List of Belgian Pro League broadcasters

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This is a list of television broadcasters which provide coverage of the Belgian Pro League, the top-level competition for association football in Belgium.

Contents

2020-2025

Belgium and Luxembourg

BroadcasterLanguageSummaryNote
Eleven Sports/DAZN bothAll matches live [1] [2]
VRT Dutch Highlights only
RTBF French

outside Belgium and Luxembourg

The Mediapro has been appointed to exclusively produced, distributed, and sell broadcast rights to Belgian First Division A internationally. [3]

Country/RegionBroadcaster
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Fox Sports
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia ESPN
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Sport1
Arena Sport
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil ESPN
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DAZN
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
  Caribbean ESPN
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Cablenet Sports
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Arena Sport
Setanta Sports
Flag of France.svg  France DAZN
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Sport1
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Sporty TV
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Nova Sports
  Latin America ESPN
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein Sport1
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Sport1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ziggo Sport
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand ESPN
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Sporty TV
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Fast Sports
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Eleven Sports
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DAZN
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Prima Sport
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Telesport
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Arena Sport
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Coupang Play (KAA Gent matches only)
  Sub-Saharan Africa ESPN, New World TV
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Sport1
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand True Sport
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey S Sport
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States ESPN
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
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    References

    1. "PRO LEAGUE AND ELEVEN SPORTS FINALISE FIVE-YEAR DEAL". Eleven Sports . 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
    2. "Eleven agrees VRT content deal before Pro League kick-off but no Telenet distribution". SportBusiness. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
    3. "Presentation in Belgium of the new MEDIAPRO football channels in association with Eleven Sports". Mediapro . Retrieved 2020-08-23.