2024–25 KRC Genk season
| 2024–25 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Wouter Vrancken | ||
| Stadium | Cegeka Arena | ||
| Belgian Pro League | 3rd | ||
| Belgian Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Tolu Arokodare (20) All: Tolu Arokodare (22) | ||
| Biggest win | Genk 4–0 Dender | ||
| Biggest defeat | Genk 0–4 Union SG | ||
|  | |||
| All statistics correct as of 11 May 2025. | |||
The 2024–25 season is the 37th season in the history of the K.R.C. Genk as a football club, and the 29th consecutive season in Belgian Pro League. In addition to the domestic league, the team participated in the Belgian Cup.
Squad
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | .svg.png) Jarne Steuckers | .svg.png) Sint-Truiden | Undisclosed | 1 July 2024 | |
| DF |  Adrián Palacios |  Deportivo Cali | Undisclosed | 1 July 2024 | |
| DF | .svg.png) Matte Smets | .svg.png) Sint-Truiden | Undisclosed | 1 July 2024 | |
| FW |  Oh Hyeon-gyu |  Celtic | Undisclosed[1] | 14 July 2024 | [2] | 
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | .svg.png) Anouar Ait El Hadj | .svg.png) Union Saint-Gilloise | Undisclosed | 13 July 2024 | [3] | 
| MF | .svg.png) Aziz Ouattara Mohammed | .svg.png) Mechelen | Loan | 23 July 2024 | [4] | 
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 29 June 2024 Friendly | RC Hades .svg.png)  | 1–4 | .svg.png) Genk | Hasselt | 
| 13:30 | 
 | Report | 
 | Stadium: Sportcentrum Kiewit | 
| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Genk .svg.png)  | 3–3 | .svg.png) Charleroi | Genk | 
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium: Jos Vaessen Talent Academy | ||
| Note: 2 x 60 minutes | ||||
| 10 July 2024 Friendly | PAOK   | 1–3 | .svg.png) Genk | Netherlands | 
| 18:00 | 
 | Report | 
 | |
| Note: 2 x 60 minutes | ||||
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | Feyenoord   | 3–1 | .svg.png) Genk | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 
| 13:00 | Report | 
 | Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord | 
| 17 July 2024 Friendly | Genk .svg.png)  | 1–2 |  Go Ahead Eagles | |
| 12:00 | 
 | 
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| 20 July 2024 Friendly | Genk .svg.png)  | 2–2 |  Lille | Genk | 
| 18:30 | 
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 | Stadium: Cegeka Arena | 
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Belgian Pro League regular season | 28 July 2024 | 16 March 2025 | Matchday 1 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 73.08 | |
| Belgian Cup | 30 October 2024 | 5 February 2025 | Round of 32 | Semi-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 60.00 | 
| Total | 31 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 61 | 35 | +26 | 70.97 | ||||
Last updated: 14 February 2025
Source: Soccerway
Belgian Pro League
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genk | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 68 | Qualification for the Champions' Play-offs[a] | 
| 2 | Club Brugge | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 59 | Qualification for the Champions' play-offs | 
| 3 | Union SG | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 55 | |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 51 | |
| 5 | Antwerp | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 46 | 
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.[5]
Notes:
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.[5]
Notes:
- ^ The regular season winner will qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2025–26 UEFA Champions League in the playoff.
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 | 
| 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 
Last updated: 14 February 2025.
Source: 
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2025. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The match schedule was released on 11 June 2024.[6]
| 28 July 2024 1 | Genk | 0–0 | Standard Liège | Genk | 
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 18,471 Referee: Lothar D'hondt | 
| 3 August 2024 2 | OH Leuven | 3–1 | Genk | Heverlee | 
| 18:15 CEST (UTC+2) | 
 | Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 7,418 Referee: Wesli De Cremer | 
| 11 August 2024 3 | Genk | 3–2 | Club Brugge | Genk | 
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | 
 | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 18,542 Referee: Nicolas Laforge | 
| 17 August 2024 4 | Beerschot | 3–4 | Genk | Antwerp | 
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Olympisch Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Wim Smet | 
| 30 August 2024 6 | Genk | 1–0 | Westerlo | Genk | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | 
 | Report | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 17,518 Referee: Lothar D'hondt | 
| 14 September 2024 7 | Cercle Brugge | 2–3 | Genk | Brugge | 
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 4,404 Referee: Bert Put | 
| 17 September 2024 5 | Anderlecht | 0–2 | Genk | Anderlecht | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | 
 | Report | 
 | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 21,900 Referee: Erik Lambrechts | 
| Note: The match originally scheduled for 23 August 2024 was postponed due to Anderlecht's participation in the Europa League. | ||||
| 22 September 2024 8 | Genk | 4–0 | Dender | Genk | 
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | 
 | Report | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 16,858 Referee: Wesli De Cremer | 
| 28 September 2024 9 | Genk | 2–1 | Mechelen | Genk | 
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 16,858 Referee: Jasper Vergoote | 
| 5 October 2024 10 | Kortrijk | 2–1 | Genk | Kortrijk | 
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | 
 | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Attendance: 6,486 Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'hui | 
| 20 October 2024 11 | Genk | 3–2 | STVV | Genk | 
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | 
 | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 21,889 Referee: Lawrence Visser | 
| 27 October 2024 12 | Gent | 0–2 | Genk | Ghent | 
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Arteveldestadion Attendance: 17,020 Referee: Nicolas Laforge | 
| 3 November 2024 13 | Genk | 2–0 | Royal Antwerp | Genk | 
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | 
 | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 20,407 Referee: Lothar D'hondt | 
| 10 November 2024 14 | Union SG | 4–0 | Genk | Brussels | 
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | 
 | Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 8,427 Referee: Erik Lambrechts | 
| 23 November 2024 15 | Genk | 3–0 | Sporting Charleroi | Genk | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | 
 | Report | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 15,941 Referee: Bram Van Driessche | 
| 1 December 2024 16 | STVV | 2–2 | Genk | Sint-Truiden | 
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) | 
 | Report | Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 10,073 Referee: Erik Lambrechts | 
| 7 December 2024 17 | Genk | 3–2 | Kortrijk | Genk | 
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | 
 | Report | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 15,273 Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'hui | 
| 15 December 2024 18 | Club Brugge | 2–0 | Genk | Brugge | 
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) | 
 | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Jasper Vergoote | 
| 22 December 2024 19 | Genk | 2–0 | Anderlecht | Genk | 
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | 
 | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 21,685 Referee: Jan Boterberg | 
| 26 December 2024 20 | Royal Antwerp | 2–2 | Genk | Antwerp | 
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) | 
 | Report | Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Lothar D'hondt | 
| 11 January 2025 21 | Genk | 2–0 | OH Leuven | Genk | 
| 18:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 16,475 Referee: Bert Put | 
| 18 January 2025 22 | Mechelen | 1–2 | Genk | Mechelen | 
| 18:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | 
 | Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 13,847 Referee: Kevin van Damme | 
| 25 January 2025 23 | Westerlo | 1–2 | Genk | Westerlo | 
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Het Kuipje Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Jan Boterberg | 
| 1 February 2025 24 | Genk | 1–0 | Beerschot | Genk | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 16,356 Referee: Lothar D'Hondt | 
| 8 February 2025 25 | Genk | 2–1 | Cercle Brugge | Genk | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | 
 | Report | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 15,112 Referee: Kevin van Damme | 
| 14 February 2025 26 | Standard Liège | 1–2 | Genk | Liège | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | 
 | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 20,621 Referee: Jan Boterberg | 
| 23 February 2025 27 | Genk | 0–0 | Gent | 
| 28 February 2025 28 | Charleroi | 1–1 | Genk | 
| 8 March 2025 29 | Dender | 0–1 | Genk | 
| 15 March 2025 30 | Genk | 2–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 
Champions' Play-offs
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 | 
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
Source: Worldfootball
Results by round
Matches
| TBD 2025 1 | v | |||
| TBD | 
Belgian Cup
| 30 October 2024 Seventh round | Beveren | 0–2 | Genk | Beveren | 
| 20:00 CET | 
 | Report | 
 | Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Ken Vermeiren | 
| 4 December 2024 Eighth round | Genk | 2–1 | Standard Liège | Genk | 
| 20:30 CET | 
 | Report | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 11,116 Referee: Nicolas Laforge | 
| 7 January 2025 Quarter-finals | Sint-Truiden | 0–4 | Genk | Sint-Truiden | 
| 20:45 CET | Report | 
 | Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Nathan Verboomen | 
| 15 January 2025 Semi-finals first legs | Club Brugge | 2–1 | Genk | Brugge | 
| 20:45 CET | Report | 
 | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Lawrence Visser | 
| 5 February 2025 Semi-finals second legs | Genk | 1–1 (2–3 agg.) | Club Brugge | Genk | 
| 20:45 CET | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 21,061 Referee: Nicolas Laforge | 
References
- ^ "Celtic forward Oh Hyeon-gyu joins Genk". OneFootball. July 14, 2024.
- ^ Projects, Sanmax. "South Korean Hyeon-gyu Oh signs for four seasons at KRC Genk | KRC Genk". www.krcgenk.be.
- ^ "On the move again: Union St Gilloise brings attacker back to Brussels from Genk". OneFootball. July 14, 2024.
- ^ https://www.krcgenk.be/nl/nieuws/5614/aziz-ouattara-23-op-uitleenbasis-naar-kv-mechelen
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Calendar presentation 2024-2025 | KRC Genk".













