2003–04 Belgian First Division
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The 2003–04 season of the Belgian First Division was held between 8 August 2003 and 15 May 2004. Sporting Anderlecht became champions on 24 April 2004.
Promoted teams
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- Cercle Brugge K.S.V. (second division champions)
- K. Heusden-Zolder (playoff winner)
Relegated teams
These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:
Anderlecht's title success
The battle for the title was not great as Anderlecht had a big lead over their opponents (mainly Club Brugge). However, a bad finish from Anderlecht kept the suspense until the 31st matchday when Club Brugge drew with Mouscron while the team from Brussels also drew (1-1) at Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, the homeground of Lierse.
Battle for Europe
The next week, Club Brugge was sure to enter the UEFA Champions League Preliminary Round with a 1-0 win against Standard Liège, then lying third. In spite of this defeat, Standard managed to qualify for the UEFA Cup as they were 6 points ahead of Mouscron after the 32nd matchday. The suspense was killed after a 1-1 draw against Charleroi the next Saturday.
The relegation dog fight
The end of the league was thus centered on the battle against relegation. Four teams were concerned : R.A.E.C. Mons and Charleroi, which finally saved themselves, R. Antwerp F.C. and K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder finishing respectively 6 and 5 points adrift.
Final league table
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Results
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Top goal scorers
Attendances
| No. | Club | Average attendance | Change | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderlecht | 24,160 | 2,1% | 26,311 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 23,716 | 13,1% | 27,900 |
| 3 | Genk | 23,627 | -0,9% | 25,061 |
| 4 | Standard de Liège | 16,888 | 14,5% | 26,000 |
| 5 | Charleroi | 9,083 | -9,0% | 17,000 |
| 6 | Gent | 8,355 | -4,3% | 10,500 |
| 7 | Mouscron | 7,711 | -5,8% | 10,654 |
| 8 | STVV | 7,665 | -3,1% | 11,000 |
| 9 | Germinal Beerschot | 7,429 | -1,8% | 11,000 |
| 10 | Lierse | 7,253 | -12,2% | 11,250 |
| 11 | Antwerp | 6,735 | -6,1% | 13,000 |
| 12 | Sporting Lokeren | 5,570 | -10,4% | 7,000 |
| 13 | Westerlo | 5,282 | -6,0% | 10,000 |
| 14 | Heusden-Zolder | 5,105 | 153,9% | 9,270 |
| 15 | Cercle Brugge | 5,103 | 103,6% | 13,550 |
| 16 | Beveren | 4,941 | 9,4% | 8,000 |
| 17 | RAEC | 4,582 | -25,5% | 7,000 |
| 18 | RAAL | 4,300 | -17,0% | 7,000 |
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See also
References
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