UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS KAA Gent Stadium - Ghent Thursday 29 September 2016 19.00CET (19.00 local time) KAA Gent Group H - Matchday 2 Konyaspor Last updated 13/03/2017 13:05CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 11 Match officials 13 Legend 14 1 KAA Gent - Konyaspor Thursday 29 September 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KAA Gent Stadium, Ghent Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams KAA Gent - Record versus clubs from opponents' country KAA Gent have not played against a club from their opponents' country Konyaspor - Record versus clubs from opponents' country Konyaspor have not played against a club from their opponents' country 2 KAA Gent - Konyaspor Thursday 29 September 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KAA Gent Stadium, Ghent Match background Gent host Konyaspor's first UEFA Europa League away fixture, with the Turkish side bidding to get their Group H campaign off the ground by ending the home team's unbeaten start to the campaign. Previous meetings • The clubs are meeting for the first time in what is Konyaspor's second UEFA competition game. Gent have never met Turkish opponents before. • In 28 encounters between Belgian and Turkish clubs in Europe, the Belgian representatives' record is W11 D9 L8 (W7 D4 L3 in Belgium). Form guide • A 1-1 draw at Braga on matchday one leaves Gent still unbeaten in five European matches this season (W3 D2). • Gent missed the cut in their sole previous UEFA Europa League group stage campaign, in 2010/11. • Konyaspor lost 1-0 at home to Shakhtar Donetsk on matchday one in their first UEFA club competition game. • Sassuolo and Konyaspor are the only sides in the 2016/17 group stage who are in their debut European seasons. Links and trivia • The journey from Konya to Gent is around 2,700km. • Konyaspor's Bosnian midfielder Deni Milošević played club football in Belgium with Standard Liège (2013–16). • Former team-mates: Jérémy Perbet (Gent) & Dimitar Rangelov (Konyaspor) – Strasbourg, 2006–08 Rabiu Ibrahim (Gent) & Jagoš Vuković (Konyaspor) – PSV, 2012 The coaches • Hein Vanhaezebrouck guided Gent to the Belgian title in 2014/15 and steered them into the UEFA Champions League round of 16 last term. He established his reputation during two periods in the dug-out of home-town team Kortrijk, for whom he had also played. • A striker celebrated for his chest-and-volley goals for Fenerbahçe, Aykut Kocaman started his second spell as Konyaspor coach in 2014. He was in charge at Fenerbahçe from 2010–13, lifting a league title and two Turkish Cups. 3 KAA Gent - Konyaspor Thursday 29 September 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KAA Gent Stadium, Ghent Team facts 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 FC Viitorul Constanța 28/07/16, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 0-4: Cliftonville FC v Gent 14/07/07, UEFA Intertoto Cup second round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-7: Gent v AS Roma 06/08/09, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg 0-6: Gent v AFC Ajax 12/09/00, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Heaviest 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 FC Viitorul Constanța (see above) • Biggest away win 0-4: KF Shkëndija v Gent 25/08/16, play-off second leg • Biggest home defeat 1-7: Gent v AS Roma (see above) 0-6: Gent v Ajax (see above) • Biggest away defeat 5-1: Sporting Clube de Portugal v Gent 21/10/10, group stage 4-0: Kalmar FF v Gent 28/08/08, second qualifying round second leg 4-0: IFK Göteborg v Gent 10/12/86, third round second leg Konyaspor 4 KAA Gent - Konyaspor Thursday 29 September 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KAA Gent Stadium, Ghent Formed: 1981 Nickname: Anadolu Kartalı (Anatolian Eagle) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) none Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win none • Biggest away win none • Heaviest home defeat 0-1: Konyaspor v FC Shakhtar Donetsk 15/09/16, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat none UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win none • Biggest away win none • Heaviest home defeat 0-1: Konyaspor v FC Shakhtar Donetsk (see above) • Heaviest away defeat none 5 KAA Gent - Konyaspor Thursday 29 September 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KAA Gent Stadium, Ghent Squad list 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 - 1 - 7 - 1 - 4 - 20 Yannick Thoelen BEL 18/07/1990 26 - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 25 Brian Vandenbussche BEL 24/09/1981 35 - - - - - - - 28 - 28 - 36 Zeb Van Gerven BEL 13/04/1997 19 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Jérémy Taravel FRA 17/04/1987 29 - - - - - - - 3 - 16 1 5 Ofir Davidzada ISR 05/05/1991 25 - - - 1 - 2 - 1 - 11 - 13 Stefan Mitrović SRB 22/05/1990 26 - 4 1 1 - 8 - 1 - 12 1 21 Nana Asare GHA 11/07/1986 30 - 1 - 1 - 3 1 1 - 16 2 23 Lasse Nielsen DEN 08/01/1988 28 - 4 - - - 6 - 3 - 22 - 28 Siebe Horemans BEL 02/06/1998 18 - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 29 Thibault De Smet BEL 05/06/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 32 Thomas Foket BEL 25/09/1994 22 - 4 - 1 - 8 - 1 - 13 1 39 Andreas Burssens BEL 17/03/1999 17 - - - - - - - - - - - 55 Rami Gershon ISR 12/08/1988 28 - 4 - 1 - 8 - 4 - 9 - Midfielders 8 Thomas Matton BEL 24/10/1985 30 - 3 1 - - 4 - - - 8 2 10 Renato Neto BRA 27/09/1991 25 - 4 2 1 - 7 2 10 - 29 2 15 Kenneth Saief ISR 17/12/1993 22 - 4 - 1 - 8 1 1 - 12 - 17 Hannes Van der Bruggen BEL 01/04/1993 23 - - - - - 1 - - - 3 - 19 Brecht Dejaegere BEL 29/05/1991 25 - - - - - - - - - 6 - 33 Louis Verstraete BEL 04/05/1999 17 - - - - - - - - - - - 40 Rabiu Ibrahim NGA 15/03/1991 25 - - - - - 1 - - - 6 - 44 Anderson Esiti NGA 24/05/1994 22 - - - 1 - 3 - 6 - 6 - 77 Danijel Milicevic BIH 05/01/1986 30 - 4 - 1 1 7 1 1 1 13 4 Forwards 7 Kalifa Coulibaly MLI 21/08/1991 25 - 3 5 1 - 7 1 1 - 10 7 11 Emir Kujovic SWE 22/06/1988 28 - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - 24 Jérémy Perbet FRA 12/12/1984 31 - 4 1 1 - 7 4 1 - 5 1 27 Moses Simon NGA 12/07/1995 21 - 2 - 1 - 6 2 1 - 12 3 31 Elton Kabangu BEL 08/02/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 34 Dante Walen BEL 11/02/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 35 Yassine Abdelali BEL 13/07/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 88 Dieumerci Ndongala BEL 14/06/1991 25 - 1 - - - 5 - - - 7 1 Coach - Hein Vanhaezebrouck BEL 16/02/1964 52 - 4 - 1 - - - 1 - 15 - 6 KAA Gent - Konyaspor Thursday 29 September 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KAA Gent Stadium, Ghent Konyaspor Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Kaya Tarakcı TUR 23/04/1981 35 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 25 Abdulaziz Demircan TUR 05/02/1991 25 - - - - - - - - - 30 Serkan Kırıntılı TUR 15/02/1985 31 - 1 - 5 - 1 - 1 - Defenders 3 Barry Douglas SCO 04/09/1989 27 - 1 - 4 - 2 - 12 1 4 Ali Turan TUR 06/09/1983 33 - 1 - 5 - 3 - 7 - 5 Selim Ay TUR 31/07/1991 25 - - - - - - - - - 26 Jagoš Vuković SRB 10/06/1988 28 - 1 - 5 1 7 - 9 - 42 Abdülkerim Bardakcı TUR 07/09/1994 22 - - - 1 - - - - - 54 Mehmet Uslu TUR 25/02/1988 28 - - - 2 - - - - - 89 Nejc Skubic SVN 13/06/1989 27 - 1 - 5 - 1 - 5 - Midfielders 2 Volkan Fındıklı TUR 13/10/1990 25 - - - 5 - - - - - 6 Jens Jønsson DEN 10/01/1993 23 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 7 Ömer Ali Şahiner TUR 02/01/1992 24 - 1 - 5 2 1 - 1 - 8 Ali Çamdalı TUR 22/02/1984 32 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 11 Deni Milošević BIH 09/03/1995 21 - 1 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 14 Marc Kibong Mbamba CMR 15/10/1988 27 - - - - - - - - - 15 Emre Can Atila TUR 02/09/1996 20 - - - - - - - - - 17 Ali Dere TUR 29/09/1992 24 - - - - - - - - - 18 Amir Hadžiahmetović BIH 08/03/1997 19 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 7 - 27 Alban Meha KOS 26/04/1986 30 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 1 - Forwards 9 Dimitar Rangelov BUL 09/02/1983 33 S - - 5 1 - - 3 1 10 Riad Bajić BIH 06/05/1994 22 - 1 - 4 2 1 - 13 3 61 Halil Ibrahim Sönmez TUR 01/10/1990 25 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 88 Ioan Hora ROU 21/08/1988 28 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 8 - Coach - Aykut Kocaman TUR 05/04/1965 51 - 1 - - - 15 - 23 - 7 KAA Gent - Konyaspor Thursday 29 September 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit KAA Gent Stadium, Ghent Fixtures and results KAA Gent Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers S.