadion

RB Leipzig

Sint-Truiden

2 August 2023 Friendly	RB Leipzig	4–1	Sint-Truiden
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

VfL Bochum

Sint-Truiden

7 September 2023 Friendly	VfL Bochum	1–1	Sint-Truiden	Bochum
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Loosli 88'		Barnes 47'	Stadium: Leichtathletik-Platz am Vonovia Ruhrstadion

Antwerp

Sint-Truiden

9 October 2023 Friendly	Antwerp	1–1	Sint-Truiden
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Valencia	Report	Zahiroleslam 80'

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Sint-Truiden

12 October 2023 Friendly	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4–1	Sint-Truiden
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Westerlo

Sint-Truiden

14 November 2023 Friendly	Westerlo	1–3	Sint-Truiden
13:00 CET (UTC+1)

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	30 July 2023	17 March 2024	Matchday 1	9th	30	10	10	10	35	46	−11	033.33
Europe Play-offs	31 March 2024	25 May 2024	Matchday 1		9	3	4	2	14	13	+1	033.33
Belgian Cup	31 October 2023	6 December 2023	Seventh round	Eighth round	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	050.00
Total					41	14	14	13	52	60	−8	034.15

Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League

Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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
9	Sint-Truiden	30	10	10	10	35	46	−11	40
10	Standard Liège	30	8	10	12	33	41	−8	34
11	Westerlo	30	7	9	14	42	54	−12	30

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]

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	10	10	10	35	46	−11	40	8	4	3	18	14	+4	2	6	7	17	32	−15

Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matchees

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.^[5]

Sint-Truiden v Standard Liège

29 July 2023 1	Sint-Truiden	1–0	Standard Liège	Sint-Truiden
19:15	Godeau 57' Koita 86'	Report	Barrett 26'	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Jasper Vergoote

Sint-Truiden v Cercle Brugge

27 August 2023	Sint-Truiden	0–2	Cercle Brugge	Sint-Truiden
16:00				Stadium: Stayen

Charleroi v Sint-Truiden

3 September 2023	Charleroi	1–1	Sint-Truiden	Charleroi
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi

Sint-Truiden v Mechelen

17 September 2023	Sint-Truiden	2–0	Mechelen	Sint-Truiden
19:15				Stadium: Stayen

Genk v Sint-Truiden

24 September 2023 8	Genk	3–3	Sint-Truiden	Genk
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Cegeka Arena

Club Brugge v Sint-Truiden

1 October 2023 9	Club Brugge	1–1	Sint-Truiden	Bruges
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Olsen 47'	Report	Koita 66'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Sint-Truiden v Union Saint-Gilloise

8 October 2023	Sint-Truiden	0–4	Union Saint-Gilloise	Sint-Truiden
19:15				Stadium: Stayen

OH Leuven v Sint-Truiden

22 October 2023	OH Leuven	4–0	Sint-Truiden	Leuven
19:15

Sint-Truiden v RWD Molenbeek

27 October 2023	Sint-Truiden	2–1	RWD Molenbeek	Sint-Truiden
20:45				Stadium: Stayen

Sint-Truiden v Eupen

3 November 2023	Sint-Truiden	1–1	Eupen	Sint-Truiden
20:45				Stadium: Stayen

Westerlo v Sint-Truiden

10 November 2023	Westerlo	3–3	Sint-Truiden	Westerlo
20:45				Stadium: Het Kuipje

Sint-Truiden v Antwerp

24 November 2023 15	Sint-Truiden	v	Antwerp	Sint-Truiden
20:45				Stadium: Stayen

Europe Play-offs

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	GNT	MEC	STR	OHL	WES	STA
1	Gent (Q)	10	8	0	2	27	10	+17	48	Qualification for the European competition play-off	—	3–1	2–0	0–1	3–2	5–1
2	Mechelen	10	5	1	4	20	18	+2	39		2–4	—	2–3	3–0	3–2	3–2
3	Sint-Truiden	10	3	4	3	14	15	−1	33		0–2	2–1	—	1–1	2–0	3–3
4	OH Leuven	10	4	3	3	12	12	0	30		2–1	2–3	1–0	—	1–2	3–1
5	Westerlo	10	2	3	5	17	20	−3	24		0–3	0–2	2–2	1–1	—	3–3
6	Standard Liège	10	0	5	5	12	27	−15	22		1–4	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–5^[a]	—

Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2024. 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.^[7]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

^ The match between Standard and Westerlo of 10 May 2024 could not be played as Standard supporters prevented the bus of Standard to depart to the stadium. It is now up to the Belgian FA to judge who is to blame and whether Westerlo will win the match with a forfeit score, or whether the match will be replayed. On Tuesday the 28 May the desscion has be made that Standard has done to less to prevent the match to being played as result of that they give Westerlo a 0-5 win ^[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
9	3	4	2	14	13	+1	13	2	2	1	8	7	+1	1	2	1	6	6	0

Last updated: 17 May 2024.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	D	L	L	D	D	W	D
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Sint-Truiden v Westerlo

31 March 2024 1	Sint-Truiden	2–0	Westerlo	Sint-Truiden
18:30	Steuckers 8', 84'	Report	Jordanov 76'	Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 3,895 Referee: Brent Staessens

Mechelen v Sint-Truiden

5 April 2024 2	Mechelen	2–3	Sint-Truiden	Mechelen
20:45	Garananga 34' Bates 45+5' Bassette 56' Foulon 72'	Report	Ito 67', 89' Koita 76' Janssens 78' Delorge 90+1'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 9,144 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

Sint-Truiden v Standard Liège

12 April 2024 3	Sint-Truiden	3–3	Standard Liège	Sint-Truiden
20:45	Bocat 3' Koita 13', 57' Ananou 24' Bertaccini 84', 90+6' Kaya 88' Barnes 89'	Report	Kanga 9', 81', 89' Laifis 55' Balikwisha 59' Price 65' Yeboah 72'	Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 5,956 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

OH Leuven v Sint-Truiden

20 April 2024 4	OH Leuven	1–0	Sint-Truiden	Leuven
16:00	Sagrado 59' Maziz 83'	Report	Dumont 41' Janssens 80'	Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Brent Staessens

Sint-Truiden v Gent

23 April 2024 5	Sint-Truiden	0–2	Gent	Sint-Truiden
20:30	Koita 12' Bocat 84' Kaya 90'	Report	De Sart 9' Tissoudali 44' Mitrović 85'	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'hui

Standard Liège v Sint-Truiden

27 April 2024 6	Standard Liège	1–1	Sint-Truiden	Liège
18:15	Panzo 63'	Report	Ogawa 13' Zahiroleslam 23' Delorge 37'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Referee: Jan Boterberg

Westerlo v Sint-Truiden

3 May 2024 7	Westerlo	2–2	Sint-Truiden	Westerlo
20:45	Bos 32' Reynolds 42' Stassin 47' Sydorchuk 68'	Report	Ito 8' Ananou 21' Godeau 64' Bertaccini 69'	Stadium: Het Kuipje Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'Hui

Sint-Truiden v Mechelen

12 May 2024 8	Sint-Truiden	2–1	Mechelen	Sint-Truiden
16:00	Bertaccini 17', 39' Janssens 90'	Report	Konaté 9'	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Ken Vermeiren

Sint-Truiden v OH Leuven

17 May 2024 9	Sint-Truiden	1–1	OH Leuven	Sint-Truiden
20:45	Bocat 37' Kaya 66' Smets 87'	Report	Dagur Þorsteinsson 74'	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Arthur Denil

Gent v Sint-Truiden

25 May 2024 10	Gent	–	Sint-Truiden	Gent
20:30		Report		Stadium: Planet Group Arena

Belgian Cup

Sint-Truiden v Francs Borains

31 October 2023 Seventh round	Sint-Truiden	3–0 (a.e.t.)	Francs Borains	Sint-Truiden
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Zahiroleslam 93' Okazaki 111' Steuckers 120+3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stayen Referee: Massimiliano Ledda

Sint-Truiden v Gent

6 December 2023 Eighth round	Sint-Truiden	0–1	Gent	Sint-Truiden
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Cuypers 38'	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Erik Lambrechts

References

^ "Eerste Elftal" (in Dutch).
^ [1]
^ "Konaté tekent bij Malinwa | KV Mechelen". www.kvmechelen.be.
^ "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.
^ "Ultra's krijgen hun zin: geen Standard - Westerlo door aanhoudende supportersprotesten" [Ultras get their way: no Standard - Westerlo due to persistent fan protests]. 10 May 2024.
^ "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

External links

Official website

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League competitions	Pro League Challenger Pro League National Division 1 Division 2 Division 3
Women's League competitions	Super League
Cup competitions	Belgian Cup (Final) Super Cup
Transfers	Summer 2023 Winter 2023–24 Summer 2024
UEFA competitions	Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League
Related to national team	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying (Group F) Domenico Tedesco
Club seasons
Pro League	Anderlecht Antwerp Cercle Brugge Charleroi Club Brugge Eupen Genk Gent Kortrijk Mechelen OH Leuven RWDM Sint-Truiden Standard Liège Union SG Westerlo
Challenger Pro League	Beerschot Beveren Club NXT Deinze Dender EH Francs Borains Jong Genk Lierse K. Lommel Oostende Patro Eisden Maasmechelen RFC Liège RSCA Futures Seraing SL16 FC Zulte Waregem