2024–25 Belgian Pro League


The 2024–25 Belgian Pro League was the 122nd season of top-tier football in Belgium.

Teams

[K K Beerschot VA|Beerschot VA|Beerschot] and Dender EH were promoted respectively as champions and runners-up of the 2023–24 Challenger Pro League. Beerschot returned to the top level after just two seasons, while Dender EH needed 15 seasons to return. They replaced Eupen and RWD Molenbeek who were relegated at the end of the previous season.

Stadiums and locations

MatriculeClubLocationVenueCapacity
35Anderlecht, BrusselsLotto Park21,500
1AntwerpBosuilstadion16,144
13AntwerpOlympisch Stadion12,771
12BrugesJan Breydel Stadium29,042
22CharleroiStade du Pays de Charleroi14,000
3BrugesJan Breydel Stadium29,042
3900DenderleeuwVan Roystadion6,429
322GenkCegeka Arena24,956
7GhentPlanet Group Arena20,000
19KortrijkGuldensporen Stadion9,399
25MechelenAFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne16,700
18LeuvenDen Dreef10,000
373Sint-TruidenStayen14,600
16LiègeStade Maurice Dufrasne30,023
10Forest, BrusselsStade Joseph Marien9,400
2024WesterloHet Kuipje8,035

Personnel and kits

ClubManagerCaptainKit ManufacturerShirt sponsors Shirt sponsors Shirt sponsors Shorts sponsor
Anderlecht Besnik Hasi Jan VertonghenJomaNapoleon Sports & CasinoNoneNoneNone
Antwerp Andries Ulderink Toby AlderweireldJakobetFIRSTHeylen Vastgoed, GhelamcoAntwerpFirst, betFIRSTNone
Beerschot Dirk Kuyt Ryan SanusiErreàStar Casino, Wolf LubricantsYelo Rent a Car, MystershirtWolf LubricantsYelo Rent a Car, Green House Solutions
Cercle Brugge Bernd Storck Thibo SomersKappaGolden Palace Casino Sports, Volvo AutomobiliaLiantis, Callant InsuranceGolden Palace Casino SportsAutoverhuur Meerschaert, Rodenbach
Charleroi Rik De Mil Adem ZorganeKipstaUnibet, R-Aqua, CairoxQNT SportNoneUMons
Club Brugge Nicky Hayen Hans VanakenCastoreUnibetAllianzUnibetNone
Dender EH Vincent Euvrard Lennard HensJakoStar Casino, ValckenierNoneNoneNone
Genk Thorsten Fink Bryan HeynenNikeBeobank, ITZU ForeignWilms NV, CarglassACEGCegeka, Carglass
Gent Danijel Milićević Sven KumsCraftBâloise/Hamann International Logistics Circus Belgium, Vdk bankHyundaiAPF Autoparts, Vdk bank
Kortrijk Bernd Storck João SilvaErreàAGO Jobs & HR, UnibetBrustor, EARTH Solar Solution, Caps Fuel CardNOVYUnibet, Caps Fuel Card
Mechelen Frederik Vanderbiest Rob SchoofsErreàTelenet, Groep Verelst, Play Sports, AFAS SoftwareAFAS Software, EnergyKingGolden Palace Casino SportsArco Information, Golden Palace Casino Sports
OH Leuven Chris Coleman Mathieu MaertensStannoStar CasinoBanqup, Tegel ConceptStar CasinoNone
Sint-Truiden Wouter Vrancken Bruno GodeauOlympic SportswearMaruhan, DMM.com, Oliverhood, Crafty Inc.Sint TruidenAsahi Kasei, MaruhanPauli Beton, SEPTENI, Shin Takarajima Holdings, All Ads Inc.
Standard Liège Ivan Leko Arnaud BodartAdidasCircus BelgiumNoneNoneNone
Union SG Sébastien Pocognoli Anthony MorisNikeLoterie Nationale/Hey! Telecom Hey! TelecomCupraNone
Westerlo Timmy Simons Sinan BolatNikeSoudalCasino777, Arma GlobalKeukens Vanlommel, Voetbalshop.beSoloya

Managerial changes



Regular season

League table


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.
  • Due to their taking parts in the qualifying rounds for European football, several matches of matchday 5 were postponed: Anderlecht vs Genk and Cercle Brugge vs Gent. The first match was rescheduled for the midweek of 17 September, in between matchdays 7 and 8. The second match was rescheduled for the midweek of 26 September, in between matchdays 8 and 9.
Colored cells refer to being in Champions' Play-offs, in Europe Play-offs or Relegation play-offs.

Play-offs

Champions' play-offs

The champions' play-offs decided the overall league champion. The top six teams of the regular season qualified and played a round-robin tournament, with each team starting with half the points obtained during the regular season. The starting points were rounded up, and in case of ties in standings at the end of the champions' play-offs, any half points gained at the start were deducted first.
The points of Club Brugge, Union SG, Anderlecht and Gent were rounded up, and thus in the event of a tie on points, Genk and Antwerp would always be ranked ahead of those four teams.
The teams finishing in the top three positions after conclusion of the champions' play-offs qualified for European football, with the team in position four facing the winner of the Europe play-offs for the final ticket, unless the winner of the Belgian Cup finished in one of the top four positions, in which case the fifth team took part instead.

Europe play-offs

The Europe play-offs were played by the teams in positions 7 through 12 at the conclusion of the regular season. Teams
played a round-robin tournament, with each team starting with half the points obtained during the regular season. The starting points were rounded up, and in case of ties in standings at the end of the Europe play-offs, any half points gained at the start were deducted first.
The points of Standard, Westerlo, Charleroi and OH Leuven were rounded up, and thus in the event of a tie on points, Mechelen and Dender EH would always be ranked ahead of those three teams.
The winner of the Europe play-offs faced the team finishing fourth in the champions' play-offs to decide which team qualified for European football.

European competition play-off

A single match was played between Antwerp, the fifth place finisher of the Champions' play-offs, and Charleroi, the winner of the Europe play-offs, with home advantage to the team from the Champions' play-offs. The winner qualified for European football.
Normally the fourth team of the champions' play-offs would have faced the winner of the Europe play-offs, but as Club Brugge won the 2024–25 Belgian Cup on 4 May 2025 and was already guaranteed of finishing in the top four, instead the fifth-placed team of the champions' play-offs faced Charleroi.

Relegation play-offs

The bottom four teams after the regular season played the relegation play-offs, a round-robin tournament in which they started with the full points obtained during the regular season. The teams finishing in third and fourth at the conclusion of the relegation play-offs were relegated to the 2025–26 Challenger Pro League, and the team finishing in second place had to play the winner of the promotion play-offs, with the winner of that match playing in the 2025–26 Belgian Pro League.

Season statistics

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.

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 96
  • *Westerlo
  • Fewest yellow cards: 54
  • *Genk
  • Most red cards: 7
  • *Beerschot
  • *OH Leuven
  • Fewest red cards: 2
  • *''3 clubs''

Attendances

The clubs are listed by average home league attendance.
No.ClubAverage attendanceChangeHighest
1Club Brugge22,4963,7%25,900
2RSC Anderlecht17,9773,8%21,900
3KRC Genk17,829-3,0%23,187
4Standard de Liège14,859-8,8%23,675
5KAA Gent13,779-5,4%17,674
6Royal Antwerp FC13,1960,4%16,144
7KV Mechelen12,213-1,3%16,248
8Sporting de Charleroi7,6002,4%11,793
9RUSG7,43312,9%8,610
10Oud-Heverlee Leuven6,9389,9%9,930
11KV Kortrijk6,8442,6%8,901
12STVV5,723-0,2%10,073
13Beerschot5,70717,2%11,256
14KVC Westerlo5,6302,7%8,035
15Cercle Brugge5,584-5,9%10,606
16FCV Dender3,373173,0%6,429