Volleyball team
KAA Gent II
Club · Belgium · Challenger Pro League
«Jong Gent»
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| 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 |
| 18 Jul | Friendlies Clubs |
Francs Borains
A
|
3:2 | 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 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 44| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 44 | 19 | 25 |
| Scored | 55 | 24 | 31 |
| Conceded | 74 | 30 | 44 |
| Scored per game | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Conceded per game | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Difference | −19 | −6 | −13 |
Key players
by appearances over the last yearSquad of KAA Gent II
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 |  |
 Mamadou Diallo |
Defender | 19 | 1 |
| 31 |  Bas Evers |
Goalkeeper | 1 | ||
| 35 |  Gil de Meyer |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 61 |  Ahmed Abdullahi |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 19 |  Mokhtar Diop |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 63 |  Jemiah Umolu |
Forward | 1 | ||
| 74 |  T. Kongolo |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 76 |  V. Vandenbroucke |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 72 |  A. Chaidron |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 82 |  D. Wisdom |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 89 |  Loris Pirotte |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 18 |  M. Samoise |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 79 |  Ruslan Vydysh |
Forward | 1 | ||
| 71 |  Preben Blondeel |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 67 |  O. Soroka |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 77 |  G. Vanderdonck |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 58 |  J. Djamba Shango |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 64 |  N. Laghmich |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 97 |  S. Toure |
Forward | 1 |
Fixtures of KAA Gent II
-
11 Sep · 19:00
Dender
H
Challenger Pro League
-
5 Sep
RSC Anderlecht II
H
2:2
D
-
28 Aug
Sporting Hasselt
A
2:0
W
-
16 Aug
Beerschot Wilrijk
A
0:4
L
-
31 Jul
Kortrijk
A
0:1
L
-
28 Jul
MVV Maastricht
H
1:0
W
-
18 Jul
Francs Borains
A
3:2
W
-
17 Apr
KRC Genk II
A
1:1
D
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12 Apr
Liège
H
0:2
L
Honours of KAA Gent II
- Belgian Division 1 VV 2025 1