Uefa Europa League

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS (First leg: 5-2) KRC Genk Arena - Genk Thursday 16 March 2017 KRC Genk 19.00CET (19.00 local time) KAA Gent Round of 16, Second leg Last updated 16/03/2017 10:58CET

Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 5 Squad list 7 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 13 Match officials 17 Legend 18

1 KRC Genk - KAA Gent Thursday 16 March 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KRC Genk Arena, Genk

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Kalu 27, K. Coulibaly 61; Malinovskiy 21, 09/03/2017 R16 KAA Gent - KRC Genk 2-5 Ghent Colley 33, Samatta 41, 72, Uronen 45+2

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA KRC Genk 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 KAA Gent 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 KRC Genk - Record versus clubs from opponents' country KRC Genk have not played against a club from their opponents' country KAA Gent - Record versus clubs from opponents' country KAA Gent have not played against a club from their opponents' country

2 KRC Genk - KAA Gent Thursday 16 March 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KRC Genk Arena, Genk Match background

A distance of 125km and a letter of the alphabet is not all that separates Genk and Gent as they prepare for their all- Belgian UEFA Europa League decider, the Blue-and-Whites having secured an impressive 5-2 away win in the first leg. • Suspended Gent: Anderson Esiti • Misses next game if booked Genk: Tino-Sven Sušić Gent: Kalifa Coulibaly, Renato Neto Previous meetings • Gent v Genk is only the second all-Belgian tie in UEFA competition history; Mechelen defeated Anderlecht 3-0 on aggregate in the other, a 1988/89 European Cup Winners' Cup second-round encounter. • Genk's record against Gent in Belgian league meetings is W27 D10 L19. The sides registered a win each in their two Belgian Cup fixtures. Form guide • Genk have won all seven European home games this season, conceding just once in the process. • Gent need to win by a three-goal margin to make it to the quarter-finals; they last scored three in a UEFA away match in this season's play-offs, beating Albania's Shkëndija 4-0. • Genk are in the last 16 of a major UEFA competition for the first time, and won for the first time in a springtime UEFA fixture in the round of 32 second leg against Astra Giurgiu. • Gent reached the UEFA Champions League round of 16 last year, losing to Wolfsburg. Their best UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League campaign came in 1991/92, when they were eliminated by Ajax in the quarter-finals. Links and trivia • The journey from Ghent to Genk is around 125km. • Former team-mates Daniel Miličević (Gent) & Sebastien Dewaest (Genk) – Charleroi, 2013–14 Kalifa Coulibaly (Gent) & Sebastien Dewaest (Genk) – Charleroi, 2014–15 Lovre Kalinić (Gent) & Tino-Sven Sušić (Genk) – Hajduk Split, 2012–16 • In addition, Gent's Miličević and Genk's Sušić are international team-mates with Bosnia and Herzegovina. • Genk are the only side to have progressed from the second qualifying round of this season's competition to the round of 16; APOEL and København have had similarly long campaigns, having started out in the equivalent UEFA Champions League round. • Two of 12 Swedish players involved in the round of 16, Gent's Jacob Rinne and Emir Kujovic are dreaming of playing in the UEFA Europa League final in Stockholm. • Belgium, with three clubs, is the best-represented country in the last 16. Only Germany and Russia, with two apiece, also have more than one representative. The coaches • Peter Maes took Genk to the round of 32 but was dismissed in late December after a disappointing run of league results. • Genk's new boss is Albert Stuivenberg. Once a Feyenoord trainee, he later ran the club's academy, and led the Netherlands to UEFA European Under-17 Championship successes in 2011 and 2012. He was Louis van Gaal's assistant at Manchester United. • Hein Vanhaezebrouck guided Gent to the Belgian title in 2014/15 and steered them to the UEFA Champions League round of 16 last term. He established his credentials during two periods in the dugout of home-town club Kortrijk, for whom he had also played. • Vanhaezebrouck was also coach of Genk from July to November 2009. Penalty shoot-outs • Genk have won both of their previous UEFA penalty shoot-outs: W 4-2 A v Budućnost Podgorica (2016/17 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round) W 4-1 H v Maccabi Haifa (2011/12 UEFA Champions League play-offs)

3 KRC Genk - KAA Gent Thursday 16 March 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KRC Genk Arena, Genk • Gent's record in two UEFA penalty shoot-outs is W1 L1: L 4-3 H v Vardar (2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup second round) W 4-1 A v Lausanne (1991/92 UEFA Cup first round)

4 KRC Genk - KAA Gent Thursday 16 March 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KRC Genk Arena, Genk Team facts

KRC Genk Formed: 1988 Nickname: Genkies UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • none Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 3 (2011) Belgian Cup: 4 (2013) Ten-year record (UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA competition 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA competition 2013/14: round of 32 2012/13: round of 32 2011/12: UEFA Champions League group stage 2010/11: play-offs 2009/10: play-offs 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA competition 2007/08: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-0: Genk v Duisburg 01/10/98, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 0-5: B36 Tórshavn v Genk 21/06/97, UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage • Heaviest home defeat 2-5: Genk v Werder Bremen 09/11/00, UEFA Cup second round second leg 0-3: Genk v Porto 19/08/10, UEFA Europa League play-offs first leg • Heaviest away defeat 7-0: Valencia v Genk 23/11/11, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 5-2: Genk v FH Hafnarfjördur 29/08/13, play-off second leg 3-0: Genk v Videoton 20/09/12, group stage 3-0: Genk v Liepājas Metalurgs 25/08/05, second qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 1-5: Inter Turku v Genk 29/07/10, third qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 2-5: Genk v Werder Bremen (see above) 0-3: Genk v Porto (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: Werder Bremen v Genk 24/10/00, second round first leg

5 KRC Genk - KAA Gent Thursday 16 March 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KRC Genk Arena, Genk KAA Gent Formed: 1864 Nickname: De Buffalos (The Buffalos) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Intertoto Cup: (2006), (2007) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League titles: 1 (2015) Belgian Cup: 3 (2010) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA competition 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA competition 2012/13: third qualifying round 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA competition 2010/11: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2009/10: third qualifying round 2008/09: second qualifying round 2007/08: UEFA Intertoto Cup third round 2006/07: UEFA Intertoto Cup third round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-0: Gent v Viitorul Constanța 28/07/16, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 0-4: Cliftonville v Gent 14/07/07, UEFA Intertoto Cup second round second leg • Biggest home defeat 1-7: Gent v Roma 06/08/09, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg 0-6: Gent v Ajax 12/09/00, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Biggest away defeat 7-1: Paris Saint-Germain v Gent 01/08/01, UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-final second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 5-0: Gent v Viitorul Constanța (see above) • Biggest away win 0-4: Shkëndija v Gent 25/08/16, play-off second leg • Biggest home defeat 1-7: Gent v Roma (see above) 0-6: Gent v Ajax (see above) • Biggest away defeat 5-0: Shakhtar Donetsk v Gent 20/10/16, group stage

6 KRC Genk - KAA Gent Thursday 16 March 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KRC Genk Arena, Genk Squad list

KRC Genk Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 30 Nordin Jackers BEL 05/09/1997 19 - - - 1 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 36 Olivier Vliegen BEL 07/02/1999 18 ------40 Gaetan Coucke BEL 03/11/1998 18 ------70 Mathew Ryan AUS 08/04/1992 24 - - - 3 - 6 - 19 - 27 - Defenders 2 Jakub Brabec CZE 06/08/1992 24 - - - 8 1 18 - 24 4 31 6 3 Bojan Nastić SRB 06/07/1994 22 - - - 4 - 8 - 4 - 17 - 4 Omar Colley GAM 24/10/1992 24 - 2 - 8 1 26 2 8 1 10 1 5 Sandy Walsh NED 14/03/1995 22 - 5 - 4 - 12 - 5 - 10 - 6 Sebastien Dewaest BEL 27/05/1991 25 - 6 1 2 - 15 - 2 - 12 1 15 Dries Wouters BEL 28/01/1997 20 - 3 - - - 7 - - - 3 - 21 Jere Uronen FIN 13/07/1994 22 - 6 - 4 1 20 - 9 1 21 1 23 Rubin Seigers BEL 11/01/1998 19 ------29 Lorenzo Matarrese BEL 01/02/1999 18 ------32 Christophe Janssens BEL 09/03/1998 19 ------33 Kino Delorge BEL 05/01/1998 19 ------41 Timoty Castagne BEL 05/12/1995 21 - 2 - 7 1 24 - 7 1 9 1 Midfielders 8 Bennard Kumordzi GHA 21/03/1985 31 - 3 - 4 - 9 - 24 1 33 1 9 Jean-Paul Boëtius NED 22/03/1994 22 - - - 3 - 6 - 12 2 17 2 16 Dante Vanzeir BEL 16/04/1998 18 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 17 Holly Tshimanga BEL 25/04/1997 19 - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 18 Ruslan Malinovskiy UKR 04/05/1993 23 - - - 2 1 10 2 2 1 10 7 19 Thomas Buffel BEL 19/02/1981 36 - 5 1 9 1 21 2 39 6 76 11 20 Paolo Sabak BEL 10/02/1999 18 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 22 Siebe Schrijvers BEL 18/07/1996 20 - - - 3 - 8 1 6 - 7 - 24 Alejandro Pozuelo ESP 20/09/1991 25 - 4 - 8 1 29 6 15 1 23 3 27 Sander Berge NOR 14/02/1998 19 - - - 3 - 9 - 3 - 3 - 28 Brian Heynen BEL 06/02/1997 20 - 6 - 6 1 22 - 6 1 12 1 35 Pierre Desiré Zebli CIV 06/12/1997 19 ------42 Laurens Vermijl BEL 03/02/1997 20 ------Forwards 7 Nikos Karelis GRE 24/02/1992 25 - 5 - 6 2 18 9 11 4 24 5 10 Tino-Sven Sušić BEL 13/02/1992 25 * - - 5 1 15 - 5 1 23 5 14 Leandro Trossard BEL 04/12/1994 22 - 4 - 9 2 25 3 9 2 13 2 77 Mbwana Samatta TAN 13/12/1992 24 - 6 3 9 2 27 11 9 2 15 5 Coach - Albert Stuivenberg NED 05/08/1970 46 - - - 3 - - - 3 - 3 -

7 KRC Genk - KAA Gent Thursday 16 March 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KRC Genk Arena, Genk

KAA Gent Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Jacob Rinne SWE 20/06/1993 23 - 3 - 5 - 12 - 5 - 8 - 20 Yannick Thoelen BEL 18/07/1990 26 - 1 - 1 - 9 - 1 - 2 - 36 Zeb Van Gerven BEL 13/04/1997 19 ------91 Lovre Kalinić CRO 03/04/1990 26 - - - 3 - 9 - 3 - 22 - Defenders 2 Jérémy Taravel FRA 17/04/1987 29 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 16 1 4 Samuel Gigot FRA 12/10/1993 23 - - - 3 - 7 - 3 - 3 - 5 Ofir Davidzada ISR 05/05/1991 25 - - - 2 - 3 - 2 - 12 - 13 Stefan Mitrović SRB 22/05/1990 26 - 4 1 8 - 28 2 8 - 19 1 21 Nana Asare GHA 11/07/1986 30 - 1 - 6 - 19 1 6 - 21 2 29 Thibault De Smet BEL 05/06/1998 18 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 32 Thomas Foket BEL 25/09/1994 22 - 4 - 8 - 28 - 8 - 20 1 39 Andreas Burssens BEL 17/03/1999 17 ------55 Rami Gershon ISR 12/08/1988 28 - 4 - 8 - 20 - 11 - 16 - Midfielders 8 Thomas Matton BEL 24/10/1985 31 - 3 1 4 - 13 - 4 - 12 2 10 Renato Neto BRA 27/09/1991 25 * 4 2 6 1 21 4 15 1 34 3 15 Kenneth Saief ISR 17/12/1993 23 - 4 - 9 1 25 4 9 1 20 1 19 Brecht Dejaegere BEL 29/05/1991 25 - - - 6 - 17 1 6 - 12 - 33 Louis Verstraete BEL 04/05/1999 17 - - - 2 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 40 Rabiu Ibrahim NGA 15/03/1991 26 - - - 2 - 4 - 2 - 8 - 44 Anderson Esiti NGA 24/05/1994 22 S - - 8 - 19 - 13 - 13 - 77 Danijel Milicevic BIH 05/01/1986 31 - 4 - 8 3 23 5 8 3 20 6 Forwards 7 Kalifa Coulibaly MLI 21/08/1991 25 * 3 5 9 4 24 6 9 4 18 11 11 Emir Kujovic SWE 22/06/1988 28 - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - 18 Samuel Kalu NGA 26/08/1997 19 - - - 2 1 8 2 2 1 7 2 24 Jérémy Perbet FRA 12/12/1984 32 - 4 1 9 3 23 10 9 3 13 4 27 Moses Simon NGA 12/07/1995 21 - 2 - 7 - 23 3 7 - 18 3 31 Elton Kabangu BEL 08/02/1998 19 ------34 Dante Walen BEL 11/02/1998 19 ------35 Yassine Abdelali BEL 13/07/1998 18 ------Coach - Hein Vanhaezebrouck BEL 16/02/1964 53 - 4 - 9 - - - 9 - 23 -

8 KRC Genk - KAA Gent Thursday 16 March 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KRC Genk Arena, Genk Fixtures and results

KRC Genk Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 14/07/2016 UEL FK Budućnost Podgorica (H) W 2-0 Kebano 17 (P), Samatta 79 L 21/07/2016 UEL FK Budućnost Podgorica (A) 0-2 (aet, 4-2 pens) 28/07/2016 UEL Cork City FC (H) W 1-0 Bailey 31 31/07/2016 League KV Oostende (H) W 2-1 Karelis 50, Samatta 90 04/08/2016 UEL Cork City FC (A) W 2-1 Buffel 13, Dewaest 41 07/08/2016 League KAA Gent (A) L 0-1 13/08/2016 League Waasland-Beveren (H) D 2-2 Karelis 35, Jans 73 (og) 18/08/2016 UEL NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (A) D 2-2 Bailey 35 (P), Samatta 47 21/08/2016 League KSC Lokeren OV (A) W 3-0 Samatta 34, 38, Bailey 48 25/08/2016 UEL NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (H) W 2-0 Samatta 2, Bailey 50 28/08/2016 League SV Zulte Waregem (H) W 1-0 Pozuelo 80 11/09/2016 League R. Standard de Liège (A) L 0-2 15/09/2016 UEL SK Rapid Wien (A) L 2-3 Bailey 29, 90 (P) 18/09/2016 League RSC Anderlecht (H) L 0-2 21/09/2016 Cup KSC Eendracht Aalst (A) W 4-0 Karelis 16, 24, 45, 51 25/09/2016 League KV Kortrijk (A) L 1-4 Trossard 63 29/09/2016 UEL US Sassuolo Calcio (H) W 3-1 Karelis 8, Bailey 25, Buffel 61 02/10/2016 League KV Mechelen (H) W 2-1 Karelis 21 (P), Bailey 51 15/10/2016 League R. Excel Mouscron (A) D 2-2 Karelis 32, 78 20/10/2016 UEL Athletic Club (H) W 2-0 Brabec 40, Ndidi 83 23/10/2016 League K. Sint-Truidense VV (H) W 1-0 Karelis 88 26/10/2016 League R. Charleroi SC (A) L 1-2 Karelis 3 29/10/2016 League KVC Westerlo (H) W 2-1 Pozuelo 54, Karelis 66 03/11/2016 UEL Athletic Club (A) L 3-5 Bailey 28, Ndidi 51, Sušić 80 06/11/2016 League Club Brugge KV (A) D 1-1 Buffel 49 19/11/2016 League KAS Eupen (H) W 2-0 Diallo 20 (og), Pozuelo 38 24/11/2016 UEL SK Rapid Wien (H) W 1-0 Karelis 11 27/11/2016 League KV Oostende (A) L 0-6 30/11/2016 Cup Waasland-Beveren (A) W 3-1 Samatta 15, 43, Ndidi 80 04/12/2016 League KSC Lokeren OV (H) L 1-2 Trossard 20 09/12/2016 UEL US Sassuolo Calcio (A) W 2-0 Heynen 58, Trossard 80 14/12/2016 Cup R. Charleroi SC (A) W 3-1 aet Karelis 69, 94 ET, 116 ET 18/12/2016 League R. Standard de Liège (H) D 2-2 Colley 3, Samatta 78 21/12/2016 League SV Zulte Waregem (A) L 0-1 27/12/2016 League KAA Gent (H) W 2-0 Pozuelo 19, Karelis 26 (P) 17/01/2017 Cup KV Oostende (A) D 1-1 Malinovskiy 56 21/01/2017 League KAS Eupen (A) W 1-0 Samatta 82 24/01/2017 League KV Kortrijk (H) W 3-0 Schrijvers 4, Samatta 42, Pozuelo 68 28/01/2017 League KV Mechelen (A) L 0-1 31/01/2017 Cup KV Oostende (H) L 0-1 04/02/2017 League R. Excel Mouscron (H) W 1-0 García Naranjo 21

9 KRC Genk - KAA Gent Thursday 16 March 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KRC Genk Arena, Genk

KRC Genk 07/02/2017 League Waasland-Beveren (A) D 0-0 10/02/2017 League K. Sint-Truidense VV (A) W 3-0 Pozuelo 37, Samatta 39, Malinovskiy 45 16/02/2017 UEL FC Astra Giurgiu (A) D 2-2 Castagne 25, Trossard 83 19/02/2017 League R. Charleroi SC (H) D 1-1 Trossard 84 (P) 23/02/2017 UEL FC Astra Giurgiu (H) W 1-0 Pozuelo 67 26/02/2017 League RSC Anderlecht (A) L 0-2 04/03/2017 League Club Brugge KV (H) W 2-1 Samatta 5, 42 Malinovskiy 21, Colley 33, Samatta 41, 72, 09/03/2017 UEL KAA Gent (A) W 5-2 Uronen 45+2 Samatta 7, Buffel 27, Colley 62, 12/03/2017 League KVC Westerlo (A) W 4-0 Malinovskiy 90+1 16/03/2017 UEL KAA Gent (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Club Brugge KV 30 18 5 7 54 22 59 2 RSC Anderlecht 30 17 8 5 64 30 59 3 SV Zulte Waregem 30 14 10 6 46 37 52 4 KV Oostende 30 14 8 8 50 35 50 5 KV Mechelen 30 14 7 9 41 33 49 6 R. Charleroi SC 30 13 10 7 33 26 49 7 KAA Gent 30 13 9 8 42 29 48 8 KRC Genk 30 13 7 10 36 35 46 9 R. Standard de Liège 30 9 12 9 42 35 39 10 KV Kortrijk 30 8 8 14 38 53 32 11 KAS Eupen 30 8 7 15 39 61 31 12 KSC Lokeren OV 30 7 10 13 24 34 31 13 Waasland-Beveren 30 7 10 13 28 40 31 14 K. Sint-Truidense VV 30 8 6 16 33 46 30 15 KVC Westerlo 30 5 9 16 33 61 24 16 R. Excel Mouscron 30 6 4 20 27 53 22

KAA Gent Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers S. Mitrović 16, K. Coulibaly 37, 50, 28/07/2016 UEL FC Viitorul Constanța (H) W 5-0 Depoitre 56, Renato Neto 66 31/07/2016 League KV Kortrijk (A) D 1-1 Renato Neto 50 04/08/2016 UEL FC Viitorul Constanța (A) D 0-0 07/08/2016 League KRC Genk (H) W 1-0 Perbet 90+1 13/08/2016 League R. Charleroi SC (A) D 1-1 Renato Neto 58 18/08/2016 UEL KF Shkëndija (H) W 2-1 Matton 45+2, K. Coulibaly 90+2 21/08/2016 League KVC Westerlo (H) W 4-2 Perbet 48, 69, Milicevic 76, Saief 87 K. Coulibaly 60, 69, Perbet 81, Renato 25/08/2016 UEL KF Shkëndija (A) W 4-0 Neto 86 28/08/2016 League RSC Anderlecht (A) D 2-2 Simon 21, Asare 90+2 11/09/2016 League KSC Lokeren OV (H) W 3-0 Niňaj 26 (og), K. Coulibaly 60, Simon 70 15/09/2016 UEL SC Braga (A) D 1-1 Milicevic 6

10 KRC Genk - KAA Gent Thursday 16 March 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KRC Genk Arena, Genk

KAA Gent 18/09/2016 League KV Oostende (A) L 0-1 21/09/2016 Cup K. Lierse SK (A) W 2-1 Schoofs 65, Perbet 90+1 24/09/2016 League K. Sint-Truidense VV (H) W 2-1 Perbet 54, Schoofs 90+5 29/09/2016 UEL Konyaspor (H) W 2-0 Saief 17, Renato Neto 33 02/10/2016 League Club Brugge KV (A) L 0-1 K. Coulibaly 47, Simon 77, Van der 16/10/2016 League SV Zulte Waregem (H) W 3-0 Bruggen 81 20/10/2016 UEL FC Shakhtar Donetsk (A) L 0-5 23/10/2016 League KAS Eupen (A) L 2-3 Milicevic 31 (P), Renato Neto 63 27/10/2016 League R. Standard de Liège (H) W 1-0 K. Coulibaly 70 30/10/2016 League KV Mechelen (A) L 0-2 03/11/2016 UEL FC Shakhtar Donetsk (H) L 3-5 K. Coulibaly 1, Perbet 83, Milicevic 89 06/11/2016 League Waasland-Beveren (H) W 2-0 Dejaegere 26, Saief 79 19/11/2016 League R. Excel Mouscron (A) W 2-0 Perbet 41, Saief 87 (P) 24/11/2016 UEL SC Braga (H) D 2-2 K. Coulibaly 32, Milicevic 40 27/11/2016 League KV Kortrijk (H) W 3-0 Perbet 29, Renato Neto 54, Saief 83 30/11/2016 Cup KSC Lokeren OV (H) W 1-0 Perbet 78 03/12/2016 League KVC Westerlo (A) D 0-0 08/12/2016 UEL Konyaspor (A) W 1-0 K. Coulibaly 90+4 11/12/2016 League KV Oostende (H) D 1-1 K. Coulibaly 79 14/12/2016 Cup KV Oostende (A) L 0-1 17/12/2016 League K. Sint-Truidense VV (A) L 1-3 S. Mitrović 66 22/12/2016 League RSC Anderlecht (H) L 2-3 Milicevic 25, 87 (P) 27/12/2016 League KRC Genk (A) L 0-2 20/01/2017 League R. Charleroi SC (H) W 1-0 Milicevic 67 25/01/2017 League KSC Lokeren OV (A) D 0-0 29/01/2017 League Club Brugge KV (H) W 2-0 Kubo 53, K. Coulibaly 90+3 05/02/2017 League SV Zulte Waregem (A) D 1-1 Kubo 69 (P) 11/02/2017 League KAS Eupen (H) L 0-1 16/02/2017 UEL Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) W 1-0 Perbet 59 19/02/2017 League R. Standard de Liège (A) D 1-1 S. Mitrović 51 23/02/2017 UEL Tottenham Hotspur FC (A) D 2-2 Kane 20 (og), Perbet 82 26/02/2017 League R. Excel Mouscron (H) W 3-1 Kalu 7, Kubo 30, Perbet 52 (P) 04/03/2017 League Waasland-Beveren (A) W 3-2 Perbet 42, 57, Kubo 73 09/03/2017 UEL KRC Genk (H) L 2-5 Kalu 27, K. Coulibaly 61 12/03/2017 League KV Mechelen (H) W 3-0 Perbet 32, Kubo 45, Kalu 46 16/03/2017 UEL KRC Genk (A) 02/04/2017 League Club Brugge KV (H) 09/04/2017 League RSC Anderlecht (A) 14/04/2017 League R. Charleroi SC (A) 21/04/2017 League KV Oostende (H) 25/04/2017 League SV Zulte Waregem (A) 28/04/2017 League RSC Anderlecht (H) 05/05/2017 League KV Oostende (A) 12/05/2017 League R. Charleroi SC (H)

11 KRC Genk - KAA Gent Thursday 16 March 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KRC Genk Arena, Genk

KAA Gent 18/05/2017 League SV Zulte Waregem (H) 21/05/2017 League Club Brugge KV (A)

12 KRC Genk - KAA Gent Thursday 16 March 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KRC Genk Arena, Genk Match-by-match lineups KRC Genk

UEFA Europa League - Second qualifying round (14/07/2016) KRC Genk 2-0 FK Budućnost Podgorica Goals: 1-0 Kebano 17 (P) , 2-0 Samatta 79 KRC Genk: Bizot, Dewaest, Kumordzi, Buffel, Uronen, Ndidi, Bailey, Castagne, Buyens (74 Heynen), Samatta (88 Trossard), Kebano (76 Karelis) (21/07/2016) FK Budućnost Podgorica 2-0 KRC Genk (agg: 2-2 , 2-4 P) Goals: 1-0 Djalović 1, 2-0 Raičković 40 Penalties: Radunović 1-0 , Buffel 1-1 , Raspopović 1-1 (missed) , Heynen 1-2 , Djalović 2-2 , Samatta 2-3 , Mirković 2-3 (missed) , Walsh 2-4 KRC Genk: Bizot, Dewaest, Karelis (75 Wouters), Kumordzi, Buffel, Uronen, Ndidi, Bailey, Castagne (67 Walsh), Buyens (46 Heynen), Samatta

Third qualifying round (28/07/2016) KRC Genk 1-0 Cork City FC Goals: 1-0 Bailey 31 KRC Genk: Bizot, Walsh, Dewaest, Karelis (73 Kebano), Wouters, Buffel, Uronen, Pozuelo (82 Heynen), Ndidi, Bailey, Samatta (04/08/2016) Cork City FC 1-2 KRC Genk (agg: 1-3) Goals: 0-1 Buffel 13, 0-2 Dewaest 41, 1-2 Bennett 63 KRC Genk: Bizot, Walsh, Dewaest, Wouters, Buffel (83 Tshimanga), Uronen, Pozuelo, Ndidi, Bailey (65 Trossard), Samatta (77 Heynen), Kebano

Play-off (18/08/2016) NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2-2 KRC Genk Goals: 0-1 Bailey 35 (P) , 0-2 Samatta 47, 1-2 Marić 52 (P) , 2-2 Fiolić 59 KRC Genk: Bizot, Colley, Walsh, Dewaest, Buffel (42 Trossard), Uronen, Pozuelo, Ndidi, Heynen, Bailey, Samatta (83 Karelis) (25/08/2016) KRC Genk 2-0 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (agg: 4-2) Goals: 1-0 Samatta 2, 2-0 Bailey 50 KRC Genk: Bizot, Colley, Walsh, Dewaest, Trossard, Uronen, Pozuelo (82 Kumordzi), Ndidi, Heynen, Bailey (74 Kebano), Samatta (80 Karelis)

Group stage Group F Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts KRC Genk 6 4 0 2 13 9 12 Athletic Club 6 3 1 2 10 11 10 SK Rapid Wien 6 1 3 2 7 8 6 US Sassuolo Calcio 6 1 2 3 9 11 5

Matchday 1 (15/09/2016) SK Rapid Wien 3-2 KRC Genk Goals: 0-1 Bailey 29, 1-1 Schwab 51, 2-1 Joelinton 59, 3-1 Colley 60 (og) , 3-2 Bailey 90 (P) KRC Genk: Bizot, Colley, Walsh, Dewaest, Buffel (66 Trossard), Uronen, Pozuelo, Ndidi, Heynen (78 Sušić), Bailey,

13 KRC Genk - KAA Gent Thursday 16 March 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KRC Genk Arena, Genk Samatta (78 Karelis) Matchday 2 (29/09/2016) KRC Genk 3-1 US Sassuolo Calcio Goals: 1-0 Karelis 8, 2-0 Bailey 25, 3-0 Buffel 61, 3-1 Politano 65 KRC Genk: Bizot, Brabec, Nastić, Colley, Walsh, Karelis (75 Samatta), Sušić (82 Kumordzi), Buffel (87 Trossard), Pozuelo, Ndidi, Bailey Matchday 3 (20/10/2016) KRC Genk 2-0 Athletic Club Goals: 1-0 Brabec 40, 2-0 Ndidi 83 KRC Genk: Bizot, Brabec, Nastić, Colley, Karelis (84 Trossard), Sušić (78 Heynen), Buffel (56 Samatta), Pozuelo, Ndidi, Bailey, Castagne Matchday 4 (03/11/2016) Athletic Club 5-3 KRC Genk Goals: 1-0 Aritz Aduriz 8, 2-0 Aritz Aduriz 24 (P) , 2-1 Bailey 28, 3-1 Aritz Aduriz 44 (P) , 3-2 Ndidi 51, 4-2 Aritz Aduriz 74, 4-3 Sušić 80, 5-3 Aritz Aduriz 90+4 (P) KRC Genk: Bizot, Brabec, Nastić (75 Walsh), Colley, Sušić, Buffel (75 Trossard), Pozuelo, Ndidi, Bailey, Castagne, Samatta (83 Karelis) Matchday 5 (24/11/2016) KRC Genk 1-0 SK Rapid Wien Goals: 1-0 Karelis 11 KRC Genk: Bizot, Brabec, Nastić, Colley, Karelis (84 Samatta), Sušić (79 Heynen), Buffel (90 Trossard), Pozuelo, Ndidi, Bailey, Castagne Matchday 6 (09/12/2016) US Sassuolo Calcio 0-2 KRC Genk Goals: 0-1 Heynen 58, 0-2 Trossard 80 KRC Genk: Jackers, Brabec, Walsh, Dewaest, Karelis (93 Sabak), Trossard, Ndidi, Heynen (89 Kumordzi), Bailey (81 Buffel), Castagne, Samatta

Round of 32 Matchday 7 (16/02/2017) FC Astra Giurgiu 2-2 KRC Genk Goals: 0-1 Castagne 25, 1-1 Budescu 43, 1-2 Trossard 83, 2-2 Seto 90 KRC Genk: Ryan, Brabec, Colley, Kumordzi (64 Berge), Trossard (88 Buffel), Uronen, Schrijvers, Pozuelo (74 Boëtius), Heynen, Castagne, Samatta Matchday 8 (23/02/2017) KRC Genk 1-0 FC Astra Giurgiu (agg: 3-2) Goals: 1-0 Pozuelo 67 KRC Genk: Ryan, Brabec, Colley, Trossard, Malinovskiy (90 Boëtius), Uronen, Schrijvers (77 Buffel), Pozuelo (89 Kumordzi), Berge, Castagne, Samatta

Round of 16 Matchday 9 (09/03/2017) KAA Gent 2-5 KRC Genk Goals: 0-1 Malinovskiy 21, 1-1 Kalu 27, 1-2 Colley 33, 1-3 Samatta 41, 1-4 Uronen 45+2, 2-4 K. Coulibaly 61, 2-5 Samatta 72 KRC Genk: Ryan, Brabec, Colley, Boëtius (46 Buffel), Malinovskiy (81 Heynen), Uronen, Schrijvers (90 Trossard), Pozuelo, Berge, Castagne, Samatta Matchday 10 (16/03/2017) KRC Genk-KAA Gent KAA Gent

UEFA Europa League - Third qualifying round (28/07/2016) KAA Gent 5-0 FC Viitorul Constanța

14 KRC Genk - KAA Gent Thursday 16 March 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KRC Genk Arena, Genk Goals: 1-0 S. Mitrović 16, 2-0 K. Coulibaly 37, 3-0 K. Coulibaly 50, 4-0 Depoitre 56, 5-0 Renato Neto 66 KAA Gent: Rinne, K. Coulibaly, Matton (65 Milicevic), Depoitre (69 Perbet), Renato Neto, S. Mitrović, Kums (76 Schoofs), Saief, L. Nielsen, Foket, Gershon (04/08/2016) FC Viitorul Constanța 0-0 KAA Gent (agg: 0-5) KAA Gent: Thoelen, Renato Neto (64 Schoofs), Kujovic, S. Mitrović (46 L. Nielsen), Saief, Schoofs, Perbet, Horemans, Foket (72 Ndongala), Gershon, Milicevic

Play-off (18/08/2016) KAA Gent 2-1 KF Shkëndija Goals: 0-1 B. Ibraimi 9, 1-1 Matton 45+2, 2-1 K. Coulibaly 90+2 KAA Gent: Rinne, K. Coulibaly, Matton (73 Simon), Renato Neto, Kujovic (64 Milicevic), S. Mitrović, Kums, Saief, L. Nielsen, Foket, Gershon (85 Perbet) (25/08/2016) KF Shkëndija 0-4 KAA Gent (agg: 1-6) Goals: 0-1 K. Coulibaly 60, 0-2 K. Coulibaly 69, 0-3 Perbet 81, 0-4 Renato Neto 86 KAA Gent: Rinne, K. Coulibaly (75 Perbet), Renato Neto, S. Mitrović, Kums, Saief, L. Nielsen (46 Asare), Simon, Foket, Gershon, Milicevic (71 Matton)

Group stage Group H Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Shakhtar Donetsk 6 6 0 0 21 5 18 KAA Gent 6 2 2 2 9 13 8 SC Braga 6 1 3 2 9 11 6 Konyaspor 6 0 1 5 2 12 1

Matchday 1 (15/09/2016) SC Braga 1-1 KAA Gent Goals: 0-1 Milicevic 6, 1-1 André Pinto 24 KAA Gent: Rinne, Renato Neto, S. Mitrović, Saief, Asare, Perbet (70 Davidzada), Simon (40 K. Coulibaly), Foket, Esiti, Gershon, Milicevic Matchday 2 (29/09/2016) KAA Gent 2-0 Konyaspor Goals: 1-0 Saief 17, 2-0 Renato Neto 33 KAA Gent: Rinne, K. Coulibaly, Renato Neto, S. Mitrović, Saief (88 Davidzada), Van der Bruggen, Asare, L. Nielsen, Gershon, Milicevic (46 Perbet), Ndongala (72 Esiti) Matchday 3 (20/10/2016) FC Shakhtar Donetsk 5-0 KAA Gent Goals: 1-0 Kovalenko 12, 2-0 Ferreyra 30, 3-0 Bernard 46, 4-0 Taison 75, 5-0 Malyshev 85 KAA Gent: Rinne, Renato Neto, S. Mitrović, Saief, Van der Bruggen (64 Ibrahim), Asare, Perbet (46 K. Coulibaly), Simon, Foket, Gershon, Milicevic (72 Dejaegere) Matchday 4 (03/11/2016) KAA Gent 3-5 FC Shakhtar Donetsk Goals: 1-0 K. Coulibaly 1, 1-1 Marlos 36 (P) , 1-2 Taison 41, 1-3 Stepanenko 45+3, 1-4 Fred 68, 2-4 Perbet 83, 2-5 Ferreyra 87, 3-5 Milicevic 89 KAA Gent: Rinne, K. Coulibaly (74 Perbet), Renato Neto, Dejaegere (70 Saief), Asare, L. Nielsen, Simon (77 Ndongala), Foket, Esiti, Gershon, Milicevic Matchday 5 (24/11/2016) KAA Gent 2-2 SC Braga Goals: 0-1 Stoiljković 14, 1-1 K. Coulibaly 32, 1-2 Ahmed Hassan 36, 2-2 Milicevic 40 KAA Gent: Thoelen, K. Coulibaly, Renato Neto, S. Mitrović, Saief (90 Matton), Asare, L. Nielsen, Simon (70 Dejaegere), Foket, Esiti (85 Perbet), Milicevic

15 KRC Genk - KAA Gent Thursday 16 March 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KRC Genk Arena, Genk

Matchday 6 (08/12/2016) Konyaspor 0-1 KAA Gent Goals: 0-1 K. Coulibaly 90+4 KAA Gent: Rinne, Matton (66 Dejaegere), Renato Neto (69 Esiti), S. Mitrović, Saief, Van der Bruggen, L. Nielsen, Perbet (66 K. Coulibaly), Foket, Gershon, Milicevic

Round of 32 Matchday 7 (16/02/2017) KAA Gent 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur FC Goals: 1-0 Perbet 59 KAA Gent: Kalinić, Gigot, S. Mitrović, Saief, Dejaegere, Asare (80 Gershon), Perbet (75 K. Coulibaly), Simon (74 Kalu), Foket, Esiti, Milicevic Matchday 8 (23/02/2017) Tottenham Hotspur FC 2-2 KAA Gent (agg: 2-3) Goals: 1-0 Eriksen 10, 1-1 Kane 20 (og) , 2-1 Wanyama 61, 2-2 Perbet 82 KAA Gent: Kalinić, Gigot, K. Coulibaly, S. Mitrović, Saief, Dejaegere (56 Verstraete), Simon (75 Perbet), Foket, Esiti, Gershon, Milicevic (46 Matton)

Round of 16 Matchday 9 (09/03/2017) KAA Gent 2-5 KRC Genk Goals: 0-1 Malinovskiy 21, 1-1 Kalu 27, 1-2 Colley 33, 1-3 Samatta 41, 1-4 Uronen 45+2, 2-4 K. Coulibaly 61, 2-5 Samatta 72 KAA Gent: Kalinić, Gigot, K. Coulibaly, Matton, S. Mitrović, Saief (76 Simon), Kalu, Perbet (76 Foket), Verstraete (46 Ibrahim), Esiti, Gershon Matchday 10 (16/03/2017) KRC Genk-KAA Gent

16 KRC Genk - KAA Gent Thursday 16 March 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KRC Genk Arena, Genk Match officials

Referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco (ESP) Assistant referees Raúl Cabanero (ESP) , Diego Barbero Sevilla (ESP) Additional assistant referees Carlos Gómez (ESP) , José María Sanchez Martinez (ESP) Fourth official Roberto Alonso (ESP) UEFA Delegate Joël Wolff (LUX) UEFA Referee observer Alan Snoddy (NIR)

Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Alberto Undiano Mallenco 08/10/1973 16 85

Alberto Undiano Mallenco Referee since: 1988 First division: 2000 FIFA badge: 2004

Tournaments: 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Finals 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 15/09/2005 UEL R1 K. Beerschot AC Olympique de Marseille 0-0 Antwerp 02/11/2006 UEL GS Tottenham Hotspur FC Club Brugge KV 3-1 London 23/04/2015 UEL QF FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Club Brugge KV 1-0 Kyiv

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 19/05/2004 U19 2QR Republic of Ireland Belgium 0-1 Knokke-Heist 23/05/2004 U19 2QR Belgium Serbia 1-0 Knokke-Heist 24/07/2004 UIC R3 Borussia Dortmund KRC Genk 1-2 Dortmund 15/09/2005 UEL R1 K. Beerschot AC Olympique de Marseille 0-0 Antwerp 02/11/2006 UEL GS Tottenham Hotspur FC Club Brugge KV 3-1 London 11/09/2012 WC QR Belgium Croatia 1-1 Brussels 09/12/2014 UCL GS Borussia Dortmund RSC Anderlecht 1-1 Dortmund 23/04/2015 UEL QF FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Club Brugge KV 1-0 Kyiv 02/11/2016 UCL GS FC Porto Club Brugge KV 1-0 Porto

17 KRC Genk - KAA Gent Thursday 16 March 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KRC Genk Arena, Genk Legend Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.