| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Anderlecht (30th title) |
| Relegated | Mouscron Roeselare |
| Champions League | Anderlecht Gent |
| Europa League | Club Brugge Racing Genk Cercle Brugge |
| Matches | 268 |
| Goals | 614 (2.29 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Romelu Lukaku (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Anderlecht 6-0 Zulte-Waregem (28 March 2010)[1] |
| Biggest away win | Mouscron 0–5 Lokeren (12 December 2009)[2] Germinal Beerschot 0-5 Anderlecht (29 January 2010)[3] |
| Highest scoring | Lokeren 5–3 Cercle (31 March 2010)[4] AA Gent 6-2 Club Brugge (8 May 2010)[5] |
| Longest winning run | Anderlecht (9 games) ended 27 December 2010[6] |
| Longest unbeaten run | Anderlecht (13 games) ended 6 February 2010[7] |
| Longest losing run | K. Sint-Truidense V.V. (7 games) ended 21 November 2009[8] |
2010–11 → | |
The2009–10 season of theBelgian Pro League (also known asJupiler Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 107th season of top-tier football inBelgium. The season began on 31 July 2009 with the first matches of the regular season, and ended in May 2010 with the last matches of the playoff round.Standard Liège were the defending champions.
The competition underwent a significant overhaul for this season by reducing the number of teams and, for the first time in the history of the league, introducing a playoff system to determine the Belgian champions.
On April 18, 2010,Anderlecht became champions as a result of a 1–2 victory inBruges against one of their main rivals,Club Brugge.
The league size has been reduced from eighteen to sixteen teams. Further, the competition has been split into two stages, a conventional season and playoffs.
The participating clubs will first play a conventionalround-robin schedule for a total of 30 matches. After the conclusion of those matches, the team ranked 16th will be directly relegated to theBelgian Second Division, while every other team will play in a playoff round according to its league table position.
The first six teams will play in theChampionship playoff. Points earned during the regular season are halved with an odd number of points being rounded up. The round will be played on a round-robin schedule. The winner of this round has won the Belgian championship and will participate in thethird qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. The runners-up will also play in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, while the third-placed team will enter thethird qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. Finally, the fourth-placed team will have to compete in a single match (calledTestmatch) against the winner of the Europa League playoff (see below) for one spot in thesecond qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
The teams finishing seventh through fourteenth will play in theEuropa League playoff and start with zero points. The round will be played in two groups, with teams in positions 7, 9, 12 and 14 comprising Group A, and the remaining teams comprising Group B. Each group will be played on a round-robin schedule. The winners of these groups will then compete in a two-legged series to earn the right to play against the fourth-placed team of the Championship playoff for one spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
The 15th-placed team will participate in theRelegation playoff, along with the teams ranked second through fifth in theBelgian Second Division. The winners of the playoff will earn a place in the2010–11 Belgian First Division.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genk | Caretakers replaced | 5 March 2009[9] | 17 May 2009[9] | Pre-Season | ||
| Club Brugge | Mutual consent | 17 May 2009[10] | 17 May 2009[11] | Pre-Season | ||
| Kortrijk | Signed at Genk on 30 March 2009. | 17 May 2009[9] | 28 May 2009[12] | Pre-Season | ||
| Charleroi | End of contract | 17 May 2009[13] | 2 June 2009[14] | Pre-Season | ||
| Mouscron | Resigned | 6 June 2009[15] | 10 June 2009[16] | Pre-Season |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germinal Beerschot | Sacked | 31 August 2009[17] | 3 September 2009[18] | 14th | ||
| Lokeren | Sacked | 25 October 2009[19] | 25 October 2009[19] | 14th | ||
| Mouscron | Resigned | 30 October 2009[20] | 2 November 2009[21] | 15th | ||
| Charleroi | Resigned | 31 October 2009[22] | 20 November 2009[23] | 13th | ||
| Genk | Sacked | 29 November 2009[24] | 6 December 2009[25] | 12th | ||
| Mouscron | Contract annulled by bankruptcy | 28 December 2009[26] | 10th | |||
| Lokeren | Mutual consent | 25 January 2010[27] | 28 January 2010[28] | 15th | ||
| Standard Liège | Resigned | 10 February 2010[29] | 10 February 2010[30] | 6th | ||
| Charleroi | Sacked | 14 April 2010[31] | 4 June 2010[32] | 13th (4th in Playoff) |
During the season,Mouscron got into financial trouble. This caused months of debate and several law procedures, with the fate of Mouscron changing from week to week. The board of Mouscron finally accepted the bankruptcy of Mouscron on 28 December 2009.[26] At that point, the last two matches of Mouscron had already been forfeited as many players refused to play due to wages from November and December not being paid;[33][34] three forfeits in a row would have also caused immediate elimination and relegation to theBelgian Third Division.
As a result of the bankruptcy and relegation, Mouscron's record was expunged.[26]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderlecht(C, O) | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 20 | +42 | 69 | Qualification toChampionship play-offs |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 57 | |
| 3 | Gent | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 49 | |
| 4 | Kortrijk | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 45 | |
| 5 | Sint-Truiden | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 42 | |
| 6 | Zulte Waregem | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 41 | |
| 7 | Mechelen | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 39 | Qualification toEuropa League play-offs |
| 8 | Standard Liège | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 39 | |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 38 | |
| 10 | Germinal Beerschot | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 35 | |
| 11 | Genk(O) | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 34 | |
| 12 | Westerlo | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 32 | |
| 13 | Charleroi | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 23 | |
| 14 | Lokeren | 28 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 54 | −32 | 18 | |
| 15 | Roeselare(R, Q) | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 58 | −29 | 18 | Qualification to theRelegation play-offs |
| 16 | Mouscron(R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to2010–11 Belgian Third Division[a] |
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:
On top of that, the results ofMouscron were annulled between matchdays 20 and 21, causing many shifts between those matchdays.[26] Also, for the rest of the season, there will be no point at which all teams have played the same number of matches, until at the end.
| 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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Club Brugge | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gent | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Kortrijk | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Sint-Truiden | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Zulte Waregem | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Mechelen | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Standard Liège | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Cercle Brugge | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Germinal Beerschot | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Genk | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Westerlo | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Charleroi | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Lokeren | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Roeselare | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Mouscron | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Note: AllMouscron results listed below were expunged after the club had to declarebankruptcy during the season.[26] They are listed here for information purposes. Matches which were to be competed after Mouscron's exemption have been shaded.
| Home \ Away | AND | CER | CHA | BRU | GNK | GNT | GBA | KVK | LOK | KVM | MOU | ROE | STV | STA | WES | ZWA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
| Cercle Brugge | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–0[a] | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Charleroi | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||
| Club Brugge | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
| Genk | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Gent | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Germinal Beerschot | 0–5 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Kortrijk | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Lokeren | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Mechelen | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Mouscron | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–5[a] | 0–5 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |||||
| Roeselare | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Sint-Truiden | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | ||
| Standard Liège | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| Westerlo | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | ||
| Zulte Waregem | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Thus, Anderlecht started with 35 points, Club Brugge with 29, Gent with 25, Kortrijk 23 and both Sint-Truiden and Zulte-Waregem started with 21.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderlecht(C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 59 | Qualification toChampions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Gent | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 41 | |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 41 | Qualification toEuropa League play-off round |
| 4 | Sint-Truiden | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 34 | Qualification toEuropa League Testmatch |
| 5 | Kortrijk | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 33 | |
| 6 | Zulte Waregem | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 28 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gent | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Club Brugge | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Sint-Truiden | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Kortrijk | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Zulte Waregem | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Home \ Away | AND | BRU | GNT | KVK | STV | ZWA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
| Club Brugge | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Gent | 1–3 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | |
| Kortrijk | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Sint-Truiden | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Zulte Waregem | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WES | KVM | CER | LOK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westerlo(A) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | Playoff Final | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | Mechelen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |||
| 3 | Cercle Brugge | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Lokeren | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 6 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 5–3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GNK | STA | GBA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genk(A) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 16 | Playoff Final | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | Standard | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 3 | Germinal Beerschot | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 5 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |||
| 4 | Charleroi | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
The winners of both playoff groups will compete in a two-legged match. The winners onaggregate 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.
Genk won 5–2 on aggregate.
The fourth-placed team from the championship playoff and the winners of the Europa League playoff competed for one spot in thethird qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
Note: The spot in thesecond qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League was taken byCercle Brugge, who was the runners-up of the2009–10 Belgian Cup to Champions League-qualifiedGent.
| Sint-Truiden | 2 – 3 | Genk |
|---|---|---|
| Sidibe Onana | Report | Ogunjimi Barda Buffel |
Genk won 5–3 on aggregate.
The list of goalscorers is split up: first there is the list of goalscorers during the regular competition, deciding the official title of league 'topscorer', which was won byRomelu Lukaku. After this, the goalscorers in the play-offs are listed below in a second list. Because not all teams get equal matches in the playoffs, the goals during the playoffs did not count to determine the top scorer and therefore there are two separate lists.
| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderlecht | 15 | |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 13 | |
| Sint-Truiden | 13 | ||
| 4 | Zulte Waregem | 12 | |
| Charleroi | 12 | ||
| 6 | Lokeren (9) andGerminal Beerschot (2) | 11 | |
| 7 | Standard Liège | 10 | |
| 8 | Kortrijk | 9 | |
| Anderlecht | 9 | ||
| Gent | 9 | ||
| Cercle Brugge | 9 | ||
| Germinal Beerschot | 9 | ||
| 13 | 6 players | 8 | |
| 19 | 5 players | 7 | |
| 24 | 11 players | 6 | |
| 35 | 11 players | 5 | |
| 46 | 17 players | 4 | |
| 63 | 19 players | 3 | |
| 82 | 38 players | 2 | |
| 120 | 60 players | 1 | |
| Own goals | 12 | ||
| Total goals | 614 | ||
| Total games | 228 | ||
| Average per game | 2.69 | ||
30 games, 83 goals (2.77 per game)
24 games, 73 goals (3.04 per game)
Source:sporza.be andSport.be(in Dutch)
Regular competition records beaten or equalized during playoff games are listed as such.
Widest winning margin:5 Goals
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Most goals in a match by one team:5 Goals
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Most goals in one half:5 goals
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Most goals in one half by a single team:4 goals
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Most goals in a match by one player:3 goals
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Source:sporza.be andSport.be(in Dutch)
| No. | Club | Average attendance | Change | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Standard de Liège | 24,406 | -5,8% | 30,000 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 24,368 | -6,6% | 28,151 |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 23,054 | -2,5% | 24,000 |
| 4 | Genk | 19,604 | -10,9% | 21,468 |
| 5 | Mechelen | 11,654 | 5,2% | 12,931 |
| 6 | Gent | 10,719 | 0,8% | 13,000 |
| 7 | Germinal Beerschot | 9,109 | -8,9% | 12,000 |
| 8 | Cercle Brugge | 8,833 | -15,9% | 22,000 |
| 9 | STVV | 8,553 | 25,8% | 12,000 |
| 10 | Charleroi | 7,545 | -18,6% | 17,170 |
| 11 | Zulte Waregem | 6,820 | 2,1% | 8,503 |
| 12 | Kortrijk | 6,791 | 7,7% | 9,393 |
| 13 | Roeselare | 6,135 | 11,0% | 8,000 |
| 14 | Sporting Lokeren | 5,835 | -4,7% | 8,352 |
| 15 | Westerlo | 5,539 | -7,4% | 8,200 |
| 16 | Mouscron | 4,851 | -13,9% | 8,136 |