The 2003/04 season of the Belgian First Division was held between August 8, 2003 and May 15, 2004. Sporting Anderlecht became champions on April 24, 2004.
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These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:
These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:
The battle for the title was not great as Anderlecht had a big lead over their opponents (mainly Club Brugge). However, a bad finish from Anderlecht kept the suspense until the 31st matchday when Club Brugge drew with Mouscron while the team from Brussels also drew (1-1) at Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, the homeground of Lierse.
The next week, Club Brugge was sure to enter the UEFA Champions League Preliminary Round with a 1-0 win against Standard Liège, then lying third. In spite of this defeat, Standard managed to qualify for the UEFA Cup as they were 6 points ahead of Mouscron after the 32nd matchday. The suspense was killed after a 1-1 draw against Charleroi the next Saturday.
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 adrift.
Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
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1 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 77 | 27 | 81 | +50 | Qualified for 2004-05 UEFA Champions League.[1] |
2 | Club Brugge | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 31 | 72 | +46 | |
3 | Standard Liège | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 68 | 31 | 65 | +37 | Qualified for 2004-05 UEFA Cup. |
4 | K.R.C. Genk | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 40 | 59 | +18 | Qualified for 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup. |
5 | R.E. Mouscron | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 64 | 42 | 59 | +22 | |
6 | K.V.C. Westerlo | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 45 | 52 | +6 | Qualified for 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup. |
7 | K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 44 | -6 | |
8 | R.A.A. Louviéroise | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 46 | 44 | -1 | |
9 | K.A.A. Gent | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 40 | -1 | Qualified for 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup. |
10 | K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 54 | 39 | -9 | |
11 | Lierse S.K. | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 33 | 40 | 39 | -7 | |
12 | K.S.K. Beveren | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 45 | 58 | 38 | -13 | Qualified for 2004-05 UEFA Cup. |
13 | K. Sint-Truidense V.V. | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 38 | -14 | |
14 | Cercle Brugge K.S.V. | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 52 | 35 | -24 | |
15 | R. Charleroi S.C. | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 47 | 33 | -12 | |
16 | R.A.E.C. Mons | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 52 | 33 | -23 | |
17 | K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 68 | 28 | -32 | Relegated to Division II. |
18 | R. Antwerp F.C. | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 30 | 67 | 27 | -37 |
[1] Club Brugge competed in the UEFA Cup First Round after being eliminated in the Champions League Third Qualifying Round.
Scorer | Goals | Team |
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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 |
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