1987–88 Belgian First Division

Belgian First Division
Season1987–88
ChampionsClub Brugge K.V.
Relegated
Top goalscorerFrancis Severeyns (Royal Antwerp FC)[1]

Statistics of Belgian League in season 1987–88.

Overview

It was contested by 18 teams.[1] Club Brugge K.V. won the championship with 51 pts, KV Mechelen came a close second with 49, and Royal Antwerp FC came third, also with 49 pts.[2] K.A.A. Gent & Racing Jet de Bruxelles were relegated.[1]

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Club Brugge K.V. 34 23 5 6 74 34 +40 51 Qualified for 1988–89 European Cup
2 KV Mechelen 34 21 7 6 50 24 +26 49 Qualified for 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup[a]
3 Royal Antwerp FC 34 20 9 5 75 40 +35 49 Qualified for 1988–89 UEFA Cup
4 R.S.C. Anderlecht 34 18 9 7 64 27 +37 45 Qualified for 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup
5 R.F.C. de Liège 34 14 16 4 52 28 +24 44 Qualified for 1988–89 UEFA Cup
6 K.S.V. Waregem 34 16 7 11 50 43 +7 39
7 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. 34 12 9 13 48 45 +3 33
8 R. Charleroi S.C. 34 11 10 13 39 48 −9 32
9 K.V. Kortrijk 34 11 9 14 40 54 −14 31
10 Standard Liège 34 11 8 15 46 51 −5 30
11 Sint-Truidense V.V. 34 10 9 15 30 39 −9 29
12 R.W.D. Molenbeek 34 8 12 14 33 48 −15 28
13 K. Beerschot V.A.C. 34 10 7 17 39 49 −10 27
14 K.S.K. Beveren 34 8 11 15 36 38 −2 27
15 KFC Winterslag 34 10 6 18 32 74 −42 26
16 K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen 34 9 8 17 42 47 −5 26
17 K.A.A. Gent 34 8 9 17 34 60 −26 25 Relegated to Division II
18 Racing Jet de Bruxelles 34 7 7 20 21 56 −35 21
Source: [1]
Notes:

Results

Home \ Away AND ANT BEE BEV CER CLU RJB CHA GNT KOR FCL LOK MAL MOL STV STA WAR WIN
Anderlecht 6–0 1–2 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 6–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 3–2 2–0 0–1 1–2 5–1 4–0
Antwerp 2–0 2–1 1–1 5–2 2–0 7–2 0–2 0–0 3–0 0–0 3–2 3–0 4–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 5–0
Beerschot 0–3 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–4 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 6–2 1–0 4–1
Beveren 2–2 0–0 4–0 1–2 5–2 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 0–1
Cercle Brugge 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 4–2 0–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 3–1
Club Brugge 2–1 2–2 2–4 2–0 4–3 3–1 5–0 2–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 3–0
RJ Bruxelles 1–4 2–5 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–3 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–1
Charleroi 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 5–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–4 2–1 3–2
Gent 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 1–0 1–3 4–2
Kortrijk 1–1 2–4 3–0 3–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–5 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–1
Liége 0–0 5–0 1–1 1–0 4–1 0–2 0–0 4–2 4–1 2–0 3–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–0
Lokeren 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 8–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 6–0
Mechelen 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–2 2–4 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 0–0 4–1
Molenbeek 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 5–0 0–4 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 4–1
Sint-Truiden 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–1
Standard Liège 0–2 3–2 2–1 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 4–0 0–4 2–0 1–2
Waregem 0–3 1–2 3–1 4–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 5–3 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 5–0
Winterslag 0–3 1–5 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–6 0–1 2–0 3–2 0–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 4–2 0–0
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Topscorers

Scorer Goals Team
Francis Severeyns 24 Royal Antwerp F.C.
Marc Degryse 22 Club Brugge K.V.
Nebojša Malbaša 21 R.F.C. de Liège
Richard Niederbacher 18 K.S.V. Waregem
Kenneth Brylle Larsen 17 Club Brugge K.V.
Piet den Boer 16 KV Mechelen
Marc Van Der Linden 14 Royal Antwerp F.C.
Alexandre Czerniatynski 14 Standard Liège
Luc Nilis 14 R.S.C. Anderlecht

Attendances

Source:[3]

No. Club Average
1 Anderlecht 16,471
2 Club Brugge 15,618
3 Charleroi 14,412
4 Royal Antwerp 14,088
5 STVV 11,676
6 Liège 9,794
7 Standard de Liège 9,106
8 Mechelen 7,962
9 Gent 7,224
10 Beveren 6,647
11 Beerschot 6,500
12 Waregem 6,500
13 RWDM 6,029
14 Winterslag 5,941
15 Lokeren 5,794
16 Cercle Brugge 5,059
17 Kortrijk 4,941
18 Racing Jet 2,168

References

  1. ^ a b c d Rothmans Football yearbook. 1988-89. London: Queen Anne Press. 1988. p. 829. ISBN 978-0-356-15879-2. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  2. ^ Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness record of world soccer : the history of the game in over 150 countries. Enfield: Guiness. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-85112-954-9. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  3. ^ https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/bel/avebel88.htm