| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Genk |
| Relegated | Charleroi Eupen |
| Champions League | Genk Standard |
| Europa League | Anderlecht Club Brugge Westerlo |
| Matches | 300 |
| Goals | 798 (2.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ivan Perišić (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Standard 7–0 Lierse (27 November 2010)[1] |
| Biggest away win | Charleroi 0–5 Club Brugge (19 September 2010)[2] |
| Highest scoring | Gent 5–3 Zulte-Waregem (19 September 2010)[3] Gent 4–4 Westerlo (20 November 2010)[4] Westerlo 7–1 Zulte-Waregem (7 May 2011)[5] |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches[6] Genk, Lokeren |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches[7] Anderlecht |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches[8] Charleroi |
2011–12 → | |
The2010–11 season of theBelgian Pro League (also known asJupiler Pro League for sponsorship reasons) is the 108th season of top-tier football inBelgium. It began on 30 July 2010 with the first match of the regular season and ended in May 2011 with the last matches of the playoff rounds.Anderlecht were the defending champions.
For the second time, a system of playoffs was used to determine the Belgian champions (contested by the top 6 teams after the regular season) and which teams would play in Europe the following season (teams ranked 7–14 playoff after the regular season with the winner entering a further playoff for the chance to 'steal' the European place of the lowest ranked team in the Top 6 playoff). In terms of relegation, a playoff was introduced between the 15th and 16th team after the regular season; those teams would play each other 5 times in a mini-league, with the team which finished fifteenth playing at home in matches 1, 3 and 5 and starting with a 3-point bonus. The loser of this playoff series would be relegated, whilst the winner would play theSecond division relegation playoff with three teams from theBelgian Second Division for the chance to retain its place in first division.[9]
On 28 December 2009, during theprevious season,Mouscron went bankrupt and was immediately relegated.Roeselare ended the season in 15th place, forcing them to take part in therelegation playoffs. As they lost these playoffs they were also relegated and replaced by playoff winnersEupen. With this, Eupen became the first ever team from theGerman community to play at the highest level of Belgian football. Earlier,Belgian Second Division championsLierse had been directly promoted.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleroi | Sacked | 14 April 2010[10] | 4 June 2010[11] | ||
| Lokeren | Contract ended. | 26 April 2010[12] | 20 May 2010[13] | ||
| Germinal Beerschot | Contract ended. | End of 2009–10 season[14] | 21 May 2010[15] | ||
| Kortrijk | Signed as head coach of theBelgium national football team. | 5 May 2010[16] | 6 June 2010[17] | ||
| Mechelen | Signed forLokeren. | 20 May 2010[13] | 27 May 2010[18] | ||
| Cercle Brugge | Signed forGerminal Beerschot. | 21 May 2010[15] | 26 May 2010[19] | ||
| Gent | Signed for | 23 May 2010[20] | 10 June 2010[21] | ||
| Zulte-Waregem | Signed forGent. | 10 June 2010[21] | 11 June 2010[22] |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eupen | Resigned | 4 September 2010[23] | 7 September 2010[24] | 16th | ||
| Lierse | Sacked | 19 September 2010[25] | 19 September 2010[25] | 15th | ||
| Charleroi | Sacked | 20 September 2010[26] | 23 September 2010[27] | 14th | ||
| Eupen | Resigned | 24 September 2010[28] | 24 September 2010[29] | 16th | ||
| Zulte-Waregem | Sacked | 24 October 2010[30] | 27 October 2010[31] | 12th | ||
| Germinal Beerschot | Sacked | 29 November 2010[32] | 2 December 2010[33] | 13th | ||
| Lierse | Caretaker replaced | 30 December 2010[34] | 1 January 2011[35] | 15th | ||
| Charleroi | Sacked | 17 March 2011[36] | 17 March 2011[36] | 16th |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleroi | Caretaker replaced | 24 March 2011[37] | 24 March 2011[37] | 2nd in Relegation Playoff | ||
| Charleroi | Sacked | 4 April 2011[38] | 4 April 2011[38] | 2nd in Relegation Playoff | ||
| Eupen | Sacked | 13 April 2011[39] | 13 April 2011[39] | 1st in Relegation Playoff |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderlecht | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 58 | 20 | +38 | 65 | Qualification toChampionship play-offs |
| 2 | Genk(C, O) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 27 | +37 | 64 | |
| 3 | Gent | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 57 | |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 53 | |
| 5 | Lokeren | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 50 | |
| 6 | Standard Liège | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 49 | |
| 7 | Mechelen | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 48 | Qualification toEuropa League play-offs |
| 8 | Westerlo(O) | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 41 | |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 39 | |
| 10 | Kortrijk | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 38 | |
| 11 | Zulte Waregem | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 33 | |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 51 | −31 | 29 | |
| 13 | Germinal Beerschot | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 26 | |
| 14 | Lierse | 30 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 24 | |
| 15 | Eupen | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 23 | Qualification to theRelegation play-offs |
| 16 | Charleroi | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 54 | −34 | 19 |
Note: The classification was made after the weekend (or midweek) of each matchday, so postponed matches were only processed at the time they were played to represent thereal evolution in standings. The postponed matches are:
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Genk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Gent | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Club Brugge | 12 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Lokeren | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Standard Liège | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Mechelen | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Westerlo | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Cercle Brugge | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Kortrijk | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Zulte Waregem | 7 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Sint-Truiden | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Germinal Beerschot | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Lierse | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Eupen | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Charleroi | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Home \ Away | AND | CER | CHA | BRU | EUP | GNK | GNT | GBA | KVK | LIE | LOK | KVM | STV | STA | WES | ZWA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Cercle Brugge | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Charleroi | 0–0 | 0–3[a] | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Club Brugge | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–0 | |
| Eupen | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Genk | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | |
| Gent | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–4 | 5–3 | |
| Germinal Beerschot | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Kortrijk | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Lierse | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Lokeren | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Mechelen | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Sint-Truiden | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Standard Liège | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Westerlo | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Zulte Waregem | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
The points obtained during the regular season will be halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Anderlecht 33 points, Genk 32, Gent 29, Club Brugge 27, Lokeren 25 and Standard 25.5. In the event of ties at the end of the playoffs, the half point was deducted if it had been added. Anderlecht, Gent, Club Brugge and Standard received this type of bonus due to rounding.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genk(C) | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 51 | Qualification toChampions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Standard Liège | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 50.5 | |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 44 | Qualification toEuropa League play-off round |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 43 | Qualification toEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Gent | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 33 | |
| 6 | Lokeren | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 31 |
Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.
| Team ╲ Round | Initial | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genk | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Standard Liège | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Anderlecht | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Club Brugge | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Gent | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Lokeren | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Home \ Away | AND | BRU | GNK | GNT | LOK | STA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | |
| Club Brugge | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Genk | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Gent | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| Lokeren | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Standard Liège | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
Mechelen, Westerlo, Cercle Brugge, Kortrijk, Zulte-Waregem, Sint-Truiden, Germinal Beerschot and Lierse qualified for the Europa League Playoffs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CER | LIE | KVM | STR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cercle Brugge(A) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | Playoff Final | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | Lierse | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 8 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |||
| 3 | Mechelen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | |||
| 4 | Sint-Truiden | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WES | ZWA | GBA | KVK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westerlo(A) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 12 | Playoff Final | 7–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | Zulte-Waregem | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 10 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 3 | Germinal Beerschot | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |||
| 4 | Kortrijk | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
The winners of both playoff groups competed in a two-legged match. The winners onaggregate than will compete in another match (calledTestmatch) against a team from the championship playoff (see below). If both teams are tied after two matches, theaway goals rule will be applied. Should both teams still be tied afterwards, thirty minutes ofextra time will be played and, if necessary, apenalty shootout will be conducted.
| Westerlo | 3–0 | Cercle Brugge |
|---|---|---|
| Henrique Ngolok | Report |
| Cercle Brugge | 2–2 | Westerlo |
|---|---|---|
| D'Haene Iachtchouk | Chávez Annab |
Westerlo won 5–2 on aggregate.
The fourth-placed team from the championship playoff and the winners of the Europa League playoff would have competed for one spot in thethird qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.[59]
Before the match, both teams were already sure of qualification for European football.Westerlo because their opponent in thefinal of the2010–11 Belgian Cup wasStandard Liège, who were already qualified for the2011–12 UEFA Champions League.Club Brugge because of their league position (4th). As a result, both teams agreed to drop the testmatches regardless of the result of the Belgian Cup final:
The teams finishing in the last two positions play each other 5 times. The team ending in 15th position starts with a three-point bonus and has three home matches.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eupen(R) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | Belgian Second Division final round |
| 2 | Charleroi(R) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 | Relegation to2011–12 Belgian Second Division |
In contrary to the previous season, which was the inaugural season with playoffs, the goals scored during the playoffs are valid to determine the league top scorer. As a result,Jelle Vossen, who was leading at the end of the regular season with 17 goals, still missed out on the top scorers' trophy.
Source:sporza.be andSport.be(in Dutch)
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