Belgium · Belgium Pro League

KAA Gent

Kit impression

Founded

1900

Years standing

126

Home ground

Planet Group Arena

Capacity

20,175 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Belgian First Division
Winners (1): 2014–15
Runners-up (3): 1954–55, 2009–10, 2019–20
Belgian Cup
Winner (4): 1963–64, 1983–84, 2009–10, 2021–22
Runners-up (2): 2007–08, 2018–19
Belgian Super Cup
Winners (1): 2015
Runners-up (3): 1983–84, 2010, 2022
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Runners-up (2): 2006, 2007

Nickname: ' (The Buffalos) Gantoise

Reasons To Adopt

KAA Gent work as a second team because they come with their own geography: Belgium, Planet Group Arena, and a set of rivalries you will absorb faster than you expect.

The calendar you inherit
Belgium Pro League is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. Belgium does not do easy neutrals.
Old enough to matter
1900 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.
Something to defend
The cabinet is not empty: Belgian First Division and Belgian Cup. Small enough to recite from memory, big enough to argue about in a pub.
Proper ground
Planet Group Arena takes roughly 20,175, big enough for atmosphere, small enough that you can learn where the singing corner is on your first visit.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Planet Group Arena. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR)

52 km / 32 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Gentbrugge-Zuid railway station

Walkable from the platform

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Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Things To Do Near Planet Group Arena

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to Planet Group Arena