2025–26 Royal Antwerp F.C. season

Royal Antwerp
2025–26 season
OwnerPaul Gheysens
ChairmanPaul Gheysens
ManagerStef Wils
StadiumBosuilstadion
Pro League7th
Belgian CupTBD
Top goalscorerLeague: Vincent Janssen (2 goals)
All: Vincent Janssen (2 goals)
All statistics correct as of 25 June 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Royal Antwerp Football Club's 146th 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 12 August 2025

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 Japan JPN Taishi Brandon Nozawa
2 DF Belgium BEL Kobe Corbanie
3 DF Belgium BEL Björn Engels
4 DF Japan JPN Yuto Tsunashima
5 DF Belgium BEL Daam Foulon
7 FW Suriname SUR Gyrano Kerk
8 MF Belgium BEL Dennis Praet
10 FW Belgium BEL Michel-Ange Balikwisha
11 MF Belgium BEL Geoffry Hairemans
15 GK Belgium BEL Yannick Thoelen
16 MF Argentina ARG Mauricio Benítez (on loan from Boca Juniors)
17 DF Belgium BEL Semm Renders
18 FW Netherlands NED Vincent Janssen
19 FW Uzbekistan UZB Mukhammadali Urinboev
20 MF Mali MLI Mahamadou Doumbia
21 MF Belgium BEL Andreas Verstraeten
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Ivory Coast CIV Farouck Adekami
23 DF Netherlands NED Glenn Bijl
24 FW Belgium BEL Thibo Somers
26 DF Bulgaria BUL Rosen Bozhinov
30 MF Germany GER Christopher Scott
33 DF Belgium BEL Zeno Van Den Bosch
43 MF Belgium BEL Youssef Hamdaoui
55 FW Ecuador ECU Anthony Valencia
67 DF Ivory Coast CIV Arouna Koné
76 FW Nigeria NGA Orseer Achihi
77 MF Belgium BEL Milo Horemans
79 FW Belgium BEL Gerard Vandeplas
81 GK Belgium BEL Niels Devalckeneer
91 GK Belgium BEL Senne Lammens
92 FW Nigeria NGA Gabriel Jesus David
— DF Mali MLI Boubakar Kouyaté
— FW Saudi Arabia KSA Marwan Al-Sahafi (on loan from Al-Ittihad)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Saudi Arabia Marwan Al-Sahafi Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad On loan 21 August 2025 [1]
DF Mali Boubakar Kouyaté France Montpellier HSC 12 August 2025 [2]
DF Japan Yuto Tsunashima Japan Tokyo Verdy € 800,000 6 August 2025 [3]
DF Netherlands Glenn Bijl Russia KS Samara Free 24 July 2025 [4]
FW Belgium Thibo Somers Belgium Cercle Brugge € 1,500,000 18 July 2025 [5]
FW Uzbekistan Mukhammadali Urinboev Uzbekistan Pakhtakor FC € 500,000 7 July 2025 [6]
GK Japan Taishi Brandon Nozawa Japan FC Tokyo € 1,000,000 26 June 2025 [7]
MF Argentina Mauricio Benítez Argentina Boca Juniors On loan 1 July 2025
MF Belgium Geoffry Hairemans Belgium K.V. Mechelen Free [8]
DF Belgium Daam Foulon Belgium K.V. Mechelen Free [9]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Belgium Jelle Bataille Israel Maccabi Haifa Option not validated 3 July 2025 [10]
MF Ghana Denis Odoi Mutual consent 24 June 2025 [11]
MF Netherlands Tjaronn Chery Netherlands NEC Nijmegen € 500,000 15 June 2025 [12]
MF Netherlands Jaïro Riedewald End of contract 30 June 2025
MF Belgium Milan Smits Netherlands De Graafschap
DF Belgium Toby Alderweireld End of career
Notes

Pre-season and friendlies

28 June 2025 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 0–1 Belgium Zulte Waregem Antwerp, Belgium
  • Traoré
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 0
3 July 2025 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 1–2 Belgium Beveren Antwerp, Belgium
  • Gabriel Jesus
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 0
11 July 2025 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 2–1 Denmark FC Nordsjælland Wörgl, Austria
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sportzentrum Wörgl
Attendance: 0
11 July 2025 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 0–0 Denmark FC Nordsjælland Wörgl, Austria
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportzentrum Wörgl
Attendance: 0
19 July 2025 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 2–0 Netherlands Willem II Tilburg Antwerp, Belgium
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 5,000
20 July 2025 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 2–0 Belgium Eupen Antwerp, Belgium
  • Gabriel Jesus
  • Achichi
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian Pro League 25 July 2025 22 March 2026 Matchday 1 4 1 3 0 6 4 +2 025.00
Belgian Cup October 2025 Seventh round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 4 1 3 0 6 4 +2 025.00

Source: Competitions

Belgian Pro League

Main article: 2025–26 Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Mechelen 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8 Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
6 Standard Liège 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7
7 Antwerp 4 1 3 0 6 4 +2 6 Qualification for the Europe play-offs
8 Genk 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
9 Cercle Brugge 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 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.[13]

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
4 1 3 0 6 4  +2 6 1 1 0 4 2  +2 0 2 0 2 2  0

Source:

Results by round

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ResultDDWD
Position91077
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 June 2025.[14]

25 July 2025 1 Antwerp 1–1 Union SG Antwerp
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 12,398
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
3 August 2025 2 Genk 1–1 Antwerp Genk
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Attendance: 18,030
Referee: Lawrence Visser
10 August 2025 3 Antwerp 3–1 OH Leuven Antwerp
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Wesli De Cremer
17 August 2025 4 Charleroi 1–1 Antwerp Charleroi
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Attendance: 6,600
Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'hui
24 August 2025 5 Antwerp v K.V. Mechelen Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
30 August 2025 6 Westerlo v Antwerp Westerlo
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kuipje
14 September 2025 7 Antwerp v Gent Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Bosuilstadion

Belgian Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Belgian Cup

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Belgian Pro League Belgian Cup Total
1 18 FW Netherlands Vincent Janssen 2 0 2
22 MF Ivory Coast Farouck Adekami 2 0
3 10 FW Belgium Michel-Ange Balikwisha 1 0 1
20 MF Mali Mahamadou Doumbia 1 0
Totals 6 0 6

References

  1. ^ "RAFC haalt met Al-Sahafi nieuwe aanvallende kracht in huis" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  2. ^ "Kiki Kouyaté versterkt defensie RAFC" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  3. ^ "RAFC versterkt zich met Yuto Tsunashima" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  4. ^ "RAFC versterkt zich met Nederlander Glenn Bijl" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  5. ^ "RAFC versterkt zich met Thibo Somers" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  6. ^ "RAFC versterkt zich met Oezbeek Urinboev" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  7. ^ "Taishi Brandon Nozawa tekent contract op de bosuil" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  8. ^ "Geoffke Deurne-Noord tekent contract op de Bosuil" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  9. ^ "Daam Foulon is a Red!" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  10. ^ "RAFC neemt afscheid van Jelle Bataille" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  11. ^ "Denis Odoi en RAFC in onderling overleg uit elkaar" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  12. ^ "Chery getransfereerd naar NEC Nijmegen" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Kalender 2025-2026: Kampioen Union opent bij Antwerp, Club Brugge begint tegen KRC Genk". 20 June 2025.
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