The General Assembly of the Belgian Professional Football League decided to call the season to a halt on Friday and proclaim Club Brugge as champions, who were top of the league before the break. Waasland Beveren. who were bottom, will go down. The 2020-21 season will still have 16 teams, but with a shorter playoff for the title.
Another league has ended in Europe. The General Assembly of the Belgian Professional Football League decided to call the league to a halt and proclaim Club Brugge as champions. Waasland-Beveren will go down as they came bottom.
The 2020-21 season will have 16 teams, respecting the current structure, but with a shorter playoff for the title. The usual format of the championship will return for the 21-22 season.
When the season was suspended on matchday 29, Brugge had 70 points, 15 points above KAA Gent in 2nd, with one match of the regular season left. It is their 16th Belgian title.
The possibility of an 18 team league was discussed this week, 2 more than the current format. However, in the end, the league will have 16 teams next year.