Big Three (Belgium)

The Big Three (Dutch: De Grote Drie, French: Les Trois Grands) is the nickname of the three most successful sports clubs in Belgium. The football teams of R.S.C. Anderlecht, Club Brugge KV and Standard Liège have a great rivalry, and are usually the main contenders for the title. Combined they share a total of 57 out of 113 Belgian Football Championships ever played and generally end up sharing the top three positions. None of them have been relegated from the First Division A either, since promotion to the top flight. In recent years however, the domination of the Big Three has become less severe, as Anderlecht and Standard have had some difficult seasons. Next to that, some other clubs like Union Saint-Gilloise, Antwerp, Genk and Gent have become major contenders for prizes.

Location of the three clubs in Belgium
For the other groups of entities known as "Big Three" or "The Big Three", see Big Three (disambiguation).
Anderlecht, Constant Vanden Stock
Club Brugge, Jan Breydel Stadium
Standard Liège, Stade Maurice Dufrasne

Several other clubs outside the big three have won the Belgian league, with Union SG having the third most national titles behind Anderlecht and Club Brugge in Belgium with 11 in total; one title more than Standard Liège. Today, the chief competitors of the three are Royal Antwerp F.C. and Racing Genk.[1][2][3][4]

See also

References
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  2. "'Grote Drie' die samen nog eens winnen dat was al heel lang geleden". HLN.be. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. "Grote Drie pas voor de tweede keer samen aan het feest in de Jupiler Pro League". Voetbalkrant.com. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. "Grote drie moeten Europese eer verdedigen" (in Dutch). Manoeuvre.be. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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