Summary
The Jupiler Pro League (BEL1) (Belgian Pro League) is the top league in the Belgian football association. At the end of the 2023-2024 season, the BEL1 holds a Championship Playoff and a Europa League Playoff. Playoff results determine which teams qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League - Playoff Round:
- 1st place 2023-2024 BEL1 Championship Playoff team
- 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2023-2024 BEL1 Championship Playoff team
- 2024-2025 UEFA Europa Europa League - Playoff Round:
- 3rd place 2023-2024 BEL1 Championship Playoff team
- 2024-2025 UEFA Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2023-2024 BEL1 UEFAECL Playoff and 4th place 2023-2024 BEL1 Championship Playoff teams
The winner of the 2023-2024 Belgian Cup, typically a BEL1 team, also receives a berth in the Playoff Round of the 2024-2025 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Belgium
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| BEL1 | Jupiler Pro League (Belgian Pro League) | 16 |
| BEL2 | Challenger Pro League | 16 |
| BEL3 | Belgian National Division 1 | 18 |
| BEL4 | Belgian Division 2 | 54 |
| BEL5 | Belgian Division 3 | 64 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 22 Jul 2023 - 17 Mar 2024 | Championship Round 29 Mar 2024 - 4 Jun 2024 | UEFAEL Playoffs 29 Mar 2024 - 4 Jun 2024 | 16: BEL1 (15), BEL2 (1) |
Season Format
During the 2023-2024 regular season, each BEL1 team plays Home-Away matches against the other 15 BEL1 teams for 30 total matches per team. Immediately following the regular season, based on Final Table standings, clubs are assigned to the Championship Playoffs, the UEFA Europa League Playoffs, or relegation. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) matches won, (2) goal difference, (3) total goals scored, (4) away matches won, (5) away goal difference, (6) away goals scored, then (7) a playoff.
Playoffs
Immediately following the 2023-2024 BEL1 regular season, the 1st through 6th place BEL1 teams are assigned to the Championship Playoffs, while the 7th through 12th place BEL1 teams are assigned to the Europa League Playoffs. In the Championship Playoffs, each plays Home-Away matches against the other 5 Championship Playoffs teams (10 total matches per team). In the Europa League Playoffs, each BEL1 teams plays Home-Away matches against the other 5 teams in their group (10 total matches per team). The winner plays a match against the 4th place team from the Championship Round. The winner receives the UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round berth.
Relegation
At the end of the 2023-2024 BEL1 season, the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th place BEL1 teams play in the relegation playoffs.
More Info...
Relegation Playoff
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Lommel United (BEL1) | 25 | KV Kortrijk (BEL2) |
| 19.05.24 |  | 01 | KV Kortrijk | Soevereinstadion |
| 26.05.24 | | 42 | Lommel United | Guldensporen Stadion | ||
| AET - KV Kortrijk is promoted to BEL2 | ||||||
Championship/UEFAECL Playoffs
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Club Brugge | 40 | 21 -12-7 | 50 | -25 | 83 | 35 | 48 | 20 | 11 -8-1 | 41 | 47 | 17 | 30 | 20 | 10 -4-6 | 34 | 36 | 18 | 18 |
| 2 | RU Saint-Gilloise | 40 | 25 -9-6 | 49 | -35 | 80 | 43 | 37 | 20 | 13 -4-3 | 43 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 12 -5-3 | 41 | 37 | 21 | 16 |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 40 | 22 -11-7 | 46 | -31 | 70 | 42 | 28 | 20 | 15 -3-2 | 48 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 7 -8-5 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 6 |
| 4 | Genk | 40 | 16 -12-12 | 37 | -23 | 59 | 48 | 11 | 20 | 9 -7-4 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 7 -5-8 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| 5 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 40 | 17 -9-14 | 37 | -23 | 57 | 47 | 10 | 20 | 9 -4-7 | 31 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 20 | 8 -5-7 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| 6 | Royal Antwerp FC | 40 | 16 -10-14 | 32 | -26 | 62 | 45 | 17 | 20 | 10 -5-5 | 35 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 6 -5-9 | 23 | 23 | 26 | -3 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | R Charleroi SC | 36 | 12 -9-15 | 45 | - | 37 | 52 | -15 | 18 | 8 -5-5 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 4 -4-10 | 16 | 13 | 28 | -15 |
| 2 | KV Kortrijk | 36 | 8 -7-21 | 31 | - | 29 | 67 | -38 | 18 | 5 -3-10 | 18 | 17 | 30 | -13 | 18 | 3 -4-11 | 13 | 12 | 37 | -25 |
| 3 | RWDM | 36 | 7 -9-20 | 30 | - | 39 | 76 | -37 | 18 | 4 -6-8 | 18 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 18 | 3 -3-12 | 12 | 20 | 43 | -23 |
| 4 | KAS Eupen | 36 | 8 -4-24 | 28 | - | 29 | 66 | -37 | 18 | 5 -3-10 | 18 | 19 | 31 | -12 | 18 | 3 -1-14 | 10 | 10 | 35 | -25 |
| UEFAECL Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | KAA Gent | 40 | 20 -11-9 | 48 | -23 | 80 | 48 | 32 | 20 | 11 -6-3 | 39 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 9 -5-6 | 32 | 33 | 25 | 8 |
| 2 | KV Mechelen | 40 | 18 -7-15 | 39 | -22 | 59 | 52 | 7 | 20 | 10 -4-6 | 34 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 8 -3-9 | 27 | 24 | 29 | -5 |
| 3 | Sint-Truiden VV | 40 | 13 -14-13 | 33 | -20 | 49 | 61 | -12 | 20 | 10 -6-4 | 36 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 3 -8-9 | 17 | 23 | 40 | -17 |
| 4 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 40 | 11 -11-18 | 30 | -14 | 46 | 59 | -13 | 20 | 8 -4-8 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 3 -7-10 | 16 | 18 | 37 | -19 |
| 5 | KVC Westerlo | 40 | 9 -12-19 | 24 | -15 | 59 | 74 | -15 | 20 | 5 -5-10 | 20 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 20 | 4 -7-9 | 19 | 32 | 36 | -4 |
| 6 | Standard Liège | 40 | 8 -15-17 | 22 | -17 | 45 | 68 | -23 | 20 | 6 -8-6 | 26 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 20 | 2 -7-11 | 13 | 25 | 46 | -21 |
2024-2025 UEFACL 2024-2025 UEFAECL 2024-2025 UEFAEL | ||||||||||||||||||||
1st Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | RU Saint-Gilloise | 30 | 21 -7-2 | 70 | - | 63 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 11 -3-1 | 36 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 10 -4-1 | 34 | 29 | 15 | 14 |
| 2 | Anderlecht | 30 | 18 -9-3 | 63 | - | 58 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 11 -3-1 | 36 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 7 -6-2 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 11 |
| 3 | Royal Antwerp FC | 30 | 14 -10-6 | 52 | - | 55 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 9 -5-1 | 32 | 34 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 4 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 30 | 14 -9-7 | 51 | - | 62 | 29 | 33 | 15 | 8 -6-1 | 30 | 35 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 6 -3-6 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| 5 | Genk | 30 | 12 -11-7 | 47 | - | 51 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 6 -6-3 | 24 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 6 -5-4 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 9 |
| 6 | KAA Gent | 30 | 12 -11-7 | 47 | - | 53 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 7 -6-2 | 27 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | 19 | 20 | -1 |
| 7 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 30 | 14 -5-11 | 47 | - | 44 | 34 | 10 | 15 | 8 -2-5 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 6 -3-6 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| 8 | KV Mechelen | 30 | 13 -6-11 | 45 | - | 39 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 6 -2-7 | 20 | 17 | 22 | -5 |
| 9 | Sint-Truiden VV | 30 | 10 -10-10 | 40 | - | 35 | 46 | -11 | 15 | 8 -4-3 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 2 -6-7 | 12 | 17 | 32 | -15 |
| 10 | Standard Liège | 30 | 8 -10-12 | 34 | - | 33 | 41 | -8 | 15 | 6 -5-4 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 2 -5-8 | 11 | 15 | 29 | -14 |
| 11 | KVC Westerlo | 30 | 7 -9-14 | 30 | - | 42 | 54 | -12 | 15 | 5 -2-8 | 17 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 15 | 2 -7-6 | 13 | 21 | 27 | -6 |
| 12 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 30 | 7 -8-15 | 29 | - | 34 | 47 | -13 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 2 -4-9 | 10 | 15 | 32 | -17 |
| 13 | R Charleroi SC | 30 | 7 -8-15 | 29 | - | 26 | 48 | -22 | 15 | 6 -4-5 | 22 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 15 | 1 -4-10 | 7 | 6 | 25 | -19 |
| 14 | KAS Eupen | 30 | 7 -3-20 | 24 | - | 24 | 58 | -34 | 15 | 4 -2-9 | 14 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 15 | 3 -1-11 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -21 |
| 15 | KV Kortrijk | 30 | 6 -6-18 | 24 | - | 22 | 57 | -35 | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 15 | 2 -3-10 | 9 | 9 | 33 | -24 |
| 16 | RWDM | 30 | 5 -8-17 | 23 | - | 31 | 67 | -36 | 15 | 3 -6-6 | 15 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 15 | 2 -2-11 | 8 | 16 | 39 | -23 |
Championship Round UEFAECL Playoffs Round Relegation to BEL2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 00 | Cercle Brugge KSV | Jan Breydelstadion |
 | 31 | Anderlecht | Bosuilstadion |
 | 20 | Genk | Stade Joseph Mariën |
 | 20 | Sint-Truiden VV | KAA Gent Arena |
 | 32 | Standard Liège | AFAS Stadion |
 | 12 | KVC Westerlo | King Power at Den Dreef Stadion |
| 10 | Royal Antwerp FC | Cegeka Arena |
| 01 | Club Brugge | Lotto Park |
| 12 | RU Saint-Gilloise | Jan Breydelstadion |
| 14 | KAA Gent | Stade Maurice Dufrasne |
| 02 | KV Mechelen | Het Kuipje |
| 11 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Daio Wasabi Stayen Stadium |
| 22 | RU Saint-Gilloise | Jan Breydelstadion |
| 12 | Cercle Brugge KSV | Bosuilstadion |
| 21 | KV Mechelen | Daio Wasabi Stayen Stadium |
| 01 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | KAA Gent Arena |
| 21 | Genk | Lotto Park |
 | 31 | KV Kortrijk | Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
| 05 | KVC Westerlo | Stade Maurice Dufrasne |