2015–16 in Belgian football

none Belgium 2015–16 Pro League Club Brugge Second Division WS Bruxelles Third Division A Beerschot Wilrijk Third Division B Hamme Cup Standard Liège Super Cup Gent 2014–15 2016–17 yes The following article is a summary of the 2015–16 football season in Belgium, which is the 113th season of competitive football in the country and runs from July 2015 until June 2016. Promotion and relegation Pre-season LeaguePromoted to leagueRelegated from leaguePro League Sint-Truiden OH Leuven Cercle Brugge LierseSecond Division Koksijde Union SG Deinze Mons RC Mechelen Woluwe-Zaventem Eendracht AalstThird Division Sparta Petegem Tempo Overijse Beerschot Wilrijk RFC Liège Sint-Niklaas Hamoir Deux-Acren Ath Visé Zele Verviers Tournai Turnhout National teams Belgium national football team Belgium national football team UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group B Group B yes BEL 2015 6 12 y 20:45(19:45 UTC+1) Euro 2016 qualifying WAL 1–0 Report BEL Bale 25 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff 33,280https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/06/12/europe/european-championship-qualification/wales/belgium/1653278/?ICID=PL_MS_02 Wales vs. Belgium - 12 June 2015 - Soccerway soccerway.com Felix Brych (Germany) L Euro 2016 qualifying 2015 9 3 y 20:45(20:45 UTC+2) BEL 3–1 Report BIH Fellaini 23De Bruyne 44Hazard 78 pen. Džeko 15 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels 42,975https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/03/europe/european-championship-qualification/belgium/bosnia-herzegovina/1653302/?ICID=PL_MS_05 Belgium vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 3 September 2015 - Soccerway soccerway.com Jorge Sousa (Portugal) W Euro 2016 qualifying 2015 9 6 y 20:45(21:45 UTC+3) CYP 0–1 Report BEL Hazard 86 GSP Stadium, Nicosia 11,866https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/06/europe/european-championship-qualification/cyprus/belgium/1653330/?ICID=PL_MS_10 Cyprus vs. Belgium - 6 September 2015 - Soccerway soccerway.com Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) W Euro 2016 qualifying 2015 10 10 y 20:45(20:45 UTC+2) AND 1–4 Report BEL Lima 51 pen. Nainggolan 19De Bruyne 42Hazard 56 pen.Depoitre 64 Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella 3,032https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/10/europe/european-championship-qualification/andorra/belgium/1653371/?ICID=PL_MS_05 Andorra vs. Belgium - 10 October 2015 - Soccerway soccerway.com 15 October 2015 Paweł Gil (Poland) W Euro 2016 qualifying 2015 10 13 y 20:45(20:45 UTC+2) BEL 3–1 Report ISR Mertens 64De Bruyne 78Hazard 84 Hemed 88 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels 39,773https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/13/europe/european-championship-qualification/belgium/israel/1653397/?ICID=PL_MS_08 Belgium vs. Israel - 13 October 2015 - Soccerway soccerway.com 15 October 2015 Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) W UEFA Euro 2016 UEFA Euro 2016 2016 6 13 y 21:00 BEL Match 10 Report ITA Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon 2016 6 18 y 15:00 BEL Match 22 Report IRL Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux 2016 6 22 y 21:00 SWE Match 36 Report BEL Allianz Riviera, Nice Friendlies 2015 06 07 y Friendly 21:00 FRA 3–4 BEL https://archive.today/20150627014748/http://www.uefa.com/friendlies/season=2016/matches/round=2000582/match=2016397/index.html Report Valbuena 53 pen.Fekir 89Payet 90+1 Fellaini 17 42Nainggolan 50E. Hazard 54 pen. Stade de France Saint-Denis, France 70,000 Marijo Strahonja (Croatia) W 2015 11 13 y 20:45(20:45 UTC+1) Friendly BEL 3–1 ITA http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=1316 Vertonghen 13De Bruyne 74Batshuayi 82 Candreva 3 King Baudouin Stadium Brussels, Belgium 40,000 Szymon Marciniak (Poland) W 2015 11 17 y 20:45(20:45 UTC+1) Friendly BEL cancelled 1 ESP King Baudouin Stadium Brussels, Belgium 2016 03 29 y Friendly 20:45 (UTC+2) POR 2–1 BEL http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/international-friendlies/2016/portugal--belgium_mtc842862/live.shtml Nani 20Ronaldo 40 R. Lukaku 62 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Leiria, Portugal 2 21,157 Stephan Klossner (Switzerland) L 2016 05 28 y Friendly 16:15 (UTC+2) SUI 1–2 BEL Džemaili 31Seferovic 0 81 Lukaku 34De Bruyne 83 Stade de Genève Genève, Switzerland 20,000 Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy) W 2016 06 01 y Friendly 20:45 (UTC+2) BEL http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Rode_Duivels/1.2549858 Rode Duivels oefenen vier keer in de aanloop naar het EK nl Sporza 18 Jan 2016 31 May 2016 9 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160609085025/http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Rode_Duivels/1.2549858 dead FIN King Baudouin Stadium Brussels, Belgium 2016 06 05 y Friendly 18:00 (UTC+2) BEL NOR King Baudouin Stadium Brussels, Belgium disc 1 The friendly against Spain was canceled the night before it was planned to take place, due to the terror threat following the November 2015 Paris attacks.http://www.belgianfootball.be/nl/nieuws/rode-duivels-spanje-afgelast nl Rode Duivels - Spanje: afgelast RBFA 17 Nov 2015 17 Nov 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160630201607/http://www.belgianfootball.be/nl/nieuws/rode-duivels-spanje-afgelast 2016-06-30 2 The friendly against Portugal on 27 March in Brussels was almost cancelled as well following the 2016 Brussels bombings on 22 March, however it was instead moved to Leiria, Portugal. Belgium women's national football team Belgium women's national football team 2017 UEFA Women's European Championship qualification Group 7 no_hide_class_rules yes Algarve Cup 2016 Algarve Cup 2016 03 02 y 15:00 ISL 2–1 https://www.fpf.pt/DesktopModules/AlgarveCup/DownloadFiles.ashx?Id=101547 BEL Jónsdóttir 5Brynjarsdóttir 90+2 Cayman 42 Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia) L 2016 03 04 y 15:00 CAN 1–0 https://www.fpf.pt/DesktopModules/AlgarveCup/DownloadFiles.ashx?Id=101724 BEL Clarke 87 VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António Sandra Braz (Portugal) L 2016 03 07 y 18:30 DEN 1–2 https://www.fpf.pt/DesktopModules/AlgarveCup/DownloadFiles.ashx?Id=101896 BEL Sandvej 90+3 Sørensen 43 o.g.Cayman 86 Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira Aye Thein (Myanmar) W 2016 03 09 y 14:00 BEL 5–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307040414/http://www.fpf.pt/en-us/Competitions/Football/Female/Algarve-Cup/Match-and-Results RUS Wullaert 18Cayman 42 73Schryvers 51Coutereels 61 pen. VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica) W Friendly 2015 09 16 y Friendly 14:30 BEL 5–0 POL Report Siwińska 2 o.g.Van Gorp 37 64De Caigny 42Jaques 79 Belgian Football Center Tubize, Belgium Virginie Derouaux (Belgium) W League competitions Belgian First Division 2015–16 Belgian Pro League Regular season Regular season Championship play-offs Championship play-offs Belgian Second Division 2015–16 Belgian Second Division Due to a reform in the Belgian football league, the Belgian Second Division ceases to exist and is replaced by the Belgian First Division B from the 2016–17 season which will only contain 8 teams instead of the current 17. As a result, the bottom nine teams in the league are set to relegate to the newly created league at the third level of the Belgian football pyramid, the Belgian First Amateur Division. Due to the fact that WS Brussels did not receive a licence, they were relegated instead of Roeselare. Belgian Third Division 2015–16 Belgian Third Division Due to a reform in the Belgian football league, the Belgian Third Division ceases to exist and is replaced by the Belgian Second Amateur Division from the 2016–17 season, now at the fourth level of Belgian football. A newly created league, the Belgian First Amateur Division is formed at the third level, effectively pushing the teams in this division one level down the pyramid. Only the top two teams in each division and the two promotion playoff winners are "promoted" to the new league, meaning they will remain at the third level, while most of the teams effectively drop to the fourth level. The two teams finishing in last position in each group are relegated to the Belgian Third Amateur Division, which in fact means a drop from level 3 to level 5 of the pyramid. Group A Group A Group B Group B Promotion play-offs The eight teams taking part in the promotion play-offs are playing to win one of the three remaining places in the 2016-17 Belgian First Amateur Division. The final match between the winners of Round 2, Sprimont-Comblain and FCV Dender EH, was not played as both teams already achieved promotion by winning Round 2. Hasselt beat La Louvière Centre in the third place match and took the final promotion spot. The five losing teams will play in the 2016-17 Belgian Second Amateur Division, effectively one level lower than in the 2015–16 season. 2 n score y Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Bocholter 1 1 2 Sprimont-Comblain 2 3 4 Liège 1 0 1 Hasselt 1 0 1 (a) Londerzeel 1 1 2 FCV Dender EH 2 0 2 (a) La Louvière Centre 1 5 6 Eendracht Aalst 3 0 3 Sprimont-Comblain 3 3 6 Hasselt 0 0 0 FCV Dender EH 2 1 3 La Louvière Centre 0 1 1 La Louvière Centre 2 0 2 Hasselt 3 4 7 Transfers List of Belgian football transfers summer 2015 List of Belgian football transfers winter 2015–16 List of Belgian football transfers summer 2016 European Club results Champions Gent qualified directly for the group stage of the Champions League, while runners-up Club Brugge started in the qualifying rounds. As third-place finisher, Anderlecht qualified directly for the group stage of the Europa League, while Standard Liège and Charleroi started in the qualifying rounds. DateTeamCompetitionRoundLegOpponentLocationScoreBelgian Team Goalscorers16 July 2015CharleroiEuropa LeagueQual. Round 2Leg 1, HomeISR Beitar JerusalemStade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi5-1Pollet (2), Kebano (2), Stevance23 July 2015CharleroiEuropa LeagueQual. Round 2Leg 2, AwayISR Beitar JerusalemTeddy Stadium, Jerusalem1-4Kebano, Sağlık, Ndongala, Stevance28 July 2015Club BruggeChampions LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 1, AwayGRE PanathinaikosLeoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens2-1Bolingoli-Mbombo30 July 2015CharleroiEuropa LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 1, HomeUKR Zorya LuhanskStade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi0-230 July 2015Standard LiègeEuropa LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 1, HomeBIH ŽeljezničarStade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège2-1Kosorić (o.g.), Knockaert5 August 2015Club BruggeChampions LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 2, HomeGRE PanathinaikosJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges3-0Cools, Vázquez, Oularé6 August 2015CharleroiEuropa LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 2, AwayUKR Zorya LuhanskValeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, KyivA 13-06 August 2015Standard LiègeEuropa LeagueQual. Round 3Leg 2, AwayBIH ŽeljezničarAsim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, SarajevoB 20-1Van Damme18 August 2015Club BruggeChampions LeaguePlay-off roundLeg 1, AwayENG Manchester UnitedOld Trafford, Manchester3-1Carrick (o.g.)20 August 2015Standard LiègeEuropa LeaguePlay-off roundLeg 1, AwayNOR MoldeAker Stadion, Molde2-026 August 2015Club BruggeChampions LeaguePlay-off roundLeg 2, HomeENG Manchester UnitedJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges0-427 August 2015Standard LiègeEuropa LeaguePlay-off roundLeg 2, HomeNOR MoldeStade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège3-1Knockaert, Santini, Trebel16 September 2015GentChampions LeagueGroup StageMatchday 1, HomeFRA LyonGhelamco Arena, Ghent1-1Milićević17 September 2015AnderlechtEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 1, HomeFRA MonacoConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht1-1Gillet17 September 2015Club BruggeEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 1, AwayITA NapoliStadio San Paolo, Naples5-029 September 2015GentChampions LeagueGroup StageMatchday 2, AwayRUS Zenit Saint PetersburgPetrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg2-1Matton1 October 2015AnderlechtEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 2, AwayAZE QarabağTofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku1-01 October 2015Club BruggeEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 2, HomeDEN MidtjyllandJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges1-3Meunier20 October 2015GentChampions LeagueGroup StageMatchday 3, AwayESP ValenciaMestalla Stadium, Valencia2-1Foket22 October 2015AnderlechtEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 3, HomeENG Tottenham HotspurConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht2-1Gillet, Okaka22 October 2015Club BruggeEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 3, AwayPOL Legia WarsawPolish Army Stadium, Warsaw1-1De fauw4 November 2015GentChampions LeagueGroup StageMatchday 4, HomeESP ValenciaGhelamco Arena, Ghent1-0Kums 5 November 2015AnderlechtEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 4, AwayENG Tottenham HotspurWhite Hart Lane, Tottenham2-1Ezekiel5 November 2015Club BruggeEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 4, HomePOL Legia WarsawJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges1-0Meunier24 November 2015GentChampions LeagueGroup StageMatchday 5, AwayFRA LyonStade de Gerland, Lyon1-2Milićević, Coulibaly26 November 2015AnderlechtEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 5, AwayFRA MonacoStade Louis II, Monaco0-2Gillet, Acheampong26 November 2015Club BruggeEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 5, HomeITA NapoliJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges0-19 December 2015GentChampions LeagueGroup StageMatchday 6, HomeRUS Zenit Saint PetersburgGhelamco Arena, Ghent2-1Depoitre, Milićević10 December 2015AnderlechtEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 6, HomeAZE QarabağConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht2-1Najar, Okaka10 December 2015Club BruggeEuropa LeagueGroup StageMatchday 6, AwayDEN MidtjyllandMCH Arena, Herning1-1Vossen17 February 2016GentChampions LeagueRound of 16Leg 1, HomeGER WolfsburgGhelamco Arena, Ghent2-3Kums, Coulibaly18 February 2016AnderlechtEuropa LeagueRound of 32Leg 1, HomeGRE OlympiacosConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht1-0Mbodji25 February 2016AnderlechtEuropa LeagueRound of 32Leg 2, AwayGRE OlympiacosKaraiskakis Stadium, Piraeus1-2Acheampong (2)8 March 2016GentChampions LeagueRound of 16Leg 2, AwayGER WolfsburgVolkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg1-010 March 2016AnderlechtEuropa LeagueRound of 16Leg 1, AwayUKR Shakhtar DonetskArena Lviv, LvivC 33-1Acheampong17 March 2016AnderlechtEuropa LeagueRound of 16Leg 2, HomeUKR Shakhtar DonetskConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht0-1 A 1 1 Zorya Luhansk played their home match at Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, instead of their regular stadium Avanhard Stadium, Luhansk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine. B 2 1 Željezničar played their home matches at Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo. C 3 Shakhtar Donetsk played their home match at Arena Lviv, Lviv instead of their regular stadium, Donbas Arena in Donetsk, due to the war in Donbas. Other honours CompetitionWinnerCupStandard LiègeSupercupGentThird division AHammeThird division BBeerschot WilrijkPromotion AKnokkePromotion BOlympic CharleroiPromotion CHadesPromotion DMeux European qualification for 2016–17 summary CompetitionQualifiersReason for QualificationUEFA Champions League Group StageClub Brugge1st in Jupiler Pro LeagueUEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round for Non-ChampionsAnderlecht2nd in Jupiler Pro LeagueUEFA Europa League Group StageStandard LiègeCup winnerUEFA Europa League Third Qualifying RoundGent3rd in Jupiler Pro LeagueUEFA Europa League Second Qualifying RoundGenkEuropa League Playoff winner See also 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 2015–16 Belgian Cup 2015 Belgian Super Cup Belgian Second Division Belgian Third Division: divisions A and B Belgian Promotion: divisions A, B, C and D References 2015 Category:Football in Belgium by season Belgian Football Football