2025–26 Royal Charleroi S.C. season
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Rik De Mil |
| Stadium | Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
| Belgian Pro League | Regular season: 14th |
| Belgian Cup | Pre-season |
| UEFA Conference League | Second qualifying round |
The 2025–26 season is Royal Charleroi Sporting Club's 122nd in existence, as well as being the club's 14th consecutive season in the Belgian Pro League. Charleroi will also take part in the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Oday Dabbagh
|
 Aberdeen
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| FW | .svg.png){kind=small} Youssuf Sylla
|
 Willem II
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| DF |  Mehdi Boukamir
|
 Pafos
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| FW |  Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali
|
 Győri ETO FC
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| FW |  Mondy Prunier
|
Francs Borains
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| FW | Anthony Descotte
|
FC Utrecht
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| FW |  Jakob Napoleon Romsaas
|
Tromsø
|
€2,000,000 | 1 July 2025 | [1] |
| FW |  Freddy Mbemba
|
Versailles 78
|
Undisclosed | 4 July 2025 | [2] |
| FW | Antoine Colassin
|
Beerschot
|
Undisclosed | 8 July 2025 | [3] |
| FW | Aurélien Scheidler
|
FCV Dender
|
€1,500,000 | 19 August 2025 |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Alexis Flips
|
Anderlecht
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| FW | Grejohn Kyei
|
Standard de Liège
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Daan Heymans
|
Genk
|
€3,000,000 | 1 July 2025 | |
| MF | Adem Zorgane
|
Union Saint-Gilloise
|
Undisclosed | 1 July 2025 | |
| FW | Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali
|
Győri ETO FC
|
Undisclosed | 17 July 2025 | |
| FW | Oday Dabbagh
|
 Zamalek
|
€350,000 | 5 August 2025 | [4] |
| DF | Stelios Andreou
|
 Widzew Łódź
|
Undisclosed | 12 August 2025 | |
| DF | Vetle Dragsnes
|
SK Brann
|
Undisclosed | 19 August 2025 | [5] |
| FW | Anthony Descotte
|
FC Volendam
|
Loan | 19 August 2025 | [6] |
Friendlies
| 27 June 2025 | Mons | 2–2 | Charleroi | |
| 20:00 |
|
| 5 July 2025 | Charleroi | 1–1 | Gent | |
| Note: The match was played in two halves of 60 minutes each. | ||||
| 8 July 2025 | Charleroi | 4–1 | Beveren | |
| 12:30 |
|
| 12 July 2025 | Charleroi | 4–1 | RWDM | Marcinelle |
|
| 12 July 2025 | Charleroi | 2–1 | RFC Liège | |
|
| 18 July 2025 | sc Heerenveen | 1–0 | Charleroi | |
| 12:30 |
| 18 July 2025 | FC Utrecht | 1–2 | Charleroi | |
| 16:30 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Challenger Pro League | 27 July 2025 | 21 March 2026 | Matchday 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Belgian Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||||
| UEFA Conference League | 24 July 2025 | 31 July 2025 | Second qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 0.00 | ||||
Last updated: 17 August 2025
Source: Competitions
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | La Louvière | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | Qualification for the Europe play-offs |
| 13 | Westerlo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Charleroi | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 15 | Dender EH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
| 16 | OH Leuven | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[7]
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
| 3 August 2025 2 | Charleroi | 1–1 | Sint-Truiden | Charleroi |
| 19:15 |
|
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
| 10 August 2025 3 | La Louvière | 1–0 | Charleroi | La Louvière |
| 13:30 | Stadium: Easi Arena Attendance: 8,001 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
| 17 August 2025 4 | Charleroi | 1–1 | Antwerp | Charleroi |
| 18:30 |
|
|
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'hui |
UEFA Conference League
Second qualifying round
| 24 July 2025 First leg | Hammarby  | 0–0 | Charleroi | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:00 | Stadium: 3Arena Attendance: 20,855 Referee: Mathieu Vernice (France) |
| 31 July 2025 Second leg | Charleroi | 1–2 (a.e.t.) (1–2 agg.) | Hammarby | Charleroi |
| 20:00 |
|
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 12,842 Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (Latvia) |
References
- ^ "Jakob Napoleon Romsaas est Carolo !".
- ^ "Freddy Mbemba est Carolo".
- ^ "Antoine Colassin rejoint le Sporting !".
- ^ "Zamalek land Palestinian striker Oday Dabbagh".
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020.