2003-04 in Belgian football
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The 2003-2004 season was the 110th competitive season in Belgian
football
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* Belgium score given first
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Belgium
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National team
Belgium ended their qualifying campaign for the 2004 UEFA European Championship at the third place in Group 8 and thus did not take part to the final tournament.| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
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| August 20, 2003 | King Baudouin Stadium King Baudouin Stadium The King Baudouin Stadium is a sports ground in north-west Brussels, Belgium. It was inaugurated on 23 August 1930 as the Stade du Jubilé or Jubelstadion in the presence of Prince Leopold. It was built to embellish the Heysel plateau in view of the Brussels International Exposition... , Brussels Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union... (H) |
Netherlands | 1–1 | F | Wesley Sonck Wesley Sonck Wesley Sonck is a Belgian football player, who currently plays as a striker for K. Lierse S.K. who signed him in August 2010 and the Belgium national football team. He played for KRC Genk in the Belgian First Division from where he joined AFC Ajax in 2003 for about £5 million... |
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| September 10, 2003 | King Baudouin Stadium King Baudouin Stadium The King Baudouin Stadium is a sports ground in north-west Brussels, Belgium. It was inaugurated on 23 August 1930 as the Stade du Jubilé or Jubelstadion in the presence of Prince Leopold. It was built to embellish the Heysel plateau in view of the Brussels International Exposition... , Brussels Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union... (H) |
Croatia Croatia national football team The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić... |
2–1 | ECQ | Wesley Sonck Wesley Sonck Wesley Sonck is a Belgian football player, who currently plays as a striker for K. Lierse S.K. who signed him in August 2010 and the Belgium national football team. He played for KRC Genk in the Belgian First Division from where he joined AFC Ajax in 2003 for about £5 million... (2) |
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| October 11, 2003 | Stade Maurice Dufrasne Stade Maurice Dufrasne Stade Maurice Dufrasne is a football stadium in Liège, Belgium. The stadium holds 30,023 people. It is also known as Stade de Sclessin and is the home stadium of Standard Liège... , Liège (H) |
Estonia Estonia national football team The Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international association football. Team members are selected by the head coach of Estonian Football Association . Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia.... |
2–0 | ECQ | Raio Piiroja Raio Piiroja Raio Piiroja is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in the Eredivisie for Vitesse. He plays the position of centre back and is also the captain of the Estonian national football team.-Club career:... (og), Thomas Buffel Thomas Buffel Thomas Buffel is a Belgian footballer who plays for Jupiler League side RC Genk. He is an attacking midfielder and can play as a striker... |
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| February 18, 2004 | King Baudouin Stadium King Baudouin Stadium The King Baudouin Stadium is a sports ground in north-west Brussels, Belgium. It was inaugurated on 23 August 1930 as the Stade du Jubilé or Jubelstadion in the presence of Prince Leopold. It was built to embellish the Heysel plateau in view of the Brussels International Exposition... , Brussels Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union... (H) |
France France national football team The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe... |
0–2 | F | ||
| March 31, 2004 | RheinEnergieStadion RheinEnergieStadion The RheinEnergieStadion is a football stadium in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was built on the site of the two previous Müngersdorfer stadiums. It is the home of the local Bundesliga team, 1. FC Köln. The stadium was one of the 12 hosting the 2006 FIFA World Cup... , Köln KOLN KOLN, digital channel 10, is the CBS affiliate in Lincoln, Nebraska. It operates a satellite station, KGIN, on digital channel 11 in Grand Island. KGIN repeats all KOLN programming, but airs separate commercials... (A) |
Germany Germany national football team The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900.... |
0–3 | F | ||
| April 28, 2004 | King Baudouin Stadium King Baudouin Stadium The King Baudouin Stadium is a sports ground in north-west Brussels, Belgium. It was inaugurated on 23 August 1930 as the Stade du Jubilé or Jubelstadion in the presence of Prince Leopold. It was built to embellish the Heysel plateau in view of the Brussels International Exposition... , Brussels Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union... (H) |
Turkey Turkey national football team The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA... |
2–3 | F | Wesley Sonck Wesley Sonck Wesley Sonck is a Belgian football player, who currently plays as a striker for K. Lierse S.K. who signed him in August 2010 and the Belgium national football team. He played for KRC Genk in the Belgian First Division from where he joined AFC Ajax in 2003 for about £5 million... , Grégory Dufer Grégory Dufer Grégory Dufer is a Belgian international footballer. He currently plays for Sint-Truiden.-References:*... |
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| May 29, 2004 | Philips Stadion Philips Stadion Philips Stadion is the 35,000 seater stadium of football club, PSV Eindhoven. It was first inaugurated on 31 August 1913. The stadium is located in the Philipsdorp part of the Eindhoven borough of Strijp, close to Eindhoven's city centre.... , Eindhoven (A) |
Netherlands | 1–0 | F | Bart Goor Bart Goor Bart Goor is a Belgian football left winger currently playing for Westerlo.-Geel:Goor began his professional career representing K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel in 1991 having risen through the club's youth ranks... |
Key
- H = Home match
- A = Away match
- F = Friendly
- ECQ = UEFA European Championship 2004 Qualifying, Group 8
- og = own goal
Honours
| Competition | Winner |
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| Jupiler League Jupiler League The Belgian Pro League is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Belgian Second Division... |
R.S.C. Anderlecht R.S.C. Anderlecht Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the... |
| Cup Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgian Football Association. The first cup was held in 1911-12. The most successful cup club is Club Brugge KV with 10 titles followed by RSC Anderlecht and R Standard de Liège... |
Club Brugge Club Brugge Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging is a football club from Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,472.... |
| Supercup Belgian Supercup The Belgian Supercup is a Belgian club competition played on a single match at the league champion venue since 2004 and formerly at the Stade Roi Baudouin, between the winner of the last Belgian Pro League and that of the last Belgian Cup. If both teams are the same, the opponent is declared to... |
Club Brugge Club Brugge Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging is a football club from Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,472.... |
| Second division Belgian Second Division The Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,... |
Brussels |
| Third division A Belgian Third Division A The Belgian Third Division A is one of the two leagues at the third level of the Belgian football league system, the other one being the Belgian Third Division B. This division has existed since the 1952-53 season and is played every year with 16 clubs... |
Waasland K.V. Red Star Waasland Waasland-Beveren is a Belgian association football club located in the city of Beveren, East Flanders. They have been playing in the Belgian Second Division since 2004–05. The club was formerly known as K.F.C. Red Star Haasdonk until they changed their name to K.V. Red Star Waasland in June 2002,... |
| Third division B Belgian Third Division B The Belgian Third Division B is one of the two leagues at the third level of the Belgian football league system, the other one being the Belgian Third Division A. This division has existed since the 1952-53 season and is played every year with 16 clubs... |
Union R. Union Saint-Gilloise R. Union Saint-Gilloise is a Belgian football club located in the municipality of Forest, though it is named after the neighbour municipality of Saint-Gilles, Brussels. It had been in the second division in 2004-05, but was subsequently relegated to third division. Its matricule is the n°10... |
Jupiler League
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
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| C | 1 | Anderlecht R.S.C. Anderlecht Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the... |
34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 77 | 27 | 81 |
| 2 | Club Brugge Club Brugge Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging is a football club from Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,472.... |
34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 31 | 72 | |
| 3 | Standard Liège Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège.... |
34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 68 | 31 | 65 | |
| 4 | Genk K.R.C. Genk Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as... |
34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 40 | 59 | |
| 5 | Mouscron R.E. Mouscron R.E. Mouscron was a Belgian association football club from the municipality of Mouscron, Hainaut. In December 2009 they were declared bankrupt and suspended operations soon after marking the end of professional football in Mouscron.-History:... |
34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 64 | 42 | 59 | |
| 6 | Westerlo K.V.C. Westerlo Koninklijke Voetbal Club Westerlo is a Belgian professional football club located in the city of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp. Westerlo has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since 1997–98. Their highest finish is a 6th place in 1999–2000, 2003–04 and 2008–09. They have won 1 Belgian... |
34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 45 | 52 | |
| 7 | Germinal Beerschot | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 40 | ||
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| 8 | Louviéroise R.A.A. Louviéroise R.A.A. Louviéroise, sometimes referred to as La Louvière or RAAL, was a Belgian football club located in the city of La Louvière, in the province of Hainaut. It had been playing its latest run in the Belgian First Division from 2000-01 to 2005-06 included... |
34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 46 | ||
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| 9 | Gent | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 33 | 34 | ||
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| 10 | Lokeren | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 54 | ||
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| 11 | Lierse Lierse S.K. Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is a Belgian professional football club, from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2010-11 season and they have already won the competition 4 times. They also have won 2 Belgian Cups... |
34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 33 | 40 | ||
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| 12 | Beveren K.S.K. Beveren Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren was a Belgian association football club from the town of Beveren in East Flanders. It was famous for its goalkeeping school that has produced such players as Jean-Marie Pfaff, Filip De Wilde, Geert De Vlieger, Erwin Lemmens, and Tristan Peersman, all of whom have... |
34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 45 | 58 | ||
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| 13 | Sint-Truidense | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 50 | ||
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| 14 | Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge K.S.V. Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging is a Belgian football team from Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003-04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Division following relegation in 1997. Their matricule is the n°12. The club play... |
34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 52 | ||
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| 15 | Charleroi R. Charleroi S.C. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi is a Belgian football club based in the city of Charleroi, in the province of Hainaut. Charleroi plays in the Belgian Pro League and their current spell at the highest level in Belgian football has started in the 1985–86 season... |
34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 47 | ||
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| 16 | Mons R.A.E.C. Mons R.A.E.C. Mons is a Belgian football club based in Mons, Belgium. The team was promoted to the Belgian Jupiler League recently on 29 May 2011 after beating Waasland-Beveren in a "Winner-Take-All" Test match of the Final Tour of the Belgian second division and has Re-Joined the Top Belgian League... |
34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 52 | ||
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| R | 17 | Heusden-Zolder K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder is a former Belgian football club, from the municipalities of Heusden-Zolder and Beringen in Limburg. Its stadium has been located in the municipality of Beringen-Mijn from 2004 to 2006 .-History:It was founded in 1936 as S.K. Heusden and it eventually changed its name... |
34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 68 | |
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| R | 18 | Antwerp | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 30 | 67 | |
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Second division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
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| C | 1 | Brussels | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 79 | 29 | 70 |
| P | 2 | Oostende K.V. Oostende K.V. Oostende is a Belgian association football club, from the municipality of Ostend, West Flanders. It was created in 1904 as V.G. Oostende and it has the matricule n°31.- History :... |
34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 69 | 43 | 65 |
| 3 | Roeselare K.S.V. Roeselare K.S.V. Roeselare is a Belgian football club, from the city of Roeselare in West Flanders. Its matricule is the n°134. It has last played in the Belgian Pro League from 2005-06 to 2009-10... |
34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 38 | 63 | |
| 4 | Tubize A.F.C. Tubize Association Football Clubs Tubize, also known as A.F.C. Tubize is a Belgian football club located in the city of Tubize. The club last promoted to the first division in 2008. The club was founded in 1989 as the result of a merger of two clubs, F.C... |
34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 60 | 33 | 58 | |
| 5 | Zulte-Waregem S.V. Zulte-Waregem Sportvereniging Zulte Waregem , usually called Zulte Waregem or by their nickname Essevee , is a Belgian professional football club based in Waregem, West Flanders. Zulte Waregem plays in the Belgian Pro League. Their highest finish at the highest level was a 5th place in Belgian First Division... |
34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 58 | 45 | 52 | |
| 6 | Virton R.E. Virton R.E. Virton is a Belgian football club, from the city of Virton in the Luxembourg province of Belgium.-Famous past players: Thomas Meunier Michaël Wiggers Karim Belhocine Cédric Bockhorni Daniel Gomez Moussa Koita Stéphane Martine Jonathan Téhoué Aurélien Joachim-References:... |
34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 51 | |
| 7 | Deinze | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 46 | ||
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| 8 | Maasmechelen | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 50 | ||
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| 9 | Dessel K.F.C. Dessel Sport K.F.C. Dessel Sport is a Belgian association football club, from the municipality of Dessel in Antwerp .- Current squad :- Notable coaches :* André Rooymans * Alfons Leysen... |
34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 42 | ||
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| 10 | Geel K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel was a Belgian association football club, from the city of Geel in Antwerp .-History:The club was born in 1912 and registered in 1924 to the Belgian Football Association receiving the matricule n° 395. It played for the first time in the second division in 1985–86... |
34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 41 | ||
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| 11 | Hamme K.F.C. V.W. Hamme K.F.C. V.W. Hamme is a Belgian association football club from Hamme in East Flanders. It is currently playing in the third division A.- History :... |
34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 44 | ||
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| 12 | Aalst V.C. Eendracht Aalst 2002 SC Eendracht Aalst is a Belgian football club based in Aalst, East Flanders.It changed its name in 2002 after former Belgian First Division club K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst had gone into liquidation. So they could not get the license and the new team began at the third division level... |
34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 59 | ||
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| 13 | Visé C.S. Visé Cercle Sportif Visé is a Belgian football club from the city of Visé in the province of Liège. They are playing in the Belgian second division. The club plays its home matches at Stade de la Rue de Mons in Visé. They are nicknamed Les Oies , after the city of Visé nickname.-History:The club was... |
34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 48 | 59 | ||
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| 14 | Eupen K.A.S. Eupen Königliche Allgemeine Sportvereinigung Eupen is a Belgian association football club based in the city of Eupen in the German-speaking Community of Belgium, in the province of Liège. They are a Belgian German-speaking club. They first reached the Belgian Pro League in the 2010–11 season. Eupen... |
34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 41 | ||
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| 15 | Ronse K.S.K. Ronse K.S.K. Ronse is a Belgian association football club from Ronse in East Flanders born in 1987 from the fusion between Assa Ronse and R.F.C. Renaisien.- History :A.S. Renaisienne was founded in 1906 and received later the matricule n° 38... |
34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 46 | ||
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| R | 16 | Sporting West Sporting West Ingelmunster-Harelbeke Sporting West Harelbeke is a Belgian association football club based in Harelbeke, West Flanders. It is the result of the merger between K.R.C. Harelbeke and K.S.V. Ingelmunster in 2002. They currently play in the West Flanders Division One in the Belgian Provincial leagues... |
34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41 | 61 | |
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| R | 17 | Tienen K.V.K. Tienen Koninklijke Voetbal Klub Tienen is a Belgian association football club from the city of Tienen, Vlaams Brabant. It is currently playing in the second division.-History:... |
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| R | 18 | Denderleeuw | 34 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 67 | |
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