KAA Gent

FM15 Release

Club
115Reputation
7Last season
—Squad value
20000Capacity

Squad strength

FMDB calculation
35Players
—Average age
—Under 21
108Average ability
124Average potential
—Squad value
£158,107Wage bill per week
14Nationalities
—Home-grown
—Expiring contracts
117CA16
132PA16

These are the FMDB's own figures over all 35 registered members of the primary team, not just the rows listed below; hover a figure for the population it was computed from. The wage bill is the sum of recorded contract wages, not an asserted payroll. This version's export records no game start year, so ages and the contract-expiry window cannot be computed. CA16 and PA16 are the means of the sixteen highest recorded abilities and potentials; a coded potential enters PA16 at its band's midpoint and the figure says how many did. Home-grown counts players whose person_trained_status names this club.

Best eleven

FMDB calculation
The FMDB's own selection: the highest recorded current ability per slot of the supplied 4-3-3, each player used once, and only where player_position.competency for that slot is at least 10. Mean ability of the eleven 118, from the 34 strongest squad members.

Club

Full name
KAA Gent
Short name
AA Gent
Nickname
—
Nation
Belgium
City
Ghent
Current division
Belgian Pro League
Continental competition
—
Founded
1900
Reputation
115
Colours
#0050D0 #FFFFFF
Captain
Sven Kums
Other teams
—

Finances

Partial export
Balance
—
Transfer budget
—
Wage budget
—
Debt
—
Club value
—
Financial status
—
Owner
—
Shirt sponsor
—

Balance is club_finance_detail.cash and Debt its basic_loan_debt, as authored. Every other club_finance row — loans, gifts and FFP totals — is listed by the source family loan_source_type gives it, with the amount's meaning on hover, rather than summed into a figure the source does not state. Club value, a named owner and a shirt sponsor are not established by the export.

Squad

35 people with a club_squad_number row for this teamSet-piece takers
Squad members with number, position, age, nationality, ability, contract, wage, value and last season
No start year CA PA Value Apps (Gls) 2014–15 HG Not in this export
1Matz SelsGK—Belgium1201452018-06-30£5,000———
2Uros VitasDC—Serbia1081332017-06-30£2,000———
3Ygor NogueiraDC—Brazil931182017-09-30£1,500—0 (0)—
4RafinhaDR—Brazil1141282015-06-30£5,000———
5Karim BelhocineDMC—Algeria1131152015-06-30£2,500———
6Dorian Thom MpotoDMC—Belgium80-62015-06-30£600———
6Nermin ZoloticDMC—Bosnia and Herzegovina971292017-06-30£1,000———
7David PolletFC—Belgium1181192018-06-30£12,500———
8Bernd Thijs Staff——Belgium———£2,000———
8Mustapha OussalahML—Belgium1151252016-06-30£7,000———
9Laurent DepoitreFC—Belgium1141162016-06-30£5,000———
10Renato Cardoso Porto NetoMC—Brazil1201422017-06-30£8,000———
10Rodgers KolaFC—Zambia1151252017-06-30————
11Benito RamanAML—Belgium108-72015-06-30£2,500———
12Jari VandeputteAMC—Belgium90-72015-06-30£800———
13Ante PuljicDC—Croatia1141152017-06-30£2,500———
14Sven KumsMC—Belgium1231242018-06-30£12,500———
15Hassan Kenneth SaiefAMC—Israel107-82017-06-30£4,791—0 (0)—
17Hannes Van Der BruggenMC—Belgium1161352017-06-30£7,000———
18Rik ImpensAML—Belgium80-62016-06-30£400———
19Brecht DejaegereDMC—Belgium1161322018-06-30£7,000———
20Kristof MaesGK—Belgium95962015-06-30£1,000———
21Nana Akwasi AsareDL—Ghana1191292017-06-30£11,500———
22Sébastien LocignoDR—Belgium96-72016-06-30£800———
23Lasse NielsenDC—Denmark1181212017-06-30£3,066———
24Yaya Alfa SoumahoroAML—Ivory Coast1141222016-06-30£5,000———
25Brian VandenbusscheGK—Belgium1151192016-06-30£7,000———
26Christophe LepointMC—Belgium1151202016-06-30£7,500—4 (0)—
27Enis GavazajML—Albania92-72015-06-30£750———
27Jinty CaenepeelAMR—Belgium84-72015-06-30£400———
28Nicklas PedersenFC—Denmark1181302017-06-30£10,000———
31Rémi MarévalDL—France1151252015-06-30£6,500———
32Thomas FoketAMR—Belgium105-82016-06-30£1,000———
55Rami GershonDC—Israel1151192018-06-30£7,000———
77Danijel MilicevicAMC—Switzerland1161202017-06-30£7,000———

Sort by clicking a column header. Hide columns you do not need; the choice is remembered in this browser. Apps (Gls) is the 2014–15 season, the latest player_history season recorded for anyone in this squad; it is named explicitly because no database records the date the game starts on.

Highest potential

FMDB calculation
Highest recorded potential ability across every team the club owns
Player Pos Age CA PA Value
Matz SelsGK—120145—
Renato Cardoso Porto NetoMC—120142—
Hannes Van Der BruggenMC—116135—
Uros VitasDC—108133—
Brecht DejaegereDMC—116132—
Nicklas PedersenFC—118130—

The highest recorded player.potential_ability across all 1 of this club's team, one row per person. A negative potential is a coded band rather than a fixed ability and is shown as the code it is, never ranked as a number. Ages are season-start ages where the export records a start year; the list is ranked on potential alone, so it is not an age-filtered wonderkid list.

Facilities

Training only in the export
  • Training facilities10
  • Youth facilities—
  • Youth recruitment—
  • Junior coaching—
  • Corporate facilities—
Training ground
—
Academy
—
Morale
10
Season ticket holders
12500
Average attendance
17500
Lowest and highest
5000 / 26000

club_facility carries training facilities only, in every version: youth facilities, youth recruitment, junior coaching and academy category are not in the export. The training ground is the stadium row that club_server names.

Key staff

Chairman
—
Managing Director
—
Director of Football
—
Assistant Manager
Peter Balette
Head of Youth Development
—

Roles held now from staff_history. "Unknown person" is a spell whose person uid this version does not contain.

League position by season

25 seasons on this page
KAA Gent league position by season1815 1989–901993–941997–982001–022005–062009–102013–14Belgian Pro League, 1989–90: position 6 of 18Belgian Pro League, 1990–91: position 3 of 18Belgian Pro League, 1991–92: position 6 of 18Belgian Pro League, 1992–93: position 9 of 18Belgian Pro League, 1993–94: position 15 of 18Belgian Pro League, 1994–95: position 14 of 18Belgian Pro League, 1995–96: position 14 of 18Belgian Pro League, 1996–97: position 14 of 18Belgian Pro League, 1997–98: position 8 of 18Belgian Pro League, 1998–99: position 8 of 18Belgian Pro League, 1999–00: position 3 of 18Belgian Pro League, 2000–01: position 5 of 18Belgian Pro League, 2001–02: position 4 of 18Belgian Pro League, 2002–03: position 8 of 18Belgian Pro League, 2003–04: position 9 of 18Belgian Pro League, 2004–05: position 6 of 18Belgian Pro League, 2005–06: position 4 of 18Belgian Pro League, 2006–07: position 4 of 18Belgian Pro League, 2007–08: position 6 of 18Belgian Pro League, 2008–09: position 4 of 18Belgian Pro League, 2009–10: position 3 of 15Belgian Pro League, 2010–11: position 3 of 16Belgian Pro League, 2011–12: position 3 of 16Belgian Pro League, 2012–13: position 12 of 16Belgian Pro League, 2013–14: position 7 of 30
Finishing position as recorded, 1 at the top, from the 25 season rows on this page.
KAA Gent league position by season
SeasonCompetitionPosition
2013–14Belgian Pro League7
2012–13Belgian Pro League12
2011–12Belgian Pro League3
2010–11Belgian Pro League3
2009–10Belgian Pro League3
2008–09Belgian Pro League4
2007–08Belgian Pro League6
2006–07Belgian Pro League4
2005–06Belgian Pro League4
2004–05Belgian Pro League6
2003–04Belgian Pro League9
2002–03Belgian Pro League8
2001–02Belgian Pro League4
2000–01Belgian Pro League5
1999–00Belgian Pro League3
1998–99Belgian Pro League8
1997–98Belgian Pro League8
1996–97Belgian Pro League14
1995–96Belgian Pro League14
1994–95Belgian Pro League14
1993–94Belgian Pro League15
1992–93Belgian Pro League9
1991–92Belgian Pro League6
1990–91Belgian Pro League3
1989–90Belgian Pro League6

Honours

FMDB calculation
3Belgian Cup2010, 1984, 1964
3Belgian Second League1980, 1968, 1913

Competitions won by any of this club's 1 recorded team, counted from comp_history. Every recorded season in this version. It records no cancelled, abandoned or joint-winner flags, so none are excluded. The newer nation_cup_history export covers national-team tournament runs; it does not establish club cup-run coverage.

Transfers

Exported; UI pending
Record signing
—
Record sale
—
Net spend
—
Date Player From or to Fee
————

Modern exports separate completed transfer events, agreed future moves and club fee records. This panel has not integrated them. Unknown fees and incomplete coverage cannot establish full net spend.

Stadium

In the export
Capacity
20000
Seated
20000
Expandable to
44000
Built
2013-07-01
Pitch
105 × 68
Roof
Not retractable

Affiliates

Not in this export
Club Relationship Terms
———

Affiliations from club_link in both directions, with the yearly cost, dates, loan counts and wage share the row records. link_type_id has no lookup table in the catalog, so the relationship is shown as its code rather than given a name. Owned teams are listed separately under Other teams.

Fans

Not in this export
Supporter profile
—
Expectation
—
Season ticket waiting list
—

Supporter values are the researched 1–20 figures in club_supporter_profile; the expectation is the media's predicted finish in club_media_expectation; ticket prices are from club_finance_detail. Supporter-type percentages and a waiting list are not exported.

Across versions

Recorded
KAA Gent reputation across versions05K10K CM0102 RFM06 RFM10 RFM13 RFM16 RFM19 RFM22 RFM26 UReputation, CM0102 Release: 12 Reputation, CM0203 Release: 12 Reputation, CM0304 Release: 12 Reputation, CM0304 Update: 12 Reputation, FM05 Release: 123 Reputation, FM05 Update: 128 Reputation, FM06 Release: 123 Reputation, FM07 Release: 120 Reputation, FM07 Update: 120 Reputation, FM08 Release: 118 Reputation, FM09 Release: 120 Reputation, FM09 Update: 120 Reputation, FM10 Release: 123 Reputation, FM10 Update: 123 Reputation, FM11 Release: 118 Reputation, FM11 Update: 118 Reputation, FM12 Release: 110 Reputation, FM12 Update: 110 Reputation, FM13 Release: 115 Reputation, FM13 Update: 115 Reputation, FM14 Release: 115 Reputation, FM14 Update: 115 Reputation, FM15 Release: 115 Reputation, FM15 Update: 115 Reputation, FM16 Release: 115 Reputation, FM16 Update: 115 Reputation, FM17 Release: 120 Reputation, FM17 Update: 120 Reputation, FM18 Release: 130 Reputation, FM18 Update: 6,500 Reputation, FM19 Release: 130 Reputation, FM19 Update: 6,500 Reputation, FM20 Release: 130 Reputation, FM20 Update: 6,500 Reputation, FM21 Release: 130 Reputation, FM21 Update: 6,500 Reputation, FM22 Release: 6,300 Reputation, FM23 Release: 6,300 Reputation, FM24 Release: 6,150 Reputation, FM26 Release: 6,300 Reputation, FM26 Update: 6,300
Recorded reputation in each database where this uid resolves. Missing values remain gaps. Raw export scales may differ between versions.

Current staff

15 spells
Roles held now, from staff_history spells with no end date or one still in the future
Role Person Joined Until Rating FMDB calculation
CoachSandy Martens2012-07-01——
ScoutErwin Vandendaele2006-02-01——
ScoutEtienne De Wispelaere2006-07-01——
ScoutLuc D'Haenens2009-01-01——
ScoutLuc Sanders2011-01-01——
ScoutDirk Ranson2012-11-04——
ManagerGeert Criquielion2011-07-01——
ManagerNico Vanderdonck2013-01-04——
ManagerHein Vanhaezebrouck2014-07-01——
Assistant ManagerBernd Thijs2014-04-07——
Assistant ManagerPeter Balette2014-07-01——
Fitness CoachStijn Matthys2011-04-01——
Goalkeeping CoachFrancky Vandendriessche2014-07-01——
Chief ScoutGilbert De Groote1999-10-01——
Head Of Youth DevelopmentManu Ferrera2014-02-20——

Playing spells belong to a career and are shown on the person's own page. A further 0 current spells point at a person uid this version does not contain.

Season records

Points as stored, never recomputed
League seasons, as stored: points include any deduction applied at the time
Season Competition Pos Of P W D L GF GA Pts
2013–14Belgian Pro League7303012810393744
2012–13Belgian Pro League12163081012334034
2011–12Belgian Pro League316301758633556
2010–11Belgian Pro League316301767594257
2009–10Belgian Pro League315281477493049
2008–09Belgian Pro League418341789674259
2007–08Belgian Pro League61834141010574652
2006–07Belgian Pro League4183418610564060
2005–06Belgian Pro League418341879483461
2004–05Belgian Pro League6183418511463659
2003–04Belgian Pro League9183481610333440
2002–03Belgian Pro League8183215215495547
2001–02Belgian Pro League4183416108625158
2000–01Belgian Pro League518341699614957
1999–00Belgian Pro League3183420311785463
1998–99Belgian Pro League81834141010555952
1997–98Belgian Pro League8183411149504447
1996–97Belgian Pro League14183410618445836
1995–96Belgian Pro League141834101113394941
1994–95Belgian Pro League14183411815415330
1993–94Belgian Pro League15183471314435727
1992–93Belgian Pro League91834121012515134
1991–92Belgian Pro League618341699544441
1990–91Belgian Pro League318342077673747
1989–90Belgian Pro League61834121210463836

Club records

More record types
Club records
Record type Holder Name as recorded Value
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record_type is a raw code; the two rows read as most appearances and most goals. Attendance record, biggest win and heaviest defeat belong here too.

Derbies and partnerships

Derbies involving this club
Derby Opponent W Needs data D L First match Needs data Reputation
GentseKRC Gent-Zeehaven31111908-04-05—
Oost-VlaamseSporting Lokeren OVl000——

No partnerships recorded

club_partnership is empty or near-empty in most versions of the source.

Kits

Season and slots
  • Kit 1, style -1, -1
  • Kit 1, style 101, -1
  • Kit 1, style 210, -1
  • Kit 1, style 11, -1
  • Kit 1, style 50, -1
  • Kit 1, style —, -1
  • Kit 1, style 101, -1
  • Kit 1, style 211, -1

Showing up to 8 of 27 loaded kit rows. Legacy colour slots are shown. Modern kit-part and style exports now describe the parts, but these drawings have not integrated them.

Data wishlist for this page

20 data pointsWhole site
  • export_meta.game_start_year Season-start ages, under-21 count and this season's expiring contracts Now liveAges are taken at 1 July of the exported game start year and the expiry window closes on 30 June of the next; the convention is stated on every figure because no .dat database stores an in-game date. CSV-era versions carry no start year and say so.
  • player.current_ability, player.potential_ability over the squad CA16 and PA16 Now liveFMDB means of the sixteen highest recorded abilities and potentials in the primary squad; a coded potential is counted at its band midpoint (config/potential.php) and the figure says how many were.
  • player over club_squad_number Squad ability, potential, value and recorded wage totals Now liveFigures cover the whole primary-team squad with recorded-value coverage. League-relative ability stars are not implemented.
  • player.current_ability and player_position Best eleven Now liveFMDB selects eligible players for a fixed 4-3-3 from at most 60 candidates. Empty positions stay blank and a team average requires eleven filled slots.
  • person_trained_status, person_days_at_location Training days and home-grown squad status Partial exportThe squad table and the home-grown count show recorded trained-at-club and trained-in-nation relationships where the version exports them. Rule codes are not interpreted and training days are not shown; neither is a ruling on eligibility under a competition rule.
  • player.current_ability, player.potential_ability Squad member ability and potential Now liveThe squad table displays stored figures where recorded; coded potential is not a fixed ability.
  • player_history Squad appearances and goals for a named season Now liveThe page uses the latest season recorded for anyone in the squad, not an inferred last season relative to a game date.
  • player.potential_ability across the club teams Highest potential at the club Now livePlayers are deduplicated across the club teams. This is not an age-based wonderkid list.
  • club_finance, club_finance_source, club_finance_detail, club_director Balance, budgets, debt rows, embargo and directors Partial exportCash balance, basic loan debt, the embargo flag and directors are displayed, and every other finance row is listed by its loan_source_type family with the amount meaning on hover. Club valuation, a named owner, a financial-status label and a shirt sponsor are not established: owner type, financial state and income type are raw codes.
  • club_facility, club_server.training_ground_stadium_uid Youth facilities, recruitment, junior coaching and academy status Needs source dataOnly training_facilities is present in any version; the training ground is shown where club_server names one. A corporate revenue field is not a facilities rating.
  • club identity Club nickname Needs source dataThe current club catalog has no nickname column; a short name is not a nickname.
  • transfer_event, future_transfer, club_transfer_record Transfers and record signing or sale Exported; UI pendingCompleted FM24/FM26 events, agreed future moves and recorded club fee records now have separate tables. They are not integrated into this panel; incomplete or unknown fees cannot support complete net-spend totals.
  • club_link Affiliations and agreement terms Partial exportLinks in both directions are displayed with cost, dates, loan counts and wage share. link_type_id, flags and reasons have no lookup, so the relationship is shown as a code; club_partnership is a player-pair relation.
  • comp_history for every recorded club team Confirmed titles with competition and years Now liveThe honours calculation covers all recorded club teams, with edition and stage checks where available. nation_cup_history describes national-team tournament runs, not club cup coverage.
  • stadium Stadium capacity, build date, pitch dimensions, roof and owner Now liveThese fields are rendered where recorded. Pitch type and heating remain available source fields not shown in this club panel.
  • staff_history, staff_ability, staff_coaching Staff quality by recorded job Now liveFMDB computes role-specific attribute means with coverage thresholds; these are not stored scouting stars or a staff-subtype census.
  • club_supporter_profile, club_media_expectation Supporter loyalty, passion, patience, affluence, temperament, expectations and media prediction Now liveResearched FM23+ supporter values and the predicted league finish are displayed where exported; computed supporter-type percentages are deliberately absent.
  • derby Derby record and history Now liveRecorded results are oriented to this club; dates and reputation remain missing where unrecorded.
  • club across versions Reputation across versions Partial exportRaw reputation history is live. Squad value and average ability across versions are not implemented; reputation-scale integration is also pending.
  • club_kit, club_kit_part, kit_display_type, kit_style Kit seasons, parts and patterns Partial exportThe page shows legacy kit rows and colour slots. Modern exports now identify parts, goalkeeper kits and style lookups; drawings have not integrated them, and numbering differs by era.

Reviewed 30 September 2026 against the current schema and page implementation. “Now live” means implemented where data is recorded; “Exported; UI pending” means the schema has data this page does not yet use. Tables and coverage vary by version. Missing values stay blank.