List of Belgian Pro League clubs
A total of 79 association football clubs in Belgium have yet played in the Belgian First Division since its creation in 1895.[1] Those clubs are listed here alphabetically. The last spell in the first division is indicated in brackets. Teams in bold are teams playing in the 2022-23 season. Teams in italics stopped, went into liquidation or merged with or into another team.
Club | Town or City | Last Promotion | Last Relegation | Most recent finish | Highest finish |
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R Albert Elisabeth Club Mons | Mons | 2010-11 | 2013-14 | Defunct (2014–15) | 9th |
RSC Anderlecht | Anderlecht | 1934-35 | 1930-31 | 3rd | 1st |
R Antwerp FC | Antwerp | 2016-17 | 2003-04 | 4th | 1st |
Athletic and Running Club de Bruxelles | Brussels | 1895-96 | 1904-05 | Defunct (1908–09) | 3rd |
K Beerschot VAV | Antwerp | 1981-82 | 1990-91 | Defunct (1998–99) | 1st |
K Beerschot VA | Antwerp | 2019-20 | 2021-22 | 16th (relegated) | 9th |
Belgica FC Edegem | Edegem | 1932-33 | 1934-35 | Belgian Provincial leagues | 12th |
K Berchem Sport | Antwerp | 1985-86 | 1986-87 | Third Division 12th | 2nd |
R Beringen FC | Beringen | 1982-83 | 1983-84 | Defunct (2001–02) | 2nd |
KSK Beveren | Beveren | 1996-97 | 2006-07 | Defunct (2009–10) | 1st |
FC Boom | Boom | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | Defunct (1997–98) | 7th |
ESC de Bruxelles | Forest | 1907-08 | 1912-13 | Defunct (1913–14) | 7th |
RC de Bruxelles | Uccle | 1953-54 | 1954-55 | Belgian Provincial leagues | 1st |
SC de Bruxelles | Ixelles | 1895-96 | 1896-97 | Defunct (1896–97) | 3rd |
Cercle Brugge KSV | Bruges | 2002-03 | 2014-15 | 15th (Relegated) | 1st |
Club Brugge KV | Bruges | 1958-59 | 1950-51 | 2nd | 1st |
R Charleroi SC | Charleroi | 2011-12 | 2010-11 | 5th | 2nd |
ROC de Charleroi | Charleroi | 1973-74 | 1974-75 | Promoted from Belgian Provincial leagues | 2nd |
R Crossing Club de Schaerbeek | Schaerbeek | 1968-69 | 1972-73 | Belgian Provincial leagues | 12th |
R Daring Club de Bruxelles | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | 1958-59 | 1968-69 | Defunct (1972–73) | 1st |
KSC Eendracht Aalst | Aalst | 1993-94 | 2001-02 | Second Division 9th (refused pro license) | 4th |
KAS Eupen | Eupen | 2015-16 | 2010-11 | 15th | 12th |
KRC Gent | Ghent | 1951-52 | 1952-53 | Third Division 10th | 5th |
KRC Genk | Genk | 1995-96 | 1993-94 | 7th | 1st |
KAA Gent | Ghent | 1988-89 | 1987-88 | 1st | 1st |
KFC Germinal Beerschot | Antwerp | 1988-89 | 2012-13 | Defunct (2012–13) | 3rd |
KRC Harelbeke | Harelbeke | 1994-95 | 2000-01 | Defunct (2001–02) | 5th |
SC Hasselt | Hasselt | 1978-79 | 1979-80 | Defunct (2000–01) | 18th (relegated) |
K Heusden-Zolder | Heusden-Zolder | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | Defunct (2005–06) | 17th (relegated) |
UFC d'Ixelles | Ixelles | 1895-96 | 1895-96 | Defunct (1900–01) | 7th (relegated) |
R.C. Jet de Bruxelles | Jette | 1985-86 | 1987-88 | Belgian Provincial leagues | 12th |
KV Kortrijk | Kortrijk | 2007-08 | 1998-99 | 6th | 5th |
RCS La Forestoise | Forest | 1941-42 | 1946-47 | Defunct (1995–96) | 10th |
Léopold Club de Bruxelles | Uccle | 1912-13 | 1913-14 | Promotion 8th | 2nd |
RFC Liégeois | Liège | 1944-45 | 1994-95 | Promotion 1st (promoted) | 1st |
K Lierse SK | Lier | 2009-10 | 2014-15 | 16th relegated | 1st |
KSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen | Lokeren | 1995-96 | 2018-19 | Defunct (2019-20) | 2nd |
KFC Lommel SK | Lommel | 2000-01 | 2002-03 | Defunct (2002–03) | 5th |
RAA Louviéroise | La Louvière | 1999-2000 | 2005-06 | Defunct (2008–09) | 7th |
K Lyra | Lier | 1952-53 | 1953-54 | Defunct (1971–72) | 6th |
KRC Mechelen | Mechelen | 1987-88 | 1989-90 | Second Division 17th (relegated) | 2nd |
FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | 2003-04 | 2007-08 | Defunct (2013–14) | 10th |
RFC Montegnée | Saint-Nicolas | 1929-30 | 1930-31 | Defunct (2013–14) | 13th (relegated) |
RE Mouscron | Mouscron | 1995-96 | 2009-10 | Defunct (2009–10) | 3rd |
R Mouscron-Péruwelz | Mouscron | 2013-14 | 2020-21 | Defunct (2021-22) | 13th |
Olympia Club de Bruxelles | Brussels | 1902-03 | 1903-04 | Defunct (1908–09) | 5th |
AS Oostende | Ostend | 1973-74 | 1976-77 | Defunct (1980–81) | 12th |
KV Oostende | Ostend | 2012-13 | 2004-05 | 10th | 7th |
Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Leuven | 2019-20 | 2015-16 | 11th | 11th |
VV Patro Eisden | Maasmechelen | 1959-60 | 1960-61 | Second Division 16th | 16th (relegated) |
KSV Roeselare | Roeselare | 2004-05 | 2009-10 | Second Division 11th | 11th |
RU Saint-Gilloise | Forest | 2020-21 | 1972-73 | 2nd | 1st |
RFC Sérésien | Seraing | 1992-93 | 1995-96 | Defunct (1995–96) | 3rd |
RFC Seraing | Seraing | 2020-21 | Never relegated | 16th | 16th |
K Sint-Niklase SK | Sint-Niklaas | 1983-84 | 1984-85 | Defunct (1999–2000) | 13th |
K Sint-Truidense VV | Sint-Truiden | 2014-15 | 2011-12 | Second Division 1st (promoted) | 2nd |
Skill FC de Bruxelles | Brussels | 1898-99 | 1901-02 | Defunct (1901–02) | 5th |
R Stade Louvaniste | Leuven | 1948-49 | 1949-50 | Defunct (2001–02) | 16th (relegated) |
Standard Liège | Liège | 1920-21 | 1913-14 | 4th | 1st |
K Tesamen Hogerop Diest | Diest | 1969-70 | 1974-75 | Brabant Division Two | 7th |
R Tilleur FC | Saint-Nicolas | 1963-64 | 1966-67 | Defunct (1994–95) | 4th |
RFC Tirlemont-Hageland | Tienen | 1936-37 | 1937-38 | Third Division 13th | 14th (relegated) |
KSK Tongeren | Tongeren | 1980-81 | 1982-83 | Defunct (2014–15) | 10th |
RRC Tournaisien | Tournai | 1957-58 | 1958-59 | Defunct (2001–02) | 15th (relegated) |
RUS Tournaisienne | Tournai | 1950-51 | 1951-52 | Third Division 18th (relegated) | 16th (relegated) |
Tubantia FAC | Antwerp | 1929-30 | 1931-32 | Antwerp Division One | 11th |
AFC Tubize | Tubize | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | Second Division 8th | 17th (relegated) |
FC Turnhout | Turnhout | 1962-63 | 1963-64 | Third Division 18th (relegated) | 13th (relegated) |
R Uccle Sport | Uccle | 1946-47 | 1947-48 | Defunct (2006–07) | 10th |
FC Verbroedering Dender Eendracht Hekelgem | Dendermonde | 2006-07 | 2008-09 | Third Division 9th | 15th |
KFC Verbroedering Geel | Geel | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | Defunct (2007–08) | 17th (relegated) |
RCS Verviétois | Verviers | 1955-56 | 1960-61 | Defunct (2014–15) | 4th |
Waasland-Beveren | Beveren | 2011-12 | 2020-21 | Second Division 3rd | 13th |
KSV Waregem | Waregem | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | Defunct (2000–01) | 4th |
KSV Waterschei Thor | Genk | 1977-78 | 1985-86 | Defunct (1987–88) | 3rd |
KVC Westerlo | Westerlo | 1996-97 | 2013-14 | 11th | 6th |
R White Daring Molenbeek | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | Defunct (2002–03) | 1st |
Yellow Red KV Mechelen | Mechelen | 2006-07 | 2002-03 | 9th | 1st |
SV Zulte Waregem | Waregem | 2004-05 | Never Relegated | 12th | 2nd |
References
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