# 2025–26 Club Brugge KV season
The 2025–26 [Club Brugge KV](https://www.edgepedia.org/club-brugge-kv) season was the Belgian club's campaign in the Jupiler Pro League and the [UEFA Champions League](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-champions-league), in which it reached the Champions League round of 32 and finished second in the domestic standings after a late surge under a mid-season change of coach.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Domestic position | 2nd in the Jupiler Pro League standings: 30 matches, 20 wins, 7 draws, 3 losses, 59 goals for and 36 against, 63 points[1](https://www.clubbrugge.be/en/competition/a-kern/a-jupiler-pro-league-2025-2026/standings) |
| European entry | Entered the Champions League in the third qualifying round, beating Salzburg 1–0 away on 6 August 2025[2](https://coeffarchive.com/club/club-brugge/) • [3](https://www.uefa.com/news-media/mediaservices/informationkits/competitions/uefachampionsleague/2026/match/2045719/printmatchpresskits/) |
| Champions League run | Eliminated in the round of 32; overall European record of 7 wins, 2 draws, 5 losses, goals 32:27, coefficient 19.5[2](https://coeffarchive.com/club/club-brugge/) |
| League phase highlights | Beat Monaco 4–1 and Marseille 3–0, drew 3–3 with Barcelona, and won 4–1 at Kairat Almaty[4](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/029c-1e9a9e46c0e1-d4a19f742eb9-1000--champions-league-league-phase-fixtures-and-results-by-team/) |
| Coaching change | Ivan Leko took over as manager on 8 December 2025[5](https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?season_id=130&teamTabs=managers&team_id=277) |
| Notable transfer | Ardon Jashari sold to Milan for €36 million on 6 August 2025; goalkeeper Yann Sommer arrived on a free transfer on 14 July[6](https://www.fotmob.com/teams/8342/transfers/overview) |
## Domestic season
Club Brugge opened its Pro League campaign on 9 August 2025 with a 2–0 home win over city rival Cercle Brugge, Hans Vanaken scoring in front of 23,424 spectators.[7](https://fbref.com/en/squads/f1e6c5f1/2025-2026/c37/Club-Brugge-Stats-Belgian-Pro-League) Over the 30 recorded league matches the club compiled 20 wins, 7 draws, and 3 defeats, scoring 59 and conceding 36 for a total of 63 points, which placed it second in the standings.[1](https://www.clubbrugge.be/en/competition/a-kern/a-jupiler-pro-league-2025-2026/standings)
The decisive phase came late. A retrospective season review published in June 2026 described a side that only reached cruising speed late in the campaign and then swept past its opponents, a characterization consistent with the club's position chasing the top of the table into the championship play-offs.[8](https://www.voetbalprimeur.be/nieuws/2099359/vp-s-eindrapport-club-brugge.html)
## UEFA Champions League
Club Brugge began its European season in the third qualifying round, where a 1–0 away win at Salzburg on 6 August 2025 kept its qualification bid alive.[2](https://coeffarchive.com/club/club-brugge/) • [3](https://www.uefa.com/news-media/mediaservices/informationkits/competitions/uefachampionsleague/2026/match/2045719/printmatchpresskits/) The club then entered the 36-team league phase, whose matchdays ran from 16–18 September 2025 to 28 January 2026.[4](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/029c-1e9a9e46c0e1-d4a19f742eb9-1000--champions-league-league-phase-fixtures-and-results-by-team/)
Its eight league-phase results were:[4](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/029c-1e9a9e46c0e1-d4a19f742eb9-1000--champions-league-league-phase-fixtures-and-results-by-team/)
1. 18 September 2025: Club Brugge 4–1 Monaco
2. 30 September 2025: Atalanta 2–1 Club Brugge
3. 22 October 2025: Bayern München 4–0 Club Brugge
4. 5 November 2025: Club Brugge 3–3 Barcelona
5. 26 November 2025: [Sporting CP](https://www.edgepedia.org/sporting-cp) 3–0 Club Brugge
6. 10 December 2025: Club Brugge 0–3 Arsenal
7. 20 January 2026: Kairat Almaty 1–4 Club Brugge
8. 28 January 2026: Club Brugge 3–0 [Marseille](https://www.edgepedia.org/marseille)
The pattern was uneven: heavy defeats to Bayern München, Sporting CP, and Arsenal were offset by wins over Monaco, Kairat Almaty, and Marseille and a high-scoring draw with Barcelona. The team scored 10 and conceded 10 across the league phase, and advanced to the knockout play-off round and then to the round of 16, where its European season ended.[2](https://coeffarchive.com/club/club-brugge/) • [4](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/029c-1e9a9e46c0e1-d4a19f742eb9-1000--champions-league-league-phase-fixtures-and-results-by-team/) • [9](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/029a-1de997d047d3-6764f63d69c6-1000--uefa-champions-league-knockout-phase-play-off-draw-where-/) Across all Champions League matches in 2025/26 the club recorded 7 wins, 2 draws, and 5 losses with 32 goals scored and 27 conceded, earning a coefficient of 19.5.[2](https://coeffarchive.com/club/club-brugge/)
## Squad changes and coaching
The summer window saw the squad reshaped on both sides. The most significant outgoing move was the sale of midfielder Ardon Jashari to Milan for €36 million, completed on 6 August 2025, while Swiss international goalkeeper [Yann Sommer](https://www.edgepedia.org/yann-sommer) joined on a free transfer on 14 July.[6](https://www.fotmob.com/teams/8342/transfers/overview)
Midway through the campaign, on 8 December 2025, Ivan Leko was appointed manager, taking over during the Champions League league phase and leading the team through the second half of the domestic season.[5](https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?season_id=130&teamTabs=managers&team_id=277)
## References
1. [Jupiler Pro League 2025-2026 standings, Club Brugge official website](https://www.clubbrugge.be/en/competition/a-kern/a-jupiler-pro-league-2025-2026/standings)
2. [Club Brugge in Europe: every season, every result, Coefficient Archive](https://coeffarchive.com/club/club-brugge/)
3. [Information kits, UEFA Champions League 2025/26, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/news-media/mediaservices/informationkits/competitions/uefachampionsleague/2026/match/2045719/printmatchpresskits/)
4. [Champions League league phase results by team, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/029c-1e9a9e46c0e1-d4a19f742eb9-1000--champions-league-league-phase-fixtures-and-results-by-team/)
5. [Club Brugge Manager History, Soccer Base](https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?season_id=130&teamTabs=managers&team_id=277)
6. [Club Brugge transfers overview, FotMob](https://www.fotmob.com/teams/8342/transfers/overview)
7. [2025-2026 Club Brugge Stats, Belgian Pro League, FBref.com](https://fbref.com/en/squads/f1e6c5f1/2025-2026/c37/Club-Brugge-Stats-Belgian-Pro-League)
8. [VP's Eindrapport: Club Brugge, VoetbalPrimeur.be](https://www.voetbalprimeur.be/nieuws/2099359/vp-s-eindrapport-club-brugge.html)
9. [029a 1de997d047d3 6764f63d69c6 1000 Uefa Champions League Knockout Phase Play Off Draw Where, uefa.com](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/029a-1de997d047d3-6764f63d69c6-1000--uefa-champions-league-knockout-phase-play-off-draw-where-/)
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