Rugby team

KAA Gent II

Club · Belgium · Challenger Pro League

«Jong Gent»

45 Matches

15 wins

6 draws

24 losses

55–75 Goals

−20 Difference

1.2 Scored per game

Form W L L W D L

Promotion came through the Flemish half of Belgian Division 1 VV in 2024/25, and it carried Jong Gent straight into the Challenger Pro League.

Those seasons began with a gap in the fixture list. When Roeselare went bankrupt, the Belgian third tier opened its doors to U-23 sides for the first time, and KAA Gent put a reserve team into the experiment in 2022.

Aboubakary Abdullahi scored 21 goals in the promotion season. Thomas Matton had taken charge the previous July, having moved across from the senior coaching staff; he played for Gent's first team between 2015 and 2017.

Promotion also meant a licence, and the licence meant a bigger ground. The team left the Chillax Arena, where the capacity was 6,500, for the Planet Group Arena and its 20,185 seats — the senior club's stadium. For 2025/26 the home fixtures moved again, to the Backline Arena in Oostakker.

By the end of February 2026 the side sat eighth, with 10 wins, 3 draws and 11 defeats from 24 matches.

Latest results

All matches

11 Sep	Challenger Pro League	Dender H	0:1	L
5 Sep	Challenger Pro League	RSC Anderlecht II H	2:2	D
28 Aug	Challenger Pro League	Sporting Hasselt A	2:0	W
16 Aug	Challenger Pro League	Beerschot Wilrijk A	0:4	L
31 Jul	Friendlies Clubs	Kortrijk A	0:1	L
28 Jul	Friendlies Clubs	MVV Maastricht H	1:0	W

Standing

Challenger Pro League

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
10	Lierse Kempenzonen	4	1	2	1	3:5	5
11	Liège	4	1	1	2	5:6	4
12	KAA Gent II	3	1	1	1	4:6	4
13	Patro Eisden	4	1	0	3	6:9	3
14	RSC Anderlecht II	4	0	1	3	3:6	1

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 45

45 Matches

15 wins

6 draws

24 losses

55–75 Goals

−20 Difference

1.2 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 45

15 6 24

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	45	20	25
Scored	55	24	31
Conceded	75	31	44
Scored per game	1.2	1.2	1.2
Conceded per game	1.7	1.6	1.8
Difference	−20	−7	−13

Key players

by appearances over the last year

G. Vanderdonck Midfielder 2 Matches

Ruslan Vydysh Defender 2 Matches

O. Soroka Midfielder 2 Matches

S. Toure Forward 2 Matches

Gil de Meyer Defender 2 Matches

Ahmed Abdullahi Midfielder 2 Matches

Mokhtar Diop Forward 2 Matches

Jemiah Umolu Forward 2 Matches

Squad of KAA Gent II

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
77	G. Vanderdonck	Midfielder		2
79	Ruslan Vydysh	Defender		2
67	O. Soroka	Midfielder		2
97	S. Toure	Forward		2
35	Gil de Meyer	Defender		2
61	Ahmed Abdullahi	Midfielder		2
19	Mokhtar Diop	Forward		2
63	Jemiah Umolu	Forward		2
74	T. Kongolo	Defender		2
56	Mamadou Diallo	Defender	19	2
76	V. Vandenbroucke	Defender		2
72	A. Chaidron	Midfielder		2
82	D. Wisdom	Forward		2
58	J. Djamba Shango	Midfielder		2
90	Michiel Cauwel	Defender		1
28	Mohammed El Adfaoui	Midfielder		1
71	P. Blondeel	Defender		1
30	Kjell Peersman	Goalkeeper	22	1
18	M. Samoise	Defender		1
89	Loris Pirotte	Midfielder		1
64	N. Laghmich	Midfielder		1
31	Bas Evers	Goalkeeper		1
71	Preben Blondeel	Defender		1