The 1999–2000 season of the Jupiler League was held between August 6, 1999, and May 11, 2000. Sporting Anderlecht became champions.
Season | 1999–2000 |
---|---|
Champions | Anderlecht |
Relegated | Geel Lommel |
Champions League | Anderlecht |
UEFA Cup | Club Brugge Gent |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 1,032 (3.37 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ole Martin Årst Toni Brogno (30 each) |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → |
Promoted teams
editThese teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:
- KV Mechelen (second division champions)
- Verbroedering Geel (playoff winner)
Relegated teams
editThese teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:
Anderlecht's title success
editAnderlecht became champions on April 21, 2000, after the defeat of rival Club Brugge at Herman Vanderpoortenstadion to Lierse 1-0 as, prior to these results, they were 7 points ahead of Brugge with 3 matches to go. The next day Anderlecht beat Racing Genk 4-1 and then Standard Liège 2-0.
Battle for Europe
editThe relegation dog fight
editCharleroi avoided relegation with a controversial draw against Anderlecht on the last day of the season. Anderlecht were already champions and played with Enzo Scifo who had previously signed a deal with Charleroi. However, the result was irrelevant as Geel lost their last match to Club Brugge and were thus relegated with Lommel.
Final league table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Anderlecht (C) | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 86 | 36 | +50 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Club Brugge | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 67 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
3 | Gent | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 78 | 54 | +24 | 63 | |
4 | Mouscron | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 57 | |
5 | Standard Liège | 34 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 56 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
6 | Westerlo | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 73 | 66 | +7 | 56 | |
7 | Germinal Beerschot | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 55 | |
8 | Genk | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 54 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
9 | Lierse | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 52 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
10 | Sporting Lokeren | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 47 | |
11 | Mechelen | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 47 | 77 | −30 | 41 | |
12 | Eendracht Aalst | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 53 | 72 | −19 | 37 | |
13 | Sint-Truiden | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 37 | |
14 | Harelbeke | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 56 | 72 | −16 | 35 | |
15 | Beveren | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 69 | −18 | 35 | |
16 | Charleroi | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 31 | |
17 | Geel (R) | 34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 60 | −28 | 28 | Relegation to 2000–01 Belgian Second Division |
18 | Lommel (R) | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 27 |
Results
editTop goal scorers
editScorer | Goals | Team |
---|---|---|
30 | Gent | |
30 | Westerlo | |
20 | Anderlecht | |
19 | Harelbeke | |
15 | Lierse | |
14 | Anderlecht | |
14 | Charleroi | |
14 | Mouscron | |
14 | Anderlecht |
See also
editReferences
edit- (in French) Sport.be website - Archive