Jupiler Pro League | Season | 2009–10 |
| Champions | TBD |
| Relegated | TBD |
| Champions League | TBD |
| Europa League | TBD |
| Matches played | 149 |
| Goals scored | 404 (2.71 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Milan Jovanović, 10 goals |
| Biggest home win | Gent 5–1 Roeselare (12 September 2009)[1] Zulte-Waregem 4–0 Germinal Beerschot (17 October 2009)[2] |
| Biggest away win | Mouscron 0–5 Lokeren (12 December 2009)[3] |
| Highest scoring | Mechelen 2–5 Gent (4 December 2009)[4] |
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The 2009–10 season of the Belgian First Division (also known as Jupiler Pro League due to sponsoring purposes) is the 107th season of top-tier football in Belgium. The season began on 31 July 2009 with the first matches of the regular season and will end in May 2010 with the last matches of the playoff round. Standard Liège are the defending champions.
The competition underwent a significant overhaul for this season by reducing the number of teams and, for the first time in the history of the league, introducing a playoff system to determine the Belgian champions.
[edit] Changes from 2008–09
[edit] Structural changes
The league size has been reduced from eighteen to sixteen teams. Further, the competition has been split into two stages, a conventional season and playoffs.
The participating clubs will first play a conventional round-robin schedule for a total of 30 matches. After the conclusion of those matches, the team ranked 16th will be directly relegated to the Belgian Second Division, while every other team will play in a playoff round according to its league table position.
The first six teams will play in the Championship playoff. Points earned during the regular season are halved with an odd number of points being rounded up. The round will be played on a round-robin schedule. The winner of this round has won the Belgian championship and will participate in the third qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. The runners-up will also play in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, while the third-placed team will enter the third qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. Finally, the fourth-placed team will have to compete in a single match (called Testmatch) against the winner of the Europa League playoff (see below) for one spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
The teams finishing seventh through fourteenth will play in the Europa League playoff and start with zero points. The round will be played in two groups, with teams in positions 7, 9, 12 and 14 comprising Group A, and the remaining teams comprising Group B. Each group will be played on a round-robin schedule. The winners of these groups will then compete in a two-legged series to earn the right to play against the fourth-placed team of the Championship playoff for one spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
The 15th-placed team will participate in the Relegation playoff, along with the teams ranked second through fifth in the Belgian Second Division. The winners of the playoff will earn a place in the 2010–11 Belgian First Division.
[edit] Team changes
[edit] Team information
[edit] Stadia and locations
Location of teams in Belgian First Division 2009-10
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity[citation needed] |
| Anderlecht R.S.C. Anderlecht | Anderlecht | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium | 28,063 |
| Cercle Cercle Brugge K.S.V. | Brugge | Jan Breydel Stadium | 29,415 |
| Charleroi R. Charleroi S.C. | Charleroi | Stade du Pays de Charleroi | 24,891 |
| Club Club Brugge K.V. | Brugge | Jan Breydel Stadium | 29,415 |
| Genk K.R.C. Genk | Genk | Cristal Arena | 24,900 |
| Gent K.A.A. Gent | Ghent | Jules Ottenstadion | 12,919 |
| Germinal K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot | Antwerp | Olympisch Stadion | 12,771 |
| Kortrijk K.V. Kortrijk | Kortrijk | Guldensporen Stadion | 9,500 |
| Lokeren K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen | Lokeren | Daknamstadion | 10,000 |
| Mechelen KV Mechelen | Mechelen | Veolia Stadium Achter de Kazerne | 13,123 |
| Mouscron R.E. Mouscron | Mouscron | Stade Le Canonnier | 11,300 |
| Roeselare Roeselare | Roeselare | Schiervelde Stadion | 9,036 |
| Sint-Truiden K. Sint-Truidense V.V. | Sint-Truiden | Staaienveld | 11,250 |
| Standard Standard Liège | Liège | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | 30,000 |
| Westerlo K.V.C. Westerlo | Westerlo | Het Kuipje | 8,200 |
| Zulte S.V. Zulte-Waregem | Waregem | Regenboogstadion | 8,500 |
[edit] Personnel and sponsoring
[edit] Managerial changes
[edit] During summer break
[edit] During the season
[edit] Regular season
[edit] League table
Updated to games played on 20 December 2009
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; If still tied, a playoff is organised.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
[edit] 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 postponed matches are:
- Matchday 19: Mechelen vs. Germinal Beerschot of 18 December[21], Charleroi vs. Standard and Anderlecht vs. Club Brugge of 20 December [22] (new dates for these matches are still to be determined)
| 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 |
| Anderlecht | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Club Brugge | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gent | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Germinal Beerschot | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zulte-Waregem | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kortrijk | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Standard | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sint-Truiden | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Westerlo | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mouscron | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mechelen | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cercle Brugge | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Genk | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charleroi | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lokeren | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Roeselare | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Last updated: 20 December 2009
Source: soccerassociation.com
[edit] Results
Updated to games played on 19 December 2009
Source:[citation needed]
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
[edit] Championship playoff
[edit] Playoff table
Updated to games played on pre-season
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Head-to-Head: used when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.
[edit] Results
Updated to games played on pre-season
Source:[citation needed]
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
[edit] Europa League Playoff
[edit] Group A
P
| Team
| Pld
| W
| D
| L
| GF
| GA
| GD
| Pts | | 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Updated to games played on pre-season Source:[citation needed] Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored. (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. Head-to-Head: used when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.
| Updated to games played on pre-season Source:[citation needed] 1The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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[edit] Group B
P
| Team
| Pld
| W
| D
| L
| GF
| GA
| GD
| Pts | | 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Updated to games played on pre-season Source:[citation needed] Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored. (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. Head-to-Head: used when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.
| Updated to games played on pre-season Source:[citation needed] 1The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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[edit] Europa League playoff final
The winners of both playoff groups will compete in a two-legged match. The winners on aggregate will compete in another match (called Testmatch) against a team from the championship playoff (see below). If both teams are tied after two matches, the away goals rule will be applied. Should both teams still be tied afterwards, thirty minutes of extra time will be played and, if necessary, a penalty shootout will be conducted.
| Winners of Group B | v | Winners of Group A |
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| Winners of Group A | v | Winners of Group B |
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[edit] Testmatch Europa League
The fourth-placed team from the championship playoff and the winners of the Europa League playoff will compete for one spot in the second qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. Should the winners of the 2009–10 Belgian Cup occupy one of the first four places in the championship playoff group, the fifth-placed team from this group will participate in this match. The match will be played on either 13, 16 or 19 May 2010 with the exact date to be agreed on by both teams.
| Fourth-placed team of Championship playoff | v | Winners of Europa League playoff |
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[edit] Goalscorers
Last updated: 19 December 2009
Source: sporza.be and Sport.be(Dutch)
[edit] Season statistics
[edit] Scoring
[edit] Discipline
Last updated: 19 December 2009
Source: sporza.be and Sport.be(Dutch)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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