2015–16 in Belgian football
Season | 2015–16 | |||
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Super Cup | Gent | |||
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The following article is a summary of the 2015–16 football season in Belgium, which is the 113th season of competitive football in the country and runs from July 2015 until June 2016.
Promotion and relegation
Team promoted to 2015–16 Belgian Pro League
- Belgian Second Division Champions: Sint-Truiden
- Belgian Second Division Final Round Winners: OH Leuven
Teams relegated from 2014–15 Belgian Pro League
- 15th Place: Cercle Brugge
- 16th Place: Lierse
Teams promoted to 2015–16 Belgian Second Division
- Belgian Third Division A Champions: Koksijde
- Belgian Third Division B Runner-up: Union SG
- Playoff winners: Deinze
Teams relegated from 2014-15 Belgian Second Division
- Team folded after bankruptcy: Mons
- 17th and 18th Place: RC Mechelen and Woluwe-Zaventem
- License not awarded: Eendracht Aalst
League competitions
Belgian First Division
Main article: 2015–16 Belgian Pro League
Regular Season
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Club Brugge | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 64 | 30 | +34 | 64 | Qualification to Championship play-offs |
2 | Gent | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 60 | |
3 | Anderlecht | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 55 | |
4 | Oostende | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 49 | |
5 | Genk | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 48 | |
6 | Zulte Waregem | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 43 | |
7 | Standard Liège | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 41 | Qualification to Europa League play-offs |
8 | Charleroi | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 39 | |
9 | Kortrijk | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 39 | |
10 | Mechelen | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 37 | |
11 | Lokeren | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 34 | |
12 | Waasland-Beveren | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 33 | |
13 | Sint-Truiden | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 30 | |
14 | Mouscron-Péruwelz | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 30 | |
15 | Westerlo | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 30 | |
16 | OH Leuven (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 29 | Relegation to First Division B |
Source: Belgian Pro League, 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.[1]
(R) Relegated.
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.[1]
(R) Relegated.
Belgian Second Division
Main article: 2015–16 Belgian Second Division
Transfers
Main articles: List of Belgian football transfers summer 2015, List of Belgian football transfers winter 2015–16 and List of Belgian football transfers summer 2016
European Club results
Champions Gent qualified directly for the group stage of the Champions League, while runners-up Club Brugge started in the qualifying rounds. As third place finisher, Anderlecht qualified directly for the group stage of the Europa League, while Standard Liège and Charleroi started in the qualifying rounds.
- ^ Zorya Luhansk played their home match at Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kiev, instead of their regular stadium Avanhard Stadium, Luhansk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
- ^ ŽeljezniÄar played their home matches at Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo.
- ^ Shakhtar Donetsk played their home match at Arena Lviv, Lviv instead of their regular stadium, Donbass Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
Other honours
Competition | Winner |
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Cup | Standard Liège |
Supercup | Gent |
Third division A | Hamme |
Third division B | Beerschot Wilrijk |
Promotion A | Knokke |
Promotion B | Olympic Charleroi |
Promotion C | Hades |
Promotion D | Meux |
European qualification for 2016–17 summary
Competition | Qualifiers | Reason for Qualification |
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UEFA Champions League Group Stage | 1st in Jupiler Pro League | |
UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round for Non-Champions | 2nd in Jupiler Pro League | |
UEFA Europa League Play-off Round | Cup winner | |
UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round | 3rd in Jupiler Pro League | |
UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round | Europa League Playoff winner |
See also
- 2014–15 Belgian Pro League
- 2014–15 Belgian Cup
- 2014 Belgian Super Cup
- Belgian Second Division
- Belgian Third Division: divisions A and B
- Belgian Promotion: divisions A, B, C and D
References
- ↑ "Pro League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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