Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 8 August 2020 – 23 May 2021 |
Champions | Club Brugge |
Relegated |
Excel Mouscron Waasland-Beveren |
Champions League | Club Brugge Genk |
Europa League | Royal Antwerp |
Europa Conference League |
Gent Anderlecht |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 914 (2.99 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Paul Onuachu (30 goals) |
Biggest home win | Gent 5–1
Beerschot (4 October 2020) Genk 4–0 Eupen (30 October 2020) Gent 4–0 Excel Mouscron (15 February 2021) Gent 4–0 Charleroi (10 April 2021) Genk 4–0 Sint-Truiden (11 April 2021) |
Biggest away win |
Zulte Waregem 0–6 Club Brugge (20 September 2020) |
Highest scoring |
Kortrijk 5–5 Beerschot (7 November 2020) |
Longest winning run | 10 matches Club Brugge |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Club Brugge |
Longest winless run | 10 matches Cercle Brugge Excel Mouscron Waasland-Beveren |
Longest losing run | 7 matches Cercle Brugge |
←
2019–20
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 20 May 2021. |
The 2020–21 Belgian First Division A was the 118th season of top-tier football in Belgium. As part of a proposal by the Jupiler Pro League's board of directors accepted by the General Assembly on 15 May 2020, the 2020–21 season would involve shortened playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only the top four teams would play for the title, while teams five through eight would play for the remaining ticket into Europe. [1] The league fixtures were announced on 8 July 2020. [2] Club Brugge successfully defended their title from the previous season, finishing level on points in the title play-offs with Racing Genk, as regular season runners-up Royal Antwerp's challenge faded.
Waasland-Beveren were originally relegated to the Belgian First Division B, as they were the bottom-placed team when the 2019–20 Belgian First Division A stopped prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, following legal proceedings, they remained in the top-flight, and instead, the league was expanded to 18 teams, with both OH Leuven and Beerschot being promoted (normally only one of them would have gained promotion). Technically, under its current form and owners, Beerschot will make its debut in the top tier of Belgian football, although in reality two teams with the same identity have played at the top level: Beerschot VAC (81 seasons, last in 1990–91) and Beerschot AC (until its bankruptcy at the end of the 2012–13 season, and known as Germinal Beerschot from 1999 until 2011). OH Leuven returned to the top tier after an absence of four seasons, when they dropped to the last place on the ultimate matchday of the 2015–16 season.
With now 18 instead of 16 teams, the format has changed somewhat. While the season still starts with an initial round-robin phase in which all teams play each other twice, the end of season play-offs have been shortened temporarily and for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons only. The title playoffs will now only be played by the top four teams (instead of six) and the Europa play-offs will now be played by the teams finishing fifth through eight (instead of all teams finishing below 6th). As a result, for all teams finishing below 8th, the season will be over upon completion of the round-robin phase, with the team in last position being relegated. One exception is the team finishing in 17th position, as this team will play a promotion-relegation play off against the 2nd-place finisher in the 2020–21 Belgian First Division B, with the winner playing in the 2021–22 Belgian First Division A.
Matricule | Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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35 | Anderlecht | Anderlecht | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium | 21,500 |
1 | Antwerp | Antwerp | Bosuilstadion | 12,975 |
13 | Beerschot | Antwerp | Olympic Stadium | 12,771 |
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 | 8,363 |
322 | Genk | Genk | Luminus Arena | 24,956 |
7 | Gent | Ghent | Ghelamco Arena | 20,000 |
19 | Kortrijk | Kortrijk | Guldensporen Stadion | 9,399 |
25 | Mechelen | Mechelen | AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne | 16,700 |
216 | Mouscron | Mouscron | Stade Le Canonnier | 10,571 |
31 | Oostende | Ostend | Versluys Arena | 8,432 |
18 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Leuven | Den Dreef | 10,000 |
373 | Sint-Truiden | Sint-Truiden | Stayen | 14,600 |
16 | Standard Liège | Liège | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | 30,023 |
4068 | Waasland-Beveren | Beveren | Freethiel Stadion | 8,190 |
5381 | Zulte Waregem | Waregem | Regenboogstadion | 12,500 |
Number of teams | Province or region | Team(s) |
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5 | ![]() |
Cercle Brugge, Club Brugge, Kortrijk, Oostende and Zulte Waregem |
3 | ![]() |
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2 | ![]() |
Gent and Waasland-Beveren |
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Charleroi and Mouscron | |
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Eupen and Standard Liège | |
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Genk and Sint-Truiden | |
1 | ![]() |
Anderlecht |
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Oud-Heverlee Leuven |
Club | Manager | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors |
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Anderlecht |
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Joma | DVV Insurance (home) Candriam (away) |
Antwerp |
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Jako | Ghelamco |
Beerschot |
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XIII [n 4] | Yelo |
Cercle Brugge |
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Kappa | Napoleon Games |
Charleroi |
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Kappa | Lotto |
Club Brugge |
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Macron | Unibet |
Eupen |
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Adidas | Qatar Airways |
Excel Mouscron |
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Uhlsport | Star Casino |
Genk |
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Nike | Beobank |
Gent |
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Craft | VDK Bank |
Kortrijk |
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Jako | AGO Jobs & HR |
Mechelen |
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Jartazi | Telenet |
OH Leuven |
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Adidas | King Power |
Oostende |
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Kipsta | Star Casino |
Sint-Truiden |
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Macron | DMM.com |
Standard Liège |
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New Balance | VOO |
Waasland-Beveren |
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Uhlsport | Star Casino |
Zulte-Waregem |
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Patrick | Napoleon Games |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Cercle Brugge |
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End of contract [3] | End of 2019–20 season | Pre-season |
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3 July 2020 [4] |
Antwerp |
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End of contract [5] |
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20 May 2020 [6] | ||
Sint-Truiden |
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Mutual consent [7] |
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2 June 2020 [8] | ||
Waasland-Beveren |
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Caretaker replaced |
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4 June 2020 [9] | ||
Oostende |
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Replaced [10] |
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7 June 2020 [10] | ||
Standard Liège |
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Resigned [11] |
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10 June 2020 [12] | ||
Excel Mouscron |
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Mutual consent [13] |
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18 July 2020 [14] | ||
Anderlecht |
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Kompany became sole manager [15] | 17 August 2020 | 3rd |
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17 August 2020 [15] |
Gent |
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Sacked [16] | 20 August 2020 | 16th |
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20 August 2020 [16] |
Gent |
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Sacked [17] | 14 September 2020 | 16th |
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14 September 2020 |
Genk |
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Sacked [18] | 15 September 2020 | 14th |
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15 September 2020 |
Genk |
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Caretaker replaced [19] | 24 September 2020 | 14th |
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24 September 2020 |
Excel Mouscron |
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Sacked [20] | 19 October 2020 | 18th |
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20 October 2020 [21] |
Genk |
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Hired by
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2 November 2020 | 7th |
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8 November 2020 [n 13] |
Sint-Truiden |
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Sacked [24] | 1 December 2020 | 16th |
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1 December 2020 |
Gent |
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Sacked [25] | 3 December 2020 | 12th |
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4 December 2020 |
Sint-Truiden |
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Caretaker replaced [27] | 7 December 2020 | 17th |
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7 December 2020 |
Standard Liège |
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Sacked [28] | 26 December 2020 | 11th |
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30 December 2020 |
Antwerp |
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Hired by
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29 December 2020 | 5th |
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4 January 2021 |
Beerschot |
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Hired by
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17 January 2021 | 10th |
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19 January 2021 |
Kortrijk |
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Sacked [34] | 31 January 2021 | 15th |
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31 January 2021 |
Cercle Brugge |
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Sacked [35] | 1 February 2021 | 17th |
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3 February 2021 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Club Brugge (C) | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 73 | 26 | +47 | 76 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League and Play-offs I [a] |
2 | Antwerp | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 60 | Qualification for the Play-offs I |
3 | Anderlecht | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 58 | |
4 | Genk [b] | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 56 | |
5 | Oostende [c] | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 53 | Qualification for the Play-offs II |
6 | Standard Liège | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 50 | |
7 | Gent | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 49 | |
8 | Mechelen | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 48 | |
9 | Beerschot | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 47 | |
10 | Zulte Waregem | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 69 | −16 | 46 | |
11 | OH Leuven | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 45 | |
12 | Eupen | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 43 | |
13 | Charleroi | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 42 | |
14 | Kortrijk | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 39 | |
15 | Sint-Truiden | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 38 | |
16 | Cercle Brugge | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 36 | |
17 | Waasland-Beveren (R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 70 | −26 | 31 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
18 | Excel Mouscron [c] (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 31 | Relegation to First Division B |
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Club Brugge 38, Antwerp 30, Anderlecht 29 and Genk 28.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | CLU | GNK | ANT | AND | |
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1 | Club Brugge (C) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 44 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
2 | Genk | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 44 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round | 3–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
3 | Antwerp | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 35 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round | 0–0 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | |
4 | Anderlecht | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 33 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — |
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Oostende 27, Standard 25, Gent 25 and Mechelen 24. The points of Oostende and Gent were rounded up, therefore in case of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, the half point will be deducted for these teams.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | GNT | MEC | OOS | STA | |
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1 | Gent | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 38 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | Mechelen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 35 | 1–2 | — | 5–3 | 3–1 | ||
3 | Oostende | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 34 | 0–4 | 2–2 | — | 6–2 | ||
4 | Standard Liège | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 28 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — |
Originally, the fourth-placed team of the play-offs I (or third-placed team if the regular season winners finish fourth) and the first-placed team of the play-offs II would play two home-and-away matches to determine the Europa Conference League play-off winner, which would qualify for the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League. However, since Genk, winners of the 2020–21 Belgian Cup, finished in the regular season top four and qualified for play-offs I, this guaranteed that all four teams of play-offs I would qualify for European competitions. As a result, the play-off final was not played, and the first-placed team of the play-offs II, KAA Gent, qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.[ citation needed]
The team finishing in 17th place competes in a two-legged match with the runner-up of the 2020–21 Belgian First Division B, with the aggregate winner to play in the 2021–22 Belgian First Division A, while the losing team will take part in the 2021–22 Belgian First Division B.[ citation needed]
On 11 April 2021, Seraing from the Belgian First Division B qualified for the promotion-relegation playoff as a loss by Lommel against Union SG meant Seraing could no longer be overtaken for second place. On 8 May 2021, Seraing was promoted to the 2021–22 Belgian First Division A after a 6–3 aggregate win in the two-legged series and Waasland-Beveren was relegated to the 2021–22 Belgian First Division B.
Seraing | 1–1 | Waasland-Beveren |
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Waasland-Beveren | 2–5 | Seraing |
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Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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Genk | 30 |
2 |
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OH Leuven | 21 |
3 |
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Zulte Waregem | 20 |
4 |
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Sint-Truiden | 17 |
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Gent | ||
6 |
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Beerschot | 16 |
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Cercle Brugge | ||
8 |
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Eupen | 15 |
9 |
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Genk | 14 |
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Club Brugge | ||
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Anderlecht |
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 |
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Beerschot | 16 |
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OH Leuven | ||
3 |
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Oostende | 10 |
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Genk | ||
5 |
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Club Brugge | 9 |
6 |
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Antwerp | 8 |
7 |
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Zulte Waregem | 7 |
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Club Brugge | ||
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Charleroi | ||
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Gent | ||
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Mechelen | ||
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Kortrijk | ||
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Club Brugge |
Award | Winner | Club |
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Player of the Year |
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Genk |
Top goalscorer | ||
Manager of the Year |
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Oostende |
Breakthrough of the Year |
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Club Brugge |
Team of the Year [44] | |||||
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Goalkeeper |
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Defence |
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Midfield |
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Attack |
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Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 8 August 2020 – 23 May 2021 |
Champions | Club Brugge |
Relegated |
Excel Mouscron Waasland-Beveren |
Champions League | Club Brugge Genk |
Europa League | Royal Antwerp |
Europa Conference League |
Gent Anderlecht |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 914 (2.99 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Paul Onuachu (30 goals) |
Biggest home win | Gent 5–1
Beerschot (4 October 2020) Genk 4–0 Eupen (30 October 2020) Gent 4–0 Excel Mouscron (15 February 2021) Gent 4–0 Charleroi (10 April 2021) Genk 4–0 Sint-Truiden (11 April 2021) |
Biggest away win |
Zulte Waregem 0–6 Club Brugge (20 September 2020) |
Highest scoring |
Kortrijk 5–5 Beerschot (7 November 2020) |
Longest winning run | 10 matches Club Brugge |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Club Brugge |
Longest winless run | 10 matches Cercle Brugge Excel Mouscron Waasland-Beveren |
Longest losing run | 7 matches Cercle Brugge |
←
2019–20
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 20 May 2021. |
The 2020–21 Belgian First Division A was the 118th season of top-tier football in Belgium. As part of a proposal by the Jupiler Pro League's board of directors accepted by the General Assembly on 15 May 2020, the 2020–21 season would involve shortened playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only the top four teams would play for the title, while teams five through eight would play for the remaining ticket into Europe. [1] The league fixtures were announced on 8 July 2020. [2] Club Brugge successfully defended their title from the previous season, finishing level on points in the title play-offs with Racing Genk, as regular season runners-up Royal Antwerp's challenge faded.
Waasland-Beveren were originally relegated to the Belgian First Division B, as they were the bottom-placed team when the 2019–20 Belgian First Division A stopped prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, following legal proceedings, they remained in the top-flight, and instead, the league was expanded to 18 teams, with both OH Leuven and Beerschot being promoted (normally only one of them would have gained promotion). Technically, under its current form and owners, Beerschot will make its debut in the top tier of Belgian football, although in reality two teams with the same identity have played at the top level: Beerschot VAC (81 seasons, last in 1990–91) and Beerschot AC (until its bankruptcy at the end of the 2012–13 season, and known as Germinal Beerschot from 1999 until 2011). OH Leuven returned to the top tier after an absence of four seasons, when they dropped to the last place on the ultimate matchday of the 2015–16 season.
With now 18 instead of 16 teams, the format has changed somewhat. While the season still starts with an initial round-robin phase in which all teams play each other twice, the end of season play-offs have been shortened temporarily and for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons only. The title playoffs will now only be played by the top four teams (instead of six) and the Europa play-offs will now be played by the teams finishing fifth through eight (instead of all teams finishing below 6th). As a result, for all teams finishing below 8th, the season will be over upon completion of the round-robin phase, with the team in last position being relegated. One exception is the team finishing in 17th position, as this team will play a promotion-relegation play off against the 2nd-place finisher in the 2020–21 Belgian First Division B, with the winner playing in the 2021–22 Belgian First Division A.
Matricule | Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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35 | Anderlecht | Anderlecht | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium | 21,500 |
1 | Antwerp | Antwerp | Bosuilstadion | 12,975 |
13 | Beerschot | Antwerp | Olympic Stadium | 12,771 |
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 | 8,363 |
322 | Genk | Genk | Luminus Arena | 24,956 |
7 | Gent | Ghent | Ghelamco Arena | 20,000 |
19 | Kortrijk | Kortrijk | Guldensporen Stadion | 9,399 |
25 | Mechelen | Mechelen | AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne | 16,700 |
216 | Mouscron | Mouscron | Stade Le Canonnier | 10,571 |
31 | Oostende | Ostend | Versluys Arena | 8,432 |
18 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Leuven | Den Dreef | 10,000 |
373 | Sint-Truiden | Sint-Truiden | Stayen | 14,600 |
16 | Standard Liège | Liège | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | 30,023 |
4068 | Waasland-Beveren | Beveren | Freethiel Stadion | 8,190 |
5381 | Zulte Waregem | Waregem | Regenboogstadion | 12,500 |
Number of teams | Province or region | Team(s) |
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5 | ![]() |
Cercle Brugge, Club Brugge, Kortrijk, Oostende and Zulte Waregem |
3 | ![]() |
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2 | ![]() |
Gent and Waasland-Beveren |
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Charleroi and Mouscron | |
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Eupen and Standard Liège | |
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Genk and Sint-Truiden | |
1 | ![]() |
Anderlecht |
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Oud-Heverlee Leuven |
Club | Manager | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors |
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Anderlecht |
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Joma | DVV Insurance (home) Candriam (away) |
Antwerp |
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Jako | Ghelamco |
Beerschot |
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XIII [n 4] | Yelo |
Cercle Brugge |
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Kappa | Napoleon Games |
Charleroi |
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Kappa | Lotto |
Club Brugge |
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Macron | Unibet |
Eupen |
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Adidas | Qatar Airways |
Excel Mouscron |
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Uhlsport | Star Casino |
Genk |
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Nike | Beobank |
Gent |
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Craft | VDK Bank |
Kortrijk |
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Jako | AGO Jobs & HR |
Mechelen |
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Jartazi | Telenet |
OH Leuven |
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Adidas | King Power |
Oostende |
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Kipsta | Star Casino |
Sint-Truiden |
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Macron | DMM.com |
Standard Liège |
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New Balance | VOO |
Waasland-Beveren |
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Uhlsport | Star Casino |
Zulte-Waregem |
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Patrick | Napoleon Games |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Cercle Brugge |
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End of contract [3] | End of 2019–20 season | Pre-season |
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3 July 2020 [4] |
Antwerp |
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End of contract [5] |
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20 May 2020 [6] | ||
Sint-Truiden |
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Mutual consent [7] |
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2 June 2020 [8] | ||
Waasland-Beveren |
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Caretaker replaced |
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4 June 2020 [9] | ||
Oostende |
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Replaced [10] |
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7 June 2020 [10] | ||
Standard Liège |
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Resigned [11] |
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10 June 2020 [12] | ||
Excel Mouscron |
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Mutual consent [13] |
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18 July 2020 [14] | ||
Anderlecht |
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Kompany became sole manager [15] | 17 August 2020 | 3rd |
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17 August 2020 [15] |
Gent |
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Sacked [16] | 20 August 2020 | 16th |
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20 August 2020 [16] |
Gent |
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Sacked [17] | 14 September 2020 | 16th |
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14 September 2020 |
Genk |
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Sacked [18] | 15 September 2020 | 14th |
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15 September 2020 |
Genk |
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Caretaker replaced [19] | 24 September 2020 | 14th |
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24 September 2020 |
Excel Mouscron |
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Sacked [20] | 19 October 2020 | 18th |
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20 October 2020 [21] |
Genk |
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Hired by
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2 November 2020 | 7th |
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8 November 2020 [n 13] |
Sint-Truiden |
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Sacked [24] | 1 December 2020 | 16th |
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1 December 2020 |
Gent |
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Sacked [25] | 3 December 2020 | 12th |
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4 December 2020 |
Sint-Truiden |
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Caretaker replaced [27] | 7 December 2020 | 17th |
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7 December 2020 |
Standard Liège |
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Sacked [28] | 26 December 2020 | 11th |
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30 December 2020 |
Antwerp |
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Hired by
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29 December 2020 | 5th |
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4 January 2021 |
Beerschot |
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Hired by
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17 January 2021 | 10th |
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19 January 2021 |
Kortrijk |
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Sacked [34] | 31 January 2021 | 15th |
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31 January 2021 |
Cercle Brugge |
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Sacked [35] | 1 February 2021 | 17th |
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3 February 2021 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Club Brugge (C) | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 73 | 26 | +47 | 76 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League and Play-offs I [a] |
2 | Antwerp | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 60 | Qualification for the Play-offs I |
3 | Anderlecht | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 58 | |
4 | Genk [b] | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 56 | |
5 | Oostende [c] | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 53 | Qualification for the Play-offs II |
6 | Standard Liège | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 50 | |
7 | Gent | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 49 | |
8 | Mechelen | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 48 | |
9 | Beerschot | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 47 | |
10 | Zulte Waregem | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 69 | −16 | 46 | |
11 | OH Leuven | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 45 | |
12 | Eupen | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 43 | |
13 | Charleroi | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 42 | |
14 | Kortrijk | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 39 | |
15 | Sint-Truiden | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 38 | |
16 | Cercle Brugge | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 36 | |
17 | Waasland-Beveren (R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 70 | −26 | 31 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
18 | Excel Mouscron [c] (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 31 | Relegation to First Division B |
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Club Brugge 38, Antwerp 30, Anderlecht 29 and Genk 28.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | CLU | GNK | ANT | AND | |
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1 | Club Brugge (C) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 44 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
2 | Genk | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 44 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round | 3–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
3 | Antwerp | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 35 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round | 0–0 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | |
4 | Anderlecht | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 33 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — |
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Oostende 27, Standard 25, Gent 25 and Mechelen 24. The points of Oostende and Gent were rounded up, therefore in case of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, the half point will be deducted for these teams.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | GNT | MEC | OOS | STA | |
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1 | Gent | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 38 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | Mechelen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 35 | 1–2 | — | 5–3 | 3–1 | ||
3 | Oostende | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 34 | 0–4 | 2–2 | — | 6–2 | ||
4 | Standard Liège | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 28 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — |
Originally, the fourth-placed team of the play-offs I (or third-placed team if the regular season winners finish fourth) and the first-placed team of the play-offs II would play two home-and-away matches to determine the Europa Conference League play-off winner, which would qualify for the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League. However, since Genk, winners of the 2020–21 Belgian Cup, finished in the regular season top four and qualified for play-offs I, this guaranteed that all four teams of play-offs I would qualify for European competitions. As a result, the play-off final was not played, and the first-placed team of the play-offs II, KAA Gent, qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.[ citation needed]
The team finishing in 17th place competes in a two-legged match with the runner-up of the 2020–21 Belgian First Division B, with the aggregate winner to play in the 2021–22 Belgian First Division A, while the losing team will take part in the 2021–22 Belgian First Division B.[ citation needed]
On 11 April 2021, Seraing from the Belgian First Division B qualified for the promotion-relegation playoff as a loss by Lommel against Union SG meant Seraing could no longer be overtaken for second place. On 8 May 2021, Seraing was promoted to the 2021–22 Belgian First Division A after a 6–3 aggregate win in the two-legged series and Waasland-Beveren was relegated to the 2021–22 Belgian First Division B.
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OH Leuven | 21 |
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Zulte Waregem | 20 |
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Beerschot | 16 |
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Eupen | 15 |
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Genk | 14 |
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Anderlecht |
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Beerschot | 16 |
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Oostende | 10 |
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Club Brugge | 9 |
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Antwerp | 8 |
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Zulte Waregem | 7 |
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Player of the Year |
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Manager of the Year |
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Midfield |
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