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2008–09 Belgian First Division

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The 2008–09 season of the Belgian First Division (also known as Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons) was the 106th season of top-tier football in Belgium. The regular season began on 16 August 2008 and ended on 16 May 2009. Standard Liège were the defending champions.

Jupiler Pro League
Season2008–09
ChampionsStandard Liège
RelegatedDender
Tubize
Mons
Champions LeagueStandard Liège
Anderlecht
Europa LeagueClub Brugge
Gent
Genk
Matches played306
Goals scored855 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorerJaime Alfonso Ruiz (17 goals)

On 19 April 2009, Mons were relegated after Dender beat Roeselare 3–1 and made it mathematically impossible for Mons to climb into 16th position or higher. Tubize were relegated on 3 May 2009 after a 1–1 draw at home to Anderlecht.

The 2008–09 champions were decided in a playoff because Standard and Anderlecht finished the regular season equal on points and number of wins. Standard won the playoff by 2–1 on aggregate and thereby retained the title.

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Location of teams in Belgian First Division 2008–09

Participating teams

The league consisted of 18 teams, the best 16 teams from last season and two promoted teams from the Second Division.

The number of participants was reduced to 16 teams the season after, hence relegation was increased from two to three or four teams.

Team changes from the previous season

Sint-Truidense and Brussels were relegated to the Second Division at the end of the previous season after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by Second Division champions Kortrijk and promotion playoff winners Tubize.

Overview

ClubLocationCurrent managerTeam captainStadiumCapacity
Standard LiègeLiège László Bölöni Steven DefourStade Maurice Dufrasne30,000
R.S.C. AnderlechtAnderlecht Ariel Jacobs Olivier DeschachtConstant Vanden Stock Stadium28,063
Club Brugge KVBruges Jacky Mathijssen Philippe ClementJan Breydel Stadium29,415
Cercle Brugge K.S.V.Bruges Glen De Boeck Denis VianeJan Breydel Stadium29,415
K.F.C. Germinal BeerschotAntwerp Aimé Anthuenis Daniel CruzOlympisch Stadion12,148
K.A.A. GentGhent Michel Preud'homme Bryan RuizJules Ottenstadion12,919
S.V. Zulte WaregemWaregem Francky Dury Ludwin Van NieuwenhuyzeRegenboogstadion8,500
R. Charleroi S.C.Charleroi John Collins Frank DefaysStade du Pays de Charleroi25,000
K.V.C. WesterloWesterlo Jan Ceulemans Jef DelenHet Kuipje8,200
K.R.C. GenkGenk Pierre Denier and Hans Visser (caretakers) Hans CornelisCristal Arena24,900
R.E. MouscronMouscron Enzo Scifo Gonzague van DoorenStade Le Canonnier11,500
K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-VlaanderenLokeren Aleksandar Janković Olivier DollDaknamstadion10,000
KV MechelenMechelen Peter Maes Jonas IvensVeolia-Stadion14,145
K.S.V. RoeselareRoeselare Dennis Van Wijk Stefaan TangheSchiervelde Stadion9,036
F.C. Verbroedering Dender E.H.Denderleeuw Johan Boskamp Steven de PetterFlorent Beeckmanstadion6,800
R.A.E.C. MonsMons Christophe Dessy (caretaker) Roberto MirriStade Charles Tondreau9,504
K.V. KortrijkKortrijk Hein Vanhaezebrouck Stéphane DemetsGuldensporen Stadion8,770
A.F.C. TubizeTubize Albert Cartier Gregory NeelsStade Leburton4,000

Managerial changes

During summer break

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Mons Albert CartierMutual consent11 May 2008 [1] Philippe Saint-Jean6 June 2008 [2]Pre-Season
Gent Trond SolliedResigned18 May 2008 [3][4] Michel Preud'homme27 May 2008 [5]Pre-Season
Standard Liège Michel Preud'hommeEnd of contract26 May 2008 [6] László Bölöni9 June 2008 [7]Pre-Season
Tubize Philippe Saint-JeanResigned6 June 2008 [2] Albert Cartier14 June 2008 [8]Pre-Season

During the season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Mons Philippe Saint-JeanResigned21 August 2008 [9] Thierry Pister (caretaker)21 August 2008 [9]18th
Roeselare Dirk GeeraerdSacked26 October 2008 [10] Dennis van Wijk29 October 2008 [11]18th
Germinal Beerschot Harm van VeldhovenResigned13 November 2008 [12] Aimé Anthuenis14 November 2008 [13]16th
Mons Thierry Pister (caretaker)Sacked4 December 2008 [14] Christophe Dessy (caretaker)4 December 2008 [14]15th
Charleroi Thierry SiquetSacked15 December 2008 [15] John Collins15 December 2008 [15]11th
Genk Ronny Van GeneugdenResigned5 March 2009 [16] Pierre Denier and Hans Visser (caretakers)5 March 2009 [16]4th
Lokeren Georges LeekensResigned31 March 2009 [17] Aleksandar Janković6 April 2009 [18]7th

League standings

Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Standard Liège (C)3424556626+4077[a]Qualification to Champions League group stage
2Anderlecht3424557530+4577[a]Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3Club Brugge34185115950+959Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4Gent3417896742+2559Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
5Zulte Waregem34167115536+1955
6Westerlo34157124238+452
7Lokeren34131294032+851
8Genk34155144851−350Qualification to Europa League play-off round[b]
9Cercle Brugge34145154853−547
10Mechelen341210124652−646
11Mouscron34128144249−744
12Charleroi34127154348−543
13Germinal Beerschot34119144442+242
14Kortrijk34911143755−1838
15Dender (R)3498174458−1435Qualification to the Relegation play-offs
16Roeselare (O)3486203359−2630
17Tubize (R)3476213577−4227Relegation to 2009–10 Belgian Second Division
18Mons (R)34310213157−2619
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Championship playoff

Since Anderlecht and Standard were tied on both points and wins, a two-legged playoff was played in order to determine the league champions. Standard won the playoff 2–1 on aggregate and were crowned champions.

Anderlecht1 – 1Standard
Legear 52'Report
(in Dutch)		Mbokani 60'
Referee: Johan Verbist
Standard1 – 0Anderlecht
Witsel 40' (pen.)Report
(in Dutch)
Referee: Paul Allaerts

Positions by matchday

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

  • Matchday 1: Mechelen vs. Club Brugge (played between 4th and 5th matchday)
  • Matchday 2: Club Brugge vs. Zulte-Waregem (played between 8th and 9th matchday)
  • Matchday 13: Kortrijk vs. Zulte-Waregem (played between 16th and 17th matchday)
  • Matchday 19: Gent vs. Anderlecht (played between 22nd and 23rd matchday)
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Standard Liège3143212124222332221111222122222221
Anderlecht2422121332343211112222111211111112
Club Brugge12151010443211111123333333333333333343
Gent13247810875679791010911878975555444434
Zulte Waregem10117111511121091011111111109911101086556787757855
Westerlo58566106666435555656655667666676566
Lokeren10568579788886866877799898878888677
Genk81385855553564444464444444444565788
Cercle Brugge171812131012811121199898754556778911121211991199
Mechelen1216171714911131515151616161513131414141313131211101110101111101110
Mouscron42113345477576787889101010111212999101091011
Charleroi15711711141412119101010101112121212131414141414141313131313131312
Germinal Beerschot81015812151515161616171717161715131312121212101091011121212121213
Kortrijk669129679101212131313121111109111111111313131414141514141514
Dender16131615121616161514141212121414161717161616161515151516161415151415
Roeselare6121416171718181817181818181818181818181818171716161615151616161616
Tubize14171818181817171718171515141715171515151515151617171717171717171717
Mons1891314161313141413131414151316141616171717181818181818181818181818
Source: soccerassociation.com

Results

Home \ AwayANDCERCHABRUDENGNKGNTGBAKVKLOKKVMMONMOUROESTATUBWESZWA
Anderlecht1–22–01–04–02–02–22–04–02–37–13–22–13–14–25–12–02–0
Cercle Brugge0–32–21–31–21–23–11–00–10–02–12–10–14–34–14–12–12–0
Charleroi0–13–22–22–03–02–50–01–21–11–23–01–01–01–03–21–21–0
Club Brugge1–13–12–11–10–21–43–04–12–33–03–24–12–11–43–12–02–0
Dender0–21–01–20–22–41–10–11–01–11–20–01–23–11–34–02–22–0
Genk0–23–21–00–14–32–21–10–11–02–12–01–11–10–03–01–41–2
Gent1–22–12–03–01–12–31–31–11–11–25–02–04–00–12–02–01–0
Germinal Beerschot1–31–11–22–01–14–12–23–00–23–12–03–03–01–32–02–11–2
Kortrijk1–32–11–12–31–23–10–20–02–30–01–02–22–10–22–20–01–0
Lokeren0–01–10–02–00–21–20–11–02–02–20–03–02–11–14–11–12–1
Mechelen2–10–12–11–14–12–13–32–11–13–00–02–21–20–00–01–30–2
Mons1–21–11–11–25–23–11–20–01–10–20–10–02–00–11–10–22–2
Mouscron1–10–12–15–10–21–24–23–11–02–03–13–22–00–31–10–00–2
Roeselare0–31–23–10–12–21–01–32–22–20–11–03–22–01–11–21–00–3
Standard Liège2–14–01–22–03–22–02–13–12–01–04–12–13–13–04–03–01–2
Tubize1–13–03–11–42–11–30–11–03–32–11–52–11–20–10–11–20–6
Westerlo0–11–21–01–13–11–03–21–01–31–00–12–10–01–00–14–13–2
Zulte Waregem4–03–14–23–11–01–30–22–25–10–01–13–02–10–00–01–01–1
Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

Cards

Goalscorers

Sources: soccerway.com, sport.be (in Dutch)

17 goals (1 player)
16 goals (2 players)
15 goals (1 player)
14 goals (3 players)
13 goals (2 players)
12 goals (5 players)
11 goals (2 players)
10 goals (1 player)
9 goals (4 players)
8 goals (8 players)
7 goals (7 players)
6 goals (9 players)
5 goals (14 players)
4 goals (22 players)
3 goals (37 players)
2 goals (33 players)
1 goal (77 players)
Own goals (17 players, 18 goals)

See also

References

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