The 2007–08 football season in Belgium, which is the 105th season of competitive football in the country.
Honours CompetitionWinnerFirst divisionStandard LiègeSecond divisionKortrijkThird division ARonseThird division BRFC LiègePromotion AWielsbekePromotion BGent-ZeehavenPromotion CHoogstratenPromotion DURS CentreCupAnderlechtSupercupStandard Liège
League competitions
Belgian First Division
Belgian Second Division
European Club Results Note that the Belgian team's score is given first
This season, Gent played in the Intertoto Cup and got eliminated in the final round. Likewise Genk got beaten in the second qualifying round of the Champions League, while Anderlecht got knocked out of that same tournament in the third qualifying round which allowed them to take part in the UEFA Cup together with Standard Liège and Club Brugge. In the UEFA Cup, Anderlecht managed to get the furthest, namely into the last 16.
DateTeamCompetitionRoundLegOpponentLocationScoreJuly 7GentIntertoto CupRound 2Leg 1, Home CliftonvilleJules Ottenstadion, Ghent2-0July 14GentIntertoto CupRound 2Leg 2, Away CliftonvilleWindsor Park, Belfast4-0July 21GentIntertoto CupRound 3Leg 1, Home AalborgJules Ottenstadion, Ghent1-1July 29GentIntertoto CupRound 3Leg 2, Away AalborgEnergi Nord Arena, Aalborg1-2July 31GenkChampions LeagueQual. Round 2Leg 1, Home SarajevoCristal Arena, Genk1-2August 8GenkChampions LeagueQual. Round 2Leg 2, Away SarajevoAsim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo1-0August 15AnderlechtChampions LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 1, Away FenerbahçeŞükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul0-1August 16Standard LiègeUEFA CupQual. Round 2Leg 1, Away KäerjengStade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg3-0August 29AnderlechtChampions LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 2, Home FenerbahçeConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht0-2August 30Standard LiègeUEFA CupQual. Round 2Leg 2, Home KäerjengStade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège1-0September 20AnderlechtUEFA CupRound 1Leg 1, Home Rapid WienConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht1-1September 20Club BruggeUEFA CupRound 1Leg 1, Away BrannBrann Stadion, Bergen1-0September 20Standard LiègeUEFA CupRound 1Leg 1, Away Zenit St. PetersburgPetrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg0-3October 4AnderlechtUEFA CupRound 1Leg 2, Away Rapid WienGerhard Hanappi Stadium, Vienna1-0October 4Club BruggeUEFA CupRound 1Leg 2, Home BrannJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges1-2October 4Standard LiègeUEFA CupRound 1Leg 2, Home Zenit St. PetersburgStade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège1-1October 25AnderlechtUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 1, Home Hapoel Tel AvivConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht2-0November 8AnderlechtUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 2, Away AalborgEnergi Nord Arena, Aalborg1-1December 6AnderlechtUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 3, Home Tottenham HotspurConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht1-1December 19AnderlechtUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 4, Away GetafeColiseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe1-2February 13AnderlechtUEFA CupRound of 32Leg 1, Home BordeauxConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht2-1February 21AnderlechtUEFA CupRound of 32Leg 2, Away BordeauxStade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux1-1March 6AnderlechtUEFA CupRound of 16Leg 1, Home Bayern MunichConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht0-5March 12AnderlechtUEFA CupRound of 16Leg 2, Away Bayern MunichAllianz Arena, Munich2-1
European qualification for 2008-09 summary
CompetitionQualifiersReason for QualificationUEFA Champions League Third Qualifying RoundStandard Liège1st in Jupiler LeagueUEFA Champions League Second Qualifying RoundAnderlecht2nd in Jupiler LeagueUEFA Cup First RoundClub Brugge3rd in Jupiler LeagueUEFA Cup Second Qualifying RoundGentLosing Cup finalistUEFA Intertoto Cup 2nd RoundGerminal BeerschotHighest Jupiler League finishers (5th) to have entered and not qualified for any other European competition. Cercle Brugge (4th) did not want to participate.
Deaths Constant Vanden Stock, 93, honorary president, former president and player of Anderlecht died by natural causes on April 19, 2008. He also managed the Belgium national team for ten years, is the father of current Anderlecht president Roger Vanden Stock and has the Anderlecht stadium named after him. François Sterchele, 26, the forward of Club Brugge died in a single-person car accident on May 8, 2008. Victor Wégria, 71, former player and trainer of RFC Liège is one of the best players in the history of the club. He was four times top scorer in the Belgian top division (in 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1963) and was capped five times by the Belgium national football team. He died by natural causes on June 6, 2008
See also Jupiler League 2007-08 Belgian Cup 2007-08 2008 Belgian Super Cup Belgian Second Division Belgian Third Division A Belgian Third Division B
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