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Waiting for 90 years! The 128-year-old store won the league championship again, setting a record for the top ten European leagues and will play in the European Championship

10:15am, 26 May 2025【Football】

You can never give up on the football field. As long as you still have dreams, you should keep going. Because, you never know what will happen in the next second? In the early morning of May 26, the veteran Belgian team San Giros United finally got what they wanted after waiting for 90 years.

In the early morning of this day, the 10th round of the Belgian Football League Championship Competition Group started. After the first nine rounds, San Giros led the lead with 53 points, 1 point ahead of second-place Bruges. In the last round, San Giros United can definitely win the championship as long as they win.

San Giros United's opponent today is Ghent, a veteran team with strong strength (ranked 3rd). In the 11th minute, San Giros, who played at home, broke the deadlock and took the advantage of 1-0. In the 45th minute, Ghent equalized the score and both sides entered the half-time break 1-1. In the second half, San Giros jointly strengthened the offense, and Promis David scored 2 goals, helping the team defeat Ghent 3-1. In the standings, San Giros scored 56 points, ranking first, while Bruges had 53 points, ranking second, and Ghent ranked third with 47 points. After the game, many fans at San Giros United's home court burst into tears. They waited for this championship for a full 90 years. The last time San Giros United won the league championship was in the 1934-35 season, and 90 years have passed. In the two seasons before

, San Giros missed the championship by 1 point. Today, they finally realized their dream. The San Giros United was founded in 1897 and has a team history of 128 years. According to OPTA's statistics, San Giros United regained the league championship after 90 years, breaking the record between winning the top ten European leagues.

Next season, San Giros United will go straight to the Champions League, which is their first time in 128-year team history. Previously, San Giros United had competed in the Champions League qualifiers twice, and all were unfortunately stopped in the third round.