2017–18 Belgian First Division A
Season | 2017–18 |
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Dates | 28 July 2017 – 20 May 2018 |
Relegated | KV Mechelen |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 687 (2.86 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Teddy Chevalier (18 goals)[1] |
Biggest home win | Club Brugge KV 5–0 RSC Anderlecht (17 December 2017) |
Biggest away win | KAS Eupen 0–5 SV Zulte Waregem (29 July 2017) |
Highest scoring | Royal Antwerp FC 3–5 KRC Genk (13 August 2017) Sint-Truiden 4–4 KAS Eupen (4 November 2017) RSC Anderlecht 5–3 Excel Mouscron (25 February 2018) |
Longest winning run | 5 matches[2] Club Brugge KV Sporting Charleroi |
Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches[2] Club Brugge KV |
Longest winless run | 10 matches[2] Excel Mouscron |
Longest losing run | 6 matches[2] KV Mechelen |
Highest attendance | 27,531[3] Club Brugge KV 2–2 KRC Genk (17 February 2018) |
Lowest attendance | 2,100[3] KAS Eupen 0–0 Sint-Truiden (16 December 2017) |
Average attendance | 10,867 |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 11 March 2018. |
The 2017–18 Belgian First Division A is the 115th season of top-tier football in Belgium. The season began on 28 July 2017 and will conclude in May 2018. The fixtures were announced in early June 2017. Anderlecht are the defending champions.
Team changes
- Westerlo was relegated after finishing last in the 2016–17 Belgian First Division A.
- Antwerp was promoted after winning the promotion play-offs against Roeselare.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Matricule | Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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35 | Anderlecht | Anderlecht | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium | 21,500 |
1 | Antwerp | Antwerp | Bosuilstadion | 12,975 |
22 | Charleroi | Charleroi | Stade du Pays de Charleroi | 14,000 |
3 | Club Brugge | Bruges | Jan Breydel Stadium | 29,042 |
4276 | Eupen | Eupen | Kehrweg Stadion | 8,363 |
322 | Genk | Genk | Luminus Arena | 24,956 |
7 | Gent | Ghent | Ghelamco Arena | 20,000 |
19 | Kortrijk | Kortrijk | Guldensporen Stadion | 9,399 |
282 | Lokeren | Lokeren | Daknamstadion | 12,000 |
25 | Mechelen | Mechelen | AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne | 16,700 |
216 | Excel Mouscron | Mouscron | Stade Le Canonnier | 10,571 |
31 | Oostende | Ostend | Versluys Arena | 8,432 |
373 | Sint-Truiden | Sint-Truiden | Stayen | 14,600 |
16 | Standard Liège | Liège | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | 30,023 |
4068 | Waasland-Beveren | Beveren | Freethiel Stadion | 8,190 |
5381 | Zulte Waregem | Waregem | Regenboogstadion | 12,500 |
Personnel and kits
Club | Manager | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors |
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Anderlecht | Hein Vanhaezebrouck | Leander Dendoncker | Adidas | BNP Paribas Fortis |
Antwerp | László Bölöni | Faris Haroun | Jako | Star Casino |
Charleroi | Felice Mazzu | Francisco Martos | Hungaria | Proximus |
Club Brugge | Ivan Leko | Ruud Vormer | Macron | Daikin |
Eupen | Claude Makélélé | Luis García Fernández | Nike | Aspire Academy |
Excel Mouscron | Frank Defays | Dimitri Mohamed | Erima | Star Casino |
Genk | Philippe Clement | Thomas Buffel | Nike | Beobank |
Gent | Yves Vanderhaeghe | Nana Asare | Jartazi | VDK Spaarbank |
Kortrijk | Glen De Boeck | Hannes Van der Bruggen | Jako | AGO Jobs & HR |
Lokeren | Peter Maes | Killian Overmeire | Jartazi | QTeam |
Mechelen | Dennis van Wijk | Seth De Witte | Jartazi | Telenet |
Oostende | Adnan Čustović | Nicolas Lombaerts | Joma | Willems Veranda's |
Sint-Truiden | Jonas De Roeck | Steven De Petter | Kappa | Golden Palace |
Standard Liège | Ricardo Sá Pinto | Sébastien Pocognoli | New Balance | BASE |
Waasland-Beveren | Sven Vermant | Rudy Camacho | Kappa | Circus |
Zulte-Waregem | Francky Dury | Davy De fauw | Patrick | Record Bank |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Waasland-Beveren | Čedomir Janevski | Mutual consent | End of 2016–17 season | Pre-season | Philippe Clement | 24 May 2017 [4] |
Club Brugge | Michel Preud'homme | Mutual consent | End of 2016–17 season | Ivan Leko | 8 June 2017 [5] | |
Kortrijk | Karim Belhocine | Replaced | End of 2016–17 season | Yannis Anastasiou | 20 May 2017 [n 1] [6] | |
Standard Liège | José Jeunechamps (caretaker) | Caretaker replaced | End of 2016–17 season | Ricardo Sá Pinto | 11 June 2017 [7] | |
Sint-Truiden | Ivan Leko | Signed by Club Brugge | 8 June 2017 [5] | Tintín Márquez | 22 June 2017 [8] | |
Antwerp | Wim De Decker | Demoted to assistant coach | 16 June 2017 [9] | László Bölöni | 16 June 2017 [9] | |
Sint-Truiden | Tintín Márquez | Sacked | 7 August 2017 [10] | 8th | Jonas De Roeck | 10 August 2017 [11] |
Lokeren | Rúnar Kristinsson | Sacked | 9 August 2017 [12] | 15th | Peter Maes | 9 August 2017 [12] |
Anderlecht | René Weiler | Sacked | 18 September 2017 [13] | 9th | Nicolás Frutos (caretaker) | 18 September 2017 [13] |
Oostende | Yves Vanderhaeghe | Sacked | 19 September 2017 [14] | 16th | Adnan Čustović | 19 September 2017 [14] |
Gent | Hein Vanhaezebrouck | Mutual consent | 27 September 2017 [15] | 14th | Yves Vanderhaeghe | 4 October 2017 [16] |
Anderlecht | Nicolás Frutos | Caretaker replaced | 3 October 2017 [17] | 7th | Hein Vanhaezebrouck | 3 October 2017 [17] |
Mechelen | Yannick Ferrera | Sacked | 23 October 2017 [18] | 15th | Tom Caluwé (caretaker) | 23 October 2017 [18] |
Mechelen | Tom Caluwé (caretaker) | Caretaker replaced | 1 November 2017 [19] | 16th | Aleksandar Janković | 1 November 2017 [19] |
Eupen | Jordi Condom | Sacked | 6 November 2017 [20] | 16th | Claude Makélélé | 6 November 2017 [20] |
Kortrijk | Yannis Anastasiou | Sacked | 8 November 2017 [21] | 15th | Glen De Boeck | 8 November 2017 [22] |
Genk | Albert Stuivenberg | Sacked | 10 December 2017 [23] | 9th | Philippe Clement | 19 December 2017 [24] |
Waasland-Beveren | Philippe Clement | Signed for Genk | 19 December 2017 [24] | 7th | Sven Vermant | 5 January 2018 [25] |
Mechelen | Aleksandar Janković | Sacked | 24 January 2018 [24] | 15th | Dennis van Wijk | 24 January 2018 [26] |
Excel Mouscron | Mircea Rednic | Sacked | 14 February 2018 [27] | 12th | Frank Defays | 14 February 2018 [28] |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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.[29]
(R) Relegated
Results
Championship play-offs
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Club Brugge 34 points, Anderlecht 28, Charleroi 26, Gent 25, Genk 22 and Standard Liège 22. The points of Club Brugge, Anderlecht and Charleroi were rounded up, therefore in case of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, the half point will be deducted for these teams.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CLU | STA | AND | GNT | GNK | CHA | |
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1 | Club Brugge (C) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 46 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage | — | 4–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
2 | Standard Liège | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 43 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | |
3 | Anderlecht | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 40 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
4 | Gent | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 39 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
5 | Genk (O) | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 38 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off final | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | |
6 | Charleroi | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 34 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Position obtained during the Regular season[31]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Europa League play-offs
Group A of the play-offs will consist of the teams finishing in positions 7, 9, 12 and 14 during the regular season and the first and third placed team in the qualifying positions in the 2017–18 Belgian First Division B. The teams finishing in positions 8, 10, 11, 13 and 15 will join the second placed qualifier from the 2017–18 Belgian First Division B in group B.
Group A
Template:2017–18 Belgian First Division A Europa League play-offs Group A table
Group B
Template:2017–18 Belgian First Division A Europa League play-offs Group B table
Semi-final
The winners of both play-off groups compete in one match to play the fourth-placed or fifth-placed team of the championship play-offs for a spot in the final. This match will be played on the field of the highest ranked team in the regular competition. The winner of the semi-final will advance to the final to play for a spot in the third qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.
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Final
The winner of the Europa League play-off semi-final and the fourth-placed or fifth-placed team of the championship play-offs (depending on cup winner) will play one match to determine the Europa League play-off winner. The winner qualifies for the third qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.
TBD | v | TBD |
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Number of teams by provinces
Number of teams | Province or region | Team(s) |
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4 | West Flanders | Club Brugge, Kortrijk, Oostende and Zulte Waregem |
3 | East Flanders | Gent, Lokeren and Waasland-Beveren |
2 | Antwerp | Antwerp and Mechelen |
Hainaut | Charleroi and Excel Mouscron | |
Liège | Eupen and Standard Liège | |
Limburg | Genk and Sint-Truiden | |
1 | Brussels | Anderlecht |
Season statistics
Top scorers
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Top assists
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Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | Lovre Kalinić | KAA Gent | 10 |
Sinan Bolat | Royal Antwerp FC | 10 | |
3 | Thomas Kaminski | KV Kortrijk | 9 |
Nicolas Penneteau | Sporting Charleroi | 9 | |
5 | Matz Sels | RSC Anderlecht | 8 |
Notes
- ^ 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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