2022–23 Royal Antwerp F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 119th season in the existence of Royal Antwerp F.C. and the club's sixth consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Antwerp participated in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Antwerp

2022–23 season
Owner	Paul Gheysens
Chairman	Paul Gheysens [nl]
Manager	Mark van Bommel
Stadium	Bosuilstadion
Pro League	1st
Belgian Cup	Winners
UEFA Europa Conference League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: Vincent Janssen (18) All: Vincent Janssen (21)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

On 4 June 2023, club captain Toby Alderweireld scored a goal in the 94th minute of the final match day to secure a dramatic 2–2 draw against Genk, handing Royal Antwerp their first league title in 66 years. The goal denied Genk the title themselves, and came just as Union St-Gilloise were conceding three late goals to Club Brugge to deny them also.^[1][2]

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2023^[3]

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  FRA Jean Butez 2 DF  BEL Ritchie De Laet 3 DF  BEL Björn Engels 7 FW  NED Gyrano Kerk (on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow) 8 MF  NGA Alhassan Yusuf 10 FW  BEL Michel-Ange Balikwisha 11 FW  KOS Arbnor Muja 14 FW  NED Calvin Stengs (on loan from OGC Nice) 16 MF  BEL Pieter Gerkens 18 FW  NED Vincent Janssen 19 FW  JPN Koji Miyoshi 21 DF  USA Sam Vines 22 DF  ARG Gastón Ávila

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 DF  BEL Toby Alderweireld (captain) 24 MF  NED Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 26 GK  BEL Ortwin De Wolf 27 MF  BEL Mandela Keita (on loan from OH Leuven) 32 MF  GER Christopher Scott 33 DF  BEL Zeno Van Den Bosch 34 DF  BEL Jelle Bataille 38 MF  BEL Faris Haroun 48 MF  BEL Arthur Vermeeren 50 DF  KOS Laurit Krasniqi 51 DF  ECU Willian Pacho 55 FW  ECU Anthony Valencia 87 GK  BEL Davino Verhulst

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 — DF  COD Luete Ava Dongo

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 6 MF  BEL Birger Verstraete (at K.V. Mechelen) 7 FW  DEN Viktor Fischer (at AIK Fotboll) 15 MF  CMR Frank Boya (at STVV) 24 DF  BEL Dorian Dessoleil (at K.V. Kortrijk) 80 MF  BEL Pierre Dwomoh (at K.V. Oostende) 99 FW  SUI Michael Frey (at Schalke 04) — MF  BEL Alexis De Sart (at RWDM)

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Source
31 January 2023	MF	Mandela Keita	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	On loan
28 January 2023	FW	Gyrano Kerk	FC Lokomotiv Moscow	On loan
30 August 2022	FW	Calvin Stengs	OGC Nice	On loan
7 August 2022	MF	Jurgen Ekkelenkamp	Hertha BSC	Undisclosed
5 August 2022	FW	Arbnor Muja	Drita	€ 400,000[4]	[5]
23 July 2022	DF	Gastón Ávila	Boca Juniors	Undisclosed	[6]
15 July 2022	DF	Toby Alderweireld	Al-Duhail	Undisclosed	[7]
29 June 2022	GK	Davino Verhulst	Apollon Smyrnis	Undisclosed
28 June 2022	MF	Christopher Scott	Bayern Munich II	€ 1,400,000	[8]
18 June 2022	FW	Vincent Janssen	Monterrey	Undisclosed	[9]
8 June 2022	MF	Anthony Valencia	Independiente del Valle	Undisclosed	[10]

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Source
31 January 2023	FW	Bruny Nsimba	S.K. Beveren	Undisclosed
6 January 2023	DF	Dinis Almeida	PFC Ludogorets Razgrad	Undisclosed
21 December 2022	MF	Radja Nainggolan	S.P.A.L.	Contract terminated
6 September 2022	DF	Junior Pius		Undisclosed
1 September 2022	DF	Abdoulaye Seck	Maccabi Haifa	Undisclosed
23 August 2022	FW	Didier Lamkel Zé	K.V. Kortrijk	€ 500,000
20 August 2022	GK	Davor Matijaš	Beerschot	Undisclosed
4 August 2022	FW	Manuel Benson	Burnley F.C.	Undisclosed
	FW	Emanuel Emegha	SK Sturm Graz	Undisclosed
16 July 2022	FW	Guy Mbenza	Al-Tai FC	€ 700,000	[11]
30 June 2022	MF	Nill De Pauw		End of contract
	MF	Sander Coopman	S.K. Beveren
	DF	Aurélio Buta	Eintracht Frankfurt		[12]
22 June 2022	FW	Johannes Eggestein	FC St. Pauli	Undisclosed	[13]
18 May 2022	GK	Alireza Beiranvand	Persepolis F.C.	Undisclosed	[14][15]

Notes

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Antwerp v Hoogstraten VV

25 June 2022 Friendly	Antwerp	9–0	Hoogstraten VV	Antwerp, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Frey 4', 34' (pen.) Fischer 17', 42' Benson 59', 65', 66' (pen.) Emegha 68', 75'			Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 0

Antwerp v K.V. Mechelen

2 July 2022 Friendly	Antwerp	4–0	K.V. Mechelen	Antwerp, Belgium
CEST (UTC+2)	Scott 47' Benson 80' Miyoshi 86' Janssen 110' (pen.)			Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 0

Red Bull Salzburg v Antwerp

9 July 2022 Friendly	Red Bull Salzburg	1–2	Antwerp	Anif, Austria
CEST (UTC+2)	Fernando 22' Sučić  31' Capaldo  35'		53' Almeida 56' Miyoshi 65' Benson	Stadium: Sportzentrum Anif Attendance: 0

Antwerp v  Qatar

9 July 2022 Friendly	Antwerp	2–2	Qatar	Saalfelden, Austria
CEST (UTC+2)	Frey 12', 70'			Stadium: Saalfelden Arena Attendance: 0

Antwerp v Dynamo Kyiv

15 July 2022 Global Tour for Peace	Antwerp	2–1	Dynamo Kyiv	Antwerp, Belgium
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Janssen 7' Benson 70'		40' Tsyhankov	Stadium: Bosuilstadion

Antwerp v Fortuna Sittard

16 July 2022 Friendly	Antwerp	0–1	Fortuna Sittard	Antwerp, Belgium
CEST (UTC+2)			29' Gladon	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 0

Antwerp v RKC Waalwijk

21 September 2022 Friendly	Antwerp	1–2	RKC Waalwijk	Antwerp, Belgium
CEST (UTC+2)	Fischer 2'		37' Biereth 55' Kuijpers	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 0

Antwerp v Go Ahead Eagles

10 December 2022 Friendly	Antwerp	1–2	Go Ahead Eagles	Antwerp, Belgium
	Frey p'		p' Willumson Sow	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 0

Antwerp v K.V. Kortrijk

14 December 2022 Friendly	Antwerp	2–0	K.V. Kortrijk	Antwerp, Belgium
	Ekkelenkamp 55' Bataille 89'			Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian Pro League	24 July 2022	4 June 2023	Matchday 1	Winners	40	25	8	7	69	34	+35	062.50
Belgian Cup	10 November 2022	30 April 2023	Sixth round	Winners	6	4	1	1	12	3	+9	066.67
UEFA Europa Conference League	21 July 2022	25 August 2022	Second qualifying round	Play-off round	6	3	2	1	9	5	+4	050.00
Total					52	32	11	9	90	42	+48	061.54

Source: Soccerway

Pro League

Main article: 2022–23 Belgian Pro League

League table

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.^[16]
(C) Play-off I winner; (J) Regular season winner; (U) Play-off II winner
Notes:

1. 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

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	22	6	6	59	26	+33	72	13	2	2	36	11	+25	9	4	4	23	15	+8

Last updated: 23 April 2023.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	D	D	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W
Position	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.^[17]

KV Mechelen v Antwerp

24 July 2021 1	KV Mechelen	0–2	Antwerp	Mechelen
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vanlerberghe  23'		31', 35' (pen.) Frey  50' Alderweireld	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 11,565 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

Antwerp v Zulte Waregem

31 July 2022 2	Antwerp	1–0	Zulte Waregem	Antwerp
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Balikwisha 68' De Laet  89' Janssen  90+2'		43'  75' Dismas  75' Tambedou	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 11,174 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

Antwerp v OH Leuven

7 August 2022 3	Antwerp	4–2	OH Leuven	Antwerp
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nainggolan  24', 38' Frey 40' Balikwisha 71', 82' Yusuf  90'		27' Nsingi  29' Malinov 55' Patris	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 11,750 Referee: Bert Put

Eupen v Antwerp

14 August 2022 4	Eupen	0–1	Antwerp	Eupen
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Christie-Davies  15' Král  19' Lambert  42' Prevljak  70'		78' (o.g.) Lambert	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 2,902 Referee: Jan Boterberg

Gent v Antwerp

28 August 2022 6	Gent	1–2	Antwerp	Ghent
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kums 10',  90+2' Odjidja-Ofoe  26' Castro-Montes  82'		8' Almeida 15' Janssen 27' (pen.) Frey  86' Butez  90+2' Miyoshi	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 13,246 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Antwerp v Union SG

31 August 2022 5	Antwerp	4–2	Union SG	Antwerp
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Nieuwkoop 8' (o.g.) Janssen 15', 45+3' (pen.) Vines 42' De Laet  81' Haroun  90+3'		22' Van der Heyden  38' Lazare 71' Eckert  86' El Azzouzi	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

Antwerp v Westerlo

4 September 2022 7	Antwerp	3–0	Westerlo	Antwerp
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Janssen 33' (pen.) Miyoshi 55' Valencia 82'		83' Vaesen  87' De Cuyper	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 12,372 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

Cercle Brugge v Antwerp

11 September 2022 8	Cercle Brugge	0–2	Antwerp	Bruges
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Van der Bruggen  45+3'		6' Janssen  41' Nainggolan  45' Vines 68' Alderweireld  85' Gerkens	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 3,927 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

Antwerp v Seraing

16 September 2022 9	Antwerp	2–1	Seraing	Antwerp
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Alderweireld 7' Janssen 20',  85' Bataille  50' Ekkelenkamp  83'		43' Bernier  78' Abanda  85' Trémoulet	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 14,930 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

Kortrijk v Antwerp

2 October 2022 10	Kortrijk	2–1	Antwerp	Kortrijk
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Avenatti 21',  50' Lamkel Zé  31' Selemani 42' Ilić  88' Vandendriessche  90+3'		45+4' Yusuf 90+2' (pen.) Janssen	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 7,677 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Antwerp v Sint-Truiden

7 October 2022 11	Antwerp	2–0	Sint-Truiden	Antwerp
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Gerkens 8' Muja  22' Scott 90+2'		39' Bauer  54' Brüls  59' Konaté  76' Janssens	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 15,050 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Standard Liège v Antwerp

16 October 2022 12	Standard Liège	3–0	Antwerp	Liège
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Balikwisha 2' Drăguș 4' Çanak 9' Raskin  63' Davida  81'		12' Janssen  55' Stengs  57' De Laet	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 21,607 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

Antwerp v Oostende

20 October 2022 13	Antwerp	3–0	Oostende	Antwerp
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	De Laet 3' Ekkelenkamp 52' Frey 79' Alderweireld  88'		19' Dewaele  30' Rocha Santos	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 14,667 Referee: Bert Put

Antwerp v Genk

23 October 2022 14	Antwerp	1–3	Genk	Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Janssen 42' Almeida  72'		13' Heynen  26' Muñoz 33', 77' Onuachu	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 15,955 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

Charleroi v Antwerp

30 October 2022 15	Charleroi	1–0	Antwerp	Charleroi
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Benbouali 35' Ilaimaharitra  51' Nkuba  61' Bager  86'		37' Alderweireld  67' Stengs  70' Ekkelenkamp	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Antwerp v Anderlecht

6 November 2022 16	Antwerp	0–0	Anderlecht	Antwerp
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gerkens  45+3' Pacho  69'		52' Debast  74' Amuzu  90+3' Trebel	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 15,917 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

Club Brugge v Antwerp

13 November 2022 17	Club Brugge	2–2	Antwerp	Bruges
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mechele 34',  76' Lang 62',  85' Sylla  87' Onyedika  90+5'		6' De Laet 75' Frey 78' (pen.) Janssen  88' Yusuf	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

Westerlo v Antwerp

27 December 2022 18	Westerlo	3–3	Antwerp	Westerlo
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	De Cuyper 44' Reynolds  46' Madsen 47' Fixelles 65'		21' De Laet 51' Frey 86' Janssen 88' Stengs	Stadium: Het Kuipje Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

Antwerp v Gent

7 January 2023 19	Antwerp	2–0	Gent	Antwerp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Balikwisha 10' Ekkelenkamp  57' Janssen 64' (pen.) Bataille  68'		44' Nardi	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

Union SG v Antwerp

15 January 2023 20	Union SG	2–0	Antwerp	Saint-Gilles
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Vanzeir  31', 34' Van der Heyden  37' Boniface  75' Teuma 76' (pen.) Machida  79' Nieuwkoop  90+3'		3' Ekkelenkamp  56' Alderweireld  57' Stengs  75' Janssen	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 6,251 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Oostende v Antwerp

18 January 2023 21	Oostende	0–3	Antwerp	Ostend
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Musayev  44'		11' Muja 21' Janssen 88' Nsimba	Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 2,902 Referee: Wim Smet

Antwerp v Standard Liège

22 January 2023 22	Antwerp	4–1	Standard Liège	Antwerp
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Janssen 8', 87',  45+3' Muja 29' Bokadi 42' (o.g.) Stengs  69' De Laet  71'		39'  53' Cimirot 40' Alzate	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 14,042 Referee: Jan Boterberg

Anderlecht v Antwerp

29 January 2023 23	Anderlecht	0–0	Antwerp	Anderlecht
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Raman  63'  76' Debast  73' Ashimeru  90+1'		42'  62' Stengs  51' Muja  63' De Laet	Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

Antwerp v Club Brugge

5 February 2023 24	Antwerp	0–0	Club Brugge	Antwerp
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	De Laet  62'		8' Odoi  54' Buchanan  66' Lang  71' Mechele  75' Onyedika	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 15,416 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

Genk v Antwerp

12 February 2023 25	Genk	0–1	Antwerp	Genk
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Muñoz  26' Arteaga  63'		30' Pacho 57' Kerk  81' Janssen  90+1' De Laet	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 19,352 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Antwerp v Eupen

18 February 2023 26	Antwerp	2–0	Eupen	Antwerp
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vermeeren  8' De Laet  22' Janssen 38' (pen.) Alderweireld  42' Ekkelenkamp 44'		24' Álvarez  36' Bessilé  45+2' Filin  90+2' Gassama	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 10,368 Referee: Wim Smet

OH Leuven v Antwerp

26 February 2023 27	OH Leuven	1–1	Antwerp	Leuven
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Þorsteinsson 34' (pen.),  89'		60' Kerk	Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 7,726 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

Antwerp v KV Mechelen

5 March 2023 28	Antwerp	5–0	KV Mechelen	Antwerp
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ekkelenkamp 15', 32' Kerk 42', 69' Pacho  55' Balikwisha 82'		25' Bijker  71' Bates	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 14,144 Referee: Bert Put

Seraing v Antwerp

11 March 2023 29	Seraing	0–2	Antwerp	Seraing
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Opare  11' Sissoko  57' Mouandilmadji  63' Poaty  80'		15' Ekkelenkamp 19' Janssen  81' Scott	Stadium: Stade du Pairay Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Antwerp v Charleroi

19 March 2023 30	Antwerp	0–1	Charleroi	Antwerp
13:30 CET (UTC+1)			15' Badji  36' Koffi  53'  60' Marcq  55' Tchachoua	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 14,577 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

Zulte Waregem v Antwerp

31 March 2023 31	Zulte Waregem	0–2	Antwerp	Waregem
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Fila  56' Dismas  84' Ndour  88' Derijck  90+2'		78' De Laet 85', 89' (pen.) Alderweireld	Stadium: Elindus Arena Attendance: 7,381 Referee: Bert Put

Antwerp v Cercle Brugge

9 April 2023 32	Antwerp	2–1	Cercle Brugge	Antwerp
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Popović 72' (o.g.) Alderweireld 85' (pen.) Muja  89'		29' Van der Bruggen  40' Daland 42' Hotić  64' Ravych	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 12,091 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Antwerp v Kortrijk

16 April 2023 33	Antwerp	1–0	Kortrijk	Antwerp
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Muja 70'		68' Bruno	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 12,835 Referee: Jan Boterberg

Sint-Truiden v Antwerp

23 April 2023 34	Sint-Truiden	0–1	Antwerp	Sint-Truiden
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Janssens  18' Bauer  77'		48' Balikwisha	Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 7,245 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

Play-Off I

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.^[18]
(C) Champions; (K) Regular season winner
Notes:

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

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
6	3	2	1	10	8	+2	11	2	1	0	6	4	+2	1	1	1	4	4	0

Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	L	D	D
Position	2	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Union SG v Antwerp

3 May 2023 1	Union SG	0–2	Antwerp	Forest
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Van der Heyden  36' Teuma  36'		20' Ekkelenkamp 30' Keita  45' Muja  60' Janssen  90+3' Kerk  90+3' Ávila	Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien Attendance: 7,184 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Antwerp v Genk

7 May 2023 2	Antwerp	2–1	Genk	Antwerp
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Muja  43' Alderweireld 45+2' (pen.) Balikwisha 52' Stengs  85'		20' McKenzie  38' El Khannous  64' Arteaga  90+1'  90+7' Ouattara  90+2' Heynen  90+6' Trésor	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 15,133 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

Antwerp v Club Brugge

14 May 2023 3	Antwerp	3–2	Club Brugge	Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Janssen 36' Pacho  41' Kerk 86' Vermeeren 90+7'		2' Mata 23' Vanaken  53' Lang  59' Sylla  79' Meijer  87' Nielsen	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 16,039 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

Club Brugge v Antwerp

21 May 2023 4	Club Brugge	2–0	Antwerp	Bruges
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Odoi  44' Nielsen 51', 62' Mignolet  77' Lang  90+4'		21' Vermeeren  66' Stengs  90+4' Alderweireld	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 20,772 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Antwerp v Union SG

28 May 2023 5	Antwerp	1–1	Union SG	Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Janssen 14',  62' Stengs  40'		44' El Azzouzi  57' Lynen  76' Nieuwkoop 80' Puertas  90+3' Sykes	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 16,144 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

Genk v Antwerp

4 June 2023 6	Genk	2–2	Antwerp	Genk
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Arokodare 45' Paintsil  69' Heynen 75'		47', 58' Kerk  65'  90+6' Balikwisha 90+4' Alderweireld	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 22,196 Referee: Nathan Verboomen

Belgian Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Belgian Cup

Beveren (2) v Antwerp

10 November 2022 Sixth round	Beveren (2)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Antwerp	Beveren
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vukotić  12' Ribeiro Costa  23' Ismaheel  25' Tshimanga  44' Mbokani 67', 80' Bateau  69'		12' Janssen 45+1' Stengs  78' De Laet 86' (o.g.) Tshimanga  118' Frey  120+1' Krasniqi	Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Referee: Wesli De Cremer
	Penalties
	Hoggas Mbokani Kablan Barry		Frey Muja Nsimba Balikwisha

Antwerp v Standard Liège

20 December 2022 Seventh round	Antwerp	4–0	Standard Liège	Antwerp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Bataille 16' Frey 55' Muja 59' Stengs 79'		23'  66' Dussenne  41' Drăguș	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 16,649 Referee: Jan Boterberg

Genk v Antwerp

11 January 2023 Quarter-finals	Genk	0–3	Antwerp	Genk
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Muñoz  39' Paintsil  60'		3' Janssen 42' De Laet 50' Balikwisha  79' Stengs	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 11,041 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

Union SG v Antwerp

1 February 2023 Semi-final 1st leg	Union SG	1–0	Antwerp	Saint-Gilles
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Lynen  24' Nieuwkoop 84'		79' Bataille  88' Kerk	Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 6,871 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

Antwerp v Union SG

2 March 2023 Semi-final 2nd leg	Antwerp	1–0 (1–1 agg.) (4–3 p)	Union SG	Antwerp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Bataille  21' Janssen 56' De Laet  73' Keita  109'		28' Nieuwkoop  55' El Azzouzi  56' Lynen  114' Burgess  120+1' Kandouss	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Lawrence Visser
	Penalties
	Janssen Keita Muja Corbanie Ávila		Nilsson Puertas Adingra Nieuwkoop Teuma

KV Mechelen v Antwerp

30 April 2023 Final	KV Mechelen	0–2	Antwerp	Brussels
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Lavalée  43'		6' Bataille  9' Alderweireld 35' (pen.) Janssen 81',  87' Balikwisha  86' De Laet	Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 41,500 Referee: Jonathan Lardot

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 15 June 2022.

Antwerp v FC Drita

21 July 2022 First leg	Antwerp	0–0	FC Drita	Antwerp, Belgium
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Yusuf  54'		70' Blakçori  79' Namani	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 8,215 Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)

FC Drita v Antwerp

28 July 2022 Second leg	FC Drita	0–2 (0–2 agg.)	Antwerp	Pristina, Kosovo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	B. Krasniqi  36' Jashari  81' Limani  90+1'		52' Krasniqi  65' Gerkens  68' Janssen  90+6' Verstraete 90+8' Balikwisha	Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Attendance: 9,432 Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)

Third qualifying round

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

Lillestrøm SK v Antwerp

4 August 2022 First leg	Lillestrøm SK	1–3	Antwerp	Lillestrøm, Norway
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Friðjónsson  34' Knudsen 45+3' Ibrahimaj  49'		5' Almeida 50', 86' Nainggolan  62' Janssen  68' Gerkens  85' Valencia	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 4,927 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

Antwerp v Lillestrøm SK

11 August 2022 Second leg	Antwerp	2–0 (5–1 agg.)	Lillestrøm SK	Antwerp, Belgium
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Valencia 11' Janssen  66' Verstraete 69',  71'		81' Helland  84' Svendsen	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 9,586 Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2022.

İstanbul Başakşehir v Antwerp

18 August 2022 (2022-08-18) First leg	İstanbul Başakşehir	1–1	Antwerp	Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul
19:45 (20:45 TRT)	Gürler  37' Chouiar 54'	Report	40' Frey  43' Pacho  51' Gerkens 88' Almeida	Attendance: 3,450[19] Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)

Antwerp v İstanbul Başakşehir

25 August 2022 Second leg	Antwerp	1–3 (2–4 agg.)	İstanbul Başakşehir	Antwerp, Belgium
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Frey 56' (pen.) Verstraete  80' Alderweireld  82'		8' Özcan  19' Tekdemir  42' Babacan 58',  59' Okaka  66' Biglia  82' Türüç 83',  84' Aleksić	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 12,955 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	First Division A	Belgian Cup	Europa Conference League	Total
1	18	FW		Vincent Janssen	18	3	0	21
2	10	FW		Michel-Ange Balikwisha	7	2	1	10
3	99	FW		Michael Frey	7	1	1	9
4	23	DF		Toby Alderweireld	7	0	0	7
5	7	FW		Gyrano Kerk	6	0	0	6
	24	MF		Jurgen Ekkelenkamp	6	0	0
7	11	FW		Arbnor Muja	3	1	0	4
8	4	MF		Radja Nainggolan	1	0	2	3
	14	FW		Calvin Stengs	1	2	0
10	2	DF		Ritchie De Laet	1	1	0	2
	55	FW		Anthony Valencia	1	0	1
	61	DF		Dinis Almeida	0	0	2
13	6	MF		Birger Verstraete	0	0	1	1
	16	MF		Pieter Gerkens	1	0	0
	17	FW		Bruny Nsimba	1	0	0
	19	FW		Koji Miyoshi	1	0	0
	20	MF		Mandela Keita	1	0	0
	21	DF		Sam Vines	1	0	0
	32	MF		Christopher Scott	1	0	0
	34	DF		Jelle Bataille	0	1	0
	48	MF		Arthur Vermeeren	1	0	0
	50	DF		Laurit Krasniqi	0	0	1
Own goals					4	1	0	5
Totals					69	12	9	90