1999–2000 Belgian First Division
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 → |
The 1999–2000 season of the Jupiler League was held between August 6, 1999, and May 11, 2000. Sporting Anderlecht became champions.
Promoted teams
These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:
- KV Mechelen (second division champions)
- Verbroedering Geel (playoff winner)
Relegated teams
These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:
Anderlecht's title success
Anderlecht 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
Club Brugge and Gent qualified for the UEFA Cup.
The relegation dog fight
Charleroi 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
Pos | 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
Top goal scorers
Scorer | Goals | Team |
---|---|---|
Norway Ole Martin Årst | 30 | Gent |
Belgium Toni Brogno | 30 | Westerlo |
Czech Republic Jan Koller | 20 | Anderlecht |
Belgium David Paas | 19 | Harelbeke |
Belgium Eric Van Meir | 15 | Lierse |
Canada Tomasz Radzinski | 14 | Anderlecht |
Belgium Dante Brogno | 14 | Charleroi |
Poland Marcin Żewłakow | 14 | Mouscron |
Sweden Pär Zetterberg | 14 | Anderlecht |
See also
References
- (in French) Sport.be website - Archive