1997–98 Belgian First Division
Template:Short description Template:Infobox football league season The 1997–98 season of the Jupiler League was held between August 8, 1997, and May 10, 1998. Club Brugge became champions.
Promoted teams
Template:Location map+ These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:
Relegated teams
These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:
Brugge's title success
Club Brugge ended in first place 18 points ahead of Racing Genk.
Battle for Europe
Sporting Anderlecht finally qualified for the UEFA Cup by ending in 4th place as Genk (2nd) and Brugge (1st) played the Cup final. The third team to qualify for the UEFA Cup was Germinal Ekeren (3rd).
The relegation dog fight
RWDM was relegated following a 1-1 draw at Charleroi as the newcomer Beveren managed to draw against Germinal Ekeren on the 33rd matchday. With 4 points more than RWDM the club from Waasland then lost to Anderlecht on the last matchday whereas RWDM easily beat Lokeren by 5-1.
Final league table
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Results
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Top goal scorers
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Branko Strupar | 22 | Racing Genk |
| Template:Flagicon Tomasz Radzinski | 19 | Germinal Ekeren |
| Template:Flagicon Peter Lässen | 15 | Eendracht Aalst |
| Template:Flagicon Gunther Hofmans | 15 | Germinal Ekeren |
| Template:Flagicon Souleymane Oularé | 14 | Racing Genk |
See also
References
- Template:In lang Sport.be website – Archive
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