2009–10 Belgian Pro League
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The 2009–10 season of the Belgian Pro League (also known as Jupiler Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 107th season of top-tier football in Belgium. The season began on 31 July 2009 with the first matches of the regular season, and ended in May 2010 with the last matches of the playoff round. Standard Liège were the defending champions.
Season | 2009–10 |
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Champions | Anderlecht (30th title) |
Relegated | Mouscron Roeselare |
Champions League | Anderlecht Gent |
Europa League | Club Brugge Racing Genk Cercle Brugge |
Matches played | 268 |
Goals scored | 614 (2.29 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Romelu Lukaku (15 goals) |
Biggest home win | Anderlecht 6-0 Zulte-Waregem (28 March 2010)[1] |
Biggest away win | Mouscron 0–5 Lokeren (12 December 2009)[2] Germinal Beerschot 0-5 Anderlecht (29 January 2010)[3] |
Highest scoring | Lokeren 5–3 Cercle (31 March 2010)[4] AA Gent 6-2 Club Brugge (8 May 2010)[5] |
Longest winning run | Anderlecht (9 games) ended 27 December 2010[6] |
Longest unbeaten run | Anderlecht (13 games) ended 6 February 2010[7] |
Longest losing run | K. Sint-Truidense V.V. (7 games) ended 21 November 2009[8] |
← 2008–09 2010–11 → |
The competition underwent a significant overhaul for this season by reducing the number of teams and, for the first time in the history of the league, introducing a playoff system to determine the Belgian champions.
On April 18, 2010, Anderlecht became champions as a result of a 1–2 victory in Bruges against one of their main rivals, Club Brugge.