Jupiler League 2002-03
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The 2002/03 season of the Jupiler League
began on August 9, 2002 and ended on May 25, 2003. Club Brugge
became champion.
at the start of the season:
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...
began on August 9, 2002 and ended on May 25, 2003. 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....
became champion.
Promoted teams
These teams were promoted from the second divisionBelgian 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,...
at the start of the season:
- K.V. Mechelen (second division champion)
- R.A.E.C. MonsR.A.E.C. MonsR.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...
(playoff winner)
Relegated teams
These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:- K.V. Mechelen
- K.F.C. Lommel S.K.K.F.C. Lommel S.K.Koninklijke Football Club Lommelse Sportkring was a Belgian football club that existed between 1932 and 2003. It played two spells at the highest level in the Belgian football league system: from 1992 to 2000 and from 2001 to 2003. Its best ranking was reached in 1997 when it finished...
(withdrew before the end of the season)
Final league table
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 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.... |
32 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 96 | 33 | 79 | |
| 2 | 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... |
32 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 72 | 33 | 71 | ||
| 3 | Lokeren | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 69 | 51 | 60 | ||
| 4 | Sint-Truidense | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 44 | 56 | ||
| 5 | 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... |
32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 41 | 56 | ||
| 6 | 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... |
32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 73 | 52 | 55 | ||
| 7 | 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.... |
32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 39 | 50 | ||
| 8 | Gent | 32 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 49 | 55 | |||
| 47 | ||||||||||
| 9 | 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... |
32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 43 | ||
| 10 | 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... |
32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 46 | |||
| 40 | ||||||||||
| 11 | 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... |
32 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 52 | 69 | |||
| 38 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Antwerp | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 44 | 55 | |||
| 34 | ||||||||||
| 13 | 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:... |
32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 72 | |||
| 32 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Germinal Beerschot | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 49 | 57 | |||
| 31 | ||||||||||
| 15 | 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... |
32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 44 | |||
| 30 | ||||||||||
| 16 | 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... |
32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 66 | |||
| 27 | ||||||||||
| R | 17 | Mechelen | 32 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 86 | ||
| 18 |
Top goal scorers
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Cédric Roussel Cédric Roussel Cédric Roussel is a Belgian football striker currently at RUS Beloeil in France.-Career:In 1997, Roussel took part in the FIFA World Youth Championship... |
22 | R.A.E.C. 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... |
| 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... |
22 | K.R.C. 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... |
| Nenad Jestrovic Nenad Jestrovic Nenad Jestrović is a retired Serbian football forward, last playing for FC Metz.-Career:... |
20 | 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... |
| Ole Martin Arst Ole Martin Årst Ole Martin Årst is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays as a striker for IK Start of the Norwegian Premier League.-Club career:... |
19 | 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.... |
| Paul Kpaka Paul Kpaka Paul Kpaka is a Sierre Leonean footballer. He is a striker who last played for Germinal Beerschot in the Belgian first division. His contract with the club ran out on 1 July 2010.- Early life :... |
18 | K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot |
| Sambegou Bangoura Sambégou Bangoura Sambégou Bangoura is a Guinean football player, who currently plays for Chirag United Club Kerala in the Indian I-League... |
17 | K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen |
| Arnar Gretarsson Arnar Grétarsson Arnar Grétarsson is a retired Icelandic football player, currently the Director of Football at Greek football club AEK Athens F.C..-Club career:... |
17 | K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen |
| Stein Huysegems Stein Huysegems Stein Huysegems is a Belgian striker currently playing for Lierse SK. He has represented the Belgium national football team twice in 2004.-Career:... |
15 | Lierse S.K. 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... |
| Désiré Mbonabucya Désiré Mbonabucya Désiré Mbonabucya is a Rwandan association football forward, who plays for US Albert Schaerbeek and works as youth Head Coach.-Career:... |
15 | K. Sint-Truidense V.V. |