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The 1997/98 season of the Jupiler League was held between August 8, 1997 and May 10, 1998. Club Brugge became champions.
Promoted teams
These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:
Relegated teams
These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:
Brugge's title success
Club Brugge ended in first place 18 points ahead of Racing Genk.
Battle for Europe
Sporting Anderlecht finally qualified for the UEFA Cup by ending in 4th place as Genk (2nd) and Brugge (1st) played the Cup final. The third team to qualify for the UEFA Cup was Germinal Ekeren (3rd).
The relegation dog fight
RWDM was relegated following a 1-1 draw at Charleroi as the newcomer Beveren managed to draw against Germinal Ekeren on the 33rd matchday. With 4 points more than RWDM the club from Waasland then lost to Anderlecht on the last matchday whereas RWDM easily beat Lokeren by 5-1.
Final league table
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Club Brugge | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 78 | 29 | 49 | 84 | |
| 2 | Genk | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 40 | 25 | 66 | ||
| 3 | Germinal Ekeren | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 48 | 12 | 58 | ||
| 4 | Anderlecht | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 37 | 16 | 57 | ||
| 5 | Harelbeke | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 31 | 19 | 55 | ||
| 6 | Lokeren | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 52 | ||
| 7 | Lierse | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 45 | 9 | 50 | ||
| 8 | Gent | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 44 | 6 | 47 | ||
| 9 | Standard Liège | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 50 | 3 | 43 | ||
| 10 | Mouscron | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 45 | -6 | 41 | ||
| 11 | Lommel | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 50 | -4 | 41 | ||
| 12 | Westerlo | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 56 | -4 | 41 | ||
| 13 | Charleroi | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 57 | -11 | 39 | ||
| 14 | Sint-Truidense | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 45 | -13 | 37 | ||
| 15 | Eendracht Aalst | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 51 | 66 | -15 | 36 | ||
| 16 | Beveren | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 32 | ||
| R | 17 | RWDM | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 74 | -35 | 31 | |
| R | 18 | Antwerp | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 71 | -33 | 25 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; C = Champions; R = Relegated
Top goal scorers
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Branko Strupar | 22 | Racing Genk |
| Tomasz Radzinski | 19 | Germinal Ekeren |
| Peter Lässen | 15 | Eendracht Aalst |
| Gunther Hofmans | 15 | Germinal Ekeren |
| Souleymane Oulare | 14 | Racing Genk |
See also
References
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