Union Saint-Gilloise end 90-year Belgian title drought

Union Saint-Gilloise ended a 90-year wait as they clinched their 12th Belgian league title on Sunday with a 3-1 final-round home victory over Gent. They finished three points clear of defending champions Club Brugge, held to a 1-1 draw by visiting Antwerp, at the close of the the playoff between the six best teams from the regular season.

USG qualify directly for the group stage of next season's Champions League when they will have to stage matches away from the Joseph Marien Stadium, their home since 1919. The club, founded in 1897, won the Belgian league 11 times between 1904 and 1935 but experienced a long period of decline, dropping to the fourth division in the late 1970s, and struggling to survive financially.