1995–96 Belgian First Division

Following is a list of the 1995–96 Belgian First Division season.

The Belgian Pro League (officially known as Jupiler Pro League [Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjy.pɪ.lər ˈpro ˈlik]]) is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Belgian Second Division. The competition was created in 1895 by the Royal Belgian Football Association and was first won by FC Liégeois.

Club Brugge won the title of the 1995/96 season.

Relegated teams

These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:

Final league table

Pos Team Pld Won Drw Lst GF GA Pts GD Notes
1Club Brugge342563833081+53Qualified for 1996-97 UEFA Champions League. [1]
2Anderlecht342257833771+46Qualified for 1996-97 UEFA Cup.
3Beerschot3415811533753+16
4Molenbeek3413147432953+14
5Lierse34141010544552+9Qualified for 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup.
6Standard Liège3413129514651+5
7Charleroi34131110595350+6
8Cercle Brugge34131011514749+4Qualified for 1996-97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
9Lommel3414614404548-5
10Mechelen3412814404644-6
11Harelbeke3413417404843-8
12Eendracht Aalst3411914515842-7
13Royal Antwerp3411914384642-8
14Gent34101113394941-10
15Sint-Truiden3411716426040-18
16Seraing348521357529-40Relegated to Division II.
17Beveren346919385727-19
18Waregem344921307021-40

[1] Club Brugge competed in the UEFA Cup after losing their Champions League qualifying round tie.

Top goalscorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Croatia Mario Stanić Club Brugge 20
2 Belgium Christophe Lauwers Cercle Brugge 19
3 Belgium Gilles De Bilde Anderlecht 15
Netherlands Johnny Bosman Anderlecht 15
5 Belgium Marc Wilmots Standard Liège 14
Democratic Republic of the Congo Michel Ngonge Harelbeke 14
Belgium Patrick Goots Beveren 14

References


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