Belgian Super Cup

Football tournament

Belgian Super Cup

Organising body| Royal Belgian Football Association
Belgian Pro League
Founded| 1979
Region| Belgium
Number of teams| 2
Related competitions| Belgian Cup (qualifier)
Belgian Pro League (qualifier)
Current champions| Union SG (1st title)
Most successful club(s)| Club Brugge (17 titles)
Television broadcasters| Eleven Sports
Website| Official website
2024 Belgian Super Cup

The Belgian Super Cup (Dutch: Belgische Supercup [ˈbɛlɣisə ˈsʏpərˌkʏp]; French: Supercoupe de Belgique [sypɛʁkup də bɛlʒik]; German: Belgischer Fußball-Super Cup), Pro League Supercup, is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian Pro League champions (also received the Super Cup host) and the Belgian Cup winners. If both teams are the same, the Belgian Cup runners-up participates as the second club.

The most successful Super Cup club is Club Brugge with 17 titles, followed by Anderlecht (13), Standard Liège (4), Genk (2), Beveren (2) and Lierse (2). It was created in 1979 and held every year since, with the only exception 1989 and 2020.

The current holders are Union SG, who defeated Club Brugge in the 2024 Belgian Super Cup.

## Results

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The winner of the Belgian Super Cup receives this trophy from the Pro League.

The winning team is shown in green background and italic is used for cup runners-up taking part when the league champion also won the cup the prior season. The score of the penalty shoot-out is mentioned between brackets.

Year  | League champions  | Result  | Cup winners[nb 1] | Attendance  | Venue  | Note

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1979  | Beveren | 1-1 (3–2 pen.)  | Beerschot VAC | 8,000  | Olympic Stadium |
1980  | Club Brugge | 1-1 (4–3 pen.)  | Beveren |  | Heysel Stadium | [nb 2]
1981  | Anderlecht | 0-0 (1–3 pen.)  | Standard Liège | 35,000  |  |
1982  | Standard Liège | 2-3  | Waregem |  |  | [nb 2]
1983  | Standard Liège | 1-1 (5–4 pen.)  | Beveren |  |  |
1984  | Beveren | 5-1  | Gent |  | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
1985  | Anderlecht | 2-1  | Cercle Brugge |  |  |
1986  | Anderlecht | 0-1  | Club Brugge |  | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
1987  | Anderlecht | 1-1  | KV Mechelen |  |  | [nb 3]
2-0  |  |
1988  | Club Brugge | 1-0  | Anderlecht |  |  |
1989  | KV Mechelen | -- | Anderlecht | -- | -- | [nb 4]
1990  | Club Brugge | 2-2 (7–6 pen.)  | RFC Liége |  | Heysel Stadium |
1991  | Anderlecht | 3-3 (5–6 pen.)  | Club Brugge |  | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
1992  | Club Brugge | 1-1 (4–1 pen.)  | Antwerp |  | Olympiastadion |
1993  | Anderlecht | 3-0  | Standard Liège |  | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
1994  | Anderlecht | 1-3  | Club Brugge |  | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium | [nb 5]
1995  | Anderlecht | 2-1  | Club Brugge |  | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
1996  | Club Brugge | 5-2  | Cercle Brugge |  | Olympiastadion | [nb 6]
1997 | Lierse | 1-0  | Germinal Ekeren | 7,000  | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
1998 | Club Brugge | 2-1  | Genk | 1,700  | Jan Breydel Stadium |
1999 | Genk | 1-3  | Lierse | 16,000  | Fenix stadium |
2000 | Anderlecht | 3-1  | Genk | 15,000  | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
2001 | Anderlecht | 4-1  | Westerlo | 5,000  | Het Kuipje |
2002 | Genk | 0-2  | Club Brugge | 8,163  | Fenix stadium |
2003 | Club Brugge | 1-1 (5–4 pen.)  | La Louvière | 3,268  | Jan Breydel Stadium |
2004 | Anderlecht | 0-2  | Club Brugge | 8,500  | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
2005 | Club Brugge | 1-1 (4–2 pen.)  | Germinal Beerschot | 3,632  | Jan Breydel Stadium |
2006 | Anderlecht | 3-1  | Zulte Waregem | 13,000  | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium | [nb 7]
2007 | Anderlecht | 3-1  | Club Brugge | 15,000  | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
2008 | Standard Liège | 3-1  | Anderlecht | 17,500  | Stade Maurice Dufrasne |
2009 | Standard Liège | 2-0  | Genk |  | Stade Maurice Dufrasne |
2010 | Anderlecht | 1-0  | Gent | 14,000  | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
2011 | Genk | 1-0  | Standard Liège | 7,000  | Cristal Arena |
2012 | Anderlecht | 3-2  | Lokeren | 15,000  | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
2013 | Anderlecht | 1-0  | Genk | 18,000  | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
2014 | Anderlecht | 2-1  | Lokeren |  | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
2015 | Gent | 1-0  | Club Brugge | 15,000  | Ghelamco Arena |
2016 | Club Brugge | 2-1  | Standard Liège | 15,000  | Jan Breydel Stadium |
2017 | Anderlecht | 2-1  | Zulte Waregem | 21,500  | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
2018 | Club Brugge | 2-1  | Standard Liège | 16,000  | Jan Breydel Stadium |
2019 | Genk | 3-0  | KV Mechelen | 14,160  | Cristal Arena |
2020 | Club Brugge | -- | Antwerp | -- | -- | [nb 8]
2021 | Club Brugge | 3-2  | Genk | 10,000  | Jan Breydel Stadium |
2022 | Club Brugge | 1-0  | Gent | 18,166  | Jan Breydel Stadium |
2023 | Antwerp | 1-1 (5–4 pen.)  | KV Mechelen |  | Bosuilstadion | [nb 9]
2024 | Club Brugge | 1-2  | Union SG |  | Jan Breydel Stadium |

1. ^ Unless noted otherwise.
2. ^ a b In 1980 and 1982, the Belgian Cup was won by Waterschei. However, as an amateur team, they were not allowed by the Belgian FA to play the Super Cup. As such, their place was taken by the losing cup finalists, Beveren (in 1980) and Waregem (in 1982).
3. ^ In 1987, the Super Cup was played over two legs.
4. ^ In 1989, the Super Cup was not played.
5. ^ As Anderlecht had won the double, cup finalist Club Brugge played the Super Cup.
6. ^ As Club Brugge had won the double, cup finalist Cercle Brugge played the Super Cup.
7. ^ The match was originally played on 22 July 2006, but had to be stopped at half-time (0-0) due to heavy rain. The match was replayed on 20 December of the same year.
8. ^ In 2020, the Super Cup was not played.
9. ^ As Antwerp had won the double, cup finalist KV Mechelen played the Super Cup.

## Performance by club

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Below is the performance listed per club, sorted by number of wins.

Team  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Years won  | Years runners-up  | Total appearances

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Club Brugge | 17  | 4  | 1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991,
1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2016, 2018,
2021, 2022 | 1995, 2007, 2015, 2024 | 21
Anderlecht | 13  | 7  | 1985, 1987, 1993, 1995, 2000,
2001, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012,
2013, 2014, 2017 | 1981, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1994,
2004, 2008 | 20
Standard Liège | 4  | 5  | 1981, 1983, 2008, 2009 | 1982, 1993, 2011, 2016, 2018 | 9
Genk | 2  | 7  | 2011, 2019 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2009,
2013, 2021 | 9
Beveren | 2  | 2  | 1979, 1984  | 1980, 1983  | 4
Lierse | 2  | 0  | 1997, 1999 | –  | 2
Gent | 1  | 3  | 2015 | 1984, 2010, 2022 | 4
Antwerp | 1  | 1  | 2023  | 1992  | 2
Waregem | 1  | 0  | 1982  | –  | 1
Union SG | 1  | 0  | 2024 | –  | 1
Mechelen | 0  | 3  | –  | 1987, 2019, 2023  | 3
Cercle Brugge | 0  | 2  | –  | 1985, 1996  | 2
Lokeren | 0  | 2  | –  | 2012, 2014 | 2
Zulte Waregem | 0  | 2  | –  | 2006, 2017 | 2
Beerschot AC | 0  | 2  | –  | 1997 (as Germinal Ekeren),
2005 (as Germinal Beerschot) | 2
Westerlo | 0  | 1  | –  | 2001 | 1
RFC Liège | 0  | 1  | –  | 1990  | 1
Beerschot VAC | 0  | 1  | –  | 1979  | 1
La Louvière | 0  | 1  | –  | 2003 | 1

## References

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* (in English) Pluto website \- Belgian football history

## External links

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* Belgium - List of Super Cup Finals, RSSSF.com

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