2010–11 in Belgian football
The 2010–11 football season in Belgium, which is the 108th season of competitive football in the country and runs from August 2010 until July 2011.
National team
| 3 September 2010 | Belgium  | 0 – 1 |  Germany | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels |
| 20:45 CET | Report | Klose  51' |
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway) |
| 7 September 2010 | Turkey  | 3 – 2 | Belgium | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadyumu, Istanbul |
| 20:00 CET | Altıntop 48' Şentürk 66'Turan 78' |
Report | Van Buyten 28', 69' |
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
| 8 October 2010 | Kazakhstan  | 0 – 2 | Belgium | Astana Arena, Astana |
| 17:00 CET | Report | Ogunjimi 52', 70' |
Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland) |
| 12 October 2010 | Belgium | 4 – 4 |  Austria | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels |
| 20:45 CET | Vossen 11' Fellaini 47'Ogunjimi 87'Lombaerts 89' |
Report | Schiemer 14', 62' Arnautović 29'Harnik 90+3' |
Referee: Mike Dean (England) |
| 25 March 2011 | Austria | 0 – 2 | Belgium | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna |
| 20:30 CET | Report | Witsel 6', 50' |
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) |
| 29 March 2011 | Belgium | 4 – 1 |  Azerbaijan | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels |
| Vertonghen 12' Simons 32' (pen.)Chadli 45'Vossen 74' |
Report | Abishov 16' |
Referee: Daniel Stalhammar, (Sweden) |
| 3 June 2011 | Belgium | 1 – 1 | Turkey | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels |
| 20:45 CET | Ogunjimi 4' |
Report | Burak 22' |
Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) |
Friendlies
| 17 November 2010 | Russia  | 0 – 2 | Belgium | Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz Stadion, Voronezh |
| Lukaku 2', 72' |
| 9 February 2011 | Belgium | 1 – 1 |  Finland | Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent |
| Witsel 61' |
Porokara 90+3' |
Referee: Cyril Zimmerman (Switzerland) |
Promotion and relegation
Team promoted to 2010–11 Belgian First Division
- Belgian Second Division Champions: Lierse
Teams relegated from 2009–10 Belgian First Division
- 15th Place: Roeselare (lost playoff)
- 16th Place: Mouscron (Mouscron was declared bankrupt during the season and relegated to third division.)
Teams promoted to 2010-11 Belgian Second Division
- Belgian Third Division A Champions: Heist
- Belgian Third Division B Champions: Visé
- Playoff winners: Rupel Boom
Teams relegated from 2009-10 Belgian Second Division
Teams promoted to 2010-11 Belgian Third Division
- Belgian Promotion A Champions: Izegem
- Belgian Promotion B Champions: Bornem
- Belgian Promotion C Champions: Geel
- Belgian Promotion D Champions: Bertrix
- Playoff winners: Olsa Brakel
- Playoff winners: Heppignies
- Playoff winners: Grimbergen
- Playoff winners: Huy
Teams relegated from 2009-10 Belgian Third Division
- 17th Place in Third Division A: Ieper
- 18th Place in Third Division A: Racing Mechelen
- 19th Place in Third Division A: Willebroek-Meerhof
- 17th Place in Third Division B: Veldwezelt
- 18th Place in Third Division B: Péruwelz
- Playoff losers: Zottegem
- Playoff losers: Tongeren
League competitions
Belgian First Division
Belgian Second Division
Belgian Second Division Final Round
Belgian Third Division
Belgian Third Division A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aalst (C, P) | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 71 | 29 | +42 | 74 | Belgian Second Division |
| 2 | Hoogstraten | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 39 | +34 | 62 | Belgian Third Division Final Round |
| 3 | Deinze | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 59 | |
| 4 | Coxyde | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 58 | |
| 5 | Dessel | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 57 | |
| 6 | Oudenaarde | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 55 | |
| 7 | Sint-Niklaas | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 54 | Belgian Third Division Final Round |
| 8 | Geel-Meerhout | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 53 | |
| 9 | Ronse | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 45 | |
| 10 | Hamme | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 43 | |
| 11 | Temse | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 42 | |
| 12 | Torhout | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 42 | |
| 13 | Racing Waregem | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 38 | |
| 14 | Brakel | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 38 | |
| 15 | Bornem | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 37 | |
| 16 | Cappellen | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 35 | Relegation to Belgian Fourth Division play-off |
| 17 | Izegem (R) | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 34 | Relegation to Belgian Fourth Division |
| 18 | Wielsbeke (R) | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 86 | −55 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Belgian Third Division B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woluwe (C, P) | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 20 | +49 | 75 | Belgian Second Division |
| 2 | Virton | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 32 | +32 | 67 | Belgian Third Division Final Round |
| 3 | Bertrix | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 62 | |
| 4 | Zaventem | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 62 | Belgian Third Division Final Round |
| 5 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 61 | |
| 6 | Bocholt | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 60 | |
| 7 | URS Centre | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 58 | |
| 8 | Olympic Charleroi | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 55 | |
| 9 | Hasselt | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 50 | |
| 10 | Diegem | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 49 | |
| 11 | Heppignies | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 37 | |
| 12 | Huy | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 37 | |
| 13 | Verviers | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 33 | |
| 14 | Bleid | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 66 | −36 | 32 | |
| 15 | Grimbergen | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 29 | |
| 16 | Ternat | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 79 | −33 | 28 | Relegation to Belgian Fourth Division play-off |
| 17 | RFC Liège (R) | 34 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 33 | 79 | −46 | 17 | Relegation to Belgian Fourth Division |
| 18 | UR Namur (R) | 34 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 60 | −30 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Third division play-off
From the third division A, Deinze qualified as winner of the periods 2 (matches 11 to 22) and 3 (matches 23 to 34), Hoogstraten and Coxyde qualified as 2nd and 4th placed teams in the final table. The first period (matches 1 to 10) was won by the champion Aalst. However, as only the champion Aalst, as well as Hoogstraten, Sint-Niklaas and Geel-Meerhout had got their remunerated football license, required to be able to enter the play-offs, Coxyde and Deinze did not enter the play-offs.[1]
From the third division B, Virton qualified as the winner of period 1, Bertrix qualified as the 3rd-placed team in the final table and Zaventem as the 4th-placed team. The champion Woluwe had won periods 2 and 3. However, Bertrix did not apply for the remunerated football license and was replaced for the play-offs by Union, the 5th-placed team in the final table.[2]
From the second division, Turnhout qualified for the second round of the play-off as the 16th-placed team.
Belgian Promotion
In the Promotion A, Athois were crowned champions, while Ieper, Péruwelz-Mouscron and Sparta Petegem respectively won the first period (matches 1 to 10), second period (matches 11 to 20) and third period (matches 21 to 30). In the Promotion B, RC Mechelen won the regular season as well as the second period. Lyra and Londerzeel won respectively the first and third periods. Wijgmaal also entered the Promotion play-off as 3rd-placed team in the final table. In the Promotion C, Maasmechelen won the title, as well as the first and third periods and Tielen won the second period. Veldwezelt and Oosterwijk also qualified for the play-off as respectively the 2nd and 3rd-placed teams in the regular season. In the Promotion D, La Calamine won the championship as well as periods 1 and 3 and Walhain won the period 2. Sprimont-Comblain and Faymonville joined Walhain as qualifier for the play-off from group D as respectively 3rd and 4th-placed teams. The two 16th-placed teams from the third division Cappellen and Ternat also qualified for the Promotion play-off, entering the competition in the second round.
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semifinals | Third-place game | ||||||||||||||||
| 3B | Ternat | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Péruwelz-Mouscron (aet) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Péruwelz-Mouscron | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sprimont-Comblain | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Péruwelz-Mouscron | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Petegem | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Petegem (aet) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lyra | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Petegem | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oosterwijk | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oosterwijk | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tielen | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Petegem | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3A | Cappellen | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3A | Cappellen | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Walhain | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Walhain | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Veldwezelt | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3A | Cappellen | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wijgmaal | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wijgmaal | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Faymonville | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wijgmaal | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ieper | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ieper | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Londerzeel | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
European Club results
Note that the Belgian team's score is always given first.
- Anderlecht and Gent started the season in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League, respectively in the champions and non-champions path. Both were eliminated and dropped into the Europa League. Anderlecht suffered a major mental blow after losing out on penalties to Partizan Belgrade, whereas Gent was no match for Dynamo Kyiv. In the Europa League, Gent performed above expectations as they first knocked out Feyenoord and then came close to progress through the group stage, only losing to French league leaders Lille on the final day, earlier defeating Levski Sofia from Bulgaria and Portuguese club Sporting CP at home. After some mediocre results in the group stage, Anderlecht only scraped through on the last day as they beat Hajduk Split and Zenit St. Petersburg also won their match against AEK Athens. In the knockout round, Anderlecht was blown away 0-3 and 0-2 by Ajax, although their victory of the season before had given them high hopes before the match.
- Cercle Brugge, Genk and Club Brugge started respectively in the second qualifying round, third qualifying round and playoff round of the Europa League. Cercle Brugge beat Finnish team TPS Turku before narrowly losing out to Anorthosis Famagusta of Cyprus. Genk also beat a team from Turku, namely Inter Turku, after losing out to Porto. Club Brugge did reach the group stage by beating Dinamo Minsk, but then scored only three points in six matches after a very disappointing string of results against Villarreal, PAOK and Dinamo Zagreb.
Other honours
European qualification for 2011-12 summary
| Competition | Qualifiers | Reason for Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round for Champions | Genk | 1st in Jupiler League |
| UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round for Non-Champions | Standard Liège | 2nd in Jupiler League |
| UEFA Europa League Play-off Round | Anderlecht | 3rd in Jupiler League |
| UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round | Club Brugge | 4th in Jupiler League |
| UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round | Westerlo | Cup losing finalist |
See also
- 2010–11 Belgian First Division
- 2010–11 Belgian Cup
- 2011 Belgian Super Cup
- Belgian Second Division
- Belgian Third Division: divisions A and B
- Belgian Promotion: divisions A, B, C and D
References
- ^ "Geel-Meerhout 'licencié' pour le tour final". sport.be. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ "Bertrix n'a pas demandé la licence pour jouer en D2". lameuse.be. Retrieved May 15, 2011.