The 2025–26 Belgian Pro League (officially known as the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons) was the 123rd season of top-tier football in Belgium.
Format change The Belgian Pro League was scheduled to expand to 18 teams for the upcoming 2026–27 season. Therefore, for this season, after completion of the relegation play-offs, no teams will be relegated automatically and only the last-placed team was required to play a promotion/relegation decider against the winner of the 2025–26 Challenger Pro League promotion play-offs. The winner of this decider plays in the 2026–27 Belgian Pro League.
Teams Zulte Waregem and La Louvière were promoted respectively as champions and runners-up of the 2024–25 Challenger Pro League. Zulte Waregem returned to the top level after just two seasons, while La Louvière play in top tier for the first time in their history for this season since folding of RAA Louviéroise (including four seasons playing at the third level). If counting the predecessor, they returned after a 19 year absence. They replaced Beerschot and Kortrijk who were relegated at the end of previous season.
Stadiums and locations
Matricule Club Location Venue Capacity 2024–25 2025–26 35 Anderlecht, Brussels Constant Vanden Stock Stadium 21,500 4th details 1 Antwerp Bosuilstadion 16,144 5th details 12 Bruges Jan Breydel Stadium 29,042 14th details 22 Charleroi Stade du Pays de Charleroi 14,000 7th details 3 Bruges Jan Breydel Stadium 29,042 2nd details 3900 Denderleeuw Van Roystadion 6,429 10th details 322 Genk Cegeka Arena 24,956 3rd details 7 Ghent Planet Group Arena 20,000 6th details 94 La Louvière Easi Arena 8,050 details 25 Mechelen AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne 16,700 9th details 18 Leuven Den Dreef 10,000 12th details 373 Sint-Truiden Stayen 14,600 13th details 16 Liège Stade Maurice Dufrasne 30,023 11th details 10 Forest, Brussels Stade Joseph Marien 9,400 1st details 2024 Westerlo Het Kuipje 8,035 8th details 5381 Waregem Regenboogstadion 12,500 details
Number of teams by area Province or region Team(s)3 , and , and 2 and and and and 1
Personnel and kits ClubManagerCaptainKit ManufacturerShirt sponsors (front)Shirt sponsors (back)Shirt sponsors (sleeve)Shorts sponsorAnderlecht Jérémy Taravel (caretaker) Colin CoosemansJoma Sunweb Napoleon Sports & CasinoNoneNoneAntwerp Faris Haroun (caretaker) Vincent JanssenStanno Circus DailyHeylen Vastgoed, GhelamcoNoneNoneCercle Brugge Lars Friis Hannes Van der BruggenPuma Golden Palace News, Volvo Automobilia Callant Insurance Golden Palace Casino Sports voetbalshop.be, Autoverhuur Meerschaert, Callant Insurance, RodenbachCharleroi Mario Kohnen Aiham Ousou Kipsta Napoleon Score Unibet, QNT SportNoneClub Brugge Ivan Leko Hans Vanaken Castore Betsson.sport Allianz None NoneDender EH Yannick Ferrera (caretaker) Kobe CoolsMills STAR SPORT TV Star Casino, Valckenier None NoneGenk Nicky Hayen Bryan HeynenNike Beobank, Wilms NV STAR SPORT TV, Carglass STAR SPORT TV Cegeka, CarglassGent Rik De Mil Davy RoefCraftbaloiseLa Louvière Frédéric Taquin Marcos PeanoPumaGolden Palace News, WantyMechelen Frederik Vanderbiest Fredrik HammarErreàTelenetOH Leuven Felice Mazzù Mathieu Maertens Stanno STAR SPORT TV Tegelconcept, banqup Star Casino NoneSint-Truiden Wouter Vrancken Shogo Taniguchi Olympic Sportswear Maruhan, DMM.com All Ads, PepperMill Casino STAR SPORT TV Septeni, Pauli BetonStandard Liège Vincent Euvrard Marlon FosseyMacron Circus DailyNoneNoneNoneUnion SG David Hubert Christian BurgessNikeLottoWesterlo Issame Charaï Doğucan HaspolatNikeSoudalKeukens Van LommelZulte Waregem Steve Colpaert Jelle VossenPatrick_lamett, Elindus DL Chemicals, Nollens
Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position Replaced by Date of appointment Gent Danijel Milićević Sacked 30 June 2025 Pre-season Ivan Leko 5 June 2025 Standard Liège Ivan Leko Signed by Gent Mircea Rednic 16 June 2025 OH Leuven Chris Coleman Sacked David Hubert 16 June 2025 Westerlo Timmy SimonsMutual consent Issame Charaï 17 June 2025 Cercle Brugge Bernd Storck Onur Cinel 19 June 2025 Antwerp Andries UlderinkEnd of contract Stef Wils 22 June 2025 Dender EH Vincent Euvrard Signed by Standard Liège 27 August 2025 16th Frédéric Stilmant & Steve Colpaert (caretakers) 27 August 2025 Standard Liège Mircea Rednic Sacked 8th Vincent Euvrard 27 August 2025 Dender EH Frédéric Stilmant & Steve Colpaert (caretakers) Caretakers replaced 6 September 2025 16th Hayk Milkon 6 September 2025 Union SG Sébastien Pocognoli Signed by Monaco 9 October 2025 1st David Hubert 13 October 2025 OH Leuven David Hubert Signed by Union SG 13 October 2025 15th Hans Somers (caretaker) 13 October 2025 Hans Somers Caretaker replaced 26 October 2025 15th Felice Mazzù 26 October 2025 Antwerp Stef Wils Sacked 23 November 2025 14th Faris Haroun & Robert Molenaar (caretakers) 23 November 2025 Faris Haroun & Robert Molenaar (caretakers) Caretakers replaced 27 November 2025 14th Joseph Oosting 27 November 2025 Club Brugge Nicky Hayen Sacked 8 December 2025 3rd Ivan Leko 8 December 2025 Gent Ivan Leko Signed by Club Brugge 8 December 2025 7th Rik De Mil 10 December 2025 Charleroi Rik De Mil Signed by Gent 10 December 2025 12th Hans Cornelis 10 December 2025 Genk Thorsten Fink Sacked 15 December 2025 7th Domenico Olivieri (caretaker) 15 December 2025 Domenico Olivieri (caretaker) Caretaker replaced 22 December 2025 7th Nicky Hayen 22 December 2025 Anderlecht Besnik Hasi Sacked 1 February 2026 4th Edward Still (caretaker) 1 February 2026 Edward Still Signed by Watford 9 February 2026 4th Jérémy Taravel (caretaker) 9 February 2026 Dender EH Hayk Milkon Sacked 25 February 2026 16th Yannick Ferrera 26 February 2026 Zulte Waregem Sven Vandenbroeck Sacked 9 March 2026 12th Steve Colpaert 9 March 2026 Cercle Brugge Onur Cinel Sacked 18 March 2026 15th Jimmy De Wulf (caretaker) 18 March 2026 Jimmy De Wulf Caretaker replaced 20 March 2026 15th Lars Friis 20 March 2026Charleroi Hans CornelisSacked7 April 20265th (Europe play-offs) Mario Kohnen7 April 2026 La Louvière Frédéric Taquin Sacked 9 May 2026 3rd (Relegation play-offs)not replaced (season ended) Antwerp Joseph Oosting Sacked 17 May 2026 5th (Europe play-offs) Faris Haroun (caretaker) 17 May 2026
Regular season League table
Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each round, with postponed matches and points deductions included only when they occur. Teams with fewer matches played are shown with their position underlined, with each line representing one fewer match.
Colored cells refer to being in Champions' Play-offs (green), in Europe Play-offs (blue), or Relegation play-offs (red).
Results
Play-offs Champions' play-offs The champions' play-offs decide the overall league champion. The top six teams of the Regular season play a round-robin tournament, with each team starting with half the points obtained during the regular season. The starting points are rounded up, in case of ties in standings at the end of the champions' play-offs, any half points gained at the start are deducted first. The points of Club Brugge, Sint-Truiden, Gent, and Mechelen were rounded up, and thus in the event of a tie on points, Union SG and Anderlecht would always be ranked ahead of those four teams.
The teams finishing in the top three positions after conclusion of the champions' play-offs qualify for European football, with the team in position four facing the winner of the Europe play-offs for the final ticket, unless the winner of the Belgian Cup finishes in one of the top four positions, in which case the fifth team will take part instead.
Europe play-offs The Europe play-offs will be played by the teams in positions 7 through 12 at the conclusion of the Regular season. Teams will play round-robin tournament, with each team starting with half the points obtained during the regular season. The starting points are rounded up, in case of ties in standings at the end of the Europe play-offs, any half points gained at the start will be deducted first. The points of Westerlo and Antwerp were rounded up, and thus in the event of a tie on points, Genk, Standard Liège, Charleroi and OH Leuven would always be ranked ahead of those three teams.
The winner of the Europe play-offs will face the team finishing fourth in the champions' play-offs to decide which team qualifies for European football.
European competition play-off A single match will be played between the fifth-place finisher of the Champions' play-offs (Gent) and the winner of the Europe play-offs (Genk), with home advantage for the team from the Champions' play-offs. The winner will qualify for the Conference League second qualifying round.
Relegation play-offs The bottom four teams after the regular season will play the relegation play-offs, a round-robin tournament in which they start with the full points obtained during the regular season. Due to the league reform and the expansion to 18 teams from the 2026–27 season, only the bottom team after the conclusion of the relegation play-offs has a chance of relegation, by having to play the winner of the promotion play-offs, with only the winner of that match playing in the 2026–27 Belgian Pro League.
Season statistics Scoring First goal of the season: Vincent Janssen (Antwerp) against Union SG (25 July 2025)
Despite teams not playing the same number of matches due to the play-offs, goals and assists during the play-offs do count in determining the top scorer and top assists.
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Nicolò TresoldiClub Brugge192 Christos TzolisClub Brugge173 Jeppe ErenbjergZulte Waregem13 Thorgan HazardAnderlecht5 Wilfried KangaGent126 Pape Moussa FallRAAL La Louvière11 Nacho FerriWesterlo Keisuke GotōSint-Truiden9 Daan HeymansGenk10 Ryōtarō ItōSint-Truiden Vincent JanssenAntwerp Joseph OpokuZulte Waregem Kevin RodríguezUnion SG
Hat-tricks Date Player For Against Result23 January 2026 Wilfried KangaGentStandard Liège4–0 (A)22 February 2026 Thorgan HazardAnderlechtZulte Waregem4–2 (A)24 May 2026 Nicolò TresoldiClub BruggeGent5–0 (H)
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 Kjell ScherpenUnion SG162 Andreas JungdalWesterlo143 Colin CoosemansAnderlecht10 Marcos PeanoRAAL La Louvière Davy RoefGent6 Leo KokuboSint-Truiden97 Brent GabriëlZulte Waregem8 Matthieu EpoloStandard Liège Nordin JackersClub Brugge Nacho MirasMechelen Awards
Annual AwardWinnerClubRef.Player of the Season Christos TzolisClub BruggeYoung Player of the Season Konstantinos KaretsasGoal of the Season Hans VanakenManager of the Season Wouter VranckenSint-Truiden
Team of the YearGoalkeeper Nacho Miras (KV Mechelen)Defenders Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk) Kevin Mac Allister (Union SG) Anan Khalaili (Genk) Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk)Midfielders Yassine Titraoui (Charleroi) Adem Zorgane (Union SG) Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge)Forwards Ryōtarō Itō (Sint-Truiden) Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) Thorgan Hazard (Anderlecht)
Notes
See also 2025–26 Challenger Pro League 2025–26 Belgian Division 1 2025–26 Belgian Division 2 2025–26 Belgian Division 3 2025–26 Belgian Cup
References