2024–25 Belgian Pro League

Belgian Pro League
Season2024–25
Dates26 July 2024 – 29 May 2025
Top goalscorerTolu Arokodare
Adriano Bertaccini
(8 goals each)
All statistics correct as of 22 September 2024.

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

Teams

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). They replaced Eupen and RWD Molenbeek who were relegated at the end of the previous season.

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League teams
Matricule Club Location Venue Capacity
35 Anderlecht Anderlecht, Brussels Constant Vanden Stock Stadium 21,500
1 Antwerp Antwerp Bosuilstadion 16,144
13 Beerschot Olympisch Stadion 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 06,429
322 Genk Genk Cegeka Arena 24,956
7 Gent Ghent Planet Group Arena 20,000
19 Kortrijk Kortrijk Guldensporen Stadion 09,399
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 area

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

Personnel and kits

Club Manager Captain Kit Manufacturer Shirt sponsors (front) Shirt sponsors (back) Shirt sponsors (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
Anderlecht Belgium David Hubert [n 1] Belgium Jan Vertonghen Joma Napoleon Sports & Casino None None None
Antwerp Belgium Jonas De Roeck Belgium Toby Alderweireld Jako betFIRST Heylen Vastgoed, Ghelamco AntwerpFirst, betFIRST None
Beerschot Netherlands Dirk Kuyt Belgium Ryan Sanusi Erreà Star Casino, Wolf Lubricants Yelo Rent a Car, Mystershirt Wolf Lubricants Yelo Rent a Car, Green House Solutions
Cercle Brugge Austria Miron Muslic Belgium Thibo Somers Kappa Golden Palace Casino Sports, Volvo Automobilia Liantis, Callant Insurance Golden Palace Casino Sports Autoverhuur Meerschaert, Rodenbach
Charleroi Belgium Rik De Mil Algeria Adem Zorgane Kipsta Unibet, R-Aqua, Cairox QNT Sport None UMons
Club Brugge Belgium Nicky Hayen Belgium Hans Vanaken Castore Unibet Allianz Unibet None
Dender EH Belgium Vincent Euvrard Belgium Lennard Hens Jako Star Casino, Valckenier None None None
Genk Germany Thorsten Fink Belgium Bryan Heynen Nike Beobank, ITZU Foreign Wilms NV, Carglass ACEG Cegeka, Carglass
Gent Belgium Wouter Vrancken Belgium Sven Kums Craft Bâloise/Hamann International Logistics (in UEFA matches) Circus Belgium, Vdk bank Hyundai APF Autoparts, Vdk bank
Kortrijk Iceland Freyr Alexandersson Portugal João Silva Erreà AGO Jobs & HR, Unibet Brustor, EARTH Solar Solution, Caps Fuel Card NOVY Unibet, Caps Fuel Card
Mechelen Albania Besnik Hasi Belgium Rob Schoofs Erreà Telenet, Groep Verelst, Play Sports, AFAS Software AFAS Software, EnergyKing Golden Palace Casino Sports Arco Information, Golden Palace Casino Sports
OH Leuven Belgium Hans Somers (caretaker) [n 2] Belgium Mathieu Maertens Stanno Star Casino Banqup, Tegel Concept Star Casino None
Sint-Truiden Belgium Felice Mazzù [n 3] Belgium Bruno Godeau Olympic Sportswear Maruhan, DMM.com, Oliverhood, Crafty Inc. Sint Truiden Asahi Kasei, Maruhan Pauli Beton, SEPTENI, Shin Takarajima Holdings, All Ads Inc.
Standard Liège Croatia Ivan Leko Belgium Arnaud Bodart Adidas Circus Belgium None None None
Union SG Belgium Sébastien Pocognoli Luxembourg Anthony Moris Nike Loterie Nationale/Hey! Telecom (in UEFA matches) Hey! Telecom Cupra None
Westerlo Belgium Timmy Simons Turkey Sinan Bolat Nike Soudal Casino777, Arma Global Keukens Vanlommel, Voetbalshop.be Soloya

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position Replaced by Date of appointment
Gent Belgium Hein Vanhaezebrouck End of contract 30 June 2024[1][2][3][4] Pre-season Belgium Wouter Vrancken 5 June 2024[5]
Genk Belgium Domenico Olivieri, Belgium Michel Ribeiro & Belgium Eddy Vanhemel End of caretaker spell Germany Thorsten Fink 5 June 2024[3]
Westerlo Belgium Bart Goor Belgium Timmy Simons 23 May 2024[2][n 4]
Dender Belgium Timmy Simons Signed by Westerlo Belgium Vincent Euvrard 31 May 2024[6]
Antwerp Netherlands Mark van Bommel End of contract Belgium Jonas De Roeck 4 June 2024[7]
Sint-Truiden Germany Thorsten Fink Signed by Genk Italy Christian Lattanzio 14 June 2024[8]
Union SG Germany Alexander Blessin Signed by St. Pauli Belgium Sébastien Pocognoli 7 July 2024[9]
Sint-Truiden Italy Christian Lattanzio Sacked 3 September 2024[10] 15th Belgium Felice Mazzù 5 September 2024[11]
Anderlecht Denmark Brian Riemer 19 September 2024[12] 4th Belgium David Hubert[n 5] 19 September 2024[12]
OH Leuven Spain Óscar García 22 November 2024[14] 13th Belgium Hans Somers (caretaker) 22 November 2024[14]

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Genk 15 11 1 3 31 19 +12 34 Qualification for the Europa League and Champions' play-offs[a]
2 Club Brugge 15 8 4 3 30 16 +14 28 Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
3 Antwerp 15 8 3 4 28 12 +16 27
4 Anderlecht 15 7 5 3 30 12 +18 26
5 Mechelen 15 7 3 5 31 19 +12 24
6 Gent 15 6 4 5 23 18 +5 22
7 Westerlo 15 6 3 6 27 23 +4 21 Qualification for the Europe play-offs
8 Standard Liège 15 6 3 6 10 18 −8 21
9 Union SG 15 4 8 3 18 13 +5 20
10 Dender EH 15 4 6 5 18 24 −6 18
11 Charleroi 15 5 2 8 14 19 −5 17
12 Sint-Truiden 15 4 5 6 20 31 −11 17
13 OH Leuven 15 3 8 4 15 19 −4 17 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
14 Cercle Brugge 15 4 3 8 16 27 −11 15
15 Kortrijk 15 4 2 9 10 29 −19 14
16 Beerschot 15 1 4 10 12 34 −22 7
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. 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.[15]
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.

Results

Home \ Away GNK CLU ANT AND MEC GNT WES STA USG DEN CHA STR OHL CER KOR BEE
Genk 3–2 2–0 22 Dec 2–1 1–0 0–0 4–0 3–0 3–2 7 Dec
Club Brugge 15 Dec 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–4 26 Dec 1–1 30 Nov 7–0 3–0
Antwerp 26 Dec 1–2 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 8 Dec 6–1 3–0 5–0[a]
Anderlecht 0–2[b] 6–0 2–2 3–0 27 Dec 0–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 8 Dec
Mechelen 7 Dec 13 Dec 1–3 2–4 26 Dec 1–1 5–2 5–0 2–0 3–0 3–0
Gent 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–1 5–0 26 Dec 1–2 7 Dec 3–0 15 Dec
Westerlo 1–2 1–2 20 Dec 1 Dec 4–3 2–0 1–1 3–0 4–0 2–2
Standard Liège 1–0 0–0 22 Dec 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 7 Dec 1–0 1–0
Union SG 4–0 22 Dec 1 Dec 0–0 0–0 15 Dec 1–0 1–3 3–0 3–1
Dender EH 1–2 21 Dec 1–1 2–5 8 Dec 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 4–1
Charleroi 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 21 Dec 0–2 1–0 3–0
Sint-Truiden 1 Dec 15 Dec 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–3 1–4 2–1 27 Dec
OH Leuven 3–1 0–1 1–1 1 Dec 2–0 1–1 14 Dec 1–1 1–1 27 Dec
Cercle Brugge 2–3 0–5 2–1[c] 8 Dec 0–0 2–0 1–1 22 Dec 1–2 4–1
Kortrijk 2–1 0–3 1–2 29 Nov 0–1 1–0 14 Dec 26 Dec 1–1 1–0
Beerschot 3–4 2–2 2–1 0–0 14 Dec 1–2 0–3 0–0 1 Dec 21 Dec
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: Kalender Pro League 2024-25
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match Antwerp-Beerschot of matchday 9 (29 September) was abandoned at a score of 4–0 with 75 minutes played as the away fans kept throwing flares on the pitch.[16] As per the rules of the Pro League, the match would have been continued behind closed doors on 30 September or 1 October, but Beerschot decided to forfeit the match, handing Antwerp a 5–0 win.[17] On 30 September, the Pro League fined Beerschot 50.000 € for the irregularities[18] and on 4 October 2024 the Prosecutor's Office of the Belgian FA also fined the club an additional 10.000 €, and additionally prohibited Beerschot from bringing away fans in their three next away fixtures (at Kortrijk, Mechelen, and Anderlecht).[19]
  2. ^ The match Anderlecht-Genk of matchday 5 (23 August) was postponed to 17 September (between matchdays 7 and 8) due to Anderlecht taking part in the qualifying rounds for European football.
  3. ^ The match Cercle Brugge-Gent of matchday 5 (24 August) was postponed to 26 September (between matchdays 8 and 9) due to both clubs taking part in the qualifying rounds for European football.[20]

Season statistics

As of 24 November 2024 (3 of 4 matches finished)

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, as do the goals from the abandoned Royal Antwerp v Beerschot match.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[21]
1 Denmark Kasper Dolberg Anderlecht 10
2 Nigeria Tolu Arokodare Genk 9
3 Belgium Adriano Bertaccini Sint-Truiden 8
4 Suriname Tjaronn Chery Antwerp 7
Togo Kévin Denkey Cercle Brugge
Belgium Daan Heymans Charleroi
Sweden Jacob Ondrejka Antwerp
8 Belgium Jarne Steuckers Genk 6
Greece Christos Tzolis Club Brugge
10 6 players 5

Hat-tricks

Key
Bold Team hat-trick scored for
4 5 Player scored four or five goals
D L Player was not on the winning team (game drawn or lost)
Player Home Team Result Away Team Date
Sweden Jacob Ondrejka Antwerp 6–1[22] Sint-Truiden 11 August 2024
Denmark Kasper Dolberg Cercle Brugge 0–5[23] Anderlecht 10 November 2024
Greece Christos Tzolis4 Club Brugge 7–0[24] Sint-Truiden 23 November 2024

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[25]
1 Luxembourg Anthony Moris Union SG 8
2 Belgium Colin Coosemans Anderlecht 7
3 Belgium Matthieu Epolo Standard Liege 6
Belgium Ortwin De Wolf Mechelen
Belgium Hendrik van Crombrugge Genk
6 Belgium Simon Mignolet Club Brugge 5
Belgium Davy Roef Gent
8 Ivory Coast Mohamed Koné Charleroi 4
Belgium Senne Lammens Antwerp
10 3 players 3

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 42[28]
    • Westerlo
  • Fewest yellow cards: 21[28]
    • Standard Liege
  • Most red cards: 4[29]
    • Sint-Truiden
  • Fewest red cards: 0[29]
    • 2 clubs

Notes

  1. ^ Denmark Brian Riemer was the manager for matchdays 1 through 7, after which David Hubert was appointed caretaker manager. After matchday 10, Hubert was appointed permanently.
  2. ^ Spain Óscar García was the manager for matchdays 1 through 14.
  3. ^ Italy Christian Lattanzio was the manager for matchdays 1 through 6.
  4. ^ While the announcement of Timmy Simons's signature at Westerlo was already made on 23 May 2024, Bart Goor remained in charge as caretaker manager for the last match of the season and Simons thus only officially took up the position as soon as the 2023–24 season ended.
  5. ^ David Hubert was initially appointed as caretaker manager, but on 10 October 2024 it was confirmed he was appointed as full time manager.[13]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Westerlo verwelkomt Timmy Simons als T1: "Een van de meest veelbelovende coaches"" [Westerlo welcomes Timmy Simons as manager: "One of the most promising coaches"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-05-23.
  3. ^ a b "KRC Genk haalt coach Thorsten Fink voor onbepaalde duur weg bij de buren van STVV" [KRC Genk snatches away manager Thorsten Fink from neighbours STVV, for indefinite period] (in Dutch). hln.be. 2024-06-05.
  4. ^ ""Bouwbedrijf" Union mag op zoek naar nieuwe architect: St. Pauli plukt coach Alexander Blessin weg" ["Construction company" Union looking for new architect: St. Pauli snatches manager Alexander Blessin] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-06-27.
  5. ^ "Wouter Vrancken, die tekent voor 3 jaar, en Arnar Vidarsson voorgesteld bij AA Gent: "Voelt een beetje als thuiskomen"" [Wouter Vrancken, who signs for 3 seasons, and Arnar Vidarsson introduced at AA Gent: "Feels a bit like coming home"] (in Dutch). hln.be. 2024-06-05.
  6. ^ "Vincent Euvrard gaat Dender coachen: "Ik spiegel mij aan de normen en waarden van de club"" [Vincent Euvrard to coach Dender: "I reflect the norms and values of the club"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-05-31.
  7. ^ "Antwerp kiest voor Jonas De Roeck als opvolger voor coach Mark van Bommel" [Antwerp chooses Jonas De Roeck as successor of Mark van Bommel] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-05-23.
  8. ^ "Christian Lattanzio wordt nieuwe coach van STVV" [Christian Lattanzio becomes new manager of STVV] (in Dutch). stvv.com. 2024-05-23.
  9. ^ "Sébastien Pocognoli nieuwe hoofdcoach van Union" [Sébastien Pocognoli new manager of Union] (in Dutch). rusg.brussels. 2024-07-07.
  10. ^ "Christian Lattanzio wordt nieuwe coach van STVV" [Christian Lattanzio becomes new manager of STVV] (in Dutch). stvv.com. 2024-09-03.
  11. ^ "STVV rekent op "doorgewinterde trainer" Felice Mazzu om ploeg weer op de rails te zetten" [STVV is counting on "seasoned manager" Felice Mazzu to get team back on track] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-09-05.
  12. ^ a b "Anderlecht zet trainer Brian Riemer op de keien: "Clubleiding evalueert prestaties als onvoldoende"" [Anderlecht sacks Manager Brian Riemer: "Management evaluates achievements as insufficient"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-09-19.
  13. ^ "De kogel is door de kerk: Anderlecht geeft David Hubert het vertrouwen om aan te blijven als hoofdcoach" [The decision has been made: Anderlecht gives David Hubert the confidence to remain as manager] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-10-10.
  14. ^ a b "OH Leuven neemt afscheid van Oscar Garcia" [OH Leuven says goodbye to Oscar Garcia] (in Dutch). ohleuven.be. 2024-11-22.
  15. ^ "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.
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