2022–23 Sint-Truidense V.V. season

The 2022–23 Sint-Truidense V.V. season was the club's 99th season in existence and the eighth consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Sint-Truiden participated in the season's edition of the Belgian Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Sint-Truidense V.V.

2022–23 season
Chairman	David Meekers
Manager	Bernd Hollerbach
Stadium	Stayen
Belgian Pro League	12th
Belgian Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Gianni Bruno (18) All: Gianni Bruno (20)
Home colours Away colours
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Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2023^[1]

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  BEL Kenny Steppe 4 DF  JPN Daiki Hashioka 6 MF  GUI Mory Konaté 7 FW  BEL Aboubakary Koita 8 FW  JPN Daichi Hayashi 9 FW  JPN Taichi Hara (on loan from Alavés) 11 FW  GER Fatih Kaya 12 GK  BEL Jo Coppens 13 MF  GER Rocco Reitz (on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach) 14 MF  BEL Olivier Dumont 16 MF  BEL Matte Smets 18 DF  POR Fábio Baptista 19 MF  BEL Stan Van Dessel

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  GER Robert Bauer 21 GK  JPN Daniel Schmidt 22 DF  BEL Wolke Janssens 26 DF  POR Jorge Teixeira 27 MF  CMR Frank Boya (on loan from Antwerp) 30 FW  JPN Shinji Okazaki 32 FW  BEL Andréa Librici 35 GK  BEL Keo Boets 37 DF  GER Toni Leistner 77 DF  FRA Eric Bocat 91 FW  BEL Gianni Bruno (on loan from Gent) — FW  UKR Oleksandr Filippov

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 — DF  BEL Rein Van Helden (on loan at MVV until 30 June 2023) — MF  BEL Jarne Steuckers (on loan at MVV until 30 June 2023)

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF  BEL Mathias Delorge (on loan at Lierse Kempenzonen until 30 June 2023) — FW  JPN Tatsuya Ito (on loan at 1. FC Magdeburg until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Fatih Kaya	Ingolstadt	Free	25 May 2022	[2]
MF	Olivier Dumont	Standard Liège	Free	8 June 2022	[3]
GK	Jo Coppens	MSV Duisburg	Free	21 June 2022	[4]
MF	Frank Boya	Antwerp	Loan	24 June 2022	[5]
DF	Fábio Baptista	Benfica B	Free	1 July 2022	[6]
DF	Eric Bocat	Mouscron	Free	1 July 2022	[7]
FW	Gianni Bruno	Gent	Loan	11 July 2022	[8]
FW	Shinji Okazaki	Cartagena	Free	19 August 2022	[9]
FW	Oleksandr Filippov	Riga	End of loan	21 November 2022	[10]
MF	Rocco Reitz	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Loan	17 January 2023	[11]
FW	Taichi Hara	Alavés	Loan	23 January 2023	[12]

Out

Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Arnaud Dony	Union SG	Free	9 June 2022	[13]
DF	Dimitri Lavalée	Mainz 05	End of loan	20 June 2022	[14]
FW	Nelson Balongo	ŁKS Łódź	Free	24 June 2022	[15]
FW	João Klauss	TSG Hoffenheim	End of loan	1 July 2022	[16]
MF	Samuel Ntanda-Lukisa	Sampdoria	Undisclosed	12 July 2022	[17]
DF	Ko Matsubara	Júbilo Iwata	Free	23 July 2022	[18]
DF	Malick Keita	Antwerp	Free	26 July 2022	[19]
MF	Jarne Steuckers	MVV	Loan	4 August 2022	[20]
DF	Rein Van Helden	MVV	Loan	13 August 2022	[21]
DF	Dieter Reynders	Olympic Charleroi	Free	23 August 2022	[22]
DF	Jonathan Buatu	Valenciennes	Free	2 September 2022	[23]
FW	Steve De Ridder	Deinze	Loan[a]	7 September 2022	[25]
MF	Christian Brüls	Zulte Waregem	Undisclosed	5 January 2023	[26]
DF	Ameen Al-Dakhil	Burnley	Undisclosed	13 January 2023	[27]
MF	Shinji Kagawa	Cerezo Osaka	Free	31 January 2023	[28]
MF	Mathias Delorge	Lierse Kempenzonen	Loan	31 January 2023	[29]

1. During his loan, on 6 April 2023, De Ridder signed a two-year permanent contract with Deinze.^[24]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Zepperen-Brustem v Sint-Truiden

11 June 2022	Zepperen-Brustem	2–2	Sint-Truiden	Sint-Truiden, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Het Dekken

Tienen v Sint-Truiden

18 June 2022	Tienen	3–1	Sint-Truiden	Tienen, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Bergéstadion

Anderlecht v Sint-Truiden

25 June 2022	Anderlecht	0–1	Sint-Truiden	Brussels, Belgium
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: RSCA Football Academy

Standard Liège v Sint-Truiden

29 June 2022	Standard Liège	0–2	Sint-Truiden	Liège, Belgium
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne

Dynamo Dresden v Sint-Truiden

3 July 2022	Dynamo Dresden	0–0	Sint-Truiden	Bruckhäusl, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Sportplatz Bruckhäusl

SV Wörgl v Sint-Truiden

6 July 2022	SV Wörgl	0–6	Sint-Truiden	Wörgl, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Sportzentrum Wörgl

Viktoria Plzeň v Sint-Truiden

8 July 2022	Viktoria Plzeň	1–3	Sint-Truiden	Westendorf, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mihálik 72'	Report	Al-Dakhil 18', 45' Hayashi 43'	Stadium: Waldstadion

Sint-Truiden v Seraing

13 July 2022	Sint-Truiden	0–2	Seraing	Geel, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Mouandilmadji 19', 42'	Stadium: De Leunen

Sint-Truiden v Eupen

3 December 2022	Sint-Truiden	3–1	Eupen	Sint-Truiden, Belgium
11:00	Teixeira 23' Bruno 72', 87'	Report	N'Dri 80'	Stadium: Stayen

Sint-Truiden v Waalwijk

13 December 2022	Sint-Truiden	3–0	Waalwijk	Geel, Belgium
18:30	Konaté 11' Hayashi 27' Okazaki 78'	Report		Stadium: De Leunen

1. FC Köln v Sint-Truiden

23 March 2023	1. FC Köln	0–1	Sint-Truiden	Cologne, Germany
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Boya 34'	Stadium: Franz-Kremer-Stadion

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian Pro League	23 July 2022	23 April 2023	Matchday 1	12th	34	11	9	14	37	40	−3	032.35
Belgian Cup	9 November 2022	11 January 2023	Sixth round	Quarter-finals	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	066.67
Total					37	13	9	15	42	43	−1	035.14

Last updated: 23 April 2023
Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League

Main article: 2022–23 Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	OH Leuven	34	13	9	12	56	48	+8	48
11	Anderlecht	34	13	7	14	49	46	+3	46
12	Sint-Truiden	34	11	9	14	37	40	−3	42
13	Mechelen	34	11	7	16	49	63	−14	40
14	Kortrijk	34	8	7	19	37	61	−24	31

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.^[30]

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
26	9	8	9	26	29	−3	35	4	3	6	11	15	−4	5	5	3	15	14	+1

Last updated: 19 February 2023.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	D	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	L	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	L
Position	11	15	17	17	12	9	10	11	9	11	11	10	11	11	9	8	10	10	8	8	7	8	9	8	9	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.^[31]

Sint-Truiden v Union SG

23 July 2022 1	Sint-Truiden	1–1	Union SG	Sint-Truiden
20:45	Hayashi 21'	Report	Adingra 71'	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Jonathan Lardot

Gent v Sint-Truiden

29 July 2022 2	Gent	1–1	Sint-Truiden	Ghent
14:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Cuypers 12'	Report	Hayashi 82'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

Kortrijk v Sint-Truiden

6 August 2022 3	Kortrijk	0–0	Sint-Truiden	Kortrijk
18:15		Report		Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Referee: Wesli De Cremer

Sint-Truiden v Anderlecht

14 August 2022 4	Sint-Truiden	0–3	Anderlecht	Sint-Truiden
13:30		Report	Refaelov 43' Silva 45+5' Raman 74'	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Oostende v Sint-Truiden

20 August 2022 5	Oostende	0–1	Sint-Truiden	Ostend
16:00		Report	Leistner 17'	Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Brent Staessens

Sint-Truiden v Mechelen

27 August 2022 6	Sint-Truiden	3–1	Mechelen	Sint-Truiden
20:45	Kagawa 57' (pen.) Bruno 76', 90+5'	Report	Hairemans 53'	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Wim Smet

Genk v Sint-Truiden

3 September 2022 7	Genk	0–0	Sint-Truiden	Genk
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

Sint-Truiden v Standard Liège

9 September 2022 8	Sint-Truiden	1–2	Standard Liège	Sint-Truiden
20:45	Brüls 63' (pen.)	Report	Drăguș 26' Leistner 43' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

Zulte Waregem v Sint-Truiden

17 September 2022 9	Zulte Waregem	0–3	Sint-Truiden	Waregem
18:15		Report	Bruno 1', 58' (pen.) Okazaki 50'	Stadium: Elindus Arena Referee: Brent Staessens

Sint-Truiden v Eupen

2 October 2022 10	Sint-Truiden	0–1	Eupen	Sint-Truiden
21:00 CEST		Report	N'Dri 76'	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Lawrence Visser

Antwerp v Sint-Truiden

7 October 2022 11	Antwerp	2–0	Sint-Truiden	Antwerp
20:45	Gerkens 8' Scott 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Bosuilstadion Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Sint-Truiden v Charleroi

15 October 2022 12	Sint-Truiden	2–1	Charleroi	Sint-Truiden
18:15 CEST	Kagawa 12' Boya 70'	Report	Hosseinzadeh 90+2'	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Wim Smet

Club Brugge v Sint-Truiden

19 October 2022 13	Club Brugge	3–0	Sint-Truiden	Bruges
20:45	Vanaken 21' Yaremchuk 66' Skov Olsen 71'	Report		Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Wesli De Cremer

Sint-Truiden v OH Leuven

22 October 2022 14	Sint-Truiden	0–0	OH Leuven	Sint-Truiden
18:15		Report		Stadium: Stayen Referee: Lothar D'hondt

Westerlo v Sint-Truiden

29 October 2022 15	Westerlo	2–3	Sint-Truiden	Westerlo
18:15	De Cuyper 54', 83' (pen.)	Report	Bruno 24', 45+3' (pen.) Hayashi 83'	Stadium: Het Kuipje Referee: Jasper Vergoote

Seraing v Sint-Truiden

5 November 2022 16	Seraing	1–2	Sint-Truiden	Seraing
18:15	Vagner 45+2'	Report	Hayashi 77' Bruno 79'	Stadium: Stade du Pairay Referee: Jan Boterberg

Sint-Truiden v Cercle Brugge

12 November 2022 17	Sint-Truiden	0–1	Cercle Brugge	Sint-Truiden
18:15 CEST		Report	Ueda 69'	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Erik Lambrechts

Sint-Truiden v Zulte Waregem

27 December 2022 18	Sint-Truiden	2–0	Zulte Waregem	Sint-Truiden
20:00	Hayashi 28' Bruno 70'	Report		Stadium: Stayen Referee: Jonathan Lardot

Standard Liège v Sint-Truiden

6 January 2023 19	Standard Liège	1–1	Sint-Truiden	Liège
20:45	Perica 90+2'	Report	Hayashi 61'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Referee: Kevin Van Damme

Eupen v Sint-Truiden

14 January 2023 20	Eupen	0–2	Sint-Truiden	Eupen
18:15 CEST		Report	Bruno 44' Davidson 68' (o.g.)	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Lawrence Visser

Sint-Truiden v Club Brugge

19 January 2023 21	Sint-Truiden	1–1	Club Brugge	Sint-Truiden
20:45	Bruno 77'	Report	Janssens 26' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Sint-Truiden v Gent

22 January 2023 22	Sint-Truiden	0–3	Gent	Sint-Truiden
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Salah 34' Cuypers 44', 55'	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Nathan Verboomen

OH Leuven v Sint-Truiden

28 January 2023 23	OH Leuven	1–1	Sint-Truiden	Leuven
18:15	Þorsteinsson 53' (pen.)	Report	Hayashi 9'	Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Jan Boterberg

Sint-Truiden v Kortrijk

4 February 2023 24	Sint-Truiden	1–0	Kortrijk	Sint-Truiden
20:45	Vandenberghe 45+4' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stayen Referee: Jasper Vergoote

Anderlecht v Sint-Truiden

12 February 2023 25	Anderlecht	3–1	Sint-Truiden	Anderlecht
16:00	Raman 66' Slimani 81' Dreyer 83'	Report	Bruno 88'	Stadium: Lotto Park Referee: Bert Put

Sint-Truiden v Westerlo

19 February 2023 26	Sint-Truiden	0–1	Westerlo	Sint-Truiden
19:15		Report	De Cuyper 41' (pen.)	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Brent Staessens

Charleroi v Sint-Truiden

26 February 2023 27	Charleroi	1–0	Sint-Truiden	Charleroi
19:15 CEST	Zorgane 69'	Report		Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Jan Boterberg

Sint-Truidense v Genk

5 March 2023 28	Sint-Truidense	2–2	Genk	Sint-Truiden
13:30 CEST	Konaté 45' Bruno 77'	Report	Samatta 23', 62'	Stadium: Daio Wasabi Stayen Stadium Attendance: 9,783 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

Mechelen v Sint-Truiden

11 March 2023 29	Mechelen	1–0	Sint-Truiden	Mechelen
16:00	Hairemans 84' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Referee: Wim Smet

Sint-Truiden v Seraing

18 March 2023 30	Sint-Truiden	2–1	Seraing	Sint-Truiden
18:15	Bruno 24', 83'	Report	Mouandilmadji 88'	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Wesli De Cremer

Union SG v Sint-Truiden

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

Sint-Truiden v Oostende

9 April 2023 32	Sint-Truiden	5–0	Oostende	Sint-Truiden
19:15	Teixeira 11' Bruno 43' (pen.), 78' Reitz 62' Dumont 88'	Report		Stadium: Stayen Referee: Wesli De Cremer

Cercle Brugge v Sint-Truiden

15 April 2023 33	Cercle Brugge	3–1	Sint-Truiden	Bruges
18:15 CEST	Ueda 41' (pen.), 45+2' Denkey 84'	Report	Bruno 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Wim Smet

Sint-Truiden v Antwerp

23 April 2023 34	Sint-Truiden	0–1	Antwerp	Sint-Truiden
13:30		Report	Balikwisha 48'	Stadium: Stayen Referee: Jasper Vergoote

Belgian Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Belgian Cup

Sint-Truiden v Meux

9 November 2022 Sixth round	Sint-Truiden	1–0	Meux	Sint-Truiden
20:30 CET	Kaya 83'	Report		Stadium: Stayen

Club Brugge v Sint-Truiden

21 December 2022 Seventh round	Club Brugge	1–4	Sint-Truiden	Bruges
20:00 CET	Lang 18'	Report	Brüls 34' Bruno 63', 89' Hayashi 70'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Zulte Waregem v Sint-Truiden

11 January 2023 Quarter-finals	Zulte Waregem	2–0	Sint-Truiden	Waregem
20:00 CET	Fadera 42' Vormer 63'	Report		Stadium: Elindus Arena Referee: Alexandre Boucaut