2018–19 Belgian First Division A

Belgian First Division A
Season 2018–19
Dates 27 July 2018 – May 2019
2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 28 July 2018.

The 2018–19 Belgian First Division A is the 116th season of top-tier football in Belgium.

Team changes

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Matricule Club Location Venue Capacity
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 Kehrweg Stadion 8,363
322 Genk Genk Luminus Arena 24,956
7 Gent Ghent Ghelamco Arena 20,000
19 Kortrijk Kortrijk Guldensporen Stadion 9,399
282 Lokeren Lokeren Daknamstadion 12,000
216 Excel 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 Captain Kit Manufacturer Sponsors
Anderlecht Belgium Hein Vanhaezebrouck France Adrien Trebel Adidas BNP Paribas Fortis
Antwerp Romania László Bölöni Belgium Faris Haroun Jako Heylen Vastgoed
Cercle Brugge France Laurent Guyot Belgium Benjamin Lambot Erima ADMB
Charleroi Belgium Felice Mazzu Spain Francisco Martos Kappa Proximus
Club Brugge Croatia Ivan Leko Netherlands Ruud Vormer Macron Daikin
Eupen France Claude Makélélé Spain Luis García Nike Aspire Academy
Excel Mouscron Belgium Frank Defays Belgium Jérémy Huyghebaert Erima Star Casino
Genk Belgium Philippe Clement Spain Alejandro Pozuelo Nike Beobank
Gent Denmark Jess Thorup Ghana Nana Asare Craft vdk bank
Kortrijk Belgium Glen De Boeck Belgium Hannes Van der Bruggen Jako AGO Jobs & HR
Lokeren Belgium Peter Maes Belgium Killian Overmeire Beltona QTeam
Oostende Belgium Gert Verheyen Belgium Nicolas Lombaerts Joma Willems Veranda's
Sint-Truiden Belgium Marc Brys Belgium Steven De Petter Olympic Golden Palace
Standard Liège Belgium Michel Preud'homme Belgium Sébastien Pocognoli New Balance BASE
Waasland-Beveren Belgium Yannick Ferrera Belgium Joachim Van Damme Kappa Circus.be
Zulte-Waregem Belgium Francky Dury Belgium Davy De fauw Patrick Willy Naessens Group

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position Replaced by Date of appointment
Sint-Truiden Belgium Jonas De Roeck Replaced End of 2017–18 season [n 1] Pre-season Belgium Marc Brys 21 May 2018 [1]
Oostende Bosnia and Herzegovina Adnan Čustović Replaced End of 2017–18 season Belgium Gert Verheyen 25 April 2018 [n 2] [2]
Cercle Brugge Belgium Franky Vercauteren Mutual consent End of 2017–18 season France Laurent Guyot 6 June 2018 [3]
Standard Liège Portugal Ricardo Sá Pinto Resigned End of 2017–18 season Belgium Michel Preud'homme 23 May 2018 [4]
Waasland-Beveren Belgium Dirk Geeraerd Caretaker replaced End of 2017–18 season Belgium Yannick Ferrera 8 June 2018 [5]
Excel Mouscron Belgium Frank Defays Sacked 30 August 2018 [6] 16th Germany Bernd Storck 2 September 2018 [7]
Gent Belgium Yves Vanderhaeghe Sacked 8 October 2018 [8] 7th Denmark Jess Thorup 10 October 2018 [9]

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Genk 10 8 2 0 31 10 +21 26 Qualification for the championship play-offs
2 Club Brugge 10 8 1 1 28 10 +18 25
3 Anderlecht 10 6 2 2 19 10 +9 20
4 Antwerp 10 5 4 1 14 8 +6 19
5 Standard Liège 10 5 3 2 17 10 +7 18
6 Sint-Truiden 10 4 5 1 14 9 +5 17
7 Gent 10 4 2 4 19 21 −2 14 Qualification for the Europa League play-offs
8 Oostende 10 4 2 4 14 17 −3 14
9 Cercle Brugge 10 3 3 4 11 18 −7 12
10 Charleroi 10 3 2 5 13 14 −1 11
11 Kortrijk 10 3 2 5 13 17 −4 11
12 Eupen 10 3 1 6 13 22 −9 10
13 Waasland-Beveren 10 1 6 3 12 14 −2 9
14 Lokeren 10 1 2 7 8 20 −12 5
15 Zulte Waregem 10 1 2 7 13 27 −14 5
16 Excel Mouscron 10 1 1 8 4 16 −12 4 Relegation to the First Division B
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: Belgian First Division A (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[10]

Results

Home \ Away AND ANT CER CHA CLU EUP EXM GNK GNT KVK LOK OOS STA STR W-B ZWA
Anderlecht — 1–1 2–0 5–2 2–1 0–0
Antwerp — 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 5–1
Cercle Brugge — 2–1 2–5 0–3 3–2 3–1
Charleroi 1–2 0–1 — 3–1 0–2 2–1
Club Brugge 2–1 4–0 — 5–2 3–0 2–1
Eupen 1–2 1–4 — 2–3 1–2 2–1
Excel Mouscron 0–1 0–1 0–1 — 1–0 0–3
Genk 1–0 3–1 — 1–1 3–2 4–0
Gent 0–4 1–5 — 2–1 1–2 4–1 1–1
Kortrijk 1–4 1–3 3–3 — 1–2
Lokeren 0–0 0–4 1–3 — 0–3 1–0
Oostende 1–1 2–1 0–2 — 1–3 3–1
Standard Liège 0–0 0–0 3–1 3–2 — 3–2
Sint-Truiden 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 —
Waasland-Beveren 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 —
Zulte Waregem 1–2 2–5 4–0 0–2 2–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: Belgian Pro League (in Dutch)
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Number of teams by provinces

    Number of teams Province or region Team(s)
    5  West FlandersCercle Brugge, Club Brugge, Kortrijk, Oostende and Zulte Waregem
    3  East FlandersGent, Lokeren and Waasland-Beveren
    2  HainautCharleroi and Excel Mouscron
     LiègeEupen and Standard Liège
     LimburgGenk and Sint-Truiden
    1  AntwerpAntwerp
     BrusselsAnderlecht

    Notes

    1. ↑ The announcement of De Roeck being replaced was made on 20 April 2018, together with the news he would complete the season.
    2. ↑ Verheyen was announced as manager on 25 April 2018 but only replaced Adnan Čustović after the final match of the season.

    References

    1. ↑ "Marc Brys wordt maandag voorgesteld als coach van STVV" [Marc Brys to be presented Monday as new coach of STVV] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-05-19.
    2. ↑ "Verheyen en Van der Elst vormen nieuwe trainerstandem van KV Oostende" [Verheyen and Van der Elst to become new coaching duo of KV Oostende] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-04-27.
    3. ↑ "Fransman Guyot moet Cercle Brugge in 1e klasse A houden" [Frenchman Guyot to keep Cercle Brugge in 1st division A] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-06-06.
    4. ↑ "Officieel: Michel Preud'homme wordt opnieuw coach van Standard" [Official: Michel Preud'homme becomes manager of Standard again] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-05-23.
    5. ↑ "Yannick Ferrera: "Waasland-Beveren is een zeer ambitieuze club"" [Yannick Ferrera: "Waasland-Beveren is a very ambitious club"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-06-08.
    6. ↑ "Verlies tegen Eupen is druppel: Moeskroen stuurt Defays weg" [Loss against Eupen is last straw breaking camel's back: Mouscron sends Defays away] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-08-30.
    7. ↑ "Duitser Bernd Storck (55) moet Moeskroen redden" [German Bernd Storck (55) to save Mouscron] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-09-02.
    8. ↑ "Geen verrassing: Vanderhaeghe betaalt het gelag bij AA Gent" [No surprise: Vanderhaeghe pays the piper at AA Gent] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-10-08.
    9. ↑ "JESS THORUP NIEUWE COACH KAA GENT" (in Dutch). kaagent.be. 2018-10-10.
    10. ↑ "First Division A 2016/2010 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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