| Competition: | Belgian First Division |
| Season: | 2007–08 |
| Winners: | Standard Liège |
| Relegated: | Sint-Truidense Brussels |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Standard Liège Anderlecht |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Club Brugge Gent |
| League Topscorer: | Joseph Akpala Elyaniv Barda Milan Jovanović Mbaye Leye Sanharib Malki (16 each) |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 795 |
| Prevseason: | 2006–07 |
| Nextseason: | 2008–09 |
The 2007–08 season of the Belgian First Division began on August 3, 2007, and concluded on May 10, 2008. The championship was decided in the 31st round on April 20, 2008, when Standard Liège beat Anderlecht 2–0 at home. For Standard it was their 9th League Championship, but just their first in the last 25 years. At the other end of the table, Brussels and Sint-Truiden were relegated on matchdays 31 and 32 respectively. Behind Standard, Anderlecht and Club Brugge fought until the end for the second place which gives right to a place in the qualifying rounds of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League. On the penultimate matchday, Anderlecht won against Club Brugge with 2–0 which proved decisive in the end for them to become second.
Eighteen teams played in the Belgian First Division season 2007–08. Twelve teams were from Flanders, four clubs from Wallonia and two clubs from the Brussels-Capital Region.
K.S.K. Beveren had been relegated at the end of the previous season with F. C. Verbroedering Dender E.H. replacing them as they won the Belgian Second Division. Lierse lost their spot during the promotion playoff and were replaced by Y.R. K.V. Mechelen.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sint-Truiden |  Valère Billen | Quit | 18 September 2007 [1] | Peter Voets (caretaker) | 18 September 2007 | |
| Anderlecht | Franky Vercauteren | Mutual consent | 12 November 2007 [2] | 12 November 2007 | ||
| Dender EH | Jean-Pierre Vande Velde | Mutual consent | 19 November 2007 [3] | 27 November 2007 | ||
| Charleroi | Philippe Van de Walle | Quit | 10 December 2007 [4] | Thierry Siquet | 10 December 2007 | |
| Sint-Truiden | Caretaker replaced | 10 December 2007 [5] | Dennis Van Wijk | 10 December 2007 | ||
| Mouscron | Marc Brys | Fired | 17 December 2007 [6] | Geert Broeckaert (caretaker) | 17 December 2007 | |
| Brussels |  Albert Cartier | Fired | 22 December 2007 [7] | Edy De Bolle (caretaker) | 22 December 2007 | |
| Mouscron | Geert Broeckaert | Caretaker replaced | 27 December 2007 | Enzo Scifo | 27 December 2007 [8] | |
| Brussels | Edy De Bolle | Caretaker replaced | 24 January 2008 | Franky Van Der Elst | 24 January 2008 | |
| Mons | José Riga | Fired | 27 January 2008 [9] | Albert Cartier | 28 January 2008 [10] | |
| Genk | Hugo Broos | Fired | 23 February 2008 | Ronny Van Geneugden (caretaker) | 23 February 2008 |
| Team | Kit maker | Shirt sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht | Adidas | Fortis | |
| Genk | Airness | Euphony, Carglass and Vasco | Other sponsor: Asap.be |
| Standard | Umbro | BASE,TNT | |
| Gent | Jako | VDK | |
| Charleroi | Errea | VOO, Champion | |
| Club Brugge | Puma | Dexia | |
| Germinal Beerschot | Legea | Quick | |
| Westerlo | Saller | Willy Naessens Industriebouw | Side sponsors: Sika, Veralu, Gouden Gids, ING, Netex |
| Mons | Jako | Holcim | Side sponsors: SGI, Foruminvest |
| Mouscron | Errea | Frinver | Side sponsors: O2XA, Renault Mouscron |
| Roeselare | Joma | Deceuninck | Side sponsors: Alheembouw, Molecule, Vanheede |
| Cercle Brugge | Masita | Vacansoleil | Side sponsors: Vaillant, Renault Denoyel, Soncotra, Oud Brugge, The city of Bruges |
| Brussels | Jartazi | Vermeersch Construct and Kia Motors | Side sponsors: Crefibel, Tonissteiner, Verabel, Alno |
| Zulte-Waregem | Lotto | BIK Woningen NV | Side sponsors: Nollens Poultry, Stortbeton Declerq, Euphony, Mink, Giks Mode |
| Sint-Truiden | Umbro | Belisol | Side sponsors: Radson, Start People |
| Lokeren | Jartazi | Edialux | Side sponsors: DCM, Q-Team-VP-Lambrecht, Start People, vitrine.be, Garage Van Winckel, Van De Walle Industriebouw, Pingy |
| Dender | Nike | De Doncker, Van Roy | |
| Mechelen | Nike | Telenet | Side sponsors: Veolia Environnement, Krefima, Gybels, United Brands |
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 30,000 | |
| Cercle Brugge | 29,415 | |
| Club Brugge | 29,415 | |
| Anderlecht | 28,063 | |
| Charleroi | 25,000 | |
| Genk | 24,900 | |
| Mechelen | 14,145 | |
| Gent | 12,919 | |
| Sint-Truiden | 12,491 | |
| Brussels | 12,340 | |
| Germinal Beerschot | 12,148 | |
| Mouscron | 11,500 | |
| Lokeren | 10,000 | |
| Mons | 9,504 | |
| Roeselare | 9,036 | |
| Zulte-Waregem | 8,500 | |
| Westerlo | 8,200 | |
| Dender | 6,800 | |
As of May 6, 2008:
| Player | Team | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleroi | 16 | ||
| = | Genk | 16 | ||
| = | Standard Liège | 16 | ||
| = | Zulte Waregem | 16 | ||
| = | Germinal Beerschot | 16 | ||
| 6 | Standard Liège | 15 | ||
| 7 | Roeselare | 14 | ||
| 8 | YR KV Mechelen | 13 | ||
| 9 | Gent | 11 | ||
| = | Gent | 11 | ||
| = | † | Club Brugge | 11 | |
| = | Mouscron | 11 |
† François Sterchele died on May 8, 2008, in a car crash and thus did not complete the full season.[11]
