Founded in 1908, the club first reached the highest level in Belgian football in 1921–22 and have been playing in the first division continuously since 1935–36 and in Europe since 1964–65.
Honours
- Belgian First Division:
- Winners (34): 1946–47, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17
- Belgian Second Division:
- Winners (2): 1923–24, 1934–35
- Belgian Cup:
- Winners (9): 1964–65, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1993–94, 2007–08
- Belgian League Cup:
- Winners (3): 1973, 1974, 2000
- Belgian Super Cup:
- Winners (13): 1985, 1987, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017
- UEFA Cup:
- Winners (1): 1982–83
- Runners-up (1): 1983–84
- UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup:
- Winners (2): 1975–76, 1977–78
- Runners-up (2): 1976–77, 1989–90
- UEFA Super Cup:
- Winners (2): 1976, 1978
- Bruges Matins:
- Winners (2): 1985, 1988
- Toulon Tournament:
- Winners (1): 1967
- Amsterdam Tournament:
- Winners (1): 1976
Current squad
| 2020/2021 Team Roster (Updated 14-02-2021) | 2021/2022 Team Roster Güncelleme (11-02-2022) |
| Manager : Vincent Kompany | Manager : Vincent Kompany |
| Timon Wellenreuther (Almanya) (Kaleci) | Timon Wellenreuther (Almanya) (Kaleci) Willem II (18-08-2021) Kiralık |
| Hendrik Van Crombrugge (Kaleci) | Hendrik Van Crombrugge (Kaleci) |
| Rik Vercauteren (Kaleci) | Rik Vercauteren (Kaleci) |
| Warner Hahn (Surinam) (Kaleci) Heerenveen (December 2020) Go Ahead Eagles (Ağustos 2021) | Bart Verbruggen (Kaleci) Anderlecht U-21 (Haziran 2021) |
| Colin Coosemans (Kaleci) KAA Gent (Temmuz 2021) | |
| Landry Dimata Espanyol (January 2021) Kiralık Espanyol (Haziran 2021) satıldı | Nayel Mehssatou Anderlecht U-21 (Haziran 2021) |
| Michel Vlap Armini Bielefeld (January 2021) Kiralık | Michel Vlap Twente (Ağustos 2021) Kiralık |
| Percy Tau (South Africa) Brighton (January 2021) | Wesley Hoedt (Hollanda) Southampton (Temmuz 2021) |
| Bohdan Mykhaylichenko (Ukrayna) | Bohdan Mykhaylichenko (Ukrayna) |
| Luka Adžić MKE Ankaragücü (September 2020) Kiralık | Luka Adžić (Sırbistan) Zwolle (30-08-2021) |
| Anthony Vanden Borre Serbest (Temmuz 2021) | Cristian Kouame (Fildişi Sahilleri) Fiorentina (25-08-2021) |
| Mustapha Bundu (Sierra Leone) FC Copenhagen (January 2021) Kiralık | Mustapha Bundu (Sierra Leone) Aarhus (31-08-2021) Kiralık |
| Ognjen Vranješ RSC Charlerio (January 2021) Kiralık AEK Athens FC (Haziran 2021) satıldı. | Joshua Zirkzee (Hollanda) Bayern München (Ağustos 2021) Kiralık |
| Elias Cobbaut | Elias Cobbaut Parma (28-08-2021) Kiralık |
| Kristian Arnstad (Norveç) | Kristian Arnstad (Norveç) |
| Mohammed Dauda (Gana) | Mohammed Dauda (Gana) Cartagena (31-08-2021) Kiralık |
| Peter Žulj (Austria) Göztepe (January 2021) Kiralık | Zeno Debast Anderlecht U-21 (Haziran 2021) |
| Adrien Trebel | Adrien Trebel Lausanne (31-01-2022) Kiralık |
| Derrick Luckassen PSV Eindhoven (January 2021) | Sergio Gomez (İspanya) Borussia Dortmund (Temmuz 2021) |
| Edo Kayembe Eupen (September 2020) | Taylor Harwood-Bellis Manchester City (Temmuz 2021) Kiralık Kiralık döndü (11-01-2022) |
| Francis Amuzu | Francis Amuzu |
| Hannes Delcroix | Hannes Delcroix |
| Antonio Milić Lech Poznan (January 2021) | Benito Raman Schalke 04 (Temmuz 2021) |
| Anouar Ait El Hadj | Anouar Ait El Hadj |
| Albert Sambi Lokonga Arsenal (Temmuz 2021) | Lior Rafaelov Antwerp (Temmuz 2021) |
| Jérémy Doku Rennes (October 2020) | Kristoffer Olsson (İsveç) Krasnodar (Temuz 2021) |
| Yari Verschaeren | Yari Verschaeren |
| Antoine Colassin Zulte Waregem (January 2021) Kiralık | Antoine Colassin |
| Isaac Kiese Thelin Malmö FF (December 2021) Return Kiralık Kasımpaşa (January 2021) Kiralık | Isaac Kiese Thelin Bani Yas (10-09-2021) |
| Killian Sardella | Killian Sardella |
| Marco Kana | Marco Kana |
| Michael Murillo Bermudez | Michael Murillo Bermudez |
| Kemar Lawrence Toronto FC (Mayıs 2021) | Lisandro Magallan (Arjantin) AFC Ajax (31-08-2021) Kiralık |
| Zakaria Bakkali Beerschot V.A. (January 2021) Kiralık | Zakaria Bakkali |
| Lukas Nmecha (Almanya) Manchester City (Haziran 2021) | |
| Percy Tau Brighton (August 2020) Kiralık Brighton (January 2021) Return Kiralık | |
| Matthew Miazga (USA) FC Chelsea (October 2020) Kiralık Kiralık döndü | |
| Josh Cullen West Ham United (October 2020) | Josh Cullen |
| Paul Mukairu (Nigeria) Antalyaspor (October 2020) Kiralık Kiralık döndü (30-06-2021) | |
| Mario Stroeykens Anderlecht U-21 (December 2020) | Mario Stroeykens |
| Majeed Ashimeru RB Salzburg (January 2021) Kiralık | Majeed Ashimeru RB Salzburg (January 2021) Kiralık |
| Abdoulay Diaby Sporting CP (January 2021) Kiralık Kiralık döndü | |
| Jacob Bruun Larsen (Denmark) TSG Hoffenheim (January 2021) Kiralık Kiralık döndü | |
| Lucas Lissens Anderlecht U-21 (December 2020) | Lucas Lissens |