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Revision as of 11:16, 11 June 2006 by Ed g2s (talk | contribs) (→Top goal scorers)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The 2003/04 season of the Jupiler League was held between August 8, 2003 and May 15, 2004. Sporting Anderlecht became champions on April 24, 2004.
Promoted teams
These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:
- Cercle Brugge K.S.V. (second division champions)
- K. Heusden-Zolder (playoff winner)
Relegated teams
These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:
Anderlecht's title success
The battle for the title was not so long since Anderlecht had respectable advance on their opponents (mainly Club Brugge). Though, a bad finish from Anderlecht kept the suspense until the 31st matchday when Club Brugge drew with Mouscron while the team from Brussels made the same result (1-1) at Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, the homeground of Lierse.
Battle for Europe
The next week, Club Brugge was sure to enter the UEFA Champions League preliminary round with a 1-0 win against Standard Liège, then third-placed team. In spite of this defeat, Standard managed to qualify for the UEFA Cup as it was 6 points ahead of Mouscron after the 32nd matchday. The suspense was killed after a 1-1 draw against Charleroi the next Saturday.
The relegation dog fight
The end of the league was thus centered on the battle against relegation. Four teams were concerned : R.A.E.C. Mons and Charleroi, which finally saved themselves, R. Antwerp F.C. and K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder finishing respectively 6 and 5 points beyond.
Final league table
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Anderlecht | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 77 | 27 | +50 | 81 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 31 | +46 | 72 | |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 65 | |
| 4 | Genk | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 59 | |
| 5 | Mouscron | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 64 | 42 | +22 | 59 | |
| 6 | Westerlo | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 52 | |
| 7 | Germinal Beerschot | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 44 | |
| 8 | Louviéroise | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 46 | -1 | 44 | |
| 9 | Gent | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 40 | |
| 10 | Lokeren | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 39 | |
| 11 | Lierse | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 33 | 40 | -7 | 39 | |
| 12 | Beveren | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 45 | 58 | -13 | 38 | |
| 13 | Sint-Truidense | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 50 | -14 | 38 | |
| 14 | Cercle Brugge | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 52 | -24 | 35 | |
| 15 | Charleroi | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 33 | |
| 16 | Mons | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 52 | -23 | 33 | |
| R | 17 | Heusden-Zolder | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 68 | -32 | 28 |
| R | 18 | Antwerp | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 30 | 67 | -37 | 27 |
Top goal scorers
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Luigi Pieroni | 28 | R.E. Mouscron |
| Emile Mpenza | 21 | Standard Liège |
| Tosin Dosunmu | 16 | K.V.C. Westerlo |
| Aruna Dindane | 15 | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
| Gert Verheyen | 15 | Club Brugge |
| Andres Mendoza | 14 | Club Brugge |
| Cédric Roussel | 14 | K.R.C. Genk |
See also
References
- Template:Fr icon Sport.be website - Archive