List of football clubs in Belgium explained

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

List

YearClubDivision (2024–25)Notes
1880Royal AntwerpBelgian Pro LeagueOldest club in Belgium with matricule number 1.
1891Club BruggeBelgian Pro League
1892RFC LiègeChallenger Pro League
1897Union SGBelgian Pro League
1898Standard LiègeBelgian Pro League
1899Cercle BruggeBelgian Pro League
1899BeerschotChallenger Pro Leaguecreated by the merger of KFCO Wilrijk and Beerschot AC in 2013.
1900GentBelgian Pro League
1901KortrijkBelgian Pro League
1904Sporting CharleroiBelgian Pro League
1904MechelenBelgian Pro League
1904OostendeDissolved due to Bankruptcycreated by the merger of AS Oostende and VG Oostende in 1981
1904RFC SeraingDissolved due to bankruptcythe old RFC Seraing successor by new club, RFC Seraing
1905Union NamurBelgian National Division 1
1906Royal CapellenBelgian National Division 1
1908AnderlechtBelgian Pro LeagueMost successful club of Belgium
1909RWD MolenbeekDissolved due to BankruptcyStrictly speaking, former RWDM is hence the successor of K. Standaard Wetteren in 1953
1912Olympic Charleroi CFBelgian National Division 1
1919RAAL La LouvièreChallenger Pro League
1921RoeselareDissolved due to bankruptcy
1921TienenBelgian National Division 1renamed from R.C. Tirlemont, due to french name in Tienen
1922Excel MouscronDissolved due to bankruptcy
1922RFC SeraingChallenger Pro League
1922VirtonBelgian National Division 1
1922UR La Louvière CentreBelgian Division 2
1923K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-VlaanderenDissolved due to bankruptcy, merged with KSV Temse and currently play as Lokeren-Temse
1924Sint-TruidenBelgian Pro League
1926K.M.S.K. DeinzeChallenger Pro League
1926K.F.C. Dessel SportBelgian National Division 1
1926RFC Mandel UnitedBelgian Division 3
1927URSL Visé
1933K.V.C. WesterloBelgian Pro League
1935K.S.K. Beveren1st Provincial East FlandersMerged with S.K. Beveren
1935F.C.V. Dender E.H.Belgian Pro League
1935K. Patro Eisden MaasmechelenChallenger Pro League
1936K.V.K. NinoveBelgian National Division 1
1936S.K. BeverenChallenger Pro League renamed from Waasland-Beveren in 2022
1940K.S.K. HeistBelgian National Division 1
1940Sint-Eloois-Winkel SportDissolved as First team
1942K.V.V. Thes Sport TessenderloBelgian National Division 1
1943Lierse KempenzonenChallenger Pro Leaguecreated by the merger of FC Oosterzonen and Lierse in 2018
1945EupenChallenger Pro Leaguecreated by the merger of La Jeunesse d'Eupen and FC Eupen 1920 in 1945
1949Royal Francs-BorainsChallenger Pro League
1953Royale Union Tubize-BraineBelgian National Division 1merged from A.F.C. Tubize and Royal Stade Brainois in 2021
1988GenkBelgian Pro Leaguecreated by the merger of Waterschei and Winterslag in 1988
1998K. Rupel Boom F.C.Belgian Division 2
2001Zulte WaregemChallenger Pro Leaguecreated by the merger of Zultse VV and Waregem in 2001.
2002Oud-Heverlee LeuvenBelgian Pro LeagueMerger of 3 clubs.
2003Lommel S.K.Challenger Pro League
2015RWD MolenbeekChallenger Pro LeagueMerger from two teams of Former RWD Molenbeek and Standard Wetteren has been dissolved when became a new club in 2015
2020Lokeren-TemseChallenger Pro Leaguetwo clubs Sporting Lokeren has been dissolved on 20 April 2020 and KSV Temse was founded in 1945 merger into Lokeren-Temse in 2020
2021Belisia BilzenBelgian National Division 1two 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