2024–25 Royal Charleroi SC season
Charleroi 2024–25 football season
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The 2024–25 season was the 121st season in the history of the Royal Charleroi S.C., and the club's 13th consecutive season in Belgian Pro League. In addition to the domestic league, the team participated in the Belgian Cup.
| 2024–25 season | |||
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| Chairman | Fabien Debecq | ||
| Managing Director | Mehdi Bayat | ||
| Manager | Rik De Mil | ||
| Stadium | Stade du Pays de Charleroi | ||
| Belgian Pro League | 10th | ||
| Europe play-offs | Winners | ||
| Belgian Cup | Seventh round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Nikola Štulić (16) All: Nikola Štulić (16) | ||
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Squad
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Martin Wasinski |
Kortrijk |
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF |  José Capon |
Stade Rennais B |
Free | 1 July 2024 | [1] |
| DF | Mardochee Nzita |
Beerschot |
Undisclosed | 1 July 2024 | [2] |
| GK | Théo Defourny |
RWDM |
Undisclosed | 1 July 2024 | [3] |
| MF | Noam Mayoka-Tika |
Olympique de Marseille |
Undisclosed | 1 July 2024 | [4] |
| GK |  Mohamed Koné |
Le Havre AC |
Undisclosed | 2 July 2024 | [5] |
| DF | Cheick Keita |
Reims |
Undisclosed | 4 July 2024 | |
| MF |  Raymond Asante |
 Udinese Primavera |
Loan | 12 July 2024 | [6] |
| MF |  Yacine Titraoui |
Paradou AC |
Undisclosed | 12 July 2024 | [7] |
| FW |  Mondy Prunier |
FC Versailles |
Undisclosed | 31 July 2024 | [8] |
| DF |  Aiham Ousou |
 Slavia Prague |
Loan | 31 July 2024 | [9] |
| DF | Aiham Ousou |
Slavia Prague |
€1,800,000 | 1 January 2025 |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Achraf Dari |
Brest |
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | [10] |
| DF | Martin Wasinski |
 Schalke 04 |
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [11] |
| DF |  Jackson Tchatchoua |
Hellas Verona |
Undislosed | 1 July 2024 | [12] |
| GK |  Hervé Koffi |
RC Lens |
Undislosed | 1 July 2024 | [10] |
| DF |  Jonas Bager |
 IFK Göteborg |
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [10] |
| MF |  Ryota Morioka |
Vissel Kobe |
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [10] |
| DF | Roméo Monticelli |
OH Leuven U23 |
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [10] |
| DF |  Valentine Ozornwafor |
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [10] | |
| MF |  Marco Ilaimaharitra |
Kortrijk |
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [10] |
| DF | Jules Van Cleemput |
KV Mechelen |
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [10] |
| DF | Damien Marcq |
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [10] | |
| GK | Pierre Patron |
Quevilly-Rouen |
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [13] |
| DF |  Stefan Knežević |
FC Luzern |
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [14] |
| FW | Mondy Prunier |
Francs Borains |
Loan | 31 July 2024 | [8] |
| FW |  Youssouph Badji |
AGF |
€1,400,000 | 2 September 2024 | |
| FW | Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali |
 Győri ETO FC |
Loan | 3 September 2024 | [15] |
| DF | Mehdi Boukamir |
 Pafos |
Loan | 9 September 2024 | |
| FW | Youssuf Sylla |
 Willem II |
Loan | 4 January 2025 | [16] |
| FW |  Oday Dabbagh |
 Aberdeen |
Loan | 3 February 2025 | [17] |
Friendlies
| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Genk | 3–3 | Charleroi | Genk |
| 12:00 | Stadium: Jos Vaessen Talent Academy | |||
| Note: 2 x 60 minutes | ||||
| 9 July 2024 Friendly | Charleroi | 3–0 |  Swift Hesperange | Marcinelle |
| Report | ||||
| Note: One period of 60 minutes and a second period of 45 minutes. | ||||
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | Charleroi | 2–0 | Zulte Waregem | Tubize |
| 14:30 | ||||
| Note: Behind closed doors | ||||
| 17 July 2024 Friendly | RKC Waalwijk | 1–1 | Charleroi | Netherlands |
| 30 July 2024 Friendly | Charleroi | 3–1 | RFC Liège | Marcinelle |
| Report |
| 4 August 2024 Friendly | Francs Borains | 1–2 | Charleroi | |
| 18:30 |
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| 19 August 2024 Friendly | Charleroi | 2–1 | RAEC Mons | Marcinelle |
| 12:00 |
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 regular season | 28 July 2024 | 14–16 March 2025 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 36 | +0 | 33.33 |
| Europe play-offs | 28 March 2025 | 29 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 63.64 |
| Belgian Cup | 29 October 2024 | Seventh round | Seventh round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 40.48 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Belgian Pro League
Regular season
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.[18]
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.[18]
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 |
| 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | −6 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The schedule was released on 11 June 2024.[19]
| 28 July 2024 1 | Charleroi | 0–1 | Antwerp | Charleroi |
| 18:30 | Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
| 3 August 2024 2 | Sint-Truiden | 1–4 | Charleroi | Sint-Truiden |
| 20:45 |
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Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 4,348 Referee: Bert Put |
| 11 August 2024 3 | Charleroi | 1–0 | Gent | Charleroi |
| 18:30 |
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Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Lothar D'Hondt |
| 16 August 2024 4 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 1–0 | Charleroi | Forest |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
| 25 August 2024 5 | Charleroi | 1–0 | Kortrijk | Charleroi |
| 19:15 | Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
| 31 August 2024 6 | Mechelen | 5–2 | Charleroi | Mechelen |
| 16:00 | Stadium: Achter de Kazerne |
| 15 September 2024 7 | Charleroi | 3–0 | Beerschot | Charleroi |
| 18:30 | Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
| 21 September 2024 8 | Anderlecht | 0–0 | Charleroi | Anderlecht |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 16,841 Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
| 27 September 2024 9 | Charleroi | 1–1 | Club Brugge | Charleroi |
| 20:45 |
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Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 8,450 Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
| 5 October 2024 10 | Dender | 1–0 | Charleroi | Denderleeuw |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Van Roystadion Referee: Michiel Allaerts |
| 20 October 2024 11 | Standard Liège | 2–1 | Charleroi | Liège |
| 18:30 | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 26 October 2024 12 | Charleroi | 0–2 | OH Leuven | Charleroi |
| 16:00 |
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Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
| 3 November 2024 13 | Cercle Brugge | 2–0 | Charleroi | Bruges |
| 16:00 |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
| 9 November 2024 14 | Charleroi | 1–0 | Westerlo | Charleroi |
| 20:45 |
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Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Bert Put |
| 23 November 2024 15 | Genk | 3–0 | Charleroi | Genk |
| 20:45 |
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Stadium: Cegeka Arena Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
| 30 November 2024 16 | Charleroi | 1–1 | Standard Liège | Charleroi |
| 20:45 |
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Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
| 8 December 2024 17 | Antwerp | 1–3 | Charleroi | Antwerp |
| 13:30 | Stadium: Bosuilstadion |
| 21 December 2024 19 | Charleroi | 2–1 | Sint-Truiden | Charleroi |
| 16:00 | Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
| 26 December 2024 20 | Kortrijk | 0–1 | Charleroi | Kortrijk |
| 16:00 | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
| 11 January 2025 21 | Charleroi | 1–2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Charleroi |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
| 9 February 2025 25 | Beerchot | 1–1 | Charleroi |
| 16 February 2025 26 | Charleroi | 0–1 | Anderlecht |
| 22 February 2025 27 | Westerlo | 1–3 | Charleroi |
| 28 February 2025 28 | Charleroi | 1–1 | Genk |
| 8 March 2025 29 | Charleroi | 0–1 | Mechelen |
| 16 March 2025 30 | Club Brugge | 4–2 | Charleroi |
Europe play-offs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleroi (O) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 40 | Qualification for the European competition play-off |
| 2 | Westerlo | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 33 | |
| 3 | Mechelen | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 31 | |
| 4 | Dender EH | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 29 | |
| 5 | Standard Liège | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 27 | |
| 6 | OH Leuven | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 27 |
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.[20]
(O) Play-off winners
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.[20]
(O) Play-off winners
Results by round
| 28 March 2025 1 | OH Leuven | 0–0 | Charleroi |
| 6 April 2025 2 | Charleroi | 1–0 | Standard Liège |
| 11 April 2025 3 | Westerlo | 2–2 | Charleroi |
| 19 April 2025 4 | Charleroi | 3–0 | Mechelen |
| 22 April 2025 5 | Dender | 2–1 | Charleroi |
| 26 April 2025 6 | Charleroi | 4–1 | Dender |
| 4 May 2025 7 | Standard Liège | 0–1 | Charleroi |
| 9 May 2025 8 | Charleroi | 4–3 | Westerlo |
| 18 May 2025 9 | Mechelen | 1–1 | Charleroi |
| 24 May 2025 10 | Charleroi | 2–1 | OH Leuven |
European competition play-off
| 29 May 2025 | Antwerp | 1–2 | Charleroi | Antwerp |
| 18:30 | Stadium: Bosuilstadion |
Belgian Cup
| 29 October 2024 Seventh round | Patro Eisden | 4–1 | Charleroi | Maasmechelen |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Patro-Stadion |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- As of match played 26 December 2024
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Nat. | Player | Pro League | Play-offs | Belgian Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 18 | | Daan Heymans | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | MF | 17 | | Antoine Bernier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | 8 | | Parfait Guiagon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| FW | 19 |  | Nikola Štulić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | DF | 21 | | Stelios Andreou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | 9 | | Oday Dabbagh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 99 | | Grejohn Kyei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 7 | | Isaac Mbenza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 21 | 0 | 1 | 22 | ||||