1998–99 Belgian First Division
| Season | 1998–1999 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Racing Genk |
| Relegated | Kortrijk Oostende |
| Champions League | Racing Genk |
| UEFA Cup | Club Brugge R.S.C. Anderlecht |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 972 (3.18 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jan Koller (24) |
← 1997–98 | |
The 1998–99 season of the Jupiler League was held between August 21, 1998, and May 16, 1999. Racing Genk became champions.
Promoted teams[]
These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:
Relegated teams[]
These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:
Genk's title success[]
After a deceiving start of the competition Anderlecht managed to come back at the top of the ranking under the management of Jean Dockx and Franky Vercauteren even beating its long-time rival Standard Liège in a memorable 0-6 demonstration. Two matches before the end of the season, the ranking was as such:
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Genk | 32 | 70 |
| 2. | Brugge | 32 | 68 |
| 3. | Anderlecht | 32 | 64 |
Those three teams were thus still able to win the championship. While Club Brugge lost its game to Mouscron 2-0, Anderlecht secured a 2-5 win to Genk. However the Racing did win its last match at Harelbeke and it thus became champion.
Battle for Europe[]
With Genk qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, Anderlecht and Brugge entered the UEFA Cup.
The relegation dog fight[]
Lommel avoided relegation by winning its last match 2-1 to Charleroi while the newcomer Kortrijk lost to Anderlecht. The other newcomer (Oostende) was already relegated at this moment.
Final league table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.R.C. Genk | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 38 | +36 | 73 | Qualified for 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 71 | Qualified for 1999–2000 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 76 | 39 | +37 | 70 | |
| 4 | R.E. Mouscron | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 76 | 47 | +29 | 66 | |
| 5 | K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 57 | Qualified for 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Standard Liège | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 54 | |
| 7 | Lierse S.K. | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 54 | Qualified for 1999–2000 UEFA Cup |
| 8 | K.A.A. Gent | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 52 | |
| 9 | K. Sint-Truidense V.V. | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 51 | Qualified for 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| 10 | F.C. Germinal Ekeren | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 49 | |
| 11 | K.R.C. Harelbeke | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 41 | |
| 12 | K.V.C. Westerlo | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 40 | |
| 13 | S.C. Eendracht Aalst | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 66 | −18 | 35 | |
| 14 | R. Charleroi S.C. | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 32 | |
| 15 | K.S.K. Beveren | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 33 | 60 | −27 | 30 | |
| 16 | K.F.C. Lommel S.K. | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 28 | |
| 17 | K.V. Kortrijk | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 81 | −32 | 25 | Relegated to Division II |
| 18 | K.V. Oostende | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 79 | −52 | 22 |
Top scorers[]
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Jan Koller
|
24 | Lokeren |
 Branko Strupar
|
18 | Genk |
 Souleymane Oularé
|
17 | Genk |
 Zoran Ban
|
16 | Mouscron |
 Tomasz Radzinski
|
15 | Anderlecht |
| Jochen Janssen
|
15 | Westerlo |
| Filip Fiers
|
15 | Sint-Truidense |
| Eric Van Meir
|
14 | Lierse |
See also[]
References[]
- (in French) Sport.be website – Archive
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