Football in Belgium

Football, a sport which has been played in Belgium since the end of the 19th century, is the country's most popular sport. ^[1]

A.F.C. Tubize

Association Football Clubs Tubize, also known as AFC Tubize is a Belgian football club located in the city of Tubize.

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Teboho Aaron Mokoena (born 25 November 1980 in Boipatong), known as Aaron Mokoena, is a South African footballer who last played for South African football team Bidvest Wits and the South African national team.

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André Cruz

André Alves da Cruz (born 20 September 1968 in Piracicaba) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central defender.

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Antolín Alcaraz

Antolín Alcaraz Viveros (born 30 July 1982) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays for Club Libertad as a central defender.

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Antwerp

Antwerp (Antwerpen, Anvers) is a city in Belgium, and is the capital of Antwerp province in Flanders.

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Antwerp (province)

Antwerp (Antwerpen) is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium.

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Arthur Boka

Etienne Arthur Boka (born 2 April 1983) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a left back for the Ivory Coast national team.

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Aruna Dindane

Aruna Dindane (born 26 November 1980) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

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Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball.

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Émile Mpenza

Eka Basunga Lokonda "Émile" Mpenza (born 4 July 1978) is a Belgian former footballer of Congolese descent who played as a striker.

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Évence Coppée Trophy

The Évence Coppée Trophy was a single-game tournament in 1904 and the maiden match of the national association football teams of Belgium and France.

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Beerschot A.C.

Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club, simply known as Beerschot AC, was a Belgian football club based in southern Antwerp.

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Belgian Cup

The Belgian Cup (Coupe de Belgique; Beker van België; Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgian Football Association.

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Belgian First Amateur Division

The Belgian First Amateur Division is the third-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian First Division B. It was created by the Royal Belgian Football Association in 2016, coming in at the third level and pushing all divisions one level down.

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Belgian First Division A

The Belgian First Division A is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium.

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Belgian First Division B

The Belgian First Division B (officially known as Proximus League) is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian First Division A. It was created by the Royal Belgian Football Association in 2016, replacing the Belgian Second Division.

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Belgian football league system

The Belgian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Belgium.

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Belgian Fourth Division

The Belgian Fourth Division was the lowest nationwide division in Belgian football.

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Belgian Second Amateur Division

The Belgian Second Amateur Division is the fourth-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian First Amateur Division.

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Belgian Third Amateur Division

The Belgian Third Amateur Division is the fifth-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian Second Amateur Division.

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Belgian Third Division

The Belgian Third Division (Derde klasse, Division III) was the third highest level in Belgian football.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe bordered by France, the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.

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Belgium national football team

The Belgian national football team has officially represented Belgium in association football since their maiden match in 1904.

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BeNe League

The BeNe League was the highest women's football league in Belgium and the Netherlands.

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Bosman ruling

Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football Association ASBL v Jean-Marc Bosman (1995) C-415/93 (known as the Bosman ruling) is a 1995 European Court of Justice decision concerning freedom of movement for workers, freedom of association, and direct effect of article 39 (now article 45 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) of the TEC.

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Bouillon

Bouillon (Bouyon) is a municipality in Belgium.

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Brussels

Brussels (Bruxelles,; Brussel), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the de jure capital of Belgium.

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Bryan Ruiz

Bryan Jafet Ruiz González (born 18 August 1985) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Sporting CP.

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Cercle Brugge K.S.V.

Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges.

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Cheick Tioté

Cheick Ismaël Tioté (21 June 1986 – 5 June 2017) was an Ivorian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

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Christian Benteke

Christian Benteke Liolo (born 3 December 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club Crystal Palace and the Belgium national team.

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Club Brugge KV

italic, commonly referred to as just Club Brugge, is a football club based in Bruges in Belgium.

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Daniel Amokachi

Daniel Owefin Amokachi (born 30 December 1972) is a Nigerian former professional footballer, and former assistant manager of the Nigeria national football team.

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Dante (footballer)

Dante Bonfim Costa Santos (born 18 October 1983), commonly known as Dante, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for OGC Nice.

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David Rozehnal

David Sebastian Klement Rozehnal (born 5 July 1980) is a Czech footballer who plays as a defender for amateur club Sokol Kožušany.

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Demba Ba

Demba Ba (born 25 May 1985) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua and the Senegal national team.

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Didier Zokora

Déguy Alain Didier Zokora (born 14 December 1980), commonly known as Didier Zokora, is an Ivorian professional footballer who lastly played for Indonesian club Semen Padang in the Liga 1.

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Dorinel Munteanu

Dorinel Ionel Munteanu (born 25 June 1968) is a Romanian retired professional footballer and current manager.

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Dries Mertens

Dries Mertens (born 6 May 1987) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Italian club Napoli and the Belgium national team.

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East Flanders

East Flanders (Dutch: Oost-Vlaanderen, (Province de) Flandre-Orientale, Ostflandern) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium.

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Eden Hazard

Eden Michael Hazard (born 7 January 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for English club Chelsea and the Belgium national team.

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Emmanuel Eboué

Emmanuel Eboué (born 4 June 1983) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a right back.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Enzo Scifo

Vincenzo "Enzo" Daniele Scifo (born 19 February 1966) is a retired Belgian football midfielder who is regarded as one of Belgium's greatest ever footballers.

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Eredivisie (women)

The Eredivisie Vrouwen (Dutch for Honor Division) is the professional women's football league in the Netherlands.

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Eric Gerets

Eric Maria Gerets (born 18 May 1954) is a Belgian football manager and former footballer.

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FIFA Club World Cup

The FIFA Club World Cup is an international men's association football competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.

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FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.

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Flemish Brabant

Flemish Brabant (Vlaams-Brabant, Brabant flamand) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium.

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France national football team

The France national football team (Équipe de France de football) represents France in international football and is controlled by the French Football Federation, also known as FFF, or in Fédération française de football.

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Franky Van der Elst

Franky Van der Elst (born 30 April 1961) is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is a current manager.

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Georges Grün

Georges Serge Grün (born 25 January 1962, in Schaerbeek, Belgium) is a former Belgian football defender, who currently works as a television presenter for the UEFA Champions League matches at RTL TVI.

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Gervinho

Gervais Lombe Yao Kouassi (born 27 May 1987), better known as Gervinho, is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a forward for Hebei China Fortune and the Ivory Coast national team.

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Hainaut (province)

Hainaut (Hainaut,; Henegouwen,; Hinnot; Hénau) is a province of Belgium in the Walloon region.

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Ivan Perišić

Ivan Perišić (born 2 February 1989) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Inter Milan and the Croatia national team.

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Ivica Dragutinović

Ivica Dragutinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ивица Драгутиновић; born 13 November 1975) is a retired Serbian footballer.

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Jan Ceulemans

Jan Anna Gumaar Ceulemans (born 28 February 1957 in Lier, Belgium) is a former Belgian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

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Jan Koller

Jan Koller (born 30 March 1973) is a former Czech footballer who played as a striker.

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Jean-Marie Pfaff

Jean-Marie Pfaff (born 4 December 1953 in Lebbeke) is a Belgian former football goalkeeper who spent most of his professional career with Beveren and Bayern Munich.

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Jean-Pierre Papin

Jean-Pierre Papin (born 5 November 1963 in Boulogne-sur-Mer) is a former French professional football player, who played as a forward, and who was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1991.

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Joseph Yobo

Joseph Phillip Yobo (born 6 September 1980) is a former Nigerian professional footballer who played as a centre back.

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K. Beerschot V.A.C.

Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbal en Atletiek Club was a Belgian football club from Antwerp.

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K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder

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K.A.A. Gent

Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent (English: Royal Athletic Association Ghent), often simply known as Ghent or by their nickname (The Buffalos), is a Belgian football, track and field and field hockey club, based in the city of Ghent, East Flanders.

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K.A.S. Eupen

Königliche Allgemeine Sportvereinigung Eupen (often simply known as Eupen) is a Belgian association football club based in the city of Eupen in the German-speaking Community of Belgium, in the province of Liège.

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K.F.C. Rhodienne-De Hoek

Koninklijke Football Club Rhodienne-De Hoek is a Belgian association football club based in Sint-Genesius-Rode, Flemish Brabant.

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K.R.C. Genk

Koninklijke Racing Club Genk is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg.

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K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen

Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen (often simply called Sporting Lokeren or Lokeren) is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Lokeren, in the province of East Flanders.

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K.S.V. Roeselare

Koninklijke Sport Vereniging Roeselare, or KSV Roeselare, is a Belgian football club from the city of Roeselare in West Flanders.

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K.V. Kortrijk

Koninklijke Voetbalclub Kortrijk (often simply called KV Kortrijk or KVK) is a Belgian professional football club based in Kortrijk, West Flanders.

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K.V. Oostende

Koninklijke Voetbalclub Oostende, also called KV Oostende or KVO, is a Belgian football club from the city of Ostend, West Flanders.

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K.V.C. Westerlo

Koninklijke Voetbal Club Westerlo (often simply called Westerlo) is a Belgian professional football club located in the municipality of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp.

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Kennet Andersson

Bernt Kennet Andersson (born 6 October 1967 in Eskilstuna) is a Swedish former footballer, who played as a striker.

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Kevin De Bruyne

Kevin De Bruyne (born 28 June 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Manchester City and the Belgian national team.

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Kevin Mirallas

Kevin Antonio Joel Gislain Mirallas y Castillo (born 5 October 1987), more commonly known as Kevin Mirallas, is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Everton and the Belgium national team.

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Klas Ingesson

Klas Inge "Klabbe" Ingesson (20 August 1968 – 29 October 2014) was a Swedish footballer and manager.

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KRC Harelbeke (2016 club)

KRC Harelbeke is a Belgian association football club based in Harelbeke, West Flanders.

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KV Mechelen

Yellow Red Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen (often simply called KV Mechelen or KVM, or by their former French naming FC Malinois), is a Belgian professional football club based in Mechelen in the Antwerp province.

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Léopold FC

Royal Léopold FC is a Belgian football club from the city of Brussels.

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Lei Clijsters

Leo Albert Jozef "Lei" Clijsters (6 November 1956 – 4 January 2009) was a Belgian professional footballer, who played as a central defender.

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Liège (province)

Liège (Lîdje; Luik,; Lüttich) is the easternmost province of Wallonia and Belgium.

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Lierse S.K.

Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring, often simply known as Lierse, was a Belgian professional football club from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province.

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Limburg (Belgium)

Limburg (Dutch and Limburgish: Limburg; Limbourg) is a province in Belgium.

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List of football clubs in Belgium

This is a list of football clubs in Belgium.

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List of football stadiums in Belgium

The following is a list of football stadiums in Belgium, ranked in descending order of capacity.

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Lommel SK

Lommel SK is a Belgian association football club based in the city of Lommel, Limburg.

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Luc Nilis

Luc Gilbert Cyrille Nilis (born 25 May 1967), nicknamed Lucky Luc, is a former Belgian football striker.

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Luxembourg (Belgium)

Luxembourg (Luxembourg; Luxemburg; Luxemburg; Lëtzebuerg; Lussimbork) is the southernmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium.

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Marc Degryse

Marc Gabriel Degryse (born 4 September 1965), nicknamed Le Lutin d'Ardooie ("The Imp of Ardooie") and The Little One,; UEFA.com, 17 May 2002 is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a forward.

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Mario Stanić

Mario Stanić (born 10 April 1972) is a former Croatian footballer.

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Marouane Fellaini

Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui (born 22 November 1987) is a Belgian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the Belgium national team.

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Michaël Ciani

Michaël Ciani (born 6 April 1984) is a French professional footballer who currently plays for LA Galaxy.

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Michel Preud'homme

Michel Georges Jean Ghislain Preud'homme (born 24 January 1959), commonly known as Michel Preud'homme, is a former Belgian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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Mido (footballer)

Ahmed Hossam Hussein Abdelhamid (أحمد حسام حسين; born 23 February 1983), publicly known as Mido, is an Egyptian football manager.

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Milan Jovanović (Serbian footballer, born 1981)

Milan "Lane" Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Јовановић, born 18 April 1981) is a former Serbian footballer who played as a winger.

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Morten Olsen

Morten Per Olsen (born 14 August 1949) is a Danish football manager and former football player.

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Mousa Dembélé (Belgian footballer)

Mousa Dembélé (born Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé; 16 July 1987) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Belgium national team, for whom he has achieved over 70 caps.

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Moussa Maâzou

Ouwo Moussa Maâzou (born 25 August 1988) commonly known as Moussa Maâzou, is a Nigerien professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 2 club Ajaccio, on loan from RC Lens.

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Namur (province)

Namur (Dutch:, Nameur) is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium.

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Nicolás Pareja

Nicolás "Nico" Martín Pareja (born 19 January 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Sevilla FC as a central defender.

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Nii Lamptey

Nii Odartey Lamptey (born 10 December 1974) is a former Ghanaian professional footballer and current assistant manager of Sekondi Wise Fighters.

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Nikica Jelavić

Nikica Jelavić (born 27 August 1985) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese Super League club Guizhou Zhicheng.

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Ognjen Vukojević

Ognjen Vukojević (born 20 December 1983) is a retired Croatian footballer who last played as a defensive midfielder for Austria Wien.

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Oguchi Onyewu

Oguchialu Chijioke Onyewu (born May 13, 1982) is an American soccer player.

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Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Oud-Heverlee Leuven, also called OH Leuven or OHL, is a Belgian football club from the city of Leuven.

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Peter Odemwingie

Peter Osaze Odemwingie (born 15 July 1981) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger.

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Philippe Albert

Philippe Julien Albert (born 10 August 1967) is a former Belgian footballer who played as a defender.

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R. Charleroi S.C.

Royal Charleroi Sporting Club (RCSC) (often simply known as Charleroi or Sporting Charleroi, or by their nickname Les Zèbres (The Zebras)) is a Belgian football club based in the city of Charleroi, in the province of Hainaut.

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R. Daring Club Molenbeek

Royal Daring Club Molenbeek was a football team from the city of Brussels, Belgium until 1973.

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R. Dolhain F.C.

Royal Dolhain F.C., usually known as Dolhain or RDFC, is an amateur Belgian association football club from Limbourg in Belgium, that currently competes in the 7th League (formerly known as Provincial first division) of the Belgium League System, was founded in 1898 with René Jonckers as the first president, the club is considered one of the oldest established football clubs in Belgium.

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R.C.S. Verviétois

Royal Cercle Sportif Verviétois – Football Club Sérésien was a Belgian association football club from the municipality of Verviers, Liège.

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R.S.C. Anderlecht

Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA, is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital-Region.

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R.W.D. Molenbeek

R.W.D. Molenbeek, short for Racing White Daring Molenbeek, was a Belgian football club founded in 1909 as White Star Club de Bruxelles.

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R.W.D.M. Brussels F.C.

RWDM Brussels FC, often simply referred to as FC Brussels or simply Brussels was a Belgian association football club based in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in the Brussels Capital-Region.

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Rabiu Afolabi

Rabiu Afolabi (born 18 April 1980), is a Nigerian retired footballer, who played as a centre-back.

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RFC Liège

Royal Football Club de Liège (RFC Liège) is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège.

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Rob Rensenbrink

Pieter Robert ("Rob") Rensenbrink (born 3 July 1947 in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch football player and member of the Dutch national football team that reached two World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978.

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Romaric (footballer)

Koffi Christian N'dri (born 4 June 1983), commonly known as Romaric, is an Ivorian professional footballer.

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Romelu Lukaku

Romelu Menama Lukaku Bolingoli (born 13 May 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the Belgium national team.

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Royal Antwerp F.C.

Royal Antwerp Football Club, often simply referred to as Antwerp, is a Belgian football club based in the city of Antwerp.

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Royal Belgian Football Association

The Royal Belgian Football Association (Dutch: Koninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond, KBVB; French: Union royale belge des sociétés de football association, URBSFA; German: Königlicher Belgischer Fußballverband, KBFV) is the governing body of football in Belgium.

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Royal Excel Mouscron

Royal Excel Mouscron, commonly known as Mouscron or familiarly as REM, is a Belgian professional football club based in Mouscron, currently playing in the First Division A. The team was formed as Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz in the spring of 2010 as a result of the merging between bankrupt R.E. Mouscron and R.R.C. Peruwelz.

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, often abbreviated to Union SG, is a Belgian football club originally located in the municipality of Saint-Gilles, in Brussels, although since the 1920s it has been based at the Stade Joseph Marien in the neighbouring municipality of Forest.

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RWS Bruxelles

RWS Bruxelles (Royal White Star Bruxelles) is a Belgian football club located in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels.

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S.V. Zulte Waregem

Sportvereniging Zulte Waregem, commonly known as Zulte Waregem or by their nickname Essevee, is a Belgian professional football club based in Waregem, West Flanders.

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Seol Ki-hyeon

Seol Ki-Hyeon (born 8 January 1979), also known as Seol Ki-Hyun, is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a forward, and who currently is the interim manager of Sungkyunkwan University.

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Sint-Truidense V.V.

Koninklijke Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging, commonly known as Sint-Truiden or STVV or by their nickname De Kanaries (is a Belgian professional football club located in the city of Sint-Truiden in Limburg. Sint-Truiden plays in the Belgian Pro League. Their best ranking was a second place in 1965–66. They also reached the final of the Belgian Cup twice. The club was founded in 1924. They are matricule number 373. The club colours are yellow and blue, hence their nickname De Kanaries, meaning 'The Canaries'. They play their home games at the Stayen since 1927.

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Sport

Sport (British English) or sports (American English) includes all forms of competitive physical activity or games which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants, and in some cases, entertainment for spectators.

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Sporting Club de Bruxelles

Sporting Club de Bruxelles was an ephemeric football club in Belgium that existed only for three years.

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Standard Liège

Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Standard Luik; Standard Lüttich or), is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège.

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Sunday Oliseh

Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh (born 14 September 1974) is a Nigerian football manager and former player.

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Super League Vrouwenvoetbal

The Super League Vrouwenvoetbal (English: Belgian Women's Super League) is the highest women's football league of Belgium.

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Thomas Vermaelen

Thomas Vermaelen (born 14 November 1985) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish club Barcelona and the Belgium national team.

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UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA; Union des Associations Européennes de Football; Vereinigung Europäischer Fußballverbände) is the administrative body for association football in Europe, although several member states are primarily or entirely located in Asia.

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UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs.

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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (abbreviated as CWC) was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions.

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UEFA Europa League

The UEFA Europa League is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs.

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UEFA European Championship

The UEFA European Championship (known informally as the Euros) is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), determining the continental champion of Europe.

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UEFA Super Cup

The UEFA Super Cup is an annual football match organised by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

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Union F.C. d'Ixelles

Union Football Club d'Ixelles was a Belgian football club that took part to the first Belgian championship in 1895.

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Victor Ikpeba

Victor Nosa Ikpeba (born 12 June 1973) is a former Nigerian footballer who played as a forward for both club and country.

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Vincent Kompany

Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany (born 10 April 1986) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre back and captains both English club Manchester City and the Belgium national team.

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Waasland-Beveren

Waasland-Beveren is a Belgian association football club located in the municipality of Beveren, East Flanders.

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Walloon Brabant

Walloon Brabant (Brabant wallon, Dutch:, Roman Payis) is a province of Belgium, located in Wallonia.

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West Flanders

West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen; West Flemish: West Vloandern; French: (Province de) Flandre-Occidentale; German: Westflandern) is the most western province of the Flemish Region, in Belgium.

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William Carvalho

William Silva de Carvalho (born 7 April 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for the Portugal national team as a defensive midfielder.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Yaya Touré

Gnégnéri Yaya Touré (born 13 May 1983) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

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1992–93 UEFA Champions League

The 1992–93 UEFA Champions League was the 38th European Cup, the premier European club football tournament, and the first season with the UEFA Champions League logo (originally adopted only in the group stage).

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1993–94 UEFA Champions League

The 1993–94 UEFA Champions League was the 39th season of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier club football tournament, and the second season with the UEFA Champions League logo (it was adopted in the group stage and semi-finals, the rest of the tournament continued to be called "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup").

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1994–95 UEFA Champions League

The 1994–95 UEFA Champions League was the 40th edition of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, and the third since its rebranding as the UEFA Champions League.

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1997–98 UEFA Champions League

The 1997–98 UEFA Champions League was the 43rd season of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier club football tournament, and the sixth since its rebranding from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup".

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2000–01 UEFA Champions League

The 2000–01 UEFA Champions League was the 46th season of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier European club football tournament, and the ninth since it was rebranded from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup".

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2001–02 UEFA Champions League

The 2001–02 UEFA Champions League was the 47th season of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier club football tournament, and the 10th since its rebranding from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup".

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2002–03 UEFA Champions League

The 2002–03 UEFA Champions League was the 11th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding in 1992, and the 48th European Cup tournament overall.

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2003–04 UEFA Champions League

The 2003–04 UEFA Champions League was the 12th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding from the European Cup in 1992, and the 49th tournament overall.

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2004–05 UEFA Champions League

The 2004–05 UEFA Champions League was the 50th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, and the 13th since it was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League in 1992.

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2005–06 UEFA Champions League

The 2005–06 UEFA Champions League was the 51st season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League and the 14th since it was rebranded from the European Cup in 1992.

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2006–07 UEFA Champions League

The 2006–07 UEFA Champions League was the 15th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded from the European Cup, and the 52nd season overall.

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2009–10 UEFA Champions League

The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League was the 55th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 18th under the current UEFA Champions League format.

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2011–12 UEFA Champions League

The 2011–12 UEFA Champions League was the 57th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 20th season in its current Champions League format.

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2012–13 UEFA Champions League

The 2012–13 UEFA Champions League was the 58th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 21st season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

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2015–16 UEFA Champions League

The 2015–16 UEFA Champions League was the 61st season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 24th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

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2016–17 UEFA Champions League

The 2016–17 UEFA Champions League was the 62nd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 25th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

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Redirects here:

Belgian football, Football in belgium, List of Belgian footballers, Matricule, Soccer in Belgium.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_in_Belgium

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