2024–25 Belgian Pro League

The 2024–25 Belgian Pro League (officially known as the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons) will be the 122nd season of top-tier football in Belgium.

Belgian Pro League
Season2024–25
Dates26 July 2024 – 29 May 2025

Teams edit

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 (including four seasons playing at the third level).

Stadiums and locations edit

Locations of the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League teams (14 out of 16 known)
Matricule Club Location Venue Capacity
35 Anderlecht Anderlecht, Brussels Constant Vanden Stock Stadium 21,500
1 Antwerp Antwerp Bosuilstadion 16,144
13 Beerschot Antwerp Olympic Stadium 12,771
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 Ghelamco Arena 20,000
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 09,400
2024 Westerlo Westerlo Het Kuipje 08,035

Number of teams by provinces edit

Number of teams Province or region Team(s)
4   Antwerp Antwerp, Beerschot, Mechelen and Westerlo
2   Brussels Anderlecht and Union SG
  East Flanders Dender EH and Gent
  Limburg Genk and Sint-Truiden
  West Flanders Cercle Brugge and Club Brugge
1   Flemish Brabant Oud-Heverlee Leuven
  Liège Standard Liège
  Hainaut Charleroi

Personnel and kits edit

Club Manager Kit Manufacturer Shirt sponsors (front) Shirt sponsors (back) Shirt sponsors (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
Anderlecht   Brian Riemer Joma DVV Insurance (H)/Candriam (A) None Napoleon Games None
Antwerp   Mark van Bommel Jako betFIRST Heylen Vastgoed, Ghelamco None None
Beerschot   Dirk Kuyt
Cercle Brugge   Miron Muslic Kappa Golden Palace Casino Sports Liantis, Callant Insurance Volvo Automobilia, Brugge Autoverhuur Meerschaert, Callant Insurance
Charleroi   Rik De Mil Kipsta Unibet, R-Aqua, Cairox QNT Sport None UMons
Club Brugge   Nicky Hayen Macron Unibet Allianz BWT None
Dender EH   Timmy Simons
Genk   Domenico Olivieri,   Michel Ribeiro &   Eddy Vanhemel (caretakers) Nike Beobank, EAZER CEO's 4 Climate, Carglass Aqua-Step HDM Cegeka, Carglass
Gent position vacant Craft Bâloise Circus Belgium, Vdk bank Hyundai APF Autoparts, Vdk bank
Mechelen position vacant Erreà Telenet, Groep Verelst, Play Sports, AFAS Software AFAS Software None Arco Information, Golden Palace Casino Sports
OH Leuven   Óscar García Stanno Star Casino Tegel Concept Banqup None
Sint-Truiden   Thorsten Fink Macron Nishitan Clinic, DMM.com, City Creation, Maruhan Sint Truiden Asahi Kasei, Maruhan Pauli Beton, Star Casino
Standard Liège   Ivan Leko Adidas VOO Circus Belgium Cainiao None
Union SG   Alexander Blessin Nike [1] Loterie Nationale/Hey! Telecom (in UEFA matches) Hey! Telecom None None
Westerlo   Bart Goor (caretaker) Nike Soudal Casino777, Arma Global Keukens Vanlommel, Voetbalshop.be Soloya

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position Replaced by Date of appointment
Mechelen   Besnik Hasi End of contract[2] End of 2023–24 season Pre-season position vacant
Gent   Hein Vanhaezebrouck End of contract[3] position vacant

Regular season edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Anderlecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa League and Champions' play-offs[a]
2 Antwerp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
3 Beerschot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cercle Brugge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Charleroi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Club Brugge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Dender EH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europe play-offs
8 Genk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Gent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Mechelen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 OH Leuven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sint-Truiden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Standard Liège 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
14 Union SG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Westerlo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 to be determined 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
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.[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ The regular season winner will qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2025–26 UEFA Champions League in the playoff.

References edit

  1. ^ "Union Saint Gilloise Announce "Sustainable" Nike Kit Deal - Fewer New Kits & Lower Prices". Footy Headlines. 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ "KVM & HASI UIT ELKAAR" [KVM & HASI PART WAYS] (in Dutch). kvmechelen.be. 2024-04-29.
  3. ^ "Afscheid van Hein Vanhaezebrouck bij Gent is nu officieel: "Ik vertrek absoluut niet in onmin"" [Hein Vanhaezebrouck's farewell to Gent is now official: "I am definitely not leaving in discord"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-05-14.
  4. ^ "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.