Belgium I Division

First Division. No real outsiders, fairly equal league, and two outstanding teams, entangled in dramatic battle.

K. Lierse SK – last and relegated with 21 points.

K. Waterschei SV Thor (Genk) – 17th with 22 points.

RFC Seresien – or FC Seraing – 16th with 25 points.

KV Kortrijk – 15th with 25 points.

KSC Lokeren – 14th with 26 points.

RWD Molenbeek (Bruxelles) – 13th with 27 points.

R. Charleroi SC – or Sporting Charleroi – 12th with 28 points.

KV Mechelen – 11th with 31 points.

KSV Cercle Brugge – 10th with 34 points.

Royal Antwerp FC – 9th with 35 points. Vladimir Petrovic, however, was not in the team this year – he moved to France.

KSW Waregem – 8th with 35 points.

Beerschot VAV – 7th with 37 points.

RFC Liege – 6th with 39 points.

SK Beveren – 5th with 40 points.

KAA Gent – or La Gantoise, or ARA Gantoise… 4th with 41 points.

Standard (Liege) – 3rd with 42 points.

FC Brugge – 2nd with 52 points. Lost the championship on worse goal-difference. Top row from left: Jean-Pierre Papin, Tew Mamadou, Birger Jensen, Luc Vanwalleghem, Dwight Decert, Alex Querter.

Middle row: Eddy Warrinnier – kinesiologist, Didier Bargibant, Franky van der Elst, Rene Verheyen, Hugo Broos, Jan Ceulemans, Phillipe vande Walle, Raymond Mertens – assistant coach.

Sitting: Willy Wellens, Gino Maes, Marc Degryse, Henk Houwaart – coach, Stefan Vereycken, Antoine Cly, Leo van der Elst.

Anderlecht clinched the title with 7-goal better goal-difference than FC Brugge. 22 wins, 8 ties, 4 losses, 84-33 goal-difference, 52 points. Everything else equal with FC Brugge, but at the end – victory for Anderlecht.

Not a squad to be brushed away – everybody here was a national team player at some time: 7 players still playing for Belgium, 2 regulars for Denmark, one for Iceland, Peruzovic- no longer involved, but played regularly for Yugoslavia in the past.