The 2008–09 season of the

Belgian First Division The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 tea ...

(also known as ''Jupiler Pro League'' due to sponsorship reasons) was the 106th season of top-tier football in Belgium. The regular season began on 16 August 2008 and ended on 16 May 2009.

Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (; nl, Standard Luik ; german: Standard Lüttich ) or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège. They are one of the mo ...

were the defending champions. On 19 April 2009,

Mons Mons (; German and nl, Bergen, ; Walloon and pcd, Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century. ...

were relegated after

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beat

Roeselare Roeselare (; french: Roulers, ; West Flemish: ''Roeseloare'') is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Roeselare proper and the towns of Beveren, Oekene and Rumbeke. ...

3–1 and made it mathematically impossible for Mons to climb into 16th position or higher. Tubize were relegated on 3 May 2009 after a 1–1 draw at home to

Anderlecht Anderlecht (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as th ...

. The 2008–09 champions were decided in a playoff because Standard and Anderlecht finished the regular season equal on points and number of wins. Standard won the playoff by 2–1 on aggregate and thereby retained the title.

Participating teams

The league consisted of 18 teams, the best 16 teams from last season and two promoted teams from the Second Division. The number of participants was reduced to 16 teams the season after, hence relegation was increased from two to three or four teams.

Team changes from the previous season

Sint-Truidense and

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

were relegated to the Second Division at the end of the previous season after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by Second Division champions

Kortrijk Kortrijk ( , ; vls, Kortryk or ''Kortrik''; french: Courtrai ; la, Cortoriacum), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It is the capital and larges ...

and

promotion playoff Promotion may refer to: Marketing * Promotion (marketing), one of the four marketing mix elements, comprising any type of marketing communication used to inform or persuade target audiences of the relative merits of a product, service, brand or i ...

winners Tubize.

Overview

Managerial changes

During summer break

During the season

League standings

Final table

Championship playoff

Since Anderlecht and Standard were tied on both points and wins, a two-legged playoff was played in order to determine the league champions. Standard won the playoff 2–1 on aggregate and were crowned champions. ----

Positions by matchday

Note: The classification was made after the weekend of each matchday, so postponed matches were only processed at the time they were played to represent the ''real'' evolution in standings. These postponed matches are: * Matchday 1: Mechelen vs. Club Brugge (played between 4th and 5th matchday) * Matchday 2: Club Brugge vs. Zulte-Waregem (played between 8th and 9th matchday) * Matchday 13: Kortrijk vs. Zulte-Waregem (played between 16th and 17th matchday) * Matchday 19: Gent vs. Anderlecht (played between 22nd and 23rd matchday)

Results

Season statistics

Scoring

* First goal of the season: Dieumerci Mbokani for

against

(16 August 2008) * Widest winning margin: 6:

7–1

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(25 October 2008) and Tubize 0–6

Zulte Waregem Sportvereniging Zulte Waregem (), commonly known as Zulte Waregem or by their nickname Essevee (), is a Belgian professional football club based in Waregem, West Flanders. Zulte Waregem plays in the Belgian First Division A. Their highest finish ...

(21 February 2009) * Most goals in a match: 8:

7–1

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Mouscron Mouscron (; Dutch and vls, Moeskroen, ; Picard and Walloon: ''Moucron'') is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, along the border with the French city of Tourcoing, which is part of the Lille metropo ...

against Gent (13 September 2008) ** Nicolás Frutos for

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Club Brugge (), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062.

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for

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Cards

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Jimmy Hempte Jimmy Hempte (born 24 March 1982 in Tournai) is a Belgium retired footballer who played as a left back and current head coach of CS PV Ostiches. Club career He joined R.E. Mouscron in 2004 from K.A.A. Gent. In the summer of 2010 he left K.V ...

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Goalscorers

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Christophe Grondin Christophe Grondin (born 2 September 1983) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder. Biography Grondin was born in the French city of Toulouse, of Malagasy and Réunion descent. The defensive midfielder was a youth player at French si ...

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Alan Haydock Alan John Steve Haydock (born Uccle, 13 January 1976) is a Belgian football player of British descent who plays in the midfield. He currently plays for S.K. Halle. He started his career with Diegem Sport in the lower divisions then moved to the ...

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Torben Joneleit Torben Joneleit (born 17 May 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in Monaco, he made one appearance for the Germany U21 national team. Career Joneleit joined Scottish Premier League club Hibernian on w ...

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Yasin Karaca Yasin Karaca (born 16 December 1983) is a Turkish former footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Karaca was born in Paal, Belgium to ethnic Kurdish parents originally from Iğdır, Turkey. He can play as an attacking midfielder or as ...

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Mahamoudou Kéré Mahamoudou Kéré (born 2 January 1982) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Career Kéré was born in Ouagadougou. On 9 June 2010, he left Charleroi SC to join Turkish side Konyaspor on a 3-year contract ...

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Hernán Losada Hernán Pablo Losada (born 9 May 1982) is an Argentine football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder. He currently serves as the head coach of CF Montréal in Major League Soccer. As a player, Losada was known for h ...

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Damir Mirvić Damir Mirvić (born 30 November 1982) is a Bosnian football defender, who plays in the Belgian amateur leagues. Club career After spending time at FK Sarajevo, KAA Gent, KSV Roeselare and Wezet (Visé) he joined SK Maldegem Wezet in January ...

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Anthony Portier Anthony Portier (; born 1 June 1982 in Ostend) is a Belgian professional football player who plays for Beerschot Wilrijk. His best position is central in defence. Portier started playing football at Gold Star Middelkerk, where he was discover ...

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Mohamed Sarr Mohamed Adama 'Momo' Sarr - Abdallah (born 23 December 1983) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Career Sarr's clubs include Treviso, AC Milan, Galatasaray, Ancona, Atalanta, Vittoria, Standard L ...

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Avi Strool Avraham "Avi" Strul (or Strool, he, אבי סטרול; born 18 September 1980) is a retired Israeli footballer who currently works as the CEO of Hapoel Rishon LeZion. Early life Strul was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a Jewish family. Being o ...

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Matías Suárez Matías Ezequiel Suárez (; born 9 May 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for River Plate as a forward. Club career Club Atlético Belgrano Suárez started his professional career at Club Atlético Belgrano in 2006. He w ...

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Đorđe Svetličić Đorđe Svetličić (; born 5 January 1974) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a defender. Club career After starting out at Grafičar Beograd, Svetličić joined Partizan in 1993. He spent six seasons with the ''Crno-beli'', helping ...

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Arturo ten Heuvel Arturo ten Heuvel (born 20 December 1978) is a Dutch retired footballer who played for HFC Haarlem, FC Volendam, FC Den Bosch, KSV Roeselare, Katwijk and Ajax Zaterdag during the span of his playing career. He is currently a youth coach, mana ...

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Kenny Thompson Kenny Thompson (born 26 April 1985) is a retired Belgian football player who last played for Nijlen in the Belgian Third Amateur Division. Honours ; K.A.A. Gent * Belgian Cup (1): 2009–10 References External links * 1985 births ...

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Ode Thompson Ode Thompson (born November 8, 1980) is a Nigerian football player currently playing for Eendracht Aalst. Thompson plays as a striker. Thompson began his career in Nigeria with Julius Berger F.C. He moved to Belgium and signed a contract with F ...

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Justice Wamfor Justice Wamfor (born 5 August 1981) is a retired Cameroonian footballer who played as a midfielder. He previously played for Racing Club Bafoussam, RC Genk, Germinal Beerschot Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club (), simply known as Beerscho ...

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Hiraç Yagan Hiraç Yagan ( hy, Հրաչ Յագան, born 3 January 1989) is a retired football midfielder. Born in Belgium, he represented Armenia at international level. He is currently the sporting director of Stade Lausanne Ouchy. Club career Standa ...

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Ervin Zukanović Ervin Zukanović (; born 11 February 1987) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club Asteras Tripolis. Zukanović started his professional career at Željezničar. After leaving the club, he h ...

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Tomislav Mikulić Tomislav Mikulić (born 4 January 1982 in Vukovar) is a retired Croatian football player who played as a defender. Club career Mikulić started his career with Croatia's NK Osijek before moving to K.R.C. Genk in 2005. On 18 December 2007 he ...

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References

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Participating teams

Team changes from the previous season

Overview

Managerial changes

During summer break

During the season

League standings

Final table

Championship playoff

Positions by matchday

Results

Season statistics

Scoring

Cards

Goalscorers

See also

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