2025–26 Belgian Pro League

Belgian Pro League
Season2025–26
Dates25 July 2025 – 25 May 2026
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 18 April 2025.

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 Albania Besnik Hasi Belgium Colin Coosemans Joma Sunweb Napoleon Sports & Casino None None
Antwerp Belgium Stef Wils 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 Rik De Mil SyriaSweden Aiham Ousou Kipsta Napoleon Score Unibet, QNT Sport None
Club Brugge Belgium Nicky Hayen Belgium Hans Vanaken Castore Betsson.sport Allianz None None
Dender EH Belgium Vincent Euvrard Belgium Joedrick Pupe Mills STAR SPORT TV Star Casino, Valckenier None None
Genk Germany Thorsten Fink Belgium Bryan Heynen Nike
Gent Croatia Ivan Leko Belgium Davy Roef Craft
La Louvière Belgium Frédéric Taquin Senegal Wagane Faye Puma
Mechelen Belgium Frederic Vanderbiest Belgium Rob Schoofs Erreà
OH Leuven Belgium David Hubert Belgium Mathieu Maertens Stanno
Sint-Truiden Belgium Wouter Vrancken Japan Shogo Taniguchi Olympic Sportswear
Standard Liège Romania Mircea Rednic United States Marlon Fossey Macron
Union SG Belgium Sébastien Pocognoli England Christian Burgess Nike
Westerlo Belgium Issame Charaï TurkeyNetherlands Doğucan Haspolat Nike
Zulte Waregem Belgium Sven Vandenbroeck Belgium Jelle Vossen Patrick

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]

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Union SG 4 3 1 0 12 3 +9 10 Qualification for the Europa League and Champions' play-offs[a]
2 Sint-Truiden 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 10 Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
3 Anderlecht 4 3 0 1 11 5 +6 9
4 Club Brugge 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9
5 Mechelen 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8
6 Standard Liège 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7
7 Antwerp 4 1 3 0 6 4 +2 6 Qualification for the Europe play-offs
8 Genk 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
9 Cercle Brugge 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
10 Gent 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4
11 Zulte Waregem 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4
12 La Louvière 4 1 0 3 2 5 −3 3
13 Westerlo 4 1 0 3 6 11 −5 3 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
14 Charleroi 4 0 3 1 4 5 −1 3
15 Dender EH 4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 2
16 OH Leuven 4 0 1 3 4 12 −8 1
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. 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.[10]
Notes:
  1. ^ The regular season winner 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 the completion of each round, with postponed matches and points deductions only included when occurring. 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 SG7211
Sint-Truiden2322
Anderlecht1153
Club Brugge4664
Mechelen7545
Standard Liège3436
Antwerp91077
Genk1312148
Cercle Brugge1114159
Gent1481010
Zulte Waregem913811
La Louvière15161112
Westerlo167913
Charleroi591214
Dender EH11111315
OH Leuven6151616
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: vbal4.be

Results

Home \ Away USG STR AND CLU MEC STA ANT GNK CER GNT ZWA LAL WES CHA DEN OHL
Union SG – 31 Aug – – 3–0 – – – – – – – – – 5–0
Sint-Truiden – – – – – – – – 3–1 – 2–1 – – 2–0 –
Anderlecht – – – – – 14 Sep – – PPD[a] 2–3 – 5–2 – – –
Club Brugge – – – – – – 2–1 2–0 – – – PPD[b] – – –
Mechelen – – – 2–1 – – – – 1–1 – 30 Aug – – – –
Standard Liège – – – – – – 2–1 – – – – 14 Sep – 1–1 –
Antwerp 1–1 – – – 24 Aug – – – 14 Sep – – – – – 3–1
Genk – – – – – – 1–1 – – 31 Aug – – PPD[c] – –
Cercle Brugge – 29 Aug 0–2 – – – – – – – – 4–1 14 Sep – –
Gent 2–3 – – 31 Aug – – – – – – 1–0 – – – –
Zulte Waregem – 23 Aug – 0–1 1–1 – – – – – – – – – 13 Sep
La Louvière 24 Aug – – 13 Sep – 0–2 – – – – – – 1–0 – –
Westerlo – – – – 0–1 – 30 Aug – – – 3–1 – – – –
Charleroi – 1–1 – – – – 1–1 – – – – – – 30 Aug[d] –
Dender EH 13 Sep – 0–2 – – – – – 0–0 – – – – – 24 Aug
OH Leuven – – – – – 31 Aug[d] – 1–2 – – – – – 2–2 –
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: Kalender Pro League 2025-26
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match Anderlecht-Gent of matchday 5 (24 August) was postponed due to Anderlecht taking part in the qualifying rounds for European football.
  2. ^ The match Club Brugge-Westerlo of matchday 5 (23 August) was postponed due to Club Brugge taking part in the qualifying rounds for European football.
  3. ^ The match Genk-Charleroi of matchday 5 (23 August) was postponed due to Genk taking part in the qualifying rounds for European football.
  4. ^ a b On matchday 6, the match OH Leuven-Standard (30 August) was moved to 31 August due to OH Leuven Women hosting the UEFA Women's Champions League second qualifying round tournament in the same stadium. The match Charleroi-Dender EH was moved one day forward, from 31 to 30 August.

Season statistics

As of 16 August 2025

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 Belgium Thorgan Hazard Anderlecht 4
2 Morocco Zakaria El Ouahdi Genk 3
Austria Raul Florucz Union Saint-Gilloise
Japan Ryotaro Ito Sint Truiden
Ecuador Kevin Rodríguez Union Saint-Gilloise
6 Belgium Adriano Bertaccini Sint Truiden
Anderlecht 		2
Denmark Jeppe Erenbjerg Zulte Waregem
France Thomas Henry Standard Liege
Netherlands Vincent Janssen Antwerp
Greece Christos Tzolis Club Brugge

Notes

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. ^ "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.
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