Belgian professional football license

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The Belgian professional football license is a license that any team qualified to play in the professional divisions (Belgian First Division A and Belgian First Division B) must have obtained. If a qualified team did not obtain the license, it is relegated to the Belgian First Amateur Division. A similar license is given to clubs in the Belgian First Amateur Division, but it has less requirements.

Requirements

To be considered a professional club, it must adhere to the following requirements:

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