2024–25 Royal Antwerp FC season

The 2024–25 season was Royal Antwerp Football Club's 145th season in existence and eighth consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They also competed in the Belgian Cup.

Royal Antwerp
2024–25 season
ManagerAndries Ulderink
StadiumBosuilstadion
Pro League5th
Belgian CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tjaronn Chery (14)

All:
Tjaronn Chery (18)
Average home league attendance13,196[1]

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 3 February 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  BEL Kobe Corbanie
3 DF  BEL Björn Engels
4 MF  NED Jaïro Riedewald
5 DF  BEL Olivier Deman (on loan from SV Werder Bremen)
6 DF  GHA Denis Odoi
7 FW  SUR Gyrano Kerk (on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow)
8 MF  BEL Dennis Praet
9 MF  SUR Tjaronn Chery
10 FW  BEL Michel-Ange Balikwisha
11 FW  ENG Kadan Young (on loan from Aston Villa F.C.)
16 MF  ARG Mauricio Benítez (on loan from Boca Juniors)
18 FW  NED Vincent Janssen
20 MF  MLI Mahamadou Doumbia
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  CIV Farouck Adekami
23 DF  BEL Toby Alderweireld (captain)
25 DF  BEL Jelle Bataille
26 DF  BUL Rosen Bozhinov
27 FW  GUI Mohamed Bayo (on loan from Lille OSC)
27 MF  BEL Mandela Keita
30 MF  GER Christopher Scott
33 DF  BEL Zeno Van Den Bosch
43 MF  MAR Youssef Hamdaoui
46 MF  BEL Milan Smits
55 FW  ECU Anthony Valencia
91 GK  BEL Senne Lammens
GK  BEL Yannick Thoelen

Transfers

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW England Kadan Young England Aston Villa F.C. On loan 3 February 2025
FW Guinea Mohamed Bayo France Lille OSC On loan 3 February 2025
MF Argentina Mauricio Benítez Argentina Boca Juniors On loan 2 February 2025
GK Belgium Yannick Thoelen Belgium K.V. Mechelen Free 30 January 2025
DF Belgium Olivier Deman Germany SV Werder Bremen On loan 6 January 2025 [2]
MF Belgium Dennis Praet England Leicester City Free 6 September 2024 [3]
MF Netherlands Jaïro Riedewald England Crystal Palace Free 13 August 2024 [4]
MF Ivory Coast Farouck Adekami Ghana Right to Dream Academy Undisclosed 8 August 2024 [5]
FW Suriname Gyrano Kerk Russia FC Lokomotiv Moscow On loan 1 July 2024
DF Belgium Denis Odoi Belgium Club Brugge Free 26 June 2024 [6]
DF Argentina Ayrton Costa Argentina Club Atlético Independiente Undisclosed 2 July 2024 [7]
DF Bulgaria Rosen Bozhinov Bulgaria CSKA 1948 Sofia Undisclosed 21 June 2024 [8]
MF Netherlands Tjaronn Chery Israel Maccabi Haifa Undisclosed 26 May 2024 [9]
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Nigeria Victor Udoh England Southampton Undisclosed 3 February 2025
FW Sweden Jacob Ondrejka Italy Parma Calcio € 7,000,000 23 January 2025
DF Argentina Ayrton Costa Argentina Boca Juniors € 3,400,000 16 January 2025
GK France Jean Butez Italy Como 1907 € 2,000,000 7 January 2025
DF Kosovo Laurit Krasniqi Lithuania FK Panevėžys Free 5 January 2025
MF Belgium Mandela Keita Italy Parma Calcio € 15,000,000 30 August 2024
MF Belgium Pierre Dwomoh England Watford € 1,000,000 26 August 2024
MF Nigeria Alhassan Yusuf United States New England Revolution € 2,300,000 12 August 2024
MF Netherlands Jurgen Ekkelenkamp Italy Udinese Calcio € 5,500,000 6 August 2024
FW Nigeria George Ilenikhena France AS Monaco € 18,750,000 24 July 2024
DF Belgium Dorian Dessoleil Belgium Francs Borains End of contract 30 June 2024
DF Belgium Ritchie De Laet Retired
GK Belgium Davino Verhulst
Notes

Pre-season and friendlies

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The team will start preparations with a test match versus third-tier side Hoogstraten VV on 29 June behind closed doors.[10]

29 June 2024 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 2–0 Belgium Hoogstraten VV Antwerp, Belgium
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 0
6 July 2024 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 2–1 Belgium K.V. Mechelen Antwerp, Belgium
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 0
Note: Four periods of 30 minutes.
11 July 2023 Friendly SGV Reichenau Austria 0–2 Belgium Antwerp Wörgl, Austria
Stadium: Sportzentrum Wörgl
Attendance: 0
Note: Two periods of 35 minutes.
13 July 2023 Friendly Brøndby IF Denmark 0–0 Belgium Antwerp Waidring, Austria
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 0
20 July 2024 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 2–3 Belgium Francs Borains Antwerp, Belgium
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 0
20 July 2024 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 1–2 Italy Parma Calcio Antwerp, Belgium
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Referee: Wim Smet
5 September 2024 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 4–1 Netherlands Helmond Sport Antwerp, Belgium
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
10 October 2024 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 2–1 Belgium Beveren Antwerp, Belgium
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
4 January 2025 Friendly Antwerp Belgium 4–2 Netherlands PEC Zwolle Antwerp, Belgium
Stadium: Bosuilstadion

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian Pro League 28 July 2024 14–16 March 2025 Matchday 1 30 12 10 8 47 32 +15 040.00
Belgian Cup 31 October 2024 6 February 2025 Seventh round 5 2 2 1 13 5 +8 040.00
Total 35 14 12 9 60 37 +23 040.00

Last updated: 16 March 2025
Source: Competitions

Belgian Pro League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Union SG 30 15 10 5 49 25 +24 55 Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
4 Anderlecht 30 15 6 9 50 27 +23 51
5 Antwerp 30 12 10 8 47 32 +15 46
6 Gent 30 11 12 7 41 33 +8 45
7 Standard Liège 30 10 9 11 22 35 13 39 Qualification for the Europe play-offs
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[11]

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 12 10 8 47 32  +15 46 8 3 4 33 17  +16 4 7 4 14 15  −1

Last updated: 16 March 2025.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWLWLLDWWWWDWLWDLLDWDDWDWLWDDLD
Position29461011822222323344444554555555
Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2025. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2024.[12]

28 July 2024 1 Charleroi 0–1 Antwerp Charleroi
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Lawrence Visser
4 August 2024 2 Antwerp 1–2 Anderlecht Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 16,144
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
11 August 2024 3 Antwerp 6–1 STVV Antwerp
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
18 August 2024 4 Club Brugge 1–0 Antwerp Bruges
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 22,876
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
24 August 2024 5 Antwerp 0–1 K.V. Mechelen Antwerp
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
1 September 2024 6 Gent 1–1 Antwerp Ghent
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Planet Group Arena
Attendance: 15,023
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
15 September 2024 7 Antwerp 2–0 Union SG Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lawrence Visser
21 September 2024 8 Westerlo 1–2 Antwerp Westerlo
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Het Kuipje
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
29 September 2024 9 Antwerp 5–0 Beerschot VA Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 16,144
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
Note: The match got suspended at a 4-0 score, because of flares being thrown on the pitch multiple times by the visiting fans. Beerschot decided to forfeit the remainder of the match, resulting in a 5-0 score.[13][14]
6 October 2024 10 Antwerp 3–0 Cercle Brugge Antwerp
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
20 October 2024 11 OH Leuven 1–1 Antwerp Leuven
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 8,703
Referee: Wim Smet
27 October 2024 12 Antwerp 3–0 Standard Liège Antwerp
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
3 November 2024 13 Genk 2–0 Antwerp Genk
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Attendance: 20,407
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
9 November 2024 14 Kortrijk 1–2 Antwerp Kortrijk
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 6,814
Referee: Jan Boterberg
22 November 2024 15 Antwerp 1–1 Dender EH Antwerp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
1 December 2024 16 Union SG 2–1 Antwerp Saint-Gilles
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 8,004
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
8 December 2024 17 Antwerp 1–3 Charleroi Antwerp
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Jan Boterberg
13 December 2024 18 KV Mechelen 1–1 Antwerp Mechelen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Achter de Kazerne
Attendance: 16,112
Referee: Wim Smet
21 December 2024 19 Dender EH 1–3 Antwerp Denderleeuw
18:15 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Van Roystadion
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Bert Put
26 December 2024 20 Antwerp 2–2 Genk Antwerp
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 17,400
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
12 January 2025 21 Beerschot VA 1–1 Antwerp Antwerp
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Jan Boterberg
19 January 2025 22 Antwerp 3–2 Westerlo Antwerp
19:15 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 12,211
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
24 January 2025 23 STVV 1–1 Antwerp Sint-Truiden
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stayen
Attendance: 4,825
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
2 February 2025 24 Antwerp 2–1 Club Brugge Antwerp
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lawrence Visser
9 February 2025 25 Anderlecht 2–0 Antwerp Anderlecht
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Lotto Park
Attendance: 21,900
Referee: Jan Boterberg
15 February 2025 26 Antwerp 2–1 Kortrijk Antwerp
18:15 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 11,245
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
22 February 2025 27 Antwerp 2–2 OH Leuven Antwerp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
1 March 2025 28 Cercle Brugge 0–0 Antwerp Bruges
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 5,683
Referee: Bert Put
9 March 2025 29 Antwerp 0–1 Gent Antwerp
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
16 March 2025 30 Standard Liège 0–0 Antwerp Liège
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 14,019
Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Champions' Play-Off

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation USG CLU GNK AND ANT GNT
1 Union SG (C) 10 9 1 0 22 3 +19 56 Qualification for the Champions League league phase 0–0 1–0 2–0 5–1 3–1
2 Club Brugge 10 7 2 1 21 6 +15 53 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 4–1
3 Genk 10 4 1 5 14 11 +3 47 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a] 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–1 4–0
4 Anderlecht 10 3 1 6 12 13 1 36 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–0 5–0
5 Antwerp 10 2 3 5 10 18 8 32 Qualification for the European competition play-off 0–4 2–3 1–1 1–3 0–1
6 Gent 10 1 0 9 4 32 28 26 0–3 0–5 1–4 0–1 0–3
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.[15]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Club Brugge won the 2024–25 Belgian Cup and qualified for the Champions League through finishing second, the Europa League play-off round berth was therefore transferred to regular season winners Genk.

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 2 3 5 10 18  −8 9 0 1 4 4 12  −8 2 2 1 6 6  0

Results by round

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Round12345678910
GroundAHHAHAHAHA
ResultLLLDDWLWLD
Position5566655555
Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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29 March 2025 1 Union SG 5–1 Antwerp Forest
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
Attendance: 8,800
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
6 April 2025 2 Antwerp 2–3 Club Brugge Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 16,144
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
13 April 2025 3 Antwerp 0–1 AA Gent Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
20 April 2025 4 Anderlecht 0–0 Antwerp Anderlecht
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Lotto Park
Attendance: 21,900
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
23 April 2025 5 Antwerp 1–1 Racing Genk Antwerp
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 12,188
Referee: Lawrence Visser
27 April 2025 6 Racing Genk 0–1 Antwerp Genk
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Attendance: 20,161
Referee: Jan Boterberg
1 May 2025 7 Antwerp 1–3 Anderlecht Antwerp
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
11 May 2025 8 AA Gent 0–3 Antwerp Ghent
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Planet Group Arena
Attendance: 11,386
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
17 May 2025 9 Antwerp 0–4 Union SG Antwerp
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 14,987
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
25 May 2025 10 Club Brugge 1–1 Antwerp Bruges
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 24,800
Referee: Lothar D'hondt

European competition play-off

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29 May 2025 Antwerp 1–2 Charleroi Antwerp
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Erik Lambrechts

Belgian Cup

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31 October 2024 Seventh round Antwerp 6–1 Deinze Antwerp
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 12,423
Referee: Arthur Denil
4 December 2024 Eighth round Kortrijk 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Antwerp Kortrijk
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 3,772
Referee: Bert Put
Penalties
8 January 2025 Quarter-finals Antwerp 5–1 Union SG Antwerp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Lawrence Visser
16 January 2025 Semi-final 1st leg Anderlecht 1–0 Antwerp Anderlecht
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Lotto Park
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
6 February 2025 Semi-final 2nd leg Antwerp 2–2
(2–3 agg.)
Anderlecht Antwerp
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Jasper Vergoote

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player TotalBelgian Pro LeagueBelgian Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK France FRA Jean Butez 000000
41 GK Belgium BEL Mathis Van Gils 000000
81 GK Germany GER Niels Devalckeneer 000000
91 GK Belgium BEL Senne Lammens 808000
Defenders
2 DF Belgium BEL Kobe Corbanie 401+3000
3 DF Belgium BEL Bjorn Engels 000000
5 DF Argentina ARG Ayrton Costa 707000
6 DF Ghana GHA Denis Odoi 606000
23 DF Belgium BEL Toby Alderweireld 828200
25 DF Belgium BEL Jelle Bataille 808000
26 DF Bulgaria BUL Rosen Bozhinov 000000
33 DF Belgium BEL Zeno van den Bosch 808000
50 DF Kosovo KOS Laurit Krasniqi 000000
54 DF Belgium BEL Semm Renders 000000
75 DF Belgium BEL Andreas Verstraeten 000000
Midfielders
4 MF Netherlands NED Jairo Riedewald 200+2000
8 MF Belgium BEL Dennis Praet 200+2000
9 MF Suriname SUR Tjaronn Chery 838300
20 MF Mali MLI Mahamadou Doumbia 818100
22 MF Ivory Coast CIV Farouck Adekami 000000
21 MF Guinea GUI Amadou Diawara 000000
30 MF Germany GER Christopher Scott 400+4000
46 MF Belgium BEL Milan Smits 100+1000
Forwards
7 FW Suriname SUR Gyrano Kerk 817+1100
10 FW Belgium BEL Michel Balikwisha 101000
11 FW Sweden SWE Jacob Ondrejka 837+1300
14 FW Ecuador ECU Anthony Valencia 710+7100
18 FW Netherlands NED Vincent Janssen 828200
19 FW Nigeria NGA Victor Udoh 600+6000
67 FW Belgium BEL Alexandre Stanic 100+1000
79 FW Belgium BEL Gerard Vandeplas 000000
Players transferred out during the season
8 MF Niger NIG Alhassan Yusuf 100+1000
16 MF Belgium BEL Mandela Keita 502+3000
24 MF Netherlands NED Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 101000

Last updated: 28 September 2024
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name Belgian Pro League Belgian Cup Total
1 9 MF Suriname Tjaronn Chery 14 4 18
2 18 FW Netherlands Vincent Janssen 11 2 13
3 7 FW Suriname Gyrano Kerk 7 2 9
4 11 FW Sweden Jacob Ondrejka 7 0 7
5 10 FW Belgium Michel-Ange Balikwisha 4 0 4
14 FW Ecuador Anthony Valencia 2 2
7 20 MF Mali Mahamadou Doumbia 3 0 3
23 DF Belgium Toby Alderweireld 3 0
9 6 DF Ghana Denis Odoi 1 1 2
10 2 DF Belgium Kobe Corbanie 0 1 1
8 MF Belgium Dennis Praet 0 1
27 FW Guinea Mohamed Bayo 1 0
33 DF Belgium Zeno Van Den Bosch 1 0
Forfeit goals10
Owngoals30
Totals 58 13 71

References

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  1. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/bel/avebel25.htm
  2. "Olivier Deman speelt tot einde seizoen voor RAFC" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  3. "Dennis Praet is a Red!" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  4. "RAFC legt Jaïro Riedewald vast" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  5. "Farouck Adekami (18) tekent voor The Great Old" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  6. "WELKOM OP DE BOSUIL, DENIS ODOI" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  7. "ARGENTIJN AYRTON COSTA TEKENT CONTRACT OP DE BOSUIL" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  8. "Rosen Bozhinov versterkt defensie RAFC" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  9. "Tjaronn Chery eerste zomeraanwinst RAFC" (in Flemish). Royal Antwerp F.C.
  10. "Heruitgave van de Wembley-finale: Antwerp speelt galamatch tegen Parma op 20 juli en werkt nog vier oefenduels af". Gazet van Antwerpen. 24 June 2024.
  11. "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020.
  12. "Club Brugge - KV Mechelen opent seizoen 2024-2025 van de Jupiler Pro League". 11 June 2024.
  13. "Antwerpse derby definitief gestaakt na 75 minuten: misnoegde Beerschot-fans leggen match stil bij 4-0-achterstand". sporza.be. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  14. "Antwerpse derby wordt niet meer uitgespeeld: Beerschot geeft forfait voor laatste 15 minuten". sporza.be. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  15. "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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