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Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent (Script error: No such module "IPA".; English: Royal Athletic Association Ghent), often simply known as Gent or by their nickname Template:Notatypo (Template:Langx), is a Belgian professional sports club, based in the city of Ghent, East Flanders. Their football team is the best known section within the club and has been playing in the Belgian First Division A since the 1989–90 season. They won the national league once, in 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 Template:Notatypo, a term coined after a visit of the original Buffalo Bill and his Wild West circus to the city in the early 20th century.[1] Their logo features a 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 garnered some controversy in recent years.[2][3]

Gent enjoyed its first spell at the highest level in Belgian football between 1913–14 and 1928–29, and a second one from 1936–37 to 1966–67. In the 1970s and 1980s, the club had several promotions and relegations between the first and 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 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.[4]

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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 matricule number than Racing Club, which would receive 11. In 1901 AA La Gantoise played its first games in the lower divisions.[5]

For the first few years, the team mostly played in the Belgian Second Division, and later on in the 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 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 Club Liégois, relegation was avoided.[6]

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 First Division.[7] In the mid-fifties, the team played their strongest football yet. In 1953–54 it ended third with an equal total of points as KFC Malinois and only one point behind the champions Anderlecht. The next season, La Gantoise was alone on the second spot, this time with three points less than the champions.[8] In 1964 it won the 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.[9] 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.[10]

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 Second Division six games before the season's ending, after the defeat to Club Brugge. In 1974, they even relegated to the Third Division. Gent had ended last and couldn't assure its promotion to the Second Division in the final round.[11] After one season, they would return to the Second Division and remained there until 1980, when the team returned to the First Division.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] 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.

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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 Lausanne-Sport, Eintracht Frankfurt and Dynamo Moscow, Gent played the quarter finals against Ajax.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17] In these series, Gent lost heavily against Ajax, under new coach Henk Houwaart. The next season, Gent reached the UEFA Intertoto Cup, where they would reach the semi-finals against PSG. The following seasons, league results varied between lower sub-top places and top four finishes.[18]

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 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.[19]

The next season, coach Georges Leekens left the club and joined 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 Anderlecht. Sollied left Gent again after one season, this time for Heerenveen.[20] 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, who had won one more game and ended third.[21]

In 2009–10, there was a heavy battle for second place in the Belgian Pro League between Gent and Club Brugge and the 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.[22] One week later, Gent also won the Belgian Cup for the first time in 26 years, defeating the other Bruges Pro League team, Cercle Brugge.[23]

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.[24]

On 21 May 2015, Gent clinched their first Belgium League title by defeating Standard Liège 2–0 at home, automatically qualifying for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[25] Gent were drawn in Group H, against Russian champions Zenit Saint Petersburg, the Spanish team Valencia and the French 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 Milićević scored to bring the score to a tie, conceding 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 Dzyuba and managed to bring the score to a 1–1 tie with a goal by Matton, but Russian international 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 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 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; Ferri's 0–1 goal was conceded when Milićević brought the score to a tie, only for substitute 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. In the round of 16, they were drawn against 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, first winning at home in the Ghelamco Arena and then drawing in 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.[26][27] 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, in what is dubbed as the "Battle of Flanders" in the media[28] 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"),[29] 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

European record

Accurate as of 24 August 2022
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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
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
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1982–83 UEFA Cup 1R Template:Flagicon Haarlem 3–3 1–2 4–5
1983–84 UEFA Cup 1R Template:Flagicon Lens 1–1 1–2 2–3
1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Template:Flagicon Celtic 1–0 0–3 1–3
1986–87 UEFA Cup 1R Template:Flagicon Jeunesse Esch 1–1 2–1 3–2
2R Template:Flagicon Sportul Studențesc 3–0 1–1 4–1
3R Template:Flagicon IFK Göteborg 0–1 0–4 0–5
1991–92 UEFA Cup 1R Template:Flagicon Lausanne-Sport 0–1 1–0 Template:Aet 1–1
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2R Template:Flagicon Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0 1–0 1–0
3R Template:Flagicon Dynamo Moscow 2–0 0–0 2–0
QF Template:Flagicon Ajax 0–0 0–3 0–3
2000–01 UEFA Cup QR Template:Flagicon ÍA Akranes 3–2 3–0 6–2
1R Template:Flagicon Ajax 0–6 0–3 0–9
2008–09 UEFA Cup 2Q Template:Flagicon Kalmar 2–1 0–4 2–5
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 2Q Template:Flagicon Naftan Novopolotsk 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
3Q Template:Flagicon Roma 1–7 1–3 2–10
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 3Q Template:Flagicon Dynamo Kyiv 1–3 0–3 1–6
UEFA Europa League PO Template:Flagicon Feyenoord 2–0 0–1 2–1
Group C Template:Flagicon Sporting CP 3–1 1–5 3rd
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Template:Flagicon Levski Sofia 1–0 2–3
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 2Q Template:Flagicon Differdange 3–2 1–0 4–2
3Q Template:Flagicon Videoton 0–3 0–1 0–4
2015–16 UEFA Champions League Group H Template:Flagicon Lyon 1–1 2–1 2nd
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Template:Flagicon Valencia 1–0 1–2
R16 Template:Flagicon VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 0–1 2–4
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 3Q Template:Flagicon Viitorul Constanța 5–0 0–0 5–0
PO Template:Flagicon Shkëndija 2–1 4–0 6–1
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R16 Template:Flagicon Genk 2–5 1–1 3–6
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 3Q Template:Flagicon Rheindorf Altach 1–1 1–3 2–4
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 3Q Template:Flagicon Jagiellonia Białystok 3–1 1–0 4–1
PO Template:Flagicon Bordeaux 0–0 0–2 0–2
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 2Q Template:Flagicon Viitorul Constanța 6–3 1–2 7–5
3Q Template:Flagicon AEK Larnaca 3–0 1–1 4–1
PO Template:Flagicon Rijeka 2–1 1–1 3–2
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Template:Flagicon Saint-Étienne 3–2 0–0
Template:Flagicon Oleksandriya 2–1 1–1
R32 Template:Flagicon Roma 1–1 0–1 1–2
2020–21 UEFA Champions League 3Q Template:Flagicon Rapid Wien 2–1 — —
PO Template:Flagicon Dynamo Kyiv 1–2 0–3 1–5
UEFA Europa League Group L Template:Flagicon 1899 Hoffenheim 1–4 1–4 4th
Template:Flagicon Red Star Belgrade 0–2 1–2
Template:Flagicon Slovan Liberec 1–2 0–1
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Template:Flagicon Vålerenga 4–0 0–2 4−2
3Q Template:Flagicon RFS 2–2 1–0 3–2
PO Template:Flagicon Raków Częstochowa 3–0 0–1 3–1
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R16 Template:Flagicon PAOK 1–2 0–1 1–3
2022–23 UEFA Europa League PO Template:Flagicon Omonia 0–2 0–2 0–4
UEFA Europa Conference League Group F Template:Flagicon Molde 4–0 0–0 2nd
Template:Flagicon Shamrock Rovers 3–0 1–1
Template:Flagicon Djurgårdens IF 0–1 2–4
KPO Template:Flagicon Qarabağ 1–0 Template:Aet 0–1 1–1
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R16 Template:Flagicon İstanbul Başakşehir 1–1 4–1 5–2
QF Template:Flagicon West Ham United 1–1 1–4 2–5
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Template:Flagicon Žilina 5–1 5–2 10–3
3Q Template:Flagicon Pogoń Szczecin 5–0 1–2 6–2
PO Template:Flagicon APOEL 2–0 2–1 4–1
GS Template:Flagicon Zorya Luhansk 4–1 1–1 2nd
Template:Flagicon Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–0 1–3
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KPO Template:Flagicon Maccabi Haifa 1–1 0–1 1–2
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 2Q Template:Flagicon Víkingur 4–1 3–0 7–1
3Q Template:Flagicon Silkeborg 2–2 3–2 Template:Aet 5–4
PO Template:Flagicon Partizan 1–0 1–0 2–0
League phase Template:Flagicon Chelsea — 2–4 17th
Template:Flagicon Molde 2–1 —
Template:Fbaicon Omonia 1–0 —
Template:Fbaicon Lugano — 0–2
Template:Fbaicon TSC 3–0 —
Template:Fbaicon Larne — 0–1
KPO Template:Fbaicon Real Betis 0–3 1–0 1–3

Players

Current squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Template:Fba/core Samuel Kotto
3 DF Template:Fba/core Archie Brown
4 DF Template:Country data JAP Tsuyoshi Watanabe
5 MF Template:Fba/core Leonardo Lopes
6 MF Template:Fba/core Omri Gandelman
9 FW Template:Fba/core Andri Guðjohnsen
10 MF Template:Fba/core Aimé Omgba
11 FW Template:Fba/core Momodou Sonko
12 DF Template:Country data CAR Hugo Gambor
13 DF Template:Fba/core Stefan Mitrović
14 FW Template:Fba/core Dante Vanzeir
15 MF Template:Fba/core Atsuki Ito
16 MF Template:Fba/core Mathias Delorge
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Template:Fba/core Matisse Samoise
19 FW Template:Fba/core Franck Surdez
20 DF Template:Fba/core Tiago Araújo
21 FW Template:Fba/core Max Dean
24 MF Template:Fba/core Sven Kums (captain)
26 GK Template:Fba/core Louis Fortin
27 MF Template:Fba/core Tibe De Vlieger
29 FW Template:Fba/core Hélio Varela
30 GK Template:Fba/core Célestin De Schrevel
32 GK Template:Fba/core Tom Vandenberghe
33 GK Template:Fba/core Davy Roef
45 FW Template:Fba/core Hyllarion Goore
— FW Template:Fba/core Wilfried Kanga

Out on loan

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No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Template:Fba/core Núrio Fortuna (at Volos until 30 June 2026)
— DF Template:Fba/core Ismaël Kandouss (at Al-Orobah until 30 June 2025)
— DF Template:Fba/core Bram Lagae (at Kortrijk until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Template:Fba/core Keegan Jelacic (at Brisbane Roar until 30 June 2025)
— FW Template:Fba/core Daisuke Yokota (at Kaiserslautern until 30 June 2025)
— MF Template:Fba/core Pieter Gerkens (at Cercle Brugge until 30 June 2026)

Jong KAA Gent

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1 GK Template:Fba/core Célestin De Schrevel
4 DF Template:Fba/core Nicolas Thienpout
5 DF Template:Fba/core Gilles De Meyer
6 MF Template:Fba/core Oleksandr Soroka
7 MF Template:Fba/core Gyano Vanderdonck
8 MF Template:Fba/core Briek Van Hoorick
9 FW Template:Fba/core Ruslan Vydysh
10 MF Template:Fba/core Noah Laghmich
11 MF Template:Fba/core Jassim Mazouz
12 DF Template:Fba/core Abdoul Ayindé
13 FW Template:Fba/core Abubakar Abdullahi
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Template:Fba/core Mohammed El Adfaoui
15 DF Template:Fba/core Mohamed Soumah
16 MF Template:Fba/core Wout Asselman
17 DF Template:Fba/core Hannes Vernemmen
18 DF Template:Fba/core Matties Volckaert
19 MF Template:Fba/core Rune Van Den Bergh
20 FW Template:Fba/core Umar Abubakar
25 GK Template:Fba/core Victor De Coninck
— GK Template:Fba/core Bas Evers
— DF Template:Fba/core Bilal Sanhaji
— FW Template:Fba/core Ali Donny Sylla

Out on loan

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No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Template:Fba/core René Vanden Borre (at K.R.C. Gent until 30 June 2025)
— MF Template:Fba/core Mykhailo Dubrovnyi (at K.R.C. Gent until 30 June 2025)
— MF Template:Fba/core Viktor Nói Vidarsson (at K.R.C. Gent until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Template:Fba/core Benjamin Melkebeke (at K.R.C. Gent until 30 June 2025)
— FW Template:Fba/core David Mukuna-Trouet (at K.R.C. Gent until 30 June 2025)

Technical staff & management

Name Position
Ivan Leko Template:Flagicon Head Coach
Nicolas Still Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon Assistant Coach
Bart van Tornhout Template:Flagicon Goalkeeper Coach
Stijn Matthys Template:Flagicon Head of Performance
Frank Wezenbeek Template:Flagicon Physiotherapist
Gunther Schepens Template:Flagicon Technical coordinator
Sam Baro Template:Flagicon Chairman
Arnar Viðarsson Template:Flagicon Manager Sports
Sébastien Ronse Template:Flagicon Manager Non-sports
Manu Ferrera Template:Flagicon Youth director
Gilbert De Groote Template:Flagicon Scouting director
Patrick Lips Template:Flagicon Commercial director
Luc Adriaensens Template:Flagicon Financial Director
Dirk Piens Template:Flagicon Organisational Director & Safety Officer
Wim Beelaert Template:Flagicon Community manager
Xavier Louwagie Template:Flagicon Communication Manager
Marc Van Lysebetten Template:Flagicon Press Officer

Well-known former players of the team

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Six players of AA Gent held top scorer positions in the 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. Another AA Gent player, the Egyptian 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 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 Belgian 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.[32]

Winners

Season Player Nationality
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1983–84 No trophy awarded
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Coaching history

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Presidents

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

Period Kit supplier Shirt sponsor (chest)
1977–1980 Beton-Wegenbouw Gent
1980–1984 Le Coq Sportif
1984–1986 Bellewaerde Park
1986–1988 Maes-Pils
1988–1996 adidas vdk bank
1996–2004 Umbro
2004–2007 Nike
2007–2013 Jako
2013–2015 Masita
2015–2018 Jartazi
2018–2023 Craft
2023– Baloise

References

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External links

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