There are 32 association football teams in the top two tiers of Belgian football, all of whom have a manager, although the terms head coach and trainer are more commonly used for the position. The Belgian Pro League and Challenger Pro League are the only fully professional football leagues in Belgium. The Belgian Pro League consists of 18 clubs at the top of the Belgian football league system, while 12 clubs play in the second tier.
Some of these managers were appointed as caretaker managers prior to being given a permanent position; if so their caretaker appointment date is denoted in italics. Some managers listed have had more than one spell in charge at their current club, however, their time as manager is counted only from the date of their last appointment.
Name | Nat. | Date of birth | Club | Division | Appointed | Time as manager | Source |
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Stijn Stijnen | Belgium | 7 April 1981 | Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | Challenger Pro League | 29 April 2018[n 1] | 6 years, 19 days | [1] |
Hein Vanhaezebrouck | Belgium | 16 February 1964 | Gent | Belgian Pro League | 4 December 2020 | 3 years, 166 days | [2] |
Gaëtan Englebert | Belgium | 11 June 1976 | RFC Liège | Challenger Pro League | 14 March 2022 | 2 years, 65 days | [3] |
Mark van Bommel | Netherlands | 22 April 1977 | Antwerp | Belgian Pro League | 26 May 2022 | 1 year, 358 days | [4] |
Wouter Vrancken | Belgium | 3 February 1979 | Genk | Belgian Pro League | 28 May 2022 | 1 year, 356 days | [5] |
Steve Bould | England | 16 November 1962 | Lommel | Challenger Pro League | 3 June 2022 | 1 year, 350 days | [6] |
Wim De Decker | Belgium | 6 April 1982 | Beveren | Challenger Pro League | 5 June 2022 | 1 year, 348 days | [7] |
Miron Muslic | Austria | 14 September 1982 | Cercle Brugge | Belgian Pro League | 19 September 2022 | 1 year, 242 days | [8] |
Felice Mazzù | Belgium | 22 March 1966 | Charleroi | Belgian Pro League | 28 November 2022[n 2] | 1 year, 172 days | [9] |
Brian Riemer | Denmark | 22 September 1978 | Anderlecht | Belgian Pro League | 2 December 2022 | 1 year, 168 days | [10] |
Timmy Simons | Belgium | 11 December 1976 | Dender EH | Challenger Pro League | 13 February 2023 | 1 year, 95 days | [11] |
Thorsten Fink | Germany | 29 October 1967 | Sint-Truiden | Belgian Pro League | 16 May 2023 | 1 year, 2 days | [12] |
Ronny Deila | Norway | 21 September 1975 | Club Brugge | Belgian Pro League | 5 June 2023 | 348 days | [13] |
Florian Kohfeldt | Germany | 5 October 1982 | Eupen | Belgian Pro League | 8 June 2023 | 345 days | [14] |
Jelle Coen | Belgium | 5 August 1983 | Jong Genk | Challenger Pro League | 15 June 2023 | 1 year, 3 days | [15] |
Marink Reedijk | Netherlands | 15 November 1992 | RSCA Futures | Challenger Pro League | 16 June 2023 | 337 days | [16] |
Nicky Hayen | Belgium | 16 August 1980 | Club NXT | Challenger Pro League | 1 July 2023[n 3] | 322 days | [17] |
Alexander Blessin | Germany | 28 May 1973 | Union SG | Belgian Pro League | 3 July 2023 | 320 days | [18] |
Vincent Euvrard | Belgium | 12 March 1982 | Zulte Waregem | Challenger Pro League | 5 September 2023 | 256 days | [19] |
Réginal Goreux | Haiti | 31 December 1987 | SL16 FC | Challenger Pro League | 21 October 2023[n 4] | 210 days | [20] |
Óscar García | Spain | 26 April 1973 | OH Leuven | Belgian Pro League | 5 November 2023[n 5] | 195 days | [21] |
Besnik Hasi | Albania | 29 December 1971 | KV Mechelen | Belgian Pro League | 8 November 2023[n 6] | 192 days | [22] |
Hans Somers | Belgium | 9 March 1978 | Deinze | Challenger Pro League | 14 November 2023 | 186 days | [23] |
Sébastien Grandjean | Belgium | 16 June 1970 | Francs Borains | Challenger Pro League | 26 November 2023 | 174 days | [24] |
Rik De Mil | Belgium | 15 September 1981 | Westerlo | Belgian Pro League | 12 December 2023 | 158 days | [25] |
Dirk Kuyt | Netherlands | 22 July 1980 | Beerschot | Challenger Pro League | 28 December 2023 | 142 days | [26] |
Ivan Leko | Croatia | 7 February 1978 | Standard Liège | Belgian Pro League | 4 January 2024 | 135 days | [27] |
Freyr Alexandersson | Iceland | 18 November 1982 | Kortrijk | Belgian Pro League | 5 January 2024 | 134 days | [28] |
Jamath Shoffner | United States | 10 July 1978 | Oostende | Challenger Pro League | 15 January 2024 | 124 days | [29] |
Geert Emmerechts | Belgium | 5 May 1968 | Lierse Kempenzonen | Challenger Pro League | 15 January 2024 | 124 days | [30] |
Mbaye Leye | Senegal | 1 December 1982 | Seraing | Challenger Pro League | 22 January 2024 | 117 days | [31] |
Bruno Irles | France | 16 August 1975 | RWD Molenbeek | Belgian Pro League | 14 February 2024 | 94 days | [32] |