2023–24 Royal Charleroi S.C. season

The 2023–24 season is Royal Charleroi S.C.'s 120th season in existence and 12th consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They also competed in the Belgian Cup being knocked out in the eighth round.

Charleroi

2023–24 season
Chariman	Fabien Debecq
Managing Director	Mehdi Bayat
Manager	Felice Mazzù (until 20 March) Rik De Mil (from 22 March)
Stadium	Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Belgian Pro League	13th
Relegation play-offs	TBD
Belgian Cup	Eighth round
Top goalscorer	League: Oday Dabbagh Parfait Guiagon (5 each) All: Oday Dabbagh (6)
Biggest win	Thes Sport Tessenderlo 0–3 Charleroi
Home colours Away colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 6 December 2023.

Players

First-team squad

As of 10 February 2024^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   FRA Pierre Patron 2 DF   DEN Jonas Bager 3 DF   SUI Stefan Knezevic 4 DF   BEL Jules Van Cleemput 5 MF   FRA Etienne Camara 6 MF   ALG Adem Zorgane 7 MF   BEL Isaac Mbenza 8 MF   CIV Parfait Guiagon 9 FW   PLE Oday Dabbagh 10 FW   SEN Youssouph Badji 12 GK   BEL Nicolas Closset 13 FW   ALG Nadhir Benbouali 15 DF   NOR Vetle Dragsnes 16 GK   BFA Hervé Koffi 17 MF   BEL Antoine Bernier 18 MF   BEL Daan Heymans

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW   SRB Nikola Štulić 21 DF   CYP Stelios Andreou 22 MF   FRA Adrien Trebel 25 DF   FRA Damien Marcq 26 MF   MAD Marco Ilaimaharitra (captain) 27 DF   BEL Roméo Monticelli 29 DF   SVN Žan Rogelj 32 DF   BEL Mehdi Boukamir 37 DF   MAR Achraf Dari (on loan from Brest) 42 MF   BEL Thomas Lutte 44 MF   JPN Ryota Morioka 55 GK   BEL Martin Delavallée 66 DF   NGA Valentine Ozornwafor 80 FW   BEL Youssuf Sylla 98 DF   FRA Jeremy Petris

On loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   BEL Martin Wasinski (at Kortrijk until 30 June 2024) — MF   BEL Jackson Tchatchoua (at Hellas Verona until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Oday Dabbagh	Arouca	Free	1 July 2023	^[2]
MF	Žan Rogelj	WSG Tirol	Free	1 July 2023	^[3]
MF	Antoine Bernier	RFC Seraing	Free	1 July 2023	^[4]
FW	Youssouph Badji	Club Brugge	Undisclosed	6 July 2023	^[5]
FW	Youssuf Sylla	Zulte Waregem		30 August 2023	^[6]
DF	Vetle Dragsnes	Lillestrøm	€250,000	31 August 2023	^[7]
DF	Jeremy Petris	Levski Sofia	Undisclosed	30 January 2024	^[8]
DF	Achraf Dari	Brest	Loan	1 February 2024	^[9]
MF	Etienne Camara	Udinese	Undisclosed	1 February 2024	^[10]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Ali Gholizadeh	Lech Poznań	€1,800,000	1 July 2023	^[11]
MF	Joris Kayembe	Genk	Undisclosed	1 July 2023	^[12]
MF	Nauris Petkevičius	FC Hegelmann	Free	6 July 2023	^[13]
GK	Didier Desprez	F91 Dudelange	Free	11 July 2023
MF	Julien Maggiotti	Bastia		25 July 2023	^[14]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 8 June 2023, it was announced that their first friendly of the upcoming season, will be a trip to Mons to play fifth division side R.A.E.C. Mons.^[15]

Mons   v   Charleroi

25 June 2023 Friendly	Mons	0–1	Charleroi	Mons, Belgium
15:00 UTC+2			Badji   68'	Stadium: Stade Charles Tondreau

Charleroi   v   Tournai

1 July 2023 Friendly	Charleroi	5–0	Tournai	Marcinelle, Belgium
15:00 UTC+2	Morioka   43' Dabbagh   50' Marcq   60' Ntelo   70', 75'			Attendance: 0

Oostende   v   Charleroi

6 July 2023 Friendly	Oostende	1–3	Charleroi	Ostend, Belgium
15:00 UTC+2	Albanese   15'		Van Cleemput   55' Štulić   77' Monticelli   79'	Attendance: 0

Eupen   v   Charleroi

8 July 2023 Friendly	Eupen	4–0	Charleroi	Eupen, Belgium
14:00 UTC+2	Davidson   24' N'Dri   65' Nuhu   69' Youndje   73'			Stadium: Kehrwegstadion

Charleroi   v   Lokomotiva Zagreb

12 July 2023 Friendly	Charleroi	2–1	Lokomotiva Zagreb	Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands
18:30 UTC+2	Marcq   75' Štulić   90'		Marić   65'

Utrecht   v   Charleroi

15 July 2023 Friendly	Utrecht	1–2	Charleroi	Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands
13:30 UTC+2	Toornstra   29'		Dabbagh   11' Heymans   37'	Stadium: Sportpark Van Zuyen

Reims   v   Charleroi

19 July 2023 Friendly	Reims	3–1	Charleroi	Bétheny, France
17:00 UTC+2	Diakité   21' Munetsi   34' Sekongo   72'		Maggiotti   90' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Louis Blériot N°1

Charleroi   v   Rayo Vallecano

22 July 2023 Friendly	Charleroi	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Charleroi
19:00 UTC+2	Ilaimaharitra   32' (pen.),   80'		García   6' Aridane   58' Montiel   81' Chavarría   90'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi

Charleroi   v   Beveren

15 November 2023 Friendly	Charleroi	1–3	Beveren
13:00 UTC+1

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian Pro League	29 July 2023	17 March 2024	Matchday 1	13th	30	7	8	15	26	48	−22	023.33
Relegation play-offs	6 April 2024	11 May 2024	Matchday 1		4	3	1	0	5	2	+3	075.00
Belgian Cup	31 October 2023	6 December 2023	Seventh round	Eighth round	2	1	0	1	5	5	+0	050.00
Total					36	11	9	16	36	55	−19	030.56

Last updated: 26 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

Belgian Pro League

Main article: 2023–24 Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
11	Westerlo	30	7	9	14	42	54	−12	30	Qualification for the Europe play-offs
12	OH Leuven	30	7	8	15	34	47	−13	29
13	Charleroi	30	7	8	15	26	48	−22	29	Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
14	Eupen	30	7	3	20	24	58	−34	24
15	Kortrijk	30	6	6	18	22	57	−35	24

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.^[16]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	7	8	15	26	48	−22	29	6	4	5	20	23	−3	1	4	10	6	25	−19

Last updated: 17 March 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	D	D	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	L
Position	8	14	11	12	12	13	14	14	14	12	9	10	12	13	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	13

Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.^[17]

Charleroi v OH Leuven

29 July 2023 1	Charleroi	1–1	OH Leuven	Charleroi
18:15 UTC+2	Dabbagh   9' Štulić   17' Mbenza   39' Ilaimaharitra   52' Heymans   79'	Report	Maertens   62' Opoku   84' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Nathan Verboomen

Cercle Brugge v Charleroi

5 August 2023 2	Cercle Brugge	2–0	Charleroi	Bruges
18:15 UTC+2	Somers   16' Denkey   43' (pen.)	Report	Knežević   58' Boukamir   76' Heymans   80'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Lothar D'hondt

Charleroi v Standard Liège

13 August 2023 3	Charleroi	1–1	Standard Liège	Charleroi
18:30 UTC+2				Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Genk v Charleroi

20 August 2023 4	Genk	0–0	Charleroi	Genk
16:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Cegeka Arena Referee: Kevin Van Damme

Anderlecht v Charleroi

27 August 2023 5	Anderlecht	2–1	Charleroi	Brussels
18:30 UTC+2				Stadium: Lotto Park Referee: Lothar D'Hondt

Charleroi v Sint-Truiden

3 September 2023 6	Charleroi	1–1	Sint-Truiden	Charleroi
19:15 UTC+2				Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Wim Smet

Club Brugge v Charleroi

16 September 2023 7	Club Brugge	4–2	Charleroi	Brugge
20:45 UTC+2				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Charleroi v Kortrijk

23 September 2023 8	Charleroi	1–0	Kortrijk	Charleroi
16:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'Hui

Union Saint-Gilloise v Charleroi

1 October 2023 9	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–1	Charleroi	Brussels
13:30 UTC+2				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Jasper Vergoote

Charleroi v RWD Molenbeek

6 October 2023 10	Charleroi	2–1	RWD Molenbeek	Charleroi
20:45 UTC+2	Dabbagh   90+3' Dragsnes   90+6',   90+11'		Camara   65' Gueye   82',   90+4'   90+6'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Lawrence Visser, Theophile Diskeuve
Note: Due to injury the referee Lawrence Visser was replaced at half-time.

Charleroi v Antwerp

21 October 2023 11	Charleroi	3–2	Antwerp	Charleroi
20:45				Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi

Eupen v Charleroi

28 October 2023 12	Eupen	2–0	Charleroi	Eupen
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Král   45' Möhwald   54'	Report		Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Jasper Vergoote

Charleroi v Gent

5 November 2023 13	Charleroi	1–3	Gent	Charleroi
19:15				Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi

Mechelen v Charleroi

11 November 2023 14	Mechelen	1–0	Charleroi	Mechelen
20:45				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

Charleroi v Westerlo

25 November 2023 15	Charleroi	3–2	Westerlo	Charleroi
18:15	Heymans   59' Dabbagh   66' Sylla   90+6'	Report	Madsen   24' Yow   90+1'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Bram Van Driessche

RWD Molenbeek v Charleroi

2 December 2023 16	RWD Molenbeek	0–0	Charleroi	Molenbeek
16:00				Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium

Charleroi v Union Saint-Gilloise

10 December 2023 17	Charleroi	1–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Charleroi
				Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi

Kortrijk v Charleroi

3 February 2024 24	Kortrijk	1–0	Charleroi	Kortrijk
	Davies   45'			Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

Charleroi v Anderlecht

11 February 2024 25	Charleroi	1–3	Anderlecht	Charleroi
18:30	Dari   42'	Report	Van Cleemput   6' (o.g.) Dolberg   29' Vázquez   85'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Erik Lambrechts

OH Leuven v Charleroi

17 February 2024 26	OH Leuven	0–0	Charleroi	Leuven
18:15				Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Charleroi v Genk

23 February 2024 27	Charleroi	0–1	Genk	Charleroi
20:45			Sor   71'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Kevin Van Damme

Westerlo v Charleroi

1 March 2024 28	Westerlo	0–1	Charleroi	Westerlo
20:45		Report	Guiagon   65'	Stadium: Het Kuipje Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Charleroi v Cercle Brugge

9 March 2024 29	Charleroi	0–0	Cercle Brugge	Charleroi
18:15	Ilaimaharitra   61'	Report	Popović   40'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Lothar D'hondt

Gent v Charleroi

17 March 2024 30	Gent	5–0	Charleroi	Ghent
18:30	Fernandez-Pardo   38' Gandelman   41', 48', 55', 67'	Report		Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Referee: Jan Boterberg

Relegation play-offs

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		CHA	RWD	KVK	EUP
1	Charleroi	4	3	1	0	5	2	+3	39			—	0–0	11 May	1–0
2	RWD Molenbeek	4	2	1	1	7	4	+3	30	Qualification for the Promotion/relegation play-offs		4 May	—	0–1	3–1
3	Kortrijk	4	1	1	2	5	7	−2	28	Relegation to Challenger Pro League		1–2	2–4	—	5 May
4	Eupen	4	0	1	3	3	7	−4	25			1–2	11 May	1–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Regular season finishing position.^[18]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
4	3	1	0	5	2	+3	10	1	1	0	1	0	+1	2	0	0	4	2	+2

Last updated: 26 April 2024.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	W	W	W
Position	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Charleroi v RWDM

6 April 2024 1	Charleroi	0–0	RWDM	Charleroi
16:00	Guiagon   20'	Report	Biron   17',   56' Abner   45+2' Dwomoh   67' Makosso   78'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 7,035 Referee: Wesli De Cremer

Kortrijk v Charleroi

14 April 2024 2	Kortrijk	1–2	Charleroi	Kortrijk
16:00	Davies   45+2'	Report	Camara   32' Bernier   54' Dari   90+4'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 6,691 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Charleroi v Eupen

21 April 2024 3	Charleroi	1–0	Eupen	Charleroi
19:15	Heymans   14' Bager   90+2'	Report	Nuhu   18'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Wim Smet

Eupen v Charleroi

26 April 2024 4	Eupen	1–2	Charleroi	Eupen
20:45	Baiye   33' Białek   86' Král   89'	Report	Bernier   11' Dabbagh   41' Camara   56'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Bert Put

RWDM v Charleroi

4 May 2024 5	RWDM	v	Charleroi	Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
16:00				Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium

Charleroi v Kortrijk

11 May 2024 6	Charleroi	v	Kortrijk	Charleroi
18:15				Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi

Belgian Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Belgian Cup

Thes Sport Tessenderlo v Charleroi

31 October 2023 Seventh round	Thes Sport Tessenderlo	0–3	Charleroi	Tessenderlo
20:30 CET (UTC+1)			Badji   38' Rogelj   55' Heymans   57'	Stadium: Gemeentelijk Sportpark Tessenderlo

Antwerp v Charleroi

6 December 2023 Eighth round	Antwerp	5–2	Charleroi	Antwerp
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ejuke   45' Boukamir   57' (o.g.) Janssen   71', 90+2' Ilenikhena   76'		Dabbagh   28' Heymans   31'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion

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External links

• Official website