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2025–26 Belgian Pro League

Belgian Pro League
Season2025–26
Dates25 July 2025 – 24 May 2026
Matches135
Goals362 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerKeisuke Gotō
(10 goals)
Biggest home winUnion SG 5–0 OH Leuven
(3 August 2025)
Biggest away winCercle Brugge 0–4 Royal Antwerp
(31 January 2026)
Dender EH 1–5 Club Brugge
(14 December 2025)
Highest scoringClub Brugge 5–5 Westerlo
(24 September 2025)
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Union SG
Longest winless run14 matches
Dender EH
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 1 February 2026.

The 2025–26 Belgian Pro League (officially known as the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons) is the 123rd season of top-tier football in Belgium.

Format change

The Belgian Pro League will expand to 18 teams for the 2026–27 season, after completion of the relegation play-offs, no teams will be relegated automatically and last team will be required to play a promotion/relegation decider against the winner of the 2025–26 Challenger Pro League promotion play-offs. The winner of this decider will play in the 2026–27 Belgian Pro League.[1]

Teams

Zulte Waregem and La Louvière were promoted respectively as champions and runners-up of the 2024–25 Challenger Pro League. Zulte Waregem returned to the top level after just two seasons, while La Louvière play in top tier for the first time in their history for this season since folding of RAA Louviéroise (including four seasons playing at the third level). If counting the predecessor, they returned after a 19 year absence. They replaced Beerschot and Kortrijk who were relegated at the end of previous season.

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2025–26 Belgian Pro League teams
Matricule Club Location Venue Capacity
35 Anderlecht Anderlecht, Brussels Constant Vanden Stock Stadium 21,500
1 Antwerp Antwerp Bosuilstadion 16,144
12 Cercle Brugge Bruges Jan Breydel Stadium 29,042
22 Charleroi Charleroi Stade du Pays de Charleroi 14,000
3 Club Brugge Bruges Jan Breydel Stadium 29,042
3900 Dender EH Denderleeuw Van Roystadion 6,429
322 Genk Genk Cegeka Arena 24,956
7 Gent Ghent Planet Group Arena 20,000
94 La Louvière La Louvière Easi Arena 8,050
25 Mechelen Mechelen AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne 16,700
18 OH Leuven Leuven Den Dreef 10,000
373 Sint-Truiden Sint-Truiden Stayen 14,600
16 Standard Liège Liège Stade Maurice Dufrasne 30,023
10 Union SG Forest, Brussels Stade Joseph Marien 9,400
2024 Westerlo Westerlo Het Kuipje 8,035
5381 Zulte Waregem Waregem Regenboogstadion 12,500

Number of teams by area

# Province or region Team(s)
3 Antwerp Antwerp, Mechelen and Westerlo
West Flanders Cercle Brugge, Club Brugge and Zulte Waregem
2 Brussels Anderlecht and Union SG
East Flanders Dender EH and Gent
Hainaut Charleroi and La Louvière
Limburg Genk and Sint-Truiden
1 Flemish Brabant OH Leuven
Liège Standard Liège

Personnel and kits

Club Manager Captain Kit Manufacturer Shirt sponsors (front) Shirt sponsors (back) Shirt sponsors (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
Anderlecht France Jérémy Taravel (caretaker) [n 1] Belgium Colin Coosemans Joma Sunweb Napoleon Sports & Casino None None
Antwerp Netherlands Joseph Oosting [n 2] Netherlands Vincent Janssen Stanno Circus Daily Heylen Vastgoed, Ghelamco None None
Cercle Brugge Germany Onur Cinel Belgium Hannes Van der Bruggen Puma Golden Palace News, Volvo Automobilia Callant Insurance Golden Palace Casino Sports voetbalshop.be, Autoverhuur Meerschaert, Callant Insurance, Rodenbach
Charleroi Belgium Hans Cornelis [n 3] Syria Aiham Ousou Kipsta Napoleon Score Unibet, QNT Sport None
Club Brugge Croatia Ivan Leko [n 4] Belgium Hans Vanaken Castore Betsson.sport Allianz None None
Dender EH Belgium Hayk Milkon [n 5] Belgium Kobe Cools Mills STAR SPORT TV Star Casino, Valckenier None None
Genk Belgium Nicky Hayen [n 6] Belgium Bryan Heynen Nike Beobank, Wilms NV STAR SPORT TV, Carglass STAR SPORT TV Cegeka, Carglass
Gent Belgium Rik De Mil [n 7] Belgium Davy Roef Craft baloise
La Louvière Belgium Frédéric Taquin Argentina Marcos Peano Puma Golden Palace News, Wanty
Mechelen Belgium Frederik Vanderbiest Sweden Fredrik Hammar Erreà Telenet
OH Leuven Belgium Felice Mazzù [n 8] Belgium Mathieu Maertens Stanno STAR SPORT TV Tegelconcept, banqup Star Casino None
Sint-Truiden Belgium Wouter Vrancken Japan Shogo Taniguchi Olympic Sportswear Maruhan, DMM.com All Ads, PepperMill Casino STAR SPORT TV Septeni, Pauli Beton
Standard Liège Belgium Vincent Euvrard [n 9] United States Marlon Fossey Macron Circus Daily None None None
Union SG Belgium David Hubert [n 10] England Christian Burgess Nike Lotto
Westerlo Belgium Issame Charaï Turkey Doğucan Haspolat Nike Soudal Keukens Van Lommel
Zulte Waregem Belgium Sven Vandenbroeck Belgium Jelle Vossen Patrick _lamett, Elindus DL Chemicals, Nollens

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position Replaced by Date of appointment
Gent Bosnia and Herzegovina Danijel Milićević Sacked 30 June 2025[2][3][4] Pre-season Croatia Ivan Leko 5 June 2025[2]
Standard Liège Croatia Ivan Leko Signed by Gent Romania Mircea Rednic 16 June 2025[5]
OH Leuven Wales Chris Coleman Sacked Belgium David Hubert 16 June 2025[6]
Westerlo Belgium Timmy Simons Mutual consent Belgium Issame Charaï 17 June 2025[7]
Cercle Brugge Germany Bernd Storck Germany Onur Cinel 19 June 2025[8]
Antwerp Netherlands Andries Ulderink End of contract Belgium Stef Wils 22 June 2025[9]
Dender EH Belgium Vincent Euvrard Signed by Standard Liège 27 August 2025[10] 16th Belgium Frédéric Stilmant & Belgium Steve Colpaert (caretakers) 27 August 2025[11]
Standard Liège Romania Mircea Rednic Sacked 8th Belgium Vincent Euvrard 27 August 2025[10]
Dender EH Belgium Frédéric Stilmant & Belgium Steve Colpaert (caretakers) Caretakers replaced 6 September 2025[12] 16th Belgium Hayk Milkon 6 September 2025[12]
Union SG Belgium Sébastien Pocognoli Signed by Monaco 9 October 2025[13] 1st Belgium David Hubert 13 October 2025[14]
OH Leuven Belgium David Hubert Signed by Union SG 13 October 2025[14] 15th Belgium Hans Somers (caretaker) 13 October 2025[14]
Belgium Hans Somers Caretaker replaced 26 October 2025[15] 15th Belgium Felice Mazzù 26 October 2025[15]
Antwerp Belgium Stef Wils Sacked 23 November 2025[16] 14th Belgium Faris Haroun & Netherlands Robert Molenaar (caretakers) 23 November 2025[16]
Belgium Faris Haroun & Netherlands Robert Molenaar (caretakers) Caretakers replaced 27 November 2025[17] 14th Netherlands Joseph Oosting 27 November 2025[17][n 11]
Club Brugge Belgium Nicky Hayen Sacked 8 December 2025[18] 3rd Croatia Ivan Leko 8 December 2025[18]
Gent Croatia Ivan Leko Signed by Club Brugge 8 December 2025[18] 7th Belgium Rik De Mil 10 December 2025[19]
Charleroi Belgium Rik De Mil Signed by Gent 10 December 2025[19] 12th Belgium Hans Cornelis[n 12] 10 December 2025[21]
Genk Germany Thorsten Fink Sacked 15 December 2025[22] 7th Belgium Domenico Olivieri (caretaker) 15 December 2025[22]
Belgium Domenico Olivieri (caretaker) Caretaker replaced 22 December 2025[23] 7th Belgium Nicky Hayen 22 December 2025[23]
Anderlecht Albania Besnik Hasi Sacked 1 February 2026[24] 4th Belgium Edward Still (caretaker) 1 February 2026[24]
Belgium Edward Still Signed by Watford 9 February 2026[25] 4th France Jérémy Taravel (caretaker) 9 February 2026[25]

Regular season

League table

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 Sint-Truiden (Q) 25 16 3 6 40 28 +12 51 Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
3 Club Brugge (Q) 25 16 2 7 47 30 +17 50
4 Anderlecht 25 10 7 8 30 30 0 37
5 Gent 25 10 6 9 41 37 +4 36
6 Mechelen 25 9 9 7 32 29 +3 36
7 Genk 25 9 8 8 36 37 −1 35 Qualification for the Europe play-offs
8 Charleroi 25 9 6 10 34 33 +1 33
9 Standard Liège 25 9 4 12 21 33 −12 31
10 Westerlo 25 8 7 10 32 37 −5 31
11 Antwerp 25 8 6 11 28 28 0 30
12 Zulte Waregem 25 7 8 10 34 38 −4 29
13 OH Leuven 25 7 7 11 27 35 −8 28 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
14 La Louvière 25 5 10 10 21 28 −7 25
15 Cercle Brugge 25 5 9 11 33 40 −7 24
16 Dender EH 25 3 8 14 20 40 −20 17
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.[26]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ The regular season winners will qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2026–27 UEFA Champions League in the playoff.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each round, with postponed matches and points deductions included only when they occur. Teams with fewer matches played are shown with their position underlined, with each line representing one fewer match.

Colored cells refer to being in Champions' Play-offs (green), in Europe Play-offs (blue), or Relegation play-offs (red).

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Union SG7211211111111111111111111
Sint-Truiden2322122265574444243322222
Club Brugge4664445322222222322233333
Anderlecht1153354643353333434444444
Gent14810101013117547355677910865565
Mechelen7545633436446655555556756
Genk131214898101497887786877911111087
Charleroi59121415127581011101299101212121197678
Standard Liège34368912811121211910108666678899
Westerlo1679131411612129991112121311119101212111210
Antwerp91077568111313141415141412108878991011
Zulte Waregem91381112151397866887991011121010121112
OH Leuven6151616131015151515151513131314141313131414141313
La Louvière15161112111414101011101210111111131414141313131514
Cercle Brugge1114159779131414131314151515151515151515151415
Dender EH111113151616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2026. Source: vbal4.be

Results

Home \ Away USG STR CLU AND GNT MEC GNK CHA STA WES ANT ZWA OHL LAL CER DEN
Union SG 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 7 Mar 3–1 3–0 2–0 21 Feb 2–0 5–0 2–1 2–0 14 Mar
Sint-Truiden 22 Mar 3–2 2–2 3–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–3 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 8 Mar 2–0
Club Brugge 1–0 2–0 8 Mar 2–1 22 Mar 2–1 1–0 3–0 5–5 0–1 4–3 21 Feb 2–3 2–0 2–1
Anderlecht 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 5–2 0–0 2–3 28 Feb 0–0 22 Mar 0–0
Gent 2–3 1–2 1–1 4–2 8 Mar 1–1 2–1 4–0 2–0 0–2 13 Mar 1–3 1–0 20 Feb 3–0
Mechelen 1–1 1–3 2–1 15 Mar 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 28 Feb 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–1
Genk 1–2 15 Mar 3–5 2–0 1 Mar 0–1 0–1 22 Feb 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1
Charleroi 1–1 1–1 1 Mar 1–0 14 Feb 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 14 Mar 0–0 3–4 3–1
Standard Liège 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–4 1–1 2–1 3–1 22 Mar 1–0[a] 0–0 0–1 27 Feb 0–3 1–1
Westerlo 1 Mar 0–4 14 Mar 4–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 22 Feb 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–1
Antwerp 1–1 28 Feb 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 0–2 15 Mar 0–2 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–2
Zulte Waregem 1–4 0–2 0–1 22 Feb 4–1 1–1 2–1 22 Mar 8 Mar 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–0
OH Leuven 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 7 Mar 22 Mar 1–1 1–2 0–2 3–2
La Louvière 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 22 Feb 22 Mar 1–0 0–2 0–0 6 Mar 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–2
Cercle Brugge 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–4 2–3 2–2 2–3 1–2 4–1 0–4 1–1 1–2 15 Mar 1 Mar
Dender EH 0–1 21 Feb 1–5 0–2 22 Mar 1–3 1–2 7 Mar 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2026. Source: Kalender Pro League 2025-26
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match Standard Liège–Antwerp of matchday 11 (17 October 2025) was abandoned at a score of 1–0 with 88 minutes played as the referee stopped the match after being hit by a cup, with the match already having been halted temporarily two times earlier.[27] As per the rules of the Pro League, the match was continued behind closed doors on Monday 20 October for the final few minutes.

Season statistics

As of 15 February 2026

Despite teams not playing the same amount of matches due to the play-offs, goals during the play-offs do count in determining the top scorer.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Japan Keisuke Gotō Sint Truiden 10
Canada Promise David Union Saint-Gilloise 9
3 Denmark Jeppe Erenbjerg Zulte Waregem 8
Ivory Coast Parfait Guiagon Charleroi
Ivory Coast Wilfried Kanga Gent
Angola Bruny Nsimba Dender EH
Germany Nicolo Tresoldi Club Brugge
8 Spain Nacho Ferri Westerlo 7
Austria Raul Florucz Union Saint-Gilloise
Israel Omri Gandelman Gent
Netherlands Vincent Janssen Antwerp
Ecuador Kevin Rodríguez Union Saint-Gilloise
Greece Christos Tzolis Club Brugge
Belgium Romeo Vermant Club Brugge

Notes

  1. ^ Albania Besnik Hasi was the manager for matchdays 1 through 23, and Belgium Edward Still acted as caretaker manager on matchday 24.
  2. ^ Belgium Stef Wils was the manager for matchdays 1 through 15, Belgium Faris Haroun and Netherlands Robert Molenaar acted as caretaker managers on matchday 16.
  3. ^ Belgium Rik De Mil was the manager for matchdays 1 through 17.
  4. ^ Belgium Nicky Hayen was the manager for matchdays 1 through 17.
  5. ^ Belgium Vincent Euvrard was the manager for matchdays 1 through 5, Belgium Frédéric Stilmant & Belgium Steve Colpaert were joint caretaker managers on matchday 6.
  6. ^ Germany Thorsten Fink was the manager for matchdays 1 through 18 and Belgium Domenico Olivieri was the caretaker manager on matchday 19.
  7. ^ Croatia Ivan Leko was the manager for matchdays 1 through 17.
  8. ^ Belgium David Hubert was the manager for matchdays 1 through 10, Belgium Hans Somers was the caretaker manager on matchdays 11 and 12.
  9. ^ Romania Mircea Rednic was the manager for matchdays 1 through 5.
  10. ^ Belgium Sébastien Pocognoli was the manager for matchdays 1 through 10.
  11. ^ While the announcement of Joseph Oosting's signature at Antwerp was already made on 27 November 2025, caretakers Haroun and Molenaar remained in charge as caretaker managers for the upcoming match three days later against Club Brugge. Oosting only officially took up the position on 1 December 2025.
  12. ^ Hans Cornelis was initially appointed as caretaker manager, but on 6 January 2026, Charleroi appointed Cornelis as full-time manager.[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hick, Antoine (27 February 2025). "Réforme de la Pro League : 18 équipes et la fin des play-offs à partir de la saison 2026-2027" (in French).
  2. ^ a b "KAA Gent vindt zijn nieuwe trainer in Luik: Ivan Leko is de opvolger van Danijel Milicevic bij de Buffalo's" [KAA Gent finds new manager in Liège: Ivan Leko successor of Danijel Milicevic at the Buffalo's] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2025-06-04.
  3. ^ "OH Leuven neemt afscheid van trainer Chris Coleman: "Prestaties bleven onder verwachtingen"" [OH Leuven says goodbye to manager Chris Coleman: "Results below expectations"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2025-06-11.
  4. ^ "Na 1 seizoen einde verhaal: Timmy Simons en Westerlo gaan in onderling overleg uit elkaar" [End of story after 1 season: Timmy Simons and Westerlo part ways by mutual agreement] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2025-06-16.
  5. ^ "Terug van weggeweest: na 12 jaar wordt Mircea Rednic opnieuw coach van Standard" [Back from being away: after 12 years, Mircea Rednic becomes coach of Standard again] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2025-06-16.
  6. ^ "Drie maanden na ontslag bij Anderlecht trekt David Hubert naar het vertrouwde nest van OH Leuven" [Three months after being dismissed by Anderlecht, David Hubert moves to the familiar nest of OH Leuven] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2025-06-16.
  7. ^ "Issame Charaï neemt zitje van Timmy Simons over als hoofdcoach bij Westerlo: "Een uitstekende match"" [Issame Charaï takes over from Timmy Simons as head coach at Westerlo: "An excellent match"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2025-06-17.
  8. ^ "Barragematchen volstaan: Bernd Storck en Cercle Brugge gaan na redding alweer uit elkaar, Cinel is opvolger" [Play-off matches are enough: Bernd Storck and Cercle Brugge part ways after rescue, Cinel is successor] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2025-06-19.
  9. ^ "Antwerp hakt knoop door en kiest voor Stef Wils als T1: "Overtuigd dat hij juiste man op juiste plaats is"" [Antwerp makes a decision and chooses Stef Wils as T1: "Convinced that he is the right man in the right place"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2025-06-19.
  10. ^ a b "Eerste trainerswissel na amper 5 speeldagen: Vincent Euvrard springt van rode lantaarn Dender naar Standard" [First managerial change after just 5 matchdays: Vincent Euvrard jumps from bottom club Dender to Standard] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2025-08-27.
  11. ^ "Officieel Persbericht: Vincent Euvrard verlaat FCV Dender EH" [Official Press Release: Vincent Euvrard leaves FCV Dender EH] (in Dutch). fcvdendereh.be. 2025-08-27.
  12. ^ a b "Weer assistent weggeplukt bij Club Brugge: Hayk Milkon is nieuwe hoofdcoach van Dender" [Another assistant snatched from Club Brugge: Hayk Milkon becomes new manager of Dender] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2025-09-06.
  13. ^ "Verrassing van formaat: landskampioen Union ziet coach Sébastien Pocognoli naar Monaco vertrekken" [Huge surprise: champions Union see manager Sébastien Pocognoli depart to Monaco] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2025-10-09.
  14. ^ a b c "De volgende in het rijtje succescoaches? Union plukt David Hubert weg bij OHL" [Next in the line of successful coaches? Union plucks David Hubert from OHL] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2025-10-13.
  15. ^ a b "Tijd voor Felice Mazzu in Leuven: de ervaren coach moet OHL uit de penarie halen" [Time for Felice Mazzu in Leuven: experienced manager to get OHL out of trouble] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2025-10-26.
  16. ^ a b "De nederlaag te veel: Antwerp neemt na blamage tegen Dender afscheid van Stef Wils" [One defeat too many: Antwerp says goodbye to Stef Wils after the disgrace against Dender] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2025-11-23.
  17. ^ a b "Antwerp gaat weer de Nederlandse toer op en hoopt met Joseph Oosting op ommekeer" [Antwerp is going the Dutch way again and hopes for a turnaround with Joseph Oosting] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2025-11-27.
  18. ^ a b c "BREAKING: Club Brugge ontslaat trainer Nicky Hayen en haalt Ivan Leko als opvolger bij KAA Gent" [BREAKING: Club Brugge sacks manager Nicky Hayen and gets successor Ivan Leko from KAA Gent] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2025-12-08.
  19. ^ a b "KAA Gent recht zijn rug en plukt coach Rik De Mil weg bij Charleroi: "Keihard gewerkt aan oplossing"" [KAA Gent stands up and takes manager Rik De Mil away from Charleroi: "Worked hard on a solution"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2025-12-10.
  20. ^ "Charleroi benoemt interim-coach Hans Cornelis tot volwaardig hoofdcoach" [Charleroi appoints interim coach Hans Cornelis as full head coach] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-10-10.
  21. ^ "Communiqué : Rik De Mil" [Press release: Rik De Mil] (in French). sporting-charleroi.be. 2025-12-10.
  22. ^ a b "Einde verhaal voor Thorsten Fink: Racing Genk ontslaat trainer na zoveelste puntenverlies" [Story ends for Thorsten Fink: Racing Genk fires manager after yet another loss of points] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2025-12-10.
  23. ^ a b "Nieuwe wending in Belgische trainerscarrousel: Nicky Hayen wordt trainer van Genk (en speelt vrijdag al tegen ex-ploeg)" [New twist in the Belgian managerial carousel: Nicky Hayen becomes Genk manager (and will play against former team on Friday)] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2025-12-22.
  24. ^ a b "Het krediet is op: Anderlecht ontslaat trainer Besnik Hasi na 2 op 15 en nederlaag op Standard" [The credit is gone: Anderlecht fires coach Besnik Hasi after 2 out of 15 and defeat at Standard] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2026-02-01.
  25. ^ a b "Nog maar twee stafleden over: interim-coach Edward Still verlaat Anderlecht na twee matchen voor Watford" [Only two staff members left: caretaker manager Edward Still leaves Anderlecht after two matches for Watford] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2026-02-09.
  26. ^ "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.
  27. ^ "Ongeloof in Sclessin: wedstrijd gestaakt door wangedrag van supporters, slot Standard–Antwerp volgt achter gesloten deuren; sporza".
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