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Belgian Pro League
Season2023–24
Dates28 July 2023 – 2 June 2024
ChampionsClub Brugge
19th title
RelegatedRWD Molenbeek
Eupen
Champions LeagueClub Brugge
Union SG
Europa LeagueAnderlecht
Cercle Brugge
Conference LeagueGent
Matches played312
Goals scored886 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorerKévin Denkey
(27 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) Standard Liège 0-5 KVC Westerlo
(10 May 2024)
Highest scoringClub Brugge 7–1 RWD Molenbeek
(20 August 2023)
Longest winning run8 matches
Union SG
Longest unbeaten run24 matches
Union SG
Longest winless run13 matches
RWDM
Longest losing run6 matches
Westerlo
Eupen
Highest attendance27,645
Club Brugge 0–0 Cercle Brugge
(26 May 2024)
Lowest attendance0 (behind closed doors)
Sporting Charleroi 1–1 OH Leuven (29 July 2023)
Standard Liège 0–0 OH Leuven (6 April 2024)
Total attendance3,261,502 (312 matches)
Average attendance10,454

The 2023–24 Belgian Pro League (officially known as the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons) was the 121st season of top-tier football in Belgium. Club Brugge were crowned champions for the 19th time in their history having come back from fourth at the start of the title play-offs. For the second time in three seasons, Union Saint-Gilloise finished top at the end of the regular season, but did not win the league.

Format change

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After 3 seasons, the Belgian Pro League returned to the "old" format, featuring the number of teams reduced from 18 to 16, and with similar play-offs as it was pre-COVID-19. After the regular season, the top six teams qualified for the champions' play-offs (commonly called "Play-offs I"), teams from 7th to 12th place qualified for the Europe play-offs (commonly called "Play-offs II"), but most importantly the number of teams relegating increased from one to either two or three, as the bottom four teams (13th through 16th) played relegation play-offs after completion, of which the bottom two teams were relegated directly, with the team finishing 14th overall playing the 3rd-place finisher of the 2023–24 Challenger Pro League for the final spot in the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League.[1]

Teams

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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 RWD Molenbeek played their first-ever season in the top flight, however the club saw 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

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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

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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

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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
Cercle Brugge Austria 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
Genk Belgium Domenico Olivieri, Belgium Michel Ribeiro & Belgium Eddy Vanhemel (caretakers) [n 4] 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 5] Erreà AGO Jobs & HR, Unibet Brustor, Earth Belgium, Caps Fuel Card NOVA Unibet, Caps Fuel Card
Mechelen Albania Besnik Hasi [n 6] Telenet, Groep Verelst, Play Sports, AFAS Software AFAS Software None Arco Information, Golden Palace Casino Sports
OH Leuven Spain Óscar García [n 7] Stanno Star Casino Tegel Concept Banqup None
RWD Molenbeek Belgium Yannick Ferrera [n 8] 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 9] Adidas VOO Circus Belgium Cainiao None
Union SG Germany Alexander Blessin Nike [2] Loterie Nationale/Hey! Telecom (in UEFA matches) Hey! Telecom None
Westerlo Belgium Bart Goor [n 10] Nike Soudal Casino777, Arma Global Keukens Vanlommel, Voetbalshop.be

Managerial changes

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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 11]
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 12] 16th[n 13] 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 14] Spain Óscar García 5 November 2023
Mechelen Belgium Frederik Vanderbiest 8 November 2023[20][n 15] 14th[n 16] 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]
Genk Belgium Wouter Vrancken Mutual consent 9 May 2024[36] 4th (Champions' play-offs) Belgium Domenico Olivieri, Belgium Michel Ribeiro & Belgium Eddy Vanhemel (caretakers) 9 May 2024[36]

Regular season

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League table

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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.[37]
Notes:
  1. ^ The regular season winner qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2024–25 UEFA Champions League in the play-off.

Results

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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

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Champions' play-offs

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The champions' play-offs decided the overall league champion. The top six teams of the Regular season qualified and played a round-robin tournament, with each team starting with half the points obtained during the regular season. The starting points were rounded up, in case of ties in standings at the end of the champions' play-offs, any half points gained were 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 would always be ranked ahead of those four teams.

The teams finishing in the top four positions after conclusion of the champions' play-offs qualified for European football, with the team in position five 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 CLU USG AND CER GNK ANT
1 Club Brugge (C) 10 7 3 0 21 6 +15 50 Qualification for the Champions League league stage — 2–2 3–1 0–0 4–0 3–0
2 Union SG 10 4 2 4 17 12 +5 49 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round 1–2 — 0–0 2–3 2–0 4–1
3 Anderlecht 10 4 2 4 12 12 0 46 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round 0–1 2–1 — 3–0 2–1 1–0
4 Cercle Brugge 10 3 4 3 13 13 0 37 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] 1–1 1–2 1–1 — 4–1 0–1
5 Genk 10 4 1 5 8 17 −9 37 Qualification for the European competition play-off 0–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 — 1–0
6 Antwerp 10 2 0 8 7 18 −11 32 1–2 0–3 3–1 1–2 0–1 —
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]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Union SG qualified for the Europa League play-off round by winning the 2023–24 Belgian Cup. The Europa League second qualifying spot and the European competition play-off spot were thus passed to the next two highest-placed teams that did not qualify for European competitions.

Europe play-offs

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The Europe play-offs were played by the teams in positions 7 through 12 at the conclusion of the Regular season. Teams played a round-robin tournament, with each team starting with half the points obtained during the regular season. The starting points were rounded up, in case of ties in standings at the end of the Europe play-offs, any half points gained were 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 would always be ranked ahead of those three teams.

The winner of the Europe play-offs faced the team finishing fifth in the champions' play-offs to decide which team qualified for European football.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation GNT MEC STR OHL WES STA
1 Gent (O) 10 8 0 2 27 10 +17 48 Qualification for the European competition play-off — 3–1 2–0 0–1 3–2 5–1
2 Mechelen 10 5 1 4 20 18 +2 39 2–4 — 2–3 3–0 3–2 3–2
3 Sint-Truiden 10 3 4 3 14 15 −1 33 0–2 2–1 — 1–1 2–0 3–3
4 OH Leuven 10 4 3 3 12 12 0 30 2–1 2–3 1–0 — 1–2 3–1
5 Westerlo 10 2 3 5 17 20 −3 24 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–1 — 3–3
6 Standard Liège 10 0 5 5 12 27 −15 22 1–4 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–5[a] —
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.[40]
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Supporters of Standard Liège prevented the start of the game by blocking Standard's team bus's departure. On 28 May 2024, the Royal Belgian Football Association ruled that Standard had done too little to prevent this situation.[39] As a result, the match was not replayed and Westerlo was awarded a 5–0 forfeit win.

European competition play-off

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A single match was played between the fifth place finisher of the champions' play-offs and Gent, the winner of the Europe play-offs, with home advantage to the team from the champions' play-offs. The winner qualified for European football.

Normally the fourth team of the champions' play-offs would be facing the winner of the Europe play-offs, but as Union SG won the 2023–24 Belgian Cup on 9 May 2024 and was already guaranteed of finishing in the top four, instead the fifth-placed team of the champions' play-offs, Genk, faced Gent.

Genk0–1Gent
Report
  • Hjulsager 60'
Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Relegation play-offs

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The bottom four teams after the regular season played the relegation play-offs, a round-robin tournament in which they started with the full points obtained during the regular season. The teams finishing in third and fourth at the conclusion of the relegation play-offs were relegated to the 2024–25 Challenger Pro League, and the team finishing in second place had to play the winner of the promotion play-offs, with the winner of that match playing in the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League.

Charleroi did not lose a single match during the play-offs and was already mathematically certain after four matchdays of not being relegated. Eupen was relegated after five matchdays, following a loss at Kortrijk. On the final matchday on 11 May 2024, to avoid direct relegation, RWD Molenbeek needed to win (at Eupen) and hope Kortrijk would not win (at Charleroi). Kortrijk did lose, but so did RWDM, sending Kortrijk to the promotion/relegation play-offs for an ultimate chance at avoiding relegation, while directly relegating RWD Molenbeek back to the Challenger Pro League.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation CHA KVK RWD EUP
1 Charleroi 6 5 1 0 11 4 +7 45 — 3–1 0–0 1–0
2 Kortrijk (O) 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 31 Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-offs 1–2 — 2–4 1–0
3 RWD Molenbeek (R) 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 30 Relegation to Challenger Pro League 1–3 0–1 — 3–1
4 Eupen (R) 6 1 1 4 5 8 −3 28 1–2 1–1 2–0 —
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Regular season finishing position.[41]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Promotion/relegation play-offs

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

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinals
5Zulte Waregem101
14Kortrijk (a.e.t.)145
4Lommel112
4Lommel1234Lommel022
3Deinze112
6Patro Eisden Maasmechelen011
3Deinze426

Quarter-finals

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Patro Eisden Maasmechelen0–4Deinze
Report
Patrostadion, Maasmechelen
Referee: Wim Smet
Deinze2–1Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
 Report
Dakota Arena, Deinze
Referee: Jan Boterberg

Deinze won 6–1 on aggregate.

Zulte Waregem1–1Lommel
 Report
Referee: Michiel Allaerts
Lommel1–0Zulte Waregem
 Report
Soevereinstadion, Lommel
Referee: Wesli De Cremer

Lommel won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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Lommel1–1Deinze
 Report
Soevereinstadion, Lommel
Referee: Lothar D'Hondt
Deinze1–2Lommel
 Report
Dakota Arena, Deinze
Referee: Wesli De Cremer

Lommel won 3–2 on aggregate.

Finals

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Lommel0–1Kortrijk
Report
Soevereinstadion, Lommel
Referee: Lawrence Visser
Kortrijk4–2 (a.e.t.)Lommel
 Report
Referee: Bert Put

Kortrijk won 5–2 on aggregate.


Season statistics

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

Top goalscorers

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Cercle Brugge's Kévin Denkey finished as the season's top scorer with 27 goals.
Rank Player Club Goals[42]
1 Togo Kévin Denkey Cercle Brugge 27
2 Denmark Anders Dreyer Anderlecht 19
3 Algeria Mohamed Amoura Union SG 18
Brazil Igor Thiago Club Brugge
5 Sweden Gustaf Nilsson Union SG 16
6 Denmark Kasper Dolberg Anderlecht 15
Mauritania Aboubakary Koïta Sint-Truiden
Morocco Tarik Tissoudali Gent
9 Denmark Andreas Skov Olsen Club Brugge 14
10 Denmark Nicolas Madsen Westerlo 13

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[43]
1 Belgium Maarten Vandevoordt Genk 13
2 France Jean Butez Antwerp 12
Brazil Warleson Cercle Brugge
4 Belgium Gaëtan Coucke Mechelen 11
Belgium Simon Mignolet Club Brugge
Luxembourg Anthony Moris Union SG
7 Burkina Faso Hervé Koffi Charleroi 9
8 Belgium Arnaud Bodart Standard Liège 7
Belgium Tobe Leysen OH Leuven
Belgium Davy Roef Gent
Denmark Kasper Schmeichel Anderlecht

Discipline

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Player

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Club

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  • Most yellow cards: 93[46]
    • Union SG
  • Fewest yellow cards: 49[46]
    • Gent
  • Most red cards: 7[47]
    • Genk
  • Fewest red cards: 1[47]
    • Mechelen
    • Sint-Truiden

Attendances

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Club Brugge drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023-24 edition of the Belgian Pro League.

# Football club Home games Average attendance[48]
1 Club Brugge 15 20,876
2 RSC Anderlecht 15 19,816
3 Standard de Liège 15 19,574
4 KRC Genk 15 17,738
5 KAA Gent 15 15,216
6 Royal Antwerp FC 15 14,261
7 KV Mechelen 15 13,156
8 Sporting Charleroi 15 8,827
9 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 15 7,645
10 KV Kortrijk 15 6,588
11 Union Saint-Gilloise 15 6,394
12 KVC Westerlo 15 6,387
13 STVV 15 6,207
14 RWDM 15 5,828
15 Cercle Brugge 15 5,404
16 KAS Eupen 15 3,074

Notes

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  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 Wouter Vrancken managed the team during the regular season and the first 7 matchdays of the champions' play-offs.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Belgium Steven Defour was the manager for matchdays 1 through 12,Belgium Frederik Vanderbiest acted as caretaker manager for matchdays 12 through 14
  7. ^ Belgium Marc Brys was the manager for matchdays 1 through 10, Belgium Eddy Vanhemel acted as caretaker manager on matchdays 11 through 13.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Belgium Carl Hoefkens was the manager for matchdays 1 through 20.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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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