The 2023–24 Belgian Pro League (officially known as the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons) was the 121st season of top-tier football in Belgium. Club Brugge were crowned champions for the 19th time in their history having come back from fourth at the start of the title play-offs. For the second time in three seasons, Union Saint-Gilloise finished top at the end of the regular season, but did not win the league.

Format change

After 3 seasons, the Belgian Pro League returned to the "old" format, featuring the number of teams reduced from 18 to 16, and with similar play-offs as it was pre-COVID-19. After the regular season, the top six teams qualified for the champions' play-offs (commonly called "Play-offs I"), teams from 7th to 12th place qualified for the Europe play-offs (commonly called "Play-offs II"), but most importantly the number of teams relegating increased from one to either two or three, as the bottom four teams (13th through 16th) played relegation play-offs after completion, of which the bottom two teams were relegated directly, with the team finishing 14th overall playing the 3rd-place finisher of the 2023–24 Challenger Pro League for the final spot in the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League.[1]

Teams

Due to the league format change which reduced the number of teams back from 18 to 16, the bottom three teams had been relegated to the Challenger Pro League: Oostende (after ten seasons), Seraing (after two seasons) and Zulte Waregem (after 18 seasons). They were replaced by RWD Molenbeek, the winner of the 2022–23 Challenger Pro League. Officially, this RWD Molenbeek played their first-ever season in the top flight, however the club saw itself as the successor of the former RWD Molenbeek, one-time Belgian champion, which last played at the highest level in 2002. Another distinct successor team with similar name RWDM Brussels also played four seasons at the highest level from 2004 to 2008.

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2023–24 Belgian Pro League teams
Matricule Club Location Venue Capacity
35 AnderlechtAnderlecht, BrusselsConstant Vanden Stock Stadium21,500
1 AntwerpAntwerpBosuilstadion16,144
12 Cercle BruggeBrugesJan Breydel Stadium29,042
22 CharleroiCharleroiStade du Pays de Charleroi14,000
3 Club BruggeBrugesJan Breydel Stadium29,042
4276 EupenEupenKehrwegstadion8,363
322 GenkGenkCegeka Arena24,956
7 GentGhentGhelamco Arena20,000
19 KortrijkKortrijkGuldensporen Stadion9,399
25 MechelenMechelenAFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne16,700
18 OH LeuvenLeuvenDen Dreef10,000
5479 RWD MolenbeekMolenbeek, BrusselsEdmond Machtens Stadium12,266
373 Sint-TruidenSint-TruidenStayen14,600
16 Standard LiègeLiègeStade Maurice Dufrasne30,023
10 Union SGForest, BrusselsStade Joseph Marien9,400
2024 WesterloWesterloHet Kuipje8,035

Number of teams by provinces

Number of teams Province or region Team(s)
3 AntwerpAntwerp, Mechelen and Westerlo
BrusselsAnderlecht, RWD Molenbeek and Union SG
West FlandersCercle Brugge, Club Brugge and Kortrijk
2 LimburgGenk and Sint-Truiden
LiègeEupen and Standard Liège
1 East FlandersGent
Flemish BrabantOud-Heverlee Leuven
HainautCharleroi

Personnel and kits

Club Manager Kit Manufacturer Shirt sponsors (front) Shirt sponsors (back) Shirt sponsors (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
Anderlecht DenmarkBrian RiemerJomaDVV Insurance (H)/Candriam (A) NoneNapoleon Games None
Antwerp NetherlandsMark van BommelJakobetFIRST Heylen Vastgoed, GhelamcoNone
Cercle Brugge AustriaMiron MuslicKappaGolden Palace Casino Sports Liantis, Callant Insurance Volvo Automobilia, BruggeAutoverhuur Meerschaert, Callant Insurance
Charleroi BelgiumRik De Mil[n 1]KipstaUnibet, R-Aqua, Cairox QNT Sport NoneUMons
Club Brugge BelgiumNicky Hayen[n 2]MacronUnibetAllianzBWTNone
Eupen BelgiumKristoffer Andersen & FranceRaphaël Fèvre[n 3]AdidasAspire Academy, OstbelgienNoneJohnen Automobile
Genk BelgiumDomenico Olivieri, BelgiumMichel Ribeiro & BelgiumEddy Vanhemel (caretakers) [n 4]NikeBeobank, EAZER CEO's 4 Climate, CarglassAqua-Step HDM Cegeka, Carglass
Gent BelgiumHein VanhaezebrouckCraftBâloiseCircus Belgium, Vdk bankHyundaiAPF Autoparts, Vdk bank
Kortrijk IcelandFreyr Alexandersson[n 5]ErreàAGO Jobs & HR, UnibetBrustor, Earth Belgium, Caps Fuel Card NOVA Unibet, Caps Fuel Card
Mechelen AlbaniaBesnik Hasi[n 6]Telenet, Groep Verelst, Play Sports, AFAS Software AFAS Software NoneArco Information, Golden Palace Casino Sports
OH Leuven SpainÓscar García[n 7]StannoStar Casino Tegel Concept Banqup None
RWD Molenbeek BelgiumYannick Ferrera[n 8]Kipsta Golden Palace Casino Sports M&G Cleaning NoneLiften De Weghe, Tadal
Sint-Truiden GermanyThorsten FinkMacron Nishitan Clinic, DMM.com, City Creation, Maruhan Sint TruidenAsahi Kasei, Maruhan Pauli Beton, Star Casino
Standard Liège CroatiaIvan Leko[n 9]Adidas VOOCircus Belgium CainiaoNone
Union SG GermanyAlexander BlessinNike [2]Loterie Nationale/Hey! Telecom (in UEFA matches) Hey! TelecomNone
Westerlo BelgiumBart Goor[n 10]Nike SoudalCasino777, Arma Global Keukens Vanlommel, Voetbalshop.be

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position Replaced by Date of appointment
Club BruggeBelgiumRik De MilCaretaker replaced[3]End of 2022–23 season[4][5][6]Pre-seasonNorwayRonny Deila5 June 2023[3][n 11]
EupenBelgiumEdward StillMutual consent GermanyFlorian Kohfeldt8 June 2023[7]
KortrijkGermanyBernd StorckBelgiumEdward Still2 July 2023[8]
Sint-TruidenGermanyBernd HollerbachGermanyThorsten Fink16 May 2023[9]
Standard LiègeBelgiumGeoffrey ValenneCaretaker replaced[3]BelgiumCarl Hoefkens16 June 2023[10]
Union SGBelgiumKarel GeraertsNo extension agreement found[11]21 June 2023 GermanyAlexander Blessin3 July 2023[12]
RWD MolenbeekBelgiumVincent EuvrardSacked 24 July 2023[13]BrazilCaçapa25 July 2023[14]
KortrijkBelgiumEdward Still25 September 2023[15]16th NigeriaJoseph Akpala (caretaker) 25 September 2023
NigeriaJoseph Akpala (caretaker) Caretaker replaced 2 October 2023[16][n 12]16th[n 13]BelgiumGlen De Boeck2 October 2023
OH LeuvenBelgiumMarc BrysSacked 13 October 2023[17]14th BelgiumEddy Vanhemel (caretaker) 13 October 2023
MechelenBelgiumSteven Defour2 November 2023[18]13th BelgiumFrederik Vanderbiest (caretaker) 2 November 2023
OH LeuvenBelgiumEddy VanhemelCaretaker replaced 5 November 2023[19][n 14]SpainÓscar García5 November 2023
MechelenBelgiumFrederik Vanderbiest8 November 2023[20][n 15]14th[n 16]AlbaniaBesnik Hasi8 November 2023
WesterloBelgiumJonas De RoeckSacked 2 December 2023[21]15th BelgiumBart Goor (caretaker) 2 December 2023
KortrijkBelgiumGlen De Boeck6 December 2023[22]16th NigeriaJoseph Akpala (caretaker) 6 December 2023
WesterloBelgiumBart Goor (caretaker) Caretaker replaced 12 December 2023[23]14th BelgiumRik De Mil12 December 2023
Standard LiègeBelgiumCarl HoefkensSacked 31 December 2023[24]9th CroatiaIvan Leko4 January 2024[25]
KortrijkNigeriaJoseph Akpala (caretaker) Caretaker replaced 5 January 2024[26]16th IcelandFreyr Alexandersson5 January 2024
RWD MolenbeekBrazilCaçapaSacked 11 February 2024[27]14th FranceBruno Irles14 February 2024[28]
EupenGermanyFlorian KohfeldtResigned 16 March 2024[29]14th BelgiumKristoffer Andersen & FranceRaphaël Fèvre25 March 2024[30]
Club BruggeNorwayRonny DeilaSacked 18 March 2024[31]4th BelgiumNicky Hayen (caretaker) 18 March 2024[31]
WesterloBelgiumRik De Mil19 March 2024[32]11th BelgiumBart Goor (caretaker) 19 March 2024
CharleroiBelgiumFelice Mazzù20 March 2024[33]13th BelgiumRik De Mil22 March 2024[34]
RWD MolenbeekFranceBruno Irles23 March 2024[35]16th BelgiumYannick Ferrera23 March 2024[35]
GenkBelgiumWouter VranckenMutual consent 9 May 2024[36]4th (Champions' play-offs) BelgiumDomenico Olivieri, BelgiumMichel Ribeiro & BelgiumEddy Vanhemel (caretakers) 9 May 2024[36]

Regular season

League table

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Union SG30 21 7 2 63 31 +32 70 Qualification for the Europa League and champions' play-offs[a]
2 Anderlecht30 18 9 3 58 30 +28 63 Qualification for the champions' play-offs
3 Antwerp30 14 10 6 55 27 +28 52
4 Club Brugge30 14 9 7 62 29 +33 51
5 Cercle Brugge30 14 5 11 44 34 +10 47
6 Genk30 12 11 7 51 31 +20 47
7 Gent30 12 11 7 53 38 +15 47 Qualification for the Europe play-offs
8 Mechelen30 13 6 11 39 34 +5 45
9 Sint-Truiden30 10 10 10 35 46 −11 40
10 Standard Liège30 8 10 12 33 41 −8 34
11 Westerlo30 7 9 14 42 54 −12 30
12 OH Leuven30 7 8 15 34 47 −13 29
13 Charleroi30 7 8 15 26 48 −22 29 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
14 Eupen30 7 3 20 24 58 −34 24
15 Kortrijk30 6 6 18 22 57 −35 24
16 RWD Molenbeek30 5 8 17 31 67 −36 23
Source: Jupiler Pro League(in Dutch), SoccerwayRules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[37]Notes:
  1. ^The regular season winner qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2024–25 UEFA Champions League in the play-off.

Results

Home \ Away USGANDANTCLUCERGNKGNTMECSTRSTAWESOHLCHAEUPKVKRWD
Union SG2–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 5–1 3–1 4–1 3–0 3–2
Anderlecht2–2 1–0 1–12–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 4–1 2–2 2–1 5–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–1
Antwerp1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 0–0 0–1 3–0 6–0 2–2 1–0 4–1 4–1 6–0 0–0
Club Brugge1–1 1–22–1 0–01–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 4–2 4–0 3–3 7–1
Cercle Brugge0–2 0–3 1–3 1–10–1 2–0 2–3 4–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 4–0
Genk0–1 1–1 3–0 0–3 1–1 2–2 4–0 3–3 1–0 3–3 3–1 0–0 0–1 4–0 3–1
Gent1–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 4–0 5–0 2–1 3–2 4–0
Mechelen4–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–1
Sint-Truiden0–4 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1
Standard Liège0–1 3–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 4–0 0–1 1–1
Westerlo1–3 1–3 0–3 0–1 4–2 1–1 1–3 2–3 3–3 2–1 0–3 0–1 2–0 1–0 3–0
OH Leuven0–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 3–0 3–0 1–2
Charleroi1–3 1–3 3–2 1–4 0–0 0–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1
Eupen1–2 1–3 1–0 0–5 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–3
Kortrijk1–3 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–3 3–2
RWD Molenbeek2–3 0–3 0–4 1–6 2–1 0–4 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1
Source: Kalender eerste klasse A 2023-24Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Champions' play-offs

The champions' play-offs decided the overall league champion. The top six teams of the Regular season qualified and played a round-robin tournament, with each team starting with half the points obtained during the regular season. The starting points were rounded up, in case of ties in standings at the end of the champions' play-offs, any half points gained were deducted first.

The points of Anderlecht, Club Brugge, Cercle Brugge and Genk were rounded up, and thus in the event of a tie on points, Union SG and Antwerp would always be ranked ahead of those four teams.

The teams finishing in the top four positions after conclusion of the champions' play-offs qualified for European football, with the team in position five facing the winner of the Europe play-offs for the final ticket.

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation CLUUSGANDCERGNKANT
1 Club Brugge(C)10 7 3 0 21 6 +15 50 Qualification for the Champions League league stage— 2–2 3–10–04–0 3–0
2 Union SG10 4 2 4 17 12 +5 49 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round1–2 — 0–0 2–3 2–0 4–1
3 Anderlecht10 4 2 4 12 12 0 46 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round0–12–1 — 3–0 2–1 1–0
4 Cercle Brugge10 3 4 3 13 13 0 37 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]1–11–2 1–1 — 4–1 0–1
5 Genk10 4 1 5 8 17 −9 37 Qualification for the European competition play-off0–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 — 1–0
6 Antwerp10 2 0 8 7 18 −11 32 1–2 0–3 3–1 1–2 0–1 —
Source: Jupiler Pro League(in Dutch), SoccerwayRules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.[38](C) ChampionsNotes:
  1. ^Union SG qualified for the Europa League play-off round by winning the 2023–24 Belgian Cup. The Europa League second qualifying spot and the European competition play-off spot were thus passed to the next two highest-placed teams that did not qualify for European competitions.

Europe play-offs

The Europe play-offs were played by the teams in positions 7 through 12 at the conclusion of the Regular season. Teams played a round-robin tournament, with each team starting with half the points obtained during the regular season. The starting points were rounded up, in case of ties in standings at the end of the Europe play-offs, any half points gained were deducted first.

The points of Gent, Mechelen and OH Leuven were rounded up, and thus in the event of a tie on points, Sint-Truiden, Standard Liège and Westerlo would always be ranked ahead of those three teams.

The winner of the Europe play-offs faced the team finishing fifth in the champions' play-offs to decide which team qualified for European football.

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation GNTMECSTROHLWESSTA
1 Gent(O)10 8 0 2 27 10 +17 48 Qualification for the European competition play-off— 3–1 2–0 0–1 3–2 5–1
2 Mechelen10 5 1 4 20 18 +2 39 2–4 — 2–3 3–0 3–2 3–2
3 Sint-Truiden10 3 4 3 14 15 −1 33 0–2 2–1 — 1–1 2–0 3–3
4 OH Leuven10 4 3 3 12 12 0 30 2–1 2–3 1–0 — 1–2 3–1
5 Westerlo10 2 3 5 17 20 −3 24 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–1 — 3–3
6 Standard Liège10 0 5 5 12 27 −15 22 1–4 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–5[a]—
Source: Jupiler Pro League(in Dutch), SoccerwayRules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.[40](O) Play-off winnersNotes:
  1. ^Supporters of Standard Liège prevented the start of the game by blocking Standard's team bus's departure. On 28 May 2024, the Royal Belgian Football Association ruled that Standard had done too little to prevent this situation.[39] As a result, the match was not replayed and Westerlo was awarded a 5–0 forfeit win.

European competition play-off

A single match was played between the fifth place finisher of the champions' play-offs and Gent, the winner of the Europe play-offs, with home advantage to the team from the champions' play-offs. The winner qualified for European football.

Normally the fourth team of the champions' play-offs would be facing the winner of the Europe play-offs, but as Union SG won the 2023–24 Belgian Cup on 9 May 2024 and was already guaranteed of finishing in the top four, instead the fifth-placed team of the champions' play-offs, Genk, faced Gent.

Genk0–1Gent
Report
Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Relegation play-offs

The bottom four teams after the regular season played the relegation play-offs, a round-robin tournament in which they started with the full points obtained during the regular season. The teams finishing in third and fourth at the conclusion of the relegation play-offs were relegated to the 2024–25 Challenger Pro League,[41] and the team finishing in second place had to play the winner of the promotion play-offs, with the winner of that match playing in the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League.

Charleroi did not lose a single match during the play-offs and was already mathematically certain after four matchdays of not being relegated. Eupen was relegated after five matchdays, following a loss at Kortrijk. On the final matchday on 11 May 2024, to avoid direct relegation, RWD Molenbeek needed to win (at Eupen) and hope Kortrijk would not win (at Charleroi). Kortrijk did lose, but so did RWDM, sending Kortrijk to the promotion/relegation play-offs for an ultimate chance at avoiding relegation, while directly relegating RWD Molenbeek back to the Challenger Pro League.

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation CHAKVKRWDEUP
1 Charleroi6 5 1 0 11 4 +7 45 — 3–1 0–0 1–0
2 Kortrijk(O)6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 31 Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-offs1–2 — 2–4 1–0
3 RWD Molenbeek(R)6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 30 Relegation to Challenger Pro League1–3 0–1 — 3–1
4 Eupen(R)6 1 1 4 5 8 −3 28 1–2 1–1 2–0 —
Source: Jupiler Pro League(in Dutch), SoccerwayRules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Regular season finishing position.[42](O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Promotion/relegation play-offs

The promotion/relegation play-offs were contested by the teams finishing in positions 3 to 6 in the 2023–24 Challenger Pro League, who met in a knockout tournament with both quarter-finals and semi-finals over two legs, and the highest season finisher always having home advantage in the return leg. The winner of the semi-finals played the 14th place finisher of the 2023–24 Belgian Pro League over two legs. The Belgian Pro League team had home advantage in the return leg; the winner of the final would play in the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League, with the loser playing in the 2024–25 Challenger Pro League.

Bracket

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinals
5Zulte Waregem101
14Kortrijk(a.e.t.)145
4Lommel112
4Lommel1234Lommel022
3Deinze112
6Patro Eisden Maasmechelen011
3Deinze426

Quarter-finals

Patro Eisden Maasmechelen0–4Deinze
Report
Patrostadion, Maasmechelen
Referee: Wim Smet
Deinze2–1Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
Report
Dakota Arena, Deinze
Referee: Jan Boterberg

Deinze won 6–1 on aggregate.

Zulte Waregem1–1Lommel
Report
Referee: Michiel Allaerts
Lommel1–0Zulte Waregem
Report
Soevereinstadion, Lommel
Referee: Wesli De Cremer

Lommel won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Lommel1–1Deinze
Report
Soevereinstadion, Lommel
Referee: Lothar D'Hondt
Deinze1–2Lommel
Report
Dakota Arena, Deinze
Referee: Wesli De Cremer

Lommel won 3–2 on aggregate.

Finals

Lommel0–1Kortrijk
Report
Soevereinstadion, Lommel
Referee: Lawrence Visser
Kortrijk4–2 (a.e.t.)Lommel
Report
Referee: Bert Put

Kortrijk won 5–2 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Despite teams not playing the same number of matches due to the play-offs, goals during the play-offs did count in determining the top scorer.

Top goalscorers

Cercle Brugge's Kévin Denkey finished as the season's top scorer with 27 goals.
Rank Player Club Goals[43]
1 TogoKévin DenkeyCercle Brugge 27
2 DenmarkAnders DreyerAnderlecht 19
3 AlgeriaMohamed AmouraUnion SG 18
BrazilIgor ThiagoClub Brugge
5 SwedenGustaf NilssonUnion SG 16
6 DenmarkKasper DolbergAnderlecht 15
MauritaniaAboubakary KoïtaSint-Truiden
MoroccoTarik TissoudaliGent
9 DenmarkAndreas Skov OlsenClub Brugge 14
10 DenmarkNicolas MadsenWesterlo 13

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Cleansheets[44]
1 BelgiumMaarten VandevoordtGenk 13
2 FranceJean ButezAntwerp 12
BrazilWarlesonCercle Brugge
4 BelgiumGaëtan CouckeMechelen 11
BelgiumSimon MignoletClub Brugge
LuxembourgAnthony MorisUnion SG
7 Burkina FasoHervé KoffiCharleroi 9
8 BelgiumArnaud BodartStandard Liège 7
BelgiumTobe LeysenOH Leuven
BelgiumDavy RoefGent
DenmarkKasper SchmeichelAnderlecht

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 93[47]
    • Union SG
  • Fewest yellow cards: 49[47]
    • Gent
  • Most red cards: 7[48]
    • Genk
  • Fewest red cards: 1[48]
    • Mechelen
    • Sint-Truiden

Attendances

Club Brugge drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023-24 edition of the Belgian Pro League.

#Football clubHome gamesAverage attendanceAverage % filled[49]
1Club Brugge1520,87671.88
2Anderlecht1519,81692.17
3Standard Liège1519,57465.2
4Genk1517,73871.08
5Gent1515,21676.08
6Antwerp1514,26188.34
7Mechelen1513,15678.78
8Charleroi158,82763.05
9Oud-Heverlee Leuven157,64576.45
10Kortrijk156,58870.09
11Union SG156,39468.02
12Westerlo156,38779.49
13Sint-Truiden156,20742.51
14RWDM155,82847.51
15Cercle Brugge155,40418.61
16Eupen153,07436.76

Notes

  1. ^BelgiumFelice Mazzù managed the team during the regular season but was sacked before the start of the play-offs.
  2. ^NorwayRonny Deila managed the team during the regular season but was sacked before the start of the play-offs.
  3. ^GermanyFlorian Kohfeldt managed the team during the regular season but left before the start of the play-offs.
  4. ^BelgiumWouter Vrancken managed the team during the regular season and the first 7 matchdays of the champions' play-offs.
  5. ^BelgiumEdward Still was the manager for matchdays 1 through 8, NigeriaJoseph Akpala was caretaker manager on matchday 9 and again from matchday 17 to 20, and BelgiumGlen De Boeck managed the team from matchday 10 to 16.
  6. ^BelgiumSteven Defour was the manager for matchdays 1 through 12,BelgiumFrederik Vanderbiest acted as caretaker manager for matchdays 12 through 14
  7. ^BelgiumMarc Brys was the manager for matchdays 1 through 10, BelgiumEddy Vanhemel acted as caretaker manager on matchdays 11 through 13.
  8. ^BrazilCaçapa was the manager for matchdays 1 through 25, FranceBruno Irles managed the team for matchdays 26 through 30 but was replaced before the start of the play-offs.
  9. ^BelgiumCarl Hoefkens was the manager for matchdays 1 through 20.
  10. ^BelgiumJonas De Roeck was the manager for matchdays 1 through 16, BelgiumBart Goor took up the caretaker position of matchday 17, and BelgiumRik De Mil managed the team for matchdays 18 through 30.
  11. ^While the announcement of Ronny Deila's signature at Club Brugge was already made on 25 May 2023, Rik De Mil remained in charge for the last few matches of the season and Deila thus only officially took up the position as soon as the 2022–23 season ended.
  12. ^While the announcement of Glen De Boeck's signature at Kortrijk was already made on 28 September 2023, it was added that he would only take over on 2 October 2023, meaning caretaker Joseph Akpala remained in charge for the match of 29 September 2023.
  13. ^At the time of the announcement of Glen De Boeck's signature at Kortrijk the team was in last place. When he actually took over a few days later the team had moved into 15th.
  14. ^While the announcement of Óscar García's signature at OH Leuven was already made on 3 November 2023, caretaker Vanhemel remained in charge for the match of 4 November and García took over only after that match.
  15. ^While the announcement of Besnik Hasi's signature at KV Mechelen was already made on 8 November 2023, caretaker Vanderbiest remained in charge for the match of 11 November and Hasi took over only after that match.
  16. ^At the time of the announcement of Besnik Hasi's signature at Mechelen the team was in 14th place. When he actually took over a few days later the team had moved into 11th.

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  17. ^"OH Leuven en Marc Brys gaan uit elkaar: "Prestaties blijven onder de verwachtingen"" [OH Leuven and Marc Brys split: "Results remain below expectations"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2023-10-13.
  18. ^"KV Mechelen neemt afscheid van coach Steven Defour: "Het belang van de club op de 1e plaats gezet"" [KV Mechelen says goodbye to manager Steven Defour: "The interests of the club come first"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2023-11-02.
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  21. ^"De nederlaag te veel: Jonas De Roeck ontslagen bij Westerlo" [One loss too many: Jonas De Roeck fired at Westerlo] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2023-12-02.
  22. ^""Zwaar ontgoocheld is een understatement": Glen De Boeck misnoegd na ontslag bij KV Kortrijk" ["Very disappointed is an understatement": Glen De Boeck dissatisfied after dismissal from KV Kortrijk] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2023-12-06.
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  25. ^"Standard haalt Ivan Leko terug naar België als nieuwe coach, Kroaat tekent voor 2,5 seizoenen" [Standard brings Ivan Leko back to Belgium as new manager, Croatian signs for 2,5 seasons] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2023-07-25.
  26. ^"IJslandse coach, die ooit de Red Flames klopte, moet KV Kortrijk van degradatie redden" [Icelandic coach, who once beat the Red Flames, shall save KV Kortrijk from relegation] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2024-01-05.
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