2007–08 in Belgian football
The 2007-08 football season in Belgium, which is the 105th season of competitive football in the country.
Honours
League competitions
Belgian First Division
Belgian Second Division
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European Club Results
Note that the Belgian team's score is given first
This season, Gent played in the Intertoto Cup and got eliminated in the final round. Likewise Genk got beaten in the second qualifying round of the Champions League, while Anderlecht got knocked out of that same tournament in the third qualifying round which allowed them to take part in the UEFA Cup together with Standard Liège and Club Brugge. In the UEFA Cup, Anderlecht managed to get the furthest, namely into the last 16.
European qualification for 2008-09 summary
Competition | Qualifiers | Reason for Qualification |
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UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round | Standard Liège | 1st in Jupiler League |
UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round | Anderlecht | 2nd in Jupiler League |
UEFA Cup First Round | Club Brugge | 3rd in Jupiler League |
UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round | Gent | Losing Cup finalist |
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2nd Round | Germinal Beerschot | Highest Jupiler League finishers (5th) to have entered and not qualified for any other European competition. Cercle Brugge (4th) did not want to participate. |
Deaths
- Constant Vanden Stock, 93, honorary president, former president and player of Anderlecht died by natural causes on April 19, 2008.[21] He also managed the Belgian national team for ten years, is the father of current Anderlecht president Roger Vanden Stock and has the Anderlecht stadium named after him.
- François Sterchele, 26, the forward of Club Brugge died in a single-person car accident on May 8, 2008.[22]
- Victor Wégria, 71, former player and trainer of RFC Liège is one of the best players in the history of the club. He was four times top scorer in the Belgian top division (in 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1963) and was capped five times by the Belgium national football team. He died by natural causes on June 6, 2008[23]
See also
- Jupiler League 2007-08
- Belgian Cup 2007-08
- 2008 Belgian Super Cup
- Belgian Second Division
- Belgian Third Division A
- Belgian Third Division B
References
- ^ "It will not be easy, but it's still possible" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-07-31.
- ^ "This elimination means standing still" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-08-08.
- ^ "Anderlecht returns with doubtful result" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-08-15.
- ^ "Standard managed to score three times" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-08-16.
- ^ "Anderlecht can forget about CL-money" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-08-29.
- ^ "Standard at the pace of the opponent" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-08-30.
- ^ "We just can't seem to hold the zero" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-09-20.
- ^ "Club Brugge already almost sure of group phase" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-09-20.
- ^ "Saint-Petersburg was more calm at the goal" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-09-20.
- ^ "Serhat averts crisis in Anderlecht" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-10-04.
- ^ "Club Brugge squanders good starting position" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-10-04.
- ^ "Courageous Standard cannot produce a stunt" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-10-04.
- ^ "Frutos gives Anderlecht the victory" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-10-25.
- ^ "Anderlecht allows Aalborg to draw level" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-11-08.
- ^ "Anderlecht does not quite improve the situation" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-12-06.
- ^ "Anderlecht still in Europe after newyear" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2007-12-19.
- ^ "Mpenza ultimately manages the victory" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2008-02-13.
- ^ "Anderlecht has to get ready for Bayern" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2008-02-21.
- ^ "Anderlecht goes down in UEFA-Cup" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2008-03-06.
- ^ "Anderlecht saves the honour" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2008-03-12.
- ^ "Constant Vanden Stock has died". Sporza. 2008-04-19.
- ^ "François Sterchele (26) killed in car accident". Sporza. 2008-05-08.
- ^ "Four times topscorer Wégria has passed away" (in Dutch). Sporza. 2008-06-06.