2000–01 Belgian First Division
98th season of top-tier football in Belgium
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The 2000–01 season of the Jupiler League began on August 12, 2000, and ended on May 20, 2001. Anderlecht became champions.
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Anderlecht |
| Relegated | Harelbeke Mechelen |
| Champions League | Anderlecht |
| UEFA Cup | Club Brugge Standard Liège Westerlo |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 930 (3.04 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tomasz Radzinski (23 goals) |
2001–02 → | |
Promoted teams
Location of teams in Belgian First Division 2000–01
These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:
- Antwerp (second division champion)
- Louviéroise (playoff winner)
Relegated teams
These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderlecht (C) | 34 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 88 | 25 | +63 | 83 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 83 | 24 | +59 | 78 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 71 | 44 | +27 | 60 | |
| 4 | Sporting Lokeren | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 57 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | Gent | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 57 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 6 | Germinal Beerschot | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 54 | |
| 7 | Mouscron | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 53 | |
| 8 | Westerlo | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 53 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 9 | Charleroi | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 47 | |
| 10 | Lierse | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 43 | |
| 11 | Genk | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 42 | |
| 12 | Antwerp | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 40 | |
| 13 | Sint-Truiden | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 35 | |
| 14 | Beveren | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 64 | −34 | 35 | |
| 15 | La Louvière | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 30 | |
| 16 | Eendracht Aalst | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 29 | |
| 17 | Harelbeke (R) | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 36 | 79 | −43 | 28 | Relegation to 2001–02 Belgian Second Division |
| 18 | Mechelen (R) | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 72 | −32 | 22 |
Results
Top scorers
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Tomasz Radzinski |
23 | Anderlecht |
 Jan Koller |
22 | Anderlecht |
 Nenad Jestrović |
20 | Mouscron |
 Gert Verheyen |
17 | Club Brugge |
 Marcin Żewłakow |
16 | Mouscron |
 Ole Martin Årst |
14 | Standard Liège |
Attendances
| No. | Club | Average attendance | Change | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderlecht | 24,861 | 0,2% | 28,000 |
| 2 | Genk | 19,351 | -4,2% | 22,000 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 16,412 | 13,6% | 29,000 |
| 4 | Standard de Liège | 15,974 | -4,9% | 30,000 |
| 5 | Charleroi | 11,091 | 10,8% | 19,100 |
| 6 | Mouscron | 8,971 | 0,9% | 12,000 |
| 7 | Lierse | 8,235 | -7,2% | 11,500 |
| 8 | Gent | 7,800 | -8,9% | 12,500 |
| 9 | STVV | 7,618 | 6,6% | 11,500 |
| 10 | Germinal Beerschot | 7,388 | 1,7% | 10,000 |
| 11 | RAAL | 7,318 | 194,1% | 12,500 |
| 12 | Mechelen | 6,912 | -14,0% | 11,000 |
| 13 | Antwerp | 6,265 | 9,5% | 11,500 |
| 14 | Westerlo | 6,165 | -12,2% | 10,000 |
| 15 | Beveren | 5,506 | 16,7% | 12,000 |
| 16 | Sporting Lokeren | 5,424 | 6,4% | 12,000 |
| 17 | Eendracht Aalst | 5,324 | -13,0% | 10,000 |
| 18 | Harelbeke | 5,012 | -3,2% | 9,500 |
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