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{{Infobox football club
| clubname = KAA Gent
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| fullname = Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent
| nickname = ''{{notatypo|De Buffalo's}}'' (The Buffalos) Gantoise
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1864}} (as a gymnastics association) <br>{{Start date and age|df=yes|1900}} (as a football association)
| ground = [[Planet Group Arena]]
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| owntitle = Chairman
| owner = [[Sam Baro]]
| chrtitle = Sporting Director
| chairman = [[Arnar Viðarsson]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = [[Ivan Leko]]
| league = [[Belgian Pro League]]
| season = [[2024–25 Belgian Pro League|2024–25]]
| position = Belgian Pro League, 6th of 16
| website = {{Official URL}}
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'''Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə ʔɑtləˈtik ɑsoːˈɕaːsi ˈɣɛnt}}; English: ''Royal Athletic Association Ghent''), often simply known as '''Gent''' or by their nickname '''''{{notatypo|De Buffalo's}}''''' ({{langx|en|The Buffalos}}), is a Belgian professional [[sports club]], based in the city of [[Ghent]], [[East Flanders]]. Their [[Association football|football]] team is the best known section within the club and has been playing in the [[Belgian First Division A]] since the [[1989–90 Belgian First Division|1989–90 season]]. They won the national league once, in [[2014–15 Belgian Pro League|2014–15]], in addition to four [[Belgian Cup]] victories. Gent played their home matches in the [[Jules Ottenstadion]] in [[Gentbrugge]] from 1920 until 2013, when they moved to the [[Ghelamco Arena]]. Their team colours are blue and white. The principal sponsor is Baloise, with [[Hamann International Logistics]] sponsoring for the [[UEFA Conference League]] matches.

The field hockey and track and field divisions were founded in 1864, making it one of the oldest sports clubs in [[Belgium]]. The club was then known under its French name '''La Gantoise''' (and it is still referred to as such in the French-speaking part of Belgium). They changed their name to the current Dutch version in 1971. The football division opened in 1900. The nickname of the club is ''{{notatypo|De Buffalo's}}'', a term coined after a visit of the original [[Buffalo Bill]] and his [[Wild West shows|Wild West circus]] to the city in the early 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://playingfor90.com/2016/02/18/kaa-gent-unusual-nickname/|title = KAA Gent and Their Unusual Nickname|date = 18 February 2016}}</ref> Their logo features a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] in profile. The origins of this logo are attributed to the feather headdresses worn by the Indian chiefs who performed with Buffalo Bill, though this logo has [[Native American mascot controversy|garnered some controversy]] in recent years.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Logo | url=https://www.kaagent.be/en/our-club/logo | website=KA Gent | access-date=October 3, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828170514/https://www.kaagent.be/en/our-club/logo | archive-date=August 28, 2020 }}
</ref><ref>{{Cite web | last=Rhodin | first=Alexander | date=May 7, 2018 | title=Native American Mascots Live On in Europe | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/07/sports/native-american-mascots-europe.html | website=The New York Times | access-date=October 3, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507123456/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/07/sports/native-american-mascots-europe.html | archive-date=May 7, 2018 }}</ref>

Gent enjoyed its first spell at the highest level in Belgian football between [[1913–14 Belgian First Division|1913–14]] and [[1928–29 Belgian First Division|1928–29]], and a second one from [[1936–37 Belgian First Division|1936–37]] to [[1966–67 Belgian First Division|1966–67]]. In the 1970s and 1980s, the club had several promotions and relegations between the first and [[Belgian Second Division|second]] divisions, before returning to the highest level in 1989. The club reached the quarter-finals of the [[1991–92 UEFA Cup]], which is their best achievement ever in European competitions.

Aside from [[Association football|football]], Gent also have other sports sections in [[track and field]] and [[field hockey]].

==History==
In 1864, an association called the 'Société Gymnastique la Gantoise', which was tasked with promoting gymnastics, was founded. Some branches quickly became independent and in 1891 the team merged with the Association Athlétique, which was in itself a merger of younger teams, such as Racing Club, Running Club and Red Star. The new merger team was called Association Athlétique La Gantoise, and aside from gymnastics, the activities were broadened to athletics, boxing, cricket, cycling, fencing, hockey, swimming and tennis. In this context, the athletics team KAA Gent was founded.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rombaut |first=Heli |title=De Buffalo-bijbel |language=nl |trans-title=The Buffalo Bible |date=2009 |pages=10–25 |chapter=Chapter 1: The Pioneers |publisher=Heli Rombaut |isbn=978-90-9024650-5}}</ref>

[[File:K.A.A.GentOldLogo(ARAG).png|thumb|left|1914 logo of ''La Gantoise'']]
In the last decade of the 19th century, organized football was introduced in Ghent. Different small teams were founded and some merged into Racing Club Gantois on 1 April 1899, which would later become the biggest challenger of KAA Gent. Only in 1900, a football section was founded by the students of the College of Melle, which is a place close to Ghent. The first president of the team was doctor Hector Priem. The games were played on the Carpentierplein, which was situated at the crossroads of the Kortrijksesteenweg, the Clementinalaan, the Oostendestraat and the Astridlaan. Initially, the colours black and white were chosen, but by 31 October 1900, when the team became an official member, the colours were changed to blue and white. On 15 November 1900, the first regular game was played, against Omnium Sporting Club. In January 1901, the team played against Racing Club Gantois, which was, at that time, the larger of the two. KAA Gent lost the game with 10–0. Nevertheless, at the end of the 19th century the team already became a member of the UBSSA (Union Belge des Sociétés de Sports Athlétiques or the Belgian Union of the Athletic Sports Society, and although Racing Club Gantois was the elder team in the city, KAA Gent would receive a lower  [[Football in Belgium#Matricule numbers|matricule number]] than Racing Club, which would receive 11. In 1901 AA La Gantoise played its first games in the lower divisions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buffalozone.be/informatie/geschiedenis.php |title=Een stukje clubgeschiedenis |access-date=16 July 2014 |language=nl |trans-title=A little piece of the club's history |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104146/http://www.buffalozone.be/informatie/geschiedenis.php |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

For the first few years, the team mostly played in the [[Belgian Second Division]], and later on in the [[Belgian Pro League|First Division]]. In 1904 the team moved to the Mussenstraat. In 1913, the World Exposition was held at that place, and the team moved once more, this time to the Albertlaan. Over there, a football pitch, training fields, tennis courts, an athletics court, galleries and other accommodations were being built. At 9 December 1915, during the [[World War I|First World War]], the stadium completely burned down. In 1912–13, AA La Gantoise became champion in the Second Division. In 1914, the team received the royal title and was called Association Royale Athlétique La Gantoise, which was abbreviated to ARA La Gantoise. During the world exposition, the team organized several sporting events. The first season in the First League, 1913–14, was nevertheless very difficult for the team and only by means of a test match against [[Standard Liège|Standard Club Liégois]], relegation was avoided.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buffalozone.be/informatie/geschiedenis.php |title=Een stukje clubgeschiedenis |access-date=16 July 2014 |language=nl |trans-title=A little piece of the club's history |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104146/http://www.buffalozone.be/informatie/geschiedenis.php |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1920, the team moved again, this time to Gentbrugge, where the [[Jules Ottenstadion]] was built. La Gantoise fell back to the Second Division and it was not until 1936 it managed to win the promotion play-offs and return to the [[Belgian Pro League|First Division]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buffalozone.be/informatie/geschiedenis.php |title=Een stukje clubgeschiedenis |access-date=16 July 2014 |language=nl |trans-title=A little piece of the club's history |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104146/http://www.buffalozone.be/informatie/geschiedenis.php |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the mid-fifties, the team played their strongest football yet. In 1953–54 it ended third with an equal total of points as [[KV Mechelen|KFC Malinois]] and only one point behind the champions [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]. The next season, La Gantoise was alone on the second spot, this time with three points less than the champions.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rombaut |first=Heli |title=Bruilofstraat 42 |language=nl |date=1998 |pages=14 |chapter=Chapter 2: The end of the golden years}}</ref> In 1964 it won the Belgian Cup ([[Belgian Cup|Beker van België]]), which was the first major tournament victory for the team. Because of their cup win, it became the first Belgian team to participate in the European Cup Winners' Cup. La Gantoise was defeated in the first round by [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Rombaut |first=Heli |title=Bruilofstraat 42 |language=nl |date=1998 |pages=21–31 |chapter=Chapter 3: To fall and rise with youthful talent}}</ref> In 1967, the club relegated once more, after three decades of playing in the First Division. It did, however, only take them one year to clinch promotion again.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rombaut |first=Heli |title=Bruilofstraat 42 |language=nl |date=1998 |pages=38–49 |chapter=Chapter 4: Shot at title ends in... second division}}</ref>

In 1971, the name of the team was translated into Flemish, as it became "Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent" (commonly known as KAA Gent or AA Gent). The 1970–71 season was the start of a bad decade for Gent. They were relegated to the [[Belgian Second Division|Second Division]] six games before the season's ending, after the defeat to [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]]. In 1974, they even relegated to the [[Belgian Third Division|Third Division]]. Gent had ended last and couldn't assure its promotion to the Second Division in the final round.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rombaut |first=Heli |title=Bruilofstraat 42 |language=nl |date=1998 |pages=73–88 |chapter=Chapter 6: Travel to Hell}}</ref> After one season, they would return to the Second Division and remained there until 1980, when the team returned to the First Division.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rombaut |first=Heli |title=Bruilofstraat 42 |language=nl |date=1998 |pages=117–139 |chapter=Chapter 8: After Hell and Purgatory... finally Heaven!}}</ref> The 1980s would become a much better period for the team. In 1984 they won the Belgian Cup again, and during that period the team played in European competitions four times.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rombaut |first=Heli |title=Bruilofstraat 42 |language=nl |date=1998 |pages=140–171 |chapter=Chapter 9: Three phenomenal seasons}}</ref> In 1986–87, Gent reached the Third round in the UEFA Cup. In 1988 the team fell back to the Second Division for a short while, but thanks to the promotion play-offs, they were able to return to First Division after one season.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rombaut |first=Heli |title=De Buffalo-bijbel |language=nl |trans-title=The Buffalo Bible |date=2009 |pages=134–147 |chapter=Chapter 7: The post De Meester era |publisher=Heli Rombaut |isbn=978-90-9024650-5}}</ref> A crucial role was played by a member of the Board of Directors, [[Marc Mortier]], who consulted the Prime Minister of Belgium, [[Wilfried Martens]], in order to establish an organisation named Foot Invest, to get the team financially back on track. [[Marc Mortier]] gathered more than 50 million Belgian francs (1.25 million euros) in sponsoring in a couple of months and introduced VDK Spaarbank as the main sponsor of the team.

[[File:Gentbrugge Jules Ottenstadion  19-09-2010 18-36-08.JPG|thumb|During a 2010 game against [[SV Zulte Waregem]]]]
In 1990–91, the team played at the top of the standings for a long time, under the guidance of René Vandereycken and players such as Frank Dauwen, [[Eric Viscaal]] and [[Erwin Vandenbergh]], but finally it ended on the third spot. So instead of competing in the [[UEFA Champions League]], the team played in the [[UEFA Cup]] in 1991. After defeating [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] and [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]], Gent played the quarter finals against [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Rombaut |first=Heli |title=De Buffalo-bijbel |language=nl |trans-title=The Buffalo Bible |date=2009 |pages=148–171 |chapter=Chapter 8: The Vandereycken boys |publisher=Heli Rombaut |isbn=978-90-9024650-5}}</ref> The following years, Gent fell back to the lower places in the standings. From 1994 until 1997, they finished just above the relegation places in the league.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rombaut |first=Heli |title=Bruilofstraat 42 |language=nl |date=1998 |pages=235–253 |chapter=Chapter 13: The demise of a rich football tradition}}</ref> By the end of the 1990s the results improved again, and with coach [[Trond Sollied]], KAA Gent qualified for European football once more in 1999–00.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rombaut |first=Heli |title=De Buffalo-bijbel |language=nl |trans-title=The Buffalo Bible |date=2009 |pages=186–209 |chapter=Chapter 10: About bombers and rubble removal |publisher=Heli Rombaut |isbn=978-90-9024650-5}}</ref> In these series, Gent lost heavily against [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], under new coach [[Henk Houwaart]]. The next season, Gent reached the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]], where they would reach the semi-finals against [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|PSG]]. The following seasons, league results varied between lower sub-top places and top four finishes.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rombaut |first=Heli |title=De Buffalo-bijbel |language=nl |trans-title=The Buffalo Bible |date=2009 |pages=210–229 |chapter=Chapter 11: The transition years |publisher=Heli Rombaut |isbn=978-90-9024650-5}}</ref>

In 2004, Gent signed coach [[Georges Leekens]]. In his first season, the team ended at the sixth spot in competition. With Leekens as a coach, KAA Gent made some impressive performances, such as the 4–1 victory over rival [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] on 1 April 2006. In 2006–07, despite a weak start of the competition, the team managed to reach the fourth place in the [[Belgian Pro League]]. It repeated that achievement the following year.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rombaut |first=Heli |title=De Buffalo-bijbel |language=nl |trans-title=The Buffalo Bible |date=2009 |pages=230–251 |chapter=Chapter 12: Georges Leekens |publisher=Heli Rombaut |isbn=978-90-9024650-5}}</ref>

The next season, coach Georges Leekens left the club and joined [[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]]. [[Trond Sollied]], the Norwegian trainer who had been very successful seven years before, succeeded him. Under his guidance, KAA Gent played its third Cup Final, in which it only lost at the end from [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]. Sollied left Gent again after one season, this time for [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Rombaut |first=Heli |title=De Buffalo-bijbel |language=nl |trans-title=The Buffalo Bible |date=2009 |pages=252–267 |chapter=Chapter 8: Trond Sollied is back in town! |publisher=Heli Rombaut |isbn=978-90-9024650-5}}</ref> [[Michel Preud'homme]], who had just become champion of the Jupiler Pro League with [[Standard Liège]], signed a contract for three seasons, together with his colleagues [[Manu Ferrera]] and [[Stan van den Buys]]. In 2008–09, the team ended at the fourth spot, after a strong comeback in the second part of the competition, with an equal number of points as [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]], who had won one more game and ended third.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rombaut |first=Heli |title=De Buffalo-bijbel |language=nl |trans-title=The Buffalo Bible |date=2009 |pages=269–272 |chapter=Chapter 8: Michel Preud'homme: a worthy ambassador of the club |publisher=Heli Rombaut |isbn=978-90-9024650-5}}</ref>

In 2009–10, there was a heavy battle for second place in the [[Belgian Pro League]] between Gent and Club Brugge and the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] ticket that came with it. They played each other on 8 May 2010. Gent won by a convincing 6–2 score to earn Champions League football.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kaagent.be/buffalo/wedstrijden/playoff-1-2009-2010/10/kaa-gent/club-brugge-kv/ |title=KAA Gent 6–2 Club Bruges: match report |access-date=16 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726000133/http://www.kaagent.be/buffalo/wedstrijden/playoff-1-2009-2010/10/kaa-gent/club-brugge-kv/ |archive-date=26 July 2014  }}</ref> One week later, Gent also won the Belgian Cup for the first time in 26 years, defeating the other Bruges [[Belgian Pro League|Pro League]] team, [[Cercle Brugge K.S.V.|Cercle Brugge]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kaagent.be/buffalo/wedstrijden/cofidis-cup-2009-2010/5/cercle-brugge-ksv/kaa-gent/ |title=Cercle Bruges 0–3 KAA Gent: match report |access-date=16 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726010136/http://www.kaagent.be/buffalo/wedstrijden/cofidis-cup-2009-2010/5/cercle-brugge-ksv/kaa-gent/ |archive-date=26 July 2014  }}</ref>

On 17 July 2013, the club officially inaugurated their new stadium, the [[Ghelamco Arena]], with a 2–0 win over [[VfB Stuttgart]] in a gala match.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kaagent.be/buffalo/nieuws/17-07-2013/kaa-gent-opent-ghelamco-arena-met-zege-tegen-stuttgart/ |title=KAA Gent opent Ghelamco Arena met zege tegen Stuttgart |access-date=16 July 2014 |language=nl |trans-title=KAA Gent opens Ghelamco Arena with victory against Stuttgart |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726010618/http://www.kaagent.be/buffalo/nieuws/17-07-2013/kaa-gent-opent-ghelamco-arena-met-zege-tegen-stuttgart/ |archive-date=26 July 2014  }}</ref>

On 21 May 2015, Gent clinched their first [[Belgian Pro League|Belgium League]] title by defeating [[Standard Liège]] 2–0 at home, automatically qualifying for the [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage|group stage]] of the [[UEFA Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/sep/12/champions-league-2015-16-team-guide-group-stage|title=Champions League 2015–16: team by team guide to the group stage|date=12 September 2015|work=Guardian|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> Gent were drawn in Group H, against Russian champions [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]], the Spanish team [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] and the French [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]. The Belgian champions were able to perform better than expected. On matchday 1, Gent draw 1–1 with Olympique Lyon at [[Ghelamco Arena]], securing their first point in Champions League group stages, after [[Danijel Milićević|Milićević]] scored to bring the score to a tie, conceding [[Christophe Jallet|Jallet]]'s goal. In matchday 2, they were beaten by Zenit 1–2 at [[Petrovsky Stadium]], [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]]; they were led 0–1 with a goal by [[Artyom Dzyuba|Dzyuba]] and managed to bring the score to a 1–1 tie with a goal by [[Thomas Matton|Matton]], but Russian international [[Oleg Shatov|Shatov]] scored for Gent's first Champions League group stage defeat. On matchday 3, they lost again 1–2 against Valencia on [[Mestalla]], [[Valencia]], [[Spain]]; they hold Valencia in a 1–1 tie before the half break, but [[Stefan Mitrović (footballer, born 1990)|Mitrović]]'s own goal in the 71st minute put an end to their hopes for a draw. On matchday 4, at [[Ghelamco Arena]], Gent beat Valencia 1–0, after [[Sven Kums|Kums]] successfully converted a penalty kick in the 49th minute to obtain their historical first Champions League victory. On matchday 5, at [[Stade de Gerland]], [[Lyon]], [[France]], Gent beat Lyon 2–1; [[Jordan Ferri|Ferri]]'s 0–1 goal was conceded when [[Danijel Milićević|Milićević]] brought the score to a tie, only for substitute [[Kalifa Coulibaly|Coulibaly]] to score the most dramatic goal of winners with the last touch of the match, in the 95th minute as Gent earned qualification in either Champions League or Europa League knockout phases. In order to qualify for the Champions League knock-out phases, Gent needed a victory against group leaders Zenit, as it could qualify even if Valencia would win at Lyon thanks to their away goal. On marchday 6, Gent won 2–1 against Zenit, finishing the group on second place and becoming only the second Belgian team to advance to the Champions League knockout phase, as Lyon beat Valencia, after Anderlecht in [[2000–01 UEFA Champions League|2000–01]]. In the round of 16, they were drawn against [[VfL Wolfsburg|Wolfsburg]]. In the first leg at Ghelamco Stadium, Gent were defeated 2–3 by Wolfsburg, after being led with 0–3 and managing to score two goals in the last ten minutes. The second game, this time in Wolfsburg, ended 1–0, setting an end to Gent's European tournament. However, It was the best European season for them. In the 2016/17 season, they played Europa League. They faced [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], first winning at home in the [[Ghelamco Arena]] and then drawing in [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]], thus advancing on aggregate. Around 8000 KAA Gent fans attended the match in the away-end, after they were awarded an extra 1000 tickets for their excellent reputation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wembley: 1000 extra tickets dankzij topreputatie supporters! {{!}} KAA Gent Website |url=https://www.kaagent.be/nl/nieuws/19-01-2017/voorverkoop-tottenham-kaa-gent |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=KAA Gent |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-25 |title=Ook de Spurs-Belgen waren donderdag onder de indruk van het Gentse legioen: "Ze maakten er een fantastische sfeer van" |url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2017-02-25/aa-gent-werd-op-wembley-aangemoedigd-door-ruim-8000-fans |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Voetbalkrant.com |language=nl}}</ref> In the next round they faced fellow Belgian side KRC Genk, this time on the losing end. That set an end for their 2nd best European season.

== Rivalries ==
KAA Gent have a fierce rivalry with [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]], in what is dubbed as the "Battle of [[Flanders]]" in the media<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/sportwereld/live/voetbal/280168/|title=Bewogen Slag om Vlaanderen blijft onbeslist: Club Brugge en AA Gent schieten weinig op met punt|website=Het Nieuwsblad|date=3 February 2019 |language=nl-BE|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref> as it is between Flanders' two cultural capitals (Antwerp having been historically a part of the [[Duchy of Brabant]]). There are also many Club Brugge supporters in the city of Ghent due to internal migration from [[West Flanders]] to the city, while KAA Gent pride themselves on their local identity. The nickname that KAA Gent fans give to the Club Brugge fans is the Flemish word "boeren" ("peasants"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radio 2 Mysteries: Waarom worden de supporters van Club Brugge boeren genoemd? |url=https://radio2.be/luister/select/start-je-dag-in-west-vlaanderen/radio-2-mysteries-waarom-worden-de-supporters-van-club-brugge-boeren-genoemd |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=radio2 |language=nl}}</ref> mainly because of the agricultural background of West-Flanders but also because of the insolence that Club Brugge fans have displayed in the past.

==Honours==
*'''[[Belgian First Division]]'''
**'''Winners''' (1): [[2014–15 Belgian Pro League|2014–15]]
**Runners-up (3): [[1954–55 Belgian First Division|1954–55]], [[2009–10 Belgian Pro League|2009–10]], [[2019–20 Belgian First Division A|2019–20]]
*'''[[Belgian Cup]]'''
**'''Winner''' (4): 1963–64, 1983–84, [[2009–10 Belgian Cup|2009–10]], [[2021–22 Belgian Cup|2021–22]]
**Runners-up (2): [[2007–08 Belgian Cup|2007–08]], [[2018–19 Belgian Cup|2018–19]]
*'''[[Belgian Super Cup]]'''
**'''Winners''' (1): [[2015 Belgian Super Cup|2015]]
**Runners-up (3): 1983–84, [[2010 Belgian Super Cup|2010]], [[2022 Belgian Super Cup|2022]]
*'''[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]'''
**Runners-up (2): [[UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006|2006]], [[UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007|2007]]

==European record==
:''Accurate as of 24 August 2022''

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Competition!!Played!!Won!!Drew!!Lost!!GF!!GA!!GD!!Win%
|-
|align=left|{{sort|1|[[UEFA Champions League]]}}
{{WDL|13|4|1|8|for=14|against=23|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|{{sort|2|[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]]}}
{{WDL|4|1|1|2|for=2|against=5|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|{{sort|3|[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League]]}}
{{WDL|81|28|21|32|for=108|against=122|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|{{sort|4|[[UEFA Europa Conference League]]}}
{{WDL|15|8|2|5|for=19|against=10|diff=yes}}
|- class="sortbottom"
!{{sort|8|Total}}
{{WDLtot|113|41|25|47|for=143|against=160|diff=yes}}
|}
Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

=== Matches ===
;Notes
* '''1R''': First round
* '''2R''': Second round
* '''3R''': Third round
* '''QR''': Qualifying round
* '''2Q''': Second qualifying round
* '''3Q''': Third qualifying round
* '''PO''': Play-off round
* '''KPO''': Knockout play-offs
* '''R32''': Round of 32
* '''R16''': Round of 16
* '''QF''': Quarter-finals

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Opponent
! Home
! Away
! Aggregate
|-
|[[1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup|1964–65]]
|[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]
|[[1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup#First round|1R]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|1–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''1–2'''
|-
|[[1982–83 UEFA Cup|1982–83]]
|[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]
|[[1982–83 UEFA Cup#First round|1R]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[HFC Haarlem|Haarlem]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|3–3
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''4–5'''
|-
|[[1983–84 UEFA Cup|1983–84]]
|[[UEFA Cup]]
|[[1983–84 UEFA Cup#First round|1R]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[RC Lens|Lens]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|1–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''2–3'''
|-
|[[1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup|1984–85]]
|[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]
|[[1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup#First round|1R]]
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|1–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–3
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''1–3'''
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[1986–87 UEFA Cup|1986–87]]
|rowspan="3"|[[UEFA Cup]]
|[[1986–87 UEFA Cup#First round|1R]]
|{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[Jeunesse Esch]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|1–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|2–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''3–2'''
|-
|[[1986–87 UEFA Cup#Second round|2R]]
|{{flagicon|Romania|1965}} [[FC Sportul Studențesc București|Sportul Studențesc]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|3–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|1–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''4–1'''
|-
|[[1986–87 UEFA Cup#Third round|3R]]
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[IFK Göteborg]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–4
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''0–5'''
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[1991–92 UEFA Cup|1991–92]]
|rowspan="4"|[[UEFA Cup]]
|[[1991–92 UEFA Cup#First round|1R]]
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|1–0 {{aet}}
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''1–1'''<br>{{pso|4–1}}
|-
|[[1991–92 UEFA Cup#Second round|2R]]
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Eintracht Frankfurt]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|0–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|1–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''1–0'''
|-
|[[1991–92 UEFA Cup#Third round|3R]]
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|2–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|0–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''2–0'''
|-
|[[1991–92 UEFA Cup#Quarter-finals|QF]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|0–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–3
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''0–3'''
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2000–01 UEFA Cup|2000–01]]
|rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Cup]]
|[[2000–01 UEFA Cup#Qualifying round|QR]]
|{{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA Akranes]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|3–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|3–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''6–2'''
|-
|[[2000–01 UEFA Cup#First round|1R]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–6
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–3
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''0–9'''
|-
|[[2008–09 UEFA Cup|2008–09]]
|[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]
|[[2008–09 UEFA Cup#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Kalmar FF|Kalmar]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|2–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–4
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''2–5'''
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|2009–10]]
|rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Europa League]]
|[[2009–10 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
|{{flagicon|Belarus}} [[FC Naftan Novopolotsk|Naftan Novopolotsk]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|1–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''2–2''' ([[Away goals rule|a]])
|-
|[[2009–10 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[AS Roma|Roma]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–7
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–3
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''2–10'''
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Template:2010–11 in European football (UEFA)|2010–11]]
|[[2010–11 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
|[[2010–11 UEFA Champions League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
|{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–3
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–3
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''1–6'''
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[2010–11 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
|[[2010–11 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|PO]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Feyenoord]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|2–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''2–1'''
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[2010–11 UEFA Europa League#Group C|Group C]]
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Sporting CP]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|3–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–5
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|'''3rd'''
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Lille OSC|Lille]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|1–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–3
|-
|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|1–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|2–3
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2012–13 UEFA Europa League|2012–13]]
|rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Europa League]]
|[[2012–13 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
|{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[FC Differdange 03|Differdange]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|3–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|1–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''4–2'''
|-
|[[2012–13 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
|{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Videoton FC|Videoton]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–3
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''0–4'''
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[2015–16 UEFA Champions League|2015–16]]
|rowspan="4"|[[UEFA Champions League]]
|rowspan="3"|[[2015–16 UEFA Champions League#Group stage|Group H]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|1–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|2–1
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|'''2nd'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|2–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–2
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|1–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–2
|-
|[[2015–16 UEFA Champions League#Round of 16|R16]]
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[VfL Wolfsburg]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|2–3
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''2–4'''
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|2016–17]]
|rowspan="7"|[[UEFA Europa League]]
|[[2016–17 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
|{{flagicon|Romania}} [[FC Viitorul Constanța|Viitorul Constanța]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|5–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|0–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''5–0'''
|-
|[[2016–17 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|PO]]
|{{flagicon|Macedonia}} [[FK Shkëndija|Shkëndija]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|2–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|4–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''6–1'''
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[2016–17 UEFA Europa League#Group stage|Group H]]
|{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|3–5
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–5
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|'''2nd'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[S.C. Braga|Braga]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|2–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|1–1
|-
|{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Konyaspor]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|2–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|1–0
|-
|[[2016–17 UEFA Europa League#Round of 32|R32]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|1–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|2–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''3–2'''
|-
|[[2016–17 UEFA Europa League#Round of 16|R16]]
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|2–5
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|1–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''3–6'''
|-
|[[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|2017–18]]
|[[UEFA Europa League]]
|[[2017–18 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[SC Rheindorf Altach|Rheindorf Altach]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|1–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–3
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''2–4'''
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2018–19 UEFA Europa League|2018–19]]
|rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Europa League]]
|[[2018-19 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Jagiellonia Białystok]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|3–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|1–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''4–1'''
|-
|[[2018-19 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|PO]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|0–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''0–2'''
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[2019–20 UEFA Europa League|2019–20]]
|rowspan="7"|[[UEFA Europa League]]
|[[2019–20 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
|{{flagicon|ROU}} [[FC Viitorul Constanța|Viitorul Constanța]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|6–3
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''7–5'''
|-
|[[2019–20 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
|{{flagicon|CYP}} [[AEK Larnaca FC|AEK Larnaca]] 
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|3–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|1–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''4–1'''
|-
|[[2019–20 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|PO]]
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[HNK Rijeka|Rijeka]] 
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|2–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|1–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''3–2'''
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[2019–20 UEFA Europa League#Group stage|Group I]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[VfL Wolfsburg]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|2–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|3–1
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|'''1st'''
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|3–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|0–0
|-
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Oleksandriya|Oleksandriya]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|2–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|1–1
|-
|[[2019–20 UEFA Europa League#Round of 32|R32]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[AS Roma|Roma]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|1–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''1–2'''
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Template:2020–21 in European football (UEFA)|2020–21]]
|rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Champions League]]
|[[2020–21 UEFA Champions League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Wien]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''2–1'''
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|-
|[[2020–21 UEFA Champions League#Play-off round|PO]]
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–3
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''1–5'''
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[UEFA Europa League]]
|rowspan="3"|[[2020–21 UEFA Europa League#Group stage|Group L]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|1899 Hoffenheim]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–4
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–4
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|'''4th'''
|-
|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–2
|-
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[FC Slovan Liberec|Slovan Liberec]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–1
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League|2021–22]]
|rowspan="7"|[[UEFA Europa Conference League]]
|[[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|4–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''4−2'''
|-
|[[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
|{{flagicon|LVA}} [[FK RFS|RFS]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|2–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|1–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''3–2'''
|-
|[[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League#Play-off round|PO]]
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Raków Częstochowa]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|3–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''3–1'''
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League#Group stage|Group B]]
|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[FK Partizan|Partizan]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|1–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|1–0
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|'''1st'''
|-
|{{flagicon|EST}} [[FC Flora|Flora]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|1–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|1–0
|-
|{{flagicon|CYP}} [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|2–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–1
|-
|[[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League#Round of 16|R16]]
|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[PAOK FC|PAOK]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''1–3'''
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Template:2022–23 in European football (UEFA)|2022–23]]
|[[UEFA Europa League]]
|[[2022–23 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|PO]]
|{{flagicon|CYP}} [[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''0–4'''
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[UEFA Europa Conference League]]
|rowspan="3"|[[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League#Group stage|Group F]]
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Molde FK|Molde]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|4–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|0–0
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|'''2nd'''
|-
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|3–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|1–1
|-
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|2–4
|-
|[[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League#Knockout round play-offs|KPO]]
| {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Qarabağ FK|Qarabağ]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|1–0 {{aet}}
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''1–1'''<br>{{pso|5–3}}
|-
|[[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League#Round of 16|R16]]
| {{flagicon|TUR}} [[İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.|İstanbul Başakşehir]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|1–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|4–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''5–2'''
|-
|[[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League#Quarter-finals|QF]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|1–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–4
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''2–5'''
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|2023–24]]
|rowspan="7"|[[UEFA Europa Conference League]]
|[[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[MŠK Žilina|Žilina]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|5–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|5–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''10–3'''
|-
|[[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Pogoń Szczecin]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|5–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''6–2'''
|-
|[[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League#Play-off round|PO]]
| {{flagicon|CYP}} [[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|2–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|2–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''4–1'''
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League#Group stage|GS]]
| {{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[FC Zorya Luhansk|Zorya Luhansk]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|4–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|1–1
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|'''2nd'''
|-
| {{flagicon|Israel}} [[Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|2–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|1–3
|-
| {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Breiðablik men's football|Breiðablik]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|5–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|3–2
|-
|[[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League#Knockout round play-offs|KPO]]
| {{flagicon|Israel}} [[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|1–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|0–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''1–2'''
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[2024–25 UEFA Conference League|2024–25]]
|rowspan="10"|[[UEFA Conference League]]
|[[2024–25 UEFA Conference League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
| {{flagicon|Faroe Islands}} [[Víkingur Gøta|Víkingur]] 
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|4–1
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|3–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''7–1'''
|-
|[[2024–25 UEFA Conference League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
| {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Silkeborg IF|Silkeborg]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#ffd"|2–2
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|3–2 {{aet}}
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''5–4'''
|-
|[[2024–25 UEFA Conference League#Play-off round|PO]]
| {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[FK Partizan|Partizan]]
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|1–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|1–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#dfd"|'''2–0'''
|-
|rowspan=6|[[2024–25 UEFA Conference League league phase|League phase]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|{{n/a}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 2–4
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| '''17th'''
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Molde FK|Molde]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"| 2–1
|{{n/a}}
|-
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|CYP}} [[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"| 1–0
|{{n/a}}
|-
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|SUI}} [[FC Lugano|Lugano]]
|{{n/a}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 0–2
|-
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|SRB}} [[FK TSC|TSC]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"| 3–0
|{{n/a}}
|-
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|NIR}} [[Larne F.C.|Larne]]
|{{n/a}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 0–1
|-
|[[2024–25 UEFA Conference League knockout phase#Knockout phase play-offs|KPO]]
|align="left"| {{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Betis]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 0–3
| style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"| 1–0
|style="text-align:center;background:#fdd"|'''1–3'''
|}

==Players==
===Current squad===
{{updated|29 June 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kaagent.be/en/team/players|title=KAA Gent (team)|publisher=K.A.A. Gent|date=2017|access-date=5 August 2017|archive-date=23 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023053706/http://www.kaagent.be/en/team/players|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=CMR|pos=DF|name=[[Samuel Kotto]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Archie Brown (footballer)|Archie Brown]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=JAP|pos=DF|name=[[Tsuyoshi Watanabe]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=[[Leonardo Lopes]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=ISR|pos=MF|name=[[Omri Gandelman]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=ISL|pos=FW|name=[[Andri Guðjohnsen]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Aimé Omgba]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=[[Momodou Sonko]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=CAR|pos=DF|name=[[Hugo Gambor]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=SRB|pos=DF|name=[[Stefan Mitrović (footballer, born 1990)|Stefan Mitrović]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=BEL|pos=FW|name=[[Dante Vanzeir]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Atsuki Ito]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=[[Mathias Delorge]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=[[Matisse Samoise]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=SUI|pos=FW|name=[[Franck Surdez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=POR|pos=DF|name=[[Tiago Araújo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Max Dean (footballer)|Max Dean]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=[[Sven Kums]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=BEL|pos=GK|name=Louis Fortin}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=[[Tibe De Vlieger]]}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=CPV|pos=FW|name=[[Hélio Varela]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=BEL|pos=GK|name=Célestin De Schrevel}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=BEL|pos=GK|name=[[Tom Vandenberghe]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=BEL|pos=GK|name=[[Davy Roef]]}}
{{Fs player|no=45|nat=CIV|pos=FW|name=Hyllarion Goore}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=CIV|name=[[Wilfried Kanga]]|other=}}
{{Fs end}}

====Out on loan====
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ANG|pos=DF|name=[[Núrio Fortuna]]|other=at [[Volos F.C.|Volos]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MAR|pos=DF|name=[[Ismaël Kandouss]]|other=at [[Al-Orobah FC|Al-Orobah]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=BEL|pos=DF|name=[[Bram Lagae]]|other=at [[K.V. Kortrijk|Kortrijk]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=AUS|pos=MF|name=[[Keegan Jelacic]]|other=at [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=[[Daisuke Yokota]]|other=at [[1. FC Kaiserslautern|Kaiserslautern]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=[[Pieter Gerkens]]|other=at [[Cercle Brugge K.S.V.|Cercle Brugge]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{fs end}}

===Jong KAA Gent===
{{updated|1 March 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kaagent.be/nl/team/jong-kaa-gent/spelers|title=Jong KAA Gent spelers|publisher=KAA Gent|access-date=1 March 2025}}</ref>
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no= 1|nat=BEL|pos=GK|name=Célestin De Schrevel}}
{{fs player|no= 4|nat=BEL|pos=DF|name=Nicolas Thienpout}}
{{fs player|no= 5|nat=BEL|pos=DF|name=Gilles De Meyer}}
{{fs player|no= 6|nat=UKR|pos=MF|name=Oleksandr Soroka}}
{{fs player|no= 7|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=Gyano Vanderdonck}}
{{fs player|no= 8|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=Briek Van Hoorick}}
{{fs player|no= 9|nat=UKR|pos=FW|name=Ruslan Vydysh}}
{{fs player|no=10|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=Noah Laghmich}}
{{fs player|no=11|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=Jassim Mazouz}}
{{fs player|no=12|nat=BFA|pos=DF|name=Abdoul Ayindé}}
{{fs player|no=13|nat=NGA|pos=FW|name=[[Abubakar Abdullahi]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=14|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=Mohammed El Adfaoui}}
{{fs player|no=15|nat=GUI|pos=DF|name=Mohamed Soumah}}
{{fs player|no=16|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=Wout Asselman}}
{{fs player|no=17|nat=BEL|pos=DF|name=Hannes Vernemmen}}
{{fs player|no=18|nat=BEL|pos=DF|name=Matties Volckaert}}
{{fs player|no=19|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=Rune Van Den Bergh}}
{{fs player|no=20|nat=NGA|pos=FW|name=Umar Abubakar}}
{{fs player|no=25|nat=BEL|pos=GK|name=Victor De Coninck}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=BEL|pos=GK|name=Bas Evers}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=BEL|pos=DF|name=Bilal Sanhaji}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=BEL|pos=FW|name=Ali Donny Sylla}}
{{fs end}}

====Out on loan====
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=BEL|pos=GK|name=René Vanden Borre|other=at [[K.R.C. Gent]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=UKR|pos=MF|name=Mykhailo Dubrovnyi|other=at [[K.R.C. Gent]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ISL|pos=MF|name=Viktor Nói Vidarsson|other=at [[K.R.C. Gent]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=Benjamin Melkebeke|other=at [[K.R.C. Gent]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=BEL|pos=FW|name=[[David Mukuna-Trouet]]|other=at [[K.R.C. Gent]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{fs end}}

==Technical staff & management==
{|class="wikitable"
! Name
! Position
|-
| [[Ivan Leko]] || {{flagicon|Croatia}} Head Coach
|-
| [[Nicolas Still]] || {{flagicon|England}}{{flagicon|Belgium}} Assistant Coach
|-
| [[Bart van Tornhout]] || {{flagicon|Belgium}} Goalkeeper Coach
|-
| [[Stijn Matthys]]|| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Head of Performance
|-
| [[Frank Wezenbeek]]|| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Physiotherapist
|-
| [[Gunther Schepens]] || {{flagicon|Belgium}} Technical coordinator
|-
| [[Sam Baro]] || {{flagicon|Belgium}} Chairman
|-
| [[Arnar Viðarsson]] || {{flagicon|Iceland}} Manager Sports
|-
| [[Sébastien Ronse]]|| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Manager Non-sports
|-
| [[Manu Ferrera]] || {{flagicon|Belgium}} Youth director
|-
| [[Gilbert De Groote]]|| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Scouting director
|-
| [[Patrick Lips]]|| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Commercial director
|-
| [[Luc Adriaensens]]|| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Financial Director
|-
| [[Dirk Piens]]|| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Organisational Director & Safety Officer
|-
| [[Wim Beelaert]]|| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Community manager
|-
| [[Xavier Louwagie]]|| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Communication Manager
|-
| [[Marc Van Lysebetten]]|| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Press Officer
|}

==Well-known former players of the team==
{{more citations needed section|date=May 2016}}

Six players of AA Gent held top scorer positions in the [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA]]: [[Maurice Willems]] (1956–57, 28 games, 35 goals), [[Ronny Martens]] (1984–85, 34 games, 23 goals), [[Erwin Vandenbergh]] (1990–91, 34 games, 23 goals) and [[Ole Martin Arst]] (1999–00, 33 games, 30 goals), [[Jonathan David]] (2019–20, 29 games, 18 goals), [[Hugo Cuypers]] (2022–23, 39 games, 27 goals).

The Belgian player [[Roland Storme]], central defender of KAA Gent in 1958–59, received the Golden Shoe award. Three other AA Gent players were presented with awards and honors: [[René Vandereycken]] got the award for trainer of the year 1991. [[Frédéric Herpoel]] was chosen as the best goalkeeper in 2004.

[[Mbark Boussoufa]] received multiple awards and honors including: pro-player of the year, best young player and the award of the 12th man, as well as the [[Ebony Shoe Award|Ebony Shoe]]. Another AA Gent player, the Egyptian [[Mido (footballer)|Ahmed "Mido" Hossam]] was also presented with the Ebony Shoe 8 years earlier in 2001.

[[Maurice Willems]] has scored more goals than any other KAA Gent player, with 185 goals between 1952 and 1962.

[[Armand Seghers]] holds the record of the most games played in the first team of KAA Gent: 507 between 1949 and 1960.

[[Marc Van Der Linden]] was in the national selection of [[Belgium]] for the [[1990 World Cup]] in Italy.

[[Richard Orlans]] holds the most selections for the [[Belgium national football team|Belgium National Team]], more than any other KAA Gent player. He was selected 21 times from 1955 – 1958.

[[Frédéric Herpoel]] was four times honoured with the [[Jean-Claude Bouvy Trophy]] for "most valuable player of the season" between 2002 – 2005.

[[Tore André Dahlum]] was a Norwegian international who played one year for Gent.

Congolese player [[Leon Mokuna]] was the first African player in Belgian competition, in 1957. Compatriot [[Pierre Mwana Kasongo]] would join the club in 1965 and [[Kiyika Tokodi]] would do so in 1980.

==Jean-Claude Bouvy Trophy==
The '''Jean-Claude Bouvy Trophy''' is an award that is annually handed out to the most valuable player of [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[Association football|football]] club K.A.A. Gent. It was established in 1979 and later named after Jean-Claude Bouvy, a player of Gent who died in a car crash in 1986.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buffalozone.be/informatie/bouvy.php |title=Trofee Jean-Claude Bouvy |accessdate=12 October 2015 |language=Dutch |trans-title=Jean-Claude Bouvy Trophy}}</ref>

===Winners===

{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Season
! scope="col" | Player
! scope="col" | Nationality
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1978–79 Belgian Second Division|1978–79]]
| {{sortname|Filip|Benoot}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1979–80 Belgian Second Division|1979–80]]
| {{sortname|Roger|Coenye}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1980–81 Belgian First Division|1980–81]]
| {{sortname|Luc|Criel}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1981–82 Belgian First Division|1981–82]]
| {{sortname|André|Laurijssen}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1982–83 Belgian First Division|1982–83]]
| {{sortname|Søren|Busk}}
| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1983–84 Belgian First Division|1983–84]]
| colspan="2"|''No trophy awarded''
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1984–85 Belgian First Division|1984–85]]
| {{sortname|Ronny|Martens}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1985–86 Belgian First Division|1985–86]]
| {{sortname|Michel|De Wolf}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1986–87 Belgian First Division|1986–87]]
| {{sortname|Michel|De Wolf}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1987–88 Belgian First Division|1987–88]]
| {{sortname|André|Laurijssen}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1988–89 Belgian Second Division|1988–89]]
| {{sortname|Augustine|Eguavoen}}
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Nigeria]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1989–90 Belgian First Division|1989–90]]
| {{sortname|Henri|Balenga}}
| {{flagicon|COD}} [[DR Congo]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1990–91 Belgian First Division|1990–91]]
| {{sortname|Erwin|Vandenbergh}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1991–92 Belgian First Division|1991–92]]
| {{sortname|Eric|Viscaal}}
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Netherlands]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1992–93 Belgian First Division|1992–93]]
| {{sortname|Zsolt|Petry}}
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Hungary]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1993–94 Belgian First Division|1993–94]]
| {{sortname|Tony|Herreman}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1994–95 Belgian First Division|1994–95]]
| {{sortname|Suvad|Katana}}
| {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia-Herzegovina]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1995–96 Belgian First Division|1995–96]]
| {{sortname|Suvad|Katana}}
| {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia-Herzegovina]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1996–97 Belgian First Division|1996–97]]
| {{sortname|Tony|Herreman}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1997–98 Belgian First Division|1997–98]]
| {{sortname|Stijn|Vreven}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1998–99 Belgian First Division|1998–99]]
| {{sortname|Pieter|Collen}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[1999–2000 Belgian First Division|1999–00]]
| {{sortname|Eric|Joly}}
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[France]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[2000–01 Belgian First Division|2000–01]]
| {{sortname|Geri|Çipi}}
| {{flagicon|ALB}} [[Albania]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[2001–02 Belgian First Division|2001–02]]
| {{sortname|Frédéric|Herpoel}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[2002–03 Belgian First Division|2002–03]]
| {{sortname|Frédéric|Herpoel}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[2003–04 Belgian First Division|2003–04]]
| {{sortname|Frédéric|Herpoel}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[2004–05 Belgian First Division|2004–05]]
| {{sortname|Frédéric|Herpoel}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[2005–06 Belgian First Division|2005–06]]
| {{sortname|Mbark|Boussoufa}}
| {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Morocco]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[2006–07 Belgian First Division|2006–07]]
| {{sortname|Adékambi|Olufadé}}
| {{flagicon|TOG}} [[Togo]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[2007–08 Belgian First Division|2007–08]]
| {{sortname|Bryan|Ruiz}}
| {{flagicon|CRC}} [[Costa Rica]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[2008–09 Belgian First Division|2008–09]]
| {{sortname|Bryan|Ruiz}}
| {{flagicon|CRC}} [[Costa Rica]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[2009–10 Belgian Pro League|2009–10]]
| {{sortname|Bojan|Jorgačević}}
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Serbia]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[2010–11 Belgian Pro League|2010–11]]
| {{sortname|Bojan|Jorgačević}}
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Serbia]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[2011–12 Belgian Pro League|2011–12]]
| {{sortname|Bernd|Thijs}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[2012–13 Belgian Pro League|2012–13]]
| {{sortname|Hannes|Van der Bruggen}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[2013–14 Belgian Pro League|2013–14]]
| {{sortname|Christophe|Lepoint}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[2014–15 Belgian Pro League|2014–15]]
| {{sortname|Laurent|Depoitre}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
| style="text-align: center" | [[2015–16 Belgian Pro League|2015–16]]
| {{sortname|Nana|Asare|Nana Akwasi Asare}}
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Ghana]]
|-
|style="text-align: center" | [[2016–17 Belgian Pro League|2016–17]]
| {{sortname|Lovre|Kalinić}}
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Croatia]]
|-
|style="text-align: center" | [[2017–18 Belgian First Division A|2017–18]]
| {{sortname|Samuel|Gigot}}
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[France]]
|-
|style="text-align: center" | [[2018–19 Belgian First Division A|2018–19]]
| {{sortname|Dylan|Bronn}}
| {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Tunisia]]
|-
|style="text-align: center" | [[2019–20 Belgian First Division A|2019–20]]
| {{sortname|Jonathan|David}}
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Canada]]
|-
|style="text-align: center" | [[2020–21 Belgian First Division A|2020–21]]
| {{sortname|Alessio|Castro-Montes}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
|style="text-align: center" | [[2021–22 Belgian First Division A|2021–22]]
| {{sortname|Tarik|Tissoudali}}
| {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Morocco]]
|-
|style="text-align: center" | [[2022–23 Belgian Pro League|2022–23]]
| {{sortname|Hugo|Cuypers}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
|style="text-align: center" | [[2023–24 Belgian Pro League|2022–23]]
| {{sortname|Julien|De Sart}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium]]
|-
|style="text-align: center" | [[2022–23 Belgian Pro League|2024–25]]
| {{sortname|Tsuyoshi|Watanabe}}
| {{flagicon|JAP}} [[Japan]]
|}

==Coaching history==
{{div col|colwidth=35em|small=yes}}
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} Hector Priem (1901–09)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} Van Steenkiste (1909–10)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} Horta (1910–12)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} Bunyan (1912–22)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} De Rijke (1922–31)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Auguste Pelsmaeker|Staff{{Sic|hide=yes}} Pelsmaecker]] (1931–41)
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} {{ill|Hugo Fenichel|fr|Hugo Fenichel|ru|Феничель, Хуго}} (1941–42)
*{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Willibald Stejskal]] (1942–43)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} Fons Ferchyér (1943–45)
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Edmond Delfour]] (1945–51)
*{{flagicon|Austria}} Karl Mütsch (1951–52)
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Jules Vandooren]] (1952–56)
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Edmond Delfour]] (1956–59)
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Jacques Favre]] (1959–60)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} Louis Verstraeten (1960–64)
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Max Schirschin]] (1964–65)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} Julien Labeau (1965–66)
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Jules Bigot]] (1966–67)
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Jules Vandooren]] (1967–71)
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[István Sztani]] (1971–73)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} Omer Van Boxelaer (1973–74)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[:en:Richard Orlans|Richard Orlans]] (1974–76)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Freddy Qvick]] (1976)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Roland Storme]] (1976 –77)
*{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Norberto Höfling]] (1977–78)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} {{ill|Léon Nollet|fr|Léon Nollet|nl|Leon Nollet|es|Léon Nollet}} (1978 – September 80)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Han Grijzenhout]] (1980–81)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Robert Goethals]] (1981 – January 83)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Erwin Vanden Daele]] (1983 – November 83)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Han Grijzenhout]] (1984 – December 86)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Gérard Bergholtz]] (1987)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ab Fafié]] (1987 – April 88)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Erwin Vandendaele]] (1988–89)
*{{nowrap|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[René Vandereycken]] (31 March 1989 – 28 February 1993)}}
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Hans Dorjee]] (1993)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Walter Meeuws]] (1 July 1993 – 30 June 1994)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Lei Clijsters]] (1994–96)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Johan Boskamp]] (30 November 1996 – 30 September 1998)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Herman Vermeulen]] ''(interim)'' (1998 – December 98)
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Trond Sollied]] (1 January 1999 – 30 June 2000)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Henk Houwaart]] (1 July 2000 – 30 September 2000)
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Patrick Rémy (coach)|Patrick Rémy]] (1 July 2000 – 30 June 2002)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Herman Vermeulen]] ''(interim)'' (2001–02)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jan Olde Riekerink]] (1 July 2002 – 3 November 2003)
*{{nowrap|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Herman Vermeulen|H. Vermeulen]] ''(interim)'' (5 November 2003 – 17 May 2004)}}
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Georges Leekens]] (18 May 2004 – 30 June 2007)
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Trond Sollied]] (1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Michel Preud'homme]] (1 July 2008 – 30 June 2010)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Francky Dury]] (1 July 2010 – 30 June 2011)
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Trond Sollied]] (1 July 2011 – 23 October 2012)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Manu Ferrera]] ''(interim)'' (23 October 2012 – 1 November 2012)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Bob Peeters]] (1 November 2012 – 3 January 2013)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Manu Ferrera]] ''(interim)'' (January 2013)
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Víctor Fernández]] (9 January 2013 – 30 September 2013)
*{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Mircea Rednic]] (1 October 2013 – 9 April 2014)
*{{nowrap|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Peter Balette]] ''(interim)'' (9 April 2014 – 1 July 2014)}}
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Hein Vanhaezebrouck]] (2014 – 27 September 2017)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Yves Vanderhaeghe]] (October 2017 – 9 October 2018)
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jess Thorup]] (10 October 2018 – 20 August 2020)
*{{flagicon|Romania}} [[László Bölöni]] (20 August 2020 – 14 September 2020)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Wim De Decker]] (14 September 2020 – 4 December 2020)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Hein Vanhaezebrouck]] (4 December 2020 – 25 May 2024)
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Wouter Vrancken]] (4 June 2024 – 21 January 2025)
*{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Danijel Milićević]] (21 January 2025 – 27 May 2025)
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Ivan Leko]] (4 June 2025 – present)
{{div col end}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kaagent.be/_kaagent/archive.php |title=Beknopte geschiedenis van KAA Gent |access-date=1 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709132810/http://www.kaagent.be/_kaagent/archive.php |archive-date= 9 July 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Presidents==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Years
! President
|-
| 1901 || [[Hector Priem]]
|-
| 1902–08 || [[Adolphe Dangotte]]
|-
| 1908–12 || [[Adolf Gaeremijnck]]
|-
| 1912 || Hector Priem
|-
| 1912–13 || [[Jacques Feyerick]]
|-
| 1913–29 || [[Pierre Van Bleyenberghe]]
|-
| 1929–39 || [[Adrien Stassart]]
|-
| 1939–64 || [[Achiel Delongie]]
|-
| 1964–67 || [[René Hoste]]
|-
| 1967–76 || [[Freddy Mastelinck]]
|-
| 1976–85 || [[Albert De Meester]]
|-
| 1985–88 || [[Robert Naudts]]
|-
| 1988–99 || [[Jean Van Milders]]
|-
| 1999–2023 || [[Ivan De Witte]]
|-
| 2023– || [[Sam Baro]]
|}

== Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Period
! Kit supplier
! Shirt sponsor (chest)
|-
| 1977–1980 || || rowspan=2|Beton-Wegenbouw Gent
|-
| 1980–1984 || rowspan=3|[[Le Coq Sportif]]
|-
| 1984–1986 || [[Bellewaerde Park]]
|-
| 1986–1988 || [[Maes pils|Maes-Pils]]
|-
| 1988–1996 || [[adidas]] || rowspan=7|[[vdk bank]]
|-
| 1996–2004 || [[Umbro]]
|-
| 2004–2007 || [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-
| 2007–2013 || [[Jako]]
|-
| 2013–2015 || Masita
|-
| 2015–2018 || [[Jartazi]]
|-
| 2018–2023 || rowspan=2|[[Craft of Scandinavia|Craft]]
|-
| 2023– || [[Bâloise|Baloise]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website}} {{in lang|nl-BE}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051022091054/http://www.uefa.com/footballEurope/Club=4608/domestic.html KAA Gent] at UEFA.com
* [http://www.eufo.de/football/bel/kaa_gent.htm KAA Gent] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213053004/http://www.eufo.de/football/bel/kaa_gent.htm |date=13 February 2010 }} at EUFO.de {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/kaa-gent/ KAA Gent] at Weltfussball.de {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/belgium/2008-2009/eerste/gent.htm KAA Gent] at FootballSquads.com
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/club.php?id=217 KAA Gent] at National-Football-Teams.com
* [http://www.football-lineups.com/team/AA_Gent/ KAA Gent] at Football-Lineups.com

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