While the tension in the play-offs continues to increase, there is still a lot of discussion going on in the background about the competition format for next season. The Jupiler Pro League may then be given a new look.
In recent months, a lot of ink has been spilled about possible reforms that may soon be coming to our competition. Within the Pro League the subject remains the same The newspapaer certainly a particularly pressing topic at the moment.
Abolition of halving
The clubs would already agree that something needs to change. The halving of points in the play-offs in particular is under serious fire. If that design remains intact, there seems to be a good chance that this artificial intervention will finally come to an end.
To the satisfaction of Club Brugge chairman Bart Verhaeghe, who is in danger of missing out on the abolition of POs. On the other hand, his call to lighten the calendar with a view to European success is being heard.
Play-offs with four
To achieve this, some clubs would simply like to adjust the number of participants in PO I from six to four clubs. According to the newspaper, there is already support for a new competition format from ’25-’26.
The top division would still house 16 clubs, with only four teams in the Champions’ Play-Offs without halving and two direct relegators without play-downs. A proposal that Blue-Black could agree with.
He played in the Pro League
We will therefore have to wait and see whether the positions of the other clubs can also be identified: this will have to be done The newspapaer in any case, still a lot of water to the sea. Moreover, in the sensitive dossier it remains limited to two words.
2024-05-13 17:09:00
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