The Belgian Football Podcast

While Ben was away in Zurich Scott and Joris talked rats, the relegation of Oostende, ending a 10 year stay in The Pro League and also found time for a round up of the latest in the Challenger Pro League and answered listener questions, including a personal one just for Joris!

Ben, Scott and Joris discuss all the action from the Belgian Pro League as RFC Seraing are finally relegated. Zulte-Waregem and KV Oostende look destined to join them after both failed to win important games. The trio also look to the top of the league as Gent and Club Brugge battle it out for the final space in the top four. In the CPL, all eyes will be on next weekends clash between Beveren and...

Routine wins were the order of the day as none of the sides near the bottom picked up any points. Ben, Scott and Joris talk about the ramifications and how the league is shaping up with just three more regular season games to go. They also go through the CPL as it begins the second phase of the play-offs.

Scott sat down with Oli Makin Head Groundsnan at OHL Leuven to discuss a beginners guide to turf...the realities of elite turf maintenance, Belgian culture and even found time for some listeners questions...

Ben, Joris and Scott delve into the final mathcday before the international break. They talk about which teams are happy and which aren't with the break, before a chat about the new Red Devils squad under Domenico Tedesco.

Joris and Scott are without Ben as they go through another wild weekend of Belgian Football. They talk goal fests in Eupen, Gent's demolishing of Zulte Waregem and a huge win for Union St Gilloise in Genk. They then move to the CPL for another weekend of big results, especially for RWDM.

The BFP is back at full capacity as Joris returns from his trip to Georgia. The trident dicuss all the action from the weekend, including a shock win for Oostende and a big win for Standard Liege.

The Belgian classics are back on the road, but they were also very much present on the pitch! Zulte Waregem continue to lead the grupetto after their derby draw. Westerlo continue to put pressure on the leaders with a big win over Union, while Club Brugge kept Gent at arms length for another week. Scott and Ben discuss all the action from this last weekend of VAR controversy, a classic clasico and...

Union finally lose a game, while Oostende finally keep a clean sheet! Ben and Scott go over both games, as well as two great games in Mechelen and Brugge. They also answer a number of great listener questions!

With a weekend of huge fixtures at the top and bottom of the league, there is plenty for Ben and Scott to go over. Add in the end of the Challenger Pro League regular season and a new head coach for the Red Devils, this really was a busy one!

Wasabi was the order of the day in Sint Truiden, but Ben and Scott had plenty else to chat over this week! Genk and Union saw debutants star, Club and Amtwerp failed to win while at the bottom Seraing finally got a home win!

Ben and Scott dive into the weekends action and the transfers as they happen. The two look at an entertaining draw between Kortrijk and Oostende, drama for Cercle Brugge and a first win for Scott Parker. They also analyse the fallout from two clubs losing their top scorers and how this will impact the title race.

Seraing make it 365 days without a home win, Club still can't win, Oostende can't win either! Ben and Scott dive into all the action, as well as the return of the CPL and big wins for Virton and Beveren.

Plenty of unhappy strikers in the Pro League with two big names looking to move on. Ben and Scott reflect on this, as well as all the other action from the Pro League. Without Joris to keep them grounded, the two get a little bit carried away!

Happy 2023 to everyone, and to celebrate we are back with a brand new episode. Scott and Ben go through all the action from another crazy week of Belgian football, featuring lots of points for those in the relegation scrap. They also go through the big game between Genk and Club Brugge, before summing up all that has happened in the Challenger Pro League while we were away. 

The first half of the Belgian Pro League season is in the books, and Joris returns to chat through all the action, including a second sacking of the season for Kortrijk. The trio answer listener questions and look back over all the goals, and there were plenty of them! 

Another two man game, and a stripped back audio with regular editor in chief Joris away on holiday. Apologies for any sounds or issues that may be present in this episode! Ben and Scott chat through all the weekends action, including four goals for big Paul Onuachu, a topsy turvy game between Mechelen and Zulte Waregem and a big win for Gent which was overshadowed by off field incidents. The duo a...

The two man game was in play this week, as Ben and Scott sat down to talk through all the weekends action, including another two sackings! Thalhammer is back, this time with Oostende, while Charleroi had an instant bounce against Antwerp. They also dive into the Challenger Pro League, where there was plenty of movement!

After a weekend in Belgium, there is plenty to discuss on this weeks episode! The trio sit down to go back over their trip to Brugge on Friday night, a classic in Brussels on Saturday before a big game in 1A and the Challenger from Sunday. With all the sackings elsewhere around the league, this weekend proved to be full of topics to discuss. 

In the week the Club Brugge made history, the Pro League also had its fair share of excitement. Ben, Joris and Scott go through all the talking points from all the matches, including a lightning start for Standard, a big win for Zulte Waregem and another hammering of Oostende by Union. The trio also talk about the second tier, where a big name made a big impact. 

Another week another weekend of Belgian Pro League action. We return to disect the Friday night win for Anrwerp, red cards galore and a couple of Mario's who made a big impact of their respective benches. We also check in on some suprise Challenger league results, as well as a mixed bag in Europe.

Plenty of shocks and surprises in this weeks Belgian Pro League and Challenger Pro League. The trio are back as they go over Seraing's derby win, Kortrijk and Eupen's big victories and then a masterclass from Bosnian midfielder Dino Hotic of Cercle Brugge. 

With the international break now upon us, lots of teams will be assessing their opening to the season. Ben, Joris and Scott look at the weekends action and talk change at Cercle, big wins for Standard and Westerlo, as well as more routine performances from Sint Truiden and Antwerp. They also look back at another great week of European results, including Club Brugges dominant display in Portugal!

An eventful week for Belgian football, including 0 goals conceded in the best European week in a long while, a crisis lingering at Anderlecht, and some thrilling games over the weekend with late wins for OH Leuven and Genk respectively.

While Ben is finally off on a long-delayed honeymoon trip, Scott and Joris talk you through the weekend where Julien Duranville made his first tangible impression on Belgian Football, scoring in both the Challenger Pro League and the Jupiler Pro League, in a struggling side no less. Furthermore, Antwerp goes 5 points clear at the top, and at the other end of the table, a Seraing win puts a lot of...