1999–2000 Belgian First Division
The 1999–2000 season of the Jupiler League was held between August 6, 1999, and May 11, 2000. Sporting Anderlecht became champions. Promoted teams These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season: * KV Mechelen (second division champions) * Verbroedering Geel (playoff winner) Relegated teams These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season: * Verbroedering Geel *Lommel Anderlecht's title success Anderlecht became champions on April 21, 2000, after the defeat of rival Club Brugge at Herman Vanderpoortenstadion to Lierse 1-0 as, prior to these results, they were 7 points ahead of Brugge with 3 matches to go. The next day Anderlecht beat Racing Genk 4-1 and then Standard Liège 2-0. Battle for Europe Club Brugge and Gent qualified for the UEFA Cup. The relegation dog fight Charleroi avoided relegation with a controversial draw against Anderlecht on the last day of the season. Anderlecht were already champions and pl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Belgian First Division
The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 teams from the 2023–24 season onwards, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Challenger Pro League. Seasons run from early August to late April, with teams playing 34 matches each in the regular season, and then entering Play-offs I (also known as the ''Championship Playoff'', ''title playoffs'' or ''Champions' play-offs'') or Play-offs II (also known as the ''Europa League playoff'' or ''Europe play-offs'') according to their position in the regular season. Play-offs I are contested by the top-four clubs in the regular season, with each club playing each other twice. The team finishing in 18th place is relegated directly. However, the 17th place will battle for promotion-relegation play-off against 2nd place of the Be ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Herman Vanderpoortenstadion
Herman Vanderpoortenstadion () (also called Het Lisp []) is a multi-use stadium in Lier, Belgium, Lier, Belgium. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and was the home ground of Lierse S.K., Lierse between 1925 and 2018. The stadium holds 14,538, lierse.com (last check 30/03/2018) including 4,311 standing places, 522 business seats, 102 VIP seats and 3 loges. Following the bankruptcy of Lierse in 2018, it is unclear who will be the new tenants. It is located along the Lispersesteenweg, the road leading to Lisp, the neighbourhood of Lier where the club is located. The stadium is named after Herman Vande ...
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Belgian Pro League Seasons
Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct language formerly spoken in Gallia Belgica *Belgian Dutch or Flemish, a variant of Dutch *Belgian French, a variant of French *Belgian horse (other), various breeds of horse *Belgian waffle, in culinary contexts * SS ''Belgian'', a cargo ship in service with F Leyland & Co Ltd from 1919 to 1934 *''The Belgian'', a 1917 American silent film See also * *Belgica (other) Gallia Belgica was a province of the Roman Empire in present-day Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Belgica may also refer to: Places * Belgica Glacier, Antarctica * Belgica Guyot, an undersea tablemount off Antarctica * Belgica Mounta ... * Belgic (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1999–2000 In Belgian Football
The 1999–2000 season was the 97th competitive season in Belgian football. National team Belgium qualified for the Euro 2000 as a host but could not even reach the quarter-finals. * Belgium score given first Key * H = Home match * A = Away match * F = Friendly * ECFR = UEFA European Championship, First Round * og = own goal Honours See also * Belgian First Division 1999-2000 * 2000 Belgian Super Cup * Belgian Second Division * Belgian Third Division: divisions A and B * Belgian Promotion The Belgian Fourth Division was the lowest nationwide division in Belgian football. The division was split into four separate leagues, A, B, C and D. The team with the most points in the four leagues together was declared the overall winner ...: divisions A, B, C and D References FA website- International results {{DEFAULTSORT:1999-2000 in Belgian football ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pär Zetterberg
Pär Johan Zetterberg (; born 14 October 1970) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is best remembered for his time with R.S.C. Anderlecht, but also represented Falkenbergs FF, Charleroi, and Olympiacos during a career that spanned between 1986 and 2006. A full international between 1993 and 1999, he won 30 caps for the Sweden national team and scored six goals. He was awarded Guldbollen in 1997 as Sweden's best footballer of the year. Club career Zetterberg started off his footballing career with Falkenbergs FF in 1978, and made his senior debut for the team in Division 3 at the age of 15 in 1986. After having played seven games for Falkenberg, he joined Anderlecht as a youth player later in the same year. He made his debut for Anderlecht in the Belgian First Division in 1989 and had a loan spell at Charleroi between 1991 and 1993. He stayed with Anderlecht until the year 2000 and helped the team to four league titles during this time. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marcin Żewłakow
Marcin Żewłakow () (born 22 April 1976) is a Polish football player. Career Żewłakow was born, in Warsaw. He played for clubs such as Polonia Warsaw, Beveren (Belgium), Excelsior Mouscron (Belgium), FC Metz (France) and AA Gent (Belgium) and APOEL (Cyprus). With APOEL he won the 2008-09 Cypriot First Division and also the Cypriot Super Cup of 2008 and 2009. He also appeared in three official group stages matches of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League with APOEL, scoring one goal against Chelsea in a 2–2 draw at Stamford Bridge. National team He also played for the Polish national team and played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He scored a goal against the USA. Family His twin brother Michał is also a footballer. They played together at Polonia, Beveren and Mouscron and were teammates on the National Team, playing in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tomasz Radzinski
Tomasz Radzinski (born 14 December 1973) is a former professional soccer player who played as a striker and winger. He featured for clubs including North York Rockets in Canada, Germinal Ekeren, Anderlecht (where he won the national championship twice), Lierse and Waasland-Beveren in Belgium, Everton and Fulham in England and Skoda Xanthi in Greece. Born in Poland, he represented Canada at international level having moved there as a teenager, receiving 46 full caps between 1995 and 2009. Club career Prior to his moving to Canada, Radziński began his playing career as a youth with Cuiavia Inowrocław in his native Poland, and Germany's VfL Osnabrück. He joined the North York Rockets of the Canadian Soccer League in 1990 and remained with the club through the league's demise in 1992 to the club's last year, played in the National Soccer League (NSL), in 1993. He played in the summer of 1994 with the St. Catharines Wolves (of the same league which however was by then renamed ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eric Van Meir
Eric Van Meir (; born 28 February 1968) is a Belgian football manager and former player who played as a defender. His former clubs include Lierse, Charleroi and Standard Liège. Van Meir played for Belgium and was in the squad for the 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Cups and also for the Euro 2000 but played only a few matches. Van Meir won the Belgian First Division Title with Lierse in 1997, and the Belgian Cup in 1999, also with Lierse. In 1997, he scored 17 goals and won second place in the Belgian Golden Shoe award. Club football Van Meir played in his career for Hoboken SK, Berchem Sport, Sporting Charleroi, Lierse SK and Standard Liège, enjoying the most successful spell in his career at Lierse, winning the Belgian League in 1997, the Belgian Cup in 1999 and the Belgian Supercup in 1997 and 1999. He also finished second in 1997 in the Golden Boot voting behind Pär Zetterberg. He also played several times in European club football, including the Champions League i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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David Paas
David Jan Paas (born 24 February 1971) is a retired Belgian former professional footballer who played as a striker. During his career, Paas played for Tongeren, Eendracht Aalst, Vitória Guimarães Harelbeke, Genk and Westerlo Westerlo () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns: * Westerlo centrum * * Tongerlo * Heultje * Voortkapel * Oosterwijk * In 2021, Westerlo had a total population of 25,288. The .... External links * * 1971 births Living people Footballers from Tongeren Belgian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Challenger Pro League players Belgian Pro League players S.C. Eendracht Aalst players Primeira Liga players Vitória S.C. players K.R.C. Genk players K.V.C. Westerlo players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen players {{Belgium-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jan Koller
Jan Koller (; born 30 March 1973) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was noted for his height, strong physique, and heading ability. He began his career at Sparta Prague, then moved to Belgium, where he became the Belgian First Division top scorer with Lokeren. He won the league championship twice with Anderlecht and the Belgian Golden Shoe. In 2001, he joined Borussia Dortmund, where he won the Bundesliga title in his first season and scored 73 goals in 167 official games over five campaigns. He moved frequently in his later career, with stops in France, Germany and Russia. Koller is the all-time top scorer for the Czech Republic national team, with 55 goals in 91 appearances in a decade-long career starting in 1999. He represented the nation at three UEFA European Championships and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Club career Early career Koller started his football training as a goalkeeper, but was converted to striker by the time he started ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup
The 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup finals were won by Udinese, Celta Vigo, and Stuttgart. All three teams advanced to the UEFA Cup. First round *Matches played on 18–19 June and 25–26 June First leg ---- ''The game was awarded to Dinaburg with a score of 3–0 due to OD Trenčín fielding an ineligible player.'' ---- ---- ---- ''The game was awarded to LASK Linz with a score of 3–0 due to Hapoel Petah Tikva fielding an ineligible player.'' ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Second leg ''Pelister won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dinaburg won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Zagłębie Lubin won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Cibalia won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''LASK Linz won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Nea Salamis Famagusta won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Tatabánya won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''6–6 on aggregate, Leiftur won on away goals rule.'' ---- ''Slaven Belupo won 4–1 on aggre ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Beerschot AC
Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club (), simply known as Beerschot AC, was a Belgian football club based in southern Antwerp. Beerschot played in the Belgian Pro League from 1999–2000 (as Germinal Beerschot) until 2012–13, when they were relegated not only through their league position, but also lost their professional licence through financial issues, being officially declared bankrupt on 21 May 2013 – one week after the season had ended. K.F.C. Germinal Ekeren, established in 1920, rebranded themselves as Germinal Beerschot in 1999, retaining the matricule number and history but adopting some of the identity of K Beerschot VAC, seven-times Belgian champions but struggling with financial problems in the third division. Germinal Ekeren had been a first division club for the past decade, and were Belgian Cup winners in 1997. Following the merger in 1999, the club moved from the Veltwijckstadion in the municipality of Ekeren to the Olympisch Stadion in the Kiel ne ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |