1988–89 Belgian First Division

Statistics of Belgian League in season 1988/1989.

Overview

It was contested by 18 teams, and KV Mechelen won the championship, while R.W.D. Molenbeek & K.R.C. Genk were relegated.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	Won	Drw	Lst	GF	GA	Pts	GD	Notes
1	KV Mechelen	34	25	7	2	64	20	57	+44	Qualified for 1989-90 European Cup.
2	R.S.C. Anderlecht	34	22	9	3	83	36	53	+47	Qualified for 1989-90 European Cup Winners' Cup.
3	R.F.C. de Liège	34	17	12	5	64	22	46	+42	Qualified for 1989-90 UEFA Cup.
4	Club Brugge K.V.	34	17	9	8	67	44	43	+23
5	Royal Antwerp FC	34	16	10	8	62	39	42	+23
6	Standard Liège	34	14	8	12	46	43	36	+3
7	K. Sint-Truidense V.V.	34	12	11	11	39	44	35	-5
8	K.V. Kortrijk	34	9	17	8	53	44	35	+9
9	K.S.V. Waregem	34	11	8	15	48	52	30	-4
10	Lierse S.K.	34	10	9	15	29	46	29	-17
11	R. Charleroi S.C.	34	6	17	11	31	49	29	-18
12	K.S.K. Beveren	34	10	8	16	40	51	28	-11
13	K.R.C. Mechelen	34	10	8	16	37	55	28	-18
14	K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen	34	9	10	15	44	57	28	-13
15	Cercle Brugge K.S.V.	34	10	7	17	41	54	27	-13
16	K. Beerschot V.A.C.	34	8	10	16	41	63	26	-22
17	R.W.D. Molenbeek	34	10	5	19	36	59	25	-23	Relegated to Division II.
18	K.R.C. Genk	34	2	11	21	20	67	15	-47

Topscorers

Scorer	Goals	Team
Eddie Krnčević	23	R.S.C. Anderlecht
Zvonko Varga	22	R.F.C. de Liège
Luc Nilis	19	R.S.C. Anderlecht
John Bosman	18	KV Mechelen
Patrick Goots	17	K. Beerschot V.A.C.
Eddy Snelders	17	K.V. Kortrijk
Eric Viscaal	17	K.S.K. Beveren
Patrick Versavel	16	K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen
Josip Weber	15	Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
Marc Van Der Linden	15	Royal Antwerp F.C.
Hans Christiaens	14	K.S.V. Waregem
Ronny Rosenthal	14	Standard Liège
Marc De Buyser	14	R.W.D. Molenbeek
Daniel Veyt	14	R.F.C. de Liège