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2012–13 Belgian Pro League

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The 2012–13 season of the Belgian Pro League (also known as Jupiler Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 110th season of top-tier football in Belgium. It started on 28 July 2012 with the first match of the regular season between Kortrijk and defending champions Anderlecht,[5] and ended on 26 May 2013, which was the return leg of the European playoff.

Jupiler Pro League
Season2012–13
ChampionsAnderlecht
RelegatedBeerschot
Champions LeagueAnderlecht
Zulte Waregem
Europa LeagueGenk
Club Brugge
Standard Liège
Matches played302
Goals scored880 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorerCarlos Bacca
(25 goals)
Biggest home winStandard 7–0 Gent
Biggest away winBeerschot 1–7 Club Brugge
Highest scoringCharleroi 2–6 Standard Liège
Waasland-Beveren 2–6 Club Brugge
Beerschot 1–7 Club Brugge
OH Leuven 2–6 Lokeren
Longest winning run11 matches[1]
Anderlecht
Longest unbeaten run17 matches[2]
Zulte Waregem
Longest winless run14 matches[3]
Beerschot
Cercle Brugge
Longest losing run9 matches[4]
Cercle Brugge

During the regular season, Club Brugge took the early lead but then started struggling, eventually leading to the sacking of head coach Georges Leekens when they dropped out of the top 6 in November. Anderlecht and overachievers Zulte Waregem took over the top two positions and comfortably held these until the playoffs.

The title playoffs started with Anderlecht on 34 points and Zulte Waregem just behind them on 32. Due to the division of the points by two, they held a smaller lead over Genk (28 points), Club Brugge (27), Lokeren (26) and Standard (25). To the surprise of many, Zulte Waregem took the lead about halfway through the playoffs and with Anderlecht not performing well and suffering a penalty kick trauma (missing no less than 10 penalty kicks over the course of the season and going out on penalties to Genk in the Belgian Cup), both Genk, Club Brugge and Standard Liège rapidly close the gap. Anderlecht managed to overtake Zulte Waregem again and went into the final match on 19 May 2013, at home against Zulte Waregem, with a two-point lead. Anderlecht equalized after going down 0-1 and under pressure managed to hold on, even though losing Cheikhou Kouyaté due to a red card. With that, Anderlecht won its 32nd title.[6][7]The draw allowed Zulte Waregem to remain just in front of Club Brugge, thereby gaining access to the Champions League. Club Brugge and Genk qualified for the Europa League, due to finishing 3rd and winning the Cup respectively.

The Europa League playoff groups were won by Gent and Oud-Heverlee Leuven, with Gent easily beating OH Leuven for the overall win. Gent had played a disappointing season, initially aiming for the top 6 but eventually finishing 12th. By winning the Europa League playoff, they won the right to play against Standard Liège for the final Europa League ticket. Gent won the first match 1-0 but lost the return 7–0, allowing Standard to take the last European ticket.

In the bottom end of the table, Cercle Brugge faced a miserable season after finishing 7th the previous season, as now only three wins and five draws out of thirty matches caused them to end dead last. Lierse narrowly held of Beerschot, causing Cercle Brugge and Beerschot to play the relegation playoff. Beerschot initially extended their lead, but Cercle Brugge came back and on 20 April 2013, a 2–1 win by Cercle caused Beerschot to be relegated. Beerschot had been playing in the top division since 1989–90, initially as Germinal Ekeren, then as Germinal Beerschot. A few days after the relegation it was announced that Beerschot was in severe financial trouble and was not given a licence for professional football. On 21 May, Beerschot was officially declared bankrupt and dissolved as a whole. Cercle Brugge on the other hand, had to play the Belgian Second Division final round with second division teams Mouscron-Péruwelz, Westerlo and WS Woluwe. On 23 May 2013, Cercle Brugge became the first team succeeding in avoiding relegation after playing the relegation playoff, since the installation of the playoffs system in 2009–10.

Teams

Following the 2011–12 Belgian Pro League, Sint-Truiden were relegated to the 2012–13 Belgian Second Division after losing their relegation playoff series against Westerlo, ending a three-season tenure in the league. Sint-Truiden were replaced by 2011–12 Second Division champions Charleroi, who made their immediate comeback to the highest Belgian football league. In the 2012 Belgian Second Division final round, Westerlo faced Second Division teams Eupen, Oostende and Waasland-Beveren. On 17 May 2012, Westerlo were relegated after a 0–0 draw away to Oostende. Also in Oostende, Waasland-Beveren secured the promotion one week later after a 1–1 draw.

Stadia and locations

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Location of the 2012–13 Belgian Pro League teams
ClubLocationVenueCapacity
R.S.C. AnderlechtAnderlechtConstant Vanden Stock Stadium21,000
Beerschot A.C.AntwerpOlympisch Stadion13,132
Cercle Brugge K.S.V.BrugesJan Breydel Stadium29,945
R. Charleroi S.C.CharleroiStade du Pays de Charleroi25,000
Club Brugge KVBrugesJan Breydel Stadium29,945
K.R.C. GenkGenkCristal Arena24,900
K.A.A. GentGhentJules Ottenstadion12,919
K.V. KortrijkKortrijkGuldensporen Stadion9,500
Lierse S.K.LierHerman Vanderpoortenstadion14,538
K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-VlaanderenLokerenDaknamstadion10,000
K.V. MechelenMechelenArgosstadion Achter de Kazerne13,123
R.A.E.C. MonsMonsStade Charles Tondreau12,000
Oud-Heverlee LeuvenLeuvenDen Dreef9,493
Standard LiègeLiègeStade Maurice Dufrasne30,000
Waasland-BeverenBeverenFreethiel Stadion13,290
S.V. Zulte WaregemWaregemRegenboogstadion8,500

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPositionReplaced byDate of appointment
Club Brugge Christoph DaumMutual consent10 May 2012[8]Pre-season Georges Leekens13 May 2012[9]
Anderlecht Ariël JacobsResignedEnd of 2011–12 season[10] John van den Brom30 May 2012[11]
Standard Liège José RigaResignedEnd of 2011–12 season[12] Ron Jans29 May 2012[13]
Mechelen Marc BrysSackedEnd of 2011–12 season[14] Harm van Veldhoven25 May 2012[15]
Charleroi Dennis van WijkResignedEnd of 2011–12 season[16] Yannick Ferrera13 July 2012[17]
Standard Liège Ron JansMutual consent22 October 2012[18]12th Mircea Rednic27 October 2012[19]
Gent Trond SolliedSacked23 October 2012[20]7th Bob Peeters1 November 2012[21]
Cercle Brugge Bob PeetersSacked27 October 2012[22]16th Foeke Booy5 November 2012[23]
Club Brugge Georges LeekensSacked4 November 2012[24]7th Juan Carlos Garrido15 November 2012[25]
Lierse Chris JanssensSacked12 November 2012[26]14th Hany Ramzy12 November 2012[27]
Waasland-Beveren Dirk GeeraerdSacked18 November 2012[28]16th Glen De Boeck19 November 2012[29]
Beerschot Adrie KosterSacked29 November 2012[30]12th Wim De Corte29 November 2012[31]
Gent Bob PeetersSacked3 January 2013[32]12th Víctor Fernández9 January 2013[33]
Beerschot Wim De CorteResigned22 January 2013[34]15th Jacky Mathijssen23 January 2013[35]
Charleroi Yannick FerreraResigned14 February 2013[36]11th Luka Peruzović14 February 2013[36]
Lierse Hany RamzyBecame technical director14 March 2013[37]14th Eric Van Meir14 March 2013[37]
Charleroi Luka PeruzovićReplaced18 March 2013[38]11th Mario Notaro
Michel Iannacone
Philippe Simonin		18 March 2013[38]
Cercle Brugge Foeke BooySacked2 April 2013[39]2nd in Relegation Playoff Lorenzo Staelens2 April 2013[39]

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Anderlecht3020736927+4267Qualification for the Championship play-offs
2Zulte Waregem3019654929+2063
3Genk30151056340+2355
4Club Brugge3015966643+2354
5Lokeren3014975338+1551
6Standard Liège30155105433+2150
7Mons30135124853−544Qualification for the Europa League play-offs
8Mechelen30125134442+241
9Kortrijk30116133130+139
10OH Leuven30812104651−536
11Charleroi30104163049−1934
12Gent30810123340−734
13Waasland-Beveren3079142849−2130
14Lierse30511142853−2526
15Beerschot3065193161−3023Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
16Cercle Brugge3035223065−3514
Source: Belgian Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised.

Positions by round

Note: The classification was made after the weekend (or midweek) of each matchday, so postponed matches were only processed at the time they were played to represent the real evolution in standings.

The following matches were postponed during the season:

  • Matchday 23: on 20 January both the match between leaders Anderlecht and second placed Zulte Waregem and the Bruges derby between Club Brugge and Cercle Brugge were postponed due to intensive snowing. They have been rescheduled to be played end of February between matchdays 28 and 29.[40]
  • Matchday 24: also due to snow, the match between Charleroi and Cercle Brugge was postponed on 26 January. The match was played on 20 February, between matchdays 27 and 28.[41]
  • Matchday 28: yet again it was snow that prevented a match to be played. The fixture between Charleroi and Zulte Waregem was postponed on 24 February and rescheduled to 3 March, between matchdays 28 and 29.[42]
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Anderlecht971222322323221111111111111111
Zulte Waregem613255264251112222222222222222
Genk896767643434533444356666543333
Club Brugge412111111112488556643455666444
Lokeren24757988101199644333464333335565
Standard Liège111184337101291211877975535544454656
Mons13481181012910881099798888799999877
Mechelen355911131178121010111111111111101010987887788
Kortrijk106101186596545755667777878778999
OH Leuven161413101012141311866366889999101010101010101010
Charleroi131511121415131414141313131313141413131211111112131112121211
Gent58964343567791010101010111112121213111211111112
Waasland-Beveren141216161514151515151515161515161515141313131311121313131313
Lierse15131213911121113131414141414131314151515151415141415141414
Beerschot12151415131095771112121212121212121414141514151514151515
Cercle Brugge71015141616161616161616151616151616161616161616161616161616
Source: soccerassociation.com

Results

Home \ AwayANDBEECERCHABRUGNKGNTKVKLIELOKKVMMONOHLSTAWBEZWA
Anderlecht1–02–12–06–12–25–01–04–13–01–02–12–12–22–00–1
Beerschot1–43–12–01–70–22–22–11–32–40–20–01–33–21–21–1
Cercle Brugge0–33–11–00–33–12–21–20–30–11–21–31–10–12–21–2
Charleroi2–01–02–10–11–21–12–01–00–21–11–20–42–63–00–1
Club Brugge2–23–14–01–01–10–00–03–02–31–12–03–14–23–10–1
Genk2–43–03–33–14–13–22–04–11–02–15–11–10–21–12–0
Gent1–12–12–01–22–21–20–12–02–10–22–01–10–00–20–1
Kortrijk1–14–03–10–11–11–11–04–12–32–10–10–02–12–11–2
Lierse1–11–31–10–13–21–12–01–01–10–20–31–10–00–01–4
Lokeren0–21–03–01–11–13–42–20–12–22–12–22–22–12–01–1
Mechelen1–40–22–04–23–32–11–00–23–02–13–01–20–20–12–3
Mons0–51–03–22–31–31–50–21–01–11–22–35–23–13–01–1
OH Leuven1–11–13–21–04–12–21–10–02–22–63–11–30–45–20–1
Standard Liège2–13–02–16–11–30–01–22–03–00–23–20–12–03–10–1
Waasland-Beveren1–23–22–00–02–61–10–21–01–10–00–02–22–00–20–2
Zulte Waregem2–30–03–14–11–23–23–12–02–00–31–12–42–10–02–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship playoff

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Anderlecht 34 points, Zulte Waregem 32, Genk 28, Club Brugge 27, Lokeren 26 and Standard 25. In the event of ties at the end of the playoffs, the half point will be deducted if it was added. Anderlecht, Genk, Lokeren and Zulte Waregem received this type of bonus due to rounding and will thus always be ranked below Club Brugge and Standard in the event of ties.

Playoff table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Anderlecht (C)104331611+549Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2Zulte Waregem104332020047Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3Club Brugge106132117+446Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4Standard Liège105232220+242Qualification for the Testmatches
5Genk103341113−240Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
6Lokeren101271524−931
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points after deduction of (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) number of wins; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) number of away goals scored; 7) number of away wins.
(C) Champions

Positions by round

Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.

Team ╲ RoundInitial12345678910
Anderlecht11111221111
Zulte Waregem22232113322
Club Brugge45455542233
Standard Liège64543335554
Genk33324454445
Lokeren56666666666
Source: [citation needed]

Results

Home \ AwayANDZWAGNKBRUSTALOK
Anderlecht1–11–21–12–03–0
Zulte Waregem2–10–45–23–41–1
Genk1–21–10–21–12–1
Club Brugge2–13–41–00–22–1
Standard Liège0–01–03–02–44–3
Lokeren2–42–30–01–44–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Europa League Playoff

Group A contains the teams finishing the regular season in positions 7, 9, 12 and 14. The teams finishing in positions 8, 10, 11 and 13 are placed in Group B.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationGNTMONLIEKVK
1Gent (A)642093+614Qualification for the Playoff Final2–13–01–0
2Mons631278−1101–12–12–1
3Lierse611458−341–20–10–0
4Kortrijk612346−22[a]0–0ANN[b]0–3
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advanced to the Final
Notes:

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsOHLKVMCHAW-B
1OH Leuven (A)631298+1100–30–03–1
2Mechelen631287+1101–50–02–0
3Charleroi614153+273–01–21–1
4Waasland-Beveren612337−450–11–00–0
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advanced to the Final

Europa League playoff final

The winners of both playoff groups will compete in a two-legged match to play the fourth-placed team of the championship playoff, called Testmatch. The winners of this Testmatch are granted entry to the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.

OH Leuven1–4Gent
Ruytinx 3'reportSoumahoro 19'
Kage 33'
van der Bruggen 59'
Mboyo 81' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,580
Gent4–1OH Leuven
López 6', 42'
Brüls 72'
Coulibaly 82'		reportNgolok 59'
Attendance: 6,190

Gent won 8–2 on aggregate.

Testmatches Europa League

The Europa League playoff final winners will compete with the fourth placed team (or fifth placed in case the winner of the 2012–13 Belgian Cup finishes third or fourth) in the Championship playoff for the final European ticket.

Gent1–0Standard Liège
Mboyo 83'report
Attendance: 10,110
Referee: Johan Verbist
Standard Liège7–0Gent
Batshuayi 4'
Bulot 15'
M'Poku 35', 40' (pen.), 79' (pen.)
Ghoochannejhad 73', 83'

Standard Liège won 7–1 on aggregate.

Relegation playoff

Beerschot and Cercle Brugge, the teams finishing in the last two positions, faced each other in the relegation playoff. Beerschot initially extended their three-point bonus to a six-point lead, but thereafter Cercle Brugge won three matches in a row. This caused Beerschot to be relegated to the Second Division on 20 April 2013 after playing in the first division since 1989 (as Germinal Ekeren until 1999 and as Germinal Beerschot from 1999 until 2011). One month later however, it was announced that Beerschot had gone bankrupt and dissolved.

Cercle Brugge was forced to play the second division playoff with three Belgian Second Division teams, which they won to avoid relegation. It was the first time a team from the Pro League succeeded in surviving the Second Division Final Round since the installment of the Belgian Pro League playoffs.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Cercle Brugge430132+19Qualification for the Belgian Second Division final round
2Beerschot (R)410323−16Relegation to 2013–14 Belgian Second Division
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Home \ AwayCERBEECERBEECERBEE
Cercle Brugge1–02–1
Beerschot1–01–2–[a]
Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Season statistics

Source: Sporza.be and Sport.be (in Dutch)

Top scorers

PositionPlayerClubGoals
1 Carlos BaccaClub Brugge25
2 Ilombe MboyoGent20
3 IbouOH Leuven19
Dieumerci MbokaniAnderlecht19
5 Maxime LestienneClub Brugge17
Mbaye LeyeZulte Waregem17
Jelle VossenGenk17
8 Imoh EzekielStandard Liège16
9 Franck BerrierZulte Waregem14
10 Michy BatshuayiStandard Liège12
Tom De SutterAnderlecht12
Hamdi HarbaouiLokeren12
Mustapha JarjuMons12
Nicklas PedersenMechelen12
Jérémy PerbetMons12
10 goals (2 players)
9 goals (6 players)
8 goals (5 players)
7 goals (8 players)
6 goals (10 players)
5 goals (15 players)
4 goals (20 players)
3 goals (24 players)
2 goals (43 players)
1 goal (82 players)
2 Own goals (2 players)
1 Own goal (15 players)

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Dieumerci MbokaniAnderlechtCercle Brugge3–0[43]12 August 2012
Maxime LestienneClub BruggeCercle Brugge4–0[44]23 September 2012
Habib HabibouZulte WaregemLierse4–1[45]29 September 2012
ChukaOH LeuvenCharleroi4–0[46]6 October 2012
IbouOH LeuvenClub Brugge4–1[47]20 October 2012
Tom De SutterAnderlechtMechelen4–1[48]3 November 2012
Jérémy PerbetMonsOH Leuven3–1[49]17 November 2012
Jelle VossenGenkLokeren4–3[50]2 December 2012
Dieumerci MbokaniAnderlechtMons5–0[51]8 December 2012
Benjamin MokuluLokerenOH Leuven6–2[52]19 January 2013
Mbaye LeyeZulte WaregemClub Brugge4–3[53]18 April 2013
Paul-Jose M'PokuStandard LiègeGent7–0[54]26 May 2013

Notes

References

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