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The 2018–19 Belgian First Division A (officially known as Jupiler Pro League) was the 116th season of top-tier football in Belgium.

Belgian First Division A
Season2018–19
Dates27 July 2018 – 19 May 2019
ChampionsGenk
RelegatedLokeren
Champions LeagueGenk
Club Brugge
Europa LeagueStandard Liège
Royal Antwerp
Gent
Top goalscorerHamdi Harbaoui (25 goals)
All statistics correct as of 12 May 2019.

Team changes

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Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2018–19 Belgian First Division A teams
Matricule Club Location Venue Capacity
35 Anderlecht Anderlecht Constant Vanden Stock Stadium 21,500
1 Antwerp Antwerp Bosuilstadion 12,975
12 Cercle Brugge Bruges Jan Breydel Stadium 29,042
22 Charleroi Charleroi Stade du Pays de Charleroi 14,000
3 Club Brugge Bruges Jan Breydel Stadium 29,042
4276 Eupen Eupen Kehrweg Stadion 8,363
322 Genk Genk Luminus Arena 24,956
7 Gent Ghent Ghelamco Arena 20,000
19 Kortrijk Kortrijk Guldensporen Stadion 9,399
282 Lokeren Lokeren Daknamstadion 12,000
216 Excel Mouscron Mouscron Stade Le Canonnier 10,571
31 Oostende Ostend Versluys Arena 8,432
373 Sint-Truiden Sint-Truiden Stayen 14,600
16 Standard Liège Liège Stade Maurice Dufrasne 30,023
4068 Waasland-Beveren Beveren Freethiel Stadion 8,190
5381 Zulte Waregem Waregem Regenboogstadion 12,500

Personnel and kits

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Club Manager Captain Kit Manufacturer Sponsors
Anderlecht   Karim Belhocine   Adrien Trebel Adidas BNP Paribas Fortis
Antwerp   László Bölöni   Faris Haroun Jako Heylen Vastgoed
Cercle Brugge   José Jeunechamps   Benjamin Lambot Erima ADMB
Charleroi   Felice Mazzu   Francisco Martos Kappa Proximus
Club Brugge   Ivan Leko   Ruud Vormer Macron Daikin
Eupen   Claude Makélélé   Luis García Nike Aspire Academy
Excel Mouscron   Bernd Storck   Jérémy Huyghebaert Erima Star Casino
Genk   Philippe Clement   Alejandro Pozuelo Nike Beobank
Gent   Jess Thorup   Nana Asare Craft vdk bank
Kortrijk   Yves Vanderhaeghe   Hannes Van der Bruggen Jako AGO Jobs & HR
Lokeren   Glen De Boeck   Killian Overmeire Beltona QTeam
Oostende   Franky Van der Elst   Nicolas Lombaerts Joma Willems Veranda's
Sint-Truiden   Marc Brys   Jordan Botaka Olympic Golden Palace
Standard Liège   Michel Preud'homme   Sébastien Pocognoli New Balance BASE
Waasland-Beveren   Adnan Čustović   Milan Massop Kappa Circus.be
Zulte-Waregem   Francky Dury   Davy De fauw Patrick Willy Naessens Group

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position Replaced by Date of appointment
Sint-Truiden   Jonas De Roeck Replaced End of 2017–18 season [n 1] Pre-season   Marc Brys 21 May 2018 [1]
Oostende   Adnan Čustović End of 2017–18 season   Gert Verheyen 25 April 2018 [n 2] [2]
Cercle Brugge   Franky Vercauteren Mutual consent End of 2017–18 season   Laurent Guyot 6 June 2018 [3]
Standard Liège   Ricardo Sá Pinto Resigned End of 2017–18 season   Michel Preud'homme 23 May 2018 [4]
Waasland-Beveren   Dirk Geeraerd Caretaker replaced End of 2017–18 season   Yannick Ferrera 8 June 2018 [5]
Excel Mouscron   Frank Defays Sacked 30 August 2018 [6] 16th   Bernd Storck 2 September 2018 [7]
Gent   Yves Vanderhaeghe 8 October 2018 [8] 7th   Jess Thorup 10 October 2018 [9]
Lokeren   Peter Maes 27 October 2018 [10] 15th   Arnar Viðarsson (caretaker) 27 October 2018 [10]
Lokeren   Arnar Viðarsson (caretaker) Caretaker replaced 2 November 2018 [11][n 3] 16th   Trond Sollied 2 November 2018 [11]
Waasland-Beveren   Yannick Ferrera Sacked 11 November 2018 [12] 14th   Adnan Čustović 17 November 2018 [13]
Kortrijk   Glen De Boeck 15 November 2018 [14] 12th   Yves Vanderhaeghe 15 November 2018 [15]
Anderlecht   Hein Vanhaezebrouck 16 December 2018 [16] 4th   Karim Belhocine (caretaker) 16 December 2018 [16]
Anderlecht   Karim Belhocine (caretaker) Caretaker replaced 6 January 2019 [17] 5th   Fred Rutten 6 January 2019 [17]
Lokeren   Trond Sollied Sacked 20 January 2019 [18] 16th   Glen De Boeck 20 January 2019 [18]
Oostende   Gert Verheyen Resigned 6 March 2019 [19] 14th   Hugo Broos (caretaker) 6 March 2019 [19]
Anderlecht   Fred Rutten Mutual consent 16 April 2019 [20] Regular season: 4th
Championship POs: 5th 		  Karim Belhocine (caretaker) 16 April 2019 [21]
Oostende   Hugo Broos (caretaker) Resigned 29 April 2019 [22] Regular season: 14th
Europa League POs: 4th 		  Franky Van der Elst (caretaker) 29 April 2019 [22]
Cercle Brugge   Laurent Guyot Mutual consent 2 May 2019 [23] Regular season: 13th
Europa League POs: 4th 		  José Jeunechamps (caretaker) 2 May 2019 [23]

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Genk 30 18 9 3 63 31 +32 63 Qualification for the championship play-offs
2 Club Brugge 30 16 8 6 64 32 +32 56
3 Standard Liège 30 15 8 7 49 35 +14 53
4 Anderlecht 30 15 6 9 49 34 +15 51
5 Gent 30 15 5 10 53 45 +8 50
6 Antwerp 30 14 7 9 39 34 +5 49
7 Sint-Truiden 30 12 11 7 47 36 +11 47 Qualification for the Europa League play-offs
8 Kortrijk 30 12 7 11 44 42 +2 43
9 Charleroi 30 12 6 12 43 43 0 42
10 Excel Mouscron 30 11 7 12 33 33 0 40
11 Zulte Waregem 30 8 9 13 49 60 −11 33
12 Eupen 30 10 2 18 34 57 −23 32
13 Cercle Brugge 30 7 7 16 35 59 −24 28
14 Oostende 30 6 9 15 29 52 −23 27
15 Waasland-Beveren 30 5 12 13 37 50 −13 27
16 Lokeren (R) 30 5 5 20 28 53 −25 20 Relegation to First Division B
Source: Belgian First Division A (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[24]
(R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away AND ANT CER CHA CLU EUP EXM GNK GNT KVK LOK OOS STA STR W-B ZWA
Anderlecht — 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 5–2 2–1 0–0 3–0 0–0
Antwerp 0–1 — 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–4 2–2 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 5–1
Cercle Brugge 2–1 0–3 — 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–5 0–3 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 3–1
Charleroi 1–2 0–1 3–1 — 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 3–2
Club Brugge 2–1 5–1 4–0 0–1 — 5–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–3
Eupen 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–4 0–4 — 1–0 0–2 2–3 0–1 4–1 1–2 2–1 1–4 1–0 2–3
Excel Mouscron 3–1 0–1 3–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 — 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–0
Genk 1–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 — 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 4–0
Gent 1–0 0–0 4–1 2–1 0–4 2–0 1–2 1–5 — 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 4–1 1–1
Kortrijk 1–4 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–3 1–0 3–3 1–2 — 2–1 1–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 4–2
Lokeren 1–2 2–1 3–1 2–4 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–4 2–2 1–3 — 0–0 0–3 2–0 1–0 0–3
Oostende 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–4 1–2 1–0 — 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–1
Standard Liège 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 3–1 3–1 — 3–2 4–3 4–1
Sint-Truiden 4–2 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–2 4–1 3–1 2–3 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 — 2–1 2–1
Waasland-Beveren 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–6 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 — 1–1
Zulte Waregem 1–2 1–2 3–2 3–1 2–5 4–0 2–2 3–3 1–3 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 —
Source: Belgian Pro League (in Dutch)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship play-offs

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The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Genk 32 points, Club Brugge 28, Standard Liège 27, Anderlecht 26, Gent 25 and Antwerp 25. The points of Genk, Standard Liège, Anderlecht and Antwerp were rounded up, therefore in case of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, the half point will be deducted for these teams.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GNK CLU STA ANT GNT AND
1 Genk (C) 10 6 2 2 19 8 +11 52 Qualification for the Champions League group stage — 3–1 0–0 4–0 2–1 3–0
2 Club Brugge 10 7 1 2 19 11 +8 50 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round 3–2 — 4–0 3–2 3–0 1–0
3 Standard Liège 10 4 1 5 17 16 +1 40 Qualification for the Europa League group stage 1–3 2–0 — 3–1 2–3 5–0 FF[a]
4 Antwerp (O) 10 4 2 4 12 16 −4 39 Qualification for the Europa League play-off Final 1–0 0–0 2–1 — 1–2 1–1
5 Gent 10 3 1 6 10 15 −5 35 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b] 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 — 2–1
6 Anderlecht 10 1 3 6 8 19 −11 32 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–2 0–0 —
Source: Sport.be
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Position obtained during the Regular season[27]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Match was abandoned near the end of the first half as Anderlecht supporters had been throwing flares and smoke bombs on the pitch. At that time Standard was leading 2–0.[25] A few weeks later Anderlecht was fined 5.000 Euro and forced to play one match behind closed doors, with the match result set to a 5–0 win for Standard.[26]
  2. ^ After the season, 2018–19 Belgian Cup winners KV Mechelen were found guilty of match-fixing as part of the 2017–18 Belgian football fraud investigation, allowing Standard Liège to enter in the group stage instead of the third qualifying round, the fourth-placed team of the league, Royal Antwerp, entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round, and the second qualifying round berth was given to the fifth-placed team of the league, Gent. This decision is subject to appeal.

Europa League play-offs

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Group A of the play-offs consist of the teams finishing in positions 7, 9, 12 and 14 during the regular season and the first and third placed team in the qualifying positions in the 2018–19 Belgian First Division B. The teams finishing in positions 8, 10, 11, 13 and 15 were joined by the second placed qualifier from the 2018–19 Belgian First Division B in group B.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHA STR WES OOS EUP B‑W
1 Charleroi 10 7 1 2 20 7 +13 22 Qualification for the Europa League play-off semi-final — 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 4–0
2 Sint-Truiden 10 4 5 1 16 13 +3 17 3–1 — 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–2
3 Westerlo 10 3 3 4 13 12 +1 12 0–2 2–2 — 0–0 1–0 1–1
4 Oostende 10 3 3 4 12 15 −3 12 2–2 1–1 0–3 — 1–2 2–1
5 Eupen 10 3 2 5 9 15 −6 11 0–1 1–1 0–3 3–2 — 1–0
6 Beerschot Wilrijk 10 2 2 6 11 19 −8 8 0–3 1–2 3–2 1–2 2–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[24]

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KVK USG W‑B ZWA EXM CER
1 Kortrijk 10 8 0 2 26 12 +14 24 Qualification for the Europa League play-off semi-final — 0–1 2–1 4–2 3–1 4–0
2 Union SG 10 6 2 2 24 14 +10 20 2–0 — 5–1 2–2 3–3 3–1
3 Waasland-Beveren 10 4 1 5 17 24 −7 13 2–3 3–2 — 0–5 2–1 2–1
4 Zulte Waregem 10 3 4 3 22 22 0 13 0–5 2–1 0–0 — 2–2 6–2
5 Excel Mouscron 10 2 2 6 19 22 −3 8 2–3 0–2 2–4 3–0 — 2–3
6 Cercle Brugge 10 2 1 7 16 30 −14 7 1–2 2–3 3–2 3–3 0–3 —
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[24]

Semi-final

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The winners of both play-off groups competed in one match to play the fourth-placed team of the championship play-offs for a spot in the final. This match was played on the field of the highest ranked team in the regular competition. Charleroi advanced to the final to play for a spot in the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.

Kortrijk1–2Charleroi
  • Ezekiel   6'
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Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Jonathan Lardot

Final

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The winner of the Europa League play-off semi-final and the fourth-placed team of the championship play-offs played one match to determine the Europa League play-off winner. Antwerp qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.

Antwerp3–2Charleroi
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Attendance: 11,502
Referee: Nicolas Laforge

Number of teams by provinces

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Number of teams Province or region Team(s)
5   West Flanders Cercle Brugge, Club Brugge, Kortrijk, Oostende and Zulte Waregem
3   East Flanders Gent, Lokeren and Waasland-Beveren
2   Hainaut Charleroi and Excel Mouscron
  Liège Eupen and Standard Liège
  Limburg Genk and Sint-Truiden
1   Antwerp Antwerp
  Brussels Anderlecht

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of matches played on 17 May 2019.[28]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Hamdi Harbaoui Zulte Waregem 25
2   Mbwana Samatta Genk 23
3   Ivan Santini Anderlecht 16
  Victor Osimhen Charleroi
5   Daichi Kamada Sint-Truiden 15
  Felipe Avenatti Kortrijk
7   Leandro Trossard Genk 14
  Theo Bongonda Zulte Waregem
  Hans Vanaken Club Brugge
10   Ruslan Malinovskyi Genk 13

Clean sheets

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As of matches played on 17 May 2019.[29]
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1   Danny Vukovic Genk 14
2   Sinan Bolat Antwerp 13
3   Ethan Horvath Club Brugge 11
4   Jean Butez Excel Mouscron 9
  Thomas Didillon Anderlecht
  Guillermo Ochoa Standard Liège
7   Thomas Kaminski Kortrijk / Gent 8
8   Nicolas Penneteau Charleroi 7
9   Hendrik Van Crombrugge Eupen 6
10   Ortwin De Wolf Lokeren 5

Notes

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  1. ^ The announcement of De Roeck being replaced was made on 20 April 2018, together with the news he would complete the season.
  2. ^ Verheyen was announced as manager on 25 April 2018 but only replaced Adnan Čustović after the final match of the season.
  3. ^ The announcement of Viðarsson being replaced was made on 29 October 2018, but he remained in charge for the match against Anderlecht on 1 November, with Sollied taking over only the day after.

References

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  1. ^ "Marc Brys wordt maandag voorgesteld als coach van STVV" [Marc Brys to be presented Monday as new coach of STVV] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-05-19. Retrieved 2018-05-20.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Verheyen en Van der Elst vormen nieuwe trainerstandem van KV Oostende" [Verheyen and Van der Elst to become new coaching duo of KV Oostende] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2018-04-27.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Fransman Guyot moet Cercle Brugge in 1e klasse A houden" [Frenchman Guyot to keep Cercle Brugge in 1st division A] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-06-06. Archived from the original on 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  4. ^ "Officieel: Michel Preud'homme wordt opnieuw coach van Standard" [Official: Michel Preud'homme becomes manager of Standard again] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-05-23.
  5. ^ "Yannick Ferrera: "Waasland-Beveren is een zeer ambitieuze club"" [Yannick Ferrera: "Waasland-Beveren is a very ambitious club"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-06-08.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Verlies tegen Eupen is druppel: Moeskroen stuurt Defays weg" [Loss against Eupen is last straw breaking camel's back: Mouscron sends Defays away] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-08-30.
  7. ^ "Duitser Bernd Storck (55) moet Moeskroen redden" [German Bernd Storck (55) to save Mouscron] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-09-02.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Geen verrassing: Vanderhaeghe betaalt het gelag bij AA Gent" [No surprise: Vanderhaeghe pays the piper at AA Gent] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-10-08.
  9. ^ "JESS THORUP NIEUWE COACH KAA GENT" [JESS THORUP NEW COACH KAA GENT] (in Dutch). kaagent.be. 2018-10-10.
  10. ^ a b "Peter Maes moet opstappen bij Sporting Lokeren" [Peter Maes has to leave Sporting Lokeren] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-10-28.
  11. ^ a b "Trond Sollied volgt Peter Maes op bij Lokeren" [Trond Sollied succeeds Peter Maes at Lokeren] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-10-29.
  12. ^ "Einde verhaal voor Ferrera bij Waasland-Beveren na verlies tegen Cercle" [Ferrera no longer Coach from Waasland-Beveren after loss against Cercle] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-11-11.
  13. ^ "Adnan Custovic moet Waasland-Beveren in eerste klasse A houden" [Adnan Custovic to keep Waasland-Beveren in first division A] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-11-17.
  14. ^ "Kortrijk zet trainer De Boeck op straat: "Zo snel mogelijk nieuwe hoofdtrainer aanstellen"" [Kortrijk sacks manager De Boeck: "Appoint new manager as soon as possible"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-11-15.
  15. ^ "Vanderhaeghe begint aan 2e ambtstermijn bij Kortrijk: "Welcome home"" [Vanderhaeghe starts 2nd term at Kortrijk: "Welcome home"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-11-15.
  16. ^ a b "Anderlecht zet de samenwerking met Vanhaezebrouck stop" [Anderlecht ends cooperation with Vanhaezebrouck] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-12-16.
  17. ^ a b "Anderlecht trekt met Fred Rutten als nieuwe coach op stage" [Anderlecht departs for summer camp with Fred Rutten as new coach] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2019-01-06.
  18. ^ a b "Lokeren ontslaat Sollied en T2 Vidarsson, De Boeck neemt over" [Lokeren sacks Sollied and T2 Vidarsson, De Boeck takes over] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2019-01-20.
  19. ^ a b "Verheyen stopt als coach van Oostende, Broos neemt voorlopig over" [Verheyen quits as manager of Oostende, Broos caretaker] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2019-03-06.
  20. ^ "Anderlecht neemt afscheid van coach Fred Rutten" [Anderlecht says goodbye to coach Fred Rutten] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2019-04-16.
  21. ^ "Anderlecht na vertrek van Rutten: "Belhocine is hoofdcoach"" [Anderlecht following Rutten departure: "Belhocine head coach"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2019-04-16.
  22. ^ a b "Broos doet het seizoen niet uit bij KV Oostende, Van der Elst neemt over" [Broos won't finish the season at KV Oostende, Van der Elst takes over] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2019-04-29.[permanent dead link‍]
  23. ^ a b "Cercle Brugge en coach Guyot zetten samenwerking met onmiddellijke ingang stop" [Cercle Brugge and coach Guyot end cooperation immediately] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2019-05-02.
  24. ^ a b c "Belgian First Division A 2018/2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  25. ^ "Standard-Anderlecht nog voor de rust afgeblazen na paars-witte vuurpijlen" [Standard-Anderlecht abandoned before half time following purple-white flares] (in Dutch). Sporza.be. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  26. ^ "Anderlecht kent straf: match achter gesloten deuren, 5.000 euro boete en forfaitnederlaag" [Anderlecht knows punishment: match behind closed doors, 5.000 Euro fine and forfait loss] (in Dutch). Sporza.be. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  27. ^ "Reglement 2018-2019 Boek B: De koepelorganisatie KBVB en haar deelorganisaties" [General Rules 2018-2019 Book B: The overall organisation KBVB and its subsidiaries] (PDF) (in Dutch). Royal Belgian FA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  28. ^ "Jupiler Pro League Top Scorer". Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  29. ^ "Jupiler Pro League Clean Sheets". Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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