Jupiler League 2003-04
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The 2003/04 season of the Jupiler League was held between August 8, 2003 and May 15, 2004. Sporting Anderlecht became champions on April 24, 2004.
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[edit] Promoted teams
These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:
- Cercle Brugge K.S.V. (second division champions)
- K. Heusden-Zolder (playoff winner)
[edit] Relegated teams
These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:
[edit] Anderlecht's title success
The battle for the title was not so long since Anderlecht had respectable advance on their opponents (mainly Club Brugge). Though, a bad finish from Anderlecht kept the suspense until the 31st matchday when Club Brugge drew with Mouscron while the team from Brussels made the same result (1-1) at Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, the homeground of Lierse.
[edit] Battle for Europe
The next week, Club Brugge was sure to enter the UEFA Champions League preliminary round with a 1-0 win against Standard Liège, then third-placed team. In spite of this defeat, Standard managed to qualify for the UEFA Cup as it was 6 points ahead of Mouscron after the 32nd matchday. The suspense was killed after a 1-1 draw against Charleroi the next Saturday.
[edit] The relegation dog fight
The end of the league was thus centered on the battle against relegation. Four teams were concerned : R.A.E.C. Mons and Charleroi, which finally saved themselves, R. Antwerp F.C. and K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder finishing respectively 6 and 5 points beyond.
[edit] Final league table
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Anderlecht | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 77 | 27 | +50 | 81 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 31 | +46 | 72 | |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 65 | |
| 4 | Genk | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 59 | |
| 5 | Mouscron | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 64 | 42 | +22 | 59 | |
| 6 | Westerlo | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 52 | |
| 7 | Germinal Beerschot | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 44 | |
| 8 | Louviéroise | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 46 | -1 | 44 | |
| 9 | Gent | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 40 | |
| 10 | Lokeren | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 39 | |
| 11 | Lierse | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 33 | 40 | -7 | 39 | |
| 12 | Beveren | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 45 | 58 | -13 | 38 | |
| 13 | Sint-Truidense | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 50 | -14 | 38 | |
| 14 | Cercle Brugge | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 52 | -24 | 35 | |
| 15 | Charleroi | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 33 | |
| 16 | Mons | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 52 | -23 | 33 | |
| R | 17 | Heusden-Zolder | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 68 | -32 | 28 |
| R | 18 | Antwerp | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 30 | 67 | -37 | 27 |
[edit] Top goal scorers
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Luigi Pieroni | 28 | R.E. Mouscron |
| Emile Mpenza | 21 | Standard Liège |
| Tosin Dosunmu | 16 | K.V.C. Westerlo |
| Aruna Dindane | 15 | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
| Gert Verheyen | 15 | Club Brugge |
| Andrés Augusto Mendoza | 14 | Club Brugge |
| Cédric Roussel | 14 | K.R.C. Genk |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- (French) Sport.be website - Archive
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