1996–97 Belgian First Division

{{Short description|94th season of top-tier football in Belgium}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Belgian First Division

| season = 1996–97

| winners =

| promoted =

| relegated =

| matches =

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| league topscorer =

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest winless =

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| prevseason = 1995–96

| nextseason = 1997–98

}}

Lierse won the title of the 1996–97 season.

Participanting teams

{{location map+|Belgium|float=right|width=450|caption=Location of teams in Belgian First Division 1996–97|places=

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.933333 |long=4.033333 |label=Aalst |position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.833333 |long=4.333333 |label=Anderlecht
Molenbeek |position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.2247 |long=4.4625 |label=

Antwerp

|position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.216667 |long=4.4 |label=Germinal Beerschot |position=top}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.216667 |long=3.233333 |label=Club Brugge
Cercle Brugge |position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.4 |long=4.433333 |label=Charleroi}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.833333 |long=5.2 |label=Sint-Truiden |position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.966667 |long=5.5 |label=Genk |position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.05 |long=3.733333 |label=Gent |position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.633333 |long=5.566667 |label=Standard}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.116667 |long=4.583333 |label=Lierse |position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.1 |long=3.983333 |label=Lokeren |position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.233333 |long=5.3 |label=Lommel |position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.056667 |long=4.386667 |label=Mechelen |position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.733333 |long=3.216667 |label=Mouscron}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.85 |long=3.3 |label=Harelbeke |position=top}}

}}

These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:

Final league table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|sortable_table=y

|team1=LIE|name_LIE=Lierse S.K.

|team2=BRG|name_BRG=Club Brugge

|team3=MOU|name_MOU=R.E. Mouscron

|team4=AND|name_AND=R.S.C. Anderlecht

|team5=LOM|name_LOM=K.F.C. Lommel S.K.

|team6=ANT|name_ANT=R. Antwerp F.C.

|team7=STA|name_STA=Standard Liège

|team8=GNK|name_GNK=K.R.C. Genk

|team9=ZWV|name_ZWV=K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen

|team10=BEE|name_BEE=K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot

|team11=STV|name_STV=K. Sint-Truidense V.V.

|team12=LOK|name_LOK=K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen

|team13=CHA|name_CHA=R. Charleroi S.C.

|team14=GNT|name_GNT=K.A.A. Gent

|team15=EEN|name_EEN=K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst

|team16=MOL|name_MOL=R.W.D. Molenbeek

|team17=MEC|name_MEC=Y.R. K.V. Mechelen

|team18=CBR|name_CBR=Cercle Brugge K.S.V.

|col_UCL=#b0ee90|text_UCL=Qualified for 1997–98 UEFA Champions League

|result1=UCL

|col_UC=#97deff|text_UC=Qualified for 1997–98 UEFA Cup

|result2=UC|result3=UC|result4=UC

|col_UIC=#ccffff|text_UIC=Qualified for 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup

|result5=UIC|result6=UIC|result7=UIC|result8=UIC

|col_UCWC=#f0e68c|text_UCWC=Qualified for 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

|result10=UCWC

|col_R=#ffb0b0|text_R=Relegated to Division II

|result17=R|result18=R

|update=complete|source=

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team16=MOU|team17=STV|team18=STA

|name_AAL=Eendracht Aalst

|match_AAL_AND=0–0

|match_AAL_ANT=1–2

|match_AAL_CER=4–2

|match_AAL_CLU=1–1

|match_AAL_CHA=2–2

|match_AAL_EKE=5–0

|match_AAL_GNK=1–3

|match_AAL_GNT=1–0

|match_AAL_HAR=1–1

|match_AAL_LIE=1–2

|match_AAL_LOK=2–0

|match_AAL_LOM=1–1

|match_AAL_MEC=3–1

|match_AAL_MOL=1–1

|match_AAL_MOU=0–0

|match_AAL_STV=3–3

|match_AAL_STA=1–2

|name_AND=Anderlecht

|match_AND_AAL=3–0

|match_AND_ANT=2–3

|match_AND_CER=4–0

|match_AND_CLU=0–1

|match_AND_CHA=6–0

|match_AND_EKE=4–1

|match_AND_GNK=3–1

|match_AND_GNT=2–1

|match_AND_HAR=3–2

|match_AND_LIE=0–0

|match_AND_LOK=2–2

|match_AND_LOM=6–0

|match_AND_MEC=0–0

|match_AND_MOL=0–1

|match_AND_MOU=1–1

|match_AND_STV=3–1

|match_AND_STA=2–1

|name_ANT=Antwerp

|match_ANT_AAL=1–0

|match_ANT_AND=0–2

|match_ANT_CER=0–0

|match_ANT_CLU=2–1

|match_ANT_CHA=3–1

|match_ANT_EKE=2–0

|match_ANT_GNK=4–0

|match_ANT_GNT=3–1

|match_ANT_HAR=0–0

|match_ANT_LIE=0–1

|match_ANT_LOK=4–1

|match_ANT_LOM=1–4

|match_ANT_MEC=3–2

|match_ANT_MOL=3–2

|match_ANT_MOU=1–2

|match_ANT_STV=1–2

|match_ANT_STA=3–0

|name_CER=Cercle Brugge

|match_CER_AAL=1–2

|match_CER_AND=0–3

|match_CER_ANT=0–1

|match_CER_CLU=0–2

|match_CER_CHA=1–0

|match_CER_EKE=2–3

|match_CER_GNK=0–4

|match_CER_GNT=1–0

|match_CER_HAR=1–2

|match_CER_LIE=0–2

|match_CER_LOK=2–6

|match_CER_LOM=3–1

|match_CER_MEC=1–2

|match_CER_MOL=1–1

|match_CER_MOU=2–2

|match_CER_STV=1–1

|match_CER_STA=2–4

|name_CLU=Club Brugge

|match_CLU_AAL=3–0

|match_CLU_AND=2–1

|match_CLU_ANT=4–2

|match_CLU_CER=3–0

|match_CLU_CHA=2–1

|match_CLU_EKE=2–0

|match_CLU_GNK=2–1

|match_CLU_GNT=1–0

|match_CLU_HAR=1–0

|match_CLU_LIE=2–4

|match_CLU_LOK=8–2

|match_CLU_LOM=3–2

|match_CLU_MEC=2–0

|match_CLU_MOL=1–0

|match_CLU_MOU=3–0

|match_CLU_STV=6–1

|match_CLU_STA=3–0

|name_CHA=Charleroi

|match_CHA_AAL=2–3

|match_CHA_AND=0–0

|match_CHA_ANT=3–0

|match_CHA_CER=1–3

|match_CHA_CLU=3–0

|match_CHA_EKE=4–1

|match_CHA_GNK=1–0

|match_CHA_GNT=1–0

|match_CHA_HAR=0–1

|match_CHA_LIE=1–1

|match_CHA_LOK=3–1

|match_CHA_LOM=1–3

|match_CHA_MEC=1–0

|match_CHA_MOL=1–1

|match_CHA_MOU=2–1

|match_CHA_STV=1–1

|match_CHA_STA=1–2

|name_EKE=Germinal Ekeren

|match_EKE_AAL=6–1

|match_EKE_AND=4–1

|match_EKE_ANT=6–3

|match_EKE_CER=2–2

|match_EKE_CLU=0–0

|match_EKE_CHA=1–0

|match_EKE_GNK=0–1

|match_EKE_GNT=1–2

|match_EKE_HAR=1–3

|match_EKE_LIE=1–1

|match_EKE_LOK=1–0

|match_EKE_LOM=4–1

|match_EKE_MEC=2–2

|match_EKE_MOL=0–0

|match_EKE_MOU=1–1

|match_EKE_STV=3–1

|match_EKE_STA=4–0

|name_GNK=Genk

|match_GNK_AAL=1–1

|match_GNK_AND=3–2

|match_GNK_ANT=3–0

|match_GNK_CER=2–0

|match_GNK_CLU=1–1

|match_GNK_CHA=1–4

|match_GNK_EKE=3–1

|match_GNK_GNT=4–2

|match_GNK_HAR=4–1

|match_GNK_LIE=1–1

|match_GNK_LOK=0–1

|match_GNK_LOM=0–1

|match_GNK_MEC=0–1

|match_GNK_MOL=3–1

|match_GNK_MOU=0–0

|match_GNK_STV=1–1

|match_GNK_STA=3–1

|name_GNT=Gent

|match_GNT_AAL=3–2

|match_GNT_AND=1–2

|match_GNT_ANT=0–0

|match_GNT_CER=2–1

|match_GNT_CLU=1–3

|match_GNT_CHA=3–1

|match_GNT_EKE=2–0

|match_GNT_GNK=0–1

|match_GNT_HAR=1–4

|match_GNT_LIE=4–5

|match_GNT_LOK=1–2

|match_GNT_LOM=2–1

|match_GNT_MEC=2–2

|match_GNT_MOL=2–0

|match_GNT_MOU=2–4

|match_GNT_STV=1–1

|match_GNT_STA=2–1

|name_HAR=Harelbeke

|match_HAR_AAL=0–0

|match_HAR_AND=0–0

|match_HAR_ANT=2–1

|match_HAR_CER=3–1

|match_HAR_CLU=2–0

|match_HAR_CHA=0–0

|match_HAR_EKE=2–3

|match_HAR_GNK=2–1

|match_HAR_GNT=1–1

|match_HAR_LIE=3–1

|match_HAR_LOK=5–1

|match_HAR_LOM=0–2

|match_HAR_MEC=3–3

|match_HAR_MOL=3–0

|match_HAR_MOU=2–2

|match_HAR_STV=1–1

|match_HAR_STA=2–3

|name_LIE=Lierse

|match_LIE_AAL=0–1

|match_LIE_AND=5–1

|match_LIE_ANT=1–0

|match_LIE_CER=4–2

|match_LIE_CLU=2–2

|match_LIE_CHA=4–0

|match_LIE_EKE=0–0

|match_LIE_GNK=5–2

|match_LIE_GNT=2–1

|match_LIE_HAR=1–0

|match_LIE_LOK=3–0

|match_LIE_LOM=3–2

|match_LIE_MEC=4–2

|match_LIE_MOL=2–1

|match_LIE_MOU=1–0

|match_LIE_STV=2–1

|match_LIE_STA=2–1

|name_LOK=Lokeren

|match_LOK_AAL=2–2

|match_LOK_AND=0–1

|match_LOK_ANT=0–2

|match_LOK_CER=1–3

|match_LOK_CLU=1–1

|match_LOK_CHA=4–2

|match_LOK_EKE=0–1

|match_LOK_GNK=1–0

|match_LOK_GNT=1–0

|match_LOK_HAR=0–0

|match_LOK_LIE=0–1

|match_LOK_LOM=3–3

|match_LOK_MEC=4–0

|match_LOK_MOL=0–0

|match_LOK_MOU=0–2

|match_LOK_STV=1–1

|match_LOK_STA=0–1

|name_LOM=Lommel

|match_LOM_AAL=2–2

|match_LOM_AND=1–1

|match_LOM_ANT=1–0

|match_LOM_CER=1–1

|match_LOM_CLU=2–0

|match_LOM_CHA=2–1

|match_LOM_EKE=3–2

|match_LOM_GNK=0–0

|match_LOM_GNT=2–2

|match_LOM_HAR=1–0

|match_LOM_LIE=1–1

|match_LOM_LOK=1–0

|match_LOM_MEC=1–0

|match_LOM_MOL=2–0

|match_LOM_MOU=0–2

|match_LOM_STV=2–1

|match_LOM_STA=1–0

|name_MEC=Mechelen

|match_MEC_AAL=1–0

|match_MEC_AND=0–2

|match_MEC_ANT=0–0

|match_MEC_CER=0–0

|match_MEC_CLU=0–2

|match_MEC_CHA=1–1

|match_MEC_EKE=3–0

|match_MEC_GNK=0–0

|match_MEC_GNT=1–1

|match_MEC_HAR=2–1

|match_MEC_LIE=2–2

|match_MEC_LOK=0–1

|match_MEC_LOM=0–1

|match_MEC_MOL=0–2

|match_MEC_MOU=0–2

|match_MEC_STV=0–2

|match_MEC_STA=3–0

|name_MOL=Molenbeek

|match_MOL_AAL=2–0

|match_MOL_AND=0–0

|match_MOL_ANT=1–2

|match_MOL_CER=2–0

|match_MOL_CLU=1–3

|match_MOL_CHA=1–3

|match_MOL_EKE=0–1

|match_MOL_GNK=2–2

|match_MOL_GNT=1–2

|match_MOL_HAR=2–2

|match_MOL_LIE=0–0

|match_MOL_LOK=0–1

|match_MOL_LOM=0–0

|match_MOL_MEC=3–1

|match_MOL_MOU=2–0

|match_MOL_STV=2–1

|match_MOL_STA=1–1

|name_MOU=Mouscron

|match_MOU_AAL=3–2

|match_MOU_AND=1–1

|match_MOU_ANT=2–2

|match_MOU_CER=1–1

|match_MOU_CLU=1–0

|match_MOU_CHA=3–1

|match_MOU_EKE=1–4

|match_MOU_GNK=2–0

|match_MOU_GNT=3–0

|match_MOU_HAR=1–0

|match_MOU_LIE=2–2

|match_MOU_LOK=2–1

|match_MOU_LOM=3–0

|match_MOU_MEC=4–0

|match_MOU_MOL=2–0

|match_MOU_STV=5–0

|match_MOU_STA=2–1

|name_STV=Sint-Truiden

|match_STV_AAL=1–0

|match_STV_AND=4–0

|match_STV_ANT=0–2

|match_STV_CER=0–0

|match_STV_CLU=2–1

|match_STV_CHA=2–0

|match_STV_EKE=3–1

|match_STV_GNK=1–1

|match_STV_GNT=1–2

|match_STV_HAR=1–2

|match_STV_LIE=4–2

|match_STV_LOK=0–1

|match_STV_LOM=2–4

|match_STV_MEC=2–3

|match_STV_MOL=0–2

|match_STV_MOU=2–0

|match_STV_STA=2–0

|name_STA=Standard Liège

|match_STA_AAL=3–0

|match_STA_AND=0–1

|match_STA_ANT=4–0

|match_STA_CER=1–2

|match_STA_CLU=1–3

|match_STA_CHA=4–1

|match_STA_EKE=2–1

|match_STA_GNK=0–2

|match_STA_GNT=2–0

|match_STA_HAR=2–0

|match_STA_LIE=0–3

|match_STA_LOK=3–3

|match_STA_LOM=3–1

|match_STA_MEC=3–1

|match_STA_MOL=3–0

|match_STA_MOU=4–3

|match_STA_STV=2–0

|update=complete|source=

}}

References

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