1986–87 Belgian First Division

The 1986–87 edition of the Belgian League was the 84th since its establishment: it was competed by 18 teams, and R.S.C. Anderlecht won the championship, while RFC Sérésien and K. Berchem Sport were relegated.

Anderlecht
Molenbeek
Racing Jet de Bruxelles

Antwerp

Beerschot

Berchem

Beveren

Club Brugge
Cercle Brugge

Charleroi

Gent

Kortrijk

RFC Liège
Standard

Lokeren

Mechelen

Seraing

Waregem

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Location of teams in Belgian First Division 1986–87

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	R.S.C. Anderlecht	34	25	7	2	82	25	+57	57	Qualified for 1987–88 European Cup
2	KV Mechelen	34	24	7	3	57	18	+39	55	Qualified for 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup
3	Club Brugge K.V.	34	19	7	8	70	34	+36	45	Qualified for 1987–88 UEFA Cup
4	K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen	34	18	8	8	59	41	+18	44
5	K.S.K. Beveren	34	15	14	5	44	24	+20	44
6	R.F.C. de Liège	34	14	10	10	44	38	+6	38
7	R. Charleroi S.C.	34	13	9	12	49	52	−3	35
8	K.S.V. Waregem	34	13	8	13	45	43	+2	34
9	K. Beerschot V.A.C.	34	11	11	12	35	39	−4	33
10	Standard Liège	34	10	11	13	40	38	+2	31
11	Cercle Brugge K.S.V.	34	9	12	13	37	40	−3	30
12	Racing Jet de Bruxelles	34	9	12	13	34	47	−13	30
13	R.W.D. Molenbeek	34	8	12	14	37	53	−16	28
14	Royal Antwerp FC	34	8	10	16	43	49	−6	26
15	K.V. Kortrijk	34	8	8	18	37	52	−15	24
16	K.A.A. Gent	34	7	9	18	25	50	−25	23
17	RFC Sérésien	34	5	10	19	30	63	−33	20	Relegated to Division II
18	K. Berchem Sport	34	4	7	23	20	82	−62	15

Source:

Topscorers

Scorer	Goals	Team
Arnór Guðjohnsen	19	R.S.C. Anderlecht
Dimitri Mbuyu	17	K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen
Guy François	17	R.F.C. de Liège
Marc Degryse	16	Club Brugge K.V.
Eddie Krnčević	16	R.S.C. Anderlecht
Ronny Martens	15	KV Mechelen
Piet den Boer	15	KV Mechelen
Richard Niederbacher	14	K.S.V. Waregem
Lambic Wawa	13	R.W.D. Molenbeek
Jan Goyvaerts	13	Racing Jet de Bruxelles