1986–87 Belgian First Division

Belgian First Division
Season1986–87
ChampionsRSC Anderlecht
Relegated

The 1986–87 edition of the Belgian League was the 84th since its establishment: it was competed by 18 teams, and R.S.C. Anderlecht won the championship, while RFC Seraing and K. Berchem Sport were relegated.[1]

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 R.S.C. Anderlecht 34 25 7 2 82 25 +57 57 Qualified for 1987–88 European Cup
2 KV Mechelen 34 24 7 3 57 18 +39 55 Qualified for 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup
3 Club Brugge K.V. 34 19 7 8 70 34 +36 45 Qualified for 1987–88 UEFA Cup
4 K.S.K. Beveren 34 15 14 5 44 24 +20 44
5 K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen 34 18 8 8 59 41 +18 44
6 R.F.C. de Liège 34 14 10 10 44 38 +6 38
7 R. Charleroi S.C. 34 13 9 12 49 52 −3 35
8 K.S.V. Waregem 34 13 8 13 45 43 +2 34
9 K. Beerschot V.A.C. 34 11 11 12 35 39 −4 33
10 Standard Liège 34 10 11 13 40 38 +2 31
11 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. 34 9 12 13 37 40 −3 30
12 Racing Jet de Bruxelles 34 9 12 13 34 47 −13 30
13 R.W.D. Molenbeek 34 8 12 14 37 53 −16 28
14 Royal Antwerp FC 34 8 10 16 43 49 −6 26
15 K.V. Kortrijk 34 8 8 18 37 52 −15 24
16 K.A.A. Gent 34 7 9 18 25 50 −25 23
17 RFC Seraing 34 5 10 19 30 63 −33 20 Relegated to Division II
18 K. Berchem Sport 34 4 7 23 20 82 −62 15
Source: [1]

Results

Home \ Away AND ANT BEE BRC BEV CER CLU RJB CHA GNT KOR FCL LOK MEC MOL SER STA WAR
Anderlecht 2–0 5–0 7–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 5–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 4–3 1–1 1–1 5–3 4–0 1–0
Antwerp 1–4 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 4–1 0–1 4–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 3–2 3–1 2–3 0–1
Beerschot 4–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 0–0
Berchem 0–5 0–5 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–4 0–0 0–0 0–2 4–1 3–4 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–4
Beveren 0–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0
Cercle Brugge 2–2 4–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–1 0–5
Club Brugge 2–1 1–1 5–2 5–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 5–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–4 3–1 5–1 3–1 1–0 8–0
RJ Bruxelles 1–3 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–4 1–2 1–0 3–0 0–2 2–2 0–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1
Charleroi 0–2 1–1 2–1 4–1 0–4 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 3–1 0–2 4–1 5–0 1–1 2–4
Gent 0–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–1
Kortrijk 1–1 0–3 2–0 7–0 0–0 3–2 0–0 0–2 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0
Liège 0–1 4–3 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 4–1
Lokeren 1–4 1–0 1–0 4–1 2–0 1–2 2–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–1
Mechelen 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 4–2 4–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 3–1
Molenbeek 0–2 3–3 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1
Seraing 1–3 0–2 3–0 0–4 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–3 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–4 1–2 1–0 1–3 0–0
Standard Liège 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 5–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–1
Waregem 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 0–1 0–2 4–1 1–0
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Topscorers

Scorer Goals Team
Arnór Guðjohnsen 19 R.S.C. Anderlecht
Dimitri Mbuyu 17 K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen
Guy François 17 R.F.C. de Liège
Marc Degryse 16 Club Brugge K.V.
Eddie Krnčević 16 R.S.C. Anderlecht
Ronny Martens 15 KV Mechelen
Piet den Boer 15 KV Mechelen
Richard Niederbacher 14 K.S.V. Waregem
Lambic Wawa 13 R.W.D. Molenbeek
Jan Goyvaerts 13 Racing Jet de Bruxelles

Attendances

Source:[2]

No. Club Average
1 Anderlecht 17,041
2 Club Brugge 13,471
3 Charleroi 12,882
4 Standard de Liège 8,941
5 Liège 8,000
6 Mechelen 7,565
7 Lokeren 7,059
8 Gent 6,835
9 Beerschot 6,353
10 Waregem 6,318
11 RWDM 6,294
12 Beveren 6,159
13 Royal Antwerp 5,388
14 Kortrijk 4,882
15 Cercle Brugge 4,118
16 Berchem Sport 3,994
17 Sérésien 3,618
18 Racing Jet 2,894

References

  1. ^ a b Rothmans football yearbook 1987-88. London: Queen Anne Press. 1987. p. 835. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  2. ^ https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/bel/avebel87.htm