2025–26 Belgian Pro League

Belgian Pro League
Season2025–26
Dates25 July 2025 – 24 May 2026
Matches135
Goals362 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerZakaria El Ouahdi
Thorgan Hazard
Kevin Rodríguez
Raul Florucz
(4 goals each)
Biggest home winUnion SG 5–0 OH Leuven
(3 August 2025)
Biggest away winStandard Liège 0–3 Cercle Brugge
(23 August 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 14 December 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 Besnik Hasi Colin Coosemans Joma Sunweb Napoleon Sports & Casino None None
Antwerp Joseph Oosting (caretakers) [n 1] Vincent Janssen Stanno Circus Daily Heylen Vastgoed, Ghelamco None None
Cercle Brugge Onur Cinel Hannes Van der Bruggen Puma Golden Palace News, Volvo Automobilia Callant Insurance Golden Palace Casino Sports voetbalshop.be, Autoverhuur Meerschaert, Callant Insurance, Rodenbach
Charleroi Hans Cornelis (caretaker) [n 2] Aiham Ousou Kipsta Napoleon Score Unibet, QNT Sport None
Club Brugge Ivan Leko [n 3] Hans Vanaken Castore Betsson.sport Allianz None None
Dender EH Hayk Milkon [n 4] Kobe Cools Mills STAR SPORT TV Star Casino, Valckenier None None
Genk Domenico Olivieri (caretaker) [n 5] Bryan Heynen Nike Beobank, Wilms NV STAR SPORT TV, Carglass STAR SPORT TV Cegeka, Carglass
Gent Rik De Mil [n 6] Davy Roef Craft baloise
La Louvière Frédéric Taquin Marcos Peano Puma Golden Palace News, Wanty
Mechelen Frederik Vanderbiest Fredrik Hammar Erreà Telenet
OH Leuven Felice Mazzù [n 7] Mathieu Maertens Stanno STAR SPORT TV Tegelconcept, banqup Star Casino None
Sint-Truiden Wouter Vrancken Shogo Taniguchi Olympic Sportswear Maruhan, DMM.com All Ads, PepperMill Casino STAR SPORT TV Septeni, Pauli Beton
Standard Liège Vincent Euvrard [n 8] Marlon Fossey Macron Circus Daily None None None
Union SG David Hubert [n 9] Christian Burgess Nike Lotto
Westerlo Issame Charaï Doğucan Haspolat Nike Soudal Keukens Van Lommel
Zulte Waregem Sven Vandenbroeck 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 Danijel Milićević Sacked 30 June 2025[2][3][4] Pre-season Ivan Leko 5 June 2025[2]
Standard Liège Ivan Leko Signed by Gent Mircea Rednic 16 June 2025[5]
OH Leuven Chris Coleman Sacked David Hubert 16 June 2025[6]
Westerlo Timmy Simons Mutual consent Issame Charaï 17 June 2025[7]
Cercle Brugge Bernd Storck Onur Cinel 19 June 2025[8]
Antwerp Andries Ulderink End of contract Stef Wils 22 June 2025[9]
Dender EH Vincent Euvrard Signed by Standard Liège 27 August 2025[10] 16th Frédéric Stilmant & Steve Colpaert (caretakers) 27 August 2025[11]
Standard Liège Mircea Rednic Sacked 8th Vincent Euvrard 27 August 2025[10]
Dender EH Frédéric Stilmant & Steve Colpaert (caretakers) Caretakers replaced 6 September 2025[12] 16th Hayk Milkon 6 September 2025[12]
Union SG Sébastien Pocognoli Signed by Monaco 9 October 2025[13] 1st David Hubert 13 October 2025[14]
OH Leuven David Hubert Signed by Union SG 13 October 2025[14] 15th Hans Somers (caretaker) 13 October 2025[14]
Hans Somers Caretaker replaced 26 October 2025[15] 15th Felice Mazzù 26 October 2025[15]
Antwerp Stef Wils Sacked 23 November 2025[16] 14th Faris Haroun & Robert Molenaar (caretakers) 23 November 2025[16]
Faris Haroun & Robert Molenaar (caretakers) Caretakers replaced 27 November 2025[17] 14th Joseph Oosting 27 November 2025[17][n 10]
Club Brugge Nicky Hayen Sacked 8 December 2025[18] 3rd Ivan Leko 8 December 2025[18]
Gent Ivan Leko Signed by Club Brugge 8 December 2025[18] 7th Rik De Mil 10 December 2025[19]
Charleroi Rik De Mil Signed by Gent 10 December 2025[19] 12th Hans Cornelis (caretaker) 10 December 2025[20]
Genk Thorsten Fink Sacked 15 December 2025[21] 7th Domenico Olivieri (caretaker) 15 December 2025[21]

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Union SG 18 11 5 2 33 11 +22 38 Qualification for the Europa League and Champions' play-offs[a]
2 Club Brugge 18 11 2 5 29 18 +11 35 Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
3 Anderlecht 18 10 4 4 25 18 +7 34
4 Sint-Truiden 18 10 3 5 27 22 +5 33
5 Mechelen 18 8 6 4 24 20 +4 30
6 Genk 19 6 7 6 24 26 −2 25
7 Standard Liège 18 7 3 8 16 21 −5 24 Qualification for the Europe play-offs
8 Antwerp 18 6 5 7 20 18 +2 23
9 Gent 18 6 5 7 25 27 −2 23
10 Zulte Waregem 18 5 8 5 25 25 0 23
11 Westerlo 18 5 6 7 26 27 −1 21
12 Charleroi 19 5 6 8 21 25 −4 21
13 OH Leuven 18 5 4 9 19 27 −8 19 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
14 La Louvière 18 4 7 7 14 19 −5 19
15 Cercle Brugge 18 2 7 9 22 29 −7 13
16 Dender EH 18 2 6 10 15 32 −17 12
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 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.[22]
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 SG721121111111111111
Club Brugge466444532222222232
Anderlecht115335464335333343
Sint-Truiden232212226557444424
Mechelen7545633436446655555
Standard Liège3436891281112121191010866
Genk13121489810149788778687
Antwerp91077568111313141415141412108
Gent148101010131175473556779
Zulte Waregem913811121513978668879910
Westerlo167913141161212999111212131111
Charleroi59121415127581011101299101212
OH Leuven61516161310151515151515131313141413
La Louvière151611121114141010111012101111111314
Cercle Brugge11141597791314141313141515151515
Dender EH111113151616161616161616161616161616
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: vbal4.be

Results

Home \ Away USG CLU AND STR MEC STA GNK ANT GNT ZWA WES CHA OHL LAL CER DEN
Union SG 1 Feb 2–0 2–0 17 Jan 3–0 7 Mar 21 Feb 1–1 20 Dec 2–0 3–1 5–0 8 Feb 2–0 14 Mar
Club Brugge 1–0 8 Mar 2–0 22 Mar 8 Feb 2–1 0–1 21 Dec 24 Jan 5–5 1–0 21 Feb 16 Jan 2–0 2–1
Anderlecht 1–0 1–0 13 Dec 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–3 5–2 26 Dec 28 Feb 15 Feb 22 Mar 25 Jan
Sint-Truiden 22 Mar 3–2 2–2 21 Dec 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 15 Feb 0–3 31 Jan 18 Jan 2–1 8 Mar 2–0
Mechelen 1–1 2–1 15 Mar 1–3 0–1 13 Feb 8 Feb 1–1 28 Feb 25 Jan 1–0 1–1 3–2 0–0 27 Dec
Standard Liège 14 Feb 1–2 1 Feb 26 Dec 1–1 2–1 1–0[a] 23 Jan 0–0 0–3 3–1 0–1 27 Feb 0–3 1–1
Genk 1–2 26 Dec 8 Feb 15 Mar 0–1 22 Feb 1–1 1 Mar 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 25 Jan 2–1
Antwerp 1–1 0–1 21 Dec 28 Feb 2–1 15 Mar 3–0 1–2 27 Dec 15 Feb 25 Jan 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–2
Gent 2–3 1–1 18 Jan 1–2 8 Mar 4–0 1–1 0–2 13 Mar 27 Dec 2–1 7 Feb 1–0 20 Feb 3–0
Zulte Waregem 1–4 0–1 22 Feb 0–2 1–1 8 Mar 17 Jan 2–0 4–1 31 Jan 22 Mar 2–0 2–2 1–1 7 Feb
Westerlo 1 Mar 14 Mar 4–0 6 Feb 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 22 Feb 2–0 20 Dec 17 Jan 1–1
Charleroi 1–1 1 Mar 1–0 1–1 0–2 18 Jan 2–2 1–1 14 Feb 1–2 2–0 15 Mar 0–0 7 Feb 3–1
OH Leuven 24 Jan 0–1 1–1 1–2 1 Feb 1–0 1–2 22 Mar 4–0 1–1 7 Mar 2–2 1–2 21 Dec 14 Feb
La Louvière 0–0 1–0 0–1 24 Jan 22 Feb 0–2 22 Mar 6 Mar 30 Jan 0–0 0–0 1–0 27 Dec 2–1 1–2
Cercle Brugge 26 Dec 15 Feb 0–2 1–1 2–3 1–2 2–2 31 Jan 2–4 1–1 4–1 2–3 1–2 14 Mar 1 Mar
Dender EH 0–1 1–5 0–2 21 Feb 1–3 20 Dec 1 Feb 18 Jan 22 Mar 2–2 2–2 7 Mar 0–1 0–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2025. 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.[23] 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 7 December 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 Jeppe Erenbjerg Zulte Waregem 7
Raul Florucz Union Saint-Gilloise
Omri Gandelman Gent
Kevin Rodríguez Union Saint-Gilloise
5 Promise David Union Saint-Gilloise 6
Ryotaro Ito Sint Truiden
7 Nacho Ferri Westerlo 5
Keisuke Goto Sint Truiden
Lion Lauberbach Mechelen
Bruny Nsimba Dender EH
Oh Hyeon-gyu Genk
Christos Tzolis Club Brugge

Notes

  1. ^ Stef Wils was the manager for matchdays 1 through 15, Faris Haroun and Robert Molenaar acted as caretaker managers on matchday 16.
  2. ^ Rik De Mil was the manager for matchdays 1 through 17.
  3. ^ Nicky Hayen was the manager for matchdays 1 through 17.
  4. ^ Vincent Euvrard was the manager for matchdays 1 through 5, Frédéric Stilmant & Steve Colpaert were joint caretaker managers on matchday 6.
  5. ^ Thorsten Fink was the manager for matchdays 1 through 18.
  6. ^ Ivan Leko was the manager for matchdays 1 through 17.
  7. ^ David Hubert was the manager for matchdays 1 through 10, Hans Somers was the caretaker manager on matchdays 11 and 12.
  8. ^ Mircea Rednic was the manager for matchdays 1 through 5.
  9. ^ Sébastien Pocognoli was the manager for matchdays 1 through 10.
  10. ^ 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.

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.
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  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.
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  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.
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