Club Brugge Win 20th Belgian Title After Draw with Mechelen

Club Brugge clinch 5th league title in 7 years  

Ivan Leko led Brugge to the title after replacing Nicky Hayen in December. The club had the league’s best attack thanks to Christos Tzolis and Nicolo Tresoldi’s 16 goals each.

The win guarantees Brugge a spot in the Champions League group stage for a third consecutive season after reaching the knockout playoffs this year...

Club Brugge secured their 20th Belgian championship on Thursday night with a 2-2 draw away to Mechelen. It marks their fifth league title in the last seven seasons.

Brugge took advantage of a slip by reigning champions Union Saint-Gilloise, who were held 0-0 at Ghent. The result leaves Brugge four points clear with one matchday left in the play-offs.

By winning the league, the Flemish club secured a place in the Champions League group stage for the third year running.

Brugge reached the last 16 of the competition in 2025. This season they advanced to the knockout round playoffs before being eliminated by eventual semi-finalists Atletico Madrid.

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It was not a straightforward path for Blauw-Zwart. The club dismissed coach Nicky Hayen on December 8 and brought in Croatian Ivan Leko from Gent as his replacement.

Brugge had the most potent attack in Belgium during both the regular season and the play-offs, scoring 59 goals and 27 goals respectively. That firepower came from league joint top scorers Christos Tzolis and Nicolo Tresoldi, with the Greek forward and German striker each netting 16 times.