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.
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.
Location of teams in Belgian First Division 2008–09
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Overview
| Club | Location | Current manager | Team captain | Stadium | Capacity |
| Standard Liège | Liège | László Bölöni | Steven Defour | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | 30,000 |
| R.S.C. Anderlecht | Anderlecht | Ariel Jacobs | Olivier Deschacht | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium | 28,063 |
| Club Brugge K.V. | Bruges | Jacky Mathijssen | Philippe Clement | Jan Breydel Stadium | 29,415 |
| Cercle Brugge K.S.V. | Bruges | Glen De Boeck | Denis Viane | Jan Breydel Stadium | 29,415 |
| K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot | Antwerp | Aimé Anthuenis | Daniel Cruz | Olympisch Stadion | 12,148 |
| K.A.A. Gent | Ghent | Michel Preud'homme | Bryan Ruiz | Jules Ottenstadion | 12,919 |
| S.V. Zulte Waregem | Waregem | Francky Dury | Ludwin Van Nieuwenhuyze | Regenboogstadion | 8,500 |
| R. Charleroi S.C. | Charleroi | John Collins | Frank Defays | Stade du Pays de Charleroi | 25,000 |
| K.V.C. Westerlo | Westerlo | Jan Ceulemans | Jef Delen | Het Kuipje | 8,200 |
| K.R.C. Genk | Genk | Pierre Denier and Hans Visser (caretakers) | Hans Cornelis | Cristal Arena | 24,900 |
| R.E. Mouscron | Mouscron | Enzo Scifo | Gonzague van Dooren | Stade Le Canonnier | 11,500 |
| K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen | Lokeren | Aleksandar Janković | Olivier Doll | Daknamstadion | 10,000 |
| KV Mechelen | Mechelen | Peter Maes | Jonas Ivens | Veolia-Stadion | 14,145 |
| K.S.V. Roeselare | Roeselare | Dennis Van Wijk | Stefaan Tanghe | Schiervelde Stadion | 9,036 |
| F.C. Verbroedering Dender E.H. | Denderleeuw | Johan Boskamp | Steven de Petter | Florent Beeckmanstadion | 6,800 |
| R.A.E.C. Mons | Mons | Christophe Dessy (caretaker) | Roberto Mirri | Stade Charles Tondreau | 9,504 |
| K.V. Kortrijk | Kortrijk | Hein Vanhaezebrouck | Stéphane Demets | Guldensporen Stadion | 8,770 |
| A.F.C. Tubize | Tubize | Albert Cartier | Gregory Neels | Stade Leburton | 4,000 |
[edit] Managerial changes
[edit] During summer break
[edit] During the season
[edit] League standings
[edit] Final table
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; If still tied, a playoff is organised.
POThe championship was decided in a playoff (see below).
1Genk qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League by winning the Belgian Cup 2008–09.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 \ Round | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Standard | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Anderlecht | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Club Brugge | 12 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Gent | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Zulte-Waregem | 10 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Westerlo | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Lokeren | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Genk | 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Cercle Brugge | 17 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Mechelen | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Mouscron | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Charleroi | 15 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Germinal Beerschot | 8 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Kortrijk | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Dender | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Roeselare | 6 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Tubize | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Mons | 18 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Source: soccerassociation.com
[edit] Results
| Home \ Away1 | AND | CER | CHA | CLU | DEN | GNK | GNT | GBA | KVK | LOK | KVM | MON | MOU | ROE | STA | TUB | WES | ZWA |
| Anderlecht | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 7–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Cercle Brugge | 0–3 | | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Charleroi | 0–1 | 3–2 | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Club Brugge | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Dender | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Genk | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 |
| Gent | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Germinal Beerschot | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Kortrijk | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Lokeren | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Mechelen | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Mons | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Mouscron | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Roeselare | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Standard | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Tubize | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 0–6 |
| Westerlo | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | | 3–2 |
| Zulte-Waregem | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
Source: soccerway.com
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
[edit] Season statistics
[edit] Scoring
[edit] Goalscorers
Sources: soccerway.com, sport.be (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 (7 players)
- 7 goals (8 players)
- 6 goals (9 players)
- 5 goals (14 players)
| - 5 goals (cont.)
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- 4 goals (22 players)
| - 4 goals (cont.)
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- 3 goals (37 players)
| - 3 goals (cont.)
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- 2 goals (33 players)
| - 2 goals (cont.)
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- 1 goal (77 players)
| - 1 goal (cont.)
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- Own goals (17 players, 18 goals)
Antolin Alcaraz (Club Brugge, scored for Charleroi)
Yohan Brouckaert (Tubize, scored for Westerlo)
Frank Defays (Charleroi, scored for Tubize)
Jonas de Roeck (Gent, scored for Westerlo)
Karel D'Haene (Zulte Waregem, scored for Westerlo)
Chemcedine El Araichi (Mouscron, scored for Tubize)
Janne Hietanen (Roeselare, scored for Kortrijk)
Bojan Jorgacević (Gent, scored for Mechelen)
Damien Miceli (Charleroi, scored for Cercle Brugge)
Tomislav Mikulić (Standard Liège, scored for Mechelen)
Grégoire Neels (Tubize, scored for Westerlo)
Oguchi Onyewu (Standard Liège, scored for Dender)
Rocky Peeters (Germinal Beerschot, scored for Charleroi and Zulte Waregem)
Anthony Portier (Cercle Brugge, scored for Charleroi)
Jérémy Taravel (Zulte Waregem, scored for Germinal Beerschot)
Kenny van Hoevelen (Mechelen, scored for Mouscron)
Stef Wils (Westerlo, scored for Dender)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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