The Belgian Women's Super League (Dutch: Super League Vrouwenvoetbal/Belgisch Vrouwenvoetbal Kampioenschap; French: Superligue/Championnat de Belgique féminin de football; German: Superliga/Belgische Frauenfußballmeisterschaft) is the highest women's football league in Belgium. It was created in 2015 after the BeNe League, a joint league for Belgium and the Netherlands, folded after the 2014–15 season.[1]
| Founded | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Belgium |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Belgian Women's First Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | Belgian Women's Cup |
| International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League |
| Current champions | RSC Anderlecht (2019–20) |
| Current: 2019–20 season | |
Format
In season 2015–16, eight teams participated. They played a double round-robin in the first stage. After that, points were halved and the top four placed and bottom placed teams each played another double round-robin for a total of 20 games. The winner of the championship group qualified for the Champions League. The last placed team of the relegation group was relegated.
With only seven teams in 2016–17, the format was changed and the second stage was dropped. Teams played each other four times for a total of 24 matches per team. The tie-breakers for teams on equal points follow the men's Belgian First Division A, that is first number of wins, then goal difference.[2]
In 2017–18, only six teams played in the league and again a championship group was played.[3]
Teams
Club Brugge was the only team not returning from the BeNe League for the Super League's first season, after they shut down their first team.[4] The remaining five sides and the three highest placed teams from the first division got a place in the inaugural season,[5] although DVL Zonhoven moved to Genk and was rebranded as Ladies Genk.[6] In June the final line-up was published.[7]
2015 and 2016 cup winners Lierse did not return for the 2016–17 season,[8] leaving the league with just seven teams as none of the teams from the first division accepted the final eighth place.[9]
| Team | Home city | Home ground | 2019–20 finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSC Anderlecht | Anderlecht | RSCA Football Academy | 1st |
| Genk | Genk | Pleinen Turkse Rangers | 4th |
| AA Gent | Ghent | PGB-Stadion | 3rd |
| Club Brugge | Brugge | Jan Breydel Stadion | 5th |
| Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Heverlee | Gemeentelijk Stadion | 6th |
| Standard Fémina de Liège | Liège | Complexe Standard de Liège | 2nd |
Champions
The winners of the league are crowned Belgian champions.
| Year | Winner | Runners-up | Third | Topscorer | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Standard Liège | WD Lierse SK | RSC Anderlecht | Jana Coryn (Lierse) | 19[10] |
| 2016–17 | Standard Liège | RSC Anderlecht | AA Gent Ladies | Sanne Schoenmakers (Standard) | 26[11] |
| 2017–18 | RSC Anderlecht | AA Gent Ladies | KRC Genk Ladies | Ella Van Kerkhoven (Anderlecht) | 27[12] |
| 2018-19 | RSC Anderlecht | Standard Liege | KRC Genk Ladies | Ella Van Kerkhoven (Anderlecht) | 21 |
| 2019-20 | RSC Anderlecht | Standard Liege | AA Gent Ladies | Sanne Schoenmakers (Standard) | 12[13] |
References
- ^ "Super League Vrouwenvoetbal vanaf volgend seizoen – Koninklijke Belgische voetbalbond". Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Super League Vrouwenvoetbal vanaf volgend seizoen | Koninklijke Belgische voetbalbond". www.belgianfootball.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Waarom een terugkeer van de BeNe League nog niet voor meteen is". Vrouwenvoetbalkrant.be (in Dutch). 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Club Brugge duwt verschillende internationals naar de exit". 5 February 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Ladies Genk aan top van vrouwenvoetbal – HLN Genk". Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "KSK Heist maakt Belgische Super League compleet – Vrouwenvoetbalnieuws". Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Lierse stopt, wat nu met de Super League?". 15 June 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Diverse clubs haken af voor Super League". 6 May 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Van Lindt, Aernout (1 July 2016). "Top-scorers from the Super League". vrouwenvoetbalkrant.be. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Dit is ons team van het seizoen in de Super League (Team of the season)" (in Dutch). vrouwenvoetbalkrant.be. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
...Sanne Schoenmakers van Standard. Zij maakte er 26...
- ^ https://www.vrouwenvoetbalkrant.be/wedstrijden/2018-05-01/anderlecht-vrouwen/krc-genk-ladies-vrouwen/verslag
- ^ https://www.belgiumsoccer.be/nieuws/lees/2020-03-27/officieel-anderlecht-is-kampioen--bij-de-vrouwen
External links
- League at soccerway.com
- League at UEFA