# 1978–79 Belgian First Division

Statistics of Belgian First Division in the 1978–79 season.

## Overview

It was contested by 18 teams, and K.S.K. Beveren won the championship for the first time in club history.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | K.S.K. Beveren | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 49 | Qualified for 1979–80 European Cup |
| 2 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | 34 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 76 | 41 | +35 | 45 | Qualified for 1979–80 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 44 | Qualified for 1979–80 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Lokeren | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 42 | |
| 5 | R.W.D. Molenbeek | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 41 | |
| 6 | Club Brugge K.V. | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 38 | |
| 7 | Royal Antwerp FC | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 35 | |
| 8 | Lierse S.K. | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 33 | |
| 9 | R. Charleroi S.C. | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 33 | |
| 10 | FC Winterslag | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 33 | |
| 11 | K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 32 | |
| 12 | Beerschot | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 31 | Qualified for 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 13 | Beringen FC | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 29 | |
| 14 | K.S.V. Waregem | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 29 | |
| 15 | K Berchem Sport | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 28 | |
| 16 | R.F.C. de Liège | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 26 | |
| 17 | R.A.A. Louviéroise | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 79 | −34 | 24 | Relegated to Division II |
| 18 | K.V. Kortrijk | 34 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 61 | −34 | 20 | Relegated to Division II |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AND | ANT | BEE | BRC | BER | BEV | CLU | CHA | KOR | FCL | LIE | LOK | LOU | MOL | STA | WAR | WTG | WIN |
| Anderlecht | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Antwerp | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Beerschot | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Berchem | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Beringen | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Beveren | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Club Brugge | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Charleroi | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Kortrijk | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Liège | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Lierse | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Lokeren | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | | 7–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| La Louvière | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
| Molenbeek | 0–2 | 5–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 |
| Standard Liège | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Waregem | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Waterschei Thor | 0–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 0–0 |
| Winterslag | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |