2007–08 in Belgian football

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

Honours

Competition Winner
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

Belgian First Division

Belgian Second Division

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
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 Belgian Third Division Final Round
18 Union Saint-Gilloise (R) 36 11 7 18 48 61−13 40 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) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

European Club Results

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

European qualification for 2008-09 summary

Competition Qualifiers Reason for Qualification
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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "It will not be easy, but it's still possible" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-07-31.
  2. ↑ "This elimination means standing still" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-08-08.
  3. ↑ "Anderlecht returns with doubtful result" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-08-15.
  4. ↑ "Standard managed to score three times" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-08-16.
  5. ↑ "Anderlecht can forget about CL-money" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-08-29.
  6. ↑ "Standard at the pace of the opponent" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-08-30.
  7. ↑ "We just can't seem to hold the zero" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-09-20.
  8. ↑ "Club Brugge already almost sure of group phase" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-09-20.
  9. ↑ "Saint-Petersburg was more calm at the goal" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-09-20.
  10. ↑ "Serhat averts crisis in Anderlecht" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-10-04.
  11. ↑ "Club Brugge squanders good starting position" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-10-04.
  12. ↑ "Courageous Standard cannot produce a stunt" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-10-04.
  13. ↑ "Frutos gives Anderlecht the victory" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-10-25.
  14. ↑ "Anderlecht allows Aalborg to draw level" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-11-08.
  15. ↑ "Anderlecht does not quite improve the situation" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-12-06.
  16. ↑ "Anderlecht still in Europe after newyear" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-12-19.
  17. ↑ "Mpenza ultimately manages the victory" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2008-02-13.
  18. ↑ "Anderlecht has to get ready for Bayern" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2008-02-21.
  19. ↑ "Anderlecht goes down in UEFA-Cup" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2008-03-06.
  20. ↑ "Anderlecht saves the honour" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2008-03-12.
  21. ↑ "Constant Vanden Stock has died". Sporza. 2008-04-19.
  22. ↑ "François Sterchele (26) killed in car accident". Sporza. 2008-05-08.
  23. ↑ "Four times topscorer Wégria has passed away" (in Dutch). Sporza. 2008-06-06.
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