2015–16 in Belgian football

Football in Belgium
Season	2015–16
Men's football
Pro League	Club Brugge
Second Division	WS Bruxelles
Third Division A	Beerschot Wilrijk
Third Division B	Hamme
Cup	Standard Liège
Super Cup	Gent

The following article is a summary of the 2015–16 football season in Belgium, which is the 113th season of competitive football in the country and runs from July 2015 until June 2016.

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Pro League	Sint-Truiden OH Leuven	Cercle Brugge Lierse
Second Division	Koksijde Union SG Deinze	Mons RC Mechelen Woluwe-Zaventem Eendracht Aalst
Third Division	Sparta Petegem Tempo Overijse Beerschot Wilrijk RFC Liège Sint-Niklaas Hamoir Deux-Acren	Ath Visé Zele Verviers Tournai Turnhout

National teams

Belgium national football team

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	10	7	2	1	24	5	+19	23	Qualify for final tournament	—	0–0	3–1	3–1	5–0	6–0
2	Wales	10	6	3	1	11	4	+7	21	Qualify for final tournament	1–0	—	0–0	0–0	2–1	2–0
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	5	2	3	17	12	+5	17	Advance to play-offs	1–1	2–0	—	3–1	1–2	3–0
4	Israel	10	4	1	5	16	14	+2	13		0–1	0–3	3–0	—	1–2	4–0
5	Cyprus	10	4	0	6	16	17	−1	12		0–1	0–1	2–3	1–2	—	5–0
6	Andorra	10	0	0	10	4	36	−32	0		1–4	1–2	0–3	1–4	1–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

12 June 2015 (2015-06-12) Euro 2016 qualifying	Wales	1–0	Belgium	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)	Bale 25'	Report		Attendance: 33,280^[1] Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

3 September 2015 (2015-09-03) Euro 2016 qualifying	Belgium	3–1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Fellaini 23' De Bruyne 44' Hazard 78' (pen.)	Report	Džeko 15'	Attendance: 42,975^[2] Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)

6 September 2015 (2015-09-06) Euro 2016 qualifying	Cyprus	0–1	Belgium	GSP Stadium, Nicosia
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)		Report	Hazard 86'	Attendance: 11,866^[3] Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) Euro 2016 qualifying	Andorra	1–4	Belgium	Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Lima 51' (pen.)	Report	Nainggolan 19' De Bruyne 42' Hazard 56' (pen.) Depoitre 64'	Attendance: 3,032^[4] Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13) Euro 2016 qualifying	Belgium	3–1	Israel	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Mertens 64' De Bruyne 78' Hazard 84'	Report	Hemed 88'	Attendance: 39,773^[5] Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Friendlies

7 June 2015 (2015-06-07) Friendly	France	3–4	Belgium	Saint-Denis, France
21:00	Valbuena 53' (pen.) Fekir 89' Payet 90+1'	Report	Fellaini 17', 42' Nainggolan 50' E. Hazard 54' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)

13 November 2015 (2015-11-13) Friendly	Belgium	3–1	Italy	Brussels, Belgium
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1)	Vertonghen 13' De Bruyne 74' Batshuayi 82'	Report	Candreva 3'	Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17) Friendly	Belgium	cancelled ^[1]	Spain	Brussels, Belgium
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1)				Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29) Friendly	Portugal	2–1	Belgium	Leiria, Portugal ^[2]
20:45 (UTC+2)	Nani 20' Ronaldo 40'	Report	R. Lukaku 62'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 21,157 Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)

28 May 2016 (2016-05-28) Friendly	Switzerland	1–2	Belgium	Genève, Switzerland
16:15 (UTC+2)	Džemaili 31' Seferovic 81'		Lukaku 34' De Bruyne 83'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)

1 June 2016 (2016-06-01) Friendly	Belgium	^[6]	Finland	Brussels, Belgium
20:45 (UTC+2)				Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium

5 June 2016 (2016-06-05) Friendly	Belgium	^[6]	Norway	Brussels, Belgium
18:00 (UTC+2)				Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium

^
The friendly against Spain was canceled the night before it was planned to take place, due to the terror threat following the November 2015 Paris attacks.^[7]
^
The friendly against Portugal on 27 March in Brussels was almost cancelled as well following the 2016 Brussels bombings on 22 March, however it was instead moved to Leiria, Portugal.

Belgium women's national football team

2017 UEFA Women's European Championship qualification

Group 7

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	8	7	1	0	32	1	+31	22	Final tournament	—	1–1	7–0	1–0	5–0
2	Belgium	8	5	2	1	27	5	+22	17	Final tournament	0–2	—	1–1	6–0	6–0
3	Serbia	8	3	1	4	10	21	−11	10		0–7	1–3	—	0–1	3–0
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	3	0	5	8	17	−9	9		0–1	0–5	2–4	—	4–0
5	Estonia	8	0	0	8	0	33	−33	0		0–8	0–5	0–1	0–1	—

Source: UEFA

Algarve Cup

2 March 2016 (2016-03-02)	Iceland	2–1	Belgium	Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
15:00	Jónsdóttir 5' Brynjarsdóttir 90+2'	Report	Cayman 42'	Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

4 March 2016 (2016-03-04)	Canada	1–0	Belgium	VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
15:00	Clarke 87'	Report		Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)

7 March 2016 (2016-03-07)	Denmark	1–2	Belgium	Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
18:30	Sandvej 90+3'	Report	Sørensen 43' (o.g.) Cayman 86'	Referee: Aye Thein (Myanmar)

9 March 2016 (2016-03-09)	Belgium	5–0	Russia	VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
14:00	Wullaert 18' Cayman 42', 73' Schryvers 51' Coutereels 61' (pen.)	Report		Referee: Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica)

Friendly

16 September 2015 (2015-09-16) Friendly	Belgium	5–0	Poland	Tubize, Belgium
14:30	Siwińska 2' (o.g.) Van Gorp 37', 64' De Caigny 42' Jaques 79'	Report		Stadium: Belgian Football Center Referee: Virginie Derouaux (Belgium)

League competitions

Belgian First Division

Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Club Brugge	30	21	1	8	64	30	+34	64	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
2	Gent	30	17	9	4	56	29	+27	60
3	Anderlecht	30	15	10	5	51	29	+22	55
4	Oostende	30	14	7	9	55	44	+11	49
5	Genk	30	14	6	10	42	30	+12	48
6	Zulte Waregem	30	12	7	11	51	50	+1	43
7	Standard Liège	30	12	5	13	41	51	−10	41	Qualification for the Europa League play-offs
8	Charleroi	30	10	9	11	36	39	−3	39
9	Kortrijk	30	10	9	11	31	35	−4	39
10	Mechelen	30	10	7	13	48	50	−2	37
11	Lokeren	30	8	10	12	35	40	−5	34
12	Waasland-Beveren	30	9	6	15	40	57	−17	33
13	Sint-Truiden	30	8	6	16	28	47	−19	30
14	Mouscron-Péruwelz	30	7	9	14	39	51	−12	30
15	Westerlo	30	7	9	14	35	59	−24	30
16	OH Leuven (R)	30	7	8	15	42	53	−11	29	Relegation to First Division B

Source: Belgian Pro League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.^[8]
(R) Relegated

Championship play-offs

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CLU	AND	GNT	GNK	OOS	ZWA
1	Club Brugge (C)	10	7	1	2	25	9	+16	54	Qualification for the Champions League group stage	—	4–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	5–0
2	Anderlecht	10	6	1	3	15	16	−1	47	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round	1–0	—	2–0	1–0	2–1	2–0
3	Gent	10	3	3	4	10	15	−5	42	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round	1–4	1–1	—	0–0	2–0	1–1
4	Genk	10	5	1	4	20	13	+7	40	Qualification for the play-off final	4–2	5–2	1–2	—	4–0	2–0
5	Oostende	10	3	2	5	14	19	−5	36		0–1	4–2	0–1	2–1	—	3–3
6	Zulte Waregem	10	1	2	7	11	23	−12	27		0–2	1–2	4–2	1–2	1–2	—

Source: Belgian Pro League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Matches won; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Away matches won; 8) Play-off.^[9]
(C) Champions

Belgian Second Division

Due to a reform in the Belgian football league, the Belgian Second Division ceases to exist and is replaced by the Belgian First Division B from the 2016–17 season which will only contain 8 teams instead of the current 17. As a result, the bottom nine teams in the league are set to relegate to the newly created league at the third level of the Belgian football pyramid, the Belgian First Amateur Division. Due to the fact that WS Brussels did not receive a licence, they were relegated instead of Roeselare.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	RWS Brussels (C, R, D)	32	19	6	7	53	28	+25	63	Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division^[a]
2	Eupen (P)	32	18	8	6	69	34	+35	62	Promotion to the 2016–17 Belgian First Division A^[a]
3	Antwerp	32	18	8	6	52	20	+32	62	Qualification to the 2016–17 Belgian First Division B
4	Tubize	32	17	6	9	51	34	+17	57
5	Cercle Brugge	32	14	12	6	56	35	+21	54
6	Union SG	32	15	6	11	50	34	+16	51
7	Lierse	32	14	9	9	53	41	+12	51
8	Lommel	32	14	8	10	43	29	+14	50
9	Roeselare^[1]	32	14	8	10	46	47	−1	50
10	Dessel (R)	32	14	6	12	38	40	−2	48	Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division
11	Seraing (R)	32	13	5	14	45	50	−5	44
12	Virton (R)	32	8	10	14	40	55	−15	34
13	ASV Geel (R)	32	6	13	13	40	56	−16	31
14	Deinze (R)	32	6	11	15	36	58	−22	29
15	Patro Eisden Maasmechelen (R)	32	5	9	18	33	63	−30	24
16	Heist (R)	32	4	7	21	39	82	−43	19
17	Coxyde (R)	32	2	10	20	29	67	−38	16

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b WS Brussels was refused a Belgian professional football license and is thus not allowed to play in the 2016-17 Belgian First Division A or Division B and is instead relegated to the 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division. As a result, runner-up Eupen was promoted instead and ninth placed Roeselare avoided relegation. [1]

Belgian Third Division

Due to a reform in the Belgian football league, the Belgian Third Division ceases to exist and is replaced by the Belgian Second Amateur Division from the 2016–17 season, now at the fourth level of Belgian football. A newly created league, the Belgian First Amateur Division is formed at the third level, effectively pushing the teams in this division one level down the pyramid. Only the top two teams in each division and the two promotion playoff winners are "promoted" to the new league, meaning they will remain at the third level, while most of the teams effectively drop to the fourth level. The two teams finishing in last position in each group are relegated to the Belgian Third Amateur Division, which in fact means a drop from level 3 to level 5 of the pyramid.

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hamme (C, P)	34	21	5	8	66	31	+35	68	Qualification to the 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division
2	Sint-Eloois-Winkel ^[a]	34	16	13	5	56	43	+13	61	Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division
3	Oudenaarde ^[a]^[b] (P)	34	17	9	8	70	45	+25	60	Qualification to the 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division
4	FCV Dender EH (P)	34	16	11	7	69	43	+26	59	Qualification to the Promotion play-offs
5	Londerzeel	34	17	8	9	58	37	+21	59	Qualification to the Promotion play-offs
6	Sparta Petegem^[b]	34	16	8	10	66	54	+12	56	Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division
7	Eendracht Aalst^[b]	34	15	9	10	66	55	+11	54	Qualification to the Promotion play-offs
8	Temse^[b]	34	15	8	11	60	48	+12	53	Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division
9	La Louvière Centre^[b]	34	14	8	12	54	44	+10	50	Qualification to the Promotion play-offs
10	Olsa Brakel	34	11	13	10	56	46	+10	46	Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division
11	Gullegem	34	10	15	9	50	45	+5	45
12	Gent-Zeehaven	34	11	10	13	50	56	−6	43
13	Sint-Niklase	34	11	9	14	51	57	−6	42
12	Bornem	34	9	11	14	54	56	−2	38
15	Izegem	34	7	7	20	51	73	−22	28
16	Torhout	34	8	4	22	29	75	−46	28
17	Acrenoise	34	5	9	20	37	86	−49	24
18	Racing Mechelen	34	5	7	22	33	82	−49	22	Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division

Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2016. Source: Group A at Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Sint-Eloois-Winkel did not apply for a Belgian remunerated football license and is thus not allowed to play in the 2016-17 Belgian First Amateur Division. As a result, third placed Oudenaarde was promoted instead.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Normally, the teams finishing in positions 3 to 6 were set to participate in the promotion playoffs (together with the teams finishing in the same positions in Group B) for the three remaining places in the 2016-17 Belgian First Amateur Division. Due to the fact that Sint-Eloois-Winkel, Sparta Petegem and Temse did not apply for a license and Oudenaarde was promoted, the playoff was contested by the four teams finishing highest in the league that did receive a licence, allowing Eendracht Aalst and La Louvière Centre to take part as well.

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Beerschot Wilrijk (C, P)	36	21	8	7	64	39	+25	71	Qualification to the 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division
2	Oosterzonen Oosterwijk (P)	36	19	14	3	68	38	+30	71	Qualification to the 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division
3	Bocholter	36	19	7	10	52	41	+11	64	Qualification to the Promotion play-offs
4	Hasselt (P)	36	18	6	12	63	41	+22	60	Qualification to the Promotion play-offs
5	Wallonne Ciney^[a]	36	17	6	13	57	42	+15	57	Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division
6	Sprimont-Comblain (P)	36	16	8	12	56	43	+13	56	Qualification to the Promotion play-offs
7	Liège^[a]	36	15	8	13	58	56	+2	53	Qualification to the Promotion play-offs
8	Hamoir	36	15	7	14	70	74	−4	52	Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division
9	Rupel Boom	36	15	6	15	65	55	+10	51
10	Berchem Sport	36	14	8	14	51	55	−4	50
11	Cappellen	36	14	7	15	51	56	−5	49
12	Hoogstraten	36	13	9	14	60	60	0	48
13	Walhain	36	12	11	13	48	57	−9	47
14	Tempo Overijse	36	12	9	15	47	56	−9	45
15	Union La Calamine	36	12	4	20	44	59	−15	40
16	Tienen-Hageland	36	10	10	16	52	56	−4	40
17	Grimbergen	36	9	7	20	38	55	−17	34
18	Woluwe-Zaventem	36	9	6	21	34	61	−27	33
19	Diegem Sport	36	8	7	21	33	67	−34	31	Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division

Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2016. Source: Group B at Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Ciney did not apply for a Belgian remunerated football license and is thus not allowed to play in the 2016-17 Belgian First Amateur Division. As a result, seventh placed Liège was allowed to participate in the promotion playoffs for the three remaining places in the 2016-17 Belgian First Amateur Division.

Promotion play-offs

The eight teams taking part in the promotion play-offs are playing to win one of the three remaining places in the 2016-17 Belgian First Amateur Division. The final match between the winners of Round 2, Sprimont-Comblain and FCV Dender EH, was not played as both teams already achieved promotion by winning Round 2. Hasselt beat La Louvière Centre in the third place match and took the final promotion spot. The five losing teams will play in the 2016-17 Belgian Second Amateur Division, effectively one level lower than in the 2015–16 season.

Round 1				Round 2				Round 3

Bocholter	1	1	2

Sprimont-Comblain	2	3	4
				Sprimont-Comblain	3	3	6

				Hasselt	0	0	0
Liège	1	0	1

Hasselt	1	0	1 (a)



Londerzeel	1	1	2

FCV Dender EH	2	0	2 (a)
				FCV Dender EH	2	1	3	Third place

				La Louvière Centre	0	1	1
La Louvière Centre	1	5	6					La Louvière Centre	2	0	2

Eendracht Aalst	3	0	3					Hasselt	3	4	7

Transfers

European Club results

Champions Gent qualified directly for the group stage of the Champions League, while runners-up Club Brugge started in the qualifying rounds. As third-place finisher, Anderlecht qualified directly for the group stage of the Europa League, while Standard Liège and Charleroi started in the qualifying rounds.

Date	Team	Competition	Round	Leg	Opponent	Location	Score	Belgian Team Goalscorers
16 July 2015	Charleroi	Europa League	Qual. Round 2	Leg 1, Home	Beitar Jerusalem	Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi	5-1	Pollet (2), Kebano (2), Stevance
23 July 2015	Charleroi	Europa League	Qual. Round 2	Leg 2, Away	Beitar Jerusalem	Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem	1-4	Kebano, Sağlık, Ndongala, Stevance
28 July 2015	Club Brugge	Champions League	Qual. Round 3	Leg 1, Away	Panathinaikos	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens	2-1	Bolingoli-Mbombo
30 July 2015	Charleroi	Europa League	Qual. Round 3	Leg 1, Home	Zorya Luhansk	Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi	0-2
30 July 2015	Standard Liège	Europa League	Qual. Round 3	Leg 1, Home	Željezničar	Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège	2-1	Kosorić (o.g.), Knockaert
5 August 2015	Club Brugge	Champions League	Qual. Round 3	Leg 2, Home	Panathinaikos	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges	3-0	Cools, Vázquez, Oularé
6 August 2015	Charleroi	Europa League	Qual. Round 3	Leg 2, Away	Zorya Luhansk	Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv^[A]	3-0
6 August 2015	Standard Liège	Europa League	Qual. Round 3	Leg 2, Away	Željezničar	Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo^[B]	0-1	Van Damme
18 August 2015	Club Brugge	Champions League	Play-off round	Leg 1, Away	Manchester United	Old Trafford, Manchester	3-1	Carrick (o.g.)
20 August 2015	Standard Liège	Europa League	Play-off round	Leg 1, Away	Molde	Aker Stadion, Molde	2-0
26 August 2015	Club Brugge	Champions League	Play-off round	Leg 2, Home	Manchester United	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges	0-4
27 August 2015	Standard Liège	Europa League	Play-off round	Leg 2, Home	Molde	Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège	3-1	Knockaert, Santini, Trebel
16 September 2015	Gent	Champions League	Group Stage	Matchday 1, Home	Lyon	Ghelamco Arena, Ghent	1-1	Milićević
17 September 2015	Anderlecht	Europa League	Group Stage	Matchday 1, Home	Monaco	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht	1-1	Gillet
17 September 2015	Club Brugge	Europa League	Group Stage	Matchday 1, Away	Napoli	Stadio San Paolo, Naples	5-0
29 September 2015	Gent	Champions League	Group Stage	Matchday 2, Away	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg	2-1	Matton
1 October 2015	Anderlecht	Europa League	Group Stage	Matchday 2, Away	Qarabağ	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku	1-0
1 October 2015	Club Brugge	Europa League	Group Stage	Matchday 2, Home	Midtjylland	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges	1-3	Meunier
20 October 2015	Gent	Champions League	Group Stage	Matchday 3, Away	Valencia	Mestalla Stadium, Valencia	2-1	Foket
22 October 2015	Anderlecht	Europa League	Group Stage	Matchday 3, Home	Tottenham Hotspur	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht	2-1	Gillet, Okaka
22 October 2015	Club Brugge	Europa League	Group Stage	Matchday 3, Away	Legia Warsaw	Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw	1-1	De fauw
4 November 2015	Gent	Champions League	Group Stage	Matchday 4, Home	Valencia	Ghelamco Arena, Ghent	1-0	Kums (p)
5 November 2015	Anderlecht	Europa League	Group Stage	Matchday 4, Away	Tottenham Hotspur	White Hart Lane, Tottenham	2-1	Ezekiel
5 November 2015	Club Brugge	Europa League	Group Stage	Matchday 4, Home	Legia Warsaw	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges	1-0	Meunier
24 November 2015	Gent	Champions League	Group Stage	Matchday 5, Away	Lyon	Stade de Gerland, Lyon	1-2	Milićević, Coulibaly
26 November 2015	Anderlecht	Europa League	Group Stage	Matchday 5, Away	Monaco	Stade Louis II, Monaco	0-2	Gillet, Acheampong
26 November 2015	Club Brugge	Europa League	Group Stage	Matchday 5, Home	Napoli	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges	0-1
9 December 2015	Gent	Champions League	Group Stage	Matchday 6, Home	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Ghelamco Arena, Ghent	2-1	Depoitre, Milićević
10 December 2015	Anderlecht	Europa League	Group Stage	Matchday 6, Home	Qarabağ	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht	2-1	Najar, Okaka
10 December 2015	Club Brugge	Europa League	Group Stage	Matchday 6, Away	Midtjylland	MCH Arena, Herning	1-1	Vossen
17 February 2016	Gent	Champions League	Round of 16	Leg 1, Home	Wolfsburg	Ghelamco Arena, Ghent	2-3	Kums, Coulibaly
18 February 2016	Anderlecht	Europa League	Round of 32	Leg 1, Home	Olympiacos	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht	1-0	Mbodji
25 February 2016	Anderlecht	Europa League	Round of 32	Leg 2, Away	Olympiacos	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus	1-2	Acheampong (2)
8 March 2016	Gent	Champions League	Round of 16	Leg 2, Away	Wolfsburg	Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg	1-0
10 March 2016	Anderlecht	Europa League	Round of 16	Leg 1, Away	Shakhtar Donetsk	Arena Lviv, Lviv^[C]	3-1	Acheampong
17 March 2016	Anderlecht	Europa League	Round of 16	Leg 2, Home	Shakhtar Donetsk	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht	0-1

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Zorya Luhansk played their home match at Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, instead of their regular stadium Avanhard Stadium, Luhansk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
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Željezničar played their home matches at Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo.
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Shakhtar Donetsk played their home match at Arena Lviv, Lviv instead of their regular stadium, Donbass Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.

Other honours

Competition	Winner
Cup	Standard Liège
Supercup	Gent
Third division A	Hamme
Third division B	Beerschot Wilrijk
Promotion A	Knokke
Promotion B	Olympic Charleroi
Promotion C	Hades
Promotion D	Meux

European qualification for 2016–17 summary

Competition	Qualifiers	Reason for Qualification
UEFA Champions League Group Stage	Club Brugge	1st in Jupiler Pro League
UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round for Non-Champions	Anderlecht	2nd in Jupiler Pro League
UEFA Europa League Group Stage	Standard Liège	Cup winner
UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round	Gent	3rd in Jupiler Pro League
UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round	Genk	Europa League Playoff winner

References

^ "Wales vs. Belgium - 12 June 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
^ "Belgium vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 3 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
^ "Cyprus vs. Belgium - 6 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
^ "Andorra vs. Belgium - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
^ "Belgium vs. Israel - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Rode Duivels oefenen vier keer in de aanloop naar het EK" (in Dutch). Sporza. 18 Jan 2016. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
^ "Rode Duivels - Spanje: afgelast" (in Dutch). RBFA. 17 Nov 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 17 Nov 2015.
^ "Pro League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
^ "Pro League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

[cnote_1] 
The friendly against Spain was canceled the night before it was planned to take place, due to the terror threat following the November 2015 Paris attacks.^[7]

[cnote_2] 
The friendly against Portugal on 27 March in Brussels was almost cancelled as well following the 2016 Brussels bombings on 22 March, however it was instead moved to Leiria, Portugal.

[table_note_res_R10.95903231481045-10] WS Brussels was refused a Belgian professional football license and is thus not allowed to play in the 2016-17 Belgian First Division A or Division B and is instead relegated to the 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division. As a result, runner-up Eupen was promoted instead and ninth placed Roeselare avoided relegation. [1]

[SEW-11] Sint-Eloois-Winkel did not apply for a Belgian remunerated football license and is thus not allowed to play in the 2016-17 Belgian First Amateur Division. As a result, third placed Oudenaarde was promoted instead.

[table_note_PET0.17603085663916-12] Normally, the teams finishing in positions 3 to 6 were set to participate in the promotion playoffs (together with the teams finishing in the same positions in Group B) for the three remaining places in the 2016-17 Belgian First Amateur Division. Due to the fact that Sint-Eloois-Winkel, Sparta Petegem and Temse did not apply for a license and Oudenaarde was promoted, the playoff was contested by the four teams finishing highest in the league that did receive a licence, allowing Eendracht Aalst and La Louvière Centre to take part as well.

[table_note_CIN0.47634899545291-13] Ciney did not apply for a Belgian remunerated football license and is thus not allowed to play in the 2016-17 Belgian First Amateur Division. As a result, seventh placed Liège was allowed to participate in the promotion playoffs for the three remaining places in the 2016-17 Belgian First Amateur Division.

[cnote_A] 
Zorya Luhansk played their home match at Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, instead of their regular stadium Avanhard Stadium, Luhansk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.

[cnote_B] 
Željezničar played their home matches at Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo.

[cnote_C] 
Shakhtar Donetsk played their home match at Arena Lviv, Lviv instead of their regular stadium, Donbass Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.

[1] "Wales vs. Belgium - 12 June 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.

[2] "Belgium vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 3 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.

[3] "Cyprus vs. Belgium - 6 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.

[4] "Andorra vs. Belgium - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

[5] "Belgium vs. Israel - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

[Sporza180116-6] "Rode Duivels oefenen vier keer in de aanloop naar het EK" (in Dutch). Sporza. 18 Jan 2016. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[7] "Rode Duivels - Spanje: afgelast" (in Dutch). RBFA. 17 Nov 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 17 Nov 2015.

[8] "Pro League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

[9] "Pro League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

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