2006–07 Belgian First Division

The 2006–07 season of the Belgian First Division began on July 28, 2006, and concluded on May 19, 2007. The championship was decided in the penultimate round on May 12, 2007, when Anderlecht moved five points clear of runners-up Genk to retain the title and win their 29th League Championship. At the other end of the table, the struggle to avoid automatic relegation went on until the final round, and it was Lierse who eventually prevailed. Having spent the entire season at the bottom of the standings and only just managing to close an eleven-point gap up to 17th, the Lier side won their last game to climb past Beveren and send the latter down to the Second Division. However, Lierse went on to lose the playoffs and was relegated anyway.

Belgian First Division
Season2006–07
ChampionsAnderlecht
RelegatedLierse
Beveren
Champions LeagueAnderlecht
Genk
UEFA CupStandard Liège
Club Brugge
Matches played306
Goals scored853 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorerFrançois Sterchele
(21 goals)

Clubs

Eighteen teams played in the 2006-07 first division. Twelve teams were from Flanders, four clubs from Wallonia and just two clubs from the Brussels-Capital Region.

New teams

La Louvière had been relegated at the end of the previous season with Mons replacing them as they won the Belgian Second Division. Lierse had managed to win the promotion playoff and thus they remained in the first division.

Overview

ClubLocationCurrent managerPrevious managers during Season 2006-2007
R.S.C. AnderlechtAnderlecht Franky Vercauterennone
Standard LiègeLiège Michel Preud'homme Johan Boskamp
Club BruggeBruges Cedomir Janevski Emilio Ferrera
K.A.A. GentGhent Georges Leekensnone
K.R.C. GenkGenk Hugo Broosnone
K.F.C. Germinal BeerschotAntwerp Marc Brysnone
S.V. Zulte-WaregemWaregem Francky Durynone
K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-VlaanderenLokeren Slavoljub Muslin Ariël Jacobs
K.V.C. WesterloWesterlo Herman Helleputtenone
F.C. Molenbeek Brussels StrombeekSint-Jans-Molenbeek Albert Cartiernone
R. Charleroi S.C.Charleroi Philippe Van de Walle Jacky Mathijssen
K.S.V. RoeselareRoeselare Dirk Geeraerdnone
R.E. MouscronMouscron Ariël Jacobs Gil Vandenbrouck
Cercle Brugge K.S.V.Bruges Harm van Veldhovennone
K. Sint-Truidense V.V.Sint-Truiden Peter Voets Thomas Caers, Henk Houwaart
K.S.K. BeverenBeveren Edy De Bolle Walter Meeuws
Lierse S.K.Lier Kjetil Rekdal René Trost
R.A.E.C. MonsMons José Riganone

Manager changes

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Anderlecht (C)3423837530+4577Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2Genk3422667137+3472Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3Standard Liège3419786238+2464Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
4Gent34186105640+1660Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
5Charleroi3417985140+1160
6Club Brugge34149115840+1851Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
7Germinal Beerschot34149115246+651
8Westerlo341210124144−346
9Mons34128144141044
10Mouscron341012125155−442
11Roeselare34109155072−2239
12Cercle Brugge34108163136−538
13Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek34814123950−1138
14Zulte Waregem34910154054−1437
15Sint-Truiden3498173952−1335
16Lokeren34515143248−1630
17Lierse (R)3468203366−3326Qualification to the Relegation play-offs
18Beveren (R)34510193164−3325Relegation to 2007–08 Belgian Second Division
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Promotion and relegation playoff

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Mechelen (P)6510113+816Promotion to 2007–08 Belgian First Division
2Antwerp631274+310
3Lierse (R)6303108+29Relegation to 2007–08 Belgian Second Division
4Kortrijk6006417−130
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayANDGBABEVCERCLUCHAGNKGNTLIELOKBRUMONMOUROESTVSTAWESZWA
Anderlecht1–08–12–01–03–21–41–02–02–06–04–12–13–22–01–01–00–0
Germinal Beerschot1–31–01–04–01–12–10–32–31–23–02–16–23–03–21–30–01–1
Beveren1–11–11–10–22–20–51–01–13–22–20–03–12–21–20–30–31–0
Cercle Brugge0–11–22–21–00–00–10–12–10–01–03–02–11–10–10–24–12–0
Club Brugge2–21–02–03–32–00–15–04–02–24–10–05–10–11–04–42–04–1
Charleroi1–13–32–12–11–14–11–00–04–31–01–01–02–12–12–51–22–1
Genk1–14–01–03–00–00–23–13–01–03–15–13–23–02–01–13–13–1
Gent2–11–22–10–20–02–11–34–03–13–34–11–32–03–12–12–01–1
Lierse1–42–30–10–21–22–10–31–41–00–10–03–33–10–01–31–11–0
Lokeren1–10–02–02–03–20–00–11–11–40–00–21–11–11–12–11–10–2
Brussels0–11–22–00–01–10–23–11–12–10–01–01–16–22–20–30–12–0
Mons3–12–11–01–01–01–25–00–11–11–01–11–06–12–02–31–10–0
Mouscron1–11–04–22–12–12–12–20–32–21–12–22–22–21–02–04–03–0
Roeselare0–51–12–11–03–21–33–31–32–02–21–12–12–13–22–32–03–1
Sint-Truiden2–42–03–22–02–31–11–20–14–01–02–21–01–11–10–30–22–2
Standard Liège0–02–20–01–01–01–22–10–13–23–12–11–02–02–11–23–01–1
Westerlo3–41–12–00–01–20–10–11–12–04–11–12–11–02–11–01–14–2
Zulte-Waregem0–40–22–11–22–11–02–23–22–11–10–11–20–04–23–03–12–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

PlayerTeamGoals
1 François StercheleGerminal Beerschot21
2 Patrick OgunsotoWesterlo20
Mohammed TchitéAnderlecht20
4 Adnan ĆustovićMouscron18
5 Boško BalabanClub Brugge16
6 Adékambi OlufadéGent15
7 Nicolás FrutosAnderlecht14
Milan JovanovićStandard Liège14
9 Ahmed HassanAnderlecht12
10 Dieter DekelverCercle Brugge (4) and Westerlo (7)11
Mahamadou DissaBeveren11
Goran LjubojevićGenk11
Kevin VandenberghGenk11

See also