2025–26 Club Brugge KV season

Club Brugge KV
2025–26 season
President	Bart Verhaeghe
Manager	Nicky Hayen; (until 8 December 2025); Ivan Leko; (from 8 December 2025)
Stadium	Jan Breydel Stadium
Belgian Super Cup	Winners

The 2025–26 season is the 135th season in the history of Club Brugge KV, and the club's 66th consecutive season in the Belgian Pro League. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the Belgian Cup, the Belgian Super Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

Summary

On 8 December 2025, Leko joined Club Brugge, replacing Nicky Hayen.^[1]

Current squad

As of 1 September 2025^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ARG	Zaid Romero
4	DF	ECU	Joel Ordóñez
6	MF	NED	Ludovit Reis
7	FW	GER	Nicolò Tresoldi
8	FW	GRE	Christos Tzolis
9	FW	POR	Carlos Forbs
10	MF	NOR	Hugo Vetlesen
11	MF	BEL	Cisse Sandra
14	DF	NED	Bjorn Meijer
15	MF	NGA	Raphael Onyedika
16	GK	NED	Dani van den Heuvel
17	FW	BEL	Romeo Vermant
19	FW	SWE	Gustaf Nilsson
20	MF	BEL	Hans Vanaken (captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	GK	BEL	Simon Mignolet
24	DF	NGA	Vince Osuji
25	MF	SRB	Aleksandar Stanković
29	GK	BEL	Nordin Jackers
41	DF	BEL	Hugo Siquet
44	DF	BEL	Brandon Mechele
58	DF	BEL	Jorne Spileers
62	MF	BEL	Lynnt Audoor
64	DF	BEL	Kyriani Sabbe
65	DF	BEL	Joaquin Seys
67	FW	FRA	Mamadou Diakhon
70	MF	ESP	Alejandro Granados
84	FW	RSA	Shandre Campbell
87	FW	BEL	Kaye Furo

Transfers in

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Date	Source
FW	Nicolò Tresoldi	Hannover 96	7 June 2025	^[3]
MF	Ludovit Reis	Hamburger SV	25 June 2025	^[4]
FW	Carlos Forbs	Ajax	17 July 2025	^[5]
MF	Aleksandar Stanković	Inter Milan	24 July 2025	^[6]
FW	Mamadou Diakhon	Stade de Reims	18 August 2025	^[7]

Transfers out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Date	Source
FW	Ferran Jutglà	RC Celta de Vigo	24 June 2025	^[8]
MF	Casper Nielsen	Standard Liège	2 July 2025	^[9]
DF	Maxim De Cuyper	Brighton & Hove Albion	5 July 2025	^[10]
MF	Chemsdine Talbi	Sunderland	9 July 2025	^[11]
MF	Ardon Jashari	AC Milan	6 August 2025	^[12]
GK	Josef Bursik	Portsmouth	1 September 2025	^[13]
MF	Michał Skóraś	KAA Gent	6 September 2025	^[14]

Friendlies

28 June 2025 Friendly	Club Brugge	2–0	K.V. Kortrijk
	Osuji 45', 45+1'	Report

6 July 2025 Friendly	Rangers	2–2	Club Brugge	Glasgow, Scotland
14:00 BST (UTC+1)	Diomande 51' Curtis 89'	Report	Vetlesen 10' Reis 13'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 29,480 Referee: Don Robertson

11 July 2025 Friendly	Club Brugge	1–1	Raków Częstochowa
	Reis 21'	Report	Brunes 3'

16 July 2025 Friendly	Club Brugge	3–0	Lokomotiva Zagreb
	Vanaken 61' Vetlesen 71' Campbell 90+13'	Report

23 July 2025 Friendly	Club Brugge	1–3	Patro Eisden
		Report

27 July 2025 Friendly	Club Brugge	2–1	KRC Genk
	Ordóñez 64' Mechele 82'	Report	Hyeon-gyu 9'

Competitions

Belgian Pro League

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Union SG (Q)	25	15	8	2	42	15	+27	53	Qualification for the Europa League and Champions' play-offs^[a]
2	Club Brugge	25	16	2	7	47	30	+17	50	Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
3	Sint-Truiden	24	15	3	6	37	26	+11	48
4	Anderlecht	24	10	6	8	30	30	0	36
5	Gent	25	10	6	9	41	37	+4	36

Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2026. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.^[15]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

^ The regular season winners will qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2026–27 UEFA Champions League in the playoff.

Matches

27 July 2025 1	Club Brugge	2–1	Genk	Bruges
18:30	Ordóñez 62' Mechele 81'	Report	Oh 9' Fink 74'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 24,073 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

1 August 2025 2	K.V. Mechelen	2–1	Club Brugge	Mechelen
20:45	Mrabti 8' Schoofs 51'	Report	Tzolis 71'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 14,275 Referee: Erik Lambrechts

9 August 2025 3	Club Brugge	2–0	Cercle Brugge
	Vanaken 60' Tzolis 65'	Report

16 August 2025 4	Zulte Waregem	0–1	Club Brugge
		Report	Campbell 90+3'

31 August 2025 6	KAA Gent	1–1	Club Brugge
	Goore 90+9'	Report	Vanaken 54'

13 September 2025 7	La Louvière	1–0	Club Brugge
	Faye 20'	Report	Spileers 26'

21 September 2025 8	Club Brugge	2–0	Sint-Truiden
	Mechele 45+1' Tresoldi 59'	Report

24 September 2025 5	Club Brugge	5–5	Westerlo	Westerlo
20:45	Tresoldi 45+4', 86' Forbs 49' Seys 55' Bayram 90+2' (o.g.)	Report	Alcócer 1' Ferri 45+2', 61' Sakamoto 68' Bayram 90+8'	Stadium: Het Kuipje Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Lawrence Visser

27 September 2025 9	Standard Liège	1–2	Club Brugge	Liège
18:15	Saïd 8' Fossey 62'	Report	Tzolis 10' Vermant 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Jasper Vergoote

5 October 2025 10	Club Brugge	1–0	Union Saint-Gilloise
	Forbs 78'	Report

18 October 2025 11	OH Leuven	0–1	Club Brugge
		Report	Tzolis 74'

26 October 2025 12	Antwerp	0–1	Club Brugge	Antwerp
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Benítez 27' Somers 72'		Vermant 12' Jackers 90+5'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 14,036 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

1 November 2025 13	Club Brugge	2–1	Dender
18:15

9 November 2025 14	RSC Anderlecht	1–0	Club Brugge
13:30

22 November 2025 15	Club Brugge	1–0	Charleroi
20:45

30 November 2025 16	Club Brugge	0–1	Antwerp	Bruges
13:30 CET (UTC+1)			Benítez 68', 88' Kouyaté 90+3' Nozawa 90+7'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 29,042 Referee: Lothar D'Hondt

6 December 2025 17	Sint-Truidense	3–2	Club Brugge
20:45

14 December 2025 18	Dender	1–5	Club Brugge
16:00

21 December 2025 19	Club Brugge	2–1	KAA Gent
13:30

26 December 2025 20	Genk	3–5	Club Brugge
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Belgian Cup

29 October 2025	Club Brugge	6–1	Eendracht Aalst Lede	Bruges
20:30 CET	Mechele 7' Campbell 14' Wantens 38' (o.g.) Bauwens 57' (o.g.) Sandra 70', 90'	Report	Triest 51'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

3 December 2025	OH Leuven	1–2	Club Brugge	Leuven
20:30 CET	Kaba 71'	Report	Vetlesen 34' Tzolis 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Den Dreef

13 January 2026	Charleroi	2–0	Club Brugge	Charleroi
20:30 CET	Guiagon 20' (pen.), 45+4'	Report	Campbell 90+6'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi

Belgian Super Cup

20 July 2025 Final	Union SG	1–2	Club Brugge	Joseph Marien Stadium, Forest
18:30 CEST	Ivanović 15'		Tzolis 31' (pen.) Vanaken 45+1'	Referee: Lawrence Visser

UEFA Champions League

League phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
17	Borussia Dortmund	8	3	2	3	19	17	+2	11	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
18	Olympiacos	8	3	2	3	10	14	−4	11
19	Club Brugge	8	3	1	4	15	17	−2	10
20	Galatasaray	8	3	1	4	9	11	−2	10
21	Monaco	8	2	4	2	8	14	−6	10

Source: UEFA^[16]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

18 September 2025 (2025-09-18)	Club Brugge	4–1	Monaco	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
18:45	Tresoldi 32' Onyedika 39' Vanaken 42' Diakhon 75'	Report^[18]	Fati 90+1'	Attendance: 25,007^[17] Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)

30 September 2025 (2025-09-30)	Atalanta	2–1	Club Brugge	Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo
18:45	Samardžić 74' (pen.) Pašalić 87'	Report^[20]	Tzolis 38'	Attendance: 21,950^[19] Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

22 October 2025 (2025-10-22)	Bayern Munich	4–0	Club Brugge	Allianz Arena, Munich
21:00	Karl 5' Kane 14' Díaz 34' Jackson 79'	Report^[22]		Attendance: 75,000^[21] Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

5 November 2025 (2025-11-05)	Club Brugge	3–3	Barcelona	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
21:00	Tresoldi 6' Forbs 17', 63'	Report^[24]	Torres 8' Yamal 61' Tzolis 77' (o.g.)	Attendance: 27,037^[23] Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

26 November 2025 (2025-11-26)	Sporting CP	3–0	Club Brugge	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
21:00 (20:00 UTC+0)	Quenda 24' Suárez 31' Trincão 70'	Report^[26]		Attendance: 41,634^[25] Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

10 December 2025 (2025-12-10)	Club Brugge	0–3	Arsenal	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
21:00		Report^[28]	Madueke 25', 47' Martinelli 56'	Attendance: 26,464^[27] Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)

20 January 2026 (2026-01-20)	Kairat	1–4	Club Brugge	Astana Arena, Astana^[a]
16:30 (20:30 UTC+5)	Sadybekov 90+2'	Report^[30]	Stanković 32' Vanaken 38' Vermant 74' Mechele 84'	Attendance: 11,324^[29] Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

28 January 2026 (2026-01-28)	Club Brugge	v	Marseille	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
21:00		Report^[31]

Statistics

Last updated on 8 January 2026

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Pro League		Belgian Cup		Belgian Super Cup		UEFA Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
22	GK	BEL	Simon Mignolet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	NED	Dani van den Heuvel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	GK	BEL	Nordin Jackers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ARG	Zaid Romero	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	ECU	Joel Ordóñez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	NED	Bjorn Meijer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	DF	BEL	Hugo Siquet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	BEL	Brandon Mechele	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
58	DF	BEL	Jorne Spileers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
64	DF	BEL	Kyriani Sabbe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	DF	BEL	Joaquin Seys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	DF	CIV	Bi Abdoul Kader Yameogo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
10	FW	NOR	Hugo Vetlesen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	NGA	Raphael Onyedika	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	BEL	Hans Vanaken	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
8	FW	GRE	Christos Tzolis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	BEL	Romeo Vermant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	SWE	Gustaf Nilsson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club

Notes

^ Match to be played in Astana, instead of Kairat's regular stadium, Central Stadium, Almaty, due to the potential for extreme winter weather conditions.

References

^ "Ivan Leko replaces Nicky Hayen as Club Brugge head coach". Club Brugge KV. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
^ "A-Kern". Club Brugge.
^ "Nicolò Tresoldi joins Club Brugge". www.clubbrugge.be.
^ "Ludovit Reis joins Club Brugge". www.clubbrugge.be.
^ "Carlos Forbs joins Club Brugge". www.clubbrugge.be.
^ "Aleksandar Stanković naar Club Brugge". Club Brugge KV (in Flemish). 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
^ "Mamadou Diakhon joins Club Brugge". www.clubbrugge.be.
^ "Ferran Jutglà on his way to Celta de Vigo". www.clubbrugge.be.
^ "Casper Nielsen joins Standard Luik". www.clubbrugge.be.
^ "Maxim De Cuyper moves to Brighton & Hove Albion". www.clubbrugge.be.
^ "Chemsdine Talbi joins Sunderland AFC". www.clubbrugge.be.
^ "Ardon Jashari joins AC Milan". www.clubbrugge.be.
^ "Bursik Arrives From Club Brugge". Portsmouth FC. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
^ "Michał Skóraś leaves Club Brugge for KAA Gent". www.clubbrugge.be.
^ "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020.
^ "League phase table". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 1 – Club Brugge v Monaco" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
^ "Club Brugge vs. Monaco". UEFA. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 2 – Atalanta v Club Brugge" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
^ "Atalanta vs. Club Brugge". UEFA. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 3 – Bayern Munich v Club Brugge" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
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^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 5 – Sporting CP v Club Brugge" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
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^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 6 – Club Brugge v Arsenal" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
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^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 7 – Kairat v Club Brugge" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
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^ "Club Brugge vs. Marseille". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2025.

[table_note_res_RW0.81846888634305-15] The regular season winners will qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2026–27 UEFA Champions League in the playoff.

[30] Match to be played in Astana, instead of Kairat's regular stadium, Central Stadium, Almaty, due to the potential for extreme winter weather conditions.

[1] "Ivan Leko replaces Nicky Hayen as Club Brugge head coach". Club Brugge KV. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.

[2] "A-Kern". Club Brugge.

[3] "Nicolò Tresoldi joins Club Brugge". www.clubbrugge.be.

[4] "Ludovit Reis joins Club Brugge". www.clubbrugge.be.

[5] "Carlos Forbs joins Club Brugge". www.clubbrugge.be.

[6] "Aleksandar Stanković naar Club Brugge". Club Brugge KV (in Flemish). 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.

[7] "Mamadou Diakhon joins Club Brugge". www.clubbrugge.be.

[8] "Ferran Jutglà on his way to Celta de Vigo". www.clubbrugge.be.

[9] "Casper Nielsen joins Standard Luik". www.clubbrugge.be.

[10] "Maxim De Cuyper moves to Brighton & Hove Albion". www.clubbrugge.be.

[11] "Chemsdine Talbi joins Sunderland AFC". www.clubbrugge.be.

[12] "Ardon Jashari joins AC Milan". www.clubbrugge.be.

[13] "Bursik Arrives From Club Brugge". Portsmouth FC. Retrieved 1 September 2025.

[14] "Michał Skóraś leaves Club Brugge for KAA Gent". www.clubbrugge.be.

[16] "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020.

[UCL_table-17] "League phase table". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 28 January 2026.

[18] "Full Time Summary Matchday 1 – Club Brugge v Monaco" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.

[19] "Club Brugge vs. Monaco". UEFA. Retrieved 18 September 2025.

[20] "Full Time Summary Matchday 2 – Atalanta v Club Brugge" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.

[21] "Atalanta vs. Club Brugge". UEFA. Retrieved 30 September 2025.

[22] "Full Time Summary Matchday 3 – Bayern Munich v Club Brugge" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.

[23] "Bayern München vs. Club Brugge". UEFA. Retrieved 22 October 2025.

[24] "Full Time Summary Matchday 4 – Club Brugge v Barcelona" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.

[25] "Club Brugge vs. Barcelona". UEFA. Retrieved 5 November 2025.

[26] "Full Time Summary Matchday 5 – Sporting CP v Club Brugge" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.

[27] "Sporting CP vs. Club Brugge". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2025.

[28] "Full Time Summary Matchday 6 – Club Brugge v Arsenal" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.

[29] "Club Brugge vs. Arsenal". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2025.

[31] "Full Time Summary Matchday 7 – Kairat v Club Brugge" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.

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