# 1985–86 Belgian First Division

Statistics of Belgian League in season 1985–86.

## Overview

It was performed by 18 teams, and R.S.C. Anderlecht won the championship, while K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk & Lierse S.K. were relegated.
The top two teams, Anderlecht and Club Brugge, finished level on points (though Anderlecht had a superior goal difference) and it was decided that a two-legged championship playoff would take place – a situation which had not occurred in Belgian football since 1928–29. Both of these 'test matches' were drawn: 1–1 in Brussels and 2–2 in Bruges, with Anderlecht coming back from two goals behind and holding off a late onslaught from the opposition to claim the title on the away goals rule.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 84 | 33 | +51 | 52 | Qualified for 1986–87 European Cup |
| 2 | Club Brugge K.V. | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 78 | 34 | +44 | 52 | Qualified for 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 42 | Qualified for 1986–87 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | K.A.A. Gent | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 41 | Qualified for 1986–87 UEFA Cup |
| 5 | K.S.K. Beveren | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 40 | Qualified for 1986–87 UEFA Cup |
| 6 | R.F.C. de Liège | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 39 | |
| 7 | K. Beerschot V.A.C. | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 37 | |
| 8 | K.S.V. Waregem | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 35 | |
| 9 | Royal Antwerp FC | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 35 | |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge K.S.V. | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 34 | |
| 11 | KV Mechelen | 34 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 31 | |
| 12 | R. Charleroi S.C. | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 41 | 63 | −22 | 28 | |
| 13 | R.W.D. Molenbeek | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 27 | |
| 14 | K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 26 | |
| 15 | K.V. Kortrijk | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 25 | |
| 16 | RFC Sérésien | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 25 | |
| 17 | K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 56 | −33 | 22 | Relegated to Division II |
| 18 | Lierse S.K. | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 21 | Relegated to Division II |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AND | ANT | BEE | BEV | CER | CLU | CHA | GNT | KOR | FCL | LIE | LOK | MEC | MOL | SER | STA | WAR | WTG |
| Anderlecht | | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| Antwerp | 0–0 | | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 |
| Beerschot | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Beveren | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Cercle Brugge | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 7–2 | 4–2 |
| Club Brugge | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 6–3 | 3–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Charleroi | 2–6 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Gent | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Kortrijk | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Liége | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 5–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Lierse | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–6 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Lokeren | 3–5 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 3–0 |
| Mechelen | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Molenbeek | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Seraing | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Standard Liège | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Waregem | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | | 5–0 |
| Waterschei Thor | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |

## Topscorers

| Scorer | Goals | Team |
| Erwin Vandenbergh | 27 | Anderlecht |
| Didier Beugnies | 22 | Charleroi |
| Jean-Pierre Papin | 21 | Club Brugge |
| Daniel Veyt | 17 | Waregem |
| Marc Degryse | 16 | Club Brugge |
| Alexandre Czerniatynski | 16 | Standard Liège |
| Jan Ceulemans | 13 | Club Brugge |
| Harry Cnops | 13 | Royal Antwerp |

## Championship play-off

* Anderlecht wins on away goals.