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2007–08 Belgian First Division

105th season of top-tier football in Belgium

Field	Value
competition	Belgian First Division
season	2007–08
winners	Standard Liège
relegated	Sint-Truidense
Brussels
continentalcup1	Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Standard Liège
Anderlecht
continentalcup2	UEFA Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Club Brugge
Gent
league topscorer
Joseph Akpala
Elyaniv Barda
Milan Jovanović
Mbaye Leye
Sanharib Malki (16 each)
matches	306
total goals	795
prevseason	2006–07
nextseason	2008–09

Brussels Anderlecht Gent Joseph Akpala Elyaniv Barda Milan Jovanović Mbaye Leye Sanharib Malki (16 each) Note: If dates are given, these must be sourced (typically by the official match report).

The 2007–08 season of the Belgian First Division began on August 3, 2007, and concluded on May 10, 2008. The championship was decided in the 31st round on April 20, 2008, when Standard Liège beat Anderlecht 2–0 at home. For Standard it was their 9th League Championship, but just their first in the last 25 years. At the other end of the table, Brussels and Sint-Truiden were relegated on matchdays 31 and 32 respectively. Behind Standard, Anderlecht and Club Brugge fought until the end for the second place which gives right to a place in the qualifying rounds of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League. On the penultimate matchday, Anderlecht won against Club Brugge with 2–0 which proved decisive in the end for them to become second.

Clubs

Eighteen teams played in the Belgian First Division season 2007–08. Twelve teams were from Flanders, four clubs from Wallonia and two clubs from the Brussels-Capital Region.

New teams

K.S.K. Beveren had been relegated at the end of the previous season with F. C. Verbroedering Dender E.H. replacing them as they won the Belgian Second Division. Lierse lost their spot during the promotion playoff and were replaced by Y.R. K.V. Mechelen.

Overview

Club	Location	Current manager	2007–08 season managers
R.S.C. Anderlecht	Anderlecht	Belgium Ariel Jacobs	Belgium Franky Vercauteren
K.R.C. Genk	Genk	Belgium Ronny Van Geneugden (caretaker)	Belgium Hugo Broos
Standard Liège	Liège	Belgium Michel Preud'homme	none
K.A.A. Gent	Ghent	Norway Trond Sollied	none
R. Charleroi S.C.	Charleroi	Belgium Thierry Siquet	Belgium Philippe Van de Walle
Club Brugge	Bruges	Belgium Jacky Mathijssen	none
K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot	Antwerp	Belgium Harm van Veldhoven	none
K.V.C. Westerlo	Westerlo	Belgium Jan Ceulemans	none
R.A.E.C. Mons	Mons	France Albert Cartier	Belgium José Riga
R.E. Mouscron	Mouscron	Belgium Enzo Scifo	Belgium Marc Brys, Belgium Geert Broeckaert (caretaker)
K.S.V. Roeselare	Roeselare	Belgium Dirk Geeraerd	none
Cercle Brugge K.S.V.	Bruges	Belgium Glen De Boeck	none
F.C. Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek	Sint-Jans-Molenbeek	Belgium Franky Van Der Elst	France Albert Cartier, BEL Edy De Bolle (caretaker)
S.V. Zulte-Waregem	Waregem	Belgium Francky Dury	none
K. Sint-Truidense V.V.	Sint-Truiden	Netherlands Dennis Van Wijk	Belgium Valère Billen, Belgium Peter Voets (caretaker)
K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen	Lokeren	Belgium Georges Leekens	none
F. C. Verbroedering Dender E.H.	Denderleeuw	Netherlands Johan Boskamp	Belgium Jean-Pierre Vande Velde, Belgium Patrick Asselman (caretaker)
Y.R. K.V. Mechelen	Mechelen	Belgium Peter Maes	none

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Sint-Truiden	BEL Valère Billen	Quit	18 September 2007 {{cite news	title= Valère Billen neemt ontslag als hoofdcoach STVV	url=http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/985/Sport/article/detail/40138/2007/09/18/Val-re-Billen-neemt-ontslag-als-hoofdcoach-STVV.dhtml	publisher=demorgen.be	date=2007-09-18}}
Anderlecht	BEL Franky Vercauteren	Mutual consent	12 November 2007	title=RSCA and Vercauteren end current contract	url=http://www.rsca.be/article.php?aid=19052
Dender EH	BEL Jean-Pierre Vande Velde	Mutual consent	19 November 2007 {{cite news	title= Kreeg vuur bij Dender niet aangewakkerd	url=http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza.be/voetbal/eersteklasse/Dender/1.208826	publisher=sporza.be	date=2007-11-19}}
Charleroi	BEL Philippe Van de Walle	Quit	10 December 2007	title=Philippe Vande Walle stapt op bij Charleroi	url=http://www.knack.be/nieuws/sport/philippe-vande-walle-stapt-op-bij-charleroi/site72-section7-article10467.html
Sint-Truiden	BEL Peter Voets	Caretaker replaced	10 December 2007	title=Dennis van Wijk nieuwe trainer Sint-Truiden	url=http://www.nusport.nl/20071210/voetbal/3728
Mouscron	BEL Marc Brys	Fired	17 December 2007	title=Moeskroen ontslaat trainer Marc Brys	url=http://www.knack.be/nieuws/sport/moeskroen-ontslaat-trainer-marc-brys-/site72-section7-article10676.html
Brussels	FRA Albert Cartier	Fired	22 December 2007 {{cite news	title= FC Brussels ontdoet zich van coach Cartier	url=http://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=54338	publisher=voetbalzone.nl	date=2007-12-17}}
Mouscron	BEL Geert Broeckaert	Caretaker replaced	27 December 2007	BEL Enzo Scifo	27 December 2007 {{cite news	title= Enzo Scifo nieuwe trainer van Moeskroen	url=http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/949/Belgisch-Voetbal/article/detail/116455/2007/12/27/Enzo-Scifo-nieuwe-trainer-van-Moeskroen.dhtml
Brussels	BEL Edy De Bolle	Caretaker replaced	24 January 2008	BEL Franky Van Der Elst	24 January 2008
Mons	BEL José Riga	Fired	27 January 2008	title=Bergen ontslaat José Riga nu toch	url=http://www.belgiumsoccer.be/nieuws/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6391&Itemid=225
Genk	BEL Hugo Broos	Fired	23 February 2008	BEL Ronny Van Geneugden (caretaker)	23 February 2008

Kits

Team	Kit maker	Shirt sponsor	Notes
Anderlecht	Adidas	Fortis
Genk	Airness	Euphony, Carglass and Vasco	Other sponsor: Asap.be
Standard	Umbro	BASE,TNT
Gent	Jako	VDK
Charleroi	Errea	VOO, Champion
Club Brugge	Puma	Dexia
Germinal Beerschot	Legea	Quick
Westerlo	Saller	Willy Naessens Industriebouw	Side sponsors: Sika, Veralu, Gouden Gids, ING, Netex
Mons	Jako	Holcim	Side sponsors: SGI, Foruminvest
Mouscron	Errea	Frinver	Side sponsors: O2XA, Renault Mouscron
Roeselare	Joma	Deceuninck	Side sponsors: Alheembouw, Molecule, Vanheede
Cercle Brugge	Masita	Vacansoleil	Side sponsors: Vaillant, Renault Denoyel, Soncotra, Oud Brugge, The city of Bruges
Brussels	Jartazi	Vermeersch Construct and Kia Motors	Side sponsors: Crefibel, Tonissteiner, Verabel, Alno
Zulte-Waregem	Lotto	BIK Woningen NV	Side sponsors: Nollens Poultry, Stortbeton Declerq, Euphony, Mink, Giks Mode
Sint-Truiden	Umbro	Belisol	Side sponsors: Radson, Start People
Lokeren	Jartazi	Edialux	Side sponsors: DCM, Q-Team-VP-Lambrecht, Start People, vitrine.be, Garage Van Winckel, Van De Walle Industriebouw, Pingy
Dender	Nike	De Doncker, Van Roy
Mechelen	Nike	Telenet	Side sponsors: Veolia Environnement, Krefima, Gybels, United Brands

Stadiums

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Standard	Stade Maurice Dufrasne	30,000
Cercle Brugge	Jan Breydel Stadium	29,415
Club Brugge	Jan Breydel Stadium	29,415
Anderlecht	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium	28,063
Charleroi	Stade du Pays de Charleroi	25,000
Genk	Cristal Arena	24,900
Mechelen	Veolia-Stadion	14,145
Gent	Jules Ottenstadion	12,919
Sint-Truiden	Staaienveld	12,491
Brussels	Edmond Machtens Stadium	12,340
Germinal Beerschot	Olympisch Stadion	12,148
Mouscron	Stade Le Canonnier	11,500
Lokeren	Daknamstadion	10,000
Mons	Stade Charles Tondreau	9,504
Roeselare	Schiervelde Stadion	9,036
Zulte-Waregem	Regenboogstadion	8,500
Westerlo	Het Kuipje	8,200
Dender	Florent Beeckmanstadion	6,800

League standings

Results

Season statistics

Scoring

First goal of the season: Marcin Wasilewski for Anderlecht against Mechelen (3 August 2007)
Widest winning margin: 6: Westerlo 6–0 Roeselare (20 October 2007)
Most goals in a match: 9: Westerlo 7–2 Brussels (19 January 2008)
Best offensive team: Cercle Brugge with 62 goals.
Best defensive team: Standard Liège with 19 goals.
Hattricks scored:
- Milan Jovanović for Standard Liège against Brussels (11 August 2007)
- Milan Jovanović for Standard Liège against Roeselare (25 August 2007)
- Joseph Akpala for Charleroi against Sint-Truiden (26 August 2007)
- Bertin Tomou for Mouscron against Dender EH (27 October 2007)
- Bryan Ruiz for Gent against Lokeren (8 December 2007)
- Elyaniv Barda for Genk against Zulte-Waregem (14 December 2007)
- Bart Van Den Eede for Westerlo against Brussels (19 January 2008)
- Joseph Akpala for Charleroi against Genk (12 April 2008)
- Nicolás Frutos for Anderlecht against Sint-Truiden (26 April 2008)

Cards

First yellow card: Nicolas Pareja for Anderlecht against Mechelen (3 August 2007)
First red card: Wim Mennes for Westerlo against Brussels (4 August 2007)

Top goal scorers

As of May 6, 2008:

Player	Team	Goals
1	Joseph Akpala	Charleroi
=	Elyaniv Barda	Genk
=	Milan Jovanović	Standard Liège
=	Mbaye Leye	Zulte Waregem
=	Sanharib Malki	Germinal Beerschot
6	Dieumerci Mbokani	Standard Liège
7	Mahamadou Dissa	Roeselare
8	Aloys Nong	YR KV Mechelen
9	Dominic Foley	Gent
=	Bryan Ruiz	Gent
=	François Sterchele †	Club Brugge
=	Bertin Tomou	Mouscron

† François Sterchele died on May 8, 2008, in a car crash and thus did not complete the full season.

Attendances

Source:

No.	Club	Average
1	Club Brugge	26,368
2	Standard de Liège	25,785
3	Anderlecht	24,911
4	Genk	23,271
5	Mechelen	11,143
6	Gent	10,690
7	Cercle Brugge	10,101
8	Germinal Beerschot	9,868
9	Charleroi	9,393
10	STVV	7,824
11	Zulte Waregem	6,704
12	Roeselare	6,096
13	Westerlo	5,941
14	Excelsior Mouscron	5,841
15	Lokeren	5,804
16	Brussels	5,219
17	Dender	4,672
18	RAEC	4,647

References

(2008-05-13). "Cercle laat Intertoto-ticket aan G.Beerschot". sporza.be.
(2008-05-08). "François Sterchele (26) killed in car accident". deredactie.be.
https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/bel/avebel08.htm

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