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			{{Short description\|102nd season of top-tier football in Belgium}}
	The '''2004/05''' season of the ] began on ], ] and ended on ], ]. ] became champion on ], ] after a decisive game against long-time rival ]. The season was full of suspense as the champion and the relegated teams were only known on the 33rd (on 34) matchday. Furthermore, the 3rd place (qualifying for ]) had to be decided on a test-match, a fact that had not occurred recently.
			{{Infobox football league season
			\| competition = ]
			\| season = 2004–05
			\| winners = ]
			\| relegated = ]<br>]
			\| continentalcup1 = ]
			\| continentalcup1 qualifiers = ]<br>]
			\| continentalcup2 = ]
			\| continentalcup2 qualifiers = ]<br>]
			\| league topscorer = ]<br>(18 goals)
			\| matches = 306
			\| total goals = 845
			<!--
			Note: If dates are given, these must be sourced (typically by the official match report).
			-->
			\| biggest home win =
			\| biggest away win =
			\| highest scoring =
			\| longest wins =
			\| longest unbeaten =
			\| longest losses
			\| prevseason = ]
			\| nextseason = ]
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			The '''2004–05''' season of the ] began on August 6, 2004 and ended on May 23, 2005. ] became champions on May 15, 2005 after a decisive game against long-time rivals ]. The season was full of suspense as the champions and the relegated teams were only known on the 33rd (on 34) matchday. Furthermore, the 3rd place (qualifying for ]) had to be decided on a test-match, a fact that had not occurred recently.

	==Promoted teams==		==Promoted teams==
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	These teams were promoted from the ] at the start of the season:		These teams were promoted from the ] at the start of the season:
	*] (second division champion)		*] (second division champion)
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	These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:		These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:
	*]		*]
	*]		*]

	==Battle for the 1st place==		==Battle for the 1st place==
	As usual, the two giants (] and ]) were occupying the first two places after 5 matches. Brugge was already 1st and actually stayed on top until the end. The Brussels side has indeed failed to show ~~regularity~~ under the management of ] who was fired after a 0-0 draw at ]. Under ~~the~~ new coach (]), Anderlecht had a run of good form (after the initial 0-1 defeat against ]). ~~Conjugated~~ to the poor results of rivals Brugge, this situation led to a 6 ~~points~~ difference between the two clubs after 32 matches. The ~~match~~ Brugge-Anderlecht (33rd matchday) was thus decisive for both clubs. It ended on a ~~contested~~ 2-2 draw that was sufficient for the ].		As usual, the two giants (Sporting Anderlecht and Club Brugge) were occupying the first two places after 5 matches. Brugge was already 1st and actually stayed on top until the end. The Brussels side has indeed failed to show consistency under the management of ] who was fired after a 0-0 draw at ]. Under new coach (]), Anderlecht had a run of good form (after the initial 0-1 defeat against Oostende). Linked to the poor results of rivals Brugge, this situation led to a 6-point difference between the two clubs after 32 matches. The Brugge-Anderlecht game (33rd matchday) was thus decisive for both clubs. It ended with a 2-2 draw that was sufficient for the ].

	Brugge title is due to its exceptional regularity against smaller teams as it is ~~showed~~ on the following table (showing points gained by a top 4 team against the other top 4 teams) :		Brugge title is due to its exceptional regularity against smaller teams as is shown on the following table (showing points gained by a top 4 team against the other top 4 teams) :

	1. Anderlecht 6 13		:1. Anderlecht 6 13
	2. Standard 6 8		:2. Standard 6 8
	3. Brugge 6 6		:3. Brugge 6 6
	4. Genk 6 5		:4. Genk 6 5

	==Battle for Europe==		==Battle for Europe==
	As Anderlecht and Brugge rapidly ~~installed~~ at the first two places, the battle for Europe ~~has~~ mainly consisted in the battle for UEFA Cup (or battle for the ~~3rd~~ place). Four teams were serious candidates: ], ], ] and Gent. The latter two were soon dismissed. Before the last matchday, Standard was 2 points ahead of Genk but they lost their ~~advance~~ after a 1-1 draw at Ostend while Genk earned a 1-3 win at ]. As both teams now had the same ~~amount~~ of points and wins, a test-match had to be played (in two legs). Standard won the first match (3-1) but ~~showed a poor performance on~~ the away match (3~~-0)~~ and lost the European ticket for next season.		As Anderlecht and Brugge rapidly ran away with the first two places, the battle for Europe was mainly consisted in the battle for UEFA Cup spots (or battle for the third place). Four teams were serious candidates: ], ], ] and Gent. The latter two were soon dismissed. Before the last matchday, Standard was two points ahead of Genk but they lost their advantage after a 1-1 draw at Ostend while Genk earned a 3-1 win at ]. As both teams now had the same number of points and wins, a test-match had to be played (in two legs). Standard won the first match 3-1 but lost the away match 0-3 and lost the European ticket for next season.

			==The relegation dog fight==
			After their poor early results, five teams were predicted to fight against relegation: ], ] and especially newcomers ] and Oostende along with ]. ] joined the list after a very poor final run. Before the 33rd matchday, the table read:

			:12. Lierse 32 35
			:13. Sint-Truiden 32 33
			:14. Beveren 32 31
			:15. Mouscron 32 30
			:16. Brussels 32 30
			:17. Mons 32 26
			:18. Oostende 32 26

			] and Sint-Truiden were already saved. Mons and Oostende had to win or draw to maintain suspense but they finally both lost (2-0 respectively against Mouscron and at ]).

			==Final league table==
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			\|team2=AND\|name_AND=]
			\|team3=GNK\|name_GNK=]
			\|team4=STA\|name_STA=]
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			\|team16=BEV\|name_BEV=]
			\|team17=OOS\|name_OOS=]
			\|team18=MON\|name_MON=]
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			\|win_GNK=21\|draw_GNK=7\|loss_GNK=6\|gf_GNK=59\|ga_GNK=37
			\|win_STA=21\|draw_STA=7\|loss_STA=6\|gf_STA=64\|ga_STA=30
			\|win_CHA=19\|draw_CHA=7\|loss_CHA=8\|gf_CHA=47\|ga_CHA=34
			\|win_GNT=18\|draw_GNT=5\|loss_GNT=11\|gf_GNT=46\|ga_GNT=36
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			==Results==
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			\|match_AND_BEV=5–2
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			\|match_AND_GNK=4–2
			\|match_AND_GNT=2–0
			\|match_AND_LIE=5–1
			\|match_AND_LOK=2–0
			\|match_AND_LOU=2–1
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			\|match_AND_STA=3–2
			\|match_AND_WES=4–0

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			\|match_GBA_WES=1–0

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			\|match_BEV_OST=2–2
			\|match_BEV_STV=3–1
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			\|match_BEV_WES=4–1

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			\|match_CER_MON=2–0
			\|match_CER_MOU=1–0
			\|match_CER_OST=2–0
			\|match_CER_STV=5–1
			\|match_CER_STA=1–3
			\|match_CER_WES=0–0

			\|name_CLU=]
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			\|match_CLU_CER=5–0
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			\|match_CLU_MON=3–1
			\|match_CLU_MOU=3–0
			\|match_CLU_OST=7–3
			\|match_CLU_STV=5–1
			\|match_CLU_STA=1–1
			\|match_CLU_WES=2–0

			\|name_CHA=]
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			\|match_CHA_GBA=1–0
			\|match_CHA_BEV=2–1
			\|match_CHA_CER=5–1
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			\|match_CHA_LIE=1–0
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			\|match_CHA_LOU=2–5
			\|match_CHA_BRU=1–2
			\|match_CHA_MON=1–0
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			\|match_CHA_STA=0–0
			\|match_CHA_WES=0–1

			\|name_GNK=]
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			\|match_GNK_CER=2–1
			\|match_GNK_CLU=2–1
			\|match_GNK_CHA=2–0
			\|match_GNK_GNT=1–1
			\|match_GNK_LIE=3–0
			\|match_GNK_LOK=2–1
			\|match_GNK_LOU=1–0
			\|match_GNK_BRU=3–1
			\|match_GNK_MON=2–2
			\|match_GNK_MOU=0–0
			\|match_GNK_OST=2–2
			\|match_GNK_STV=1–0
			\|match_GNK_STA=1–1
			\|match_GNK_WES=3–2

			\|name_GNT=]
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			\|match_GNT_BEV=1–0
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			\|match_GNT_CHA=3–1
			\|match_GNT_GNK=0–1
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			\|match_GNT_LOK=3–1
			\|match_GNT_LOU=2–1
			\|match_GNT_BRU=3–0
			\|match_GNT_MON=2–1
			\|match_GNT_MOU=1–0
			\|match_GNT_OST=2–1
			\|match_GNT_STV=2–1
			\|match_GNT_STA=1–1
			\|match_GNT_WES=1–0

			\|name_LIE=]
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			\|match_LIE_CER=2–0
			\|match_LIE_CLU=0–2
			\|match_LIE_CHA=1–1
			\|match_LIE_GNK=1–5
			\|match_LIE_GNT=3–2
			\|match_LIE_LOK=2–0
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			\|match_LIE_BRU=5–1
			\|match_LIE_MON=4–1
			\|match_LIE_MOU=0–1
			\|match_LIE_OST=3–1
			\|match_LIE_STV=0–1
			\|match_LIE_STA=1–1
			\|match_LIE_WES=3–0

			\|name_LOK=]
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			\|match_LOK_GBA=0–1
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			\|match_LOK_CER=4–0
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			\|match_LOK_WES=3–1

			\|name_LOU=]
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			\|match_LOU_OST=2–0
			\|match_LOU_STV=1–0
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			\|match_LOU_WES=1–2

			\|name_BRU=]
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			\|match_BRU_LOK=1–2
			\|match_BRU_LOU=1–1
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			\|match_BRU_MOU=2–1
			\|match_BRU_OST=2–2
			\|match_BRU_STV=0–1
			\|match_BRU_STA=0–1
			\|match_BRU_WES=0–1

			\|name_MON=]
			\|match_MON_AND=1–2
			\|match_MON_GBA=0–1
			\|match_MON_BEV=2–2
			\|match_MON_CER=1–3
			\|match_MON_CLU=0–0
			\|match_MON_CHA=0–1
			\|match_MON_GNK=1–2
			\|match_MON_GNT=1–0
			\|match_MON_LIE=4–1
			\|match_MON_LOK=0–1
			\|match_MON_LOU=4–1
			\|match_MON_BRU=1–2
			\|match_MON_MOU=0–2
			\|match_MON_OST=2–0
			\|match_MON_STV=4–1
			\|match_MON_STA=2–3
			\|match_MON_WES=3–2

			\|name_MOU=]
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			\|match_MOU_CER=6–0
			\|match_MOU_CLU=0–1
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			\|match_MOU_GNT=0–2
			\|match_MOU_LIE=1–3
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			\|match_MOU_LOU=1–1
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			\|match_MOU_OST=1–1
			\|match_MOU_STV=4–0
			\|match_MOU_STA=0–3
			\|match_MOU_WES=3–0

			\|name_OST=]
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			\|match_OST_GBA=0–0
			\|match_OST_BEV=1–1
			\|match_OST_CER=0–1
			\|match_OST_CLU=1–2
			\|match_OST_CHA=1–2
			\|match_OST_GNK=1–3
			\|match_OST_GNT=1–2
			\|match_OST_LIE=2–3
			\|match_OST_LOK=0–2
			\|match_OST_LOU=2–1
			\|match_OST_BRU=1–0
			\|match_OST_MON=1–0
			\|match_OST_MOU=1–0
			\|match_OST_STV=1–0
			\|match_OST_STA=1–1
			\|match_OST_WES=3–3

			\|name_STV=]
			\|match_STV_AND=2–2
			\|match_STV_GBA=1–1
			\|match_STV_BEV=0–1
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			\|match_STV_MOU=3–2
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			\|match_WES_AND=2–2
			\|match_WES_GBA=1–0
			\|match_WES_BEV=1–1
			\|match_WES_CER=1–2
			\|match_WES_CLU=1–3
			\|match_WES_CHA=2–1
			\|match_WES_GNK=0–0
			\|match_WES_GNT=2–1
			\|match_WES_LIE=2–1
			\|match_WES_LOK=1–1
			\|match_WES_LOU=0–2
			\|match_WES_BRU=1–0
			\|match_WES_MON=2–1
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			\|match_WES_OST=2–0
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	==Battle against relegation==
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			==Top goal scorers==
	12. Lierse 32 35
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	13. Sint-Truiden 32 33
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	14. Beveren 32 31
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	15. Mouscron 32 30
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			==See also==
	] and Sint-Truiden were already saved. Mons and Oostende had to win or draw to maintain suspense but they finally both lost (2-0 respectively against Mouscron and at ]).
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	==~~Final table~~==		==References==
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			{{Belgian Pro League}}
			{{2004–05 in European Football (UEFA)}}
			{{2004–05 in Belgian football}}

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Latest revision as of 09:22, 2 November 2024

102nd season of top-tier football in Belgium Football league season

Belgian First Division
Season	2004–05
Champions	Club Brugge
Relegated	Oostende Mons
Champions League	Club Brugge Anderlecht
UEFA Cup	Genk Germinal Beerschot
Matches played	306
Goals scored	845 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorer	Nenad Jestrović (18 goals)
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 season of the Belgian First Division began on August 6, 2004 and ended on May 23, 2005. Club Brugge became champions on May 15, 2005 after a decisive game against long-time rivals Anderlecht. The season was full of suspense as the champions and the relegated teams were only known on the 33rd (on 34) matchday. Furthermore, the 3rd place (qualifying for UEFA Cup) had to be decided on a test-match, a fact that had not occurred recently.

Promoted teams

Club Brugge
Cercle Brugge

Westerloclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in Belgian First Division 2004–05

These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:

FC Brussels (second division champion)
Oostende (playoff winner)

Relegated teams

These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:

Battle for the 1st place

As usual, the two giants (Sporting Anderlecht and Club Brugge) were occupying the first two places after 5 matches. Brugge was already 1st and actually stayed on top until the end. The Brussels side has indeed failed to show consistency under the management of Hugo Broos who was fired after a 0-0 draw at Gent. Under new coach (Franky Vercauteren), Anderlecht had a run of good form (after the initial 0-1 defeat against Oostende). Linked to the poor results of rivals Brugge, this situation led to a 6-point difference between the two clubs after 32 matches. The Brugge-Anderlecht game (33rd matchday) was thus decisive for both clubs. It ended with a 2-2 draw that was sufficient for the West Flemish.

Brugge title is due to its exceptional regularity against smaller teams as is shown on the following table (showing points gained by a top 4 team against the other top 4 teams) :

1. Anderlecht 6 13

2. Standard 6 8

3. Brugge 6 6

4. Genk 6 5

Battle for Europe

As Anderlecht and Brugge rapidly ran away with the first two places, the battle for Europe was mainly consisted in the battle for UEFA Cup spots (or battle for the third place). Four teams were serious candidates: Standard, Genk, Charleroi and Gent. The latter two were soon dismissed. Before the last matchday, Standard was two points ahead of Genk but they lost their advantage after a 1-1 draw at Ostend while Genk earned a 3-1 win at Cercle Brugge. As both teams now had the same number of points and wins, a test-match had to be played (in two legs). Standard won the first match 3-1 but lost the away match 0-3 and lost the European ticket for next season.

The relegation dog fight

After their poor early results, five teams were predicted to fight against relegation: Sint-Truiden, Mouscron and especially newcomers FC Brussels and Oostende along with Mons. Beveren joined the list after a very poor final run. Before the 33rd matchday, the table read:

12. Lierse 32 35

13. Sint-Truiden 32 33

14. Beveren 32 31

15. Mouscron 32 30

16. Brussels 32 30

17. Mons 32 26

18. Oostende 32 26

Lierse and Sint-Truiden were already saved. Mons and Oostende had to win or draw to maintain suspense but they finally both lost (2-0 respectively against Mouscron and at La Louvière).

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Club Brugge (C)	34	24	7	3	83	25	+58	79	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2	Anderlecht	34	23	7	4	75	34	+41	76	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3	Genk	34	21	7	6	59	37	+22	70	Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
4	Standard Liège	34	21	7	6	64	30	+34	70
5	Charleroi	34	19	7	8	47	34	+13	64	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
6	Gent	34	18	5	11	46	36	+10	59	Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
7	La Louvière	34	12	8	14	43	43	0	44
8	Sporting Lokeren	34	11	11	12	36	38	−2	44	Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
9	Germinal Beerschot	34	12	6	16	36	45	−9	42	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
10	Lierse	34	12	5	17	57	60	−3	41
11	Cercle Brugge	34	12	5	17	45	74	−29	41
12	Westerlo	34	11	6	17	34	54	−20	39
13	Mouscron	34	10	6	18	40	43	−3	36
14	Sint-Truiden	34	10	6	18	40	58	−18	36
15	Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek	34	10	3	21	32	60	−28	33
16	Beveren	34	8	8	18	43	59	−16	32
17	Oostende (R)	34	6	9	19	31	62	−31	27	Relegation to 2005–06 Belgian Second Division
18	Mons (R)	34	7	5	22	39	58	−19	26	Relegation to 2005–06 Belgian Second Division

Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	AND	GBA	BEV	CER	CLU	CHA	GNK	GNT	LIE	LOK	LOU	BRU	MON	MOU	OST	STV	STA	WES
Anderlecht		3–0	5–2	5–2	2–1	3–0	4–2	2–0	5–1	2–0	2–1	3–0	2–1	2–0	0–1	2–1	3–2	4–0
Germinal Beerschot	0–1		3–1	2–3	0–1	0–1	3–1	0–0	2–2	1–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	3–1	1–0	1–0
Beveren	0–1	1–0		5–1	1–1	1–2	0–2	1–2	2–1	0–2	0–2	0–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–3	4–1
Cercle Brugge	1–3	2–1	1–1		1–2	0–4	1–3	2–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–2	2–0	1–0	2–0	5–1	1–3	0–0
Club Brugge	2–2	6–0	3–1	5–0		1–1	1–1	5–0	1–0	0–0	2–0	4–1	3–1	3–0	7–3	5–1	1–1	2–0
Charleroi	2–1	1–0	2–1	5–1	0–1		2–0	3–2	1–0	2–1	2–5	1–2	1–0	2–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–1
Genk	2–4	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–0		1–1	3–0	2–1	1–0	3–1	2–2	0–0	2–2	1–0	1–1	3–2
Gent	0–0	5–0	1–0	1–2	0–1	3–1	0–1		1–0	3–1	2–1	3–0	2–1	1–0	2–1	2–1	1–1	1–0
Lierse	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–5	3–2		2–0	7–0	5–1	4–1	0–1	3–1	0–1	1–1	3–0
Lokeren	2–2	0–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–1	0–2		1–0	1–0	0–0	1–1	1–0	4–3	0–0	3–1
La Louvière	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–1	0–2	0–0	2–0	0–1	3–2	0–0		1–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–0	0–1	1–2
Brussels	0–1	2–1	1–3	2–1	1–6	1–2	0–1	1–1	3–2	1–2	1–1		2–1	2–1	2–2	0–1	0–1	0–1
Mons	1–2	0–1	2–2	1–3	0–0	0–1	1–2	1–0	4–1	0–1	4–1	1–2		0–2	2–0	4–1	2–3	3–2
Mouscron	2–0	0–1	1–0	6–0	0–1	0–1	1–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	5–1		1–1	4–0	0–3	3–0
Oostende	1–3	0–0	1–1	0–1	1–2	1–2	1–3	1–2	2–3	0–2	2–1	1–0	1–0	1–0		1–0	1–1	3–3
Sint-Truiden	2–2	1–1	0–1	0–1	3–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	0–0	3–2	0–0		4–1	1–0
Standard Liège	1–0	3–0	3–0	4–0	1–4	1–2	1–0	3–0	4–1	1–0	1–0	1–3	2–0	2–0	5–0	4–1		2–0
Westerlo	2–2	1–0	1–1	1–2	1–3	2–1	0–0	2–1	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–0	2–1	0–1	2–0	2–1	1–3

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goal scorers

Scorer	Goals	Team
Nenad Jestrović	18	Anderlecht
Kevin Vandenbergh	17	Genk
Sambégou Bangoura	15	Standard Liège
Rune Lange	15	Club Brugge
Mohammed Aliyu Datti	14	Mons
Aruna Dindane	14	Anderlecht
Moussa Sanogo	14	Beveren
Archie Thompson	14	Lierse
Marcin Żewłakow	14	Mouscron

References

(in French) Sport.be website - Archive

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Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '04 '05 Finland '04 '05 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '04 '05 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '04 '05 Latvia '04 '05 Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '04 '05 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '04 '05 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '04 '05 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Finland '04 '05 France Germany Iceland '04 '05 Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland '04 '05 Scotland Wales
UEFA competitions	Champions League (qualifying rounds, group stage, knockout stage, Final) UEFA Cup (qualifying rounds, first round, group stage, final stage, Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup

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