List of football clubs in Belgium

This is a list of football clubs in Belgium by year of origin.

## List

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Year  | Club  | Division (2025–26)  | Notes

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1880  | Royal Antwerp | Belgian Pro League | Oldest club in Belgium with matricule number 1.
1891  | Club Brugge | Belgian Pro League  |
1892  | RFC Liège | Challenger Pro League |
1897  | Union SG | Belgian Pro League  |
1898  | Standard Liège | Belgian Pro League  |
1899  | Cercle Brugge | Belgian Pro League  |
1899  | Beerschot | Challenger Pro League  | created by the merger of KFCO Wilrijk and Beerschot AC in 2013.
1900  | Gent | Belgian Pro League  |
1901  | Kortrijk | Challenger Pro League  |
1904  | Sporting Charleroi | Belgian Pro League  |
1904  | Mechelen | Belgian Pro League  |
1904  | Oostende | Dissolved due to Bankruptcy  | created by the merger of AS Oostende and VG Oostende in 1981
1904  | RFC Seraing | Dissolved due to bankruptcy  | the old RFC Seraing successor by new club, RFC Seraing
1905  | Union Namur | Belgian Division 1 |
1906  | Royal Capellen | Belgian Division 1  |
1908  | Anderlecht | Belgian Pro League  | Most successful club of Belgium, with 34 domestic league titles
1909  | RWD Molenbeek | Dissolved due to Bankruptcy  | Strictly speaking, former RWDM is hence the successor of K. Standaard Wetteren in 1953
1912  | Olympic Charleroi CF | Belgian Division 1  |
1912  | KFC Turnhout | Belgian Division 3 | Founded by chaplain Z.E. Janssens from St-Victor-institute in Turnhout
1913  | RAA Louviéroise |  | Dissolved and Became Cercle Sportif Couillet
1921  | Roeselare |  | Dissolved due to bankruptcy
1921  | Tienen | Belgian Division 1  | renamed from R.C. Tirlemont, due to French name in Tienen
1922  | Excel Mouscron |  | Dissolved due to bankruptcy
1922  | RFC Seraing | Challenger Pro League  |
1922  | Virton | Belgian Division 1  |
1922  | UR La Louvière Centre | Belgian Provincial Leagues  |
1923  | K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen |  | Dissolved due to bankruptcy, merged with KSV Temse and currently play as Lokeren-Temse
1924  | Sint-Truiden | Belgian Pro League  |
1926  | KMSK Deinze |  | Dissolved in 2025 after bankruptcy
1926  | K.F.C. Dessel Sport | Belgian Division 1  |
1926  | RFC Mandel United | Belgian Division 2  |
1927  | URSL Visé |  | Bankruptcy in 2024
1933  | K.V.C. Westerlo | Belgian Pro League  |
1935  | KSK Beveren | 1st Provincial East Flanders | Merged with SK Beveren
1935  | FCV Dender EH | Belgian Pro League  |
1935  | Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | Challenger Pro League  |
1936  | KVK Ninove | Belgian Division 1  |
1936  | SK Beveren | Challenger Pro League  | renamed from Waasland-Beveren in 2022
1940  | KSK Heist | Belgian Division 1  |
1940  | Sint-Eloois-Winkel Sport  | Dissolved as First team  |
1942  | Thes Sport | Belgian Division 1  |
1943  | Lierse Kempenzonen | Challenger Pro League  | created by the merger of FC Oosterzonen and Lierse in 2018
1945  | Eupen | Challenger Pro League  | created by the merger of La Jeunesse d'Eupen and FC Eupen 1920 in 1945
1949  | Royal Francs-Borains | Challenger Pro League  |
1953  | Royale Union Tubize-Braine | Belgian Division 1  | merged from A.F.C. Tubize and Royal Stade Brainois in 2021
1988  | Genk | Belgian Pro League  | created by the merger of Waterschei and Winterslag in 1988
1998  | Rupel Boom | Belgian Division 2  |
2001  | Zulte Waregem | Belgian Pro League  | created by the merger of Zultse VV and Waregem in 2001.
2002  | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Belgian Pro League  | Merger of 3 clubs.
2003  | Lommel SK | Challenger Pro League  |
2009  | RAAL La Louvière | Belgian Pro League  | Merger from Racing Charleroi-Couillet-Fleurus has been dissolve of former RAA Louviéroise in 2009.
2015  | Daring Brussels | Challenger Pro League  | Merger from two teams of Former RWD Molenbeek and Standard Wetteren has been dissolved when became a new club in 2015. On 6 June 2025, RWD Molenbeek officially change name to Daring Brussels from 2025–26 season.
2020  | Lokeren-Temse | Challenger Pro League  | two clubs Sporting Lokeren has been dissolved on 20 April 2020 and KSV Temse was founded in 1945 merger into Lokeren-Temse in 2020
2021  | Belisia Bilzen | Belgian Division 1  | two clubs Spouwen-Mopertingen merged with Bilzerse Waltwilder and a new club was formed named Belisia Bilzen, taking its name after the first football club of Bilzen named Belisia, founded in 1912
2024  | Diksmuide-Oostende | Belgian Division 2  | two clubs KV Diksmuide merged with KV Oostende and new club was formed name Diksmuide-Oostende, due to former KV Oostende has been dissolve in 2024.

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Football in Belgium

* Royal Belgian Football Association
* Pro League

National teams|

* Seniors
* Youth
* U-21
* U-19
* U-18
* U-17
* Women
* W U-17

League system|

| Level 1|

* Pro League

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Level 2|

* Challenger Pro League

Level 3|

* Division 1 (2 divisions: 1 VV, 1 ACFF)

Level 4|

* Division 2 (3 divisions: 2 VV, 1 ACFF)

Level 5|

* Division 3 (4 divisions: 2 VV, 2 ACFF)

Levels 6–9|

* Provincial Leagues (10 groups: Antwerp, Flemish teams from Brabant (unified Brussels Capital Region, Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant division), Francophone teams from Brabant, East Flanders, Hainaut, Liège, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur, and West Flanders)

Defunct|

* Belgian Second Division, Belgian Third Division, Belgian Fourth Division

Women's League system|

| Level 1|

* Super League

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Level 2|

* First Division

Level 3|

* Second Division

Level 4+|

* Provincial Leagues (10 groups: Antwerp, Flemish teams from Brabant (unified Brussels Capital Region, Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant division), Francophone teams from Brabant, East Flanders, Hainaut, Liège, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur, and West Flanders)

Defunct|

* BeNe League, Third Division

Domestic cups|

| Men|

* Belgian Cup
* Belgian Super Cup
* defunct: Belgian League Cup

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Women|

* Belgian Women's Cup
* defunct: BeNe Super Cup

Awards|

* Golden Shoe
* Professional football awards
* Ebony Shoe
* Lion Award

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