2016–17 Belgian First Division A

Belgian First Division A
Season	2016–17
Matches played	112
Goals scored	299 (2.67 per match)
← 2015–16 2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 5 November 2016.

The 2016–17 season of the Belgian First Division A is the 114th season of top-tier football in Belgium and the first following the structural changes in the Belgian football pyramid, reducing the number of professional teams to 24. It began on 29 July 2016 and will finish in May 2017. The fixtures were announced on 8 June 2016.^[1] Club Brugge are the defending champions.

Team changes

OH Leuven was relegated after finishing last in the 2015–16 Belgian Pro League.
Due to the fact that 2015–16 Belgian Second Division champions WS Brussels were refused a Belgian professional football license, Eupen was promoted as runner-up instead.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Location of the 2016–17 Belgian First Division A teams

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
Anderlecht !Anderlecht	Anderlecht	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium	21,000
Charleroi !Charleroi	Charleroi	Stade du Pays de Charleroi	14,000
Club !Club Brugge	Brugge	Jan Breydel Stadium	29,042
Eupen !Eupen	Eupen	Kehrweg Stadion	8,363
Genk !Genk	Genk	Cristal Arena	24,956
Gent !Gent	Ghent	Ghelamco Arena	19,999
Kortrijk !Kortrijk	Kortrijk	Guldensporen Stadion	9,399
Lokeren !Lokeren	Lokeren	Daknamstadion	9,560
Mechelen !Mechelen	Mechelen	AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne	13,213
Mouscron !Excel Mouscron	Mouscron	Stade Le Canonnier	10,571
Beerschot !Oostende	Ostend	Albertpark	8,000
Sint-Truiden !Sint-Truiden	Sint-Truiden	Stayen	14,600
Standard !Standard Liège	Liège	Stade Maurice Dufrasne	28,278
Waasland !Waasland-Beveren	Beveren	Freethiel Stadion	8,190
Westerlo !Westerlo	Westerlo	Het Kuipje	8,035
Zulte !Zulte Waregem	Waregem	Regenboogstadion	9,540

Personnel and kits

Club	Manager	Captain	Kit Manufacturer	Sponsors
Anderlecht	René Weiler	Sofiane Hanni	Adidas	BNP Paribas Fortis
Charleroi	Felice Mazzu	Francisco Martos	Hungaria	Proximus
Club Brugge KV	Michel Preud'homme	Timmy Simons	Nike	Daikin
Eupen	Jordi Condom Aulí	Luis García Fernández	BURRDA	Aspire Academy
Genk	Peter Maes	Thomas Buffel	Nike	Beobank
KAA Gent	Hein Vanhaezebrouck	Danijel Milićević	Jartazi	VDK Spaarbank
Kortrijk	Bart Van Lancker	Nebojša Pavlović	Jako	AGO Jobs & HR
Lokeren	Rúnar Kristinsson	Killian Overmeire	Jartazi	QTeam
Mechelen	Yannick Ferrera	Seth De Witte	Kappa	Telenet
Excel Mouscron	Glen De Boeck	David Hubert	Patrick	Star Casino
Oostende	Yves Vanderhaeghe	Franck Berrier	Joma	Willems Veranda's
Sint-Truiden	Ivan Leko	Steven De Petter	Kappa	Golden Palace
Standard Liège	Aleksandar Janković	Adrien Trebel	Kappa	BASE
Waasland-Beveren	Čedomir Janevski	Ibrahima Seck	Kappa	Circus
Westerlo	Jacky Mathijssen	Koen Van Langendonck	Saller	Soudal
Zulte-Waregem	Francky Dury	Mbaye Leye	Patrick	Record Bank

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Sint-Truiden	Chris O'Loughlin	Sacked	End of 2015–16 season^[2]	Pre-season	Ivan Leko	14 April 2016^[3]
Anderlecht	Besnik Hasi	Mutual consent	End of 2015–16 season^[4]		René Weiler	21 June 2016
Kortrijk	Patrick De Wilde	Mutual consent	End of 2015–16 season^[5]		Karim Belhocine	1 July 2016^[5]
Kortrijk	Karim Belhocine	Did not possess Pro-licence diploma	29 August 2016^[6]	8th	Bart Van Lancker	29 August 2016^[6]
Standard Liège	Yannick Ferrera	Sacked	6 September 2016^[7]	10th	Aleksandar Janković	6 September 2016^[7]
Mechelen	Aleksandar Janković	Signed by Standard Liège	6 September 2016^[7]	7th	Yannick Ferrera	12 September 2016^[8]
Westerlo	Bob Peeters	Sacked	13 September 2016^[9]	16th	Jacky Mathijssen	14 September 2016^[10]
Lokeren	Georges Leekens	Sacked	26 October 2016^[11]	12th	Rúnar Kristinsson	28 October 2016^[12]
Waasland-Beveren	Stijn Vreven	Sacked	28 October 2016^[13]	14th	Čedomir Janevski	7 November 2016^[14]

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Zulte Waregem	16	10	3	3	28	17	+11	33	Qualification to Championship play-offs
2	Oostende	16	9	4	3	34	18	+16	31
3	Club Brugge	16	9	3	4	27	12	+15	30
4	Gent	16	9	3	4	27	14	+13	30
5	Charleroi	16	8	6	2	20	14	+6	30
6	Anderlecht	16	8	4	4	33	18	+15	28
7	Standard Liège	16	7	4	5	28	17	+11	25	Qualification to Europa League play-offs
8	Genk	16	7	3	6	20	25	−5	24
9	Kortrijk	16	6	6	4	26	25	+1	24
10	Mechelen	16	6	4	6	20	22	−2	22
11	Eupen	16	4	4	8	26	38	−12	16
12	Lokeren	16	4	3	9	13	21	−8	15
13	Waasland-Beveren	16	3	5	8	15	27	−12	14
14	Excel Mouscron	16	3	2	11	16	34	−18	11
15	Sint-Truiden	16	2	4	10	16	26	−10	10
16	Westerlo	16	2	4	10	18	39	−21	10	Relegation to First Division B

Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2016. Source: Belgian First Division A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.^[15]

Results

Home ╲ Away	Anderlecht !AND	Club Brugge !BRU	Charleroi !CHA	Eupen !EUP	Genk !GNK	Gent !GNT	Kortrijk !KVK	Lokeren !LOK	Mechelen !KVM	Excel Mouscron !EXM	Oostende !KVO	Standard Liège !STA	Sint-Truiden !STV	Waasland-Beveren !WBE	Westerlo !WES	Zulte Waregem !ZWA
Anderlecht !Anderlecht			3–2			2–2	5–1	1–0	2–0	7–0	1–1				1–2
Club Brugge !Club Brugge	2–1			3–2	1–1	1–0		1–0	6–1			2–2			4–0
Charleroi !Charleroi		1–0		3–2	2–1	1–1		2–1	0–0		2–1			1–0
Eupen !Eupen	2–2					3–2		2–2	0–2	1–4	2–1		4–2		3–3
Genk !Genk	0–2								2–1		2–1		1–0	2–2	2–1	1–0
Gent !Gent					1–0		3–0	3–0				1–0	2–1	2–0	4–2	3–0
Kortrijk !Kortrijk		2–1	2–1	1–1	4–1	1–1						3–3			4–1
Lokeren !Lokeren					0–3		2–1		0–0	2–1	1–2	0–1	1–0		3–0
Mechelen !Mechelen		0–2				2–0	0–0			2–0	2–3		2–0			2–3
Excel Mouscron !Excel Mouscron	1–2	0–3	0–1		2–2		0–1						2–1			1–5
Oostende !Oostende		1–0			6–0	1–0	2–2			2–1		3–1	2–2	2–1
Standard Liège !Standard Liège	0–1		0–0	3–0	2–0					2–1			2–0	5–0		4–1
Sint-Truiden !Sint-Truiden	0–0	0–1	2–2				1–2	1–0						4–1	2–2	0–2
Waasland-Beveren !Waasland-Beveren	2–1	1–0	0–1	4–2				1–1	2–2	0–0						0–2
Westerlo !Westerlo			0–0	1–2					1–2	1–3		2–2		1–0		1–2
Zulte Waregem !Zulte Waregem		0–0	1–1	3–0			2–1	2–0			1–1	1–0

Updated to games played on 27 November 2016.
Source: Belgian Pro League
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship play-offs

League table

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Team 1	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Team 2	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3	Team 3	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4	Team 4	Qualification to Europa League play-off final
5	Team 5
6	Team 6

First match(es) will be played on TBD. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Matches won; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Away matches won; 8) Play-off.^[16]

Europa League play-offs

Group A of the play-offs will consist of the teams finishing in positions 7, 9, 12 and 14 during the regular season and the first and third placed team in the qualifying positions in the 2016–17 Belgian First Division B. The teams finishing in positions 8, 10, 11, 13 and 15 will join the second placed qualifier from the 2016–17 Belgian First Division B in group B.

Group A

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	TBD	Qualification to Europa League play-off semi-final
2	TBD
3	TBD
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD

First match(es) will be played on TBD. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.^[17]

Group B

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	TBD	Qualification to Europa League play-off semi-final
2	TBD
3	TBD
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD

First match(es) will be played on TBD. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.^[18]

Semi-final

The winners of both play-off groups compete in one match to play the fourth-placed or fifth-placed team of the championship play-offs for a spot in the final. This match will be played on the field of the highest ranked team in the regular competition. The winner of the semi-final will advance to the final to play for a spot in the third qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

TBD v TBD

TBD	v	TBD

Final

The winner of the Europa League play-off semi-final and the fourth-placed or fifth-placed team of the championship play-offs (depending on cup winner) will play one match to determine the Europa League play-off winner. The winner qualifies for the third qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

TBD v TBD

TBD	v	TBD

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 2 December 2016.^[19]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Łukasz Teodorczyk	Anderlecht	11
2	Idriss Saadi	Kortrijk	9
2	Jelle Vossen	Club Brugge	9
4	Knowledge Musona	Oostende	8
4	Nikos Karelis	Genk	8
6	Nicolas Verdier	Mechelen	7
	Henry Onyekuru	Eupen	7
	Orlando Sá	Standard	7
	Hervé Kage	Kortrijk	7
10	Jérémy Perbet	Gent	6
10	David Pollet	Charleroi	6

Top assists

As of matches played on 2 December 2016.^[20]

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Onur Kaya	Zulte Waregem	8
2	Stef Peeters	Sint-Truiden	6
3	Ruud Vormer	Club Brugge	5
	Danijel Milićević	Gent	5
	Siebe Schrijvers	Waasland-Beveren	5
	Alexandru Chipciu	Anderlecht	5
	Henry Onyekuru	Eupen	5
	Clément Tainmont	Charleroi	5
	Hervé Kage	Kortrijk	5
	Yassine El Ghanassy	Oostende	5
11	Mathieu Dossevi	Standard	4

References

↑ "KV Mechelen - Club Brugge openingsmatch Jupiler Pro League 2016-2017". Belgian First Division A. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
↑ "STVV gaat niet door met coach O'Loughlin: "Zoeken opnieuw een jeugdige trainer"" [STVV does not continue with manager O'Loughlin: "We're looking for a youthful trainer again"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2016-04-04.
↑ "Ivan Leko wordt coach van STVV: "Dit is een ambitieuze club"" [Ivan Leko becomes manager of STVV: "This is an ambitious club"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2016-04-14.
↑ "Hasi is niet langer coach van Anderlecht" [Hasi no longer manager at Anderlecht] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2016-05-25.
1 2 "Kortrijk en De Wilde zetten hun samenwerking stop, nieuwe spits tekent" [Kortrijk and De Wilde stop cooperation, nieuwe spits tekent] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2016-07-01.
1 2 "Bart Van Lancker is nieuwe stroman bij KV Kortrijk" [Bart Van Lancker is new jackstraw at KV Kortrijk] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2016-08-29.
1 2 3 "Standard stopt met Yannick Ferrera en verwelkomt Aleksandar Jankovic" [Standard ends cooperation with Yannick Ferrera and welcomes Aleksandar Jankovic] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2016-09-06.
↑ "Ferrera: "KVM is beste wat me kon overkomen na Standard"" [Ferrera: "KVM best thing which could happen to me after Standard"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2016-09-12.
↑ "Bob Peeters krijgt zijn ontslag bij Westerlo" [Bob Peeters gets sacked at Westerlo] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2016-09-13.
↑ "Jacky Mathijssen moet Westerlo uit de gevarenzone loodsen" [Jacky Mathijssen to lead Westerlo out of danger zone] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2016-09-14.
↑ "Georges Leekens is niet langer trainer van Lokeren" [Georges Leekens no longer trainer at Lokeren] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2016-10-26.
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First League / Pro League / First Division A

2016–17 teams	Anderlecht Charleroi Club Brugge Eupen Excel Mouscron Genk Gent Kortrijk Lokeren Mechelen Oostende Sint-Truiden Standard Liège Waasland-Beveren Westerlo Zulte Waregem

Statistics	Teams Champions Top scorers Current managers Belgian Golden Shoe

Championship Cup (1895–1904)	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04

First Division (1904–1926)	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26

Division of Honour (1926–1952)	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52

First Division (1952–1993)	1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93

Belgian League (1993–2008)	1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08

Belgian Pro League (2008–2016)	2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Belgian First Division A (2016–present)	2016–17

2016–17 in Belgian football

« 2015–16 2017–18 »

League competitions	First Division A First Division B First Amateur Division Second Amateur Division Third Amateur Division

Cup competitions	Belgian Cup (Final) Super Cup

Transfers	Summer 2016 Winter 2016–17 Summer 2017

UEFA competitions	Champions League Europa League

Related to national team	UEFA Euro 2016 Marc Wilmots

Club seasons

First Division A	Anderlecht Charleroi Club Brugge Eupen Genk Gent Kortrijk Lokeren Mechelen Mouscron-Péruwelz Oostende Sint-Truiden Standard Liège Waasland-Beveren Westerlo Zulte-Waregem

First Division B	Antwerp Cercle Brugge Lierse Lommel United OH Leuven Roeselare Tubize Union SG

2016–17 in European football (UEFA)

« 2015–16 2017–18 »

Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '16 '17 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '16 '17 Faroe Islands '16 '17 Finland '16 '17 France Georgia '16 '17 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '16 '17 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '16 '17 Kosovo Latvia '16 '17 Lithuania '16 '17 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '16 '17 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '16 '17 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '16 '17 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

Domestic cups	Albania Andorra '16 '17 Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '16 '17 Finland '16 '17 France Georgia '16 '17 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '16 '17 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '16 '17 Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania '16 '17 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '16 '17 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '16 '17 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

League cups	England Estonia Finland '16 '17 France Iceland '16 '17 Israel Latvia Northern Ireland Portugal Republic of Ireland '16 '17 Romania Scotland Wales

Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic England Estonia Faroe Islands France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Lithuania Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '16 '17 Romania Russia San Marino Slovakia Spain Turkey Ukraine

UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Super Cup Youth League UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path knockout phase Women's Champions League qualifying round knockout phase Final

International competitions	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 Euro Under-21 qualification 2017 Euro Under-19 qualification 2017 Euro Under-17 qualification 2017 Women's Euro qualification 2017 Women's Euro Under-19 qualification 2017 Women's Euro Under-17 qualification

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