2017–18 in Belgian football
Season | 2017–18 | |||
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Men's football | ||||
First Division A | Club Brugge | |||
First Division B | Cercle Brugge | |||
First Amateur Division | Knokke | |||
Second Amateur Division | Rupel Boom (A), Tessenderlo (B) and RWDM47 (C) | |||
Third Amateur Division | Menen (A), Heur-Tongeren (B), La Louvière (C) and Tilleur (D) | |||
Cup | Standard Liège | |||
Super Cup | Anderlecht | |||
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The following article is a summary of the 2017–18 football season in Belgium, which is the 1145th season of competitive football in the country and runs from July 2017 until June 2018.
National teams
Belgium national football team
Belgium qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup following a 1–2 win in and against Greece on 3 September 2017. Being seeded, Belgium was then paired with England, Panama and Tunisia in Group G.
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 6 | +37 | 28 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 8–1 | 4–0 | 9–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 19 | Advance to second round | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 17 | 3–4 | 0–0 | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 11 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 10 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 47 | −44 | 0 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 1–2 | — |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
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31 August 2017 (2017-08-31) | Belgium ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() | Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège |
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) | Attendance: 24,050 Referee: Neil Doyle (Republic of Ireland) |
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3 September 2017 (2017-09-03) | Greece ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus |
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| Attendance: 29,465 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
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7 October 2017 (2017-10-07) | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo[notes 1] |
18:00 (18:00 UTC+2) |
| Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
| Attendance: 9,657 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) |
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10 October 2017 (2017-10-10) | Belgium ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels |
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) | Attendance: 37,765 Referee: Luca Banti (Italy) |
Group stage
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Knockout stage
Brazil ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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| Report |
Friendlies
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10 November 2017 Friendly | Belgium ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() | Brussels, Belgium |
20:45 (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy) |
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14 November 2017 Friendly | Belgium ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Bruges, Belgium |
20:45 (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
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27 March 2018 Friendly | Belgium ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Brussels, Belgium |
20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
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2 June 2018 Friendly | Belgium ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Brussels, Belgium |
20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
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6 June 2018 Friendly | Belgium ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Brussels, Belgium |
20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
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11 June 2018 Friendly | Belgium ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Brussels, Belgium |
20:45 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
Belgium women's national football team
Belgium made their debut at the UEFA Women's Euro tournament in 2017, being eliminated in a group with Denmark and Netherlands, who would both go on to play the final. The team also played the first six of their eight qualification matches for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, starting strongly with three wins.
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Denmark ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Troelsgaard ![]() | Report |
Belgium ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Wullaert ![]() | Report |
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19 September 2017 (2017-09-19) | Belgium ![]() | 12–0 | ![]() | Den Dreef, Leuven |
20:15 |
| Report | Attendance: 2,890 Referee: Eszter Urban (Hungary) |
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20 October 2017 (2017-10-20) | Belgium ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Den Dreef, Leuven |
20:30 | Report | Attendance: 3,943 Referee: Marte Sørø (Norway) |
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24 October 2017 (2017-10-24) | Portugal ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril, Penafiel |
18:00 | Report |
| Attendance: 4,136 Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia) |
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6 April 2018 (2018-04-06) | Belgium ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Den Dreef, Leuven |
19:30 |
| Report |
| Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
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10 April 2018 (2018-04-10) | Italy ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara |
18:00 | Report |
| Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) |
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10 June 2018 (2018-06-10) | Moldova ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău |
18:00 | Report | Referee: Marina Višnjić (Serbia) |
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28 February 2018 (2018-02-28) | Belgium ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca |
13:00 |
| Report |
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2 March 2018 (2018-03-02) | Spain ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca |
18:00 | Report | Referee: Florence Guillemin (French) |
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7 March 2018 (2018-03-07) | South Africa ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca |
15:00 |
| Report |
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Friendly
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7 July 2017 Friendly | France ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Montpellier, France |
21:00 (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary) |
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11 July 2017 Friendly | Belgium ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Denderleeuw, Belgium |
15:00 (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Van Roystadion Referee: Vivian Peeters (Netherlands) |
Men's football
League season
Promotion and relegation
The following teams had achieved promotion or suffered relegation going into the 2017–18 season.
League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
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First Division A | ||
First Division B | ||
First Division Amateur Division |
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Second Division Amateur Division |
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Third Division Amateur Division |
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Belgian First Division A
Regular season
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Club Brugge | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 67 | Qualification for the championship play-offs |
2 | Anderlecht | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 55 | |
3 | Charleroi | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 51 | |
4 | Gent | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 50 | |
5 | Genk | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 44 | |
6 | Standard Liège | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 44 | |
7 | Kortrijk | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 42 | Qualification for the Europa League play-offs |
8 | Antwerp | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 41 | |
9 | Zulte Waregem | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 37 | |
10 | Sint-Truiden | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 37 | |
11 | Oostende | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 36 | |
12 | Waasland-Beveren | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 35 | |
13 | Lokeren | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 31 | |
14 | Excel Mouscron | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 30 | |
15 | Eupen | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 27 | |
16 | Mechelen (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 27 | Relegation to First Division B |
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.[9]
(R) Relegated
Belgian First Division B
Belgian First Amateur Division
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Lommel[a] | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 69 | 20 | +49 | 71 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
2 | Knokke | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 69 | 32 | +37 | 61 | |
3 | Dessel[b] | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 60 | |
4 | Deinze[c] | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 50 | |
5 | Seraing[d] | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 48 | |
6 | Heist | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 47 | |
7 | Oudenaarde | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 45 | |
8 | Aalst | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 44 | |
9 | ASV Geel | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 39 | |
10 | Virton[e] | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 37 | |
11 | Dender EH | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 36 | |
12 | Oosterzonen | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 34 | |
13 | Châtelet | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 29 | |
14 | Hamme[f] (R) | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 32 | 59 | −27 | 28 | Qualification for the Second Amateur Division Promotion play-offs Final |
15 | Berchem (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 25 | Relegation to the Second Amateur Division |
16 | Patro Eisden Maasmechelen[g] (R) | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 79 | −61 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won.[12]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ On 13 February a questionnaire revealed that only four clubs had requested a license to play in the Belgian First Division B: Deinze, Dessel, Lommel and Seraing.[10]
- ^ On 13 February a questionnaire revealed that only four clubs had requested a license to play in the Belgian First Division B: Deinze, Dessel, Lommel and Seraing.[10] Dessel eventually did not receive the license as their stadium was deemed insufficient, they are thus ineligible for promotion.[11]
- ^ On 13 February a questionnaire revealed that only four clubs had requested a license to play in the Belgian First Division B: Deinze, Dessel, Lommel and Seraing.[10] Deinze eventually withdrew their application for a license and are ineligible for promotion.[11]
- ^ On 13 February a questionnaire revealed that only four clubs had requested a license to play in the Belgian First Division B: Deinze, Dessel, Lommel and Seraing.[10]
- ^ Virton was initially refused a license for the First Amateur Division, but received it after appeal. Virton would have been relegated irrespective of their finishing position if their appeal had been denied, as they would then be placed in last place irrespective of the number of points obtained.
- ^ Due to the bankruptcy of Lierse in the 2017–18 Belgian First Division B, one less team needed to relegate from the Belgian First Amateur Division, as a result, 13th placed Châtelet was saved and Hamme was not automatically relegated but rather given a chance to avoid relegation through the Promotion play-offs Final.
- ^ Patro Eisden Maasmechelen did not request a license for the First Amateur Division and would have been relegated irrespective of its finishing position.
Belgian Second Amateur Division
Division A
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rupel Boom (P) | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 61 | Promotion to the 2018–19 Belgian First Amateur Division |
2 | Mandel United | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 57 | Qualification for the Promotion play-offs VFV[a] |
3 | Sint-Eloois-Winkel | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 55 | |
4 | Petegem | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 53 | |
5 | Westhoek | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 51 | |
6 | Sint-Niklaas | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 50 | |
7 | Temse | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 48 | |
8 | Harelbeke | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 43 | |
9 | Brakel | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 41 | |
10 | Gullegem | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 40 | |
11 | Gent-Zeehaven | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 37 | |
12 | Londerzeel | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 36 | |
13 | Ronse | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 33 | |
14 | Pepingen-Halle (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 28 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
15 | Torhout (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 67 | −31 | 26 | Relegation to the 2018–19 Belgian Third Amateur Division |
16 | Bornem (R) | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 28 | 66 | −38 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[13]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ In theory four teams should take part in the Promotion play-offs VFV, namely the second placed team and the three period winners. Any vacant spots would be filled with the teams finishing highest in the league. However, besides Mandel United and Sint-Eloois-Winkel no other teams requested and received their licence to play in the Belgian First Amateur Division and hence two spots remain vacant.
Division B
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Tessenderlo (P) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 65 | Promotion to the 2018–19 Belgian First Amateur Division |
2 | Bocholt | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 57 | |
3 | Spouwen-Mopertingen | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 52 | |
4 | City Pirates | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 47 | |
5 | Wijgmaal | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 46 | |
6 | Vosselaar | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 44 | |
7 | Hades | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 43 | |
8 | Overijse | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 41 | |
9 | Cappellen | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 41 | |
10 | Duffel | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 40 | |
11 | Turnhout | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 37 | |
12 | Hoogstraten | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 36 | |
13 | Hasselt | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 35 | Qualification for the Promotion play-offs VFV[a] |
14 | Zwarte Leeuw (R) | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 30 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
15 | Tienen (R) | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 28 | Relegation to the 2018–19 Belgian Third Amateur Division |
16 | Sint-Lenaarts (R) | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 66 | −33 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[14]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ In theory four teams should take part in the Promotion play-offs VFV, namely the second placed team and the three period winners. Any vacant spots would be filled with the teams finishing highest in the league. This would mean Bocholt, Spouwen-Mopertingen, City Pirates and Wijgmaal would normally take part, however as only Hasselt requested and received their licence to play in the Belgian First Amateur Division the three other spots remain vacant.
Division C
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | RWDM (P) | 28 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 19 | +65 | 76 | Promotion to the 2018–19 Belgian First Amateur Division |
2 | RFC Liège (P) | 28 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 30 | +38 | 66 | Qualification for the Promotion play-offs ACFF[a] |
3 | Olympic Charleroi | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 54 | |
4 | Durbuy | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 45 | |
5 | Hamoir | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 44 | |
6 | La Louvière Centre | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 42 | Qualification for the Promotion play-offs ACFF[a] |
7 | Walhain | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 37 | |
8 | Waremme | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 38 | |
9 | Acren-Lessines | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 34 | |
10 | Solières | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 35 | |
11 | Meux | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 31 | |
12 | Rebecq | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 31 | |
13 | Ciney[b] | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 24 | |
14 | Sprimont Comblain (R) | 28 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 29 | 62 | −33 | 18 | Relegation to the 2018–19 Belgian Third Amateur Division |
15 | La Calamine (R) | 28 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 70 | −45 | 12 | |
16 | WS Brussels[c] (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[16]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b In theory four teams should take part in the Promotion play-offs ACFF, namely the second placed team and the three period winners. Any vacant spots would be filled with the teams finishing highest in the league. This would mean FC Liège, Olympic Charleroi, Durbuy and Hamoir would normally take part, however the latter two teams have not requested (or received) their licence to play in the Belgian First Amateur Division. As only La Louvière Centre has received a licence from the other remaining teams, they will take part while the last spot remains vacant.
- ^ Ciney might still be relegated depending on the result of the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division. If the team participating in the Second Amateur Division Promotion play-offs Final is from the ACFF and relegates due to losing these play-offs, then in case the replacing team is from the VFV an extra team from the ACFF would be relegated, which would be Ciney based on their finishing position.
- ^ WS Brussels was excluded from all competitions on 29 September 2017 and automatically placed in last position. If the club does not manage to pay its outstanding debts, its matricule will also be cancelled and the club will cease to exist.[15]
Belgian Third Amateur Division
Division A
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Menen (P) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 35 | +31 | 62 | Promotion to the 2018–19 Belgian Second Amateur Division |
2 | Dikkelvenne (P) | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 71 | 36 | +35 | 58 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV |
3 | Wingene | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 57 | |
4 | Eppegem (P) | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 55 | |
5 | Wetteren | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 50 | |
6 | Lebbeke | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 47 | |
7 | Melsele | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 43 | |
8 | Wervik | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 43 | |
9 | Merelbeke | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 43 | |
10 | Wolvertem Merchtem | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 39 | |
11 | Lede | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 36 | |
12 | Stekene | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 35 | |
13 | Ninove (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 32 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
14 | Grimbergen (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 62 | −28 | 26 | Relegation to the 2018–19 Belgian Provincial Leagues |
15 | Mariekerke (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 26 | |
16 | Vlamertinge (R) | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 70 | −57 | 11 |
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Division B
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Heur-Tongeren (P) | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 55 | Promotion to the 2018–19 Belgian Second Amateur Division |
2 | Wellen | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 55 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV |
3 | Termien | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 54 | |
4 | Diegem (P) | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 50 | |
5 | Leopoldsburg | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 48 | |
6 | Bilzen | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 48 | |
7 | Nijlen | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 45 | |
8 | Esperanza Pelt | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 44 | |
9 | Woluwe-Zaventem | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 41 | |
10 | Houtvenne | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 40 | |
11 | Kampenhout | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 38 | |
12 | Ternesse | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 34 | |
13 | Diest (R) | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 32 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
14 | Hoeilaart (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 68 | −29 | 30 | Relegation to the 2018–19 Belgian Provincial Leagues |
15 | Herentals (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 27 | |
16 | Sterrebeek (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 27 |
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Division C
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | La Louvière (P) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 74 | 24 | +50 | 69 | Promotion to the 2018–19 Belgian Second Amateur Division |
2 | Francs Borains (P) | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 80 | 31 | +49 | 66 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs ACFF |
3 | Onhaye | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 66 | 47 | +19 | 56 | |
4 | Tournai | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 55 | |
5 | Couvin-Mariembourg (P) | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 54 | |
6 | Binche | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 52 | |
7 | Wavre | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 52 | |
8 | Entité Manageoise | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 41 | |
9 | Albert Quevy-Mons | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 39 | |
10 | Jeunesse Tamines | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 37 | |
11 | Ganshoren | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 36 | |
12 | Léopold | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 32 | |
13 | Stade Brainois | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 29 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
14 | Spy (R) | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 39 | 83 | −44 | 22 | Relegation to the 2018–19 Belgian Provincial Leagues |
15 | Solre (R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 67 | −32 | 20 | |
16 | Waterloo (R) | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 34 | 88 | −54 | 14 |
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Division D
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tilleur (P) | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 73 | 24 | +49 | 67 | Promotion to the 2018–19 Belgian Second Amateur Division |
2 | Visé (P) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 83 | 32 | +51 | 64 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs ACFF |
3 | Stockay | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 58 | |
4 | Aische | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 50 | |
5 | Herstal | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 76 | 59 | +17 | 47 | |
6 | Longlier | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 45 | |
7 | Aywaille | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 43 | |
8 | Givry | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 43 | |
9 | Richelle | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 42 | |
10 | Verlaine | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 40 | |
11 | Huy | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 39 | |
12 | Mormont | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 38 | |
13 | Bertrix | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 36 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
14 | Habay (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 30 | Relegation to the 2018–19 Belgian Provincial Leagues |
15 | Namur[a] (R) | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 31 | 111 | −80 | 10 | |
16 | Cointe (R) | 30 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 93 | −68 | 10 |
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ UR Namur has been sanctioned by the control commission of the Belgian FA for financial irregularities and outstanding debts to former players and staff. The team will face relegation and start the 2018–19 season with a penalty of 9 points. If they had achieved promotion during the 2017–18 season, the club would have remained in the Belgian Third Amateur Division, however as they relegated, they immediately dropped two levels, not one.[17]
Cup competitions
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
2017–18 Belgian Cup | Standard Liège | 1–0 | Genk |
2017 Belgian Super Cup | Anderlecht | 2–1 | Zulte Waregem |
Transfers
UEFA competitions
Champions Anderlecht qualified directly for the group stage of the Champions League, while runners-up Club Brugge started in the qualifying rounds. As cup winner, Zulte Waregem qualified directly for the group stage of the Europa League, while Gent and Oostende started in the qualifying rounds.
Overall, Belgian football clubs performed very poorly during the 2017–18 season, as both Club Brugge, Gent and Oostende failed to qualify for the group stages. Anderlecht only managed to win one match in the Champions League and although Zulte Waregem scored 7 points in their Europa League group they were also eliminated, causing all Belgian teams to be eliminated from European football before the winter break.
- Anderlecht was drawn in group B of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League together with giants Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich and looked to be battling it out with Celtic for the third place. Anderlecht lost the first 5 matches before winning 0–1 in Glasgow, but as they needed to overcome an earlier 0–3 home loss to become third, they were eliminated.
- Club Brugge first failed to qualify for the group stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League after losing out to İstanbul Başakşehir before being eliminated by AEK Athens in the Play-off round.
- In the same manner as Anderlecht but in the Europa League rather than the Champions League, Zulte Waregem had also qualified directly for the group stage and failed to progress. Zulte Waregem also faced strong competition, being drawn against Lazio, Nice and Vitesse. Following 1–5 and 2–0 losses against Nice and Lazio respectively, they managed to obtain four points from their two duels with Vitesse. On the fifth matchday, an away loss to Nice meant elimination from the competition, but they finished the competition in style, with a 3–2 home win against Lazio.
- Gent, who reached the round of 16 of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, now immediately lost out to minnows Rheindorf Altach in the second qualifying round.
- Oostende entered European football for the first time in the history of the club. They were drawn against French giants Marseille and held them to a 0–0 draw at home. As they head earlier lost 4–2 in Marseille, they were also eliminated.
- ^ Rheindorf Altach played their third qualifying round and play-off round home matches at Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Schnabelholz, Altach.
European qualification for 2018–19 summary
Competition | Qualifiers | Reason for Qualification |
---|---|---|
UEFA Champions League Group Stage | Club Brugge | 1st in Belgian First Division A |
UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round for Non-Champions | Standard Liège | 2nd in Belgian First Division A |
UEFA Europa League Group Stage | Anderlecht | 3rd in Belgian First Division A |
UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round | Gent | 4th in Belgian First Division A |
UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round | Genk | Europa League Playoff winner |
Managerial changes
This is a list of changes of managers within Belgian professional league football (Belgian First Division A and Belgian First Division B):
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Waasland-Beveren | ![]() | Mutual consent | End of 2016–17 season | Pre-season | ![]() | 24 May 2017 [18] |
Club Brugge | ![]() | End of 2016–17 season | ![]() | 8 June 2017 [19] | ||
Kortrijk | ![]() | Replaced | End of 2016–17 season | ![]() | 20 May 2017 [notes 2] [20] | |
Standard Liège | ![]() | Caretaker replaced | End of 2016–17 season | ![]() | 11 June 2017 [21] | |
Sint-Truiden | ![]() | Signed by Club Brugge | 8 June 2017 [19] | ![]() | 22 June 2017 [22] | |
Antwerp | ![]() | Demoted to assistant coach | 16 June 2017 [23] | ![]() | 16 June 2017 [23] | |
Westerlo | ![]() | Mutual consent | 21 June 2017 [24] | ![]() | 21 June 2017 [24] | |
Sint-Truiden | ![]() | Sacked | 7 August 2017 [25] | 8th | ![]() | 10 August 2017 [26] |
Lokeren | ![]() | 9 August 2017 [27] | 15th | ![]() | 9 August 2017 [27] | |
Roeselare | ![]() | 12 September 2017 [28] | 5th | ![]() | 28 September 2017 [29] | |
Anderlecht | ![]() | 18 September 2017 [30] | 9th | ![]() | 18 September 2017 [30] | |
Oostende | ![]() | 19 September 2017 [31] | 16th | ![]() | 19 September 2017 [31] | |
OH Leuven | ![]() | Replaced | 22 September 2017 [32] | 4th | ![]() | 22 September 2017 [32] |
Gent | ![]() | Mutual consent | 27 September 2017 [33] | 14th | ![]() | 4 October 2017 [34] |
Anderlecht | ![]() | Caretaker replaced | 3 October 2017 [35] | 7th | ![]() | 3 October 2017 [35] |
Lierse | ![]() | Sacked | 6 October 2017 [36] | 7th | ![]() | 11 October 2017 [37] |
Cercle Brugge | ![]() | 16 October 2017 [38] | 3rd | ![]() | 16 October 2017 [39] | |
Mechelen | ![]() | 23 October 2017 [40] | 15th | ![]() | 23 October 2017 [40] | |
Mechelen | ![]() | Caretaker replaced | 1 November 2017 [41] | 16th | ![]() | 1 November 2017 [41] |
Eupen | ![]() | Sacked | 6 November 2017 [42] | 16th | ![]() | 6 November 2017 [42] |
Kortrijk | ![]() | 8 November 2017 [43] | 15th | ![]() | 8 November 2017 [44] | |
Tubize | ![]() | 13 November 2017 [45] | Closing tournament: 6th Overall: 8th | ![]() | 13 November 2017 [45] | |
Lierse | ![]() | Did not possess correct UEFA diploma to remain manager | 2 December 2017 [46] | Closing tournament: 1st Overall: 3rd | ![]() | 2 December 2017 [46] |
Westerlo | ![]() | Replaced | 5 December 2017 [47] | Closing tournament: 8th Overall: 7th | ![]() | 5 December 2017 [47] |
Genk | ![]() | Sacked | 10 December 2017 [48] | 9th | ![]() | 19 December 2017 [49] |
Waasland-Beveren | ![]() | Signed for Genk | 19 December 2017 [49] | 7th | ![]() | 5 January 2018 [50] |
Roeselare | ![]() | Sacked | 19 January 2018 [51] | Closing tournament: 7th Overall: 5th | ![]() | 25 January 2018 [52] |
Mechelen | ![]() | 24 January 2018 [49] | 15th | ![]() | 24 January 2018 [53] | |
Excel Mouscron | ![]() | 14 February 2018 [54] | 12th | ![]() | 14 February 2018 [55] | |
Waasland-Beveren | ![]() | 9 May 2018 [56] | Regular season: 12th Europa League POs: 6th | ![]() | 9 May 2018 [56] |
See also
- 2017–18 Belgian First Division A
- 2017–18 Belgian First Division B
- 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division
- 2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division
- 2017–18 Belgian Third Amateur Division
- 2017–18 Belgian Cup
- 2017 Belgian Super Cup
Notes
- ^ Bosnia and Herzegovina were sanctioned by FIFA to play one home match (against Belgium on 7 October 2017) away from Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica due to a series of incidents during their home match against Greece.[1]
- ^ Anastasiou was announced as manager on 24 April 2017 but only replaced Karim Belhocine after the final match of the season.
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- ^ "Match report – Round of 16 – Belgium v Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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- ^ a b "KV Oostende ontslaat Vanderhaeghe: "Met 1 op 21 konden we niet anders"" [KV Oostende sacks Vanderhaeghe: "1 out of 21 left us no choice"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-09-19.[permanent dead link]
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- ^ "Vanhaezebrouck en AA Gent zetten samenwerking stop: "Het doet pijn"" [Vanhaezebrouck and AA Gent end cooperation: "It hurts"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-09-27.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Vanderhaeghe volgt Vanhaezebrouck op bij AA Gent: "Snel weer winnen"" [Vanderhaeghe succeeds Vanhaezebrouck at AA Gent: "Quickly win again"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-10-04.
- ^ a b "Vanhaezebrouck tekent contract voor 3 jaar als Anderlecht-coach" [Vanhaezebrouck signs contract for 3 years as Anderlecht-coach] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-10-03.
- ^ "Lierse en coach Vanderbiest zijn uit elkaar" [Lierse and coach Vanderbiest have split up] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-10-06.
- ^ "Lierse geeft 24-jarige William Still kans als hoofdcoach" [Lierse gives 24-year old William Still a chance as head coach] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-10-11.
- ^ "José Riga krijgt de bons bij Cercle Brugge" [José Riga gets sacked at Cercle Brugge] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-10-16.
- ^ "Vercauteren moet Cercle Brugge weer naar hoogste klasse loodsen" [Vercauteren to guide Cercle Brugge back to the highest division] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-10-16.
- ^ a b "KV Mechelen ontslaat coach Yannick Ferrera: "Het was op tussen trainer en spelers"" [KV Mechelen relieves coach Yannick Ferrera: "It was over between trainer and coach"] (in Dutch). nieuwsblad.be. 2017-10-23.
- ^ a b "Jankovic keert terug als trainer van KV Mechelen: "Hij wil iets goedmaken"" [Jankovic returns as coach of KV Mechelen: "He wants to make up for something"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-11-01.
- ^ a b "Claude Makélélé (ex-Chelsea en ex-Real) is de nieuwe trainer van Eupen" [Claude Makélélé (ex-Chelsea en ex-Real) is de nieuwe trainer van Eupen] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-11-06.
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