Belgian League season finished yesterday; a quick recap
Club Brugge capped off their season with a 3rd consecutive title. They go straight into the CL group stage. Manager Alfred Schreuder will leave the club for Ajax. Noa Lang is certain to leave, too. Looks like it could be a summer of changes in Bruges, there's definitely a need for some fresh new bodies.
Union St Gilloise are runners-up after leading the league from October until early May. They will lose several key players too that will need to be replaced. Top goalscorer Deniz Undav is going to Brighton. Midfield leader Casper Nielsen is rumoured to go to Lazio. Union will play CL qualifying rounds.
Anderlecht are 3rd and will play Conference League QF. Vincent Kompany has some interest from Burnley and Wolfsburg and has been very cryptic when asked about it. Striker duo Zirkzee-Kouamé, who were pretty succesfull, will see their loan deals end. Lots to do for Anderlecht again and not a lot of money to work with.
Antwerp are 4th and will also play Conference League QF. Coach Brian Priske has been let go after only 1 season and Mark Van Bommel is almost certainly going to take over. Everybody is curious to see what Marc Overmars is going to do in his first summer at the club.
Gent finished 5th and won the Belgian Cup, so they get the Europa League spot. Manager Hein Van Haezebrouck signed a new 2-year deal yesterday, but they have a pretty old team and their best player, forward Tarik Tissoudali, wants to leave.
Genk, last years runners-up, were the most disappointing team this year. Manager Bernd Storck is leaving and they are looking to sign Mechelen coach Wouter Vrancken. Squad will probably get a pretty significant overhaul, starting with top goalscorer Paul Onuachu who desperately wants out.
Beerschot finished last and will go down to the 2nd division which means we no longer will have an Antwerp derby next year. Westerlo won the 2nd division and are promoted.
Standard Liege had one of their worst seasons ever with a 14th placed finish. American investment firm 777 Partners have bought the club but nobody really knows what their plans are so it's going to be wait and see.