Jupiler League 2007-08
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The 2007-08 season of the Belgian Jupiler League began on August 3, 2007 and concluded on May 10, 2008. The championship was decided in the 31st round on April 20, 2008, when Standard Liège beat Anderlecht 2-0 at home. For Standard it was their 9th League Championship, but just their first in the last 25 years. At the other end of the table, Brussels and Sint-Truiden were relegated on matchdays 31 and 32 respectively. Behind Standard, Anderlecht and Club Brugge fought until the end for the second place which gives right to a place in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League 2008-09. On the penultimate matchday, Anderlecht outclassed Brugge 2-0 which proved decisive in the end for them to become second.
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[edit] Clubs
Eighteen teams play in the Jupiler League season 2007-08. Twelve teams are from Flanders, four clubs from Wallonia and two clubs come from the Brussels-Capital Region.
[edit] New teams
K.S.K. Beveren had been relegated at the end of the previous season with F. C. Verbroedering Dender E.H. replacing them as they won the Belgian Second Division. Lierse lost their spot during the promotion playoff and were replaced by Y.R. K.V. Mechelen.
[edit] Overview
[edit] Managerial changes
[edit] Kits
| Team | Kit Maker | Shirt Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht | Adidas | Fortis | |
| Genk | Airness | Euphony, Carglass and Vasco | Other sponsor: Asap.be |
| Standard | Umbro | BASE,TNT | |
| Gent | Jako | VDK | |
| Charleroi | Errea | VOO, Champion | |
| Club Brugge | Puma | Dexia | |
| Germinal Beerschot | Legea | Quick | |
| Westerlo | Saller | Willy Naessens Industriebouw | Side sponsors: Sika, Veralu, Gouden Gids, ING, Netex |
| Mons | Jako | Holcim | Side sponsors: SGI, Foruminvest |
| Mouscron | Errea | Frinver | Side sponsors: O2XA, Renault Mouscron |
| Roeselare | Joma | Deceuninck | Side sponsors: Alheembouw, Molecule, Vanheede |
| Cercle Brugge | Masita | Vacansoleil | Side sponsors: Vaillant, Renault Denoyel, Soncotra, Oud Brugge, The city of Bruges |
| Brussels | Jartazi | Vermeersch Construct and Kia Motors | Side sponsors: Crefibel, Tonissteiner, Verabel, Alno |
| Zulte-Waregem | Lotto | BIK Woningen NV | Side sponsors: Nollens Poultry, Stortbeton Declerq, Euphony, Mink, Giks Mode |
| Sint-Truiden | Umbro | Belisol | Side sponsors: Radson, Start People |
| Lokeren | Jartazi | Edialux | Side sponsors: DCM, Q-Team-VP-Lambrecht, Start People, vitrine.be, Garage Van Winckel, Van De Walle Industriebouw, Pingy |
| Dender | Nike | De Doncker, Van Roy | |
| Mechelen | Nike | Telenet | Side sponsors: Veolia Environnement, Krefima, Gybels, United Brands |
[edit] Stadiums
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | 30,000 |
| Cercle Brugge | Jan Breydel Stadium | 29,415 |
| Club Brugge | Jan Breydel Stadium | 29,415 |
| Anderlecht | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium | 28,063 |
| Charleroi | Stade du Pays de Charleroi | 25,000 |
| Genk | Cristal Arena | 24,900 |
| Mechelen | Veolia-Stadion | 14,145 |
| Gent | Jules Ottenstadion | 12,919 |
| Sint-Truiden | Staaienveld | 12,491 |
| Brussels | Edmond Machtens Stadium | 12,340 |
| Germinal Beerschot | Olympisch Stadion | 12,148 |
| Mouscron | Stade Le Canonnier | 11,500 |
| Lokeren | Daknamstadion | 10,000 |
| Mons | Stade Charles Tondreau | 9,504 |
| Roeselare | Schiervelde Stadion | 9,036 |
| Zulte-Waregem | Regenboogstadion | 8,500 |
| Westerlo | Het Kuipje | 8,200 |
| Dender | Florent Beeckmanstadion | 6,800 |
[edit] League Standings
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Standard (C) | 34 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 61 | 19 | 42 | 77 | UEFA Champions League 2008-09 Third qualifying round |
| 2 | Anderlecht | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 59 | 31 | 28 | 70 | UEFA Champions League 2008-09 Second qualifying round |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 67 | UEFA Cup 2008-09 First round |
| 4 | Cercle Brugge | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 33 | 29 | 60 | |
| 5 | Germinal Beerschot | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 55 | UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008 Second round [11] |
| 6 | Gent | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 46 | 11 | 52 | UEFA Cup 2008-09 Second Qualifying Round |
| 7 | Zulte-Waregem | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 54 | -7 | 47 | |
| 8 | Charleroi | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 46 | |
| 9 | Westerlo | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 45 | |
| 10 | Genk | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 55 | -1 | 45 | |
| 11 | Mouscron | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 43 | -5 | 42 | |
| 12 | Lokeren | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 42 | |
| 13 | Mechelen | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 52 | -7 | 40 | |
| 14 | Roeselare | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 55 | -19 | 38 | |
| 15 | Dender | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 59 | -26 | 33 | |
| 16 | Mons | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 33 | |
| 17 | Sint-Truiden (R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 58 | -26 | 27 | Belgian Second Division |
| 18 | Brussels (R) | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 66 | -39 | 19 |
Source: Jupiler League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; If still tied, a playoff is organised.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.
| Belgian League 2007-08 Winners |
|---|
| Standard Liège 9th Title |
[edit] Season statistics
[edit] Scoring
- First goal of the season: Marcin Wasilewski for Anderlecht against Mechelen (3 August 2007)
- Widest winning margin: 6: Westerlo 6-0 Roeselare (20 October 2007)
- Most goals in a match: 9: Westerlo 7-2 Brussels (19 January 2008)
- Best offensive team: Cercle Brugge with 62 goals.
- Best defensive team: Standard Liège with 19 goals.
- Hattricks scored:
- Milan Jovanović for Standard Liège against Brussels (11 August 2007)
- Milan Jovanović for Standard Liège against Roeselare (25 August 2007)
- Joseph Akpala for Charleroi against Sint-Truiden (26 August 2007)
- Bertin Tomou for Mouscron against Dender EH (27 October 2007)
- Bryan Ruiz for Gent against Lokeren (8 December 2007)
- Elyaniv Barda for Genk against Zulte-Waregem (14 December 2007)
- Bart Van Den Eede for Westerlo against Brussels (19 January 2008)
- Joseph Akpala for Charleroi against Genk (12 April 2008)
- Nicolás Frutos for Anderlecht against Sint-Truiden (26 April 2008)
[edit] Cards
- First yellow card: Nicolas Pareja for Anderlecht against Mechelen (3 August 2007)
- First red card: Wim Mennes for Westerlo against Brussels (4 August 2007)
[edit] Results
| Home \ Away1 | AND | GNK | STA | GNT | CHA | CLU | GBA | WES | MON | MOU | ROE | CER | BRU | ZWA | STV | LOK | DEN | KVM |
| Anderlecht | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Genk | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Standard | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Gent | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 4–1 | |
| Charleroi | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Club Brugge | 1–0 | 2–6 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Germinal Beerschot | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | |
| Westerlo | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Mons | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Mouscron | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Roeselare | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Cercle Brugge | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Brussels | 2–4 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | |
| Zulte-Waregem | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Sint-Truiden | 4–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Lokeren | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Dender | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Mechelen | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Source: Jupiler League
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win.
[edit] Top Goalscorers
| Player | Team | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Joseph Akpala (NGA) |
Charleroi | 18 |
| 2 |  Elyaniv Barda (ISR) |
Genk | 16 |
| = |  Milan Jovanović (SRB) |
Standard Liège | 16 |
| = |  Mbaye Leye (SEN) |
Zulte Waregem | 16 |
| = | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Sanharib Malki (BEL) |
Germinal Beerschot | 16 |
| 6 |  Dieumerci Mbokani (COD) |
Standard Liège | 15 |
| 7 |  Mahamadou Dissa (MLI) |
Roeselare | 14 |
| 8 |  Aloys Nong (CMR) |
YR KV Mechelen | 13 |
| 9 |  Dominic Foley (IRL) |
Gent | 11 |
| = |  Bryan Ruiz (CRI) |
Gent | 11 |
| = | François Sterchele (BEL) † |
Club Brugge | 11 |
| = | Bertin Tomou (CMR) |
Mouscron | 11 |
† François Sterchele died on May 8, 2008 in a car crash and thus did not complete the full season [12].
[edit] References
- ^ "Valère Billen neemt ontslag als hoofdcoach STVV", demorgen.be, 2007-09-18. (dutch)
- ^ "RSCA and Vercauteren end current contract", rsca.be, 2007-11-13.
- ^ "Kreeg vuur bij Dender niet aangewakkerd", sporza.be, 2007-11-19. (dutch)
- ^ "Philippe Vande Walle stapt op bij Charleroi", knack.be, 2007-12-10. (dutch)
- ^ "Dennis van Wijk nieuwe trainer Sint-Truiden", nusport.nl, 2007-12-10. (dutch)
- ^ "Moeskroen ontslaat trainer Marc Brys", knack.be, 2007-12-17. (dutch)
- ^ "FC Brussels ontdoet zich van coach Cartier", voetbalzone.nl, 2007-12-17. (dutch)
- ^ "Enzo Scifo nieuwe trainer van Moeskroen", hln.be, 2007-12-27. (dutch)
- ^ "Bergen ontslaat José Riga nu toch", belgiumsoccer.be, 2008-01-28. (dutch)
- ^ "Albert Cartier nieuwe coach Bergen", hln.be, 2008-01-28. (dutch)
- ^ "Cercle laat Intertoto-ticket aan G.Beerschot", sporza.be, 2008-05-13. (dutch)
- ^ "François Sterchele (26) killed in car accident", deredactie.be, 2008-05-08.
