The 2022–23 season was the 119th season in the existence of Royal Antwerp F.C. and the club's sixth consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Antwerp participated in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.
On 4 June 2023, club captain Toby Alderweireld scored a goal in the 94th minute of the final match day to secure a dramatic 2–2 draw against Genk, handing Royal Antwerp their first league title in 66 years. The goal denied Genk the title themselves, and came just as Union St-Gilloise were conceding three late goals to Club Brugge to deny them also.
Players First-team squad
Other players under contract
Out on loan
Transfers In DatePlayerFromFeeSource31 January 2023MF Mandela Keita Oud-Heverlee LeuvenOn loan28 January 2023FW Gyrano Kerk FC Lokomotiv MoscowOn loan30 August 2022FW Calvin Stengs OGC NiceOn loan7 August 2022MF Jurgen Ekkelenkamp Hertha BSCUndisclosed5 August 2022FW Arbnor Muja Drita€ 400,00023 July 2022DF Gastón Ávila Boca JuniorsUndisclosed15 July 2022DF Toby Alderweireld Al-DuhailUndisclosed29 June 2022GK Davino Verhulst Apollon SmyrnisUndisclosed28 June 2022MF Christopher Scott Bayern Munich II€ 1,400,00018 June 2022FW Vincent Janssen MonterreyUndisclosed8 June 2022MF Anthony Valencia Independiente del ValleUndisclosed
Out DatePlayerToFeeSource31 January 2023FW Bruny Nsimba S.K. BeverenUndisclosed6 January 2023DF Dinis Almeida PFC Ludogorets RazgradUndisclosed21 December 2022MF Radja Nainggolan S.P.A.L.Contract terminated6 September 2022DF Junior PiusUndisclosed1 September 2022DF Abdoulaye Seck Maccabi HaifaUndisclosed23 August 2022FW Didier Lamkel Zé K.V. Kortrijk€ 500,00020 August 2022GK Davor Matijaš BeerschotUndisclosed 4 August 2022FW Manuel Benson Burnley F.C.UndisclosedFW Emanuel Emegha SK Sturm GrazUndisclosed16 July 2022FW Guy Mbenza Al-Tai FC€ 700,000 30 June 2022MF Nill De Pauw End of contractMF Sander Coopman S.K. BeverenDF Aurélio Buta Eintracht Frankfurt22 June 2022FW Johannes Eggestein FC St. PauliUndisclosed18 May 2022GK Alireza Beiranvand Persepolis F.C.Undisclosed
Notes
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Pro League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.
Play-Off I
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Belgian Cup
UEFA Europa Conference League
Second qualifying round The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 15 June 2022.
Third qualifying round The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2022.
Play-off round The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2022.
Goalscorers NameFirst Division ABelgian CupEuropa Conference LeagueTotal118FWVincent Janssen183021210FWMichel-Ange Balikwisha72110399FWMichael Frey7119423DFToby Alderweireld700757FWGyrano Kerk600624MFJurgen Ekkelenkamp600711FWArbnor Muja310484MFRadja Nainggolan102314FWCalvin Stengs120102DFRitchie De Laet110255FWAnthony Valencia10161DFDinis Almeida002136MFBirger Verstraete001116MFPieter Gerkens10017FWBruny Nsimba10019FWKoji Miyoshi10020MFMandela Keita10021DFSam Vines10032MFChristopher Scott10034DFJelle Bataille01048MFArthur Vermeeren10050DFLaurit Krasniqi001Own goals4105Totals6912990
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