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The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA; Dutch: Koninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond; French: Union royale belge des sociétés de football association; German: Königlicher Belgischer Fußballverband) is the governing body of football in Belgium.
The Belgian Pro League (Dutch: Eerste klasse; French: Championnat de Belgique de football; German: Pro League), officially the Jupiler Pro League (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʑypilɛr ˈproː ˌlik]) for sponsor Jupiler, is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium.
Association football is the most popular sport in Belgium, which has been played since the end of the 19th century.The national association was founded in 1895 with the intention of bringing some order and organization to the sport.
The Belgium national football team [b] has officially represented Belgium in men's international football since their maiden match in 1904. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in Europe by UEFA—both of which were co-founded by the Belgian team's supervising body, the Royal Belgian Football Association.
The Belgium national football team represents the country of Belgium in international association football.It is fielded by the Royal Belgian Football Association, the governing body of football in Belgium, and competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe.
The league system underwent restructuring which was approved by the Royal Belgian Football Association. One important step was the introduction of a national fifth level for the first time. Its implementation took effect as of the 2016–17 season. [1] Changes since 2016: From the 2020–21 season on:
The male Belgian national (association) football team has been under the supervision of 25 different permanent managers and two caretakers since 1910. [1] [2] Before 1910 and in 1919, a committee of the RBFA presided by Édouard de Laveleye selected the players.
Belgium was the first mainland European country to play association football, [2] [3] after the Irish student Cyril B. Morrogh walked with a leather ball into the Josephites College of Melle on 26 October 1863. [4]