Belgian Title Winners

Article date: 21/6/2019

KRC Genk saw off traditional Belgian footballing heavyweights Club Brugge, Standard Liège and Anderlecht to claim victory in the title race for the 2018-19 Jupiler Pro League.

Their seven point championship winning margin saw the "Blauw-Wit" (the Blue-White's) claim their first title since the 2010-11 season, and only the fourth title in their history.

Four titles puts them level with KV Mechelen, Royal Antwerp and Lierse and puts them within touching distance of a number of older Belgian clubs who were very successful in the early days of the Belgian football championship but who are extremely unlikely to put together another title any time soon. Clubs such as Daring de Bruxelles, RFC Liège, Racing de Bruxelles, Beerschot VAC and Union SG have won more than 30 titles between them, but none since the early 1950s.

Despite great periods in the history of Club Brugge, it's still Anderlecht who remain the kings of the Belgian football league, with an incredible 34 title victories on their honours list, and given their continuing power and support it's unlikely that any of the other team will ever surpass them in the table.

Below is a list of all the winners and runners up of Belgium's football league since FC Liégeois claimed the first title back in the opening season of 1895-96.