2006–07 Belgian First Division

The 2006-07 season of the Belgian First Division began on July 28, 2006 and concluded on May 19, 2007. The championship was decided in the penultimate round on May 12, 2007, when Anderlecht moved five points clear of runners-up Genk to retain the title and win their 29th League Championship. At the other end of the table, the struggle to avoid automatic relegation went on until the final round, and it was Lierse who eventually prevailed. Having spent the entire season at the bottom of the standings and only just managed to close an eleven-point gap up to 17th, the Lier side won their last game to climb past Beveren and send the latter down to the Second Division. However, Lierse went on to lose the playoffs and was relegated anyway.

Clubs

Eighteen teams played in the 2006-07 first division. Twelve teams were from Flanders, four clubs from Wallonia and just two clubs from the Brussels-Capital Region.

New teams

La Louvière had been relegated at the end of the previous season with Mons replacing them as they won the Belgian Second Division. Lierse had managed to win the promotion playoff and thus they remained in the first division.

Overview

Club Location Current manager Previous managers during Season 2006-2007
R.S.C. Anderlecht Anderlecht Belgium Franky Vercauteren none
Standard Liège Liège Belgium Michel Preud'homme Netherlands Johan Boskamp
Club Brugge Brugge Republic of Macedonia Cedomir Janevski Belgium Emilio Ferrera
K.A.A. Gent Ghent Belgium Georges Leekens none
K.R.C. Genk Genk Belgium Hugo Broos none
K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot Antwerp Belgium Marc Brys none
S.V. Zulte-Waregem Waregem Belgium Francky Dury none
K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen Lokeren Serbia Slavoljub Muslin Belgium Ariël Jacobs
K.V.C. Westerlo Westerlo Belgium Herman Helleputte none
F.C. Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek Sint-Jans-Molenbeek France Albert Cartier none
R. Charleroi S.C. Charleroi Belgium Philippe Van de Walle Belgium Jacky Mathijssen
K.S.V. Roeselare Roeselare Belgium Dirk Geeraerd none
R.E. Mouscron Mouscron Belgium Ariël Jacobs Belgium Gil Vandenbrouck
Cercle Brugge K.S.V. Brugge Belgium Harm van Veldhoven none
K. Sint-Truidense V.V. Sint-Truiden Belgium Peter Voets Belgium Thomas Caers, Netherlands Henk Houwaart
K.S.K. Beveren Beveren Belgium Edy De Bolle Belgium Walter Meeuws
Lierse S.K. Lier Norway Kjetil Rekdal Netherlands René Trost
R.A.E.C. Mons Mons Belgium José Riga none

Manager Changes

League standings

Pos Team Pld Won Drw Lst GF GA Pts GD Notes
1R.S.C. Anderlecht342383753077+45Qualified for 2007-08 UEFA Champions League. [1]
2K.R.C. Genk342266713772+34
3Standard Liège341978623864+24Qualified for 2007-08 UEFA Cup.
4K.A.A. Gent3418610564060+16Qualified for 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup.
5R. Charleroi S.C.341798514060+11
6Club Brugge3414911584051+18Qualified for 2007-08 UEFA Cup.
7K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot3414911524651+6
8K.V.C. Westerlo34121012414446-3
9R.A.E.C. Mons34128144141440
10R.E. Mouscron34101212515542-4
11K.S.V. Roeselare3410915507239-22
12Cercle Brugge K.S.V.3410816313638-5
13F.C. Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek3481412395038-11
14S.V. Zulte-Waregem3491015405437-14
15K. Sint-Truidense V.V.349817395235-13
16K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen3451514324830-16
17Lierse S.K.346820336626-33Played in Promotion/Relegation play-off.
18K.S.K. Beveren3451019316425-33Relegated to Division II.

[1] R.S.C. Anderlecht competed in the UEFA Cup First Round after losing in the Champions League Third Qualifying Round.

Belgian League 2006-07 Winners
RSC Anderlecht
29th Title

League standings

Pos Team Pld Won Drw Lst GF GA Pts GD Notes
1KV Mechelen651011316+8Promoted to Division I.
2R. Antwerp F.C.63127410+3
3Lierse S.K.63031089-1Relegated to Division II.
4KV Kortrijk60064170-13

Fixtures/Results

 ANDSTACLUGNTGNKGBAZWALOKWESBRUCHAROEMOUCERSTVBEVLIEMON
AnderlechtXXX1-01-01-01-41-00-02-01-06-03-23-22-12-02-08-12-04-1
Standard Liège0-0XXX1-00-12-12-21-13-13-02-11-22-12-01-01-20-03-21-0
Club Brugge2-24-4XXX5-00-11-04-12-22-04-12-00-15-13-31-02-04-00-0
Gent2-12-10-0XXX1-31-21-13-12-03-32-12-01-30-23-12-14-04-1
Genk1-11-10-03-1XXX4-03-11-03-13-10-23-03-23-02-01-03-05-1
Germinal Beerschot1-31-34-00-32-1XXX1-11-20-03-01-13-06-21-03-21-02-32-1
Zulte-Waregem0-43-12-13-22-20-2XXX1-12-20-11-04-20-01-23-02-12-11-2
Lokeren1-12-13-21-10-10-00-2XXX1-10-00-01-11-12-01-12-01-40-2
Westerlo3-41-11-21-10-11-14-24-1XXX1-10-12-11-00-01-02-02-02-1
Brussels0-10-31-11-13-11-22-00-00-1XXX0-26-21-10-02-22-02-11-0
Charleroi1-12-51-11-04-13-32-14-31-21-0XXX2-11-02-12-12-10-01-0
Roeselare0-52-33-21-33-31-13-12-22-01-11-3XXX2-11-03-22-12-02-1
Mouscron1-12-02-10-32-21-03-01-14-02-22-12-2XXX2-11-04-22-22-2
Cercle Brugge0-10-21-00-10-11-22-00-04-11-00-01-12-1XXX0-12-22-13-0
Sint-Truiden2-40-32-30-11-22-02-21-00-22-21-11-11-12-0XXX3-24-01-0
Beveren1-10-30-21-00-51-11-03-20-32-22-22-23-11-11-2XXX1-10-0
Lierse1-41-31-21-40-32-31-01-01-10-12-13-13-30-20-00-1XXX0-0
Mons3-12-31-00-15-02-10-01-01-11-11-26-11-01-02-01-01-1XXX

Top goal scorers

Final standings

Player Team Goals
1 BelgiumFrançois StercheleGerminal Beerschot 21
2 NigeriaPatrick OgunsotoWesterlo 20
Democratic Republic of the CongoMohammed TchitéAnderlecht 20
4 Bosnia and HerzegovinaAdnan ĆustovićMouscron 18
5 CroatiaBoško BalabanClub Brugge 16
6 TogoAdékambi OlufadéGent 15
7 ArgentinaNicolás FrutosAnderlecht 14
SerbiaMilan JovanovićStandard Liège 14
9 EgyptAhmed HassanAnderlecht 12
10 BelgiumDieter DekelverCercle Brugge (4) and Westerlo (7) 11
MaliMahamadou DissaBeveren 11
CroatiaGoran LjubojevićGenk 11
BelgiumKevin VandenberghGenk 11

See also

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