The 2008–09 football season in Belgium, which is the 106th season of competitive football in the country.
Honours CompetitionWinnerFirst divisionStandard LiègeSecond divisionSint-TruidenThird division AWetterenThird division BTurnhoutPromotion ACoxydePromotion BTemsePromotion CHeistPromotion DBleidCupGenkSupercupStandard Liège
League competitions
Belgian First Division
Belgian Second Division
European Club Results Note that the Belgian team's score is given first
As Cercle Brugge did not desire to play in the Intertoto Cup, Germinal Beerschot took their place but where immediately eliminated. Anderlecht suffered a painful defeat to BATE Borisov in the second qualification round of the Champions League, which did not even send them into the UEFA Cup. Gent also performed weak, losing immediately in their first match. Club Brugge got into the group stage but after drawing in every match against mostly weaker opponents, they finally succumbed at home to Copenhagen. Champions Standard Liège however provided stunning football as they came very close to keeping Liverpool out of the Champions League and then dropped into the UEFA Cup where they beat teams such as Everton, Sevilla, Partizan and Sampdoria before eventually going out against Braga in the last 16.
DateTeamCompetitionRoundLegOpponentLocationScoreJuly 5 or 6Germinal BeerschotIntertoto CupRound 2Leg 1, Home Neftchi BakuHet Kiel, Antwerp1–1July 12 or 13Germinal BeerschotIntertoto CupRound 2Leg 2, Away Neftchi BakuTofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku0–1July 29 or 30AnderlechtChampions LeagueQual. Round 2Leg 1, Home BATE BorisovConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht1–2August 5 or 6AnderlechtChampions LeagueQual. Round 2Leg 2, Away BATE BorisovHaradzki Stadium, Barysaw2–2August 12 or 13Standard LiègeChampions LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 1, Home LiverpoolStade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège0–0August 14GentUEFA CupQual. Round 2Leg 1, Home Kalmar FFJules Ottenstadion, Ghent2–1August 21GentUEFA CupQual. Round 2Leg 2, Away Kalmar FFFredriksskans, Kalmar0–4August 26 or 27Standard LiègeChampions LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 2, Away LiverpoolAnfield, Liverpool0–1 (aet)September 18Club BruggeUEFA CupRound 1Leg 1, Away Young BoysStade de Suisse, Bern2–2September 18Standard LiègeUEFA CupRound 1Leg 1, Away EvertonGoodison Park, Liverpool2–2October 2Club BruggeUEFA CupRound 1Leg 2, Home Young BoysJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges2–0October 2Standard LiègeUEFA CupRound 1Leg 2, Home EvertonStade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège2–1October 23Club BruggeUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 1, Away RosenborgLerkendal stadion, Trondheim0–0November 6Standard LiègeUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 1, Home SevillaStade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège1–0November 27Club BruggeUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 2, Home Saint-ÉtienneJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges1–1November 27Standard LiègeUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 2, Away PartizanPartizan Stadium, Belgrade1–0December 3Standard LiègeUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 3, Home SampdoriaStade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège3–0December 4Club BruggeUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 3, Away ValenciaEstadio Mestalla, Valencia1–1December 17Club BruggeUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 4, Home CopenhagenJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges0–1December 18Standard LiègeUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 4, Away StuttgartMercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart0–3February 18Standard LiègeUEFA CupRound of 32Leg 1, Home BragaEstádio Municipal de Braga, Braga0–3February 26Standard LiègeUEFA CupRound of 32Leg 2, Away BragaStade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège1–1
European qualification for 2008–09 summary CompetitionQualifiersReason for QualificationUEFA Champions LeagueStandard Liège1st in Jupiler LeagueUEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round for Non-ChampionsAnderlecht2nd in Jupiler LeagueUEFA Europa League Third Qualifying RoundClub Brugge3rd in Jupiler LeagueUEFA Europa League Second Qualifying RoundGent4th in Jupiler LeagueUEFA Europa League Fourth Qualifying RoundGenkCup winner
See also Jupiler League 2008-09 Belgian Cup 2008-09 2009 Belgian Super Cup Belgian Second Division Belgian Third Division A Belgian Third Division B
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