The 2010–11 football season in Belgium, which is the 108th season of competitive football in the country and runs from August 2010 until July 2011.
National team
UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
Friendlies
Promotion and relegation Team promoted to 2010–11 Belgian First Division Belgian Second Division Champions: Lierse
Teams relegated from 2009–10 Belgian First Division 15th Place: Roeselare (lost playoff) 16th Place: Mouscron (Mouscron was declared bankrupt during the season and relegated to third division.)
Teams promoted to 2010-11 Belgian Second Division Belgian Third Division A Champions: Heist Belgian Third Division B Champions: Visé Playoff winners: Rupel Boom
Teams relegated from 2009 to 2010 Belgian Second Division 19th Place: RFC Liège Playoff losers: Ronse Did not obtain a license: Beveren
Teams promoted to 2010-11 Belgian Third Division Belgian Promotion A Champions: Izegem Belgian Promotion B Champions: Bornem Belgian Promotion C Champions: Geel Belgian Promotion D Champions: Bertrix Playoff winners: Olsa Brakel Playoff winners: Heppignies Playoff winners: Grimbergen Playoff winners: Huy
Teams relegated from 2009 to 2010 Belgian Third Division 17th Place in Third Division A: Ieper 18th Place in Third Division A: Racing Mechelen 19th Place in Third Division A: Willebroek-Meerhof 17th Place in Third Division B: Veldwezelt 18th Place in Third Division B: Péruwelz Playoff losers: Zottegem Playoff losers: Tongeren
League competitions Belgian First Division
Belgian Second Division
Belgian Second Division final round
Belgian Third Division
Belgian Third Division A
Belgian Third Division B
Third division play-off From the third division A, Deinze qualified as winner of the periods 2 (matches 11 to 22) and 3 (matches 23 to 34), Hoogstraten and Coxyde qualified as 2nd and 4th placed teams in the final table. The first period (matches 1 to 10) was won by the champion Aalst. However, as only the champion Aalst, as well as Hoogstraten, Sint-Niklaas and Geel-Meerhout had got their remunerated football license, required to be able to enter the play-offs, Coxyde and Deinze did not enter the play-offs.
From the third division B, Virton qualified as the winner of period 1, Bertrix qualified as the 3rd-placed team in the final table and Zaventem as the 4th-placed team. The champion Woluwe had won periods 2 and 3. However, Bertrix did not apply for the remunerated football license and was replaced for the play-offs by Union, the 5th-placed team in the final table.
From the second division, Turnhout qualified for the second round of the play-off as the 16th-placed team.
Belgian Promotion In the Promotion A, Athois were crowned champions, while Ieper, Péruwelz-Mouscron and Sparta Petegem respectively won the first period (matches 1 to 10), second period (matches 11 to 20) and third period (matches 21 to 30). In the Promotion B, RC Mechelen won the regular season as well as the second period. Lyra and Londerzeel won respectively the first and third periods. Wijgmaal also entered the Promotion play-off as 3rd-placed team in the final table. In the Promotion C, Maasmechelen won the title, as well as the first and third periods and Tielen won the second period. Veldwezelt and Oosterwijk also qualified for the play-off as respectively the 2nd and 3rd-placed teams in the regular season. In the Promotion D, La Calamine won the championship as well as periods 1 and 3 and Walhain won the period 2. Sprimont-Comblain and Faymonville joined Walhain as qualifier for the play-off from group D as respectively 3rd and 4th-placed teams. The two 16th-placed teams from the third division Cappellen and Ternat also qualified for the Promotion play-off, entering the competition in the second round.
European Club results Note that the Belgian team's score is always given first.
Anderlecht and Gent started the season in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League, respectively in the champions and non-champions path. Both were eliminated and dropped into the Europa League. Anderlecht suffered a major mental blow after losing out on penalties to Partizan Belgrade, whereas Gent was no match for Dynamo Kyiv. In the Europa League, Gent performed above expectations as they first knocked out Feyenoord and then came close to progress through the group stage, only losing to French league leaders Lille on the final day, earlier defeating Levski Sofia from Bulgaria and Portuguese club Sporting CP at home. After some mediocre results in the group stage, Anderlecht only scraped through on the last day as they beat Hajduk Split and Zenit St. Petersburg also won their match against AEK Athens. In the knockout round, Anderlecht was blown away 0-3 and 0–2 by Ajax, although their victory of the season before had given them high hopes before the match. Cercle Brugge, Genk and Club Brugge started respectively in the second qualifying round, third qualifying round and playoff round of the Europa League. Cercle Brugge beat Finnish team TPS Turku before narrowly losing out to Anorthosis Famagusta of Cyprus. Genk also beat a team from Turku, namely Inter Turku, after losing out to Porto. Club Brugge did reach the group stage by beating Dinamo Minsk, but then scored only three points in six matches after a very disappointing string of results against Villarreal, PAOK and Dinamo Zagreb.
DateTeamCompetitionRoundLegOpponentLocationScore15 July 2010Cercle BruggeEuropa LeagueQual. Round 2Leg 1, Home TPS TurkuJules Ottenstadion, Ghent0-122 July 2010Cercle BruggeEuropa LeagueQual. Round 2Leg 2, Away TPS TurkuVeritas Stadion, Turku2-127 July 2010AnderlechtChampions LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 1, Away The New SaintsRacecourse Ground, Wrexham3-127 July 2010GentChampions LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 1, Away Dynamo KyivLobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv0-329 July 2010Cercle BruggeEuropa LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 1, Home Anorthosis FamagustaJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges1-029 July 2010GenkEuropa LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 1, Away Inter TurkuVeritas Stadion, Turku5-13 August 2010AnderlechtChampions LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 2, Home The New SaintsConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels3-04 August 2010GentChampions LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 2, Home Dynamo KyivJules Ottenstadion, Ghent1-35 August 2010Cercle BruggeEuropa LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 2, Away Anorthosis FamagustaAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca1-35 August 2010GenkEuropa LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 2, Home Inter TurkuCristal Arena, Genk3-218 August 2010AnderlechtChampions LeaguePlayoff RoundLeg 1, Away Partizan BelgradeStadion FK Partizan, Belgrade2-219 August 2010Club BruggeEuropa LeaguePlayoff RoundLeg 1, Home Dinamo MinskJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges2-119 August 2010GenkEuropa LeaguePlayoff RoundLeg 1, Home PortoCristal Arena, Genk0-319 August 2010GentEuropa LeaguePlayoff RoundLeg 1, Away FeyenoordFeijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam0-124 August 2010AnderlechtChampions LeaguePlayoff RoundLeg 2, Home Partizan BelgradeConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels2-2 (aet) (2–3 p)26 August 2010Club BruggeEuropa LeaguePlayoff RoundLeg 2, Away Dinamo MinskDinamo Stadium, Minsk3-226 August 2010GenkEuropa LeaguePlayoff RoundLeg 2, Away PortoEstádio do Dragão, Porto2-426 August 2010GentEuropa LeaguePlayoff RoundLeg 2, Home FeyenoordJules Ottenstadion, Ghent2-016 September 2010AnderlechtEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 1, Home Zenit St. PetersburgConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels1-316 September 2010Club BruggeEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 1, Home PAOKJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges1-116 September 2010GentEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 1, Away Levski SofiaGeorgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia2-330 September 2010AnderlechtEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 2, Away Hajduk SplitStadion Poljud, Split0-130 September 2010Club BruggeEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 2, Away VillarrealEstadio El Madrigal, Villarreal1-230 September 2010GentEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 2, Home LilleJules Ottenstadion, Ghent1-121 October 2010AnderlechtEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 3, Home AEK AthensConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels3-021 October 2010Club BruggeEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 3, Away Dinamo ZagrebStadion Maksimir, Zagreb0-021 October 2010GentEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 3, Away SportingEstádio José Alvalade, Lisbon1-54 November 2010AnderlechtEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 4, Away AEK AthensKaraiskakis Stadium, Piraeus1-14 November 2010Club BruggeEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 4, Home Dinamo ZagrebJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges0-24 November 2010GentEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 4, Home SportingJules Ottenstadion, Ghent3-11 December 2010GentEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 5, Home Levski SofiaJules Ottenstadion, Ghent1-02 December 2010AnderlechtEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 5, Away Zenit St. PetersburgPetrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg1-32 December 2010Club BruggeEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 5, Away PAOKToumba Stadium, Thessaloniki1-115 December 2010Club BruggeEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 6, Home VillarrealJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges1-216 December 2010AnderlechtEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 6, Home Hajduk SplitConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels2-016 December 2010GentEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 6, Away LilleStadium Nord Lille Métropole, Villeneuve-d'Ascq0-317 February 2011AnderlechtEuropa LeagueRound of 32Leg 1, Home AjaxConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels0-324 February 2011AnderlechtEuropa LeagueRound of 32Leg 2, Away AjaxAmsterdam Arena, Amsterdam0-2
Other honours CompetitionWinnerCupStandard LiègeSupercupGenkThird division AEendracht AalstThird division BWhite Star WoluwePromotion AAthPromotion BRacing MechelenPromotion CPatro MaasmechelenPromotion DKelmis
European qualification for 2011-12 summary CompetitionQualifiersReason for QualificationUEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round for ChampionsGenk1st in Jupiler LeagueUEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round for Non-ChampionsStandard Liège2nd in Jupiler LeagueUEFA Europa League Play-off RoundAnderlecht3rd in Jupiler LeagueUEFA Europa League Third Qualifying RoundClub Brugge4th in Jupiler LeagueUEFA Europa League Second Qualifying RoundWesterloCup losing finalist
See also 2010–11 Belgian First Division 2010–11 Belgian Cup 2011 Belgian Super Cup Belgian Second Division Belgian Third Division: divisions A and B Belgian Promotion: divisions A, B, C and D
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