Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
| Full name | Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Groen en Zwart (Green and Black), De Vereniging | ||
| Founded | 9 April 1899 | ||
| Ground | Jan Breydel Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 29,062 | ||
| Owner | Dmitry Rybolovlev | ||
| Head coach | Bernd Storck | ||
| League | Belgian Pro League | ||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League, 4th of 16 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɛr(ə)klə ˈbrʏɣə ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə ˈspɔrtfəˌreːnəɣɪŋ]) is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. They compete in the Belgian Pro League, the top flight of Belgian football. Their matricule number is 12. The club plays home games at the 29,042-seat Jan Breydel Stadium, which they share with fierce rivals Club Brugge. Cercle Brugge won their first national title in 1911, and won two more titles (in 1927 and 1930) before the Second World War. The side also won the Belgian Cup in 1927 and in 1985, and have represented Belgium in European tournaments on several occasions.