Continued success during the nineties
1990 - 1999
The 1992-1993 season marks the birth of the very first edition of the Champions League, in which Club Brugge was allowed to participate.
Club Brugge carries the successes of the late eighties into the nineties. Between 1990 and 1999, Club wins four league titles (1990, 1992, 1996, 1998) with three different coaches and wins the Belgian Cup three times (1991, 1995, 1996). New Club icons emerge, including Franky Van der Elst, Vital Borkelmans, and Gert Verheyen. Goalkeeper Dany Verlinden remains unbeaten for more than a thousand minutes in 1990, and in 1992, Club makes history in the very first edition of the Champions League. At the end of the decade, the Olympiastadion is thoroughly renovated and renamed Jan Breydelstadion.
1990
The European record of goalkeeper Dany Verlinden (1,390 minutes unbeaten)
Between March 3 and October 26, 1990, goalkeeper Dany Verlinden remains unbeaten in the league for 1,390 minutes. A unique record that still stands today.
1990-1991
Eighth league title and fifth Belgian Cup with coach Georges Leekens
Two years after the seventh league title, Club Brugge becomes champion again. With Georges Leekens at the helm, Club secures the title in early May 1990 after a 3-0 win against Sint-Truiden. A year later, Club wins the Belgian Cup for the fifth time. In a soaking wet final, it defeats KV Mechelen 3-1.
January 1991
Club beats Cercle 10-0!
On January 27, 1991, Club wins the city derby against Cercle 10-0. Among others, Frank Farina scores four times. Afterwards, stickers are printed with the message 'I was d'erby!'
November 1991
Jan Ceulemans plays his last match for Club Brugge
On November 6, 1991, Jan Ceulemans comes onto the field after 82 minutes in the European Cup match against GKS Katowice. He has just completed a long rehabilitation. A few months later, Caje retires from football for good. Between 1978 and 1991, he scores 242 goals in 507 official matches for Club.
Summer 1991
Club Brugge turns 100 years old
On August 10, 1991, Club Brugge celebrates its 100th anniversary. For the occasion, Club plays a friendly match against Johan Cruijff's FC Barcelona at the Brugse Metten. The match ends in a 1-1 draw.
1992
Hugo Broos delivers Club a ninth league title
On May 17, 1992, Club Brugge wins 3-2 against KV Mechelen at Olympia, enough for the ninth league title. That same season, Club also reaches the semifinals of the Cup Winners' Cup.
1992 - 1993
Participation in the very first Champions League
Daniel Amokachi scores the very first goal ever in the Champions League.
The 1992-1993 season marks the birth of the very first edition of the Champions League. Club Brugge battles through the qualifying rounds past Maccabi Tel Aviv and Austria Wien. In the group stage, CSKA Moscow, Glasgow Rangers, and Olympique Marseille are the opponents. On the first matchday, Club wins at Olympia against CSKA Moscow (1-0). Daniel Amokachi scores the very first goal ever in the Champions League that night.
1996
Tenth league title and second double
During the 1995-1996 season, after nineteen seasons, Club Brugge switches kit sponsor from Puma to competitor Adidas. The change immediately brings luck. Club becomes league champion with a wide margin. In Brussels, it also wins the Belgian Cup (2-1) against city rival Cercle, achieving the double for the second time in history. Hugo Broos is voted Coach of the Year 1996. Mario Stanic is top scorer.
New in the league: from now on, a win would earn 3 points.
2000
The Olympiastadion becomes the Jan Breydelstadion
In 2000, Belgium and the Netherlands host the European Football Championship. For the occasion, the Olympiastadion undergoes a thorough renovation. It is expanded to almost 30,000 seats and is renamed Jan Breydelstadion.