2025–26 Club Brugge KV season

Club Brugge KV
2025–26 season
PresidentBart Verhaeghe
ManagerNicky Hayen
(until 8 December 2025)
Ivan Leko
(from 8 December 2025)
StadiumJan Breydel Stadium
Belgian Super CupWinners

The 2025–26 season is the 135th season in the history of Club Brugge KV, and the club's 66th consecutive season in the Belgian Pro League. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the Belgian Cup, the Belgian Super Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

Summary

On 8 December 2025, Leko joined Club Brugge, replacing Nicky Hayen.[1]

Current squad

As of 24 January, 2026[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  ECU Joel Ordóñez
6 MF  NED Ludovit Reis
7 FW  GER Nicolò Tresoldi
8 FW  GRE Christos Tzolis
9 FW  POR Carlos Forbs
10 MF  NOR Hugo Vetlesen
11 MF  BEL Cisse Sandra
14 DF  NED Bjorn Meijer
15 MF  NGA Raphael Onyedika
16 GK  NED Dani van den Heuvel
17 FW  BEL Romeo Vermant
19 FW  SWE Gustaf Nilsson
20 MF  BEL Hans Vanaken (captain)
22 GK  BEL Simon Mignolet
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF  NGA Vince Osuji
25 MF  SRB Aleksandar Stanković
29 GK  BEL Nordin Jackers
41 DF  BEL Hugo Siquet
44 DF  BEL Brandon Mechele
58 DF  BEL Jorne Spileers
62 MF  BEL Lynnt Audoor
64 DF  BEL Kyriani Sabbe
65 DF  BEL Joaquin Seys
67 FW  FRA Mamadou Diakhon
70 MF  ESP Alejandro Granados
80 MF  FRA Félix Lemaréchal
84 FW  RSA Shandre Campbell

Transfers in

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Nicolò Tresoldi Hannover 96 7 June 2025 [3]
MF Ludovit Reis Hamburger SV 25 June 2025 [4]
FW Carlos Forbs Ajax 17 July 2025 [5]
MF Aleksandar Stanković Inter Milan 24 July 2025 [6]
FW Mamadou Diakhon Stade de Reims 18 August 2025 [7]

Transfers out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Ferran Jutglà RC Celta de Vigo 24 June 2025 [8]
MF Casper Nielsen Standard Liège 2 July 2025 [9]
DF Maxim De Cuyper Brighton & Hove Albion 5 July 2025 [10]
MF Chemsdine Talbi Sunderland 9 July 2025 [11]
MF Ardon Jashari AC Milan 6 August 2025 [12]
GK Josef Bursik Portsmouth 1 September 2025 [13]
MF Michał Skóraś KAA Gent 6 September 2025 [14]

Friendlies

28 June 2025 Friendly Club Brugge 2–0 K.V. Kortrijk
  • Osuji 45', 45+1'
Report
6 July 2025 Friendly Rangers 2–2 Club Brugge
Glasgow, Scotland
14:00 BST
(UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 29,480
Referee: Don Robertson
11 July 2025 Friendly Club Brugge 1–1 Raków Częstochowa
Report
16 July 2025 Friendly Club Brugge 3–0 Lokomotiva Zagreb
Report
23 July 2025 Friendly Club Brugge 1–3 Patro Eisden
Report

27 July 2025 Friendly Club Brugge 2–1 KRC Genk
Report

Competitions

Belgian Pro League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Union SG 30 19 9 2 50 17 +33 66 Qualification for the Europa League and Champions' play-offs[a]
2 Club Brugge 30 20 3 7 59 36 +23 63 Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
3 Sint-Truiden 30 18 3 9 47 35 +12 57
4 Gent 30 13 6 11 49 43 +6 45
5 Mechelen 30 12 9 9 39 37 +2 45
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch)
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.[15]
Notes:
  1. ^ The regular season winners will qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2026–27 UEFA Champions League in the playoff.

Matches

27 July 2025 1 Club Brugge 2–1 Genk Bruges
18:30 Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 24,073
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
1 August 2025 2 K.V. Mechelen 2–1 Club Brugge Mechelen
20:45
Report
Stadium: Achter de Kazerne
Attendance: 14,275
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
9 August 2025 3 Club Brugge 2–0 Cercle Brugge
Report
16 August 2025 4 Zulte Waregem 0–1 Club Brugge
Report
31 August 2025 6 KAA Gent 1–1 Club Brugge
  • Goore 90+9'
Report
13 September 2025 7 La Louvière 1–0 Club Brugge
Report
21 September 2025 8 Club Brugge 2–0 Sint-Truiden
Report
24 September 2025 5 Club Brugge 5–5 Westerlo Westerlo
20:45
Report
Stadium: Het Kuipje
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Lawrence Visser
27 September 2025 9 Standard Liège 1–2 Club Brugge Liège
18:15
Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
5 October 2025 10 Club Brugge 1–0 Union Saint-Gilloise
Report
18 October 2025 11 OH Leuven 0–1 Club Brugge
Report
26 October 2025 12 Antwerp 0–1 Club Brugge Antwerp
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 14,036
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
1 November 2025 13 Club Brugge 2–1 Dender
18:15
9 November 2025 14 RSC Anderlecht 1–0 Club Brugge
13:30
22 November 2025 15 Club Brugge 1–0 Charleroi
20:45
30 November 2025 16 Club Brugge 0–1 Antwerp Bruges
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 29,042
Referee: Lothar D'Hondt
6 December 2025 17 Sint-Truidense 3–2 Club Brugge
20:45
14 December 2025 18 Dender 1–5 Club Brugge
16:00
21 December 2025 19 Club Brugge 2–1 KAA Gent
13:30
26 December 2025 20 Genk 3–5 Club Brugge
13:30
16 January 2026 21 Club Brugge 2–3 RAAL La Louvière
24 January 2026 22 Club Brugge 4–3 Zulte Waregem
1 February 2026 23 Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 Club Brugge
8 February 2026 24 Club Brugge 3–0 Standard Liège
15 February 2026 25 Cercle Brugge 1–2 Club Brugge
21 February 2026 26 Club Brugge 2–1 OH Leuven
1 Club Brugge v
1 Club Brugge v
1 Club Brugge v

Belgian Cup

29 October 2025 Club Brugge 6–1 Eendracht Aalst Lede Bruges
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
3 December 2025 OH Leuven 1–2 Club Brugge Leuven
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
13 January 2026 Charleroi 2–0 Club Brugge Charleroi
20:30 CET Guiagon 20' (pen.), 45+4' Report Campbell  90+6' Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi

Belgian Super Cup

20 July 2025 Final Union SG 1–2 Club Brugge Joseph Marien Stadium, Forest
18:30 CEST Ivanović 15'
Referee: Lawrence Visser

UEFA Champions League

League phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 3 2 3 19 17 +2 11 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
18 Olympiacos 8 3 2 3 10 14 −4 11
19 Club Brugge 8 3 1 4 15 17 −2 10
20 Galatasaray 8 3 1 4 9 11 −2 10
21 Monaco 8 2 4 2 8 14 −6 10
Source: UEFA[16]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
18 September 2025 (2025-09-18) Club Brugge 4–1 Monaco Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
18:45
Report[18]
Attendance: 25,007[17]
Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)
30 September 2025 (2025-09-30) Atalanta 2–1 Club Brugge Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo
18:45 Report[20]
Attendance: 21,950[19]
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
22 October 2025 (2025-10-22) Bayern Munich 4–0 Club Brugge Allianz Arena, Munich
21:00
Report[22] Attendance: 75,000[21]
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05) Club Brugge 3–3 Barcelona Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
21:00
Report[24]
Attendance: 27,037[23]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26) Sporting CP 3–0 Club Brugge Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
21:00 (20:00 UTC+0)
Report[26] Attendance: 41,634[25]
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
10 December 2025 (2025-12-10) Club Brugge 0–3 Arsenal Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
21:00 Report[28]
Attendance: 26,464[27]
Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)
20 January 2026 (2026-01-20) Kairat 1–4 Club Brugge Astana Arena, Astana[a]
16:30 (20:30 UTC+5)
Report[30] Attendance: 11,324[29]
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
28 January 2026 (2026-01-28) Club Brugge v Marseille Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
21:00 Report[31]

Knockout phase

18 February 2026 (2026-02-18) Club Brugge 3–3 Atlético Madrid Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
21:00
Report[33]
Attendance: 25,235[32]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
24 February 2026 (2026-02-24) Atlético Madrid 4–1 Club Brugge Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid
18:45
Report[35] Attendance: 66,756[34]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Statistics

Last updated on 8 January 2026
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League Belgian Cup Belgian Super Cup UEFA Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
22 GK  BEL Simon Mignolet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK  NED Dani van den Heuvel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 GK  BEL Nordin Jackers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF  ARG Zaid Romero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF  ECU Joel Ordóñez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF  NED Bjorn Meijer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF  BEL Hugo Siquet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF  BEL Brandon Mechele 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
58 DF  BEL Jorne Spileers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 DF  BEL Kyriani Sabbe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
65 DF  BEL Joaquin Seys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
66 DF  CIV Bi Abdoul Kader Yameogo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
10 FW  NOR Hugo Vetlesen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF  NGA Raphael Onyedika 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF  BEL Hans Vanaken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW  GRE Christos Tzolis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW  BEL Romeo Vermant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW  SWE Gustaf Nilsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club

Notes

  1. ^ Match to be played in Astana, instead of Kairat's regular stadium, Central Stadium, Almaty, due to the potential for extreme winter weather conditions.

References

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