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Chairman | Peter Croonen | |||
Manager | Wouter Vrancken | |||
Stadium | Cegeka Arena | |||
Belgian Pro League Regular season | 6th | |||
Champions' Play-offs | 5th | |||
Belgian Cup | Eighth round | |||
UEFA Champions League | Second qualifying round | |||
UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round | |||
UEFA Europa Conference League | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Tolu Arokodare (12) All: Tolu Arokodare (15) | |||
Average home league attendance | 18,372 | |||
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The 2023–24 season was K.R.C. Genk's 36th season in existence, and 28th consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They also competed in the Belgian Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 7 September 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
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Transfers
In
Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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DF | Hendrik Van Crombrugge | Anderlecht | €1,300,000 | 18 July 2023 |
Out
Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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DF | Rasmus Carstensen | 1. FC Köln | Loan | 3 August 2023 | |
GK | Tobe Leysen | OH Leuven | Undisclosed | 19 August 2023 | |
MF | Mike Trésor | Burnley | Loan | 1 September 2023 |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Genk v Tienen1 July 2023 Friendly | Genk | 3–0 | Tienen | Genk |
16:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Terrain 't Heke |
12 July 2023 Friendly | PAOK | 3–2 | Genk | Swolgen, Netherlands |
18:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Sportpark Sporting Swolgen Tienray |
15 July 2023 Friendly | Genk | 3–3 | Zulte Waregem | |
12:00 UTC+2 |
19 July 2023 Friendly | Sporting CP | 1–1 | Genk | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
20:30 UTC+1 | Stadium: Estádio Algarve |
22 July 2023 Friendly | Genk | 2–0 | Burnley | Genk |
18:30 UTC+2 | Stadium: Cegeka Arena |
Competitions
Overall record
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Belgian Pro League | 29 July 2023 | 17 March 2024 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 040.00 |
Champions' Play-offs | 1 April 2024 | 26 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 044.44 | |
Belgian Cup | 1 November 2023 | 6 December 2023 | Seventh round | Eighth round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 050.00 |
UEFA Champions League | 25 July 2023 | 2 August 2023 | Second qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 000.00 |
UEFA Europa League | 10 August 2023 | 17 August 2023 | Third qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 24 August 2023 | 14 December 2023 | Second qualifying round | Group stage | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 037.50 |
Total | 53 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 79 | 62 | +17 | 037.74 |
Last updated: 20 May 2024
Source: Soccerway
Belgian Pro League
Main article: 2023–24 Belgian Pro LeagueLeague table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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4 | Club Brugge | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 62 | 29 | +33 | 51 | Qualification for the champions' play-offs |
5 | Cercle Brugge | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 47 | |
6 | Genk | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 47 | |
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 |
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.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 |
Last updated: 16 September 2023.
Source: Worldfootball
Results by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
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Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
Result | W | L | W | D | D | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | W |
Position | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.
RWD Molenbeek v Genk29 July 2023 1 | RWD Molenbeek | 0–4 | Genk | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Wesli De Cremer |
5 August 2023 2 | Genk | 0–1 | Eupen | Genk |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 14,230 Referee: Wim Smet |
13 August 2023 3 | Cercle Brugge | 0–1 | Genk | Bruges |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 3,976 Referee: Bert Put |
20 August 2023 4 | Genk | 0–0 | Charleroi | Genk |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 13,531 Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
3 September 2023 6 | Genk | 1–1 | Anderlecht | Genk |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 20,655 Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
16 September 2023 7 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 0–2 | Genk | Brussels |
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 6,983 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
24 September 2023 8 | Genk | 3–3 | Sint-Truiden | Genk |
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 19,834 Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
28 September 2023 5 | Club Brugge | 1–1 | Genk | Bruges |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 20,220 Referee: Jonathan Lardot | |
Note: The match scheduled for 27 August 2023 was postponed due to the UEFA Conference League play-offs. |
1 October 2023 9 | Genk | 3–3 | Westerlo | Genk |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 17,143 Referee: Wesli De Cremer |
8 October 2023 10 | Gent | 1–1 | Genk | Ghent |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 16,406 Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
22 October 2023 11 | Genk | 4–0 | Mechelen | Genk |
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 17,923 Referee: Jan Boterberg |
29 October 2023 12 | Kortrijk | 0–3 | Genk | Kortrijk |
18:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 6,553 Referee: Bert Put |
4 November 2023 13 | Antwerp | 3–2 | Genk | Antwerp |
19:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 16,071 Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
12 November 2023 14 | Genk | 3–1 | OH Leuven | Genk |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 17,821 Referee: Wim Smet |
25 November 2023 15 | Standard Liège | 1–0 | Genk | Liège |
19:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 21,113 Referee: Wesli De Cremer |
3 December 2023 16 | Genk | 2–2 | Gent | Genk |
13:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 18,319 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
8 December 2023 17 | Eupen | 1–3 | Genk | Genk |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'Hui |
Champions' Play-offs
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 12 May 2024.
Source:
Results by round
Round | 1 |
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Result | |
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A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Belgian Cup
Main article: 2023–24 Belgian Cup Visé (3) v Genk (1)1 November 2023 Seventh round | Visé (3) | 0–4 | Genk (1) | Visé |
16:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Cité de l'Oie Referee: Tim De Keyzer |
6 December 2023 Eighth round | Oostende (2) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Genk (1) | Ostend |
19:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 2,249 Referee: Michiel Allaerts |
UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 21 June 2023.
Servette v Genk25 July 2023 First leg | Servette | 1–1 | Genk | Geneva, Switzerland |
20:30 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 18,026 Referee: István Vad (Hungary) |
2 August 2023 Second leg | Genk | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (1–4 p) | Servette | Genk |
19:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 16,280 Referee: Novak Simović (Serbia) | ||
Penalties | ||||
UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.
Olympiacos v Genk10 August 2023 First leg | Olympiacos | 1–0 | Genk | Piraeus, Greece |
22:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 24,123 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden) |
17 August 2023 Second leg | Genk | 1–1 (1–2 agg.) | Olympiacos | Genk |
20:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 11,998 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
UEFA Europa Conference League
Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference LeaguePlay-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023.
Genk v Adana Demirspor24 August 2023 First leg | Genk | 2–1 | Adana Demirspor | Genk |
20:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 9,460 Referee: António Nobre (Portugal) |
31 August 2023 Second leg | Adana Demirspor | 1–0 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (4–5 p) | Genk | Adana, Turkey |
21:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: New Adana Stadium Attendance: 24,986 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Spain) | ||
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Group stage
Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stageThe draw for the group stage will be held on 1 September 2023.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FIO | FER | GNK | ČUK | |
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1 | Fiorentina | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 12 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
2 | Ferencváros | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
3 | Genk | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | Čukarički | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers Genk v Fiorentina
21 September 2023 1 | Genk | 2–2 | Fiorentina | Genk |
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 11,243 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
5 October 2023 2 | Čukarički | 0–2 | Genk | Belgrade, Serbia |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Čukarički Stadium Attendance: 2,447 Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden) |
26 October 2023 3 | Genk | 0–0 | Ferencvárosi | Genk |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 10,597 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia) |
9 November 2023 4 | Ferencvárosi | 1–1 | Genk | Ferencváros, Hungary |
18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion Attendance: 20,127 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
30 November 2023 5 | Fiorentina | 2–1 | Genk | Florence, Italy |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 16,666 Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands) |
14 December 2023 (2023-12-14) 6 | Genk | 2–0 | Čukarički | Genk |
18:45 | Report | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 10,423 Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta) |
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals
- Last updated on 14 December 2023
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Belgian Division | Belgian Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Conference League | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
1 | GK | BEL | Hendrik Van Crombrugge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
26 | GK | BEL | Maarten Vandevoordt | 27 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
30 | GK | BEL | Vic Chambaere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
41 | GK | BEL | Mike Penders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||||||
2 | DF | USA | Mark McKenzie | 21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
3 | DF | ESP | Mujaid Sadick | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
5 | DF | MEX | Gerardo Arteaga | 19 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
18 | DF | COD | Joris Kayembe | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
23 | DF | COL | Daniel Muñoz | 26 | 7 | 13+1 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
46 | DF | COL | Carlos Cuesta | 21 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
4 | MF | CIV | Aziz Ouattara Mohammed | 15 | 1 | 3+5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
7 | MF | TAN | Mbwana Samatta | 21 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
8 | MF | BEL | Bryan Heynen | 24 | 6 | 13+1 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 2 |
14 | MF | NGA | Yira Sor | 21 | 4 | 6+4 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 |
17 | MF | SVK | Patrik Hrošovský | 29 | 0 | 9+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 |
19 | MF | BEL | Anouar Ait El Hadj | 12 | 2 | 2+2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
24 | MF | BEL | Luca Oyen | 14 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
25 | MF | ARG | Matías Galarza | 29 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 |
34 | MF | MAR | Bilal El Khannous | 31 | 3 | 15+2 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 |
70 | MF | GUI | Ibrahima Sory Bangoura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
77 | MF | MAR | Zakaria El Ouahdi | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
90 | MF | GHA | Christopher Bonsu Baah | 28 | 1 | 6+9 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||||||
9 | FW | SUI | Andi Zeqiri | 17 | 5 | 7+3 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
28 | FW | GHA | Joseph Paintsil | 27 | 7 | 15+2 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
99 | FW | NGA | Tolu Arokodare | 29 | 8 | 4+13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+5 | 1 |
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||||
11 | MF | BEL | Mike Trésor | 6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- "1ste ploeg" (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk.
- "Hendrik Van Crombrugge is leaving RSCA after 4 seasons". www.rsca.be.
- "FC LOAN IN RASMUS CARSTENSEN". 1. FC Köln. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- "Tobe Leysen naar OH Leuven". September 3, 2023.
- "TRESOR IS A CLARET!". Burnley Football Club.
- "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.
- "Topper tussen Club Brugge en Racing Genk op 5e speeldag wordt uitgesteld". 3 August 2023.
- "Genk vs. Čukarički" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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