Summary
The Jupiler Pro League (BEL1) (Belgian First Division A) is the top league in the Belgian football association. At the end of the 2018-2019 season, the BEL1 holds a Championship Playoff and a Europa League Playoff. Playoff results determine which teams qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2019-2020 UEFA Champions League - Group Stage:
- 2018-2019 BEL1 Championship Playoff winner
- 2019-2020 UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 2018-2019 BEL1 Championship Playoff 2nd place team
- 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 2018-2019 BEL1 Championship Playoff 3rd place team
- 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2018-2019 BEL1 Europa League Playoff Final winner
The winner of the 2018-2019 Belgian Cup, typically a BEL1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Belgium
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| BEL1 | Jupiler Pro League (Belgian First Division A) | 16 |
| BEL2 | Proximus League (Belgian First Division B) | 8 |
| BEL3 | Belgian First Amatuer Division | 16 |
| BEL4 | Belgian 2nd Amateur Division | 48 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 27 Jul 2018 - 19 Mar 2019 | Championship Round 20 Mar 2019 - 19 May 2019 | UEFAEL Playoffs 20 Mar 2019 - 19 May 2019 | 16: BEL1 (15), BEL2 (1) |
Season Format
During the 2018-2019 regular season, each BEL1 team plays Home-Away matches against the other BEL1 teams (30 total matches). 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 goals scored, (5) away matches won, then (6) a playoff.
Playoffs
Immediately following the 2018-2019 BEL1 regular season, the 1st through 6th place BEL1 teams are assigned to the Championship Playoffs, while the 7th through 15th 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). In the Europa League Playoffs, the remaining 9 BEL1 teams (the 16th place team was relegated) and three BEL2 teams are split into two 6 team groups. Each team plays Home-Away matches against the other 5 teams in their group (10 total matches). The two group winners have a semifinal playoff match. The winner plays a match against the 4th place team from the Championship Round. The winner receives the UEFA Europa League - 2nd Qualifying Round berth.
Relegation
At the end of the 2018-2019 BEL1 season, the 16th place BEL1 team is relegated to the BEL2, and one BEL2 team is promoted to the 2019-2020 BEL1.
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UEFAEL Playoffs - Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
 | 32 | R Charleroi SC | Bosuilstadion |
UEFAEL Playoffs - Semifinal
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
 | 12 | R Charleroi SC | Guldensporen Stadion |
Championship/UEFAEL 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 | Genk | 10 | 6 -2-2 | 52 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 -1-0 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 10 | 7 -1-2 | 50 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 -0-0 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | -2 |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 10 | 4 -1-5 | 40 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 |
| 4 | Royal Antwerp FC | 10 | 4 -2-4 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -5 |
| 5 | KAA Gent | 10 | 3 -1-6 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| 6 | Anderlecht | 10 | 1 -3-6 | 32 | 26 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 | 0 -1-4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -10 |
| UEFAEL Group A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | R Charleroi SC | 10 | 7 -1-2 | 22 | - | 20 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | Sint-Truiden VV | 10 | 4 -5-1 | 17 | - | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 -3-1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| 3 | KVC Westerlo | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | - | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 -3-1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | KV Oostende | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | - | 12 | 15 | -3 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | KAS Eupen | 10 | 3 -2-5 | 11 | - | 9 | 15 | -6 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
| 6 | KFCO Beerschot-Wilrijk | 10 | 2 -2-6 | 8 | - | 11 | 19 | -8 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 |
| UEFAEL Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | KV Kortrijk | 10 | 8 -0-2 | 24 | - | 26 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | RU Saint-Gilloise | 10 | 6 -2-2 | 20 | - | 24 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | SV Zulte Waregem | 10 | 3 -4-3 | 13 | - | 22 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | Waasland-Beveren | 10 | 4 -1-5 | 13 | - | 17 | 24 | -7 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 |
| 5 | R Mouscron-Péruwelz | 10 | 2 -2-6 | 8 | - | 19 | 22 | -3 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 10 | 2 -1-7 | 7 | - | 16 | 30 | -14 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | -10 |
UEFACL UEFAEL Playoffs 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 | Genk | 30 | 18 -9-3 | 63 | - | 63 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 9 -4-2 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 9 -5-1 | 32 | 37 | 19 | 18 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 30 | 16 -8-6 | 56 | - | 64 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 10 -2-3 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 6 -6-3 | 24 | 28 | 18 | 10 |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 30 | 15 -8-7 | 53 | - | 49 | 35 | 14 | 15 | 10 -4-1 | 34 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 17 | 18 | -1 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 30 | 15 -6-9 | 51 | - | 49 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 8 -6-1 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 7 -0-8 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 5 | KAA Gent | 30 | 15 -5-10 | 50 | - | 53 | 45 | 8 | 15 | 9 -2-4 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 6 -3-6 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 3 |
| 6 | Royal Antwerp FC | 30 | 14 -7-9 | 49 | - | 39 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 6 -4-5 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 8 -3-4 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| 7 | Sint-Truiden VV | 30 | 12 -11-7 | 47 | - | 47 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 8 -5-2 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 4 -6-5 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 8 | KV Kortrijk | 30 | 12 -7-11 | 43 | - | 44 | 42 | 2 | 15 | 6 -3-6 | 21 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 15 | 6 -4-5 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 3 |
| 9 | R Charleroi SC | 30 | 12 -6-12 | 42 | - | 43 | 43 | 0 | 15 | 7 -3-5 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 5 -3-7 | 18 | 21 | 25 | -4 |
| 10 | R Mouscron-Péruwelz | 30 | 11 -7-12 | 40 | - | 33 | 33 | 0 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | 16 | 23 | -7 |
| 11 | SV Zulte Waregem | 30 | 8 -9-13 | 33 | - | 49 | 60 | -11 | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 15 | 3 -4-8 | 13 | 20 | 33 | -13 |
| 12 | KAS Eupen | 30 | 10 -2-18 | 32 | - | 34 | 57 | -23 | 15 | 6 -0-9 | 18 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 15 | 4 -2-9 | 14 | 14 | 29 | -15 |
| 13 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 30 | 7 -7-16 | 28 | - | 35 | 59 | -24 | 15 | 6 -3-6 | 21 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 15 | 1 -4-10 | 7 | 12 | 32 | -20 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 30 | 6 -9-15 | 27 | - | 29 | 52 | -23 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 15 | 2 -5-8 | 11 | 14 | 28 | -14 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 30 | 5 -12-13 | 27 | - | 37 | 50 | -13 | 15 | 3 -7-5 | 16 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 15 | 2 -5-8 | 11 | 20 | 28 | -8 |
| 16 | KSC Lokeren | 30 | 5 -5-20 | 20 | - | 28 | 53 | -25 | 15 | 5 -3-7 | 18 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 15 | 0 -2-13 | 2 | 12 | 29 | -17 |
Championship Round UEFAEL Playoffs Round Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 00 | Standard Liège | Luminus Arena |
 | 21 | Anderlecht | Ghelamco Arena |
 | 32 | Royal Antwerp FC | Jan Breydelstadion |
| 12 | KAA Gent | Bosuilstadion |
| 20 | Club Brugge | Stade Maurice Dufrasne |
| 11 | Genk | Stade Constant Vanden Stock |
| 32 | Genk | Jan Breydelstadion |
| 11 | Anderlecht | Bosuilstadion |
 | 05 | KV Kortrijk | Regenboogstadion |
 | 21 | Cercle Brugge KSV | Freethiel Stadion |
| 23 | KAA Gent | Stade Maurice Dufrasne |
 | 30 | SV Zulte Waregem | Stade Le Canonnier |
| 01 | Club Brugge | Ghelamco Arena |
| 21 | Standard Liège | Stade Constant Vanden Stock |
 | 32 | KVC Westerlo | Olympisch Stadion (Antwerp) |
| 21 | Waasland-Beveren | Guldensporen Stadion |
 | 32 | KV Oostende | Kehrwegstadion |
| 20 | Sint-Truiden VV | Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
| 40 | Royal Antwerp FC | Luminus Arena |
| 10 | Anderlecht | Jan Breydelstadion |