2019–20 Belgian First Division A
Season | 2019–20 |
---|---|
Champions | Club Brugge |
Champions League | Club Brugge Gent |
Europa League | Charleroi Antwerp Standard Liège |
Matches played | 232 |
Goals scored | 658 (2.84 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jonathan David Dieumerci Mbokani (18 goals each) |
Biggest home win | Anderlecht 7–0 Zulte Waregem (7 March 2020) |
Biggest away win | Mechelen 0–5 Club Brugge (28 September 2019) |
Longest winning run | 5 matches Club Brugge |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Club Brugge |
Longest winless run | 9 matches Waasland-Beveren |
Longest losing run | 5 matches Cercle Brugge |
Highest attendance | Regular season 26,769[1] Club Brugge 1–1 Genk (1 September 2019) |
Lowest attendance | Regular season 2,154[1] Eupen 1–1 Waasland-Beveren (2 August 2019) |
Total attendance | 1,011,903 |
Average attendance | Regular season 10,765 |
← 2018–19
2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 6 October 2019. |
The 2019–20 Belgian First Division A (officially known as Jupiler Pro League) was the 117th season of top-tier football in Belgium.
On 2 April 2020, the Jupiler Pro League's board of directors agreed to propose to cancel the season early during the COVID-19 pandemic. Should this proposal be accepted, Club Brugge will be awarded the title.[2] In the meantime UEFA has threatened to ban teams in Europe in case their respective leagues were terminated early without trying to have all remaining matches completed.[3] The decision of whether to accept this proposal was initially meant to be decided by a vote at a meeting on 15 April 2020, but had been postponed three times.[4]
The proposal was finally accepted by the General Assembly on 15 May 2020, confirming Club Brugge as 2019–20 First Division A champions.[5]
Contents
Team changes
As 2018–19 Belgian First Division B champions, Mechelen would have replaced relegated Lokeren. However, as part of the 2017–19 Belgian football fraud scandal, Mechelen were found guilty of match-fixing at the end of the 2017–18 season, resulting in the club being relegated back to the First Division B and runners-up Beerschot taking the spot of Mechelen instead. Mechelen appealed the decision with the Belgian Court of Arbitration for Sports, which confirmed that KV Mechelen was indeed guilty of match-fixing, but that according to the rules of the Royal Belgian Football Association, relegation is no longer a possible penalty as the match-fixing occurred more than one season ago. KV Mechelen was thus allowed to play in the Belgian First Division A, but did get banned from participating in the UEFA Europa League and the Belgian Cup for one season.
Format change
While the regular season remains unchanged, the end of season play-offs have been altered somewhat, specifically the Europa League play-offs will now be played by 16 instead of 12 teams. Taking part will be the bottom ten teams together with the six top teams from the Belgian First Division B, to be divided in four groups of four teams. The four group winners will play semi-finals and a final to determine the team which will play the fourth (or fifth) placed team from the championship play-offs for the remaining ticket into the UEFA Europa League. This change allows both the team relegating from the 2019–20 Belgian First Division A and the 2019–20 Belgian First Division B champion to take part in the Europa League play-offs, allowing these teams to bridge the gap of nearly six months without any matches as used to be the case in previous seasons.[6]
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Matricule | Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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35 | Anderlecht | Anderlecht | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium | 21,500 |
1 | Antwerp | Antwerp | Bosuilstadion | 12,975 |
12 | Cercle Brugge | Bruges | Jan Breydel Stadium | 29,042 |
22 | Charleroi | Charleroi | Stade du Pays de Charleroi | 14,000 |
3 | Club Brugge | Bruges | Jan Breydel Stadium | 29,042 |
4276 | Eupen | Eupen | Kehrwegstadion | 8,363 |
322 | Genk | Genk | Luminus Arena | 24,956 |
7 | Gent | Ghent | Ghelamco Arena | 20,000 |
19 | Kortrijk | Kortrijk | Guldensporen Stadion | 9,399 |
25 | Mechelen | Mechelen | AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne | 16,700 |
216 | Mouscron | Mouscron | Stade Le Canonnier | 10,571 |
31 | Oostende | Ostend | Versluys Arena | 8,432 |
373 | Sint-Truiden | Sint-Truiden | Stayen | 14,600 |
16 | Standard Liège | Liège | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | 30,023 |
4068 | Waasland-Beveren | Beveren | Freethiel Stadion | 8,190 |
5381 | Zulte Waregem | Waregem | Regenboogstadion | 12,500 |
Personnel and kits
Club | Manager | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors |
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Anderlecht | ![]() ![]() |
Joma | BNP Paribas Fortis |
Antwerp | ![]() |
Jako | Ghelamco |
Cercle Brugge | ![]() |
Erima | Napoleon Games |
Charleroi | ![]() |
Kappa | Proximus |
Club Brugge | ![]() |
Macron | Unibet |
Eupen | ![]() |
Nike | Aspire Academy |
Excel Mouscron | ![]() |
Uhlsport | Star Casino |
Genk | ![]() |
Nike | Beobank |
Gent | ![]() |
Craft | Vdk bank |
Kortrijk | ![]() |
Jako | AGO Jobs & HR |
Mechelen | ![]() |
Jartazi | Telenet |
Oostende | ![]() |
Joma | DIAZ Be |
Sint-Truiden | ![]() |
Umbro | Golden Palace |
Standard Liège | ![]() |
New Balance | VOO |
Waasland-Beveren | ![]() |
Uhlsport | Star Casino |
Zulte-Waregem | ![]() |
Patrick | Willy Naessens Group |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Oostende | ![]() |
Replaced | End of 2018–19 season | Pre-season | ![]() |
6 May 2019[7] |
Mouscron | ![]() |
End of contract | End of 2018–19 season | ![]() |
22 May 2019[8] | |
Anderlecht | ![]() |
Replaced | End of 2018–19 season | ![]() ![]() |
25 May 2019[9] and 19 May 2019[10] | |
Club Brugge | ![]() |
End of contract[11] | End of 2018–19 season | ![]() |
24 May 2019[12] | |
Genk | ![]() |
Moved to Club Brugge[12] | End of 2018–19 season | ![]() |
3 June 2019[13] | |
Cercle Brugge | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell[14] | End of 2018–19 season | ![]() |
19 June 2019[15] | |
Charleroi | ![]() |
Moved to Genk[13] | End of 2018–19 season | ![]() |
21 June 2019[16] | |
Eupen | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 14 June 2019[17] | ![]() |
24 June 2019[18] | |
Waasland-Beveren | ![]() |
Sacked | 26 August 2019[19] | 16th | ![]() |
26 August 2019[19] |
Waasland-Beveren | ![]() |
Caretaker replaced | 2 September 2019[n 8][20] | 16th | ![]() |
2 September 2019[20] |
Anderlecht | ![]() |
Replaced | 3 October 2019[n 9][21] | 13th | ![]() |
3 October 2019 |
Anderlecht | ![]() |
Replaced | 7 October 2019[21] | 13th | ![]() |
7 October 2019 |
Cercle Brugge | ![]() |
Sacked | 7 October 2019[22] | 16th | ![]() |
12 October 2019[23] |
Genk | ![]() |
Sacked | 12 November 2019[24] | 9th | ![]() |
18 November 2019[25] |
Sint-Truiden | ![]() |
Sacked | 25 November 2019[26] | 11th | ![]() |
25 November 2019[26] |
Oostende | ![]() |
Became manager at APOEL FC | 28 December 2019[27] | 14th | ![]() |
31 December 2019[28] |
Sint-Truiden | ![]() |
Caretaker replaced | 2 January 2020[29] | 11th | ![]() |
2 January 2020[29] |
Mouscron | ![]() |
Temporarily replaced due to illness | 5 February 2020[30] | 11th | ![]() |
5 February 2020[30] |
Waasland-Beveren | ![]() |
Sacked | 23 February 2020[31] | 16th | ![]() |
23 February 2020[31] |
Mouscron | ![]() |
Hollerbach recovered from illness | 25 February 2020[32] | 10th | ![]() |
25 February 2020[32] |
Oostende | ![]() |
Sacked | 2 March 2020[33] | 15th | ![]() |
3 March 2020[34] |
Regular season
League table
Template:2019–20 Belgian First Division A Regular Season table
Results
Home \ Away | AND | ANT | CER | CHA | CLU | EUP | EXM | GNK | GNT | KVK | KVM | OOS | STA | STR | W-B | ZWA |
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Anderlecht | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 7–0 |
Antwerp | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | null | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
Cercle Brugge | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3-2 | null | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
Charleroi | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | null | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 4-0 |
Club Brugge | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 |
Eupen | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | null | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Excel Mouscron | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0-1 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3-1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
Genk | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | null | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 |
Gent | 1-1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2-0 | 2–0 |
Kortrijk | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2-0 |
Mechelen | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
Oostende | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2-3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Standard Liège | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1-0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
Sint-Truiden | null | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 5-2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Waasland-Beveren | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | null | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 |
Zulte Waregem | 1–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | null | 5–1 | 5–0 | — |
Season statistics
Notes
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