This is a list of football clubs in Belgium by year of origin.
List YearClubDivision (2025–26)Notes1880Royal AntwerpBelgian Pro LeagueOldest club in Belgium with matricule number 1.1891Club BruggeBelgian Pro League1892RFC LiègeChallenger Pro League1897Union SGBelgian Pro League1898Standard LiègeBelgian Pro League1899Cercle BruggeBelgian Pro League1899BeerschotChallenger Pro Leaguecreated by the merger of KFCO Wilrijk and Beerschot AC in 2013.1900GentBelgian Pro League1901KortrijkChallenger Pro League1904Sporting CharleroiBelgian Pro League1904MechelenBelgian Pro League1904OostendeDissolved due to Bankruptcycreated by the merger of AS Oostende and VG Oostende in 19811904RFC SeraingDissolved due to bankruptcythe old RFC Seraing successor by new club, RFC Seraing1905Union NamurBelgian Division 11906Royal CapellenBelgian Division 11908AnderlechtBelgian Pro LeagueMost successful club of Belgium, with 34 domestic league titles1909RWD MolenbeekDissolved due to BankruptcyStrictly speaking, former RWDM is hence the successor of K. Standaard Wetteren in 19531912Olympic Charleroi CFBelgian Division 11912KFC TurnhoutBelgian Division 3Founded by chaplain Z.E. Janssens from St-Victor-institute in Turnhout1913RAA LouviéroiseDissolved and Became Cercle Sportif Couillet1921RoeselareDissolved due to bankruptcy1921TienenBelgian Division 1renamed from R.C. Tirlemont, due to French name in Tienen1922Excel MouscronDissolved due to bankruptcy1922RFC SeraingChallenger Pro League1922VirtonBelgian Division 11922UR La Louvière CentreBelgian Provincial Leagues1923K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-VlaanderenDissolved due to bankruptcy, merged with KSV Temse and currently play as Lokeren-Temse1924Sint-TruidenBelgian Pro League1926KMSK DeinzeDissolved in 2025 after bankruptcy1926K.F.C. Dessel SportBelgian Division 11926RFC Mandel UnitedBelgian Division 21927URSL ViséBankruptcy in 20241933K.V.C. WesterloBelgian Pro League1935KSK Beveren1st Provincial East FlandersMerged with SK Beveren1935FCV Dender EHBelgian Pro League1935Patro Eisden MaasmechelenChallenger Pro League1936KVK NinoveBelgian Division 11936SK BeverenChallenger Pro League renamed from Waasland-Beveren in 20221940KSK HeistBelgian Division 11940Sint-Eloois-Winkel SportDissolved as First team1942Thes SportBelgian Division 11943Lierse KempenzonenChallenger Pro Leaguecreated by the merger of FC Oosterzonen and Lierse in 20181945EupenChallenger Pro Leaguecreated by the merger of La Jeunesse d'Eupen and FC Eupen 1920 in 19451949Royal Francs-BorainsChallenger Pro League1953Royale Union Tubize-BraineBelgian Division 1merged from A.F.C. Tubize and Royal Stade Brainois in 20211988GenkBelgian Pro Leaguecreated by the merger of Waterschei and Winterslag in 19881998Rupel BoomBelgian Division 22001Zulte WaregemBelgian Pro Leaguecreated by the merger of Zultse VV and Waregem in 2001.2002Oud-Heverlee LeuvenBelgian Pro LeagueMerger of 3 clubs.2003Lommel SKChallenger Pro League2009RAAL La LouvièreBelgian Pro LeagueMerger from Racing Charleroi-Couillet-Fleurus has been dissolve of former RAA Louviéroise in 2009.2015RWDM BrusselsChallenger Pro LeagueMerger from two teams of Former RWD Molenbeek and Standard Wetteren has been dissolved when became a new club in 2015. On 6 June 2025, RWD Molenbeek officially change name to Daring Brussels from 2025–26 season, later change name to RWDM Brussels.2020Lokeren-TemseChallenger Pro Leaguetwo clubs Sporting Lokeren has been dissolved on 20 April 2020 and KSV Temse was founded in 1945 merger into Lokeren-Temse in 20202021Belisia BilzenBelgian Division 1two clubs Spouwen-Mopertingen merged with Bilzerse Waltwilder and a new club was formed named Belisia Bilzen, taking its name after the first football club of Bilzen named Belisia, founded in 19122024Diksmuide-OostendeBelgian Division 2two clubs KV Diksmuide merged with KV Oostende and new club was formed name Diksmuide-Oostende, due to former KV Oostende has been dissolve in 2024.
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