2006–07 in Belgian football

The 2006–07 season is the 104th competitive season in Belgian football.

Football in Belgium
Season2006–07
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Overview

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Following promotion from the Belgian Second Division, Mons have returned to the Belgian First Division immediately after dropping to the second division during the 2004–2005 season. La Louvière has dropped from the first division after finishing last, they were also refused a licence which caused them to drop two levels and so they now play in the Belgian Third Division.

Honours

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Competition Winner
Belgian First Division Anderlecht
Cup Club Brugge
Supercup Anderlecht
Second division Dender EH
Third division A Tournai
Third division B Olympic Charleroi

Events

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June

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July

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  • July 13, 2006 – Roeselare is the first Belgian team to compete in Europe this season as they take part in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. They win their very first European match ever, 2–1, against Macedonian side Vardar away in Skopje.
  • July 16, 2006 – In the Intertoto Cup, Gent loses the first leg of their tie with Grasshoppers Zürich 2–1 in Zürich.
  • July 22, 2006 – The Belgian Supercup, played at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium between Anderlecht and Zulte-Waregem, is abandoned at half-time at a score of 0–0 due to heavy rainfall.
  • July 22, 2006 – Gent manages a 1–1 draw at home to Grasshoppers, and so does not progress to in UEFA Cup, losing 2–3 on aggregate.
  • July 24, 2006 – The Profliga announced that the Supercup match between Anderlecht and Zulte-Waregem will be replayed on 1 September. However, both teams confirmed that the match will be replayed, but that they have not agreed on the date yet.
  • July 27, 2006 – Roeselare qualifies for the second round of the UEFA Cup after defeating Vardar for the second time, this time by a comfortable 5–1 margin, winning 7–2 on aggregate.
  • July 28, 2006 – Standard Liège escapes from big names as Valencia, Liverpool and Ajax in the UEFA Champions League draw as they get drawn together with the winner of the match between ND Gorica and Steaua București in the third qualification round. Steaua looks to become the opponent as they already have won the first leg of the match over Gorica.
  • July 28, 2006 – Club Brugge and Roeselare receive their opponents in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup: FK Sūduva and Ethnikos Achna, respectively.
  • July 28, 2006 – Club Brugge plays Gent in the first match of the domestic season, winning 5–0.
  • July 29, 2006 – Official start of the first division with five more matches.

August

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September

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  • September 6, 2006 – After the bad start to the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, Belgium now beats Armenia in Yerevan by a narrow 1-0 margin. Daniel Van Buyten scores with a well placed header a few minutes before halftime. Belgium played a moderate match with low quality of play, however the abominable state of the field was also a reason for that.
  • September 9, 2006 – In the first division, on matchday 5, leaders R.S.C. Anderlecht lose their perfect record as a late goal by R.E. Mouscron's Adnan Ćustović ends the game in a 1–1 draw. Meanwhile, Standard Liège win their first match of the season, 1–3 away to Lierse S.K.
  • September 11, 2006 – It is announced that the Belgian Supercup between league champions R.S.C. Anderlecht and cup winners S.V. Zulte-Waregem, which was originally abandoned at half time due to excessive rain on July 22, will be replayed on 20 December.
  • September 13, 2006 – R.S.C. Anderlecht has not won their opening match for several years in the UEFA Champions League and also this year they don't manage to win. Against Lille OSC, the match ends in a 1–1 draw as both teams had several chances, Anderlecht mainly in the first half and Lille mainly in the second half.
  • September 14, 2006 – FC Lokomotiv Moscow is very patient as they wait for good chances to appear against S.V. Zulte-Waregem in the Uefa Cup first round match and their tactics seem to pay off as after 90 minutes Loskov and Ivanović have set the 2–0 on the board. However, in the 94th minute, Jonas Vandermarliere scores the all important away goal and thereby causes the return match to be very exciting. Meanwhile, Standard Liège is overrun for 90 minutes at home as they struggle to create any chances against Celta de Vigo, in the end they're lucky to just lose 0-1 and as they leave the field, they are booed by the home crowd. In Slovakia, Club Brugge struggles in the opening few minutes against MFK Ružomberok, but then they take over and after a free-kick goal by Boško Balaban they control the match to prevent the Slovakian team from scoring, in which they succeed to make for a 1–0 victory away from home.
  • September 26, 2006 – Again a 1–1 draw for R.S.C. Anderlecht in the UEFA Champions League, this time against AEK Athens FC. Anderlecht took the lead in the first half through Nicolás Frutos but the equaliser followed just minutes later from Júlio César.
  • September 28, 2006 – Return matches of the first round of the UEFA Cup 2006-07: Standard Liège plays a decent match, but when Karel Geraerts misses a penalty kick, the morale is gone and eventually Celta de Vigo wins the return match 3–0. Against MFK Ružomberok, Club Brugge plays very poorly but eventually they go through after a last minute equaliser by Boško Balaban. The stunt of the day comes from S.V. Zulte-Waregem as they beat FC Lokomotiv Moscow 2–0 at home to go through into the group stage.
  • September 30, 2006 – In the first division, joint leaders R.S.C. Anderlecht and K.R.C. Genk play against each other on the 8th matchday. Anderlecht, at that time recognised by many as the most probable champions for the current season solely on strength of the squad, loses out 1–4 on their home ground, where they had not been beaten since February 2005. Genk are the new leaders.

October

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November

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December

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January

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February

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March

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  • March 11, 2007 – The GenkAnderlecht match ends in a 1–1 draw, meaning Genk retains its two-point lead over Anderlecht with nine matches to play.
  • March 24, 2007 – Belgium loses 4–0 to Portugal in a qualifying match for Euro 2008. After a scoreless first-half, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ricardo Quaresma lead Portugal to victory.

National team

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After failing to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, Belgium will attempt to qualify for UEFA Euro 2008.

Date Venue Location Opponents Score[1] Competition Belgium scorers Match Report
August 16, 2006 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium (H)   Anderlecht   Kazakhstan 0–0 ECQ Uefa.com
September 6, 2006 Hrazdan Stadium (A)   Yerevan   Armenia 1–0 ECQ Van Buyten 41' Uefa.com
October 7, 2006 Stadion Crvena Zvezda (A)   Belgrade   Serbia 0–1 ECQ Uefa.com
October 11, 2006 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium (H)   Anderlecht   Azerbaijan 3–0 ECQ Simons 24' (pen)
Vandenbergh 47'
Dembélé 82'
Uefa.com
November 15, 2006 King Baudouin Stadium (H)   Brussels   Poland 0–1 ECQ Uefa.com
February 7, 2007 King Baudouin Stadium (H)   Brussels   Czech Republic 0–2 F Uefa.com
March 24, 2007 Estádio José Alvalade (A)   Lisbon   Portugal 0–4 ECQ Uefa.com
June 2, 2007 King Baudouin Stadium (H)   Brussels   Portugal 1–2 ECQ Fellaini 55' Uefa.com
June 6, 2007 Olympic Stadium (A)   Helsinki   Finland 0–2 ECQ Uefa.com
Key
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
  • F = Friendly
  • ECQ = European Championship Qualifier

European club results

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Date Team Competition Round Leg Opponent Location Score[1]
July 13 Roeselare UEFA Cup Qual. Round 1 Leg 1, Away   FK Vardar Skopje 2–1
July 16 Gent Intertoto Cup Round 3 Leg 1, Away   Grasshoppers Zürich 1–2
July 22 Gent Intertoto Cup Round 3 Leg 2, Home   Grasshoppers Ghent 1–1
July 27 Roeselare UEFA Cup Qual. Round 1 Leg 2, Home   FK Vardar Roeselare 5–1
August 9 Standard Champions League Qual. Round 3 Leg 1, Home   Steaua București Liège 2–2
August 10 Club Brugge UEFA Cup Qual. Round 2 Leg 1, Away   FK Sūduva Marijampolė 2–0
August 10 Roeselare UEFA Cup Qual. Round 2 Leg 1, Home   Ethnikos Achna Roeselare 2–1
August 23 Standard Champions League Qual. Round 3 Leg 2, Away   Steaua București Bucharest 1–2
August 24 Club Brugge UEFA Cup Qual. Round 2 Leg 2, Home   FK Sūduva Bruges 5–2
August 24 Roeselare UEFA Cup Qual. Round 2 Leg 2, Away   Ethnikos Achna Achna 0–5
September 13 Anderlecht Champions League Group H Match 1, Home   Lille Anderlecht 1–1
September 14 Club Brugge UEFA Cup Round 1 Leg 1, Away   MFK Ružomberok Ružomberok 1–0
September 14 Standard UEFA Cup Round 1 Leg 1, Home   Celta Vigo Liège 0–1
September 14 Zulte-Waregem UEFA Cup Round 1 Leg 1, Away   Lokomotiv Moscow Moscow 1–2
September 26 Anderlecht Champions League Group H Match 2, Away   AEK Athens Athens 1–1
September 28 Club Brugge UEFA Cup Round 1 Leg 2, Home   MFK Ružomberok Bruges 1–1
September 28 Standard UEFA Cup Round 1 Leg 2, Away   Celta Vigo Vigo 0–3
September 28 Zulte-Waregem UEFA Cup Round 1 Leg 2, Home   Lokomotiv Moscow Ghent 2–0
October 17 Anderlecht Champions League Group H Match 3, Home   Milan Anderlecht 0–1
October 19 Club Brugge UEFA Cup Group B Match 1, Home   Bayer Leverkusen Bruges 1–1
October 19 Zulte-Waregem UEFA Cup Group F Match 1, Away   Austria Wien Vienna 4–1
November 1 Anderlecht Champions League Group H Match 4, Away   Milan Milan 1–4
November 2 Club Brugge UEFA Cup Group B Match 2, Away   Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham 1–3
November 2 Zulte-Waregem UEFA Cup Group F Match 2, Home   Sparta Prague Ghent 3–1
November 21 Anderlecht Champions League Group H Match 5, Away   Lille Lille 2–2
November 23 Club Brugge UEFA Cup Group B Match 3, Home   Dinamo București Bruges 1–1
November 23 Zulte-Waregem UEFA Cup Group F Match 3, Away   Espanyol Barcelona 2–6
November 30 Club Brugge UEFA Cup Group B Match 4, Away   Beşiktaş Istanbul 1–2
December 6 Anderlecht Champions League Group H Match 6, Home   AEK Athens Anderlecht 2–2
December 13 Zulte-Waregem UEFA Cup Group F Match 4, Away   Ajax Ghent 0–3
February 14 Zulte-Waregem UEFA Cup Round of 32 Leg 1, Home   Newcastle United Ghent 1–3
February 22 Zulte-Waregem UEFA Cup Round of 32 Leg 2, Away   Newcastle United Newcastle upon Tyne 0–1

2007–08 European qualification

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Competition Qualifiers Reason for Qualification
UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round Anderlecht 1st in first division
UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round Genk 2nd in first division
UEFA Cup Standard Liège 3rd in first division
Club Brugge Cup winners
UEFA Intertoto Cup 3rd round Gent Highest first division finishers (4th) to have entered and not qualified for any other European competition

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Belgian Team's score given first