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Revision as of 09:22, 11 November 2018
Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | 27 July 2018 – May 2019 |
← 2017–18 2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 28 July 2018. |
The 2018–19 Belgian First Division A is the 116th season of top-tier football in Belgium.
Team changes
- Mechelen was relegated after finishing last in the 2017–18 Belgian First Division A, ending a streak of 11 seasons at the highest level.
- Cercle Brugge was promoted after winning the promotion play-offs against Beerschot Wilrijk. The club returns to the highest tier three seasons after relegation from the Belgian Pro League in 2014–15.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Matricule | Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|
35 | Anderlecht | Anderlecht | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium | 21,500 |
1 | Antwerp | Antwerp | Bosuilstadion | 12,975 |
12 | Cercle Brugge | Bruges | Jan Breydel Stadium | 29,042 |
22 | Charleroi | Charleroi | Stade du Pays de Charleroi | 14,000 |
3 | Club Brugge | Bruges | Jan Breydel Stadium | 29,042 |
4276 | Eupen | Eupen | Kehrweg Stadion | 8,363 |
322 | Genk | Genk | Luminus Arena | 24,956 |
7 | Gent | Ghent | Ghelamco Arena | 20,000 |
19 | Kortrijk | Kortrijk | Guldensporen Stadion | 9,399 |
282 | Lokeren | Lokeren | Daknamstadion | 12,000 |
216 | Excel Mouscron | Mouscron | Stade Le Canonnier | 10,571 |
31 | Oostende | Ostend | Versluys Arena | 8,432 |
373 | Sint-Truiden | Sint-Truiden | Stayen | 14,600 |
16 | Standard Liège | Liège | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | 30,023 |
4068 | Waasland-Beveren | Beveren | Freethiel Stadion | 8,190 |
5381 | Zulte Waregem | Waregem | Regenboogstadion | 12,500 |
Personnel and kits
Club | Manager | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors |
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Anderlecht | Hein Vanhaezebrouck | Adrien Trebel | Adidas | BNP Paribas Fortis |
Antwerp | László Bölöni | Faris Haroun | Jako | Heylen Vastgoed |
Cercle Brugge | Laurent Guyot | Benjamin Lambot | Erima | ADMB |
Charleroi | Felice Mazzu | Francisco Martos | Kappa | Proximus |
Club Brugge | Ivan Leko | Ruud Vormer | Macron | Daikin |
Eupen | Claude Makélélé | Luis García | Nike | Aspire Academy |
Excel Mouscron | Frank Defays | Jérémy Huyghebaert | Erima | Star Casino |
Genk | Philippe Clement | Alejandro Pozuelo | Nike | Beobank |
Gent | Jess Thorup | Nana Asare | Craft | vdk bank |
Kortrijk | Glen De Boeck | Hannes Van der Bruggen | Jako | AGO Jobs & HR |
Lokeren | Trond Sollied | Killian Overmeire | Beltona | QTeam |
Oostende | Gert Verheyen | Nicolas Lombaerts | Joma | Willems Veranda's |
Sint-Truiden | Marc Brys | Steven De Petter | Olympic | Golden Palace |
Standard Liège | Michel Preud'homme | Sébastien Pocognoli | New Balance | BASE |
Waasland-Beveren | Vacant | Joachim Van Damme | Kappa | Circus.be |
Zulte-Waregem | Francky Dury | Davy De fauw | Patrick | Willy Naessens Group |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Sint-Truiden | Jonas De Roeck | Replaced | End of 2017–18 season [n 1] | Pre-season | Marc Brys | 21 May 2018 [1] |
Oostende | Adnan Čustović | Replaced | End of 2017–18 season | Gert Verheyen | 25 April 2018 [n 2] [2] | |
Cercle Brugge | Franky Vercauteren | Mutual consent | End of 2017–18 season | Laurent Guyot | 6 June 2018 [3] | |
Standard Liège | Ricardo Sá Pinto | Resigned | End of 2017–18 season | Michel Preud'homme | 23 May 2018 [4] | |
Waasland-Beveren | Dirk Geeraerd | Caretaker replaced | End of 2017–18 season | Yannick Ferrera | 8 June 2018 [5] | |
Excel Mouscron | Frank Defays | Sacked | 30 August 2018 [6] | 16th | Bernd Storck | 2 September 2018 [7] |
Gent | Yves Vanderhaeghe | Sacked | 8 October 2018 [8] | 7th | Jess Thorup | 10 October 2018 [9] |
Lokeren | Peter Maes | Sacked | 27 October 2018 [10] | 15th | Arnar Viðarsson (caretaker) | 27 October 2018 [10] |
Lokeren | Arnar Viðarsson (caretaker) | Caretaker replaced | 2 November 2018 [11][n 3] | 16th | Trond Sollied | 2 November 2018 [11] |
Waasland-Beveren | Yannick Ferrera | Sacked | 11 November 2018 [12] | 14th |
Regular season
League table
Template:2018–19 Belgian First Division A Regular Season table
Results
Number of teams by provinces
Number of teams | Province or region | Team(s) |
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5 | West Flanders | Cercle Brugge, Club Brugge, Kortrijk, Oostende and Zulte Waregem |
3 | East Flanders | Gent, Lokeren and Waasland-Beveren |
2 | Hainaut | Charleroi and Excel Mouscron |
Liège | Eupen and Standard Liège | |
Limburg | Genk and Sint-Truiden | |
1 | Antwerp | Antwerp |
Brussels | Anderlecht |
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of matches played on 7 October 2018.[13]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Mbwana Samatta | Genk | 10 |
Landry Dimata | Anderlecht | ||
3 | Ivan Santini | Anderlecht | 9 |
4 | Leandro Trossard | Genk | 8 |
5 | Ruslan Malinovskyi | Genk | 7 |
Hamdi Harbaoui | Zulte Waregem | ||
Wesley | Club Brugge | ||
Siebe Schrijvers | Club Brugge | ||
Jovan Stojanović | Kortrijk | ||
10 | Daichi Kamada | Sint-Truidense | 6 |
Top assists
- As of matches played on 7 October 2018.[14]
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | Hans Vanaken | Club Brugge | 6 |
2 | Aleksandar Boljević | Waasland-Beveren | 5 |
Simen Juklerød | Royal Antwerp F.C. | 5 | |
4 | Stallone Limbombe | Ghent | 4 |
Ruslan Malinovskyi | Genk | 4 |
Clean sheets
- As of matches played on 7 October 2018.[15]
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | Karlo Letica | Club Brugge | 4 |
Kenny Steppe | STVV | 4 | |
Sinan Bolat | Royal Antwerp F.C. | 4 | |
Guillermo Ochoa | Standard Liège | 4 | |
Danny Vukovic | Genk | 4 |
Notes
- ^ The announcement of De Roeck being replaced was made on 20 April 2018, together with the news he would complete the season.
- ^ Verheyen was announced as manager on 25 April 2018 but only replaced Adnan Čustović after the final match of the season.
- ^ The announcement of Viðarsson being replaced was made on 29 October 2018, but he remained in charge for the match against Anderlecht on 1 November, with Sollied taking over only the day after.
References
- ^ "Marc Brys wordt maandag voorgesteld als coach van STVV" [Marc Brys to be presented Monday as new coach of STVV] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-05-19.
- ^ "Verheyen en Van der Elst vormen nieuwe trainerstandem van KV Oostende" [Verheyen and Van der Elst to become new coaching duo of KV Oostende] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Fransman Guyot moet Cercle Brugge in 1e klasse A houden" [Frenchman Guyot to keep Cercle Brugge in 1st division A] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-06-06.
- ^ "Officieel: Michel Preud'homme wordt opnieuw coach van Standard" [Official: Michel Preud'homme becomes manager of Standard again] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-05-23.
- ^ "Yannick Ferrera: "Waasland-Beveren is een zeer ambitieuze club"" [Yannick Ferrera: "Waasland-Beveren is a very ambitious club"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-06-08.
- ^ "Verlies tegen Eupen is druppel: Moeskroen stuurt Defays weg" [Loss against Eupen is last straw breaking camel's back: Mouscron sends Defays away] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-08-30.
- ^ "Duitser Bernd Storck (55) moet Moeskroen redden" [German Bernd Storck (55) to save Mouscron] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-09-02.
- ^ "Geen verrassing: Vanderhaeghe betaalt het gelag bij AA Gent" [No surprise: Vanderhaeghe pays the piper at AA Gent] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-10-08.
- ^ "JESS THORUP NIEUWE COACH KAA GENT" [JESS THORUP NEW COACH KAA GENT] (in Dutch). kaagent.be. 2018-10-10.
- ^ a b "Peter Maes moet opstappen bij Sporting Lokeren" [Peter Maes has to leave Sporting Lokeren] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-10-28.
- ^ a b "Trond Sollied volgt Peter Maes op bij Lokeren" [Trond Sollied succeeds Peter Maes at Lokeren] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-10-29.
- ^ "Einde verhaal voor Ferrera bij Waasland-Beveren na verlies tegen Cercle" [Ferrera no longer Coach from Waasland-Beveren after loss against Cercle] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-11-11.
- ^ "Top Scorers". Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Jupiler Pro League Top Assists". Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "CLEAN SHEET". Retrieved 16 October 2018.