Belgian Pro League A
FM21 Update
144 / 200Reputation
—League games
18Clubs
£499,641,484Total squad value
Competition
- Code
- D1A
- Nation
- Belgium
- Confederation
- Europe
- Type
- Top division
- Level
- 0
- Reputation
- 144 / 200
- Status
- Active
- Season
- — – —
- Colours
#FFD500#B40000- Short name
- Pro League A
- Parent competition
- —
- Crowd tendencies
- 0
Format
Partial export
- Teams
- 18
- League games
- —
- Promoted in
- —
- Relegated
- —
- Champions League
- —
- Europa League
- —
- Conference League
- —
- Play-offs
- —
- Maximum games
- 30
- Joined since 2019–20
- K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen from Belgian Pro League B Closing Stage, Oud-Heverlee Leuven from Belgian Pro League B Closing Stage
- Left since 2019–20
- None
Squad rules
Partial export
- Registered squad
- —
- Home-grown
- —
- Club-trained
- —
- Foreign players
- —
- Under-21
- —
- Loans
- —
Most titles
117 recorded titlesFMDB calculation
Season table
In the export
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club Brugge KV | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 58 | 14 | 44 | 70 |
| 2 | KAA Gent | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 59 | 34 | 25 | 55 |
| 3 | Royal Charleroi Sporting Club | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 23 | 26 | 54 |
| 4 | R Antwerp FC | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 53 |
| 5 | R Standard de Liège | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 49 |
| 6 | Yellow Red KV Mechelen | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 44 |
| 7 | K Racing Club Genk | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 44 |
| 8 | RSC Anderlecht | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 29 | 16 | 43 |
| 9 | SV Zulte Waregem | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 49 | -8 | 36 |
| 10 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 36 |
| 11 | KV Kortrijk Voetbalt | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 44 | -4 | 33 |
| 12 | K Sint-Truidense VV | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 50 | -17 | 33 |
| 13 | KAS Eupen | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 51 | -23 | 30 |
| 14 | KSV Cercle Brugge | 29 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 27 | 54 | -27 | 23 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 58 | -29 | 22 |
| 16 | KV Red Star Waasland-Sportkring Beveren | 29 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 60 | -39 | 20 |
Points are shown as the database stores them, including deductions, so they will not always match a total derived from wins and draws — and wins, draws and losses need not add up to games played. A blank cell is a figure the source does not record; it is never a zero.
2019–20 — full season table. Showing 16 of 16 recorded rows. Points are shown as stored.
League strength
FMDB calculation
Columns
| Club Brugge KV | 7000 | 103 | 130 | 142 | 21.2 | £88,111,670 | £429,487 | — | 29042 | 25900 |
| K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen | 5750 | 83 | 114 | 120 | 20.9 | £15,074,432 | £105,075 | — | 12296 | 8500 |
| K Racing Club Genk | 6500 | 95 | 123 | 143 | 19.8 | £50,856,467 | £329,302 | — | 24604 | 17100 |
| K Sint-Truidense VV | 5750 | 91 | 114 | 128 | 21.4 | £14,221,816 | £160,645 | — | 14600 | 10300 |
| KAA Gent | 6500 | 96 | 123 | 137 | 21.3 | £44,617,131 | £403,158 | — | 20000 | 19900 |
| KAS Eupen | 5600 | 88 | 114 | 132 | 21.5 | £16,745,429 | £152,848 | — | 8363 | 2500 |
| KSV Cercle Brugge | 5750 | 89 | 112 | 129 | 20.9 | £11,805,207 | £122,415 | — | 29042 | 5280 |
| KV Kortrijk Voetbalt | 5600 | 81 | 111 | 122 | 20.4 | £9,993,918 | £100,274 | — | 9399 | 8000 |
| KV Oostende | 5750 | 85 | 112 | 127 | 20.5 | £14,102,659 | £125,169 | — | 8432 | 6700 |
| KV Red Star Waasland-Sportkring Beveren | 5600 | 85 | 110 | 126 | 20.7 | £15,217,688 | £144,835 | — | 13290 | 5100 |
| Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 5750 | 85 | 115 | 127 | 21.4 | £20,757,706 | £161,451 | — | 10200 | 7500 |
| R Antwerp FC | 6500 | 92 | 123 | 134 | 21.0 | £36,052,003 | £239,482 | — | 16144 | 11595 |
| R Standard de Liège | 6500 | 94 | 123 | 139 | 20.2 | £45,902,472 | £292,134 | — | 26659 | — |
| Royal Charleroi Sporting Club | 6250 | 90 | 119 | 130 | 21.2 | £24,008,463 | £162,254 | — | 17824 | 9100 |
| Royal Excel Mouscron | 5500 | 87 | 109 | 125 | 21.8 | £9,984,465 | £110,779 | — | 10571 | 2800 |
| RSC Anderlecht | 6900 | 94 | 125 | 143 | 20.0 | £54,371,888 | £523,672 | — | 21500 | 19300 |
| SV Zulte Waregem | 6000 | 87 | 114 | 128 | 21.3 | £13,720,874 | £140,745 | — | 12250 | 8500 |
| Yellow Red KV Mechelen | 6000 | 86 | 114 | 128 | 20.7 | £14,097,196 | £159,430 | — | 17500 | 11000 |
Best in the league
FMDB calculation
| # | Player | Club | Pos | CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Mignolet | Club Brugge KV | — | 138 |
| 2 | Bas Leon Dost | Club Brugge KV | FC | 138 |
| 3 | Hans Vanaken | Club Brugge KV | — | 135 |
| 4 | Clinton Mukoni Mata Pedro Lourenço | Club Brugge KV | DC | 134 |
| 5 | Ruud Vormer | Club Brugge KV | — | 132 |
| 6 | Éder Fabián Álvarez Balanta | Club Brugge KV | DMC | 132 |
| 7 | Dieumerci Mbokani Bezua Dieudone | R Antwerp FC | FC | 132 |
| 8 | Hendrik Van Crombrugge | RSC Anderlecht | — | 132 |
| 9 | Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis | Club Brugge KV | AMR | 131 |
| 10 | Mehdi Carcela Gonzalez | R Standard de Liège | AMC | 130 |
Under-21s at 1 July 2020, the start of the 2020–21 season, ranked on recorded potential. Players without a full birth date, and coded potential bands, which cannot be ranked, are left out.
Squad value per club is in the league strength table above, summed from player.estimated_value over each club's whole squad. The competition total is the Total squad value figure in the header.
Roll of honour
Placings point at teams, not clubs
Across versions
Recorded
| Version | Reputation |
|---|---|
| CM0102 Release | 12 |
| CM0203 Release | 12 |
| CM0304 Release | 12 |
| CM0304 Update | 12 |
| FM05 Release | 120 |
| FM05 Update | 130 |
| FM06 Release | 130 |
| FM07 Release | 130 |
| FM07 Update | 130 |
| FM08 Release | 130 |
| FM09 Release | 130 |
| FM09 Update | 130 |
| FM10 Release | 130 |
| FM10 Update | 130 |
| FM11 Release | 130 |
| FM11 Update | 130 |
| FM12 Release | 122 |
| FM12 Update | 122 |
| FM13 Release | 122 |
| FM13 Update | 122 |
| FM14 Release | 122 |
| FM14 Update | 145 |
| FM15 Release | 145 |
| FM15 Update | 145 |
| FM16 Release | 150 |
| FM16 Update | 150 |
| FM17 Release | 142 |
| FM17 Update | 142 |
| FM18 Release | 145 |
| FM18 Update | 145 |
| FM19 Release | 144 |
| FM19 Update | 144 |
| FM20 Release | 146 |
| FM20 Update | 146 |
| FM21 Release | 146 |
| FM21 Update | 144 |
| FM22 Release | 142 |
| FM23 Release | 137 |
| FM24 Release | 147 |
| FM26 Release | 158 |
| FM26 Update | 158 |
| Version | Name as recorded |
|---|---|
| CM0102 Release | Belgian First Division |
| CM0203 Release | Belgian First Division |
| CM0304 Release | Belgian First Division |
| CM0304 Update | Belgian First Division |
| FM05 Release | Belgian First Division |
| FM05 Update | Belgian First Division |
| FM06 Release | Belgian First Division |
| FM07 Release | Belgian First Division |
| FM07 Update | Belgian First Division |
| FM08 Release | Belgian First Division |
| FM09 Release | Belgian Pro League |
| FM09 Update | Belgian Pro League |
| FM10 Release | Belgian Pro League |
| FM10 Update | Belgian Pro League |
| FM11 Release | Belgian Pro League |
| FM11 Update | Belgian Pro League |
| FM12 Release | Belgian Pro League |
| FM12 Update | Belgian Pro League |
| FM13 Release | Belgian Pro League |
| FM13 Update | Belgian Pro League |
| FM14 Release | Belgian Pro League |
| FM14 Update | Belgian Pro League |
| FM15 Release | Belgian Pro League |
| FM15 Update | Belgian Pro League |
| FM16 Release | Belgian Pro League |
| FM16 Update | Belgian Pro League |
| FM17 Release | Belgian Pro League A |
| FM17 Update | Belgian Pro League A |
| FM18 Release | Belgian Pro League A |
| FM18 Update | Belgian Pro League A |
| FM19 Release | Belgian Pro League A |
| FM19 Update | Belgian Pro League A |
| FM20 Release | Belgian Pro League A |
| FM20 Update | Belgian Pro League A |
| FM21 Release | Belgian Pro League A |
| FM21 Update | Belgian Pro League A |
| FM22 Release | Belgian Pro League A |
| FM23 Release | Jupiler Pro League |
| FM24 Release | Jupiler Pro League |
| FM26 Release | Jupiler Pro League |
| FM26 Update | Jupiler Pro League |
Recorded competition names are shown for each version where the identity resolves.
Awards
22 scoped to this competitionRecorded
Media prediction
Recorded
| Predicted | Club | Last position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club Brugge KV | 1 |
| 2 | Royal Charleroi Sporting Club | 3 |
| 3 | R Antwerp FC | 4 |
| 4 | R Standard de Liège | 5 |
| 5 | K Racing Club Genk | 7 |
| 6 | RSC Anderlecht | 8 |
| 7 | KAA Gent | 2 |
| 8 | Yellow Red KV Mechelen | 6 |
| 9 | KV Kortrijk Voetbalt | 11 |
| 10 | SV Zulte Waregem | 9 |
| 11 | K Sint-Truidense VV | 12 |
| 12 | K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen | 5 |
| 13 | KAS Eupen | 13 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 15 |
| 14 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 3 |
| 15 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 10 |
| 16 | KSV Cercle Brugge | 14 |
| 18 | KV Red Star Waasland-Sportkring Beveren | 16 |
Derbies in this division
8 between member clubs
| Derby | Clubs | W–D–L | National reputation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic | RSC Anderlecht v Club Brugge KV | 74–55–64 | 190 |
| Classic | R Standard de Liège v RSC Anderlecht | 65–59–90 | 190 |
| Bruges | KSV Cercle Brugge v Club Brugge KV | 31–32–96 | 120 |
| Walloon | R Standard de Liège v Royal Charleroi Sporting Club | 32–10–8 | 120 |
| Flemish | Club Brugge KV v KAA Gent | 77–36–51 | 120 |
| Antwerp | R Antwerp FC v K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen | 37–22–27 | 100 |
| Limburg | K Racing Club Genk v K Sint-Truidense VV | 8–8–3 | 80 |
| West-Flanders | KV Kortrijk Voetbalt v SV Zulte Waregem | -1–-1–-1 | 80 |
All-time records
FMDB calculation
Most goals and appearances in this division, summed from the playing history of every person this database records.
It counts only the people the export carries, it can include seasons the source files under this competition from before it took its current form, and some players are listed by uid because their person record is missing. The page states each of these.
Member teams
Last position is club_team.last_position as stored. The manager is the current staff_history spell at the club — the one whose end date is absent or in the future, most recent join first — never club_team.manager_index, which is a raw internal index that joins to nothing.
| Team | Membership | Last position | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAA Gent | Previous season | 2 | Hein Vanhaezebrouck |
| KSV Cercle Brugge | Previous season | 14 | Yves Vanderhaeghe |
| Club Brugge KV | Previous season | 1 | Philippe Clement |
| KAS Eupen | Previous season | 13 | Beñat San José |
| KV Kortrijk Voetbalt | Previous season | 11 | Luka Elsner |
| Yellow Red KV Mechelen | Previous season | 6 | Wouter Vrancken |
| KV Oostende | Previous season | 15 | Alexander Blessin |
| R Standard de Liège | Previous season | 5 | M'Baye Leye |
| RSC Anderlecht | Previous season | 8 | Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany |
| K Racing Club Genk | Previous season | 7 | John van den Brom |
| R Antwerp FC | Previous season | 4 | Frank Vercauteren |
| Royal Charleroi Sporting Club | Previous season | 3 | Michel Di Giugno |
| K Sint-Truidense VV | Previous season | 12 | Pieter Maes |
| SV Zulte Waregem | Previous season | 9 | Thomas Schepens |
| KV Red Star Waasland-Sportkring Beveren | Previous season | 16 | Nicky Hayen |
| Royal Excel Mouscron | Previous season | 10 | António Jorge Rocha Simão |
Data wishlist for this page
13 data pointsWhole site
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club_media_expectation, club_finance_detailMedia prediction and club balances across the division Now liveThe predicted finish of every member club and each club's authored cash balance, where the version exports them. -
player_history.division_uidAll-time goals and appearances in the division Now liveAn FMDB sum over the people this database records, on its own page. Players with no person record are listed by uid; seasons the source files under this competition before it took its current form are included and dated. -
derby, club.division_uidDerbies between member clubs Now livederby.competition_uid is empty in every export, so a derby belongs to a division when both its clubs name that division. -
comps_competition, comps_stage and stage promotion, relegation and play-off tablesFormat, promotion, relegation, play-offs and qualification Needs source dataThe comps.dbc archive tables are empty in every loaded export. The format panel shows the clubs that joined and left since the latest recorded season table as an FMDB comparison, which is not a count of promotion places. -
competition rules, nation_foreign_rule, nation_agreementRegistration size, home-grown quotas, foreign-player limits and age rules Partial exportNation foreign/non-foreign definitions and agreements are exported, but do not supply the complete competition registration rules. -
competition income and prize schedulesPrize money, television distributions and sponsor Needs source dataThe current catalog does not provide these competition-level schedules and contracts. -
competition.champions_club_uid, parent_division_uid, league_body_club_uidCurrent champions, parent division and organising body Needs source dataThe parent division is displayed. The champions and organising-body columns are empty in all 41 loaded databases. -
team_league_historyRecorded season tables Now liveSeason links are offered only where rows exist; stored points and missing results are preserved. -
club.division_uid, stadium and primary-team squadsLeague strength and leading players Now liveStrength and ability rankings use clubs naming this division, with a 100-club cap. League totals are withheld on overflow. -
person.date_of_birth, export_meta.game_start_yearBest young players in the league Now liveUnder-21s at 1 July of the exported game start year, ranked on recorded potential. Versions without a start year say so; coded potential bands are not ranked. -
award_scope, award_type, award_history_winnerTop scorer and player-of-season awards by season Now liveScoped awards are listed with their latest winner and the top scorer fills the roll of honour where exactly one most-goals award is scoped. No award type identifies a single player of the season, so that column stays empty. CSV-era exports have no award scope. -
comp_history and HonoursTitles per team over recorded history Now liveCounts use the bounded history query, not just the displayed page, and apply available edition and stage flags. Coverage is stated. -
competition across versions, export_value_scaleRecorded names and reputation across versions Now liveThese are real version records. Reputation is shown against its stated 1–200 scale where the export records one; the cross-version chart still plots raw values.