2025–26 K Beerschot VA season
K Beerschot VA 2025–26 football season
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Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen competed in the 2025–26 season, its fourteenth since the merger and its first following relegation, participating in the Belgian Challenger Pro League and the Belgian Cup. In the league, it finished third, thereby qualifying for the promotion play-offs.
ManagerMohamed Messoudi
StadiumOlympisch Stadion
| 2025–26 season | |
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| Owner | Abdullah bin Musaid Al Saud |
| Manager | Mohamed Messoudi |
| Stadium | Olympisch Stadion |
| Challenger Pro League | 3rd |
| Belgian Cup | Seventh round |
Squad
- As of 8 September 2025[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.
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Transfers
Transfers In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |||
| DF | Free | 1 July 2025 | |||
| FW | Free | 1 July 2025 | |||
| MF | Free | 1 July 2025 | |||
| FW | Free | 10 July 2025 | |||
| DF | Free | 10 July 2025 | |||
| MF | Undisclosed | 22 July 2025 | |||
| MF | Undisclosed | 22 July 2025 | |||
| MF | Free | 22 July 2025 | |||
| MF | Undisclosed | 22 July 2025 | [2] | ||
| FW | Free | 25 July 2025 | [3] | ||
| GK | Free | 31 July 2025 | |||
| DF | Loan | 5 August 2025 | |||
| MF | Undisclosed | 8 September 2025 | [4] | ||
| FW | Undisclosed | 8 September 2025 | [5] |
Transfers Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |||
| MF | Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |||
| FW | Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |||
| DF | Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |||
| MF | Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |||
| MF | End of contract | 1 July 2025 | [6] | ||
| DF | End of contract | 1 July 2025 | [7] | ||
| GK | Undisclosed | 1 July 2025 | [6] | ||
| DF | End of contract | 1 July 2025 | [6] | ||
| FW | End of contract | 1 July 2025 | [8] | ||
| FW | Undisclosed | 8 July 2025 | [9] | ||
| MF | Undisclosed | 14 July 2025 | [10] | ||
| DF | Undisclosed | 30 July 2025 | |||
| MF | Undisclosed | 15 August 2025 | |||
| FW | Undisclosed | 1 September 2025 |
Friendlies
| 19 July 2025 | Beerschot | 0–2 | |
| 26 July 2025 | FC Groningen | 3–1 | |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Challenger Pro League | 8 August 2025 | 19 April 2026 | Matchday 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 60.00 |
| Belgian Cup | 5 September 2025 | Sixth round | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 66.67 | |||
Last updated: 12 September 2025
Source: Competitions
Challenger Pro League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beveren (C, P) | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 23 | +51 | 88 | Promoted to Pro League |
| 2 | Kortrijk (P) | 32 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 67 | |
| 3 | Beerschot | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 64 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 4 | RFC Liège | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 53 | |
| 5 | Lommel (P) | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 53 |
Source: Challenger Pro League
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 made.[11]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
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 made.[11]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
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 |
| 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 64 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 |
Last updated: 17 April 2026.
Source: worldfootball
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2025. 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 match schedule was announced on 3 July 2025.[12]
| 8 August 2025 1 | RFC Seraing | 1–2 | Beerschot | Seraing |
| 21:00 CEST |
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[https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/co131/belgium-challenger-pro-league/ma11244218/rfc-seraing_k-beerschot-va/lineup/ Report} |
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Stadium: Stade du Pairay Attendance: 1,230 Referee: |
| 16 August 2025 2 | Beerschot | 1–1 | Eupen | Antwerp |
| 21:00 CEST |
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Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 3,647 Referee: |
| 22 August 2025 3 | Jong Gent U23 | 1–1 | Beerschot | Ghent |
| 20:00 |
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Stadium: Planet Group Arena Referee: Klass Clerkx |
| 30 August 2025 4 | Beerschot | 1–0 | Lierse | Antwerp |
| 16:00 |
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Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Referee: Anthony Letellier |
| 12 September 2025 5 | RSCA Futures | 0–2 | Beerschot | Brussels |
| 20:00 |
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Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 648 Referee: |
| 20 September 2025 6 | Beerschot | 4–1 | Francs Borains | Antwerp |
| 20:00 |
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Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 3,854 Referee: |
| 23 September 2025 7 | Genk U23 | 0–2 | Beerschot | Genk |
| 20:00 |
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Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 402 Referee: |
Belgian Cup
| 5 September 2025 Sixth round | Virton | 0–1 | Beerschot | Virton |
| 20:30 |
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Stadium: Stade Yvan Georges |
| 30 October 2025 Round of 16 | Beerschot | v | Westerlo | |
| 20:30 |