 Been would join-up Thomas Buffel at Genk, who coached Buffel from his time as assistant manager at Feyenoord.In his first match as a Genk manager was a win with Genk beating their rival Sint-Truidense, 4–3.In the Champions League, Genk was placed fourth place in Group E and got three points with no win, three draws and three losses at the group stage of Champions League.