1997–98 Belgian First Division

{{location map+|Belgium|float=right|width=450|caption=Location of teams in Belgian First Division 1997–98|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=

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.2 |long=4.25 |label=Beveren |position=bottom}}

{{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 |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=bottom}}

{{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=50.733333 |long=3.216667 |label=Mouscron}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.083333 |long=4.916667 |label=Westerlo |position=right}}

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

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These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:

• Beveren (second division champions)
• Westerlo (playoff winner)

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

• RWDM
• Antwerp

Club Brugge ended in first place 18 points ahead of Racing Genk.

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).

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.

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|team2=GNK|name_GNK=K.R.C. Genk

|team3=BEE|name_BEE=K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot

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

|team5=HRB|name_HRB=Racing Club Harelbeke

|team6=LOK|name_LOK=K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen

|team7=LIE|name_LIE=Lierse S.K.

|team8=GNT|name_GNT=K.A.A. Gent

|team9=STA|name_STA=Standard Liège

|team10=MOU|name_MOU=R.E. Mouscron

|team11=LOM|name_LOM=K.F.C. Lommel S.K.

|team12=WES|name_WES=K.V.C. Westerlo

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

|team14=STV|name_STV=K. Sint-Truidense V.V.

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

|team16=BEV|name_BEV=K.S.K. Beveren

|team17=RWDM|name_RWDM=R.W.D. Molenbeek

|team18=ANT|name_ANT=R. Antwerp F.C.

|win_BRG=26|draw_BRG=6|loss_BRG=2|gf_BRG=78|ga_BRG=29

|win_GNK=20|draw_GNK=6|loss_GNK=8|gf_GNK=65|ga_GNK=40

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|win_AND=16|draw_AND=9|loss_AND=9|gf_AND=53|ga_AND=37

|win_HRB=15|draw_HRB=10|loss_HRB=9|gf_HRB=50|ga_HRB=31

|win_LOK=16|draw_LOK=4|loss_LOK=14|gf_LOK=68|ga_LOK=68

|win_LIE=14|draw_LIE=8|loss_LIE=12|gf_LIE=54|ga_LIE=45

|win_GNT=11|draw_GNT=14|loss_GNT=9|gf_GNT=50|ga_GNT=44

|win_STA=11|draw_STA=10|loss_STA=13|gf_STA=53|ga_STA=50

|win_MOU=11|draw_MOU=8|loss_MOU=15|gf_MOU=39|ga_MOU=45

|win_LOM=10|draw_LOM=11|loss_LOM=13|gf_LOM=46|ga_LOM=50

|win_WES=9|draw_WES=14|loss_WES=11|gf_WES=52|ga_WES=56

|win_CHA=9|draw_CHA=12|loss_CHA=13|gf_CHA=46|ga_CHA=57

|win_STV=8|draw_STV=13|loss_STV=13|gf_STV=32|ga_STV=45

|win_EEN=9|draw_EEN=9|loss_EEN=16|gf_EEN=51|ga_EEN=66

|win_BEV=7|draw_BEV=11|loss_BEV=16|gf_BEV=30|ga_BEV=48

|win_RWDM=8|draw_RWDM=7|loss_RWDM=19|gf_RWDM=39|ga_RWDM=74

|win_ANT=6|draw_ANT=7|loss_ANT=21|gf_ANT=38|ga_ANT=71

|col_CL=#b0ee90|text_CL=Qualified for 1998–99 UEFA Champions League

|note_res_CL=Club Brugge competed in the UEFA Cup after losing their Champions League Second Qualifying Round tie.

|result1=CL

|col_CWC=#f0e68c|text_CWC=Qualified for 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

|result2=CWC

|col_UC=#97deff|text_UC=Qualified for 1998–99 UEFA Cup

|result3=UC|result4=UC

|col_IC=#ccffff|text_IC=Qualified for 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup

|result5=IC|result11=IC

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

|result17=R|result18=R

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

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|team16=STV|team17=STA|team18=WES

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|match_CHA_WES=1–1

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|match_EKE_MOL=3–1

|match_EKE_MOU=2–2

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|match_EKE_STA=0–3

|match_EKE_WES=1–0

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|match_GNK_CHA=4–0

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|match_GNK_GNT=2–1

|match_GNK_HAR=1–0

|match_GNK_LIE=1–3

|match_GNK_LOK=1–0

|match_GNK_LOM=3–0

|match_GNK_MOL=3–0

|match_GNK_MOU=0–2

|match_GNK_STV=0–0

|match_GNK_STA=1–1

|match_GNK_WES=5–5

|name_GNT=Gent

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|match_GNT_LIE=1–0

|match_GNT_LOK=1–1

|match_GNT_LOM=2–0

|match_GNT_MOL=3–4

|match_GNT_MOU=0–0

|match_GNT_STV=1–1

|match_GNT_STA=4–1

|match_GNT_WES=6–0

|name_HAR=Harelbeke

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|match_HAR_LOK=3–2

|match_HAR_LOM=1–1

|match_HAR_MOL=4–1

|match_HAR_MOU=5–1

|match_HAR_STV=3–1

|match_HAR_STA=2–0

|match_HAR_WES=0–0

|name_LIE=Lierse

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|match_LIE_AND=0–1

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|match_LIE_CHA=1–1

|match_LIE_EKE=1–1

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|match_LIE_GNT=1–2

|match_LIE_HAR=1–1

|match_LIE_LOK=3–0

|match_LIE_LOM=1–4

|match_LIE_MOL=1–1

|match_LIE_MOU=2–0

|match_LIE_STV=1–0

|match_LIE_STA=3–1

|match_LIE_WES=3–1

|name_LOK=Lokeren

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|match_LOK_AND=2–1

|match_LOK_ANT=5–0

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|match_LOK_LIE=4–2

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|match_LOK_MOL=5–0

|match_LOK_MOU=2–1

|match_LOK_STV=0–2

|match_LOK_STA=1–3

|match_LOK_WES=3–0

|name_LOM=Lommel

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|match_LOM_AND=2–2

|match_LOM_ANT=5–2

|match_LOM_BEV=3–1

|match_LOM_CLU=1–1

|match_LOM_CHA=2–1

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|match_LOM_GNK=3–1

|match_LOM_GNT=0–1

|match_LOM_HAR=0–0

|match_LOM_LIE=1–2

|match_LOM_LOK=1–5

|match_LOM_MOL=3–1

|match_LOM_MOU=1–0

|match_LOM_STV=1–1

|match_LOM_STA=2–2

|match_LOM_WES=2–1

|name_MOL=Molenbeek

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|match_MOL_AND=2–2

|match_MOL_ANT=2–0

|match_MOL_BEV=1–1

|match_MOL_CLU=0–2

|match_MOL_CHA=1–2

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|match_MOL_GNK=1–1

|match_MOL_GNT=0–2

|match_MOL_HAR=0–1

|match_MOL_LIE=0–3

|match_MOL_LOK=5–1

|match_MOL_LOM=1–2

|match_MOL_MOU=2–1

|match_MOL_STV=2–0

|match_MOL_STA=1–4

|match_MOL_WES=1–2

|name_MOU=Mouscron

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|match_MOU_AND=2–2

|match_MOU_ANT=2–0

|match_MOU_BEV=1–1

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|match_MOU_LOM=2–1

|match_MOU_MOL=4–0

|match_MOU_STV=1–3

|match_MOU_STA=3–2

|match_MOU_WES=0–2

|name_STV=Sint-Truiden

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|match_STV_ANT=1–0

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|match_STV_EKE=2–0

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|match_STV_MOU=1–0

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|match_STV_WES=0–0

|name_STA=Standard Liège

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|match_WES_ANT=5–2

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|match_WES_CLU=2–2

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|match_WES_LOM=1–1

|match_WES_MOL=5–1

|match_WES_MOU=2–1

|match_WES_STV=4–1

|match_WES_STA=2–0

|update=complete|source=

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