Belgian Pro League Winners

Belgium Football League – Belgian First Division A – Champions

Explore our list of Belgium Football League – Belgian First Division A – Champions from season 1895-96 to season 2023-25. The Belgian Top Tier Football League is officially called Jupiler Pro League. RSC Anderlecht won the Belgian Pro League the most times.The competition was created in 1895 by the Royal Belgian Football Association and was first won by RFC Liégeois (RFC Liege). The Jupiler Pro League incorporates a unique playoff system to determine the final standings, including the league champion, European competition qualifiers and relegation playoffs.

Belgian Top Tier Football League –  Jupiler Pro League – Champions by Year

Belgian Top Flight Champion Clubs by Number of Wins

Belgium Football League Playoffs

The Jupiler Pro League, Belgium’s top-tier football league, incorporates a unique playoff system to determine the final standings, including the league champion and European competition qualifiers. Here’s a detailed explanation of how the playoffs work:

Regular Season

• Structure: The league consists of 16 teams.
• Matches: Each team plays 30 matches (home and away against each other team).
• Points System: Teams earn 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a loss.

Playoff Phase

After the regular season, the league transitions into a playoff phase, which is divided into two main playoff groups:

Championship Playoff (Playoff 1)

• Qualification: The top six teams from the regular season qualify.
• Points Adjustment: Points from the regular season are halved (and rounded up if necessary).
• Matches: Each team plays 10 matches (home and away against each other team in the playoff group).
• Objective: Determines the league champion and places for European competitions (Champions League and Europa League).

Europa League Playoff (Playoff 2)

• Qualification: Teams placed 7th to 12th in the regular season qualify.
• Structure: These six teams are divided into two groups of three, and each group plays a round-robin format (home and away).
• Winners: The winners of each group face each other in a two-legged playoff.
• Final Qualification: The winner of this playoff then faces the fourth-placed (or fifth-placed if the Belgian Cup winner is among the top four) team from the Championship Playoff in a single match for a spot in the Europa League.

Relegation

• Bottom Team: The team finishing in 16th place after the regular season is automatically relegated to the Belgian First Division B.
• Relegation Playoff: Occasionally, there is a relegation playoff involving the team finishing 15th in the Pro League and teams from the second tier, but this depends on the specific rules for the season.

Belgium Most Capped Players

Jan Vertonghen 148

Axel Witsel 130

Toby Alderweireld 127

Eden Hazard 126

Dries Mertens 109

Romelu Lukaku 108

Thibaut Courtois 102

World Football Leagues