Ranking · Flanders · NACE 93
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities: the largest employers in Flanders
As of 14 Nov 2026, 854 companies in Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities (NACE 93) in Flanders report employees in recent accounts (financial years 2023 to 2026). The 10 largest employers account for 1,609.1 FTE, out of 7,601.7 for all of them; median headcount is 2.8 FTE. Plopsa leads with 288.3 FTE (financial year 2025).
Top 50 · Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities · Flanders
Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plopsa 8660 De Panne | €115.1m | €77.8m | €62.9m | 288.3 | 2025 |
| 2 | Club Brugge 8300 Knokke-Heist | €178.6m | €124.5m | €99.1m | 210.8 | 2025 |
| 3 | K.R.C. Genk 3600 Genk | €102.2m | €33.5m | €62.4m | 175.3 | 2025 |
| 4 | Advance 1702 Dilbeek | €16.7m | €33.0m | €3.19m | 160.0 | 2025 |
| 5 | Yellow-RED KV Mechelen 2800 Mechelen | €41.7m | €20.9m | €9.65m | 155.2 | 2025 |
| 6 | OH Leuven 3001 Leuven | €17.7m | €18.3m | €7.02m | 129.0 | 2026 |
| 7 | JIMS Expansion 1500 Halle | €21.4m | €21.9m | €2.05m | 128.4 | 2026 |
| 8 | JIMS 1500 Halle | €28.0m | €25.4m | €17.2m | 123.4 | 2026 |
| 9 | Bobbejaanland 2460 Kasterlee | €245.1m | €27.2m | €140.8m | 120.7 | 2025 |
| 10 | Royal Antwerp Football Club 2100 Antwerp | €52.6m | €43.4m | −€10.6m | 118.0 | 2025 |
| 11 | KONINKLIJKE ATHLETIEK ASSOCIATIE GENT - Voetbalafdeling 9000 Ghent | €106.2m | €37.5m | €25.5m | 115.6 | 2025 |
| 12 | KVC Westerlo 2260 Westerlo | €38.7m | €14.4m | −€1.85m | 101.9 | 2025 |
| 13 | Sparkx Sportainment Group 2627 Schelle | €18.0m | — | €8.63m | 84.2 | 2025 |
| 14 | Kortrijk Voetbalt 8500 Kortrijk | €12.0m | €6.51m | €2.80m | 76.0 | 2025 |
| 15 | Koninklijke Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging 3800 Sint-Truiden | €30.8m | €20.2m | €1.77m | 72.6 | 2025 |
| 16 | Voetbalclub Lommel SK 3920 Lommel | €32.2m | €3.69m | −€4.51m | 70.1 | 2025 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging 8200 Bruges | €28.0m | €10.1m | €11.7m | 67.1 | 2026 |
| 18 | Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging Oostende 8400 Ostend | €17.3m | €7.60m | −€8.56m | 65.8 | 2023 |
| 19 | O'Learys Gent 9000 Ghent | €5.17m | €7.14m | €2.45m | 60.5 | 2025 |
| 20 | S&R Kortrijk-Zwevegem 8500 Kortrijk | €43.3m | €8.23m | −€3.01m | 58.4 | 2025 |
| 21 | Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen 2020 Antwerp | €7.72m | €10.4m | −€6.21m | 57.3 | 2025 |
| 22 | S&R Gent 9040 Ghent | €34.1m | €6.20m | €1.68m | 57.3 | 2025 |
| 23 | Voetbal Vlaanderen 1853 Grimbergen | €5.27m | €4.60m | €2.37m | 56.2 | 2025 |
| 24 | Moev 3001 Leuven | €5.16m | €2.01m | €3.57m | 54.7 | 2025 |
| 25 | K.F.C. Dessel Sport 2480 Dessel | €1.55m | — | €1.26m | 53.0 | 2026 |
| 26 | Merlin Entertainments Belgium 8370 Blankenberge | €11.3m | €7.53m | €2.42m | 51.7 | 2025 |
| 27 | Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring 2500 Lier | €4.83m | — | −735,392 € | 51.5 | 2025 |
| 28 | Provinciaal Sport - en Recreatiecentrum De Nekker 2800 Mechelen | 753,425 € | — | −26,184 € | 49.4 | 2025 |
| 29 | Provinciaal Recreatiedomein De Lilse Bergen 2275 Lille | €5.72m | — | €4.93m | 45.9 | 2025 |
| 30 | Grensverleggend 9870 Zulte | €38.0m | €14.3m | −€1.30m | 45.8 | 2026 |
| 31 | Football Club Verbroedering Denderhoutem Denderleeuw Eendracht Hekelgem 9470 Denderleeuw | €6.19m | €7.12m | −€19.7m | 43.3 | 2025 |
| 32 | Deinze Football Club 9800 Deinze | €3.37m | — | −€2.91m | 43.3 | 2023 |
| 33 | Gymnastiekfederatie Vlaanderen 9000 Ghent | €3.92m | — | €2.16m | 42.8 | 2025 |
| 34 | Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf SportAG 9300 Aalst | €58.3m | — | €3.59m | 42.8 | 2025 |
| 35 | Patro Eisden Maasmechelen 3630 Maasmechelen | €5.98m | — | −€2.07m | 41.9 | 2025 |
| 36 | Heyo 9000 Ghent | €3.25m | — | 966,909 € | 41.5 | 2025 |
| 37 | Waasland Voetbal Linkeroever 9120 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht | €5.33m | €5.54m | €1.20m | 41.0 | 2026 |
| 38 | Total Event Support 3500 Hasselt | €5.98m | €12.8m | €1.04m | 40.6 | 2025 |
| 39 | S&R Beveren 9120 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht | €23.1m | — | 856,940 € | 39.3 | 2025 |
| 40 | Boudewijnpark, Sport, Kunst- en Ontspanningscentrum 8200 Bruges | €5.60m | €6.05m | €3.44m | 39.1 | 2025 |
| 41 | Aspen Indoor 2610 Antwerp | €2.62m | — | −€1.31m | 38.8 | 2025 |
| 42 | Basket@Sea 8400 Ostend | €1.25m | — | −782,807 € | 36.8 | 2025 |
| 43 | Sportoase Groot Schijn 2100 Antwerp | €36.5m | — | €6.77m | 36.6 | 2025 |
| 44 | Waregem Sport 8790 Waregem | 602,542 € | 149,863 € | 0 € | 35.9 | 2025 |
| 45 | Speelstad 2980 Zoersel | €6.81m | — | €4.20m | 35.9 | 2025 |
| 46 | S&R Sint-Truiden 3800 Sint-Truiden | €29.2m | — | 254,552 € | 34.8 | 2025 |
| 47 | S&R Brugge 8200 Bruges | €21.5m | — | −6,006 € | 34.4 | 2025 |
| 48 | DO Invest 1500 Halle | €79.3m | 29,101 € | €68.0m | 34.2 | 2026 |
| 49 | Wildtrails 8500 Kortrijk | €13.6m | — | €8.10m | 33.8 | 2025 |
| 50 | Fitopia 3.0 2650 Edegem | €4.02m | — | €1.37m | 33.3 | 2025 |
Ranking based on each company's own annual accounts (statutory, not consolidated): a subsidiary and its parent appear separately, and the ranking differs from lists based on consolidated group accounts. Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
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Other sectors · Flanders
- 01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities1,948
- 02 Forestry and logging64
- 03 Fishing and aquaculture60
- 08 Other mining and quarrying41
- 10 Manufacture of food products2,131
- 11 Manufacture of beverages152
- 12 Manufacture of tobacco products15
- 13 Manufacture of textiles422
- 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel128
- 15 Manufacture of leather and related products of other materials22
- 16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials497
- 17 Manufacture of paper and paper products150
- 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media466
- 19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products11
- 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products365
- 21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations72
- 22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products373
- 23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products564
- 24 Manufacture of basic metals153
- 25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment2,058
- 26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products239
- 27 Manufacture of electrical equipment229
- 28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.652
- 29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers183
- 30 Manufacture of other transport equipment60
- 31 Manufacture of furniture513
- 32 Other manufacturing416
- 33 Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment708
- 35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply108
- 36 Water collection, treatment and supply15
- 37 Sewerage72
- 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities378
- 39 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities40
- 41 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings3,494
- 42 Civil engineering943
- 43 Specialised construction activities10,807
- 46 Wholesale trade10,015
- 47 Retail trade11,712
- 49 Land transport and transport via pipelines3,118
- 50 Water transport118
- 51 Air transport32
- 52 Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation1,021
- 53 Postal and courier activities175
- 55 Accommodation896
- 56 Food and beverage service activities8,664
- 58 Publishing activities231
- 59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities290
- 60 Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities25
- 61 Telecommunication84
- 62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities3,117
- 63 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities218
- 64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding2,369
- 65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security31
- 66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities1,957
- 68 Real estate activities2,915
- 69 Legal and accounting activities3,058
- 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy2,567
- 71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis1,838
- 72 Scientific research and development176
- 73 Activities of advertising, market research and public relations813
- 74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities314
- 75 Veterinary activities326
- 77 Rental and leasing activities509
- 78 Employment activities422
- 79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities270
- 80 Investigation and security activities78
- 81 Services to buildings and landscape activities1,730
- 82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities776
- 84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security39
- 85 Education549
- 86 Human health activities3,160
- 87 Residential care activities516
- 88 Social work activities without accommodation763
- 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities306
- 91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities57
- 92 Gambling and betting activities56
- 94 Activities of membership organisations282
- 95 Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles984
- 96 Personal service activities1,624
Municipalities with the most companies in the sector · Flanders
- 9000 Ghent65
- 2000 Antwerp50
- 3500 Hasselt (Sint-Lambrechts-Herk)45
- 3600 Genk37
- 8400 Ostend (Stene, Zandvoorde)34
- 2200 Herentals (Morkhoven, Noorderwijk)33
- 3000 Leuven33
- 9120 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht (Haasdonk, Kallo, Melsele, …)32
- 2800 Mechelen (Walem)31
- 8300 Knokke-Heist (Knokke, Westkapelle)31
- 8800 Roeselare (Beveren, Oekene, Rumbeke)29
- 2018 Antwerp24
Frequently asked questions
Which is the largest employer in Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities in Flanders?
Among companies, Plopsa, with 288.3 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
Are all the jobs located in the area?
Not necessarily: headcount is reported by the company for all its sites, and the company is ranked by the address of its registered office. 854 out of 2,808 companies in the sector report employees there.
Why does this ranking differ from other lists?
It uses each company's annual accounts as filed with the National Bank, not consolidated group accounts. A holding, a subsidiary or a purchasing entity can therefore appear separately. Only companies whose latest accounts are less than 3 years old are ranked.
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Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 14 Nov 2026.