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.
Jupiler Pro LeagueStandard LiègeDenderTubizeChampions LeagueAnderlechtEuropa LeagueClub BruggeJaime Alfonso Ruiz2007–082009–10Belgian First DivisionRoeselareGerminal BeerschotCercle BruggeCharleroiKortrijkStandardLokerenMechelenMouscronZulte WaregemWesterlolast seasonSecond DivisionSint-TruidenseBrusselsLiègeLászló BölöniSteven DefourStade Maurice DufrasneR.S.C. AnderlechtAriel JacobsOlivier DeschachtConstant Vanden Stock StadiumClub Brugge KVBrugesJacky MathijssenPhilippe ClementJan Breydel StadiumCercle Brugge K.S.V.Glen De BoeckDenis VianeK.F.C. Germinal BeerschotAntwerpAimé AnthuenisDaniel CruzOlympisch StadionK.A.A. GentMichel Preud'hommeBryan RuizJules OttenstadionS.V. Zulte WaregemWaregemFrancky DuryLudwin Van NieuwenhuyzeRegenboogstadionR. Charleroi S.C.John CollinsFrank DefaysStade du Pays de CharleroiK.V.C. WesterloJan CeulemansJef DelenHet KuipjeK.R.C. GenkHans VisserHans CornelisCristal ArenaR.E. MouscronEnzo ScifoGonzague van DoorenStade Le CanonnierK.S.C. Lokeren Oost-VlaanderenAleksandar JankovićOlivier DollDaknamstadionKV MechelenPeter MaesJonas IvensVeolia-StadionK.S.V. RoeselareDennis Van WijkStefaan TangheSchiervelde StadionF.C. Verbroedering Dender E.H.DenderleeuwJohan BoskampSteven de PetterFlorent BeeckmanstadionR.A.E.C. MonsChristophe DessyRoberto MirriStade Charles TondreauK.V. KortrijkHein VanhaezebrouckStéphane DemetsGuldensporen StadionA.F.C. TubizeAlbert CartierStade LeburtonPhilippe Saint-JeanTrond SolliedThierry PisterDirk GeeraerdHarm van VeldhovenThierry SiquetRonny Van GeneugdenGeorges Leekens2009–10 Belgian Second Division2008–09 Belgian CupaggregateLegearMbokaniWitselPaul AllaertsStandard LiègeClub BruggeCercle BruggeDieumerci MbokaniIdir OualiNicolás FrutosHabib HabibouJérémy PerbetAdnan ĆustovićChris MakieseJimmy HempteKarim BelhocineAlfonso RuizTom De SutterJoseph AkpalaOuwo Moussa MaazouWesley SonckMbaye LeyeMbark BoussoufaOleg IachtchoukMilan JovanovićBjörn VleminckxElimane CoulibalyDavid DestormeGiuseppe RossiniMohamed DahmaneAdékambi OlufadéKevin RoelandtsIgor de CamargoGuillaume GilletFaris HarounMustapha JarjuIvan LekoZlatan LjubijankićMarcin WasilewskiAxel WitselJoão CarlosStijn De SmetSven KumsMiloš MarićErnest NforNorman SyllaGrégory DuferOmer GolanSherjill MacDonaldSanharib MalkiThomas MattonTim SmoldersKevin VandenberghAdmir AganovićWillianElyaniv BardaFrederik BoiHonour GombamiDawid JanczykJonathan LegearChristophe LepointIvan PerišićJeroen SimaeysSulejman SmajićBernd ThijsBertin TomouBalázs TóthFranck BerrierThomas ChatelleDaniel ChávezWilfried DalmatTom De MulMahamadou DissaTosin DosunmuJulien GoriusMouhcine IajourJaycee OkwunwanneRoland JuhászGeoffrey Mujangi BiaJoachim MunungaAdam NemecDaniel PudilCyril ThéréauVittorio VillanoStanislav VlčekJelle VossenStef WilsAntolín AlcarazAnele NgcongcaRandall AzofeifaIstvan BakxWalter BaseggioChristian BentekeCédric BétrémieuxFadel BrahamiThomas BuffelDmitri BulykinAboubacar CamaraDaan De PeverNabil DirarChristophe GrégoireMoussa GueyeStijn HuysegemsCheikhou KouyatéTim MatthysIlombe MboyoAndréa Mbuyi-MutomboKoen PersoonsObiora OditaMarvin OgunjimiOguchi OnyewuAbdelmajid OulmersMustapha OussalahTony SergeantValeri SorokinMarko ŠulerSalim TuamaJelle Van DammeRonald VargasWouter VranckenDieter WittesaeleAbdessalam BenjellounLucas BigliaMario CarevićCédric ColletWouter CorstjensKoen DaerdenKris De WreeMounir DianeRachid FarssiDominic FoleyBart GoorJanne HietanenOleksandr IakovenkoJean-Paul Kielo-LeziStijn MeertPieterjan MonteyneDugary NdabashinzeVuza NyoniAzubuike OlisehKevin OrisSekou OuattaraKillian OvermeireJan PolákRoberto RosalesWouter ScheelenSerhiy SerebrennikovDániel TőzsérBart Van Den EedeLukáš ZelenkaYoav ZivMozes AdamsLeon BenkoVíctor BernárdezSiebe BlondelleLudovic BuyssensJean-Philippe CailletFabien CamusJanis CoppinAlessandro CordaroJusuf DajićWim De DeckerDieter DekelverBram de LyBoubacar DembéléJoeri DequevyJonas de RoeckKarel D'HaeneDidier DheedeneFrédéric DupréChemcedine El AraichiKarel GeraertsKevin GeudensRéginal GoreuxChristophe GrondinRomain HaghedoorenAlan HaydockKristof ImschootSteven JacobsFrédéric JayTorben JoneleitYasin KaracaMahamoudou KéréPaul KpakaMladen LazarevićHernán LosadaMarcel MbayoDamien MiceliDamir MirvićJimmy MulisaHenri MunyanezaRoy MyrieArsène NéBenjamin NicaiseAntti OkkonenKing Gyan OseiJean-Baptiste PaternotteNebojša PavlovićAnthony PortierSilvio ProtoVincent ProvoostVincent RamaëlBassilia SakanokoSantiagoMohamed SarrAsanda SishubaTom SoetaersAvi StroolMatías SuárezDanijel SubotićĐorđe SvetličićJérémy TaravelArturo ten HeuvelKenny ThompsonOde ThompsonRomeo Van DesselBrecht VerbruggheJonathan WalasiakJustice WamforHiraç YaganErvin ZukanovićYohan BrouckaertBojan JorgacevićTomislav MikulićRocky PeetersKenny Van Hoevelen2008–09 R.S.C. 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