2015–16 in Belgian football
Season | 2015–16 | |
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Men's football | ||
Pro League | Club Brugge | |
Second Division | WS Bruxelles | |
Third Division A | Beerschot Wilrijk | |
Third Division B | Hamme | |
Cup | Standard Liège | |
Super Cup | Gent | |
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The following article is a summary of the 2015–16 football season in Belgium, which is the 113th season of competitive football in the country and runs from July 2015 until June 2016.
Promotion and relegation
Pre-season
League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
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Pro League | ||
Second Division | ||
Third Division |
National teams
Belgium national football team
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Belgium | Wales | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Israel | Cyprus | Andorra | |
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1 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 23 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 6–0 | |
2 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 21 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
3 | File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 17 | Advance to play-offs | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
4 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 13 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | ||
5 | File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 12 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | 5–0 | ||
6 | File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 36 | −32 | 0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | — |
12 June 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying | Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff |
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) |
Bale File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' | Report | Attendance: 33,280[1] Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
3 September 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying | Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | 3–1 | File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels |
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Fellaini File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' De Bruyne File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Hazard File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' (pen.) |
Report | Džeko File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' | Attendance: 42,975[2] Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal) |
6 September 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying | Cyprus File:Flag of Cyprus.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | GSP Stadium, Nicosia |
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Report | Hazard File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' | Attendance: 11,866[3] Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) |
10 October 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying | Andorra File:Flag of Andorra.svg | 1–4 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella |
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Lima File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' (pen.) | Report | Nainggolan File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' De Bruyne File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' Hazard File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' (pen.) Depoitre File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' |
Attendance: 3,032[4] Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland) |
13 October 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying | Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | 3–1 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels |
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Mertens File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' De Bruyne File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' Hazard File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' |
Report | Hemed File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' | Attendance: 39,773[5] Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
UEFA Euro 2016
Friendlies
7 June 2015 Friendly | France File:Flag of France.svg | 3–4 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | Saint-Denis, France |
21:00 | Valbuena File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' (pen.) Fekir File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' Payet File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1' |
Report | Fellaini File:Soccerball shade.svg 17', 42' Nainggolan File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' E. Hazard File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia) |
13 November 2015 Friendly | Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | 3–1 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | Brussels, Belgium |
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Vertonghen File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' De Bruyne File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' Batshuayi File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' |
Report | Candreva File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' | Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
17 November 2015 Friendly | Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | cancelled [1] | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | Brussels, Belgium |
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium |
29 March 2016 Friendly | Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | Leiria, Portugal [2] |
20:45 (UTC+2) | Nani File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Ronaldo File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' |
Report | R. Lukaku File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 21,157 Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland) |
28 May 2016 Friendly | Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | Genève, Switzerland |
16:15 (UTC+2) | Džemaili File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Seferovic Red card 81' |
Lukaku File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' De Bruyne File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy) |
1 June 2016 Friendly | Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | [6] | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Brussels, Belgium |
20:45 (UTC+2) | Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium |
5 June 2016 Friendly | Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | [6] | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | Brussels, Belgium |
18:00 (UTC+2) | Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium |
- ^ The friendly against Spain was canceled the night before it was planned to take place, due to the terror threat following the November 2015 Paris attacks.[7]
- ^ The friendly against Portugal on 27 March in Brussels was almost cancelled as well following the 2016 Brussels bombings on 22 March, however it was instead moved to Leiria, Portugal.
Belgium women's national football team
2017 UEFA Women's European Championship qualification
Group 7
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | File:Flag of England.svg | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | File:Flag of Serbia.svg | File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg | File:Flag of Estonia.svg | |
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1 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | +31 | 22 | Final tournament | — | 1–1 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 17 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 6–0 | ||
3 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 10 | 0–7 | 1–3 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | ||
4 | File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 9 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–4 | — | 4–0 | ||
5 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 33 | −33 | 0 | 0–8 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
Algarve Cup
2 March 2016 | Iceland File:Flag of Iceland.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos |
15:00 | Jónsdóttir File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Brynjarsdóttir File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' |
Report | Cayman File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' | Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia) |
4 March 2016 | Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António |
15:00 | Clarke File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' | Report | Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal) |
7 March 2016 | Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira |
18:30 | Sandvej File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' | Report | Sørensen File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' (o.g.) Cayman File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' |
Referee: Aye Thein (Myanmar) |
9 March 2016 | Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | 5–0 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António |
14:00 | Wullaert File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' Cayman File:Soccerball shade.svg 42', 73' Schryvers File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' Coutereels File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' (pen.) |
Report | Referee: Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica) |
Friendly
16 September 2015 Friendly | Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | 5–0 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | Tubize, Belgium |
14:30 | Siwińska File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' (o.g.) Van Gorp File:Soccerball shade.svg 37', 64' De Caigny File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' Jaques File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
Report | Stadium: Belgian Football Center Referee: Virginie Derouaux (Belgium) |
League competitions
Belgian First Division
Regular season
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Club Brugge | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 64 | 30 | +34 | 64 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
2 | Gent | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 60 | |
3 | Anderlecht | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 55 | |
4 | Oostende | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 49 | |
5 | Genk | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 48 | |
6 | Zulte Waregem | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 43 | |
7 | Standard Liège | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 41 | Qualification for the Europa League play-offs |
8 | Charleroi | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 39 | |
9 | Kortrijk | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 39 | |
10 | Mechelen | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 37 | |
11 | Lokeren | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 34 | |
12 | Waasland-Beveren | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 33 | |
13 | Sint-Truiden | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 30 | |
14 | Mouscron-Péruwelz | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 30 | |
15 | Westerlo | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 30 | |
16 | OH Leuven (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 29 | 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.[8]
(R) Relegated
Championship play-offs
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CLU | AND | GNT | GNK | OOS | ZWA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Club Brugge (C) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 54 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | |
2 | Anderlecht | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
3 | Gent | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 42 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
4 | Genk | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 40 | Qualification for the play-off final | 4–2 | 5–2 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
5 | Oostende | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 36 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–3 | ||
6 | Zulte Waregem | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 27 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Matches won; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Away matches won; 8) Play-off.[9]
(C) Champions
Belgian Second Division
Due to a reform in the Belgian football league, the Belgian Second Division ceases to exist and is replaced by the Belgian First Division B from the 2016–17 season which will only contain 8 teams instead of the current 17. As a result, the bottom nine teams in the league are set to relegate to the newly created league at the third level of the Belgian football pyramid, the Belgian First Amateur Division. Due to the fact that WS Brussels did not receive a licence, they were relegated instead of Roeselare.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | RWS Brussels (C, R, D) | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 63 | Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Eupen (P) | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 62 | Promotion to the 2016–17 Belgian First Division A[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Antwerp | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 20 | +32 | 62 | Qualification to the 2016–17 Belgian First Division B |
4 | Tubize | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 57 | |
5 | Cercle Brugge | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 54 | |
6 | Union SG | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 51 | |
7 | Lierse | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 51 | |
8 | Lommel | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 50 | |
9 | Roeselare[1] | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 50 | |
10 | Dessel (R) | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 48 | Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division |
11 | Seraing (R) | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 44 | |
12 | Virton (R) | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 34 | |
13 | ASV Geel (R) | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 31 | |
14 | Deinze (R) | 32 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 29 | |
15 | Patro Eisden Maasmechelen (R) | 32 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 63 | −30 | 24 | |
16 | Heist (R) | 32 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 39 | 82 | −43 | 19 | |
17 | Coxyde (R) | 32 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 67 | −38 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WS Brussels was refused a Belgian professional football license and is thus not allowed to play in the 2016-17 Belgian First Division A or Division B and is instead relegated to the 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division. As a result, runner-up Eupen was promoted instead and ninth placed Roeselare avoided relegation. [1]
Belgian Third Division
Due to a reform in the Belgian football league, the Belgian Third Division ceases to exist and is replaced by the Belgian Second Amateur Division from the 2016–17 season, now at the fourth level of Belgian football. A newly created league, the Belgian First Amateur Division is formed at the third level, effectively pushing the teams in this division one level down the pyramid. Only the top two teams in each division and the two promotion playoff winners are "promoted" to the new league, meaning they will remain at the third level, while most of the teams effectively drop to the fourth level. The two teams finishing in last position in each group are relegated to the Belgian Third Amateur Division, which in fact means a drop from level 3 to level 5 of the pyramid.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hamme (C, P) | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 68 | Qualification to the 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division |
2 | Sint-Eloois-Winkel [lower-alpha 1] | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 61 | Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division |
3 | Oudenaarde [lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] (P) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 70 | 45 | +25 | 60 | Qualification to the 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division |
4 | FCV Dender EH (P) | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 69 | 43 | +26 | 59 | Qualification to the Promotion play-offs |
5 | Londerzeel | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 59 | |
6 | Sparta Petegem[lower-alpha 2] | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 56 | Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division |
7 | Eendracht Aalst[lower-alpha 2] | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 54 | Qualification to the Promotion play-offs |
8 | Temse[lower-alpha 2] | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 53 | Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division |
9 | La Louvière Centre[lower-alpha 2] | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 50 | Qualification to the Promotion play-offs |
10 | Olsa Brakel | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 46 | Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division |
11 | Gullegem | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 45 | |
12 | Gent-Zeehaven | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 43 | |
13 | Sint-Niklase | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 42 | |
12 | Bornem | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 38 | |
15 | Izegem | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 51 | 73 | −22 | 28 | |
16 | Torhout | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 29 | 75 | −46 | 28 | |
17 | Acrenoise | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 86 | −49 | 24 | |
18 | Racing Mechelen | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 82 | −49 | 22 | Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sint-Eloois-Winkel did not apply for a Belgian remunerated football license and is thus not allowed to play in the 2016-17 Belgian First Amateur Division. As a result, third placed Oudenaarde was promoted instead.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Normally, the teams finishing in positions 3 to 6 were set to participate in the promotion playoffs (together with the teams finishing in the same positions in Group B) for the three remaining places in the 2016-17 Belgian First Amateur Division. Due to the fact that Sint-Eloois-Winkel, Sparta Petegem and Temse did not apply for a license and Oudenaarde was promoted, the playoff was contested by the four teams finishing highest in the league that did receive a licence, allowing Eendracht Aalst and La Louvière Centre to take part as well.
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Beerschot Wilrijk (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 71 | Qualification to the 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division |
2 | Oosterzonen Oosterwijk (P) | 36 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 71 | |
3 | Bocholter | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 64 | Qualification to the Promotion play-offs |
4 | Hasselt (P) | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 60 | |
5 | Wallonne Ciney[lower-alpha 1] | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 57 | Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division |
6 | Sprimont-Comblain (P) | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 56 | Qualification to the Promotion play-offs |
7 | Liège[lower-alpha 1] | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 53 | |
8 | Hamoir | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 70 | 74 | −4 | 52 | Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division |
9 | Rupel Boom | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 51 | |
10 | Berchem Sport | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 50 | |
11 | Cappellen | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 49 | |
12 | Hoogstraten | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 48 | |
13 | Walhain | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 47 | |
14 | Tempo Overijse | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 45 | |
15 | Union La Calamine | 36 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 40 | |
16 | Tienen-Hageland | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 40 | |
17 | Grimbergen | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 34 | |
18 | Woluwe-Zaventem | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 33 | |
19 | Diegem Sport | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 67 | −34 | 31 | Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ciney did not apply for a Belgian remunerated football license and is thus not allowed to play in the 2016-17 Belgian First Amateur Division. As a result, seventh placed Liège was allowed to participate in the promotion playoffs for the three remaining places in the 2016-17 Belgian First Amateur Division.
Promotion play-offs
The eight teams taking part in the promotion play-offs are playing to win one of the three remaining places in the 2016-17 Belgian First Amateur Division. The final match between the winners of Round 2, Sprimont-Comblain and FCV Dender EH, was not played as both teams already achieved promotion by winning Round 2. Hasselt beat La Louvière Centre in the third place match and took the final promotion spot. The five losing teams will play in the 2016-17 Belgian Second Amateur Division, effectively one level lower than in the 2015–16 season.
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||||||||||
Bocholter | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Sprimont-Comblain | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Sprimont-Comblain | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Hasselt | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Liège | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Hasselt | 1 | 0 | 1 (a) | ||||||||||||||
Londerzeel | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
FCV Dender EH | 2 | 0 | 2 (a) | ||||||||||||||
FCV Dender EH | 2 | 1 | 3 | Third place | |||||||||||||
La Louvière Centre | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
La Louvière Centre | 1 | 5 | 6 | La Louvière Centre | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
Eendracht Aalst | 3 | 0 | 3 | Hasselt | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Transfers
European Club results
Champions Gent qualified directly for the group stage of the Champions League, while runners-up Club Brugge started in the qualifying rounds. As third-place finisher, Anderlecht qualified directly for the group stage of the Europa League, while Standard Liège and Charleroi started in the qualifying rounds.
- ^ Zorya Luhansk played their home match at Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, instead of their regular stadium Avanhard Stadium, Luhansk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
- ^ Željezničar played their home matches at Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo.
- ^ Shakhtar Donetsk played their home match at Arena Lviv, Lviv instead of their regular stadium, Donbass Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
Other honours
Competition | Winner |
---|---|
Cup | Standard Liège |
Supercup | Gent |
Third division A | Hamme |
Third division B | Beerschot Wilrijk |
Promotion A | Knokke |
Promotion B | Olympic Charleroi |
Promotion C | Hades |
Promotion D | Meux |
European qualification for 2016–17 summary
Competition | Qualifiers | Reason for Qualification |
---|---|---|
UEFA Champions League Group Stage | Club Brugge | 1st in Jupiler Pro League |
UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round for Non-Champions | Anderlecht | 2nd in Jupiler Pro League |
UEFA Europa League Group Stage | Standard Liège | Cup winner |
UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round | Gent | 3rd in Jupiler Pro League |
UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round | Genk | Europa League Playoff winner |
See also
- 2015–16 Belgian Pro League
- 2015–16 Belgian Cup
- 2015 Belgian Super Cup
- Belgian Second Division
- Belgian Third Division: divisions A and B
- Belgian Promotion: divisions A, B, C and D
References
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- ↑ "Belgium vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 3 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Cyprus vs. Belgium - 6 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Andorra vs. Belgium - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Belgium vs. Israel - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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- ↑ "Rode Duivels - Spanje: afgelast" (in Nederlands). RBFA. 17 Nov 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 17 Nov 2015.
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