Jupiler League 1998-99
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The 1998/99 season of the Jupiler League was held between August 21, 1998 and May 16, 1999. Racing Genk became champions.
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[edit] Promoted teams
These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:
[edit] Relegated teams
These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:
[edit] Genk's title success
After a deceiving start of the competition Anderlecht managed to come back at the top of the ranking under the management of Jean Dockx and Franky Vercauteren even beating its long-time rival Standard Liège in a memorable 0-6 demonstration. Two matches before the end of the season, the ranking was as such:
1. Genk 32 70 2. Brugge 32 68 3. Anderlecht 32 64
Those three teams were thus still able to win the championship. While Club Brugge lost its game to Mouscron 2-0, Anderlecht secured a 2-5 win to Genk. However the Racing did win its last match at Harelbeke and it thus became champion.
[edit] Battle for Europe
With Genk qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, Anderlecht and Brugge entered the UEFA Cup.
[edit] The relegation dog fight
Lommel avoided relegation by winning its last match 2-1 to Charleroi while the newcomer Kortrijk lost to Anderlecht. The other newcomer (Oostende) was already relegated at this moment.
[edit] Final league table
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Genk | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 38 | +36 | 73 | |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 71 | ||
| 3 | Anderlecht | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 76 | 39 | +37 | 70 | ||
| 4 | Mouscron | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 76 | 47 | +29 | 66 | ||
| 5 | Lokeren | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 57 | ||
| 6 | Standard Liège | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 54 | ||
| 7 | Lierse | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 54 | ||
| 8 | Gent | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 59 | -4 | 52 | ||
| 9 | Sint-Truidense | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 51 | ||
| 10 | Germinal Ekeren | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 49 | ||
| 11 | Harelbeke | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 46 | -2 | 41 | ||
| 12 | Westerlo | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 56 | 62 | -6 | 40 | ||
| 13 | Eendracht Aalst | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 66 | -18 | 35 | ||
| 14 | Charleroi | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 54 | -14 | 32 | ||
| 15 | Beveren | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 33 | 60 | -27 | 30 | ||
| 16 | Lommel | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 56 | -23 | 28 | ||
| R | 17 | Kortrijk | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 81 | -32 | 25 | |
| R | 18 | Oostende | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 79 | -52 | 22 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; C = Champions; R = Relegated
[edit] Top goal scorers
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Koller | 24 | Lokeren |
| Branko Strupar | 18 | Genk |
| Souleymane Oulare | 17 | Genk |
| Zoran Ban | 16 | Mouscron |
| Tomasz Radzinski | 15 | Anderlecht |
| Jochen Janssen | 15 | Westerlo |
| Filip Fiers | 15 | Sint-Truidense |
| Eric Van Meir | 14 | Lierse |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- (French) Sport.be website - Archive
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