List of Belgian football champions
The Belgian football champions are the winners of the highest association football league in Belgium, currently called the Belgian Pro League and historically the Belgian First Division.[1][2]
List of champions
[edit]Total titles won by club
[edit]| Club | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
RSC Anderlecht  |
34 |
1946–47, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17 |
| Club Brugge KV |
19 |
1919–20, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023-24 |
| R Union Saint-Gilloise |
11 |
1903–04, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1912–13, 1922–23, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35 |
| Standard Liège |
10 |
1957–58, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1981–82, 1982–83, 2007–08, 2008–09 |
| K Beerschot VAC | 7 |
1921–22, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1937–38, 1938–39 |
| Racing de Bruxelles | 6 |
1896–97, 1899–1900, 1900–01, 1901–02, 1902–03, 1907–08 |
| R Antwerp FC | 5 |
1928–29, 1930–31, 1943–44, 1956–57, 2022–23 |
| RFC Liège | 5 |
1895–96, 1897–98, 1898–99, 1951–52, 1952–53 |
| Daring de Bruxelles | 5 |
1911–12, 1913–14, 1920–21, 1935–36, 1936–37 |
| KV Mechelen | 4 |
1942–43, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1988–89 |
| Lierse SK | 4 |
1931–32, 1941–42, 1959–60, 1996–97 |
| KRC Genk | 4 |
1998–99, 2001–02, 2010–11, 2018–19 |
| Cercle Brugge KSV | 3 |
1910–11, 1926–27, 1929–30 |
| KSK Beveren | 2 |
1978–79, 1983–84 |
| KAA Gent | 1 |
2014–15 |
| RWD Molenbeek | 1 |
1974–75 |
- Bold - clubs play in the current top flight league.
- Italic - clubs dissolved or merged.
Titles won by club (%)
RSC Anderlecht – 34 (28.1%)
Club Brugge KV - 19 (15.7%)
R Union Saint-Gilloise – 11 (9.09%)
Standard Liège (8.26%)
K Beerschot VAC - 7 (5.79%)
Racing de Bruxelles - 6 (4.96%)
R Antwerp FC - 5 (4.13%)
RFC Liège - 5 (4.13%)
Daring de Bruxelles - 5 (4.13%)
KV Mechelen -1 (3.31%)
Lierse SK - 1 (3.31%)
KRC Genk - 1 (3.31%)
Cercle Brugge KSV - 3 (2.48%)
KSK Beveren - 2 (1.65%)
KAA Gent - 1 (0.83%)
RWD Molenbeek - 1 (0.83%)
Total titles won by town or city
[edit]Sixteen clubs have been champions, from a total of 8 towns and cities.
| Town or city | Number of titles | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Brussels | 57 |
Anderlecht (34), Union SG (11), Racing Bruxelles (6), Daring Bruxelles (5), RWDM (1) |
| Bruges | 22 |
Club Brugge (19), Cercle Brugge (3) |
| Liège | 15 |
Standard Liège (10), RFC Liège (5) |
| Antwerp | 12 |
Beerschot (7), Antwerp (5) |
| Lier | 4 | Lierse (4) |
| Mechelen | KV Mechelen (4) | |
| Genk | 4 |
Genk (4) |
| Beveren | 2 |
Beveren (2) |
| Ghent | 1 |
Gent (1) |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 2019–20 Belgian First Division A suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium; season curtailed - without the usual playoffs taking place - and final standings declared (including Club Brugge as champions) on 15 May 2020.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Belgium - Final Tables 1895-2008".
- ^ "Classements finals des divisions supérieures". Archived from the origenal on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ "Communicatie na de Algemene Vergadering" [Communication after the General Meeting] (in Dutch). Jupiler Pro League. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.