2011–12 Belgian Pro League

109th season of top-tier football in Belgium Jupiler Pro League 2011–12 Anderlecht31st league title Sint-TruidenWesterlo Champions League AnderlechtClub Brugge Europa League LokerenGenkGent Jérémy Perbet (25 goals) 302 892 Gent 6–0 Sint-Truiden Kortrijk 0–4 Gent, Genk 0–4 Anderlecht Cercle Brugge 6–4 OH Leuven 7 matcheshttp://sport.be.msn.com/nl/jupilerproleague/statistic.html?comp=2598&stat=225 Jupiler Pro League 2011-08-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20111211212111/http://sport.be.msn.com/nl/jupilerproleague/statistic.html?comp=2598&stat=225 2011-12-11 dead Anderlecht 16 matcheshttp://sport.be.msn.com/nl/jupilerproleague/statistic.html?comp=2598&stat=228 Jupiler Pro League 2011-09-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20111211211940/http://sport.be.msn.com/nl/jupilerproleague/statistic.html?comp=2598&stat=228 2011-12-11 dead Anderlecht 13 matcheshttp://sport.be.msn.com/nl/jupilerproleague/statistic.html?comp=2598&stat=227 Jupiler Pro League 2011-08-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20111211211925/http://sport.be.msn.com/nl/jupilerproleague/statistic.html?comp=2598&stat=227 2011-12-11 dead Zulte Waregem 6 matcheshttp://sport.be.msn.com/nl/jupilerproleague/statistic.html?comp=2598&stat=226 Jupiler Pro League 2011-08-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20111211212345/http://sport.be.msn.com/nl/jupilerproleague/statistic.html?comp=2598&stat=226 2011-12-11 dead Sint-TruidenWesterlo 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 season of the Belgian Pro League (also known as Jupiler Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 109th season of top-tier football in Belgium. It began on 29 July 2011 with the first match of the regular season and ended in May 2012 with the last matches of the playoff rounds. The defending champions were Genk, who this time ended in third position, while the competition was won by Anderlecht, who clenched the title after a 1–1 draw against Club Brugge with two games left to play in the Championship Playoff. Teams Team changes During the previous season, on 23 April 2011, Charleroi were relegated as a result of a 2–2 draw at home to Eupen in the relegation playoff, making it impossible to overtake them in the standings. This ended a spell of 26 consecutive seasons of being at the top level of Belgian football, with only Anderlecht, Club Brugge and Standard Liège being present for more years. Charleroi relegates to Second Division http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1006478 sporza.be 2011-04-23 nl As winner of the relegation playoff, Eupen avoided direct relegation, but was still forced to play the Second Division final round together with second division teams Lommel United, Waasland-Beveren and Mons for the final spot in first division. However, after losing four matches in a row, Eupen was also relegated on 19 May 2011 Promotion to First Division gets closer for Mons http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1028110 sporza.be 2011-05-19 nl after just one season at the top level. In the final match between Mons and Waasland-Beveren, Mons eventually came out as winner of the final round and took the place of Eupen. Promotion to First Division gets closer for Mons http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1034742 sporza.be 2011-05-29 nl On 24 April 2011, just one day after the relegation of Charleroi, Oud-Heverlee Leuven was promoted after securing the title in the Second Division and as a result, the city of Leuven now has a first division team again for the first time in 61 years. Leuven has a first division team again after 61 years http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1009994 sporza.be 2011-04-24 nl Stadia and locations Belgium right 400 Location of teams in Belgian Pro League 2011-12 Belgium 50.833333 4.333333 Anderlecht bottom Belgium 51.216667 4.4 Beerschot Belgium 51.216667 3.233333 Club Bruges Belgium 51.216667 3.233333 Cercle Bruges left Belgium 50.966667 5.5 Genk Belgium 51.05 3.733333 Ghent left Belgium 50.833333 3.266667 Kortrijk left Belgium 50.883333 4.7 Leuven Belgium 50.633333 5.566667 Standard Liège bottom Belgium 51.116667 4.583333 Lierse right Belgium 51.1 3.983333 Lokeren bottom Belgium 51.056667 4.386667 Mechelen bottom Belgium 50.45 3.95 Mons right Belgium 50.833333 5.2 Sint-Truiden Belgium 50.883333 3.416667 Zulte-Waregem Belgium 51.083333 4.916667 Westerlo Club Location Venue CapacityAugust 2009Anderlecht R.S.C. AnderlechtAnderlechtConstant Vanden Stock Stadium 28,063Germinal Beerschot ACAntwerpOlympisch Stadion 13,132Cercle Cercle Brugge K.S.V.BrugesJan Breydel Stadium 29,945Club Club Brugge KVBrugesJan Breydel Stadium 29,945Genk K.R.C. GenkGenkCristal Arena 24,900Gent K.A.A. GentGhentJules Ottenstadion 12,919Kortrijk K.V. KortrijkKortrijkGuldensporen Stadion 9,500Lierse Lierse S.K.LierHerman Vanderpoortenstadion 14,538Lokeren K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-VlaanderenLokerenDaknamstadion 10,000Mechelen KV MechelenMechelenArgosstadion Achter de Kazerne 13,123Mons R.A.E.C. MonsMonsStade Charles Tondreau 12,000Leuven Oud-Heverlee LeuvenLeuvenDen Dreef 8,519Sint-Truiden K. Sint-Truidense V.V.Sint-TruidenStaaienveld 11,250Standard Standard LiègeLiègeStade Maurice Dufrasne 30,000Westerlo K.V.C. WesterloWesterloHet Kuipje 7,982Zulte S.V. Zulte-WaregemWaregemRegenboogstadion 8,500 Personnel and sponsoring Club Chairman Current manager Team captain Shirt sponsorAnderlecht R.S.C. AnderlechtBEL vandenstock Roger Vanden StockBEL jacobs Ariël JacobsARG biglia Lucas BigliaBNP Paribas FortisBeerschot Beerschot ACBEL verhaegen Jos Verhaegenno manager at end of seasonURU kagelmacher Gary KagelmacherQuickCercle Cercle Brugge K.S.V.BEL schotte Frans SchotteBEL peeters Bob PeetersBEL cornelis Hans CornelisA D M BClub Club Brugge KVBEL verhaeghe Bart VerhaegheGER daum Christoph DaumBEL hoefkens Carl HoefkensBelfiusGenk K.R.C. GenkBEL houben Herbert HoubenNED been Mario BeenBEL hubert David HubertEuphonyGent K.A.A. GentBEL dewitte Ivan De WitteNOR sollied Trond SolliedESP arzo César ArzoVDKKortrijk K.V. KortrijkBEL allijns Jozef AllijnsBEL vanhaezebrouck Hein VanhaezebrouckSRB pavlović Nebojša PavlovićDigipass by VASCOLierse Lierse S.K.EGY samy Maged SamyBEL janssens Chris JanssensJPN kawashima Eiji KawashimaWadi DeglaLokeren K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-VlaanderenBEL lambrecht Roger LambrechtBEL maes Peter MaesBEL overmeire Killian OvermeireQ-Team VP LambrechtMechelen KV MechelenBEL timmermans Johan TimmermansBEL brys Marc BrysFRA gorius Julien GoriusTelenetMons R.A.E.C. MonsBEL leone Dominique LeoneBEL scifo Enzo ScifoBEL vanimschoot Tom Van ImschootHolcimLeuven Oud-Heverlee LeuvenBEL callewaert Jan CallewaertBEL vangeneugden Ronny Van GeneugdenBEL ruytinx Bjorn RuytinxOptionSint-Truiden K. Sint-Truidense V.V.BEL lammens Bart LammensBEL vanderelst Franky Van der ElstBEL delorge Peter DelorgeBelisolStandard Standard LiègeBEL duchatelet Roland DuchâteletBEL riga José RigaBEL vandamme Jelle Van DammeNationale LoterijWesterlo K.V.C. WesterloBEL wijnants Herman WijnantsBEL ceulemans Jan CeulemansBEL delen Jef DelenWilly NaessensZulte S.V. Zulte-WaregemBEL naessens Willy NaessensBEL dury Francky DuryBEL dhaene Karel D'HaeneEnfinity, Petrus Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position Replaced by Date of appointment Gent BEL Francky Dury Mutual Consent 17 May 2011 AA Gent and Franky Dury split http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1024190 sporza.be 2011-05-14 nl Pre-season NOR Trond Sollied 7 June 2011 Sollied:"I'm coming to AA Gent" http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1040284 sporza.be 2011-06-07 nl Zulte-Waregem BEL Hugo Broos Sacked 23 May 2011 Coach Hugo Broos leaves Zulte-Waregem http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1030372 sporza.be 2011-05-23 nl Pre-season BIH Darije Kalezić 25 May 2011 New coach of Zulte Waregem is from Bosnia http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1031653 sporza.be 2011-05-14 nl Lierse NOR Trond Sollied Contract Ended End of 2010-11 season Samy:"Not Sollied, but Chris Janssens" http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1036656 sporza.be 2011-06-01 nl Pre-season BEL Chris Janssens 1 June 2011 Standard Liège BEL Dominique D'Onofrio Contract Ended 6 June 2011 D'Onofrio and Conceiçao leave Standard http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1039961 sporza.be 2011-06-06 nl Pre-season BEL José Riga 28 June 2011 José Riga is the new Standard coach http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1054353 sporza.be 2011-06-28 nl Genk BEL Franky Vercauteren Signed for UAE Al Jazira Club 18 August 2011 Genk confirms:Vercauteren is leaving http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1084404 sporza.be 2011-08-09 nl Frank vercauteren says goodbye to Genk http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1089771 sporza.be 2011-08-18 nl 5th NED Mario Been 30 August 2011 Genk to present Been tonight as new head coach http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1099167 sporza.be 2011-08-30 nl Sint-Truiden BEL Guido Brepoels Sacked 30 August 2011 STVV does not continue with Brepoels http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1099762 sporza.be 2011-08-30 nl 15th BEL Franky Van der Elst 2 September 2011 Van der Elst succeeds Brepoels at STVV http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1101787 sporza.be 2011-09-02 nl Club Brugge NED Adrie Koster Sacked 30 October 2011 Club Brugge fires coach Koster http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1144344 sporza.be 2011-10-30 nl 4th GER Christoph Daum 9 November 2011 Daum becomes new Club Brugge coach http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1151295 sporza.be 2011-11-09 nl Zulte-Waregem BIH Darije Kalezić Sacked 27 December 2011 Zulte Waregem fires Kalezić http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1185033 sporza.be 2011-12-27 nl 14th BEL Francky Dury 30 December 2011 Zulte Waregem brings back Francky Dury http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1186422 sporza.be 2011-12-30 nl Mons NED Dennis van Wijk Mutual agreement 28 February 2012 Van Wijk immediately leaves at Mons http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1232565 sporza.be 2012-02-28 nl 11th BEL Enzo Scifo 28 February 2012 Scifo is the successor of van Wijk at Mons http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1233189 sporza.be 2012-02-28 nl Beerschot BEL Jacky Mathijssen Mutual agreement 26 March 2012 Jacky Mathijssen no longer Beerschot coach http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1255750 sporza.be 2012-03-26 nl 11th NED Adrie Koster 1 June 2012 Adrie Koster becomes new Beerschot coach http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1273126 sporza.be 2012-04-13 nl Regular season League table main WDL Regular season 5 Q AND Anderlecht BRU Club Brugge GNT Gent STA Standard Liège GNK Genk KVK Kortrijk CER Cercle Brugge LOK Lokeren KVM Mechelen MON Mons BEE Beerschot LIE Lierse ZWA Zulte Waregem OHL OH Leuven WES Westerlo STV Sint-Truiden 20 7 3 61 26 19 4 7 51 32 17 5 8 63 35 14 9 7 43 33 13 7 10 60 44 13 7 10 39 36 13 7 10 36 37 11 11 8 48 40 10 7 13 40 50 9 9 12 50 55 9 9 12 45 51 6 13 11 24 36 6 12 12 32 38 7 8 15 38 58 5 5 20 29 59 3 10 17 32 61 green1 Qualification to Championship play-offs BTP BTP BTP BTP BTP BTP blue1 Qualification to Europa League play-offs BEP BEP BEP BEP BEP BEP BEP BEP red2 Qualification to the Relegation play-offs BRP BRP 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised. complete soccerway.com Positions by round Note: The classification was made after the weekend (or midweek) of each matchday, so postponed matches were only processed at the time they were played to represent the real evolution in standings. Only one match has been postponed during the season: On matchday 18: Cercle Brugge vs. Gent of 16 December because of a rain-drenched pitch, was played two days later on 18 December.Cercle Brugge-AA Gent is afgelast door de regen http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1174952 sporza.be Dutch 2011-12-16 table y br Anderlecht 12/ 6/ 2/ 5/ 8/ 4/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1 Club Brugge 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 4/ 3/ 1/ 1/ 3/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2 Gent 14/13/ 8/ 3/ 1/ 1/ 4/ 3/ 2/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3 Standard Liège 6/ 2/10/ 3/ 7/ 5/ 8/ 7/ 5/ 6/ 5/ 7/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 6/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 4 Genk 2/ 3/ 5/10/10/ 9/ 6/ 5/ 8/ 9/ 8/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 5 Kortrijk 6/10/ 6/ 9/ 6/10/ 7/ 8/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 4/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 6 Cercle Brugge 5/ 4/11/ 6/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 5/ 6/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 7 Lokeren 10/15/14/12/13/13/13/13/13/10/10/12/10/10/10/10/11/12/12/12/11/11/11/ 9/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 8/ 8/ 8 Mechelen 3/ 8/ 3/ 1/ 3/ 6/ 9/10/10/12/11/10/12/11/11/11/10/10/10/10/10/ 8/ 8/ 8/10/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 9 Beerschot 15/14/ 9/11/11/11/11/11/11/ 8/ 9/11/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 8/ 9/ 9/10/ 9/10/10/10/10/10 Mons 6/ 9/ 4/ 7/ 5/ 8/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 5/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 9/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 9/10/10/11/11/11/11/11/11/11 Lierse 6/10/13/14/14/14/14/14/15/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/13/13/13/13/13/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12 Zulte Waregem 10/ 4/ 7/ 8/12/12/12/12/12/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/14/14/14/14/14/14/13/14/13/13/13/13/13 OH Leuven 3/ 7/12/13/ 9/ 7/10/ 9/ 9/11/12/ 9/11/12/12/12/12/11/11/11/12/12/13/14/13/14/14/14/14/14 Westerlo 16/16/16/16/16/16/15/15/14/15/15/15/16/16/16/16/16/15/15/15/15/15/15/15/15/15/15/16/15/15 Sint-Truiden 12/12/15/15/15/15/16/16/16/16/16/16/15/15/15/15/15/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/15/16/16 #D0F0C0 #FFCCCC complete soccerassociation.com May 2011 Results main FBR grey AND BEE CER BRU GNK GNT KVK LIE LOK KVM MON OHL STV STA WES ZWA Anderlecht 3–2 4–0 3–0 4–2 3–1 2–0 4–0 3–2 3–1 2–2 0–0 3–1 5–0 3–1 2–1 Beerschot 0–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 Cercle Brugge 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 3–1 1–0 Club Brugge 1–1 5–1 1–0 4–5 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 5–0 1–0 Genk 0–1 3–1 4–2 3–0 3–1 2–2 4–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 5–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 Gent 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 6–2 2–0 6–1 6–0 3–1 3–1 0–0 Kortrijk 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 0–4 1–1 2–5 1–0 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 Lierse 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–1 Lokeren 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–4 2–0 3–2 3–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 Mechelen 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–2 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 4–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 Mons 1–1 4–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–3 5–1 2–2 4–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 OH Leuven 2–1 3–2 2–3 3–1 1–1 2–3 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 Sint-Truiden 2–2 2–4 0–1 3–3 3–4 3–4 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–3 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 Standard Liège 1–2 6–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 3–2 2–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 Westerlo 1–2 3–1 1–3 0–1 3–2 2–3 0–0 0–2 2–4 1–3 2–1 1–3 2–0 0–0 1–1 Zulte Waregem 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–1 0–0 4–2 3–1 complete Soccerway Championship playoff 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: Anderlecht 34 points, Club Brugge 31, Gent 28, Standard 26, Genk 23 and Kortrijk 23. Playoff table main WDL Championship playoff Q AND Anderlecht BRU Club Brugge GNK Genk GNT Gent STA Standard Liège KVK Kortrijk 5 3 2 16 8 34 C 5 2 3 14 11 31 Q 6 0 4 19 19 23 Q 4 0 6 16 16 28 2 3 5 10 17 26 3 2 5 16 20 23 green1 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round CL3 CL3 blue1 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round EL3 blue2 Qualification to Europa League Testmatch TM 1) points; 2) points after deduction of (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) number of wins; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) number of away goals scored; 7) number of away wins. complete soccerway.com Positions by round Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given. table y br 0 Initial Anderlecht 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1 Club Brugge 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2 Genk 5/ 6/ 6/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3 Gent 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4 Standard Liège 4/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5 Kortrijk 6/ 5/ 4/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6 1st green1 blue1 blue3 February 2012 Results main FBR grey AND BRU GNT STA GNK KVK Anderlecht 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–3 1–1 Club Brugge 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 Gent 1–4 2–1 3–0 3–1 2–3 Standard Liège 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–3 2–0 Genk 0–4 1–2 2–0 3–2 2–0 Kortrijk 2–0 3–1 1–4 1–1 3–4 complete Europa League playoff Group A contains the teams finishing the regular season in positions 7, 9, 12 and 14. The teams finishing in positions 8, 10, 11 and 13 were placed in Group B. Group A main WDL Group A Q CER OHL LIE KVM 3 2 1 16 10 3 1 2 15 14 1 4 1 7 7 1 1 4 7 14 Advanced to the Final green1 Playoff Final A y FBR grey Cercle Brugge 0–0 3–1 6–4 Lierse 2–2 2–1 1–2 Mechelen 0–3 1–1 2–1 OH Leuven 3–2 1–1 4–2 complete Group B main WDL Group B Q MON ZWA BEE LOK 3 2 1 8 4 2 2 2 7 8 2 1 3 9 10 1 3 2 9 11 Advanced to the Final green1 Playoff Final A y FBR grey Beerschot 4–1 1–1 3–1 Lokeren 3–1 1–2 1–1 Mons 2–0 1–1 0–1 Zulte-Waregem 2–0 2–2 0–2 complete Europa League playoff final The winners of both playoff groups competed in a two-legged match to play the fourth-placed team of the championship playoff, called Testmatch. The winners of this Testmatch were granted entry to the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. 10 May 2012 20:30 CEST Mons 0 – 1 Cercle Brugge Rudy 59 Stade Charles Tondreau, Mons 14 May 2012 20:30 CEST Cercle Brugge 3 – 2 Mons Van Eenoo 54Mertens 74Gombami 85 Jarju 20De Belder 90 Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges Cercle Brugge won 4–2 on aggregate. Testmatches Europa League Europa League playoff final winners Cercle Brugge competed with fourth placed team Gent for the final European ticket. After a 7-2 aggregate win, Gent qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. 17 May 2012 19:30 CEST Cercle Brugge 1 – 5 report Gent Gombami 39 Maréval 13Coulibaly 15El Ghanassy 49Jørgensen 66 82 Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges 20 May 2012 14:30 CEST Gent 2 – 1 report Cercle Brugge Mboyo 33 76 Dompig 9 Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent Gent won 7–2 on aggregate. Relegation playoff The teams finishing in the last two positions Westerlo and Sint-Truiden, faced each other in the relegation playoff. Westerlo started with a three-point bonus and home advantage for finishing above Sint-Truiden during the regular season. Although the teams were scheduled to play each other 5 times, Westerlo forced the decision already after four matches making the last match obsolete. Thereby, Sint-Truiden was relegated and Westerlo was allowed to play the relegation playoffs with the teams from the Second Division. main WDL Relegation playoff QR WES Westerlo STV Sint-Truiden 3 0 1 12 6 3 R 1 0 3 6 12 0 R red2 Belgian Second Division final round RP red1 Relegation to 2012–13 Belgian Second Division R 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored. complete soccerway.com main FBR grey STV WES 3 Sint-Truiden Westerlo 3–1 3–2 1–4 4–0 Match not played as Sint-Truiden could no longer overtake Westerlo in the standings null complete soccerway.com Top goalscorers Source: sporza.be and Sport.be nl Position Player Club Goals1FRA Jérémy PerbetMons252BEL Jelle VossenGenk213BEL Christian BentekeGenk164NGA Joseph AkpalaClub Brugge15COD Dieumerci MbokaniAnderlechtBEL Jordan RemacleOH Leuven7BEL Guillaume GilletAnderlecht14FRA Julien GoriusMechelen9ARG Hernán Losada Beerschot1310BEL Benjamin De CeulaerLokeren12TUN Hamdi HarbaouiLokerenBEL Ilombe MboyoGentPOR RudyCercle BruggeARG Matías SuárezAnderlecht left 11 goals (5 players) yes 30em DEN Jesper Jørgensen (Gent) BEL Bernd Thijs (Gent) SRB Dalibor Veselinović (Kortrijk) IRN Reza Ghoochannejhad (Sint-Truiden) BEL Mohammed Tchité (Standard Liège) left 10 goals (1 player) NGA Chuka (OH Leuven) left 9 goals (4 players) yes 30em SRB Milan Jovanović (Anderlecht) SEN Ibrahima Sidibe (Beerschot (6)/Westerlo (3)) ISR Elyaniv Barda (Genk) CMR Ernest Nfor (Kortrijk) left 8 goals (8 players) yes 30em BEL Igor Vetokele (Cercle Brugge) BEL Thomas Buffel (Genk) BEL Kevin De Bruyne (Genk) SLO Zlatan Ljubijankič (Gent) FRA Steeven Joseph-Monrose (Kortrijk) BEL Alessandro Cordaro (Mechelen) GAM Ibou (Mons) BRA Reynaldo (Westerlo) left 7 goals (5 players) yes 30em NED Sherjill MacDonald (Beerschot) BEL Lukas Van Eenoo (Cercle Brugge) SEN Elimane Coulibaly (Gent) RSA Daylon Claasen (Lierse) BEL Grégory Dufer (Sint-Truiden) left 6 goals (16 players) yes 30em ISR Roei Dayan (Beerschot) POR Amido Baldé (Cercle Brugge) BEL Maxime Lestienne (Club Brugge) ISR Lior Refaelov (Club Brugge) ESP Víctor Vázquez (Club Brugge) BEL Björn Vleminckx (Club Brugge) FRA Rémi Maréval (Gent (3)/Zulte Waregem (3)) MAR Mustapha Oussalah (Kortrijk) EGY Mohamed El-Gabbas (Lierse) SEN Boubacar Diabang (Mechelen) FRA Rachid Bourabia (Mons) BEL Giuseppe Rossini (Sint-Truiden (3)/Zulte Waregem (3)) BEL Michy Batshuayi (Standard Liège) CIV Cyriac (Standard Liège) SEN Mbaye Leye (Standard Liège (3)/Zulte Waregem (3)) BEL Jens Naessens (Zulte Waregem) left 5 goals (10 players) yes 30em UKR Oleg Iachtchouk (Cercle Brugge) BEL Tim Smolders (Gent) ARG Pablo Chavarría (Kortrijk) SRB Miloš Marić (Lierse) SEN Baye Djiby Fall (Lokeren) BEL David Destorme (Mechelen) COL Jaime Alfonso Ruiz (Mechelen) BEL Jelle Van Damme (Standard Liège) BEL Steven De Petter (Westerlo) BEL Bart Goor (Westerlo) left 4 goals (16 players) yes 30em HUN Roland Juhász (Anderlecht) BRA Kanu (Anderlecht) USA Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht) URU Gary Kagelmacher (Beerschot) ZIM Vuza Nyoni (Beerschot) MAR Nabil Dirar (Club Brugge) NED Ryan Donk (Club Brugge) BEL Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (Club Brugge) BEL Christian Brüls (Gent) BEL Yassine El Ghanassy (Gent) BEL Nill De Pauw (Lokeren) SUI Mijat Marić (Lokeren) BEL Bjorn Ruytinx (OH Leuven) BEL Yoni Buyens (Standard Liège) VEN Luis Manuel Seijas (Standard Liège) ISR Shlomi Arbeitman (Westerlo) left 3 goals (28 players) yes 30em BEL Tom De Sutter (Anderlecht) COD Patou Kabangu (Anderlecht) POL Marcin Wasilewski (Anderlecht) BEL Guillaume François (Beerschot) FIN Roni Porokara (Beerschot) BEL Kristof D'haene (Cercle Brugge) BEL Kevin Janssens (Cercle Brugge) COL Carlos Bacca (Club Brugge) BEL Thomas Meunier (Club Brugge) ESP Melli (Gent) BEL Brecht Capon (Kortrijk) HUN Péter Czvitkovics (Kortrijk) SER Nebojša Pavlović (Kortrijk) BIH Ervin Zukanović (Kortrijk) SEN Ibrahima Gueye (Lokeren) BEL Benjamin Mokulu (Lokeren) BEL Koen Persoons (Lokeren) CGO Maël Lépicier (Mons) BEL Thomas Azevedo (OH Leuven) BEL Frederik Boi (OH Leuven) BEL Karel Geraerts (OH Leuven) UKR Sacha Iakovenko (OH Leuven) FRA Grégory Christ (Sint-Truiden) BEL Evariste Ngolok (Westerlo) BEL Teddy Chevalier (Zulte Waregem) BEL Davy De Fauw (Zulte Waregem) BEL Jérémy Serwy (Zulte Waregem) MKD Aleksandar Trajkovski (Zulte Waregem) left 2 goals (36 players) yes 30em ARG Lucas Biglia (Anderlecht) BEL Romelu Lukaku (Anderlecht) BEL Anthony Portier (Cercle Brugge) BEL Carl Hoefkens (Club Brugge) TUN Fabien Camus (Genk) BEL Jeroen Simaeys (Genk) HUN Dániel Tőzsér (Genk) ESP César Arzo (Gent) CIV Yaya Soumahoro (Gent) BEL Hannes van der Bruggen (Gent) BEL Jason Adesanya (Lierse) MKD Boban Grnčarov (Lierse) BEL Wesley Sonck (Lierse) RSA Ayanda Patosi (Lokeren) BEL Katuku Tshimanga (Lokeren) BIH Boris Pandža (Mechelen) GAM Mustapha Jarju (Mons) BEL Tim Matthys (Mons) FRA Jérémy Sapina (Mons) BEL Tom van Imschoot (Mons) CZE Radek Dejmek (OH Leuven) GER Sascha Kotysch (Sint-Truiden) BEL Dolly Menga (Sint-Truiden) BEL Nils Schouterden (Sint-Truiden) FRA Franck Berrier (Standard Liège (1)/Zulte Waregem (1)) BRA Felipe (Standard Liège) URU Ignacio María González (Standard Liège) BRA Kanu (Standard Liège) BEL Geoffrey Mujangi Bia (Standard Liège) BEL Lens Annab (Westerlo) BEL Dieter Dekelver (Westerlo) GHA William Owusu (Westerlo) FRA Jonathan Delaplace (Zulte Waregem) CAF Habib Habibou (Zulte Waregem) DEN Brian Hamalainen (Zulte Waregem) BEL Thomas Matton (Zulte Waregem) left 1 goal (79 players) yes 30em BRA Fernando Canesin (Anderlecht) BEL Nathan Kabasele (Anderlecht) BEL Arnor Angeli (Beerschot) BIH Adnan Čustović (Beerschot) BEL Wim De Decker (Beerschot) BEL Conor Laerenbergh (Beerschot) ISR Dor Malul (Beerschot) CRO Tomislav Mikulić (Beerschot) BEL Hans Cornelis (Cercle Brugge) BEL Bernt Evens (Cercle Brugge) BEL Gregory Mertens (Cercle Brugge) BRA Renato Neto (Cercle Brugge) BEL William Carvalho (Cercle Brugge) ESP Jordi (Club Brugge) NOR Mushaga Bakenga (Club Brugge) DEN Niki Zimling (Club Brugge) BEL David Hubert (Genk) TRI Khaleem Hyland (Genk) GER Torben Joneleit (Genk) BEL Anthony Limbombe (Genk) BRA Nadson (Genk) BEL Anthony Vanden Borre (Genk) GUI Ibrahima Sory Conte (Gent) MLI Mamoutou N'Diaye (Gent) BRA Rafinha (Gent) BEL Brecht Dejaeghere (Kortrijk) BEL Gertjan De Mets (Kortrijk) BEL Mohamed Messoudi (Kortrijk) BEL David Vandenbroek (Kortrijk) ANG Flávio Amado (Lierse) GHA Cofie Bekoe (Lierse) MAR Soufiane Bidaoui (Lierse) BEL Kris De Wree (Lierse) BEL Frédéric Frans (Lierse) BEL Stein Huysegems (Lierse) HUN Péter Kovács (Lierse) CIV Barry Boubacar Copa (Lokeren) BEL Laurens De Bock (Lokeren) ISL Alfreð Finnbogason (Lokeren) CRO Ivan Leko (Lokeren) BEL Killian Overmeire (Lokeren) FRA Jérémy Taravel (Lokeren) BEL Maxime Biset (Mechelen) BEL Seth De Witte (Mechelen) GHA Abdul-Yakuni Iddi (Mechelen) POR Sérgio Oliveira (Mechelen) BEL Wannes Van Tricht (Mechelen) FRA Chris Makiese (Mons) COD Zola Matumona (Mons) FRA Benjamin Nicaise (Mons) BEL Nicolas Timmermans (Mons) SWE Patrick Amoah (OH Leuven) BEL Loris Brogno (OH Leuven) BEL Emmerik De Vriese (OH Leuven) BEL Nicky Hayen (OH Leuven) ISL Stefan Gislason (OH Leuven) BEL Pieter Nys (OH Leuven) BEL Wim Raymaekers (OH Leuven) BEL Kevin Roelandts (OH Leuven) BEL Ludovic Buysens (Sint-Truiden) BEL Koen Daerden (Sint-Truiden) BEL Vincent Euvrard (Sint-Truiden) ITA Alessandro Iandoli (Sint-Truiden) BEL Pierre-Yves Ngawa (Sint-Truiden) AUT Rubin Okotie (Sint-Truiden) BEL Yannick Rymenants (Sint-Truiden) NGA Imoh Ezekiel (Standard Liège) TOG Serge Gakpé (Standard Liège) HAI Réginal Goreux (Standard Liège) CMR Aloys Nong (Standard Liège) BRA Ellenton Liliu (Westerlo) GER Felix Luz (Westerlo) BRA Marcão (Westerlo) BEL Jeroen Vanthournout (Westerlo) BEL Stef Wils (Westerlo) ESP Juande (Westerlo) BEL Miguel Dachelet (Zulte Waregem) BEL Karel D'Haene (Zulte Waregem) ISL Ólafur Ingi Skúlason (Zulte Waregem) left 2 Own goals (3 players) yes 36em BEL Baptiste Martin (Kortrijk), scored for Mons and Genk) CRO Tomislav Mikulić (Beerschot, scored for Genk and Mons) BEL Denis Viane (Cercle Brugge, scored twice for Genk) left 1 Own goal (19 players) yes 36em BRA Samuel (Anderlecht, scored for OH Leuven) POR Nuno Reis (Cercle Brugge, scored for Sint-Truiden) NOR Tom Høgli (Club Brugge, scored for Mechelen) SEN Alpha Bâ (Gent, scored for Westerlo) SEN Elimane Coulibaly (Gent, scored for Genk) FRA Alassane També (Kortrijk, scored for Lokeren) BEL Kristof Van Hout (Kortrijk, scored for Club Brugge) SRB Dalibor Veselinović (Kortrijk), scored for Gent) MKD Boban Grnčarov (Lierse), scored for Cercle Brugge) BEL Koen Persoons (Lokeren, scored for Mechelen) BEL Wouter Biebauw (Mechelen, scored for Standard Liège) ROC Xavier Chen (Mechelen, scored for Beerschot) BEL Kenny van Hoevelen (Mechelen, scored for Beerschot) BEL Kevin Roelandts (OH Leuven, scored for Club Brugge) BEL Peter Delorge (Sint-Truiden, scored for Mons) GER Sascha Kotysch (Sint-Truiden, scored for Gent) BEL Wim Mennes (Sint-Truiden, scored for Mons) BEL Jelle Van Damme (Standard Liège, scored for OH Leuven) BEL Wouter Corstjens (Westerlo, scored for Club Brugge) Attendances No. Club Average attendance Change Highest 1 Standard de Liège 24,613 -2,0% 30,000 2 Club Brugge 24,159 4,3% 28,200 3 Anderlecht 22,254 -1,7% 23,862 4 Genk 21,820 5,5% 23,659 5 Gent 10,985 6,5% 12,414 6 Mechelen 10,251 -8,6% 12,550 7 Cercle Brugge 8,469 13,1% 20,643 8 Lierse 8,096 -20,3% 10,325 9 STVV 8,094 8,3% 10,170 10 Beerschot 7,701 -6,3% 10,481 11 Zulte Waregem 7,439 6,8% 9,428 12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 7,280 121,0% 9,000 13 Kortrijk 6,933 15,0% 9,200 14 Westerlo 5,488 6,9% 8,200 15 Sporting Lokeren 5,002 -17,5% 8,035 16 RAEC 4,566 167,2% 8,600 Source:Attendances Belgium average https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/bel/avebel12.htm 2026-09-08 www.european-football-statistics.co.uk See also List of Belgian football transfers summer 2011 List of Belgian football transfers winter 2011–12 References 30em Category:Belgian Pro League seasons Belgian Pro League 1