2018–19 in Belgian football – Wikipedia
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The following article is a summary of the 2018–19 football season in Belgium, which is the 116th season of competitive football in the country and runs from July 2018 until June 2019.
National teams[edit]
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Following the success at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Belgium was expected to perform well in the inaugural UEFA Nations League competition but collapsed in their final match against Switzerland, losing 5–2 despite a 0–2 lead, to miss out on the Nations League Finals. The UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group I campaign was however started with four straight wins.
2018–19 UEFA Nations League A[edit]
Group 3[edit]
- ^ Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
- ^ a b Head-to-head goal difference: Switzerland +2, Belgium −2.
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying[edit]
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Cyprus 4, Kazakhstan 1.
Friendlies[edit]
League season[edit]
Promotion and relegation[edit]
The following teams had achieved promotion or suffered relegation going into the 2018–19 season.
Belgian First Division A[edit]
Regular season[edit]
Source: Belgian First Division A (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[1]
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[1]
(R) Relegated
Championship play-offs[edit]
Source: Sport.be
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Position obtained during the Regular season[4]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Position obtained during the Regular season[4]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner
Notes:
- ^ Match was abandoned near the end of the first half as Anderlecht supporters had been throwing flares and smoke bombs on the pitch. At that time Standard was leading 2–0.[2] A few weeks later Anderlecht was fined 5.000 Euro and forced to play one match behind closed doors, with the match result set to a 5–0 win for Standard.[3]
- ^ After the season, 2018–19 Belgian Cup winners KV Mechelen were found guilty of match-fixing as part of the 2017–18 Belgian football fraud investigation, allowing Standard Liège to enter in the group stage instead of the third qualifying round, the fourth-placed team of the league, Royal Antwerp, entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round, and the second qualifying round berth was given to the fifth-placed team of the league, Gent. This decision is subject to appeal.
- ^ As highest finisher not already qualified, Gent was awarded the spot in the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League which came up after the barring of KV Mechelen.
Belgian First Division B[edit]
Source: Belgian First Division B (in French and Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[5]
Belgian First Amateur Division[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won.[6]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won.[6]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Belgian Second Amateur Division[edit]
Division A[edit]
Source: vbal4
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[7][8]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[7][8]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Only clubs which had received a licence to play in the 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division were allowed to take part in the promotion playoffs. As a result, Petegem was replaced by the highest finisher not already qualified: Ronse.
Division B[edit]
Source: vbal4
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[9][10]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[9][10]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Division C[edit]
Source: vbal4
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[11]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[11]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b c Only clubs which had received a licence to play in the 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division were allowed to take part in the promotion playoffs. As a result, Hamoir and Rebecq were replaced by the two highest finishers not already qualified: Tilleur and La Louvière.
- ^ Olympic Charleroi was relegated based on its finishing position, but merged after the season with Châtelet to become Olympic Charleroi Châtelet Farciennes. Châtelet was playing in the Belgian First Amateur Division and ceased to exist, while the new club took its position in the league. As a result there was de facto one team less relegating to the 2019–20 Belgian Second Amateur Division and therefore an extra team was promoted from the Belgian Provincial Leagues to fill the gap.
Belgian Third Amateur Division[edit]
Division A[edit]
Division B[edit]
Division C[edit]
Division D[edit]
Cup competitions[edit]
Transfers[edit]
UEFA competitions[edit]
Champions Club Brugge qualified directly for the group stage of the Champions League, while runners-up Standard Liège started in the qualifying rounds. As Standard Liège also had won the Belgian Cup, third placed Anderlecht qualified directly for the group stage of the Europa League, while Gent and Genk started in the qualifying rounds.
| Date | Team | Competition | Round | Leg | Opponent | Location | Score | Belgian Team Goalscorers |
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| 26 July 2018 | Genk | Europa League | Qual. Round 2 | Leg 1, Home |  Fola Esch
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Luminus Arena, Genk | 5–0 | Malinovskyi, Pozuelo, Trossard (2), Dewaest |
| 1 August 2018 | Genk | Europa League | Qual. Round 2 | Leg 2, Away | Fola Esch
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Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette | 1–4 | Zhegrova (2), Heynen, Gano |
| 7 August 2018 | Standard Liège | Champions League | Qual. Round 3 | Leg 1, Home |  Ajax
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Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège | 2–2 | Carcela, Emond |
| 9 August 2018 | Genk | Europa League | Qual. Round 3 | Leg 1, Home |  Lech Poznań
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Luminus Arena, Genk | 2–0 | Malinovskyi, Samatta |
| 9 August 2018 | Gent | Europa League | Qual. Round 3 | Leg 1, Away | Jagiellonia Białystok
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Białystok City Stadium, Białystok | 0–1 | David |
| 14 August 2018 | Standard Liège | Champions League | Qual. Round 3 | Leg 2, Away | Ajax
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Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam | 3–0 | |
| 16 August 2018 | Genk | Europa League | Qual. Round 3 | Leg 2, Away | Lech Poznań
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Stadion Miejski, Poznań | 1–2 | Samatta, Trossard |
| 16 August 2018 | Gent | Europa League | Qual. Round 3 | Leg 2, Home | Jagiellonia Białystok
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Ghelamco Arena, Ghent | 3–1 | Awoniyi, Yaremchuk, David |
| 23 August 2018 | Genk | Europa League | Play-off round | Leg 1, Home |  Brøndby
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Luminus Arena, Genk | 5–2 | Samatta (3), Trossard (2) |
| 23 August 2018 | Gent | Europa League | Play-off round | Leg 1, Home |  Bordeaux
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Ghelamco Arena, Ghent | 0–0 | |
| 30 August 2018 | Genk | Europa League | Play-off round | Leg 2, Away | Brøndby
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Brøndby Stadium, Brøndbyvester | 2–4 | Malinovskyi, Ndongala, Dewaest, Samatta |
| 30 August 2018 | Gent | Europa League | Play-off round | Leg 2, Away | Bordeaux
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Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux | 2–0 | |
| 18 September 2018 | Club Brugge | Champions League | Group Stage | Matchday 1, Home |  Borussia Dortmund
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Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges | 0–1 | |
| 20 September 2018 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 1, Away |  Spartak Trnava
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Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava | 1–0 | |
| 20 September 2018 | Genk | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 1, Home |  Malmö
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Luminus Arena, Genk | 2–0 | Trossard, Samatta |
| 20 September 2018 | Standard Liège | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 1, Away |  Sevilla
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Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville | 5–1 | Djenepo |
| 3 October 2018 | Club Brugge | Champions League | Group Stage | Matchday 2, Away | Atlético Madrid
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Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid | 3–1 | Groeneveld |
| 4 October 2018 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 2, Home |  Dinamo Zagreb
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Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | 0–2 | |
| 4 October 2018 | Genk | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 2, Away |  Sarpsborg 08
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Sarpsborg Stadion, Sarpsborg | 3–1 | Trossard |
| 4 October 2018 | Standard Liège | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 2, Home |  Akhisarspor
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Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège | 2–1 | Emond, Djenepo |
| 24 October 2018 | Club Brugge | Champions League | Group Stage | Matchday 3, Home | Monaco
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Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges | 1–1 | Wesley |
| 25 October 2018 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 3, Home | Fenerbahçe
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Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | 2–2 | Bakkali (2) |
| 25 October 2018 | Genk | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 3, Away | Beşiktaş
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Vodafone Park, Istanbul | 2–4 | Samatta (2), Ndongala, Piotrowski |
| 25 October 2018 | Standard Liège | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 3, Home |  Krasnodar
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Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège | 2–1 | Emond, Laifis |
| 6 November 2018 | Club Brugge | Champions League | Group Stage | Matchday 4, Away | Monaco
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Stade Louis II, Monaco | 0–4 | Vanaken (2), Wesley, Vormer |
| 8 November 2018 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 4, Away | Fenerbahçe
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Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul | 2–0 | |
| 8 November 2018 | Genk | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 4, Home | Beşiktaş
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Luminus Arena, Genk | 1–1 | Berge |
| 8 November 2018 | Standard Liège | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 4, Away | Krasnodar
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Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar | 2–1 | Carcela |
| 28 November 2018 | Club Brugge | Champions League | Group Stage | Matchday 5, Away | Borussia Dortmund
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Westfalenstadion, Dortmund | 0–0 | |
| 29 November 2018 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 5, Home | Spartak Trnava
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Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | 0–0 | |
| 29 November 2018 | Genk | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 5, Away | Malmö
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Stadion, Malmö | 2–2 | Pozuelo, Paintsil |
| 29 November 2018 | Standard Liège | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 5, Home | Sevilla
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Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège | 1–0 | Djenepo |
| 11 December 2018 | Club Brugge | Champions League | Group Stage | Matchday 6, Home | Atlético Madrid
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Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges | 0–0 | |
| 13 December 2018 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 6, Away | Dinamo Zagreb
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Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb | 0–0 | |
| 13 December 2018 | Genk | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 6, Home | Sarpsborg 08
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Luminus Arena, Genk | 4–0 | Gano, Paintsil, Berge, Aidoo |
| 13 December 2018 | Standard Liège | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 6, Away | Akhisarspor
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Spor Toto Akhisar Stadium, Akhisar | 0–0 | |
| 14 February 2019 | Club Brugge | Europa League | Round of 32 | Leg 1, Home |  Red Bull Salzburg
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Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges | 2–1 | Denswil, Wesley |
| 14 February 2019 | Genk | Europa League | Round of 32 | Leg 1, Away |  Slavia Prague
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Sinobo Stadium, Prague | 0–0 | |
| 21 February 2019 | Club Brugge | Europa League | Round of 32 | Leg 2, Away | Red Bull Salzburg
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Red Bull Arena, Salzburg | 4–0 | |
| 21 February 2019 | Genk | Europa League | Round of 32 | Leg 2, Home | Slavia Prague
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Luminus Arena, Genk | 1–4 | Trossard |
European qualification for 2019–20 summary[edit]
Managerial changes[edit]
This is a list of changes of managers within Belgian professional league football (Belgian First Division A and Belgian First Division B):
- ^ KV Mechelen were banned from European football as punishment for match-fixing as part of the 2017–18 Belgian football fraud investigation, as Belgian Cup winners they would have qualified for the Group Stage of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. As a result, third-placed Standard Liège took their spot, while Antwerp took the spot of Standard Liège in the Third Qualifying Round. The remaining spot was allocated to the highest team in the league not already qualified for Europe, fifth-placed Gent.
- ^ Verheyen was announced as manager on 25 April 2018 but only replaced Adnan Čustović after the final match of the season.
- ^ The announcement of De Roeck being replaced was made on 20 April 2018, together with the news he would complete the season.
- ^ The announcement of Viðarsson being replaced was made on 29 October 2018, but he remained in charge for the match against Anderlecht on 1 November, with Sollied taking over only the day after.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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