Union Saint-Gilloise's revival under Tony Bloom led to a return to the Belgian Pro League in 2021 and a first league title in 90 years in 2025.
Key Facts
- Founded
- 1897 in Saint-Gilles, Brussels
- National titles
- 12 (first in 1904, latest in 2025)
- Unbeaten league run
- 60 matches (1933–1935), Belgian national record
- Absence from top flight
- 48 years before returning in 2021
- Europa League 2022–23
- Reached quarter-finals
- Home stadium
- Joseph Marien Stadium, in use since 1920s
By the Numbers
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After decades of decline that dropped the club to the fourth tier of Belgian football, a takeover by British businessman Tony Bloom—also chairman of Brighton & Hove Albion—provided the financial and organizational backing needed for a sustained rebuilding effort.
Union Saint-Gilloise is a Belgian professional football club founded in 1897, historically dominant with eleven pre-war league titles and a 60-match unbeaten record. After returning to the top flight in 2021 following a 48-year absence, the club became a competitive force in both domestic and European competition during the early 2020s.
The club clinched a twelfth league title in 2025, ending a 90-year championship drought, and reached the quarter-finals of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League, later qualifying for the UEFA Champions League league phase for the first time in their history.