2020–21 Belgian First Division A

Belgian First Division A
Season	2020–21
Dates	8 August 2020 – 30 May 2021
Matches played	180
Goals scored	537 (2.98 per match)
Top goalscorer	Paul Onuachu; (19 goals)
Biggest home win	Gent 5–1 Beerschot; (4 October 2020); Genk 4–0 Eupen; (30 October 2020)
Biggest away win	Zulte Waregem 0–6 Club Brugge; (20 September 2020)
Highest scoring	Kortrijk 5–5 Beerschot; (7 November 2020)
Longest winning run	7 matches; Genk
Longest unbeaten run	10 matches; Genk
Longest winless run	10 matches; Mouscron; Waasland-Beveren
Longest losing run	7 matches; Cercle Brugge
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Belgian First Division A is the 118th season of top-tier football in Belgium. As part of a proposal by the Jupiler Pro League's board of directors accepted by the General Assembly on 15 May 2020, the 2020–21 season will involve shortened playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only the top four teams will play off for the title, while teams five through eight will playoff for the remaining ticket into Europe.^[1] The league fixtures were announced on 8 July 2020.^[2]

Team changes[edit]

Waasland-Beveren were originally relegated to the Belgian First Division B, as they were the bottom-placed team when the 2019–20 Belgian First Division A stopped prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, following legal proceedings, they remained in the top-flight, and instead the league was expanded to 18 teams, with both OH Leuven and Beerschot being promoted (where instead normally only one of them would have gained promotion). Beerschot will make their debut for the first time in the top tier of Belgian football.

Format change[edit]

With now 18 instead of 16 teams, the format has changed somewhat. While the season still starts with an initial round-robin phase in which all teams play each other twice, the end of season play-offs have been shortened temporarily and for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons only. The title playoffs will now only be played by the top four teams (instead of six) and the Europa League play-offs will now be played by the teams finishing fifth through eight (instead of all teams finishing below 6th). As a result, for all teams finishing below 9th the season will be over upon completion of the round-robin phase, with the team in last position being relegated. One exception is the team finishing in 17th position, as this team will play a promotion-relegation play off against the 2nd-place finisher in the 2020–21 Belgian First Division B, with the winner playing in the 2021–22 Belgian First Division A.

Teams[edit]

Stadiums and locations[edit]

Antwerp

Bruges

Antwerp teams

Antwerp

Beerschot
Bruges teams

Cercle Brugge

Club Brugge

Locations of the 2020–21 Belgian First Division A teams

Matricule	Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
35	Anderlecht	Anderlecht	Lotto Park	21,500
1	Antwerp	Antwerp	Bosuilstadion	12,975
13	Beerschot	Antwerp	Olympic Stadium	12,771
12	Cercle Brugge	Bruges	Jan Breydel Stadium	29,042
22	Charleroi	Charleroi	Stade du Pays de Charleroi	14,000
3	Club Brugge	Bruges	Jan Breydel Stadium	29,042
4276	Eupen	Eupen	Kehrwegstadion	08,363
322	Genk	Genk	Luminus Arena	24,956
7	Gent	Ghent	Ghelamco Arena	20,000
19	Kortrijk	Kortrijk	Guldensporen Stadion	09,399
25	Mechelen	Mechelen	AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne	16,700
216	Mouscron	Mouscron	Stade Le Canonnier	10,571
31	Oostende	Ostend	Versluys Arena	08,432
18	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	Leuven	Den Dreef	10,000
373	Sint-Truiden	Sint-Truiden	Stayen	14,600
16	Standard Liège	Liège	Stade Maurice Dufrasne	30,023
4068	Waasland-Beveren	Beveren	Freethiel Stadion	08,190
5381	Zulte Waregem	Waregem	Regenboogstadion	12,500

Personnel and kits[edit]

Club	Manager	Kit Manufacturer	Sponsors
Anderlecht	Vincent Kompany^{[n 1]}	Joma	DVV Insurance (home) Candriam (away)
Antwerp	Franky Vercauteren ^{[n 2]}	Jako	Ghelamco
Beerschot	position vacant ^{[n 3]}	XIII^{[n 4]}	Yelo
Cercle Brugge	Paul Clement	Kappa	Napoleon Games
Charleroi	Karim Belhocine	Kappa	Lotto
Club Brugge	Philippe Clement	Macron	Unibet
Eupen	Beñat San José	Adidas	Qatar Airways
Excel Mouscron	Jorge Simão ^{[n 5]}	Uhlsport	Star Casino
Genk	John van den Brom ^{[n 6]}	Nike	Beobank
Gent	Hein Vanhaezebrouck ^{[n 7]}	Craft	VDK Bank
Kortrijk	Yves Vanderhaeghe	Jako	AGO Jobs & HR
Mechelen	Wouter Vrancken	Jartazi	Telenet
OH Leuven	Marc Brys	Adidas	King Power
Oostende	Alexander Blessin	Kipsta	Star Casino
Sint-Truiden	Peter Maes ^{[n 8]}	Macron	DMM.com
Standard Liège	Mbaye Leye ^{[n 9]}	New Balance	VOO
Waasland-Beveren	Nicky Hayen	Uhlsport	Star Casino
Zulte-Waregem	Francky Dury	Patrick	Napoleon Games

Managerial changes[edit]

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Cercle Brugge	Bernd Storck	End of contract^[3]	End of 2019–20 season	Pre-season	Paul Clement	3 July 2020^[4]
Antwerp	László Bölöni	End of contract^[5]			Ivan Leko	20 May 2020^[6]
Sint-Truiden	Miloš Kostić	Mutual consent^[7]			Kevin Muscat	2 June 2020^[8]
Waasland-Beveren	Dirk Geeraerd (caretaker)	Caretaker replaced			Nicky Hayen	4 June 2020 ^[9]
Oostende	Adnan Čustović	Replaced^[10]			Alexander Blessin	7 June 2020^[10]
Standard Liège	Michel Preud'homme	Resigned^[11]			Philippe Montanier	10 June 2020^[12]
Excel Mouscron	Bernd Hollerbach	Mutual consent^[13]			Fernando Da Cruz	18 July 2020^[14]
Anderlecht	Franky Vercauteren	Kompany became sole manager^[15]	17 August 2020	3rd	Vincent Kompany	17 August 2020^[15]
Gent	Jess Thorup	Sacked^[16]	20 August 2020	16th	László Bölöni	20 August 2020^[16]
Gent	László Bölöni	Sacked^[17]	14 September 2020	16th	Wim De Decker	14 September 2020
Genk	Hannes Wolf	Sacked^[18]	15 September 2020	14th	Domenico Olivieri (caretaker)	15 September 2020
Genk	Domenico Olivieri	Caretaker replaced^[19]	24 September 2020	14th	Jess Thorup	24 September 2020
Excel Mouscron	Fernando Da Cruz	Sacked^[20]	19 October 2020	18th	Jorge Simão	20 October 2020^[21]
Genk	Jess Thorup	Became manager at Copenhagen^[22]	2 November 2020	7th	John van den Brom^[23]	8 November 2020 ^{[n 10]}
Sint-Truiden	Kevin Muscat	Sacked^[24]	1 December 2020	16th	Stef Van Winckel (caretaker)	1 December 2020
Gent	Wim De Decker	Sacked^[25]	3 December 2020	12th	Hein Vanhaezebrouck ^[26]	4 December 2020
Sint-Truiden	Stef Van Winckel	Caretaker replaced^[27]	7 December 2020	17th	Peter Maes ^[27]	7 December 2020
Standard Liège	Philippe Montanier	Sacked^[28]	26 December 2020	11th	Mbaye Leye ^[29]	30 December 2020
Antwerp	Ivan Leko	Became manager at Shanghai SIPG^[30]	29 December 2020	5th	Franky Vercauteren ^[31]	4 January 2021
Beerschot	Hernán Losada	Became manager at D.C. United^[32]	17 January 2021	TBD

Regular season[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Club Brugge	21	14	3	4	43	13	+30	45	Qualification for the Europa Conference League and Play-offs I^[a]
2	Genk	21	11	5	5	43	27	+16	38	Qualification for the Play-offs I
3	Antwerp	21	10	4	7	34	30	+4	34
4	Charleroi	21	10	3	8	32	26	+6	33
5	Oostende	21	9	5	7	30	26	+4	32	Qualification for the Play-offs II
6	OH Leuven	21	9	5	7	36	34	+2	32
7	Anderlecht	21	8	8	5	30	25	+5	32
8	Standard Liège	21	8	7	6	26	22	+4	31
9	Zulte Waregem	21	9	3	9	32	35	−3	30
10	Beerschot	21	9	3	9	41	45	−4	30
11	Kortrijk	21	8	5	8	27	30	−3	29
12	Eupen	21	6	9	6	26	33	−7	27
13	Gent	21	8	2	11	29	29	0	26
14	Mechelen	21	7	5	9	32	36	−4	26
15	Sint-Truiden	21	6	5	10	27	34	−7	23
16	Excel Mouscron	21	5	5	11	18	31	−13	20
17	Cercle Brugge	21	6	1	14	27	40	−13	19	Qualification for the Relegation play-off
18	Waasland-Beveren	21	5	4	12	27	47	−20	19	Relegation to First Division B

Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2021. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules 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.^[33]
Notes:

^ The regular season winners will qualify for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League if they do not qualify for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League in the playoffs.

Results[edit]

Home \ Away	AND	ANT	BEE	CER	CHA	CLU	EUP	EXM	GNK	GNT	KVK	KVM	OHL	OOS	STA	STR	W-B	ZWA
Anderlecht	—	1–0	2–0	2–0	19 Jan		1–1	1–1	1–0	31 Jan			2–2	2–1	0–0	3–1	22 Jan
Antwerp		—	3–2	20 Jan	2–1	0–2	2–2	1–1		1–0		4–1	3–2	23 Jan	1–1		29 Jan	0–1
Beerschot	2–1		—	1–1		0–3	0–1		5–2	1–1	27 Jan		4–2		0–3	6–3	3–2	3–1
Cercle Brugge		2–1		—	3–4	28 Jan	1–2	1–2	1–5	5–2	0–1			0–1	0–1	3–0		1–3
Charleroi	1–0	2–0	3–1	3–0	—					0–1	0–0	0–1	27 Jan	1–0	1–2		0–2
Club Brugge	3–0		0–1	2–1	0–1	—	3–0		24 Jan	0–1	1–0	2–2		20 Jan	31 Jan	1–0	4–1
Eupen	2–0	26 Jan	20 Jan	1–2	3–1	0–4	—	30 Jan	1–4	2–1		1–1				1–1	1–1	2–3
Excel Mouscron	26 Jan		3–1		1–1	0–0	0–2	—	2–0	0–1		0–1	2–2			3–2	19 Jan	0–1
Genk		4–2			2–1	1–2	4–0	4–1	—	21 Jan	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–2			1–1	27 Jan
Gent	1–1	0–1	5–1						1–2	—	1–2	1–0	2–3		2–1	27 Jan	3–0	0–3
Kortrijk	1–3	1–3	5–5	23 Jan	30 Jan		0–0	3–0	2–1	1–0	—		0–3	3–1	2–1	20 Jan	1–3
Mechelen	2–2	3–0	2–3	2–3	3–3	0–3	23 Jan	2–1	30 Jan		1–2	—		0–1	20 Jan	2–0	2–3
OH Leuven	1–0		30 Jan	2–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	2–0		24 Jan		1–2	—	1–2	1–0	2–2		2–1
Oostende	2–2	1–1	1–2		3–2	1–3	1–1	3–0		2–1	2–1		3–1	—	28 Jan
Standard Liège				1–0	24 Jan	1–1	2–2	0–1	0–0		2–1	2–2		1–0	—	1–2	3–1	2–2
Sint-Truiden		2–3	1–0	31 Jan	1–2	1–2		23 Jan	1–2	2–1	0–0		3–1	0–0	2–0	—	1–1
Waasland-Beveren	2–4	0–3		0–2				2–0	1–1	1–4		26 Jan	1–3	2–0	1–2		—	1–5
Zulte Waregem	2–2	1–3	24 Jan	1–0	0–2	0–6		1–0	1–2		1–1	1–2	21 Jan	31 Jan		0–2	4–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2021. Source: Belgian Pro League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs[edit]

Play-Off I[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH
1	1st place of the regular season	Qualification for the Champions League group stage	—
2	2nd place of the regular season	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round		—
3	3rd place of the regular season	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round			—
4	4th place of the regular season	Qualification to European competition play-offs^[a]				—

Source: Sport.be
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.^[34]
Notes:

^ Winner of play-off will qualify to Europa Conference League second qualifying round.

Play-Off II[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation	5TH	6TH	7TH	8TH
1	5th place of the regular season	Qualification to European competition play-offs^[a]	—
2	6th place of the regular season			—
3	7th place of the regular season				—
4	8th place of the regular season					—

Source: Sport.be
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.^[35]
Notes:

^ Winner of play-off will qualify to Europa Conference League second qualifying round.

European competition play-offs[edit]

The fourth-placed team of the play-offs I and the first-placed team of the play-offs II played two matches by home-and-away matches to determine the Europa League play-off winner. The winner will qualify for the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Promotion-Relegation play-off[edit]

Season statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

As of matches played on 17 January 2021.^[36]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Paul Onuachu	Genk	19
2	Thomas Henry	OH Leuven	15
3	Theo Bongonda	Genk	11
3	Raphael Holzhauser	Beerschot	11
5	Gianni Bruno	Zulte Waregem	10
	Lukas Nmecha	Anderlecht
	Yuma Suzuki	Sint-Truiden
	Ike Ugbo	Cercle Brugge
9	Krépin Diatta	Club Brugge	9
	Ilombe Mboyo	Kortrijk / Sint-Truiden
	Smail Prevljak	Eupen
	Roman Yaremchuk	Gent

Top assists[edit]

As of matches played on 17 January 2021.

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Xavier Mercier	OH Leuven	12
2	Raphael Holzhauser	Beerschot	9
3	Andrew Hjulsager	Oostende	7
	Junya Ito	Genk
	Ryota Morioka	Charleroi
6	Ilombe Mboyo	Kortrijk / Sint-Truiden	6
	Hans Vanaken	Club Brugge
	Ruud Vormer	Club Brugge
9	Ali Gholizadeh	Charleroi	5
9	Tarik Tissoudali	Beerschot	5

Notes[edit]

^ During the first two matchdays, Kompany & Franky Vercauteren were co-managing the squad, with Kompany also registered as player (though not playing through injury). However thereafter Kompany stopped his playing career and became the sole manager of the squad.
^ Ivan Leko was the manager for matchdays 1 through 19.
^ Hernán Losada was the manager for matchdays 1 through 21.
^ An apparel brand made by club.
^ Fernando Da Cruz was managing the team for matchdays 1 to 9.
^ Hannes Wolf was manager for matchdays 1 to 4, Domenico Olivieri was caretaker manager on matchdays 5 and 12; and Jess Thorup managed the club from matchdays 6 through 11.
^ Jess Thorup was the manager for matchdays 1 and 2, László Bölöni led the club for matchdays 3 through 5 and Wim De Decker was in charge on matchdays 6 through 14.
^ Kevin Muscat was the manager for matchdays 1 through 14 and Stef Van Winckel was caretaker manager on matchday 15.
^ Philippe Montanier was the manager for matchdays 1 through 19.
^ While van den Brom was announced on 6 November 2020, caretaker Domenico Olivieri was still leading the group during the match of 7 November 2020 against Sint-Truiden, with van den Brom only officially taking charge of 8 November 2020.

References[edit]

^ "Communicatie na de Algemene Vergadering". Jupiler Pro League. 15 May 2020.
^ [1]
^ "Cercle Brugge ziet zijn redder vertrekken: Bernd Storck gaat niet in op voorstel" [Cercle Brugge sees saviour depart: Bernd Storck does not accept proposition] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-04-22.
^ "Voormalige rechterhand van Carlo Ancelotti wordt nieuwe coach van Cercle" [Carlo Ancelotti's former right-hand man becomes Cercle's new manager] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-07-03.
^ "OFFICIEEL: Geen Bölöni meer volgend seizoen bij Antwerp" [OFFICIAL: No Bölöni anymore next season at Antwerp] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-05-14.
^ "Ivan Leko volgt Laszlo Bölöni op als coach van Antwerp" [Ivan Leko succeeds Laszlo Bölöni as Antwerp manager] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-05-20.
^ "STVV EN MILOS KOSTIC NEMEN AFSCHEID" [STVV AND MILOS KOSTIC SAY GOODBYE] (in Dutch). stvv.com. 2020-06-02.
^ "Muscat is nieuwe STVV-coach, Kostic hield enkel stoel warm: "Plan van Japanners"" [Muscat new STVV-manager, Kostic was only keeping his seat warm: "Japanese Plan"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-06-02.
^ "Waasland-Beveren presenteert Nicky Hayen als nieuwe trainer" [Waasland-Beveren presents Nicky Hayen as nieuwe manager] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-06-04.
^ ^a ^b "Duitser Blessin wordt de nieuwe coach van KV Oostende" [German Blessin becomes new manager of KV Oostende] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-06-07.
^ "Michel Preud'homme stopt als hoofdcoach bij Standard: "Eerlijk zijn met jezelf"" [Michel Preud'homme quits as Standard manager: "Have to be fair to yourself"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-06-08.
^ "Standard tovert Philippe Montanier uit zijn hoed als nieuwe trainer" [Standard comes up with Philippe Montanier as new manager by surprise] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-06-10.
^ "Moeskroen en coach Bernd Hollerbach gaan uit mekaar" [Mouscron and manager Hollerbach part ways] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-06-10.
^ "Gérard Lopez: "Ik neem Moeskroen over, niet Rijsel"" [Gérard Lopez: "I'm the one taking over Mouscron, not Lille"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-07-18.
^ ^a ^b "BREAKING: Vincent Kompany stopt met voetballen en wordt coach van Anderlecht" [BREAKING: Vincent Kompany stops as footballer and becomes manager of Anderlecht] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-08-17.
^ ^a ^b "AA Gent stuurt Jess Thorup al na 2 matchen de laan uit" [AA Gent sacks Jess Thorup after just 2 matches] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-08-20.
^ "AA Gent zet Bölöni na 25 dagen alweer aan de deur" [AA Gent sacks Bölöni after just 25 days] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-09-14.
^ "Racing Genk neemt afscheid van trainer Hannes Wolf" [RC Genk says goodbye to coach Hannes Wolf] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-09-15.
^ "KRC Genk vist Jess Thorup weer op als nieuwe hoofdtrainer" [KRC Genk revives Jess Thorup as manager] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-09-24.
^ "Rode lantaarn Moeskroen zegt vertrouwen in trainer Da Cruz op" [Red lantern Mouscron no longer has confidence in manager Da Cruz] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-10-19.
^ "Moeskroen haalt zijn nieuwe coach in Portugal: Jorge Simao" [Mouscron finds new manager in Portugal: Jorge Simao] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-10-20.
^ "Trainer Jess Thorup ruilt Racing Genk voor Kopenhagen: "Het spijt me"" [Manager Jess Thorup exchanges Racing Genk for Copenhagen: "I'm sorry"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-11-02.
^ "OFFICIEEL: John van den Brom is de nieuwe trainer van Racing Genk" [OFFICIAL: John van den Brom new manager of Racing Genk] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-11-06.
^ "STVV ontslaat coach Muscat, Hollerbach in poleposition als opvolger" [STVV sacks manager Muscat, Hollerbach in poleposition as replacement] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-12-01.
^ "AA Gent zet coach Wim De Decker op straat na 0 op 15 in Europa League" [AA Gent sacks manager Wim De Decker following 0 out of 15 in Europa League] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-12-03.
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^ ^a ^b "Peter Maes wordt de nieuwe coach van STVV" [Peter Maes becomes the new STVV manager] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-12-07.
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[table_note_res_RW0.3580051527163-43] The regular season winners will qualify for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League if they do not qualify for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League in the playoffs.

[table_note_res_EUPO0.21256061979223-45] Winner of play-off will qualify to Europa Conference League second qualifying round.

[table_note_res_EUPO0.99692857125631-47] Winner of play-off will qualify to Europa Conference League second qualifying round.

[3] During the first two matchdays, Kompany & Franky Vercauteren were co-managing the squad, with Kompany also registered as player (though not playing through injury). However thereafter Kompany stopped his playing career and became the sole manager of the squad.

[4] Ivan Leko was the manager for matchdays 1 through 19.

[5] Hernán Losada was the manager for matchdays 1 through 21.

[6] An apparel brand made by club.

[7] Fernando Da Cruz was managing the team for matchdays 1 to 9.

[8] Hannes Wolf was manager for matchdays 1 to 4, Domenico Olivieri was caretaker manager on matchdays 5 and 12; and Jess Thorup managed the club from matchdays 6 through 11.

[9] Jess Thorup was the manager for matchdays 1 and 2, László Bölöni led the club for matchdays 3 through 5 and Wim De Decker was in charge on matchdays 6 through 14.

[10] Kevin Muscat was the manager for matchdays 1 through 14 and Stef Van Winckel was caretaker manager on matchday 15.

[11] Philippe Montanier was the manager for matchdays 1 through 19.

[33] While van den Brom was announced on 6 November 2020, caretaker Domenico Olivieri was still leading the group during the match of 7 November 2020 against Sint-Truiden, with van den Brom only officially taking charge of 8 November 2020.

[1] "Communicatie na de Algemene Vergadering". Jupiler Pro League. 15 May 2020.

[2] [1]

[storck-12] "Cercle Brugge ziet zijn redder vertrekken: Bernd Storck gaat niet in op voorstel" [Cercle Brugge sees saviour depart: Bernd Storck does not accept proposition] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-04-22.

[13] "Voormalige rechterhand van Carlo Ancelotti wordt nieuwe coach van Cercle" [Carlo Ancelotti's former right-hand man becomes Cercle's new manager] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-07-03.

[boloni-14] "OFFICIEEL: Geen Bölöni meer volgend seizoen bij Antwerp" [OFFICIAL: No Bölöni anymore next season at Antwerp] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-05-14.

[leko-15] "Ivan Leko volgt Laszlo Bölöni op als coach van Antwerp" [Ivan Leko succeeds Laszlo Bölöni as Antwerp manager] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-05-20.

[kostic-16] "STVV EN MILOS KOSTIC NEMEN AFSCHEID" [STVV AND MILOS KOSTIC SAY GOODBYE] (in Dutch). stvv.com. 2020-06-02.

[muscat-17] "Muscat is nieuwe STVV-coach, Kostic hield enkel stoel warm: "Plan van Japanners"" [Muscat new STVV-manager, Kostic was only keeping his seat warm: "Japanese Plan"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-06-02.

[18] "Waasland-Beveren presenteert Nicky Hayen als nieuwe trainer" [Waasland-Beveren presents Nicky Hayen as nieuwe manager] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-06-04.

[custovicblessin-19] "Duitser Blessin wordt de nieuwe coach van KV Oostende" [German Blessin becomes new manager of KV Oostende] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-06-07.

[preudhomme-20] "Michel Preud'homme stopt als hoofdcoach bij Standard: "Eerlijk zijn met jezelf"" [Michel Preud'homme quits as Standard manager: "Have to be fair to yourself"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-06-08.

[montanier-21] "Standard tovert Philippe Montanier uit zijn hoed als nieuwe trainer" [Standard comes up with Philippe Montanier as new manager by surprise] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-06-10.

[hollerbach-22] "Moeskroen en coach Bernd Hollerbach gaan uit mekaar" [Mouscron and manager Hollerbach part ways] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-06-10.

[dacruz-23] "Gérard Lopez: "Ik neem Moeskroen over, niet Rijsel"" [Gérard Lopez: "I'm the one taking over Mouscron, not Lille"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-07-18.

[vercauterenout-24] "BREAKING: Vincent Kompany stopt met voetballen en wordt coach van Anderlecht" [BREAKING: Vincent Kompany stops as footballer and becomes manager of Anderlecht] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-08-17.

[thorupboloni-25] "AA Gent stuurt Jess Thorup al na 2 matchen de laan uit" [AA Gent sacks Jess Thorup after just 2 matches] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-08-20.

[26] "AA Gent zet Bölöni na 25 dagen alweer aan de deur" [AA Gent sacks Bölöni after just 25 days] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-09-14.

[27] "Racing Genk neemt afscheid van trainer Hannes Wolf" [RC Genk says goodbye to coach Hannes Wolf] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-09-15.

[28] "KRC Genk vist Jess Thorup weer op als nieuwe hoofdtrainer" [KRC Genk revives Jess Thorup as manager] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-09-24.

[29] "Rode lantaarn Moeskroen zegt vertrouwen in trainer Da Cruz op" [Red lantern Mouscron no longer has confidence in manager Da Cruz] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-10-19.

[30] "Moeskroen haalt zijn nieuwe coach in Portugal: Jorge Simao" [Mouscron finds new manager in Portugal: Jorge Simao] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-10-20.

[31] "Trainer Jess Thorup ruilt Racing Genk voor Kopenhagen: "Het spijt me"" [Manager Jess Thorup exchanges Racing Genk for Copenhagen: "I'm sorry"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-11-02.

[32] "OFFICIEEL: John van den Brom is de nieuwe trainer van Racing Genk" [OFFICIAL: John van den Brom new manager of Racing Genk] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-11-06.

[34] "STVV ontslaat coach Muscat, Hollerbach in poleposition als opvolger" [STVV sacks manager Muscat, Hollerbach in poleposition as replacement] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-12-01.

[35] "AA Gent zet coach Wim De Decker op straat na 0 op 15 in Europa League" [AA Gent sacks manager Wim De Decker following 0 out of 15 in Europa League] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-12-03.

[36] "AA Gent legt zijn lot opnieuw in handen van Hein Vanhaezebrouck" [AA Gent places its fate in hands of Hein Vanhaezebrouck again] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-12-04.

[maes-37] "Peter Maes wordt de nieuwe coach van STVV" [Peter Maes becomes the new STVV manager] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-12-07.

[38] "Het kon niet blijven duren: Standard zet Montanier op straat na reeks slechte resultaten" [Inevitable: Standard sacks Montanier following string of bad results] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-12-26.

[39] "Standard geeft ex-assistent Mbaye Leye nu toch een kans als hoofdcoach" [Standard gives former assistant manager Mbaye Leye a chance as head coach] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-12-30.

[40] "Officieel: Ivan Leko verlaat Antwerp voor Chinees avontuur" [Official: Ivan Leko leaves Antwerp for Chinese adventure] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-12-29.

[41] "OFFICIEEL: Frank Vercauteren is de nieuwe coach van Antwerp" [OFFICIAL: Frank Vercauteren new manager of Antwerp] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-12-30.

[42] "Hernan Losada verlaat Beerschot voor American dream in MLS" [Hernan Losada leaves Beerschot for American dream in MLS] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2021-01-17.

[44] "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Associtation Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

[46] "First Division A 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[48] "First Division A 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[49] "Jupiler Pro League Top Scorer". Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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2020–21 Belgian First Division A

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Team changes[edit]

Format change[edit]

Teams[edit]

Stadiums and locations[edit]

Personnel and kits[edit]

Managerial changes[edit]

Regular season[edit]

League table[edit]

Results[edit]

Play-offs[edit]

Play-Off I[edit]

League table[edit]

Play-Off II[edit]

League table[edit]

European competition play-offs[edit]

Promotion-Relegation play-off[edit]

Season statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Top assists[edit]

Notes[edit]

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