2007–08 in Belgian football

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

## Honours

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Competition  | Winner

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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

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### Belgian First Division

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Main article: 2007–08 Belgian First Division

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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

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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

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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

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

## European qualification for 2008-09 summary

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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

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* Constant Vanden Stock, 93, honorary president, former president and player of Anderlecht died by natural causes on April 19, 2008.[22] He also managed the Belgium national team for ten years, is the father of current Anderlecht president Roger Vanden Stock and has the Anderlecht stadium named after him.
* François Sterchele, 26, the forward of Club Brugge died in a single-person car accident on May 8, 2008.[23]
* Victor Wégria, 71, former player and trainer of RFC Liège is one of the best players in the history of the club. He was four times top scorer in the Belgian top division (in 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1963) and was capped five times by the Belgium national football team. He died by natural causes on June 6, 2008[24]

## See also

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* Jupiler League 2007-08
* Belgian Cup 2007-08
* 2008 Belgian Super Cup
* Belgian Second Division
* Belgian Third Division A
* Belgian Third Division B

## References

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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.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "This elimination means standing still" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-08-08. Archived from the original on 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
4. ^ "Anderlecht returns with doubtful result" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-08-15. Archived from the original on 2008-04-27. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ "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.
8. ^ "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.
9. ^ "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.
10. ^ "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.
11. ^ "Serhat averts crisis in Anderlecht" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-10-04. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
12. ^ "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.
13. ^ "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.
14. ^ "Frutos gives Anderlecht the victory" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-10-25.
15. ^ "Anderlecht allows Aalborg to draw level" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-11-08.
16. ^ "Anderlecht does not quite improve the situation" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-12-06.
17. ^ "Anderlecht still in Europe after newyear" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-12-19.
18. ^ "Mpenza ultimately manages the victory" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2008-02-13. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
19. ^ "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.
20. ^ "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.
21. ^ "Anderlecht saves the honour" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2008-03-12. Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
22. ^ "Constant Vanden Stock has died". Sporza. 2008-04-19.
23. ^ "François Sterchele (26) killed in car accident". Sporza. 2008-05-08. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
24. ^ "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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