2008–09 Belgian First Division
The 2008–09 champions were decided in a playoff because Standard and Anderlecht finished the regular season equal on points and number of wins.Sint-Truidense and Brussels were relegated to the Second Division at the end of the previous season after finishing in the last two places.They were replaced by Second Division champions Kortrijk and promotion playoff winners Tubize.Since Anderlecht and Standard were tied on both points and wins, a two-legged playoff was played in order to determine the league champions.Note: The classification was made after the weekend of each matchday, so postponed matches were only processed at the time they were played to represent the real evolution in standings.