# 2007–08 in Belgian football

The 2007–08 football season in Belgium, which is the 105th season of competitive football in the country.

## Honours

| Competition | Winner |
| First division | Standard Liège |
| Second division | Kortrijk |
| Third division A | Ronse |
| Third division B | RFC Liège |
| Promotion A | Wielsbeke |
| Promotion B | Gent-Zeehaven |
| Promotion C | Hoogstraten |
| Promotion D | URS Centre |
| Cup | Anderlecht |
| Supercup | Standard Liège |

## League competitions
### Belgian First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Standard Liège (C) | 34 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 61 | 19 | +42 | 77 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Anderlecht | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 70 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 67 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Cercle Brugge | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 60 | |
| 5 | Germinal Beerschot | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 55 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 6 | Gent | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 52 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 7 | Zulte Waregem | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 47 | |
| 8 | Charleroi | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 46 | |
| 9 | Westerlo | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 45 | |
| 10 | Genk | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 45 | |
| 11 | Mouscron | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 42 | |
| 12 | Lokeren | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 42 | |
| 13 | Mechelen | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 40 | |
| 14 | Roeselare | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 38 | |
| 15 | Dender | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 33 | |
| 16 | Mons | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 33 | |
| 17 | Sint-Truiden (R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 27 | Relegation to 2008–09 Belgian Second Division |
| 18 | Brussels (R) | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 66 | −39 | 19 | Relegation to 2008–09 Belgian Second Division |

### Belgian Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Kortrijk (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 73 | 35 | +38 | 76 | Belgian First Division |
| 2 | Tubize (P) | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 66 | Belgian Second Division final round |
| 3 | OH Leuven | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 61 | Belgian Second Division final round |
| 4 | KVSK United | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 60 | Belgian Second Division final round |
| 5 | Antwerp | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 59 | Belgian Second Division final round |
| 6 | Virton | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 56 | |
| 7 | Lierse | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 53 | |
| 8 | Hamme | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 49 | |
| 9 | Beveren | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 48 | |
| 10 | Tienen | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 48 | |
| 11 | Olympic Charleroi | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 46 | |
| 12 | Tournai | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 46 | |
| 13 | Eupen | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 45 | |
| 14 | Waasland | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 43 | |
| 15 | Deinze | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 43 | |
| 16 | Oostende | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 42 | |
| 17 | UR Namur | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 42 | Relegation to Belgian Third Division Final Round |
| 18 | Union Saint-Gilloise (R) | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 40 | Relegation to Belgian Third Division |
| 19 | Geel (R) | 36 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 33 | 98 | −65 | 16 | Relegation to Belgian Third Division |

## 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.
| Date | Team | Competition | Round | Leg | Opponent | Location | Score |
| July 7 | Gent | Intertoto Cup | Round 2 | Leg 1, Home | Cliftonville | Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent | 2-0 |
| July 14 | Gent | Intertoto Cup | Round 2 | Leg 2, Away | Cliftonville | Windsor Park, Belfast | 4-0 |
| July 21 | Gent | Intertoto Cup | Round 3 | Leg 1, Home | Aalborg | Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent | 1-1 |
| July 29 | Gent | Intertoto Cup | Round 3 | Leg 2, Away | Aalborg | Energi Nord Arena, Aalborg | 1-2 |
| July 31 | Genk | Champions League | Qual. Round 2 | Leg 1, Home | Sarajevo | Cristal Arena, Genk | 1-2 |
| August 8 | Genk | Champions League | Qual. Round 2 | Leg 2, Away | Sarajevo | Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo | 1-0 |
| August 15 | Anderlecht | Champions League | Qual. Round 3 | Leg 1, Away | Fenerbahçe | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul | 0-1 |
| August 16 | Standard Liège | UEFA Cup | Qual. Round 2 | Leg 1, Away | Käerjeng | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg | 3-0 |
| August 29 | Anderlecht | Champions League | Qual. Round 3 | Leg 2, Home | Fenerbahçe | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | 0-2 |
| August 30 | Standard Liège | UEFA Cup | Qual. Round 2 | Leg 2, Home | Käerjeng | Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège | 1-0 |
| September 20 | Anderlecht | UEFA Cup | Round 1 | Leg 1, Home | Rapid Wien | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | 1-1 |
| September 20 | Club Brugge | UEFA Cup | Round 1 | Leg 1, Away | Brann | Brann Stadion, Bergen | 1-0 |
| September 20 | Standard Liège | UEFA Cup | Round 1 | Leg 1, Away | Zenit St. Petersburg | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg | 0-3 |
| October 4 | Anderlecht | UEFA Cup | Round 1 | Leg 2, Away | Rapid Wien | Gerhard Hanappi Stadium, Vienna | 1-0 |
| October 4 | Club Brugge | UEFA Cup | Round 1 | Leg 2, Home | Brann | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges | 1-2 |
| October 4 | Standard Liège | UEFA Cup | Round 1 | Leg 2, Home | Zenit St. Petersburg | Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège | 1-1 |
| October 25 | Anderlecht | UEFA Cup | Group Stage | Match 1, Home | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | 2-0 |
| November 8 | Anderlecht | UEFA Cup | Group Stage | Match 2, Away | Aalborg | Energi Nord Arena, Aalborg | 1-1 |
| December 6 | Anderlecht | UEFA Cup | Group Stage | Match 3, Home | Tottenham Hotspur | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | 1-1 |
| December 19 | Anderlecht | UEFA Cup | Group Stage | Match 4, Away | Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe | 1-2 |
| February 13 | Anderlecht | UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | Leg 1, Home | Bordeaux | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | 2-1 |
| February 21 | Anderlecht | UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | Leg 2, Away | Bordeaux | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux | 1-1 |
| March 6 | Anderlecht | UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | Leg 1, Home | Bayern Munich | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | 0-5 |
| March 12 | Anderlecht | UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | Leg 2, Away | Bayern Munich | Allianz Arena, Munich | 2-1 |

## European qualification for 2008-09 summary

| Competition | Qualifiers | Reason for Qualification |
| 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. He also managed the Belgium 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.
* 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