OH Leuven Thread 24/25

[Phugalu]

I think Coleman read my last post. We were finally attacking and had a good few chances. We won 3-2 in an exciting game but most of all I remember how hard the players showed they wanted to win. Schrijvers MotM with 2 goals and an assist.

We can actually still play for european football if our coach lets us play like we did today that is.

This is what the Europe Play-offs standings look like after dividing the current points by two before the start in two weeks:

 

1 Standard 20 pts

2 KV Mechelen 19 pts

3 Westerlo 19 pts

4 Charleroi 19 pts

5 OHL 19 pts

6 Dender 16 pts

[Bonanza]

Results and standings after the final round of the regular season
 

Genk	2-1	USG
Gent	1-2	Kortrijk
KV Mechelen	2-1	Dender
Beerschot	1-2	Westerlo
Club Brugge	4-2	Charleroi
Standard Liège	0-0	Antwerp
Anderlecht	3-0	Cercle Brugge
OH Leuven	3-2	St. Truidense

 

 

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[davieG]

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/inside-king-power-stadium-owners-10072002

 

By

Jordan Blackwell

 

Positive review over King Power’s OH Leuven ownership

City’s financial accounts for last season are due imminently, but they have just been released over in Belgium, where King Power own OH Leuven.

Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad have undertaken an analysis of each side’s finances and King Power’s running of Leuven appears healthy enough.

The club made a loss of €14.6m for the 23-24 season. They had a ‘squad spend ratio’ – wages paid to players and coaching staff compared to the net income of the club – of 88 per cent, satisfying the Belgian Pro League’s maximum limit of 90 per cent.

However, that will need to come down. By the 25-26 season, the Pro League want that figure to be 70 per cent or less.

The report notes that King Power are looking into how they can improve both OH Leuven’s stadium and training ground, although it appears those considerations are in the early stages at the moment.

Asked for an assessment of King Power’s running of OH Leuven, Wim Lagae, a sports economics professor at KU Leuven, Belgium’s biggest university, said: “I would say: thanks to King Power. Since 2023, they have invested no less than 63 million euros in capital increases.

“There is a sustainability element: I also hear that King Power says that they will continue to invest even in the event of relegation. You can feel that in the relevant investments.

“Women's football is a spearhead here. At OHL they think: we may not be the best in the men's category, but we could be the best in the women's category.

“You also see it in other small things that are being worked on, such as their investments in the greenkeeper and the grass pitch.

“OH Leuven is also increasingly succeeding in increasing their income on non-match days, for example by renting to companies or as a home base for the Red Flames (Belgium’s women’s national team).

“Together with Westerlo, OH Leuven belongs to the group of clubs where the owners really pump money.”

[KlaaZ]

21 minutes ago, davieG said:

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/inside-king-power-stadium-owners-10072002

 

By

Jordan Blackwell

 

Positive review over King Power’s OH Leuven ownership

City’s financial accounts for last season are due imminently, but they have just been released over in Belgium, where King Power own OH Leuven.

Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad have undertaken an analysis of each side’s finances and King Power’s running of Leuven appears healthy enough.

The club made a loss of €14.6m for the 23-24 season. They had a ‘squad spend ratio’ – wages paid to players and coaching staff compared to the net income of the club – of 88 per cent, satisfying the Belgian Pro League’s maximum limit of 90 per cent.

However, that will need to come down. By the 25-26 season, the Pro League want that figure to be 70 per cent or less.

The report notes that King Power are looking into how they can improve both OH Leuven’s stadium and training ground, although it appears those considerations are in the early stages at the moment.

Asked for an assessment of King Power’s running of OH Leuven, Wim Lagae, a sports economics professor at KU Leuven, Belgium’s biggest university, said: “I would say: thanks to King Power. Since 2023, they have invested no less than 63 million euros in capital increases.

“There is a sustainability element: I also hear that King Power says that they will continue to invest even in the event of relegation. You can feel that in the relevant investments.

“Women's football is a spearhead here. At OHL they think: we may not be the best in the men's category, but we could be the best in the women's category.

“You also see it in other small things that are being worked on, such as their investments in the greenkeeper and the grass pitch.

“OH Leuven is also increasingly succeeding in increasing their income on non-match days, for example by renting to companies or as a home base for the Red Flames (Belgium’s women’s national team).

“Together with Westerlo, OH Leuven belongs to the group of clubs where the owners really pump money.”

It's even better because it doesn't account for the summer transfer window, which saw us in a net positive of about 10M at least. Assuming this year will be pretty much break even, and with the pending sale of Banzuzi (15M price tag at least) we'll be in the green for next year as well!

[Bonanza]

Results and standings after the first round of the play-offs:

 

Champions Play-offs:

 

Genk	4-0	Gent
Union	5-1	Antwerp
Club Brugge	2-0	Anderlecht

 

 

Fixtures for round 2

 

Gent	-	USG
Antwerp	-	Club Brugge
Anderlecht	-	Genk

 

Europe Play-offs:

 

 

OH Leuven	0-0	Charleroi
Standard Liège	2-2	KV Mechelen
Dender	1-0	Westerlo

 

 

Fixtures for round 2

 

KV Mechelen	-	Dender
Westerlo	-	OH Leuven
Charleroi	-	Standard Liège

 

Relegation Play-offs:

 

Beerschot	0-1	St. Truidense
Kortrijk	2-2	Cercle Brugge

 

 

Fixtures for round 2:

 

Cercle Brugge	-	Beerschot
St. Truidense	-	Kortrijk

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[Ryy]

4 hours ago, Bonanza said:

Results and standings after the first round of the play-offs:

 

Champions Play-offs:

 

Genk	4-0	Gent
Union	5-1	Antwerp
Club Brugge	2-0	Anderlecht

 

 

Fixtures for round 2

 

Gent	-	USG
Antwerp	-	Club Brugge
Anderlecht	-	Genk

 

Europe Play-offs:

 

 

OH Leuven	0-0	Charleroi
Standard Liège	2-2	KV Mechelen
Dender	1-0	Westerlo

 

 

Fixtures for round 2

 

KV Mechelen	-	Dender
Westerlo	-	OH Leuven
Charleroi	-	Standard Liège

 

Relegation Play-offs:

 

Beerschot	0-1	St. Truidense
Kortrijk	2-2	Cercle Brugge

 

 

Fixtures for round 2:

 

Cercle Brugge	-	Beerschot
St. Truidense	-	Kortrijk

Very much could get Europe. But I thought you was very poor the other night and certainly an opportunity missed 

Edited 3 April by Ryy

[KlaaZ]

On 03/04/2025 at 12:45, Ryy said:

Very much could get Europe. But I thought you was very poor the other night and certainly an opportunity missed 

To be honest, we had the better chances and should always been ahead before that absolutely undeserved red card around the hour mark. After that it was just hanging on to the point. 

In other news, threw away a 0-2 lead at Westerlo yesterday for yet another draw, whicn in itself isn't a bad result. We'll need something from the next game in Mechelen though. And probably without Banzuzi, who is on his way to Leipzig for 16M. 

[Bonanza]

Results and standings after round 2 of the play-offs

 

Champions Play-offs

 

Gent	0-3	USG
Antwerp	2-3	Club Brugge
Anderlecht	1-2	Genk

 

 

Fixtures for round 3

 

USG	-	Anderlecht
Antwerp	-	Gent
Club Brugge	-	Genk

 

Europe Play-offs

 

KV Mechelen	5-2	Dender
Westerlo	2-2	OH Leuven
Charleroi	1-0	Standard Liège

 

 

Fixtures for round 3

 

Westerlo	-	Charleroi
KV Mechelen	-	OH Leuven
Dender	-	Standard Liège

 

Relegation Play-offs

 

Cercle Brugge	2-1	Beerschot
St. Truidense	0-3	Kortrijk

 

 

Fixtures for round 3

 

Kortrijk	-	Beerschot
St. Truidense	-	Cercle Brugge

Edited 8 April by Bonanza

[Bonanza]

 

[Lambert09]

I actually really like the Belgium leagues format. it’s great that now these mid table sides are battling for the conference league. 
 

Definitely destroys the dead runners deciding relegations and titles 

[Bonanza]

Results and standings after round 3 of the play-offs:

Champions Play-offs

 

USG	2-0	Anderlecht
Antwerp	0-1	Gent
Club Brugge	1-0	Genk

 

 

Fixtures for round 4

 

Anderlecht	-	Antwerp
Genk	-	USG
Gent	-	Club Brugge

 

Europe Play-offs

 

Westerlo	2-2	Charleroi
KV Mechelen	1-1	OH Leuven
Dender	1-1	Standard Liège

 

 

Fixtures for round 4

 

OH Leuven	-	Dender
Charleroi	-	KV Mechelen
Standard Liège	-	Westerlo

 

Relegation Play-offs

 

Kortrijk	3-2	Beerschot
St. Truidense	3-1	Cercle Brugge

 

 

Fixtures for round 4

 

Beerschot	-	Kortrijk
Cercle Brugge	-	St. Truidense

Edited 14 April by Bonanza

[João Miguel da Cunha]

@Bonanza How long do you think before Chike Van De Ven is involved in some capacity?

[Ryy]

28 minutes ago, João Miguel da Cunha said:

@Bonanza How long do you think before Chike Van De Ven is involved in some capacity?

He made his debut for them in December but probably break into the team next season 

[Bonanza]

20 hours ago, João Miguel da Cunha said:

@Bonanza How long do you think before Chike Van De Ven is involved in some capacity?

Maybe he gets some playing time in the upcoming weeks, but (like Ryy said) I think he's going to get more involved with the first team next season.

[Bonanza]

 

[Bonanza]

Results and standings after round 4 of the Play-offs

 

Champions Play-offs

 

Anderlecht	0-0	Antwerp
Genk	1-2	USG
Gent	0-5	Club Brugge

 

 

Fixtures for round 5

 

Antwerp	-	Genk
Anderlecht	-	Gent
Club Brugge	-	USG

 

Europe Play-offs

 

OH Leuven	4-4	Dender
Charleroi	2-0	KV Mechelen
Standard Liège	1-1	Westerlo

 

 

Fixtures for round 5:

 

KV Mechelen	-	Westerlo
Standard Liège	-	OH Leuven
Dender	-	Charleroi

 

Relegation Play-offs

 

No games played

 

Fixtures for round 4:

 

Beerschot	-	Kortrijk
Cercle Brugge	-	St. Truidense

[Bonanza]