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2023 Belgian Super Cup

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The 2023 Belgian Super Cup was a football match that took place on 23 July 2023 between the winners of the 2022–23 Belgian Pro League and the winners of the 2022–23 Belgian Cup. As Antwerp secured a double, winning both titles, they played the runners-up of the 2022–23 Belgian Cup, Mechelen.

Both clubs had been able to keep most of their squad together, with the main exceptions being Willian Pacho, Calvin Stengs and Mandela Keita who all left Antwerp, and Alessio da Cruz and Dries Wouters no longer at KV Mechelen.

Gaëtan Coucke was forced to intervene a first time on an attempt from Jelle Bataille, but a minute later and with less than ten minutes played, Balikwisha scored from Bataille's assist. Balikwisha immediately added a second which was disallowed for offside after several minutes of VAR-review. Before half time, Antwerp again came close to doubling their lead, the crossbar preventing an own-goal by Jordi Vanlerberghe and Coucke pushing a hard strike from Gastón Ávila over the goal.

Mid-way through the second half, Ávila committed a foul on the ankle of Nikola Storm and was sent off. Ritchie De Laet scored an own-goal, resulting in the game to be decided after penalty kicks as no extra-time was permitted.

Antwerp scored once in their first three attempts, but then won. Jean Butez first saved a penalty kick, then converted one himself before also forcing Dimitri Lavalée to make a crucial error.

Antwerp	1–1	Mechelen
Balikwisha 9'	Report	De Laet 78' (o.g.)
Penalties
Vines Ilenikhena Van Den Bosch Vermeeren Alderweireld Butez Scott	5–4	Schoofs Mrabti Vanlerberghe Lauberbach Storm Ngoy Lavalée

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: Lawrence Visser

GK 1 Jean Butez RB 34 Jelle Bataille CB 23 Toby Alderweireld (c) CB 2 Ritchie De Laet LB 22 Gastón Ávila  69' MF 48 Arthur Vermeeren MF 17 Jacob Ondrejka  86' MF 8 Alhassan Yusuf  55' RW 11 Arbnor Muja  86' CF 7 Gyrano Kerk  58'  71' LW 10 Michel-Ange Balikwisha  86' Substitutes: CF 9 George Ilenikhena  86' DF 21 Sam Vines  71' MF 32 Christopher Scott  86' DF 33 Zeno Van Den Bosch  86' CF 55 Anthony Valencia CF 60 Victor Udoh GK 91 Senne Lammens Manager: Mark van Bommel

GK 1 Gaëtan Coucke RW 12 Tristan Loiseaux  46' CB 30 Jordi Vanlerberghe CB 14 Dimitri Lavalée LW 18 Alec Van Hoorenbeeck  46' MF 19 Kerim Mrabti  85' MF 34 Ngal'ayel Mukau  79' MF 16 Rob Schoofs (c) LW 11 Nikola Storm RW 9 Julien Ngoy CF 20 Lion Lauberbach Substitutes: DF 21 Boli Bolingoli  46' DF 23 Daam Foulon  47'  46' FW 28 Frederic Soelle Soelle  79' GK 15 Yannick Thoelen DF 27 David Bates MF 35 Bilal Bafdili MF 36 Dirk Asare Manager: Steven Defour

• 2022–23 Belgian Pro League
• 2022–23 Belgian Cup