Cercle Brugge KSV
Tier 1Belgian Pro LeagueBrugge, West-Vlaanderen, BelgiumOn the globe
- Founded
- 9 April 1899
- Ground
- Jan Breydelstadion29,062 seats · opened 1975
- Full name
- Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging
- Website
- cerclebrugge.be
Who owns Cercle Brugge KSV
Majority owned by AS Monaco (Dmitry Rybolovlev) since May 2017; Monaco's CEO sits on the board.
Owned by a multi-club groupOwner based abroad: Russia
As of October 2026Medium confidenceSources: Wikipedia, Cercle Brugge
From the pitch to the top
The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.
Fields the first teamCercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging
- 60%controlsAS Monaco Football Club SA (SAM)Since May 2017, figure as of 3 October 2026Majority bought in May 2017 (60% per Dutch Wikipedia). AS Monaco CEO Thiago Scuro sits on the Cercle Brugge BV board (club website, 2026). Recent stake figure not found.Medium confidenceSources: Wikipedia, Cercle Brugge
- 66.7%controlsMonaco Sport Investment LtdSince December 2011, figure as of September 202666.67% reported at the 2011 takeover; no later change found, but no recent primary source either.Medium confidenceSources: BBC Sport, Wikipedia
- Stake not knowncontrolsDmitry RybolovlevSince December 2011, figure as of September 2026Through family trustRybolovlev is named as the buyer (BBC 2011); the vehicle name and trust structure come from Wikipedia.Low confidenceSources: BBC Sport, Wikipedia
- 33.3%minorityPrincipality of Monaco (House of Grimaldi)Figure as of September 2026Low confidenceSource: Wikipedia
Changes of control
- May 2017
AS Monaco Football Club SA (SAM) took control (60%).
Derived from the multi-club-groups research: the start of the current controlling holding.
Medium confidenceSources: Wikipedia, Cercle Brugge
Sources8
- Raad van Bestuur Cercle Brugge, Club, 3 October 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev takes over Monaco BBC Sport, News, 23 December 2011. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Register entry for Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging kbopub.economie.fgov.be, Company registry. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 4 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 4 October 2026.
- 2026–27 Belgian Pro League Wikipedia, Wikipedia / Wikidata, September 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- AS Monaco FC Wikipedia, Wikipedia / Wikidata, September 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Cercle Brugge Wikipedia, Wikipedia / Wikidata, September 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
Also on Wikidata (Q364698).