2018–19 Belgian First Division A


The 2018–19 Belgian First Division A was the 116th season of top-tier football in Belgium.

Team changes

Stadiums and locations

MatriculeClubLocationVenueCapacity
35AnderlechtConstant Vanden Stock Stadium21,500
1AntwerpBosuilstadion12,975
12BrugesJan Breydel Stadium29,042
22CharleroiStade du Pays de Charleroi14,000
3BrugesJan Breydel Stadium29,042
4276EupenKehrweg Stadion8,363
322GenkLuminus Arena24,956
7GhentGhelamco Arena20,000
19KortrijkGuldensporen Stadion9,399
282LokerenDaknamstadion12,000
216MouscronStade Le Canonnier10,571
31OstendVersluys Arena8,432
373Sint-TruidenStayen14,600
16LiègeStade Maurice Dufrasne30,023
4068BeverenFreethiel Stadion8,190
5381WaregemRegenboogstadion12,500

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Regular season

League table

Results

Championship play-offs

The points obtained during the regular season were halved before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Genk 32 points, Club Brugge 28, Standard Liège 27, Anderlecht 26, Gent 25 and Antwerp 25. The points of Genk, Standard Liège, Anderlecht and Antwerp were rounded up, therefore in case of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, the half point will be deducted for these teams.

League table

Europa League play-offs

Group A of the play-offs 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 2018–19 Belgian First Division B. The teams finishing in positions 8, 10, 11, 13 and 15 were joined by the second placed qualifier from the 2018–19 Belgian First Division B in group B.

Group A

Group B

Semi-final

The winners of both play-off groups competed in one match to play the fourth-placed team of the championship play-offs for a spot in the final. This match was played on the field of the highest ranked team in the regular competition. Charleroi advanced to the final to play for a spot in the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.

Final

The winner of the Europa League play-off semi-final and the fourth-placed team of the championship play-offs played one match to determine the Europa League play-off winner. Antwerp qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.

Number of teams by provinces

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Hamdi HarbaouiZulte Waregem25
2 Mbwana SamattaGenk23
3 Ivan SantiniAnderlecht16
3 Victor OsimhenCharleroi16
5 Daichi KamadaSint-Truiden15
5 Felipe AvenattiKortrijk15
7 Leandro TrossardGenk14
7 Theo BongondaZulte Waregem14
7 Hans VanakenClub Brugge14
10 Ruslan MalinovskyiGenk13

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Hans VanakenClub Brugge16
2 Ruslan MalinovskyiGenk11
3 Nill De PauwZulte Waregem9
3 Aleksandar BoljevićWaasland-Beveren9
5 Manuel BensonExcel Mouscron8
5 Gianni BrunoCercle Brugge8
5 Theo BongondaZulte Waregem8
5 WesleyClub Brugge8
5 Razvan MarinStandard Liège8

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Danny VukovicGenk14
2 Sinan BolatAntwerp13
3 Ethan HorvathClub Brugge11
4 Jean ButezExcel Mouscron9
4 Thomas DidillonAnderlecht9
4 Guillermo OchoaStandard Liège9
7 Thomas KaminskiKortrijk / Gent8
8 Nicolas PenneteauCharleroi7
9 Hendrik Van CrombruggeEupen6
10 Ortwin De WolfLokeren5