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1 Honours  




2 League competitions  


2.1  Belgian First Division  




2.2  Belgian Second Division  






3 European Club Results  




4 European qualification for 2008-09 summary  




5 Deaths  




6 See also  




7 References  













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Football in Belgium
Season2007–08
← 2006–07 Belgium 2008–09 →

The 2007–08 football season in Belgium, which is the 105th season of competitive football in the country.

Honours[edit]

Competition Winner
First division Standard Liège
Second division Kortrijk
Third division A Ronse
Third division B RFC Liège
Promotion A Wielsbeke
Promotion B Gent-Zeehaven
Promotion C Hoogstraten
Promotion D URS Centre
Cup Anderlecht
Supercup Standard Liège

League competitions[edit]

Belgian First Division[edit]

Main article: 2007–08 Belgian First Division
Pos Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Standard Liège (C) 34 22 11 1 61 19 +42 77 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
    2 Anderlecht 34 21 7 6 59 31 +28 70 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
    3 Club Brugge 34 20 7 7 45 30 +15 67 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
    4 Cercle Brugge 34 17 9 8 62 33 +29 60
    5 Germinal Beerschot 34 16 7 11 46 34 +12 55 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round[1]
    6 Gent 34 14 10 10 57 46 +11 52 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
    7 Zulte Waregem 34 13 8 13 47 54 −7 47
    8 Charleroi 34 13 7 14 41 45 −4 46
    9 Westerlo 34 12 9 13 43 37 +6 45
    10 Genk 34 12 9 13 54 55 −1 45
    11 Mouscron 34 12 6 16 38 43 −5 42
    12 Lokeren 34 9 15 10 32 33 −1 42
    13 Mechelen 34 10 10 14 45 52 −7 40
    14 Roeselare 34 9 11 14 36 55 −19 38
    15 Dender 34 9 6 19 33 59 −26 33
    16 Mons 34 7 12 15 37 45 −8 33
    17 Sint-Truiden (R) 34 6 9 19 32 58 −26 27 Relegation to 2008–09 Belgian Second Division
    18 Brussels (R) 34 4 7 23 27 66 −39 19
    Source: Jupiler League
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised.
    (C) Champions; (R) Relegated

    Belgian Second Division[edit]

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
    1 Kortrijk (C, P) 36 23 7 6 73 35 +38 76 Belgian First Division
    2 Tubize (P) 36 19 9 8 49 29 +20 66 Belgian Second Division final round
    3 OH Leuven 36 18 7 11 61 42 +19 61
    4 KVSK United 36 16 12 8 51 36 +15 60
    5 Antwerp 36 16 11 9 64 38 +26 59
    6 Virton 36 15 11 10 56 44 +12 56
    7 Lierse 36 15 8 13 47 36 +11 53
    8 Hamme 36 14 7 15 54 45 +9 49
    9 Beveren 36 14 6 16 48 56 −8 48
    10 Tienen 36 13 9 14 49 51 −2 48
    11 Olympic Charleroi 36 13 7 16 40 53 −13 46
    12 Tournai 36 12 10 14 34 37 −3 46
    13 Eupen 36 11 12 13 45 49 −4 45
    14 Waasland 36 10 13 13 46 47 −1 43
    15 Deinze 36 10 13 13 44 58 −14 43
    16 Oostende 36 11 9 16 44 59 −15 42
    17 UR Namur 36 10 12 14 51 63 −12 42 Relegation to Belgian Third Division Final Round
    18 Union Saint-Gilloise (R) 36 11 7 18 48 61 −13 40 Relegation to Belgian Third Division
    19 Geel (R) 36 4 4 28 33 98 −65 16
    Source: Belgian Second Division
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised.
    (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

    European Club Results[edit]

    Note that the Belgian team's score is given first

    This season, Gent played in the Intertoto Cup and got eliminated in the final round. Likewise Genk got beaten in the second qualifying round of the Champions League, while Anderlecht got knocked out of that same tournament in the third qualifying round which allowed them to take part in the UEFA Cup together with Standard Liège and Club Brugge. In the UEFA Cup, Anderlecht managed to get the furthest, namely into the last 16.

    Date Team Competition Round Leg Opponent Location Score
    July 7 Gent Intertoto Cup Round 2 Leg 1, Home Northern Ireland Cliftonville Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent 2-0
    July 14 Gent Intertoto Cup Round 2 Leg 2, Away Northern Ireland Cliftonville Windsor Park, Belfast 4-0
    July 21 Gent Intertoto Cup Round 3 Leg 1, Home Denmark Aalborg Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent 1-1
    July 29 Gent Intertoto Cup Round 3 Leg 2, Away Denmark Aalborg Energi Nord Arena, Aalborg 1-2
    July 31 Genk Champions League Qual. Round 2 Leg 1, Home Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Cristal Arena, Genk 1-2[2]
    August 8 Genk Champions League Qual. Round 2 Leg 2, Away Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo 1-0[3]
    August 15 Anderlecht Champions League Qual. Round 3 Leg 1, Away Turkey Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul 0-1[4]
    August 16 Standard Liège UEFA Cup Qual. Round 2 Leg 1, Away Luxembourg Käerjeng Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg 3-0[5]
    August 29 Anderlecht Champions League Qual. Round 3 Leg 2, Home Turkey Fenerbahçe Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht 0-2[6]
    August 30 Standard Liège UEFA Cup Qual. Round 2 Leg 2, Home Luxembourg Käerjeng Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège 1-0[7]
    September 20 Anderlecht UEFA Cup Round 1 Leg 1, Home Austria Rapid Wien Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht 1-1[8]
    September 20 Club Brugge UEFA Cup Round 1 Leg 1, Away Norway Brann Brann Stadion, Bergen 1-0[9]
    September 20 Standard Liège UEFA Cup Round 1 Leg 1, Away Russia Zenit St. Petersburg Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg 0-3[10]
    October 4 Anderlecht UEFA Cup Round 1 Leg 2, Away Austria Rapid Wien Gerhard Hanappi Stadium, Vienna 1-0[11]
    October 4 Club Brugge UEFA Cup Round 1 Leg 2, Home Norway Brann Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges 1-2[12]
    October 4 Standard Liège UEFA Cup Round 1 Leg 2, Home Russia Zenit St. Petersburg Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège 1-1[13]
    October 25 Anderlecht UEFA Cup Group Stage Match 1, Home Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht 2-0[14]
    November 8 Anderlecht UEFA Cup Group Stage Match 2, Away Denmark Aalborg Energi Nord Arena, Aalborg 1-1[15]
    December 6 Anderlecht UEFA Cup Group Stage Match 3, Home England Tottenham Hotspur Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht 1-1[16]
    December 19 Anderlecht UEFA Cup Group Stage Match 4, Away Spain Getafe Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe 1-2[17]
    February 13 Anderlecht UEFA Cup Round of 32 Leg 1, Home France Bordeaux Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht 2-1[18]
    February 21 Anderlecht UEFA Cup Round of 32 Leg 2, Away France Bordeaux Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux 1-1[19]
    March 6 Anderlecht UEFA Cup Round of 16 Leg 1, Home Germany Bayern Munich Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht 0-5[20]
    March 12 Anderlecht UEFA Cup Round of 16 Leg 2, Away Germany Bayern Munich Allianz Arena, Munich 2-1[21]

    European qualification for 2008-09 summary[edit]

    Competition Qualifiers Reason for Qualification
    UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round Standard Liège 1st in Jupiler League
    UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round Anderlecht 2nd in Jupiler League
    UEFA Cup First Round Club Brugge 3rd in Jupiler League
    UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round Gent Losing Cup finalist
    UEFA Intertoto Cup 2nd Round Germinal Beerschot Highest Jupiler League finishers (5th) to have entered and not qualified for any other European competition. Cercle Brugge (4th) did not want to participate.


    Deaths[edit]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Cercle laat Intertoto-ticket aan G.Beerschot" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2008-05-13. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  • ^ "It will not be easy, but it's still possible" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-07-31. Archived from the original on 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  • ^ "This elimination means standing still" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-08-08. Archived from the original on 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  • ^ "Anderlecht returns with doubtful result" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-08-15. Archived from the original on 2008-04-27. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  • ^ "Standard managed to score three times" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-08-16. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  • ^ "Anderlecht can forget about CL-money" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-08-29. Archived from the original on 2008-04-27. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  • ^ "Standard at the pace of the opponent" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-08-30. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  • ^ "We just can't seem to hold the zero" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-09-20. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  • ^ "Club Brugge already almost sure of group phase" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-09-20. Archived from the original on 2008-02-17. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  • ^ "Saint-Petersburg was more calm at the goal" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-09-20. Archived from the original on 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  • ^ "Serhat averts crisis in Anderlecht" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-10-04. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  • ^ "Club Brugge squanders good starting position" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-10-04. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  • ^ "Courageous Standard cannot produce a stunt" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-10-04. Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  • ^ "Frutos gives Anderlecht the victory" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-10-25.
  • ^ "Anderlecht allows Aalborg to draw level" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-11-08.
  • ^ "Anderlecht does not quite improve the situation" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-12-06.
  • ^ "Anderlecht still in Europe after newyear" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-12-19.
  • ^ "Mpenza ultimately manages the victory" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2008-02-13. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  • ^ "Anderlecht has to get ready for Bayern" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2008-02-21. Archived from the original on 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  • ^ "Anderlecht goes down in UEFA-Cup" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2008-03-06. Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  • ^ "Anderlecht saves the honour" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2008-03-12. Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  • ^ "Constant Vanden Stock has died". Sporza. 2008-04-19.
  • ^ "François Sterchele (26) killed in car accident". Sporza. 2008-05-08. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  • ^ "Four times topscorer Wégria has passed away" (in Dutch). Sporza. 2008-06-06. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2008-06-07.

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