Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Belgian Second Division.
The competition was created in 1895 by the Royal Belgian Football Association and was first won by FC Liégeois.
Club Brugge won the title of the 1995–96 season.
These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:
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