2008–09 in Belgian football


The 2008–09 football season in Belgium, which is the 106th season of competitive football in the country.

Honours

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.
DateTeamCompetitionRoundLegOpponentLocationScore
July 5 or 6Germinal BeerschotIntertoto CupRound 2Leg 1, Home Neftchi BakuHet Kiel, Antwerp1–1
July 12 or 13Germinal BeerschotIntertoto CupRound 2Leg 2, Away Neftchi BakuTofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku0–1
July 29 or 30AnderlechtChampions LeagueQual. Round 2Leg 1, Home BATE BorisovConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht1–2
August 5 or 6AnderlechtChampions LeagueQual. Round 2Leg 2, Away BATE BorisovHaradzki Stadium, Barysaw2–2
August 12 or 13Standard LiègeChampions LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 1, Home LiverpoolStade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège0–0
August 14GentUEFA CupQual. Round 2Leg 1, Home Kalmar FFJules Ottenstadion, Ghent2–1
August 21GentUEFA CupQual. Round 2Leg 2, Away Kalmar FFFredriksskans, Kalmar0–4
August 26 or 27Standard LiègeChampions LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 2, Away LiverpoolAnfield, Liverpool0–1
September 18Club BruggeUEFA CupRound 1Leg 1, Away Young BoysStade de Suisse, Bern2–2
September 18Standard LiègeUEFA CupRound 1Leg 1, Away EvertonGoodison Park, Liverpool2–2
October 2Club BruggeUEFA CupRound 1Leg 2, Home Young BoysJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges2–0
October 2Standard LiègeUEFA CupRound 1Leg 2, Home EvertonStade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège2–1
October 23Club BruggeUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 1, Away RosenborgLerkendal stadion, Trondheim0–0
November 6Standard LiègeUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 1, Home SevillaStade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège1–0
November 27Club BruggeUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 2, Home Saint-ÉtienneJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges1–1
November 27Standard LiègeUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 2, Away PartizanPartizan Stadium, Belgrade1–0
December 3Standard LiègeUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 3, Home SampdoriaStade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège3–0
December 4Club BruggeUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 3, Away ValenciaEstadio Mestalla, Valencia1–1
December 17Club BruggeUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 4, Home CopenhagenJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges0–1
December 18Standard LiègeUEFA CupGroup StageMatch 4, Away StuttgartMercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart0–3
February 18Standard LiègeUEFA CupRound of 32Leg 1, Home BragaEstádio Municipal de Braga, Braga0–3
February 26Standard LiègeUEFA CupRound of 32Leg 2, Away BragaStade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège1–1

European qualification for 2008–09 summary