Jupiler League 2006-07
Encyclopedia
The 2006-07 season of the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 First Division began on July 28, 2006 and concluded on May 19, 2007. The championship was decided in the penultimate round on May 12, 2007, when Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...

 moved five points clear of runners-up Genk
K.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...

 to retain the title and win their 29th League Championship. At the other end of the table, the struggle to avoid automatic relegation went on until the final round, and it was Lierse
Lierse S.K.
Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is a Belgian professional football club, from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2010-11 season and they have already won the competition 4 times. They also have won 2 Belgian Cups...

 who eventually prevailed. Having spent the entire season at the bottom of the standings and only just managed to close an eleven-point gap up to 17th, the Lier
Lier, Belgium
Lier is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Lier proper and the village of Koningshooikt. On January 1, 2010 Lier had a total population of 33,930. The total area is 49.70 km² which gives a population density of 669 inhabitants per...

 side won their last game to climb past Beveren
K.S.K. Beveren
Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren was a Belgian association football club from the town of Beveren in East Flanders. It was famous for its goalkeeping school that has produced such players as Jean-Marie Pfaff, Filip De Wilde, Geert De Vlieger, Erwin Lemmens, and Tristan Peersman, all of whom have...

 and send the latter down to the Second Division
Belgian Second Division
The Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,...

. However, Lierse went on to lose the playoffs
Belgian Second Division Final Round
The Belgian Second Division Final Round is the playoff part of the Belgian Second Division. It is a contested by four teams, the winner being promoted to the first division.-Eligibility:...

 and was relegated anyway.

Clubs

Eighteen teams played in the 2006-07 first division. Twelve teams were from Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...

, four clubs from Wallonia and just two clubs from the Brussels-Capital Region.

New teams

La Louvière
R.A.A. Louviéroise
R.A.A. Louviéroise, sometimes referred to as La Louvière or RAAL, was a Belgian football club located in the city of La Louvière, in the province of Hainaut. It had been playing its latest run in the Belgian First Division from 2000-01 to 2005-06 included...

 had been relegated at the end of the previous season with Mons
R.A.E.C. Mons
R.A.E.C. Mons is a Belgian football club based in Mons, Belgium. The team was promoted to the Belgian Jupiler League recently on 29 May 2011 after beating Waasland-Beveren in a "Winner-Take-All" Test match of the Final Tour of the Belgian second division and has Re-Joined the Top Belgian League...

 replacing them as they won the Belgian Second Division
Belgian Second Division
The Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,...

. Lierse
Lierse S.K.
Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is a Belgian professional football club, from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2010-11 season and they have already won the competition 4 times. They also have won 2 Belgian Cups...

 had managed to win the promotion playoff
Belgian Second Division Final Round
The Belgian Second Division Final Round is the playoff part of the Belgian Second Division. It is a contested by four teams, the winner being promoted to the first division.-Eligibility:...

 and thus they remained in the first division.

Overview

Club Location Current manager Previous managers during Season 2006-2007
R.S.C. Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...

Anderlecht
Anderlecht
Anderlecht is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region.There are several historically and architecturally distinct districts within the Anderlecht municipality.-Pronunciation:* Dutch: * French:...

 Belgium Franky Vercauteren
Franky Vercauteren
François Vercauteren , nicknamed "The Little Prince", is a former Belgian football left winger and is now a football manager, who is currently working for Al Jazira Club.- Career :...

none
Standard Liège
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....

Liège
Liège
Liège is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the economic capital, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium....

 Belgium Michel Preud'homme
Michel Preud'homme
Michel Georges Jean Ghislain Preud’Homme'tönten mannen, , commonly known as Michel Preud'homme, is a Belgian football coach and retired goalkeeper. He is currently head coach of Al-Shabab Riyadh, a role he took after guiding outgoing Dutch Eredivisie champions FC Twente in the 2010–11 season...

 Netherlands Johan Boskamp
Johan Boskamp
Johannes Boskamp is a Dutch football manager, his most recent job was in Belgium managing KSK Beveren, but he was dismissed in late December 2009-Career:...

Club Brugge
Club Brugge
Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging is a football club from Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,472....

Brugge
Brügge
Brügge is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.Its small church and market square are noted for their beauty....

 Republic of Macedonia Cedomir Janevski
Cedomir Janevski
Čedomir Janevski is Macedonian football manager and who was a defender during his playing career. Janevski was known as a strong defender, one of the many that were produced by Yugoslavia in the 1980s. After his playing career, Janevski turned to coaching and got his UEFA Professional coaching...

 Belgium Emilio Ferrera
Emilio Ferrera
Emilio Ferrera is a Belgian former football player and coach of Panthrakikos F.C..-Player:*1975–1982 Crossing Club de Schaerbeek*1982–1983 RSC Anderlecht*1983–1986 Eendracht Aalst*1986–1987 SC Wolvertem...

K.A.A. Gent Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...

 Belgium Georges Leekens none
K.R.C. Genk
K.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...

Genk
Genk
Genk is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality only comprises the city of Genk itself...

 Belgium Hugo Broos none
K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot Antwerp  Belgium Marc Brys
Marc Brys
Marc Brys is a former Belgian football player who is currently the manager of YRKV Mechelen since May 2010.-References:...

none
S.V. Zulte-Waregem
S.V. Zulte-Waregem
Sportvereniging Zulte Waregem , usually called Zulte Waregem or by their nickname Essevee , is a Belgian professional football club based in Waregem, West Flanders. Zulte Waregem plays in the Belgian Pro League. Their highest finish at the highest level was a 5th place in Belgian First Division...

Waregem
Waregem
Waregem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality lies in the valley of the Leie River, between Kortrijk and Ghent. It is part of the arrondissement of Kortrijk and comprises the towns of Beveren, Desselgem, Sint-Eloois-Vijve and Waregem proper. On...

 Belgium Francky Dury
Francky Dury
Francky Dury is a Belgian former Police detective and now football manager.-Amateur career:Francky Dury began his career as amateur player in the lower football classes of Hulste Sport . He was very successful as coach, primarily with Zultse VV and later on with the merger team SV Zulte Waregem...

none
K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen Lokeren  Serbia Slavoljub Muslin
Slavoljub Muslin
Slavoljub Muslin is a Serbian football manager and a former player who currently manages FC Krasnodar...

 Belgium Ariël Jacobs
Ariël Jacobs
Ariël Jacobs is a Belgian former football player and is currently active as the coach of Anderlecht.-Honours as a Manager:La Louvière* Belgian Cup : 2002-2003Anderlecht* Belgian Cup : 2007-2008...

K.V.C. Westerlo
K.V.C. Westerlo
Koninklijke Voetbal Club Westerlo is a Belgian professional football club located in the city of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp. Westerlo has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since 1997–98. Their highest finish is a 6th place in 1999–2000, 2003–04 and 2008–09. They have won 1 Belgian...

Westerlo
Westerlo
Westerlo is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns:- Westerlo centrum - Oevel - Tongerlo - Heultje...

 Belgium Herman Helleputte none
F.C. Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek Sint-Jans-Molenbeek  Early Modern France Albert Cartier
Albert Cartier
Albert Cartier, born November 22, 1960, in Vagney, Vosges, is a former football player and manager.-Coaching career:He was fired from FC Brussels on January 2008 for bad results and did not reach a new agreement with RAEC Mons. On 12 January 2010 the French coach has left Panthrakikos, a...

none
R. Charleroi S.C.
R. Charleroi S.C.
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi is a Belgian football club based in the city of Charleroi, in the province of Hainaut. Charleroi plays in the Belgian Pro League and their current spell at the highest level in Belgian football has started in the 1985–86 season...

Charleroi
Charleroi
Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. , the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of and had a total population of 522,522 as of 1 January 2008, ranking it as...

 Belgium Philippe Van de Walle  Belgium Jacky Mathijssen
K.S.V. Roeselare
K.S.V. Roeselare
K.S.V. Roeselare is a Belgian football club, from the city of Roeselare in West Flanders. Its matricule is the n°134. It has last played in the Belgian Pro League from 2005-06 to 2009-10...

Roeselare
Roeselare
Roeselare is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Roeselare proper and the towns of Beveren, Oekene and Rumbeke....

 Belgium Dirk Geeraerd none
R.E. Mouscron
R.E. Mouscron
R.E. Mouscron was a Belgian association football club from the municipality of Mouscron, Hainaut. In December 2009 they were declared bankrupt and suspended operations soon after marking the end of professional football in Mouscron.-History:...

Mouscron
Mouscron
Mouscron is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. The Mouscron municipality includes the old communes of Dottignies , Luingne, and Herseaux .-Middle Ages:...

 Belgium Ariël Jacobs
Ariël Jacobs
Ariël Jacobs is a Belgian former football player and is currently active as the coach of Anderlecht.-Honours as a Manager:La Louvière* Belgian Cup : 2002-2003Anderlecht* Belgian Cup : 2007-2008...

 Belgium Gil Vandenbrouck
Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging is a Belgian football team from Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003-04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Division following relegation in 1997. Their matricule is the n°12. The club play...

Brugge
Brügge
Brügge is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.Its small church and market square are noted for their beauty....

 Belgium Harm van Veldhoven none
K. Sint-Truidense V.V. Sint-Truiden
Sint-Truiden
Sint-Truiden is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium, near the towns of Hasselt and Tongeren. The municipality includes the old communes of Aalst, Brustem, Duras, Engelmanshoven, Gelinden, Gorsem, Groot-Gelmen, Halmaal, Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden,...

 Belgium Peter Voets  Belgium Thomas Caers
Thomas Caers
Thomas Caers is a former Belgian footballer and currently manager. He was the manager of Sint-Truidense VV from February 2006 to November 2006, when he resigned....

,  Netherlands Henk Houwaart
K.S.K. Beveren
K.S.K. Beveren
Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren was a Belgian association football club from the town of Beveren in East Flanders. It was famous for its goalkeeping school that has produced such players as Jean-Marie Pfaff, Filip De Wilde, Geert De Vlieger, Erwin Lemmens, and Tristan Peersman, all of whom have...

Beveren
Beveren
Beveren is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Beveren proper, Doel, Haasdonk, Kallo, Kieldrecht, Melsele, Verrebroek and Vrasene....

 Belgium Edy De Bolle  Belgium Walter Meeuws
Walter Meeuws
Walter Meeuws is a retired Belgian footballer and current manager of Egyptian Premier League side Wadi Degla.During his career he played for K. Beerschot V.A.C., Club Brugge K.V., R. Standard de Liège, AFC Ajax, K.V. Mechelen...

Lierse S.K.
Lierse S.K.
Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is a Belgian professional football club, from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2010-11 season and they have already won the competition 4 times. They also have won 2 Belgian Cups...

Lier
Lier, Belgium
Lier is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Lier proper and the village of Koningshooikt. On January 1, 2010 Lier had a total population of 33,930. The total area is 49.70 km² which gives a population density of 669 inhabitants per...

 Norway Kjetil Rekdal
Kjetil Rekdal
Kjetil André Rekdal is a Norwegian football coach and a former footballer. He is currently managing Aalesund in Norwegian Tippeligaen. His previous tenure was at Kaiserslautern of the 2...

 Netherlands René Trost
René Trost
René Hubertus Johannes Trost is a former Dutch football defender and currently football manager from MVV....

R.A.E.C. Mons
R.A.E.C. Mons
R.A.E.C. Mons is a Belgian football club based in Mons, Belgium. The team was promoted to the Belgian Jupiler League recently on 29 May 2011 after beating Waasland-Beveren in a "Winner-Take-All" Test match of the Final Tour of the Belgian second division and has Re-Joined the Top Belgian League...

Mons
Mons
Mons is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital. The Mons municipality includes the old communes of Cuesmes, Flénu, Ghlin, Hyon, Nimy, Obourg, Baudour , Jemappes, Ciply, Harmignies, Harveng, Havré, Maisières, Mesvin, Nouvelles,...

 Belgium José Riga none

Manager Changes

  • August 30 - Standard Liège
    Standard Liège
    Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....

     fires Johan Boskamp
    Johan Boskamp
    Johannes Boskamp is a Dutch football manager, his most recent job was in Belgium managing KSK Beveren, but he was dismissed in late December 2009-Career:...

    .
  • August 30 - Michel Preud'homme
    Michel Preud'homme
    Michel Georges Jean Ghislain Preud’Homme'tönten mannen, , commonly known as Michel Preud'homme, is a Belgian football coach and retired goalkeeper. He is currently head coach of Al-Shabab Riyadh, a role he took after guiding outgoing Dutch Eredivisie champions FC Twente in the 2010–11 season...

     quits his job as technical director to take up the job of manager with Standard Liège
    Standard Liège
    Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....

    .
  • October 29 - Lokeren fires Ariël Jacobs
    Ariël Jacobs
    Ariël Jacobs is a Belgian former football player and is currently active as the coach of Anderlecht.-Honours as a Manager:La Louvière* Belgian Cup : 2002-2003Anderlecht* Belgian Cup : 2007-2008...

    .
  • November 7 - Thomas Caers
    Thomas Caers
    Thomas Caers is a former Belgian footballer and currently manager. He was the manager of Sint-Truidense VV from February 2006 to November 2006, when he resigned....

     quits his job as manager of Sint Truiden as he feels the players don't respect him anymore after a series of bad results.
  • November 13 - René Trost
    René Trost
    René Hubertus Johannes Trost is a former Dutch football defender and currently football manager from MVV....

     agrees with the management of Lierse
    Lierse S.K.
    Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is a Belgian professional football club, from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2010-11 season and they have already won the competition 4 times. They also have won 2 Belgian Cups...

     to split up and each go their own way. At that time Lierse is in last position, with two points out of 12 matches.
  • November 22 - Lierse
    Lierse S.K.
    Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is a Belgian professional football club, from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2010-11 season and they have already won the competition 4 times. They also have won 2 Belgian Cups...

     finds a new manager as Kjetil Rekdal
    Kjetil Rekdal
    Kjetil André Rekdal is a Norwegian football coach and a former footballer. He is currently managing Aalesund in Norwegian Tippeligaen. His previous tenure was at Kaiserslautern of the 2...

     is contracted to try to keep the team in the first division. In Sint Truiden, Henk Houwaart is the new manager.
  • November 26 - Lokeren announces that Slavoljub Muslin
    Slavoljub Muslin
    Slavoljub Muslin is a Serbian football manager and a former player who currently manages FC Krasnodar...

     will sign a contract as the new manager within the next few days.
  • January 28 - After losing 0-1 at home to Roeselare
    K.S.V. Roeselare
    K.S.V. Roeselare is a Belgian football club, from the city of Roeselare in West Flanders. Its matricule is the n°134. It has last played in the Belgian Pro League from 2005-06 to 2009-10...

    , the staff of Club Brugge is under fire from supporters and media yet again. The day after, coach Emilio Ferrera
    Emilio Ferrera
    Emilio Ferrera is a Belgian former football player and coach of Panthrakikos F.C..-Player:*1975–1982 Crossing Club de Schaerbeek*1982–1983 RSC Anderlecht*1983–1986 Eendracht Aalst*1986–1987 SC Wolvertem...

     and assistant Franky Van der Elst get fired and sports director Marc Degryse
    Marc Degryse
    Marc Gabriel Degryse , nicknamed Le Lutin d'Ardooie and The Little One, is a former Belgian footballer, who played as a forward.-Club career:...

     chooses to resign himself. A former Macedonian
    Republic of Macedonia
    Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...

     ex-player, Cedomir Janevski
    Cedomir Janevski
    Čedomir Janevski is Macedonian football manager and who was a defender during his playing career. Janevski was known as a strong defender, one of the many that were produced by Yugoslavia in the 1980s. After his playing career, Janevski turned to coaching and got his UEFA Professional coaching...

    , is appointed as the new manager.
  • February 1 - At R.E. Mouscron
    R.E. Mouscron
    R.E. Mouscron was a Belgian association football club from the municipality of Mouscron, Hainaut. In December 2009 they were declared bankrupt and suspended operations soon after marking the end of professional football in Mouscron.-History:...

    , Gil Vandenbrouck resigns after disappointing results and is given another job at the club. Ariël Jacobs
    Ariël Jacobs
    Ariël Jacobs is a Belgian former football player and is currently active as the coach of Anderlecht.-Honours as a Manager:La Louvière* Belgian Cup : 2002-2003Anderlecht* Belgian Cup : 2007-2008...

     is the new coach.
  • March 19 - Marc Brys
    Marc Brys
    Marc Brys is a former Belgian football player who is currently the manager of YRKV Mechelen since May 2010.-References:...

     announces he will finish the season as trainer at K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot, but will then quit his job. No new trainer is announced to replace him.
  • March 25 - Walter Meeuws
    Walter Meeuws
    Walter Meeuws is a retired Belgian footballer and current manager of Egyptian Premier League side Wadi Degla.During his career he played for K. Beerschot V.A.C., Club Brugge K.V., R. Standard de Liège, AFC Ajax, K.V. Mechelen...

     is fired at K.S.K. Beveren
    K.S.K. Beveren
    Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren was a Belgian association football club from the town of Beveren in East Flanders. It was famous for its goalkeeping school that has produced such players as Jean-Marie Pfaff, Filip De Wilde, Geert De Vlieger, Erwin Lemmens, and Tristan Peersman, all of whom have...

    , assistant-coach Edy De Bolle becomes caretaker until the end of the season.
  • March 26 - Next season, Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
    Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
    Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging is a Belgian football team from Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003-04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Division following relegation in 1997. Their matricule is the n°12. The club play...

     coach Harm Van Veldhoven will take up the job at K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot. Cercle Brugge are looking for a new coach.
  • April 3 - Sint-Truiden fires Henk Houwaart. Assistant-trainer Peter Voets takes over.
  • April 15 - At Lokeren, assistant coach Rudy Cossey announces he will leave the club after 12 years and take up the job of head coach at second division team Oud-Heverlee Leuven next season. In Leuven, Guido Brepoels
    Guido Brepoels
    Guido Brepoels is a former Belgian football player whose last club as manager was Sint-Truiden.-References:...

     had announced a few weeks earlier that he was leaving at the end of the season to take up the job at another second division team, KVSK United
    K.V.S.K. United Overpelt-Lommel
    Lommel United is a Belgian association football club based in the city of Lommel, Limburg.It was founded as K.V.S.K. United Overpelt-Lommel, often referred to as K.V.S.K. United, in 2003 following the bankruptcy of K.F.C. Lommel S.K. The remains of the club were integrated into K.V.V....

    .
  • April 20 - Ariël Jacobs
    Ariël Jacobs
    Ariël Jacobs is a Belgian former football player and is currently active as the coach of Anderlecht.-Honours as a Manager:La Louvière* Belgian Cup : 2002-2003Anderlecht* Belgian Cup : 2007-2008...

    , head coach at Mouscron
    R.E. Mouscron
    R.E. Mouscron was a Belgian association football club from the municipality of Mouscron, Hainaut. In December 2009 they were declared bankrupt and suspended operations soon after marking the end of professional football in Mouscron.-History:...

    , is named by many sources to become the new assistant coach of Franky Vercauteren
    Franky Vercauteren
    François Vercauteren , nicknamed "The Little Prince", is a former Belgian football left winger and is now a football manager, who is currently working for Al Jazira Club.- Career :...

     at Anderlecht
    R.S.C. Anderlecht
    Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...

     next season. Glen De Boeck
    Glen De Boeck
    Glen De Boeck is a Belgian former football player and current manager of VVV-Venlo. During his career he played as central defender, mostly in the books of Anderlecht.-Career:...

    , his assistant coach at that time, is applying for a job at Cercle Brugge
    Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
    Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging is a Belgian football team from Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003-04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Division following relegation in 1997. Their matricule is the n°12. The club play...

    . Franky Van der Elst is doing the same thing and a decision concerning the new coaching team of Cercle Brugge for the new season is said to be announced soon.
  • April 23 - Glen De Boeck
    Glen De Boeck
    Glen De Boeck is a Belgian former football player and current manager of VVV-Venlo. During his career he played as central defender, mostly in the books of Anderlecht.-Career:...

     will be the head coach of Cercle Brugge
    Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
    Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging is a Belgian football team from Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003-04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Division following relegation in 1997. Their matricule is the n°12. The club play...

     during the upcoming season.
  • April 26 - Club Brugge announces that Charleroi
    R. Charleroi S.C.
    Sporting du Pays de Charleroi is a Belgian football club based in the city of Charleroi, in the province of Hainaut. Charleroi plays in the Belgian Pro League and their current spell at the highest level in Belgian football has started in the 1985–86 season...

     coach Jacky Mathijssen will be their new head coach for the upcoming season. Coach Cedomir Janevski
    Cedomir Janevski
    Čedomir Janevski is Macedonian football manager and who was a defender during his playing career. Janevski was known as a strong defender, one of the many that were produced by Yugoslavia in the 1980s. After his playing career, Janevski turned to coaching and got his UEFA Professional coaching...

     is offered a position as his assistant but is still considering the offer.
  • April 28 - As both Club Brugge and Charleroi
    R. Charleroi S.C.
    Sporting du Pays de Charleroi is a Belgian football club based in the city of Charleroi, in the province of Hainaut. Charleroi plays in the Belgian Pro League and their current spell at the highest level in Belgian football has started in the 1985–86 season...

     are still in the running for the fifth place and thus also possibly a ticket for European football next season, chairman Abbas Bayat
    Abbas Bayat
    Abbas Bayat is an Iranian businessman. He is the chairman of Belgian football club Charleroi.Bayat was born into a wealthy family, his grandfather being former Prime Minister Morteza Gholi Bayat and his family owning Iran's largest milk factory. Bayat attended boarding school in England and went...

     decides to fire coach Jacky Mathijssen. Later that day the supporters chant Mathijssen's name during the match between Charleroi and Lokeren to express their unhappiness with Bayat's decision. Philippe Van de Walle is the caretaker for the four remaining matches of the season.

League standings

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...

34 23 8 3 75 30 +45 77
2 Genk
K.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...

34 22 6 6 71 37 +34 72
3 Standard Liège
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....

34 19 7 8 62 38 +24 64
4 Gent 34 18 6 10 56 40 +16 60
5 Charleroi
R. Charleroi S.C.
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi is a Belgian football club based in the city of Charleroi, in the province of Hainaut. Charleroi plays in the Belgian Pro League and their current spell at the highest level in Belgian football has started in the 1985–86 season...

34 17 9 8 51 40 +11 60
6 Club Brugge
Club Brugge
Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging is a football club from Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,472....

34 14 9 11 58 40 +18 51
7 Germinal Beerschot 34 14 9 11 52 46 +6 51
8 Westerlo
K.V.C. Westerlo
Koninklijke Voetbal Club Westerlo is a Belgian professional football club located in the city of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp. Westerlo has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since 1997–98. Their highest finish is a 6th place in 1999–2000, 2003–04 and 2008–09. They have won 1 Belgian...

34 12 10 12 41 44 -3 46
9 Mons
R.A.E.C. Mons
R.A.E.C. Mons is a Belgian football club based in Mons, Belgium. The team was promoted to the Belgian Jupiler League recently on 29 May 2011 after beating Waasland-Beveren in a "Winner-Take-All" Test match of the Final Tour of the Belgian second division and has Re-Joined the Top Belgian League...

34 12 8 14 41 41 0 44
10 Mouscron
R.E. Mouscron
R.E. Mouscron was a Belgian association football club from the municipality of Mouscron, Hainaut. In December 2009 they were declared bankrupt and suspended operations soon after marking the end of professional football in Mouscron.-History:...

34 10 12 12 51 54 -3 42
11 Roeselare
K.S.V. Roeselare
K.S.V. Roeselare is a Belgian football club, from the city of Roeselare in West Flanders. Its matricule is the n°134. It has last played in the Belgian Pro League from 2005-06 to 2009-10...

34 10 9 15 50 72 -22 39
12 Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging is a Belgian football team from Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003-04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Division following relegation in 1997. Their matricule is the n°12. The club play...

34 10 8 16 31 36 -5 38
13 Brussels 34 8 14 12 39 50 -11 38
14 Zulte-Waregem
S.V. Zulte-Waregem
Sportvereniging Zulte Waregem , usually called Zulte Waregem or by their nickname Essevee , is a Belgian professional football club based in Waregem, West Flanders. Zulte Waregem plays in the Belgian Pro League. Their highest finish at the highest level was a 5th place in Belgian First Division...

34 9 10 15 40 55 -15 37
15 Sint-Truiden 34 9 8 17 39 52 -13 35
16 Lokeren 34 5 15 14 32 48 -16 30
17 Lierse
Lierse S.K.
Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is a Belgian professional football club, from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2010-11 season and they have already won the competition 4 times. They also have won 2 Belgian Cups...

34 6 8 20 33 66 -33 26
18 Beveren
K.S.K. Beveren
Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren was a Belgian association football club from the town of Beveren in East Flanders. It was famous for its goalkeeping school that has produced such players as Jean-Marie Pfaff, Filip De Wilde, Geert De Vlieger, Erwin Lemmens, and Tristan Peersman, all of whom have...

34 5 10 19 31 64 -33 25

UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round
UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round
UEFA Cup First Round
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Relegation Playoffs
Relegated to Belgian Second Division
Belgian Second Division
The Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,...



Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Belgian League 2006-07 Winners
RSC Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...


29th Title

Fixtures/Results

  AND STA CLU GNT GNK GBA ZWA LOK WES BRU CHA ROE MOU CER STV BEV LIE MON
Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...

XXX 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-4 1-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 6-0 3-2 3-2 2-1 2-0 2-0 8-1 2-0 4-1
Standard Liège
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....

0-0 XXX 1-0 0-1 2-1 2-2 1-1 3-1 3-0 2-1 1-2 2-1 2-0 1-0 1-2 0-0 3-2 1-0
Club Brugge
Club Brugge
Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging is a football club from Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,472....

2-2 4-4 XXX 5-0 0-1 1-0 4-1 2-2 2-0 4-1 2-0 0-1 5-1 3-3 1-0 2-0 4-0 0-0
Gent 2-1 2-1 0-0 XXX 1-3 1-2 1-1 3-1 2-0 3-3 2-1 2-0 1-3 0-2 3-1 2-1 4-0 4-1
Genk
K.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...

1-1 1-1 0-0 3-1 XXX 4-0 3-1 1-0 3-1 3-1 0-2 3-0 3-2 3-0 2-0 1-0 3-0 5-1
Germinal Beerschot 1-3 1-3 4-0 0-3 2-1 XXX 1-1 1-2 0-0 3-0 1-1 3-0 6-2 1-0 3-2 1-0 2-3 2-1
Zulte-Waregem
S.V. Zulte-Waregem
Sportvereniging Zulte Waregem , usually called Zulte Waregem or by their nickname Essevee , is a Belgian professional football club based in Waregem, West Flanders. Zulte Waregem plays in the Belgian Pro League. Their highest finish at the highest level was a 5th place in Belgian First Division...

0-4 3-1 2-1 3-2 2-2 0-2 XXX 1-1 2-2 0-1 1-0 4-2 0-0 1-2 3-0 2-1 2-1 1-2
Lokeren 1-1 2-1 3-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-2 XXX 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 2-0 1-1 2-0 1-4 0-2
Westerlo
K.V.C. Westerlo
Koninklijke Voetbal Club Westerlo is a Belgian professional football club located in the city of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp. Westerlo has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since 1997–98. Their highest finish is a 6th place in 1999–2000, 2003–04 and 2008–09. They have won 1 Belgian...

3-4 1-1 1-2 1-1 0-1 1-1 4-2 4-1 XXX 1-1 0-1 2-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 2-1
Brussels 0-1 0-3 1-1 1-1 3-1 1-2 2-0 0-0 0-1 XXX 0-2 6-2 1-1 0-0 2-2 2-0 2-1 1-0
Charleroi
R. Charleroi S.C.
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi is a Belgian football club based in the city of Charleroi, in the province of Hainaut. Charleroi plays in the Belgian Pro League and their current spell at the highest level in Belgian football has started in the 1985–86 season...

1-1 2-5 1-1 1-0 4-1 3-3 2-1 4-3 1-2 1-0 XXX 2-1 1-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 0-0 1-0
Roeselare
K.S.V. Roeselare
K.S.V. Roeselare is a Belgian football club, from the city of Roeselare in West Flanders. Its matricule is the n°134. It has last played in the Belgian Pro League from 2005-06 to 2009-10...

0-5 2-3 3-2 1-3 3-3 1-1 3-1 2-2 2-0 1-1 1-3 XXX 2-1 1-0 3-2 2-1 2-0 2-1
Mouscron
R.E. Mouscron
R.E. Mouscron was a Belgian association football club from the municipality of Mouscron, Hainaut. In December 2009 they were declared bankrupt and suspended operations soon after marking the end of professional football in Mouscron.-History:...

1-1 2-0 2-1 0-3 2-2 1-0 3-0 1-1 4-0 2-2 2-0 2-2 XXX 2-1 1-0 4-2 2-2 2-2
Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging is a Belgian football team from Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003-04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Division following relegation in 1997. Their matricule is the n°12. The club play...

0-1 0-2 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-2 2-0 0-0 4-1 1-0 0-0 1-1 2-1 XXX 0-1 2-2 2-1 3-0
Sint-Truiden 2-4 0-3 2-3 0-1 1-2 2-0 2-2 1-0 0-2 2-2 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-0 XXX 3-2 4-0 1-0
Beveren
K.S.K. Beveren
Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren was a Belgian association football club from the town of Beveren in East Flanders. It was famous for its goalkeeping school that has produced such players as Jean-Marie Pfaff, Filip De Wilde, Geert De Vlieger, Erwin Lemmens, and Tristan Peersman, all of whom have...

1-1 0-3 0-2 1-0 0-5 1-1 1-0 3-2 0-3 2-2 2-2 2-2 3-1 1-1 1-2 XXX 1-1 0-0
Lierse
Lierse S.K.
Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is a Belgian professional football club, from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2010-11 season and they have already won the competition 4 times. They also have won 2 Belgian Cups...

1-4 1-3 1-2 1-4 0-3 2-3 1-0 1-0 1-1 0-1 2-1 3-1 3-3 0-2 0-0 0-1 XXX 0-0
Mons
R.A.E.C. Mons
R.A.E.C. Mons is a Belgian football club based in Mons, Belgium. The team was promoted to the Belgian Jupiler League recently on 29 May 2011 after beating Waasland-Beveren in a "Winner-Take-All" Test match of the Final Tour of the Belgian second division and has Re-Joined the Top Belgian League...

3-1 2-3 1-0 0-1 5-0 2-1 0-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-2 6-1 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-1 XXX

Top goal scorers

Final standings
Player Team Goals
1  Belgium François Sterchele
François Sterchele
François Sterchele was a Belgian footballer who played for Club Brugge. The striker was the top scorer of the Jupiler League in 2006-07. Sterchele died in a single-person car accident on May 8, 2008.-Club career:...

Germinal Beerschot 21
2  Nigeria Patrick Ogunsoto
Patrick Ogunsoto
Patrick Ogunsoto is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays as a forward.-Career:Ogunsoto started his European career at APOEL FC. One year later he was transferred to Ergotelis FC, who played in the third division at the time...

Westerlo
K.V.C. Westerlo
Koninklijke Voetbal Club Westerlo is a Belgian professional football club located in the city of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp. Westerlo has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since 1997–98. Their highest finish is a 6th place in 1999–2000, 2003–04 and 2008–09. They have won 1 Belgian...

20
 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mohammed Tchité
Mohammed Tchité
Mohammed 'Meme' Tchité is a Belgian-Burundian footballer who plays for Standard Liège in the Belgian First Division, as a striker....

Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...

20
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina Adnan Ćustović
Adnan Custovic
Adnan Čustović is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a forward for Germinal Beerschot.- Career :Before joining Mouscron, Čustović mainly played for French division 1 and 2 teams Le Havre AC, Stade Lavallois and Amiens SC, on 21 December left R.E. Mouscron and moved to K.A.A. Gent.- International...

Mouscron
R.E. Mouscron
R.E. Mouscron was a Belgian association football club from the municipality of Mouscron, Hainaut. In December 2009 they were declared bankrupt and suspended operations soon after marking the end of professional football in Mouscron.-History:...

18
5  Independent State of Croatia Boško Balaban
Boško Balaban
Boško Balaban is a Croatian footballer who currently plays for Panionios in the Super League Greece as a striker. He is a former member of the Croatia national team.-Early career:...

Club Brugge
Club Brugge
Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging is a football club from Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,472....

16
6  Togo Adékambi Olufadé
Adékambi Olufadé
Adékambi Olufadé is a Togolese football midfielder.He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.His first name is sometimes written Adekanmi or Adekamni.-References:...

Gent 15
7  Argentina Nicolás Frutos
Nicolás Frutos
Nicolás Alejandro Frutos is a former Argentine football striker who last played for R.S.C. Anderlecht. He obtained a transfer from Independiente on October 21, 2005 but was only allowed to play for Anderlecht since January 2006...

Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...

14
 Serbia Milan Jovanović Standard Liège
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....

14
9  Egypt Ahmed Hassan
Ahmed Hassan
Ahmed Hassan is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder or on the right wing for the Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek SC and the Egyptian national team...

Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...

12
10  Belgium Dieter Dekelver
Dieter Dekelver
Dieter Dekelver is a Belgian football player who currently is attached to VC Westerlo. He is known to be an easily scoring striker....

Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging is a Belgian football team from Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003-04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Division following relegation in 1997. Their matricule is the n°12. The club play...

 (4) and Westerlo
K.V.C. Westerlo
Koninklijke Voetbal Club Westerlo is a Belgian professional football club located in the city of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp. Westerlo has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since 1997–98. Their highest finish is a 6th place in 1999–2000, 2003–04 and 2008–09. They have won 1 Belgian...

 (7)
11
 Mali Mahamadou Dissa
Mahamadou Dissa
Mahamadou Dissa is a footballer from Mali. A left winger, he currently plays for the Belgian football club KSV Roeselare.Dissa is also a member of the Malian national team.-References:* * *...

Beveren
K.S.K. Beveren
Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren was a Belgian association football club from the town of Beveren in East Flanders. It was famous for its goalkeeping school that has produced such players as Jean-Marie Pfaff, Filip De Wilde, Geert De Vlieger, Erwin Lemmens, and Tristan Peersman, all of whom have...

11
 Independent State of Croatia Goran Ljubojević
Goran Ljubojevic
Goran Ljubojević is a Croatian football striker who currently plays for NK Osijek.He was transferred at the end of August 2006 from Dinamo Zagreb to KRC Genk. He also played for NK Osijek and FC St. Gallen....

Genk
K.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...

11
 Belgium Kevin Vandenbergh
Kevin Vandenbergh
Kevin Vandenbergh is a Belgian footballers who currently plays for K.V. Mechelen. He also earned some caps with Belgium and the Belgian U21 team, with his debut in the national side in 2004...

Genk
K.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...

11

See also

  • 2006–07 in Belgian football
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