The 1998–99 season of the Jupiler League was held between August 21, 1998, and May 16, 1999.

Racing Genk Koninklijke Racing Club Genk (), commonly known as KRC Genk, Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgium, Belgian professional association football, football club based in the city of Genk in Limburg (Belgium), Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays ...

became champions.

Promoted teams

These teams were promoted from the

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at the start of the season: * Oostende (second division champions) *

Kortrijk Kortrijk ( , ; vls, Kortryk or ''Kortrik''; french: Courtrai ; la, Cortoriacum), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It is the capital and large ...

(playoff winner)

Relegated teams

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

* Oostende

Genk's title success

After a deceiving start of the competition Anderlecht managed to come back at the top of the ranking under the management of

Jean Dockx Jean Baptiste Dockx (24 May 1941 – 15 January 2002) was a Belgian international footballer. He played for Mechelen, Racing White and Anderlecht, and for the Belgium national team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 1972 UEFA European Footb ...

and

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even beating its long-time rival

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in a memorable 0-6 demonstration. Two matches before the end of the season, the ranking was as such: Those three teams were thus still able to win the championship. While Club Brugge lost its game to

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2-0, Anderlecht secured a 2-5 win to Genk. However the Racing did win its last match at

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and it thus became champion.

Battle for Europe

With Genk qualifying for the

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, Anderlecht and Brugge entered the

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The relegation dog fight

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avoided relegation by winning its last match 2-1 to Charleroi while the newcomer Kortrijk lost to Anderlecht. The other newcomer (Oostende) was already relegated at this moment.

Final league table

Results

Top scorers

References

Sport.be website
– Archive Belgian Pro League seasons

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