2013–14 Belgian Pro League
Club Location Venue Capacity
R.S.C . Anderlecht Anderlecht Constant Vanden Stock Stadium 21,000
Cercle Brugge K.S.V Bruges Jan Breydel Stadium 29,945
R. Charleroi S.C Charleroi Stade du Pays de Charleroi 25,000
Club Brugge KV Bruges Jan Breydel Stadium 29,945
K.R.C . Genk Genk Cristal Arena 24,900
K.A.A . Gent Ghent Ghelamco Arena 20,000
K.V . Kortrijk Kortrijk Guldensporen Stadion 9,500
Lierse S.K Lier Herman Vanderpoortenstadion 14,538
K.S.C . Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen Lokeren Daknamstadion 10,000
KV Mechelen Mechelen Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne 13,123
R.A.E.C . Mons Mons Stade Charles Tondreau 12,000
Oud-Heverlee Leuven Leuven Den Dreef 9,493
K.V . Oostende Ostend Albertpark 8,125
Standard Liège Liège Stade Maurice Dufrasne 30,000
Waasland-Beveren Beveren Freethiel Stadion 13,290
S.V . Zulte Waregem Waregem Regenboogstadion 8,500
Teams -- Stadia and locations
AnderlechtCercle BruggeClub BruggeCharleroiGenkGentKortrijkStandard LiègeLierseLokerenMechelenMonsOostendeOH LeuvenZulte WaregemW.-Beveren Location of the 2013–14 Belgian Pro League teams
The 2013-14 season of the Belgian Pro League (also known as Jupiler Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 111th season of top-tier football in Belgium. It started on 27 July 2013 with the match between Club Brugge and Charleroi and finished on 18 May 2014 with Anderlecht grabbing their 33rd title due to a 3-1 at home against Lokeren. During the regular season, Standard Liège started by winning their first nine matches, putting pressure on their main challengers Anderlecht, Club Brugge, Genk and Zulte Waregem. At the halfway point, Genk was closing in on Standard, trailing by one point, but following a series of losses they dropped several places in the standings and eventually they narrowly held on to sixth place and just made it into the title playoffs. Towards the end of the regular season, mainly Club Brugge proved to be a threat as they had narrowed the gap to Standard, closing in to only four points. The playoffs started with Standard leading on 34 points and Club Brugge right behind them on 32. Both Anderlecht (29 points) and Zulte Waregem (27 points) were at that point considered long shots for the title, while Lokeren on 26 and Genk on 23 were considered to be out of contention. Early in the playoffs, Standard immediately beat Anderlecht and knocked them down to eight points behind, seemingly setting up a final title race between them and Club Brugge. Although Standard had been in the lead since the start of the season, they somehow starting struggling, allowing Club Brugge to overtake them in the standings and become the main title favorite with just four games to go. On 4 May 2014, Club Brugge had the chance to permanently knock Anderlecht out of the race, but somehow lost at home against 10 men, putting Standard back into the lead with Anderlecht now a close second. Standard in turn then lost against Club Brugge, putting Anderlecht into the lead with two games to go, a lead which they kept until the end, winning their 33rd title in a season in which they lost no less than 11 games. The Europa League playoff groups were won by Oostende and Kortrijk, with Oostende overcoming Kortrijk on penalty kicks although they knew they had not been given a licence for European football.