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2017–18 Belgian First Division A
...| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 July 2017 – 20 May 2018 |
| Champions | Club Brugge |
| Relegated | Mechelen |
| Champions League | Club Brugge Standard Liège |
| Europa League | Anderlecht Gent Genk |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 687 (2.86 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hamdi Harbaoui (22 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Club Brugge 5–0 Anderlecht (17 December 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Eupen 0–5 Zulte Waregem (29 July 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Antwerp 3–5 Genk (13 August 2017) Sint-Truiden 4–4 Eupen (4 November 2017) Anderlecht 5–3 Excel Mouscron (25 February 2018) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches[2] Club Brugge Charleroi |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches[2] Club Brugge |
| Longest winless run | 10 matches[2] Excel Mouscron |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches[2] Mechelen |
| Highest attendance | Regular season 27,531[3] Club Brugge 2–2 Genk (17 February 2018) Play-offs 27,531[3] Club Brugge 1–0 Genk (2 April 2018) |
| Lowest attendance | Regular season 2,100[3] Eupen 0–0 Sint-Truiden (16 December 2017) Play-offs 1,498[3] Lierse 0–3 Excel Mouscron (31 March 2018) |
| Average attendance | Regular season 10,867 Play-offs 8,789 |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 11 March 2018. | |
The 2017–18 Belgian First Division A was the 115th season of top-tier football in Belgium. The season began on 28 July 2017 and concluded on 20 May 2018. The fixtures were announced in early June 2017. Anderlecht were the defending champions but had to settle for third place with Club Brugge taking their 15th title.
Team changes
- Westerlo was relegated after finishing last in the 2016–17 Belgian First Division A.
- Antwerp was promoted after winning the promotion play-offs against Roeselare.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2017–18 Belgian First Division A teams
| Matricule | Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Anderlecht | Anderlecht | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium | 21,500 |
| 1 | Antwerp | Antwerp | Bosuilstadion | 12,975 |
| 22 | Charleroi | Charleroi | Stade du Pays de Charleroi | 14,000 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | Bruges | Jan Breydel Stadium | 29,042 |
| 4276 | Eupen | Eupen | Kehrweg Stadion | 8,363 |
| 322 | Genk | Genk | Luminus Arena | 24,956 |
| 7 | Gent | Ghent | Ghelamco Arena | 20,000 |
| 19 | Kortrijk | Kortrijk | Guldensporen Stadion | 9,399 |
| 282 | Lokeren | Lokeren | Daknamstadion | 12,000 |
| 25 | Mechelen | Mechelen | AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne | 16,700 |
| 216 | Excel Mouscron | Mouscron | Stade Le Canonnier | 10,571 |
| 31 | Oostende | Ostend | Versluys Arena | 8,432 |
| 373 | Sint-Truiden | Sint-Truiden | Stayen | 14,600 |
| 16 | Standard Liège | Liège | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | 30,023 |
| 4068 | Waasland-Beveren | Beveren | Freethiel Stadion | 8,190 |
| 5381 | Zulte Waregem | Waregem | Regenboogstadion | 12,500 |
Personnel and kits
| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht |  Hein Vanhaezebrouck
|
Leander Dendoncker
|
Adidas | BNP Paribas Fortis |
| Antwerp |  László Bölöni
|
Faris Haroun
|
Jako | Star Casino |
| Charleroi | Felice Mazzu
|
 Francisco Martos
|
Hungaria | Proximus |
| Club Brugge |  Ivan Leko
|
 Ruud Vormer
|
Macron | Daikin |
| Eupen |  Claude Makélélé
|
Luis García
|
Nike | Aspire Academy |
| Excel Mouscron | Frank Defays
|
Dimitri Mohamed
|
Erima | Star Casino |
| Genk | Philippe Clement
|
Thomas Buffel
|
Nike | Beobank |
| Gent | Yves Vanderhaeghe
|
 Nana Akwasi Asare
|
Jartazi | VDK Spaarbank |
| Kortrijk | Glen De Boeck
|
Hannes Van der Bruggen
|
Jako | AGO Jobs & HR |
| Lokeren | Peter Maes
|
Killian Overmeire
|
Jartazi | QTeam |
| Mechelen | Dennis van Wijk
|
Seth De Witte
|
Jartazi | Telenet |
| Oostende |  Adnan Čustović
|
Nicolas Lombaerts
|
Joma | Willems Veranda's |
| Sint-Truiden | Jonas De Roeck
|
Steven De Petter
|
Kappa | Golden Palace |
| Standard Liège |  Ricardo Sá Pinto
|
Sébastien Pocognoli
|
New Balance | BASE |
| Waasland-Beveren | Dirk Geeraerd
|
Rudy Camacho
|
Kappa | Circus |
| Zulte-Waregem | Francky Dury
|
Davy De fauw
|
Patrick | Record Bank |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waasland-Beveren |  Čedomir Janevski
|
Mutual consent | End of 2016–17 season | Pre-season | Philippe Clement
|
24 May 2017 [4] |
| Club Brugge | Michel Preud'homme
|
Mutual consent | End of 2016–17 season | Ivan Leko
|
8 June 2017 [5] | |
| Kortrijk | Karim Belhocine
|
Replaced | End of 2016–17 season |  Yannis Anastasiou
|
20 May 2017 [n 1] [6] | |
| Standard Liège | José Jeunechamps (caretaker)
|
Caretaker replaced | End of 2016–17 season | Ricardo Sá Pinto
|
11 June 2017 [7] | |
| Sint-Truiden | Ivan Leko
|
Signed by Club Brugge | 8 June 2017 [5] | Tintín Márquez
|
22 June 2017 [8] | |
| Antwerp | Wim De Decker
|
Demoted to assistant coach | 16 June 2017 [9] | László Bölöni
|
16 June 2017 [9] | |
| Sint-Truiden | Tintín Márquez
|
Sacked | 7 August 2017 [10] | 8th | Jonas De Roeck
|
10 August 2017 [11] |
| Lokeren |  Rúnar Kristinsson
|
Sacked | 9 August 2017 [12] | 15th | Peter Maes
|
9 August 2017 [12] |
| Anderlecht |  René Weiler
|
Sacked | 18 September 2017 [13] | 9th |  Nicolás Frutos (caretaker)
|
18 September 2017 [13] |
| Oostende | Yves Vanderhaeghe
|
Sacked | 19 September 2017 [14] | 16th | Adnan Čustović
|
19 September 2017 [14] |
| Gent | Hein Vanhaezebrouck
|
Mutual consent | 27 September 2017 [15] | 14th | Yves Vanderhaeghe
|
4 October 2017 [16] |
| Anderlecht | Nicolás Frutos
|
Caretaker replaced | 3 October 2017 [17] | 7th | Hein Vanhaezebrouck
|
3 October 2017 [17] |
| Mechelen | Yannick Ferrera
|
Sacked | 23 October 2017 [18] | 15th | Tom Caluwé (caretaker)
|
23 October 2017 [18] |
| Mechelen | Tom Caluwé (caretaker)
|
Caretaker replaced | 1 November 2017 [19] | 16th |  Aleksandar Janković
|
Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=2017–18_Belgian_First_Division_A