Jupiler League 2004-05
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The 2004-05 season of the Belgian First Division began on August 6, 2004 and ended on May 23, 2005. Club Brugge
became champion on May 15, 2005 after a decisive game against long-time rival Anderlecht
. The season was full of suspense as the champion and the relegated teams were only known on the 33rd (on 34) matchday. Furthermore, the 3rd place (qualifying for UEFA Cup
) had to be decided on a test-match, a fact that had not occurred recently.
at the start of the season:
), Anderlecht had a run of good form (after the initial 0-1 defeat against Oostende). Conjugated to the poor results of rivals Brugge, this situation led to a 6 points difference between the two clubs after 32 matches. The match Brugge-Anderlecht (33rd matchday) was thus decisive for both clubs. It ended on a contested 2-2 draw that was sufficient for the West Flemish.
Brugge title is due to its exceptional regularity against smaller teams as it is showed on the following table (showing points gained by a top 4 team against the other top 4 teams) :
1. Anderlecht 6 13
2. Standard 6 8
3. Brugge 6 6
4. Genk 6 5
, Charleroi
and Gent. The latter two were soon dismissed. Before the last matchday, Standard was 2 points ahead of Genk but they lost their advance after a 1-1 draw at Ostend while Genk earned a 1-3 win at Cercle Brugge
. As both teams now had the same amount of points and wins, a test-match had to be played (in two legs). Standard won the first match (3-1) but showed a poor performance on the away match (3-0) and lost the European ticket for next season.
and especially newcomers FC Brussels and Oostende along with Mons
. Beveren
joined the list after a very poor final run. Before the 33rd matchday, the ranking was as such :
12. Lierse 32 35
13. Sint-Truiden 32 33
14. Beveren 32 31
15. Mouscron 32 30
16. Brussels 32 30
17. Mons 32 26
18. Oostende 32 26
Lierse
and Sint-Truiden were already saved. Mons and Oostende had to win or draw to maintain suspense but they finally both lost (2-0 respectively against Mouscron and at La Louvière
).
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 on May 15, 2005 after a decisive game against long-time rival 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...
. The season was full of suspense as the champion and the relegated teams were only known on the 33rd (on 34) matchday. Furthermore, the 3rd place (qualifying for UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
) had to be decided on a test-match, a fact that had not occurred recently.
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:
- FC Brussels (second division champion)
- OostendeK.V. OostendeK.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 :...
(playoff winner)
Relegated teams
These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:- OostendeK.V. OostendeK.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 :...
- 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...
Battle for the 1st place
As usual, the two giants (Sporting Anderlecht and Club Brugge) were occupying the first two places after 5 matches. Brugge was already 1st and actually stayed on top until the end. The Brussels side has indeed failed to show regularity under the management of Hugo Broos who was fired after a 0-0 draw at Gent. Under the new coach (Franky VercauterenFranky Vercauteren
François Vercauteren , nicknamed "The Little Prince", is a former Belgian football left winger and is now a football manager, who is currently working for Al Jazira Club.- Career :...
), Anderlecht had a run of good form (after the initial 0-1 defeat against Oostende). Conjugated to the poor results of rivals Brugge, this situation led to a 6 points difference between the two clubs after 32 matches. The match Brugge-Anderlecht (33rd matchday) was thus decisive for both clubs. It ended on a contested 2-2 draw that was sufficient for the West Flemish.
Brugge title is due to its exceptional regularity against smaller teams as it is showed on the following table (showing points gained by a top 4 team against the other top 4 teams) :
1. Anderlecht 6 13
2. Standard 6 8
3. Brugge 6 6
4. Genk 6 5
Battle for Europe
As Anderlecht and Brugge rapidly installed at the first two places, the battle for Europe has mainly consisted in the battle for UEFA Cup (or battle for the 3rd place). Four teams were serious candidates: Standard, GenkK.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...
, 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...
and Gent. The latter two were soon dismissed. Before the last matchday, Standard was 2 points ahead of Genk but they lost their advance after a 1-1 draw at Ostend while Genk earned a 1-3 win at 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...
. As both teams now had the same amount of points and wins, a test-match had to be played (in two legs). Standard won the first match (3-1) but showed a poor performance on the away match (3-0) and lost the European ticket for next season.
The relegation dog fight
After their poor early results, five teams were predicted to fight against relegation: Sint-Truiden, MouscronR.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:...
and especially newcomers FC Brussels and Oostende along with 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...
. 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...
joined the list after a very poor final run. Before the 33rd matchday, the ranking was as such :
12. Lierse 32 35
13. Sint-Truiden 32 33
14. Beveren 32 31
15. Mouscron 32 30
16. Brussels 32 30
17. Mons 32 26
18. Oostende 32 26
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...
and Sint-Truiden were already saved. Mons and Oostende had to win or draw to maintain suspense but they finally both lost (2-0 respectively against Mouscron and at La Louvière
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...
).
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.... |
34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 83 | 25 | 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... |
34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 75 | 34 | 76 | |
| 3 | 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 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 59 | 37 | 70 | |
| 4 | 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 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 30 | 70 | |
| 5 | 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 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 34 | 64 | |
| 6 | Gent | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 36 | 59 | |
| 7 | 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 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 44 | |
| 8 | Lokeren | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 38 | ||
| 44 | |||||||||
| 9 | Germinal Beerschot | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 45 | ||
| 42 | |||||||||
| 10 | 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 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 57 | 60 | ||
| 41 | |||||||||
| 11 | 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 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 45 | 74 | ||
| 41 | |||||||||
| 12 | 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 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 54 | ||
| 39 | |||||||||
| 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:... |
34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 43 | ||
| 36 | |||||||||
| 14 | Sint-Truidense | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 58 | ||
| 36 | |||||||||
| 15 | Brussels | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 32 | 60 | ||
| 33 | |||||||||
| 16 | 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 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 59 | ||
| 32 | |||||||||
| R | 17 | 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 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 62 | |
| 27 | |||||||||
| R | 18 | 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 | 5 | 22 | 39 | 58 | |
| 26 |
| Belgian League 2004-05 Winners |
|---|
 Club Brugge 13th Title |
Top goal scorers
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Nenad Jestrovic Nenad Jestrovic Nenad Jestrović is a retired Serbian football forward, last playing for FC Metz.-Career:... |
18 | 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... |
| Kevin Vandenbergh Kevin Vandenbergh Kevin Vandenbergh is a Belgian footballers who currently plays for K.V. Mechelen. He also earned some caps with Belgium and the Belgian U21 team, with his debut in the national side in 2004... |
17 | 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... |
| Sambegou Bangoura Sambégou Bangoura Sambégou Bangoura is a Guinean football player, who currently plays for Chirag United Club Kerala in the Indian I-League... |
15 | 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.... |
| Rune Lange Rune Lange Rune Lange is a retired Norwegian football striker.-Career:Lange hails from the city of Tromsø and joined the club Fløya at the age of five. As a 17-year-old, he became top scorer in the Third Division with 33 goals in 22 matches, and then moved on to play for Tromsdalen in the First Division... |
15 | 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.... |
| Mohamed Aliyu Datti | 14 | 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... |
| Aruna Dindane | 14 | 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... |
| Moussa Sanogo Moussa Sanogo Moussa Sanogo is a footballer from Côte d'Ivoire currently playing for R.U. Saint-Gilloise.-Career:Like so many players of Côte d'Ivoire origin, he began his career after coming through the famed youth academy at homeland club ASEC Abidjan, before moving to Belgian league club KSK Beveren... |
14 | K.S.K. 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... |
| Archie Thompson Archie Thompson Archibald Gerald Thompson is a New Zealand-born Australian professional football player, currently playing for Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League, where he holds the League all time scoring record... |
14 | 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... |
| Marcin Żewłakow | 14 | R.E. 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:... |