2014–15 K.A.A. Gent season
# 2014–15 K.A.A. Gent season

The 2014–15 season was K.A.A. Gent's 112th season in existence and 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football, the Belgian Pro League. The club also competed in the Belgian Cup

## Match details

League positions are sourced by Statto, while the remaining information is referenced individually.

### Belgian Pro League

**Regular season**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 69 | 28 | +41 | 61 | Qualification to Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Gent | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 57 | Qualification to Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 57 | Qualification to Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Standard Liège | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 53 | Qualification to Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Kortrijk | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 51 | Qualification to Championship play-offs |
| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 26 July 2014 | 5th | Cercle Brugge | A | D | 0–0 | | 7,465 |
| 3 August 2014 | 5th | Mechelen | H | W | 3–1 | Depoitre 49', 85', Raman 61', | 16,979 |
| 10 August 2014 | 2nd | Standard Liège | A | W | 1–0 | Depoitre 16' | 23,749 |
| 17 August 2014 | 2nd | Zulte-Waregem | H | W | 3–1 | Habibou 69', Milićević 72', 84' pen. | 17,966 |
| 22 August 2014 | 2nd | Genk | A | L | 2–3 | Dejaegere 31', Milićević 34' | 16,580 |
| 29 August 2014 | 2nd | Kortrijk | H | L | 0–1 | | 16,842 |
| 14 September 2014 | 2nd | Mouscron-Péruwelz | H | W | 1–0 | Saief 82' | 16,855 |
| 20 September 2014 | 2nd | Oostende | A | W | 3–1 | Pollet 14', Depoitre 84', 90' | 5,733 |
| 28 September 2014 | 2nd | Lokeren | H | D | 1–1 | Depoitre 90' | 18,902 |
| 3 October 2014 | 2nd | Westerlo | A | D | 0–0 | | 8,000 |
| 18 October 2014 | 2nd | Charleroi | H | D | 2–2 | Foket 44', Raman 80' | 16,606 |
| 26 October 2014 | 3rd | Club Brugge | A | D | 2–2 | Milićević 13', Rafinha 63' | 26,500 |
| 29 October 2014 | 2nd | Waasland-Beveren | H | W | 4–1 | Milićević 16' pen., Depoitre 59', Raman 67', 84' | 17,585 |
| 2 November 2014 | 2nd | Lierse | A | W | 1–0 | Van der Bruggen 74' | 6,550 |
| 9 November 2014 | 4th | Anderlecht | H | L | 0–2 | | 19,999 |
| 22 November 2014 | 3rd | Cercle Brugge | H | W | 4–0 | Dejaegere 14', Raman 60', Depoitre 71', Pollet 82' | 18,346 |
| 28 November 2014 | 3rd | Zulte-Waregem | A | L | 1–2 | Gershon 17' | 11,213 |
| 7 December 2014 | 4th | Genk | H | D | 0–0 | | 17,407 |
| 12 December 2014 | 3rd | Mechelen | A | D | 0–0 | | 9,070 |
| 21 December 2014 | 6th | Standard Liege | H | L | 1–2 | Dejaegere 16' | 19,458 |
| 26 December 2014 | 5th | Kortrijk | A | W | 3–2 | Nielsen 13', Raman 61', Depoitre 82' | 9,374 |
| 17 January 2015 | 4th | Mouscron-Péruwelz | A | W | 3–1 | Neto 15', Depoitre 29', Dejaegere 56' | 3,000 |
| 25 January 2015 | 3rd | Oostende | H | W | 3–1 | Neto 11', 82' Saief 25' | 17,290 |
| 1 February 2015 | 4th | Lokeren | A | D | 3–3 | Simon 6', 16', 72' | 8,900 |
| 7 February 2015 | 2nd | Westerlo | H | W | 4–0 | Depoitre 38', 90', Simon 61', Milićević 77' | 18,248 |
| 15 February 2015 | 3rd | Charleroi | A | D | 0–0 | | 8,364 |
| 22 February 2015 | 3rd | Club Brugge | H | W | 2–1 | Simon 23', Simons 72' o.g. | 19,999 |
| 1 March 2015 | 3rd | Waasland-Beveren | A | W | 1–0 | Simon 66' | 6,308 |
| 7 March 2015 | 3rd | Lierse | H | W | 2–1 | Neto 32' pen., Pedersen 90' | 19,470 |
| 15 March 2015 | 2nd | Anderlecht | A | W | 2–1 | Foket 49, Raman 61' | 21,000 |

**Championship play-offs**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gent (C) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 49 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 47 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 46 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
| 4 | Standard Liège | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 40 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Charleroi | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 36 | Qualification to Testmatches to Europa League |
| 6 | Kortrijk | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 34 | |

* ↑ Since winners of the 2014–15 Belgian Cup, Club Brugge, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Europa League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team and the other spots were adjusted accordingly.
* ↑ The team finishing in fifth place, Charleroi, will play the testmatches against the winner of the Belgian Europa League playoff final, for a spot in the Europa League second qualifying round.

| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 April 2015 | 1st | Kortrijk | H | W | 2–0 | Milićević 33', Simon 73' | 18,412 |
| 11 April 2015 | 2nd | Charleroi | A | L | 1–2 | Poletanović 83' | 10,106 |
| 17 April 2015 | 1st | Standard Liege | A | W | 3–1 | Pedersen 23', 52', Tabekou 90' | 24,050 |
| 26 April 2015 | 2nd | Club Brugge | H | D | 2–2 | Milićević 13', 43' | 19,999 |
| 30 April 2015 | 2nd | Anderlecht | H | W | 2–1 | Depoitre 50', Neto 90' | 19,999 |
| 3 May 2015 | 1st | Kortrijk | A | W | 1–0 | Chanot 65' o.g. | 9,078 |
| 8 May 2015 | 1st | Charleroi | H | D | 1–1 | Neto 26' | 19,822 |
| 17 May 2015 | 1st | Club Brugge | A | W | 3–2 | Nielsen 5', Dejaegere 52', Raman 87' | 27,000 |
| 21 May 2015 | 1st | Standard Liege | H | W | 2–0 | Kums 18', Neto 50' pen. | 19,999 |
| 24 May 2015 | 1st | Anderlecht | A | L | 1–2 | Pedersen 3' | 21,000 |

### Belgian Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sixth round | 24 September 2014 | UR Namur | A | W | 3–1 | Lepoint 33', 35', 90' | 2,000 |
| Seventh round | 3 December 2014 | Lommel United | A | W | 1–0 | Lepoint 62' | 2,500 |
| Quarter-final first leg | 17 December 2014 | Lokeren | A | W | 4–1 | Depoitre 4', Milićević 50', Saief 69', Raman 87' | 5,422 |
| Quarter-final second leg | 21 January 2015 | Lokeren | H | W | 1–0 | Dejaegere 62' | 6,975 |
| Semi-final first leg | 4 February 2015 | Anderlecht | H | L | 0–2 | | 14,473 |
| Semi-final second leg | 12 February 2015 | Anderlecht | A | L | 0–3 | | 9,113 |

## Transfers

### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 June 2014 | FW | David Pollet | Anderlecht | €1,500,000 |
| 1 July 2014 | FW | Laurent Depoitre | Oostende | Free |
| 1 July 2014 | GK | Brian Vandenbussche | sc Heerenveen | Free |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 September 2014 | DF | Lasse Nielsen | NEC Nijmegen | 30 June 2015 | |
| 1 September 2014 | DF | Ygor Nogueira | Fluminese | 30 June 2015 | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 September 2015 | FW | Habib Habibou | Rennes | Undisclosed | |
| 29 January 2015 | MF | Christophe Lepoint | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed | |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 June 2014 | FW | Sloan Privat | SM Caen | 30 June 2015 |
| 20 June 2014 | DF | Ervin Zukanović | Chievo | 30 June 2015 |
| 14 July 2014 | DF | Wouter Corstjens | Waasland-Beveren | 30 June 2015 |
| 14 July 2014 | MF | David Hubert | Waasland-Beveren | 30 June 2015 |
| 5 August 2014 | MF | Jari Vandeputte | Roeselare | 30 June 2015 |
| 5 August 2014 | MF | Rik Impens | Roeselare | 30 June 2015 |
