2023–24 Belgian Pro League

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Belgian Pro League
Season2023–24
Dates12 July 2023 – 26 May 2024
Matches played192
Goals scored544 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorerKévin Denkey
(24 goals)
Biggest home winAntwerp 6–0 Kortrijk
(11 August 2023)
Club Brugge 7–1 RWDM
(20 August 2023)
Antwerp 6–0 Standard Liège
(11 November 2023)
Biggest away winEupen 0–5 Club Brugge
(13 August 2023)
RWD Molenbeek 1-6 Club Brugge
(22 December 2023)
Highest scoringClub Brugge 7–1 RWD Molenbeek
(20 August 2023)
Longest winning run8 matches
Union SG
Longest unbeaten run18 matches
Union SG
Longest winless run12 matches
RWDM
Longest losing run6 matches
Westerlo
Eupen
Highest attendance26.864
Standard Liège 3–2 Anderlecht
(22 October 2023)
Lowest attendance1.844
KAS Eupen 1-1 KV Kortrijk
(2 December 2023)
Total attendance1,907,108 (145 matches)
Average attendance10,365
All statistics correct as of 4 February 2024.

The 2023–24 Belgian Pro League (officially known as the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons) is the 121st season of top-tier football in Belgium.

Format change[edit]

After 3 seasons, Belgian Pro League returns to the "old" format featuring the number of teams reduced from 18 to 16 and with similar playoffs as it was pre-COVID-19. After the regular season the top six teams qualify for the Champions' Play-offs (commonly called "Play-offs I"), teams from 7th to 12th place will qualify for the Europe Play-offs (commonly called "Play-offs II"), but most importantly the number of teams relegating increases from one to either two or three, as the bottom four teams (13th through 16th) will play relegation playoffs after completion of which the two last teams will be relegated directly, with the team finishing 14th overall to play the 3rd-place finisher of the Challenger Pro League for the final spot in the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League.[1]

Teams[edit]

Due to the league format change which reduced the number of teams back from 18 to 16, the bottom three teams had been relegated to the Challenger Pro League: Oostende (after ten seasons), Seraing (after two seasons) and Zulte Waregem (after 18 seasons). They were replaced by RWD Molenbeek, the winner of the 2022–23 Challenger Pro League. Officially, this club will play their first-ever season in the top flight, but the club sees itself as the successor of the former RWD Molenbeek, one-time Belgian champion, which last played at the highest level in 2002. Another distinct successor team with similar name RWDM Brussels also played four seasons at the highest level from 2004 to 2008.

Stadiums and locations[edit]

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Locations of the 2023–24 Belgian Pro League teams
Matricule Club Location Venue Capacity
35 Anderlecht Anderlecht, Brussels Constant Vanden Stock Stadium 21,500
1 Antwerp Antwerp Bosuilstadion 16,144
12 Cercle Brugge Bruges Jan Breydel Stadium 29,042
22 Charleroi Charleroi Stade du Pays de Charleroi 14,000
3 Club Brugge Bruges Jan Breydel Stadium 29,042
4276 Eupen Eupen Kehrwegstadion 08,363
322 Genk Genk Cegeka Arena 24,956
7 Gent Ghent Ghelamco Arena 20,000
19 Kortrijk Kortrijk Guldensporen Stadion 09,399
25 Mechelen Mechelen AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne 16,700
18 OH Leuven Leuven Den Dreef 10,000
5479 RWD Molenbeek Molenbeek, Brussels Edmond Machtens Stadium 12,266
373 Sint-Truiden Sint-Truiden Stayen 14,600
16 Standard Liège Liège Stade Maurice Dufrasne 30,023
10 Union SG Forest, Brussels Stade Joseph Marien 09,400
2024 Westerlo Westerlo Het Kuipje 08,035

Number of teams by provinces[edit]

Number of teams Province or region Team(s)
3  Antwerp Antwerp, Mechelen and Westerlo
 Brussels Anderlecht, RWD Molenbeek and Union SG
 West Flanders Cercle Brugge, Club Brugge and Kortrijk
2  Limburg Genk and Sint-Truiden
 Liège Eupen and Standard Liège
1  East Flanders Gent
 Flemish Brabant Oud-Heverlee Leuven
 Hainaut Charleroi

Personnel and kits[edit]

Club Manager Kit Manufacturer Shirt sponsors (front) Shirt sponsors (back) Shirt sponsors (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
Anderlecht Denmark Brian Riemer Joma DVV Insurance (H)/Candriam (A) None Napoleon Games None
Antwerp Netherlands Mark van Bommel Jako betFIRST Heylen Vastgoed, Ghelamco None None
Cercle Brugge Bosnia and Herzegovina Miron Muslic Kappa Golden Palace Casino Sports Liantis, Callant Insurance Volvo Automobilia, Brugge Autoverhuur Meerschaert, Callant Insurance
Charleroi Belgium Rik De Mil [n 1] Kipsta Unibet, R-Aqua, Cairox QNT Sport None UMons
Club Brugge Belgium Nicky Hayen [n 2] Macron Unibet Allianz BWT None
Eupen Belgium Kristoffer Andersen & France Raphaël Fèvre [n 3] Adidas Aspire Academy, Ostbelgien None Johnen Automobile None
Genk Belgium Wouter Vrancken Nike Beobank, EAZER CEO's 4 Climate, Carglass Aqua-Step HDM Cegeka, Carglass
Gent Belgium Hein Vanhaezebrouck Craft Bâloise Circus Belgium, Vdk bank Hyundai APF Autoparts, Vdk bank
Kortrijk Iceland Freyr Alexandersson [n 4] Erreà AGO Jobs & HR, Unibet Brustor, Earth Belgium, Caps Fuel Card NOVA Unibet, Caps Fuel Card
Mechelen Albania Besnik Hasi [n 5] Erreà Telenet, Groep Verelst, Play Sports, AFAS Software AFAS Software None Arco Information, Golden Palace Casino Sports
OH Leuven Spain Óscar García [n 6] Stanno Star Casino Tegel Concept Banqup None
RWD Molenbeek Belgium Yannick Ferrera [n 7] Kipsta Golden Palace Casino Sports M&G Cleaning None Liften De Weghe, Tadal
Sint-Truiden Germany Thorsten Fink Macron Nishitan Clinic, DMM.com, City Creation, Maruhan Sint Truiden Asahi Kasei, Maruhan Pauli Beton, Star Casino
Standard Liège Croatia Ivan Leko [n 8] Adidas VOO Circus Belgium Cainiao None
Union SG Germany Alexander Blessin Nike [2] Loterie Nationale/Hey! Telecom (in UEFA matches) Hey! Telecom None None
Westerlo Belgium Bart Goor [n 9] Nike Soudal Casino777, Arma Global Keukens Vanlommel, Voetbalshop.be Soloya

Managerial changes[edit]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position Replaced by Date of appointment
Club Brugge Belgium Rik De Mil Caretaker replaced[3] End of 2022–23 season[4][5][6] Pre-season Norway Ronny Deila 5 June 2023[3][n 10]
Eupen Belgium Edward Still Mutual consent Germany Florian Kohfeldt 8 June 2023[7]
Kortrijk Germany Bernd Storck Belgium Edward Still 2 July 2023[8]
Sint-Truiden Germany Bernd Hollerbach Germany Thorsten Fink 16 May 2023[9]
Standard Liège Belgium Geoffrey Valenne Caretaker replaced[3] Belgium Carl Hoefkens 16 June 2023[10]
Union SG Belgium Karel Geraerts No extension agreement found[11] 21 June 2023 Germany Alexander Blessin 3 July 2023[12]
RWD Molenbeek Belgium Vincent Euvrard Sacked 24 July 2023[13] Brazil Caçapa 25 July 2023[14]
Kortrijk Belgium Edward Still 25 September 2023[15] 16th Nigeria Joseph Akpala (caretaker) 25 September 2023
Nigeria Joseph Akpala (caretaker) Caretaker replaced 2 October 2023[16][n 11] 16th[n 12] Belgium Glen De Boeck 2 October 2023
OH Leuven Belgium Marc Brys Sacked 13 October 2023[17] 14th Belgium Eddy Vanhemel (caretaker) 13 October 2023
Mechelen Belgium Steven Defour 2 November 2023[18] 13th Belgium Frederik Vanderbiest (caretaker) 2 November 2023
OH Leuven Belgium Eddy Vanhemel Caretaker replaced 5 November 2023[19][n 13] 13th Spain Óscar García 5 November 2023
Mechelen Belgium Frederik Vanderbiest 8 November 2023[20][n 14] 14th[n 15] Albania Besnik Hasi 8 November 2023
Westerlo Belgium Jonas De Roeck Sacked 2 December 2023[21] 15th Belgium Bart Goor (caretaker) 2 December 2023
Kortrijk Belgium Glen De Boeck 6 December 2023[22] 16th Nigeria Joseph Akpala (caretaker) 6 December 2023
Westerlo Belgium Bart Goor (caretaker) Caretaker replaced 12 December 2023[23] 14th Belgium Rik De Mil 12 December 2023
Standard Liège Belgium Carl Hoefkens Sacked 31 December 2023[24] 9th Croatia Ivan Leko 4 January 2024[25]
Kortrijk Nigeria Joseph Akpala (caretaker) Caretaker replaced 5 January 2024[26] 16th Iceland Freyr Alexandersson 5 January 2024
RWD Molenbeek Brazil Caçapa Sacked 11 February 2024[27] 14th France Bruno Irles 14 February 2024[28]
Eupen Germany Florian Kohfeldt Resigned 16 March 2024[29] 14th Belgium Kristoffer Andersen & France Raphaël Fèvre 25 March 2024[30]
Club Brugge Norway Ronny Deila Sacked 18 March 2024[31] 4th Belgium Nicky Hayen (caretaker) 18 March 2024[31]
Westerlo Belgium Rik De Mil 19 March 2024[32] 11th Belgium Bart Goor (caretaker) 19 March 2024
Charleroi Belgium Felice Mazzù 20 March 2024[33] 13th Belgium Rik De Mil 22 March 2024[34]
RWD Molenbeek France Bruno Irles 23 March 2024[35] 16th Belgium Yannick Ferrera 23 March 2024[35]

Regular season[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Union SG 30 21 7 2 63 31 +32 70 Qualification for the Europa League and Champions' play-offs[a]
2 Anderlecht 30 18 9 3 58 30 +28 63 Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
3 Antwerp 30 14 10 6 55 27 +28 52
4 Club Brugge 30 14 9 7 62 29 +33 51
5 Cercle Brugge 30 14 5 11 44 34 +10 47
6 Genk 30 12 11 7 51 31 +20 47
7 Gent 30 12 11 7 53 38 +15 47 Qualification for the Europe play-offs
8 Mechelen 30 13 6 11 39 34 +5 45
9 Sint-Truiden 30 10 10 10 35 46 −11 40
10 Standard Liège 30 8 10 12 33 41 −8 34
11 Westerlo 30 7 9 14 42 54 −12 30
12 OH Leuven 30 7 8 15 34 47 −13 29
13 Charleroi 30 7 8 15 26 48 −22 29 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
14 Eupen 30 7 3 20 24 58 −34 24
15 Kortrijk 30 6 6 18 22 57 −35 24
16 RWD Molenbeek 30 5 8 17 31 67 −36 23
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[36]
Notes:
  1. ^ The regular season winner will qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2024–25 UEFA Champions League in the playoff.

Results[edit]

Home \ Away USG AND ANT CLU CER GNK GNT MEC STR STA WES OHL CHA EUP KVK RWD
Union SG 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 5–1 3–1 4–1 3–0 3–2
Anderlecht 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 4–1 2–2 2–1 5–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–1
Antwerp 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 0–0 0–1 3–0 6–0 2–2 1–0 4–1 4–1 6–0 0–0
Club Brugge 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 4–2 4–0 3–3 7–1
Cercle Brugge 0–2 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–3 4–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 4–0
Genk 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–3 1–1 2–2 4–0 3–3 1–0 3–3 3–1 0–0 0–1 4–0 3–1
Gent 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 4–0 5–0 2–1 3–2 4–0
Mechelen 4–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–1
Sint-Truiden 0–4 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1
Standard Liège 0–1 3–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 4–0 0–1 1–1
Westerlo 1–3 1–3 0–3 0–1 4–2 1–1 1–3 2–3 3–3 2–1 0–3 0–1 2–0 1–0 3–0
OH Leuven 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 3–0 3–0 1–2
Charleroi 1–3 1–3 3–2 1–4 0–0 0–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1
Eupen 1–2 1–3 1–0 0–5 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–3
Kortrijk 1–3 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–3 3–2
RWD Molenbeek 2–3 0–3 0–4 1–6 2–1 0–4 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1
Source: Kalender eerste klasse A 2023-24
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs[edit]

Champions' Play-offs[edit]

The Champions' Play-offs will decide the overall league champion. The top six teams of the Regular season qualify and 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 are deducted first.

The points of Anderlecht, Club Brugge, Cercle Brugge and Genk were rounded up, and thus in the event of a tie on points, Union SG and Antwerp will 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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation AND CLU USG GNK ANT CER
1 Anderlecht 5 3 0 2 8 6 +2 41 Qualification for the Champions League league stage — 19 May 2–1 11 May 1–0 3–0
2 Club Brugge 5 4 1 0 13 3 +10 39 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round 3–1 — 13 May 4–0 3–0 26 May
3 Union SG[a] (K) 5 1 0 4 7 8 −1 38 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b] 5 May 1–2 — 26 May 28 Apr 2–3
4 Genk 5 3 1 1 5 6 −1 34 Qualification for the European competition play-off 2–1 28 Apr 1–0 — 20 May 1–1
5 Antwerp 5 1 0 4 1 8 −7 29 26 May 5 May 0–3 0–1 — 12 May
6 Cercle Brugge 5 1 2 2 5 8 −3 29 28 Apr 1–1 19 May 4 May 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2024. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.[37]
(K) Regular season winner
Notes:
  1. ^ Guaranteed at least Europa League as regular season champions
  2. ^ The 2023–24 Belgian Cup winners (Antwerp or Union SG) qualify for the Europa League play-off round (or the third-placed team if the Belgian Cup winners finish in the top two).

Europe Play-offs[edit]

The Europe Play-offs will be played by the teams in positions 7 through 12 at the conclusion of the Regular season. Teams 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 Europe Play-offs, any half points gained are deducted first.

The points of Gent, Mechelen and OH Leuven were rounded up, and thus in the event of a tie on points, Sint-Truiden, Standard Liège and Westerlo will always be ranked ahead of those three teams.

The winner of the Europe Play-offs faces the team finishing fourth in the Champions' Play-offs to decide which team qualifies for European football.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation GNT MEC STR OHL STA WES
1 Gent 5 4 0 1 14 4 +10 36 Qualification for the European competition play-off — 3–1 25 May 12 May 5–1 27 Apr
2 Mechelen 5 2 1 2 9 10 −1 30 4 May — 2–3 27 Apr 25 May 3–2
3 Sint-Truiden 5 2 1 2 8 8 0 27 0–2 12 May — 17 May 3–3 2–0
4 OH Leuven 5 2 2 1 6 5 +1 23 2–1 2–3 1–0 — 5 May 25 May
5 Standard Liège 5 0 4 1 7 11 −4 21 18 May 0–0 27 Apr 0–0 — 10 May
6 Westerlo 5 0 2 3 6 12 −6 17 0–3 18 May 3 May 1–1 3–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2024. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.[38]

European competition play-off[edit]

Single match between the fourth place finisher of the Champions' Play-offs and the winner of the Europe Play-offs, with home advantage to the team from the Champions' Play-offs. The winner qualifies for European football.

Note that in some cases another team besides the fourth team of the Champions' Play-offs could be facing the winner of the Europe Play-offs, due to the fact that the winner of the regular season is always entitled to European football and thus always is guaranteed to play at least the qualifying round of the UEFA Europe Conference League; and due to the team winning the 2023–24 Belgian Cup vacating its place in the Play-off round of the UEFA Europa League in case also qualifying for the (qualifying rounds of the) UEFA Champions League through finishing first or second.

Relegation Play-offs[edit]

The bottom four teams after the regular season play the Relegation Play-offs, a round-robin tournament in which they start with the full points obtained during the regular season. The teams finishing in third and fourth at the conclusion of the Relegation Play-offs will be relegated to the 2024–25 Challenger Pro League, the team finishing in second place has to play the winner of the Promotion Play-offs, with the winner of that match playing in the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation CHA RWD EUP KVK
1 Charleroi 4 3 1 0 5 2 +3 39 — 0–0 1–0 11 May
2 RWD Molenbeek 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 30 Qualification for the Promotion/relegation play-offs 4 May — 3–1 28 Apr
3 Eupen 4 0 1 3 3 7 −4 25 Relegation to Challenger Pro League 1–2 11 May — 1–1
4 Kortrijk 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 25 1–2 2–4 5 May —
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2024. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Regular season finishing position.[39]

Promotion/relegation play-offs[edit]

The promotion/relegation play-offs are contested by the teams finishing in positions 3 to 6 in the 2023–24 Challenger Pro League, who meet in a knockout tournament with both semi-finals and a final over two legs and the highest season finisher always having home advantage in the return leg. The winner of the final plays the 14th place finisher of the 2023–24 Belgian Pro League over two legs. The Belgian Pro League team has home advantage in the return leg, the winner of the barrage will play in the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League, the loser in the 2024–25 Challenger Pro League.

Bracket[edit]

Semifinals[edit]

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Zulte WaregemvLommel
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Final[edit]

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Barrage[edit]

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Season statistics[edit]

As of 7 April 2024

Despite teams not playing the same amount of matches due to the play-offs, goals during the play-offs do count in determining the top scorer.

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank Player Club Goals[40]
1 Togo Kévin Denkey Cercle Brugge 25
2 Algeria Mohamed Amoura Union SG 17
3 Denmark Anders Dreyer Anderlecht 16
Brazil Igor Thiago Club Brugge
5 Mauritania Aboubakary Koita Sint-Truiden 15
6 Denmark Kasper Dolberg Anderlecht 13
Sweden Gustaf Nilsson Union SG
8 Denmark Nicolas Madsen Westerlo 12
Morocco Tarik Tissoudali Gent
10 Denmark Andreas Skov Olsen Club Brugge 11

Clean sheets[edit]

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[41]
1 France Jean Butez Antwerp 12
Belgium Maarten Vandevoordt Genk
3 Brazil Warleson Cercle Brugge 11
4 Belgium Gaëtan Coucke Mechelen 10
5 Belgium Simon Mignolet Club Brugge 9
6 Burkina Faso Hervé Koffi Charleroi 8
Luxembourg Anthony Moris Union SG
8 Belgium Arnaud Bodart Standard Liège 6
Belgium Tobe Leysen OH Leuven
Belgium Davy Roef Gent
Denmark Kasper Schmeichel Anderlecht
Japan Zion Suzuki Sint-Truiden

Discipline[edit]

Player[edit]

Club[edit]

  • Most yellow cards: 78[44]
    • Leuven
  • Fewest yellow cards: 41[44]
    • Gent
  • Most red cards: 6[45]
    • Genk
    • RWD Molenbeek
    • Gent
  • Fewest red cards: 1[45]
    • Mechelen
    • Sint-Truiden

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Belgium Felice Mazzù managed the team during the regular season but was sacked before the start of the play-offs.
  2. ^ Norway Ronny Deila managed the team during the regular season but was sacked before the start of the play-offs.
  3. ^ Germany Florian Kohfeldt managed the team during the regular season but left before the start of the play-offs.
  4. ^ Belgium Edward Still was the manager for matchdays 1 through 8, Nigeria Joseph Akpala was caretaker manager on matchday 9 and again from matchday 17 to 20, and Belgium Glen De Boeck managed the team from matchday 10 to 16.
  5. ^ Belgium Steven Defour was the manager for matchdays 1 through 12,Belgium Frederik Vanderbiest acted as caretaker manager for matchdays 12 through 14
  6. ^ Belgium Marc Brys was the manager for matchdays 1 through 10, Belgium Eddy Vanhemel acted as caretaker manager on matchdays 11 through 13.
  7. ^ Brazil Caçapa was the manager for matchdays 1 through 25, France Bruno Irles managed the team for matchdays 26 through 30 but was replaced before the start of the play-offs.
  8. ^ Belgium Carl Hoefkens was the manager for matchdays 1 through 20.
  9. ^ Belgium Jonas De Roeck was the manager for matchdays 1 through 16, Belgium Bart Goor took up the caretaker position of matchday 17, and Belgium Rik De Mil managed the team for matchdays 18 through 30.
  10. ^ While the announcement of Ronny Deila's signature at Club Brugge was already made on 25 May 2023, Rik De Mil remained in charge for the last few matches of the season and Deila thus only officially took up the position as soon as the 2022–23 season ended.
  11. ^ While the announcement of Glen De Boeck's signature at Kortrijk was already made on 28 September 2023, it was added that he would only take over on 2 October 2023, meaning caretaker Joseph Akpala remained in charge for the match of 29 September 2023.
  12. ^ At the time of the announcement of Glen De Boeck's signature at Kortrijk the team was in last place. When he actually took over a few days later the team had moved into 15th.
  13. ^ While the announcement of Óscar García's signature at OH Leuven was already made on 3 November 2023, caretaker Vanhemel remained in charge for the match of 4 November and García took over only after that match.
  14. ^ While the announcement of Besnik Hasi's signature at KV Mechelen was already made on 8 November 2023, caretaker Vanderbiest remained in charge for the match of 11 November and Hasi took over only after that match.
  15. ^ At the time of the announcement of Besnik Hasi's signature at Mechelen the team was in 14th place. When he actually took over a few days later the team had moved into 11th.

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  15. ^ "KV Kortrijk zet Edward Still aan de deur na 2 op 24, Akpala neemt voorlopig over" [KV Kortrijk sends Edward Still to the door after 2 on 24, Akpala takes over for the time being] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2023-09-25.
  16. ^ "KV Kortrijk tovert Glen De Boeck tevoorschijn als nieuwe trainer" [KV Kortrijk conjures up Glen De Boeck as its new trainer] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2023-09-28.
  17. ^ "OH Leuven en Marc Brys gaan uit elkaar: "Prestaties blijven onder de verwachtingen"" [OH Leuven and Marc Brys split: "Results remain below expectations"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2023-10-13.
  18. ^ "KV Mechelen neemt afscheid van coach Steven Defour: "Het belang van de club op de 1e plaats gezet"" [KV Mechelen says goodbye to manager Steven Defour: "The interests of the club come first"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2023-11-02.
  19. ^ "OH Leuven haalt met Oscar Garcia ex-aanvaller van Barcelona binnen als nieuwe coach" [OH Leuven has brought in ex-Barcelona striker Oscar Garcia as its new manager] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2023-11-03.
  20. ^ "Daar is de opvolger van Steven Defour: KV Mechelen legt zijn lot in handen van Besnik Hasi" [There is Steven Defour's successor: KV Mechelen places its fate in the hands of Besnik Hasi] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2023-11-08.
  21. ^ "De nederlaag te veel: Jonas De Roeck ontslagen bij Westerlo" [One loss too many: Jonas De Roeck fired at Westerlo] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2023-12-02.
  22. ^ ""Zwaar ontgoocheld is een understatement": Glen De Boeck misnoegd na ontslag bij KV Kortrijk" ["Very disappointed is an understatement": Glen De Boeck dissatisfied after dismissal from KV Kortrijk] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2023-12-06.
  23. ^ "Eerste grote uitdaging als hoofdcoach: Club-assistent Rik De Mil moet Westerlo uit het slop halen" [First big challenge as manager: Club-assistant Rik De Mil to get Westerlo out of the doldrums] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2023-12-12.
  24. ^ "Standard zet de samenwerking met coach Carl Hoefkens stop" [Standard ends cooperation with manager Carl Hoefkens] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2023-12-31.
  25. ^ "Standard haalt Ivan Leko terug naar België als nieuwe coach, Kroaat tekent voor 2,5 seizoenen" [Standard brings Ivan Leko back to Belgium as new manager, Croatian signs for 2,5 seasons] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2023-07-25.
  26. ^ "IJslandse coach, die ooit de Red Flames klopte, moet KV Kortrijk van degradatie redden" [Icelandic coach, who once beat the Red Flames, shall save KV Kortrijk from relegation] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-01-05.
  27. ^ "RWDM zet degradatiestrijd voort zonder T1 Claudio Caçapa: "Er is verandering nodig"" [RWDM continues relegation battle without head coach Claudio Caçapa: "Change needed"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-02-11.
  28. ^ "Niet Igor De Camargo maar Fransman Bruno Irles moet RWDM van de degradatie redden" [Not Igor De Camargo but Frenchman Bruno Irles to save RWDM from relegation] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-02-14.
  29. ^ "Coach Florian Kohfeldt past voor play-downs en verlaat Eupen met onmiddellijke ingang" [Manager Florian Kohfeldt passes for play-downs and leaves Eupen with immediate effect] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-03-16.
  30. ^ "Eupen legt degradatielot in handen van coachingduo Fèvre-Andersen: "Zullen samen ons doel bereiken"" [Eupen puts relegationfate in hands of managerial duo Fèvre-Andersen: "Will achieve goal together"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-03-25.
  31. ^ a b "Club Brugge ontslaat coach Ronny Deila, Nicky Hayen neemt tot eind van seizoen over" [Club Brugge sacks manager Ronny Deila, Nicky Hayen takes over until the end of the season] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-03-18.
  32. ^ "Bom bij Westerlo: Rik De Mil ontslagen, Turkse eigenaars woest na slotfase tegen Genk" [Bomb at Westerlo: Rik De Mil sacked, Turkish owners furious after final few minutes against Genk] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-03-19.
  33. ^ "Charleroi heeft "nieuwe mindset" nodig voor degradatiestrijd en zet Mazzu aan de deur" [Charleroi needs "new mindset" for relegation battle and sacks Mazzu] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-03-20.
  34. ^ "Rik De Mil vindt meteen een nieuwe uitdaging bij Charleroi" [Rik De Mil immediately finds new challenge at Charleroi] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-03-22.
  35. ^ a b "RWDM stuurt nog maar eens zijn coach weg en legt zijn lot in handen van Yannick Ferrera" [RWDM sends away its manager yet again, puts fate in hands of Yannick Ferrera] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-03-23.
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