2015–16 Belgian Pro League

Jupiler Pro League
Season	2015–16
Dates	24 July 2015 – 22 May 2016
Champions	Club Brugge
Relegated	OH Leuven
Champions League	Club Brugge; Anderlecht
Europa League	Standard Liège; Gent; Genk
Matches played	184
Goals scored	517 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jérémy Perbet; (22 goals)
Biggest home win	Club Brugge 7–1 Standard Liège
Biggest away win	Waasland-Beveren 1–5 Oostende; Zulte-Waregem 0–4 Anderlecht
Highest scoring	Club Brugge 7–1 Standard Liège
Longest winning run	7 games; Club Brugge
Longest unbeaten run	14 games; K.A.A. Gent
Longest winless run	8 games; Standard Liège and Westerlo
Longest losing run	6 games; OH Leuven
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season of the Belgian Pro League (also known as Jupiler Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 113th season of top-tier football in Belgium. It started in the last week of July 2015 and finished in May 2016. Gent were the defending champions.

This marked the final season under the "Pro League" name. A reorganization of the Belgian professional leagues ensued after the season, leading to the top league being renamed "First Division A" starting from the 2016–17 season onward.

Changes from 2014–15 edit

Structural changes edit

Some changes have been introduced compared to the previous season, with the most significant one being the relegation rules. Instead of organizing a relegation playoff between the teams finishing in the two last positions, this season will see the last team relegated immediately, while the team placed 15th will not participate in any playoff and will remain in the renamed Belgian First Division A.^[2]

Several other smaller changes were introduced,^[3] namely:

The team finishing on top of the table following the regular season, will be assured at least place in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League in case they drop out of the top two positions and thereby miss out on the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League. They will be awarded a spot in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round, or even the Group stage in case the 2015–16 Belgian Cup winners finish in the top two.
In case two or more teams finish with equal points after the Championship Playoff, the first tiebreaker will now be the finishing position during the regular season.
The disciplinary record (number of yellow cards) will now be erased for all players after conclusion of the regular season. Any suspensions already obtained will be kept. In addition, during the playoffs, players will now pick up a one match ban already after three yellow cards, rather than five as during the regular season.

The first two of these rules were implemented as compensation for the rule that halves the points obtained during the regular season prior to the start of the championship playoff. This rule had been subject to complaints from several teams that had been leading after the regular season in recent seasons. The third rule was introduced to prevent players from intentionally receiving yellow cards near the end of the regular season. This tactic aimed to ensure they would be suspended before the playoffs, particularly against weaker teams, allowing them to start the deciding playoffs with a clean disciplinary record.

Team changes edit

Cercle Brugge and Lierse were relegated. Cercle Brugge after losing the relegation playoff series against Lierse, while Lierse lost the promotion playoff.
Sint-Truiden was promoted as 2014–15 Belgian Second Division champions.
OH Leuven who won the promotion playoff and returned to the Belgian Pro League just one season after their relegation.

Teams edit

Stadiums and locations edit

Location of the 2015–16 Belgian Pro League teams

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
Anderlecht	Anderlecht	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium	21,000
Charleroi	Charleroi	Stade du Pays de Charleroi	14,000
Club Brugge	Brugge	Jan Breydel Stadium	29,042
Genk	Genk	Cristal Arena	24,956
Gent	Ghent	Ghelamco Arena	19,999
Kortrijk	Kortrijk	Guldensporen Stadion	9,399
Lokeren	Lokeren	Daknamstadion	9,560
Mechelen	Mechelen	AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne	13,213
Mouscron-Péruwelz	Mouscron	Stade Le Canonnier	10,571
Oostende	Ostend	Albertpark	8,000
Oud-Heverlee Leuven	Leuven	Den Dreef	9,493
Sint-Truiden	Sint-Truiden	Stayen	14,600
Standard Liège	Liège	Stade Maurice Dufrasne	28,278
Waasland-Beveren	Beveren	Freethiel Stadion	8,190
Westerlo	Westerlo	Het Kuipje	8,035
Zulte Waregem	Waregem	Regenboogstadion	9,540

Personnel and kits edit

Club	Manager	Captain	Kit Manufacturer	Sponsors
Anderlecht	Besnik Hasi	Silvio Proto	adidas	BNP Paribas Fortis
Charleroi	Felice Mazzu	Francisco Martos	MAPS	Proximus
Club Brugge	Michel Preud'homme	Timmy Simons	Nike	Daikin
Genk	Peter Maes	Thomas Buffel	Nike	Beobank
Gent	Hein Vanhaezebrouck	Sven Kums	Jartazi	VDK Spaarbank
Kortrijk	Karim Belhocine	Nebojša Pavlović	Jako	AGO Jobs & HR
Lokeren	Georges Leekens	Killian Overmeire	Jartazi	QTeam
Mechelen	Aleksandar Janković	Steven De Petter	Kappa	Telenet
Mouscron-Péruwelz	Glen De Boeck	Noë Dussenne	Patrick	Trba
Oostende	Yves Vanderhaeghe	Sébastien Siani	Joma	Willems Veranda's
OH Leuven	Emilio Ferrera	Romain Reynaud	Vermarc	Just Eat
Sint-Truiden	Chris O'Loughlin	Rob Schoofs	Kappa	Golden Palace
Standard Liège	Yannick Ferrera	Adrien Trebel	Kappa	BASE
Waasland-Beveren	Stijn Vreven	Miloš Marić	Kappa	Aims Tools Star Casino
Westerlo	Bob Peeters	Filip Daems	Saller	Soudal
Zulte-Waregem	Francky Dury	Mbaye Leye	Patrick	Record Bank

Managerial changes edit

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Waasland-Beveren	Guido Brepoels	Contract not prolonged	End of 2014–15 season^[4]	Pre-season	Stijn Vreven	29 April 2015^[5]
Oostende	Frederik Vanderbiest	Replaced by Vanderhaeghe	End of 2014–15 season^[6]		Yves Vanderhaeghe	11 May 2015^[7]
Genk	Alex McLeish	Resigned	End of 2014–15 season^[8]		Peter Maes	26 May 2015^[9]
Kortrijk	Yves Vanderhaeghe	Signed by Oostende	End of 2014–15 season^[7]		Johan Walem	29 May 2015^[10]
Lokeren	Peter Maes	Signed by Genk	End of 2014–15 season^[9]		Bob Peeters	3 June 2015^[11]
Mouscron-Péruwelz	Fernando Da Cruz	Contract not prolonged	End of 2014–15 season^[12]		Čedomir Janevski	4 June 2015^[12]
Standard Liège	José Riga	Resigned	End of 2014–15 season^[13]		Slavoljub Muslin	5 June 2015^[14]
Standard Liège	Slavoljub Muslin	Sacked	28 August 2015^[15]	8th	Éric Deflandre (caretaker)	28 August 2015^[15]
Standard Liège	Éric Deflandre (caretaker)	Caretaker replaced	7 September 2015^[16]	11th	Yannick Ferrera	7 September 2015^[16]
Sint-Truiden	Yannick Ferrera	Signed by Standard Liège	7 September 2015^[16]	5th	Chris O'Loughlin	8 September 2015^[17]
Lokeren	Bob Peeters	Sacked	24 October 2015^[18]	14th	Georges Leekens	25 October 2015^[19]
OH Leuven	Jacky Mathijssen	Sacked	24 November 2015^[20]	15th	Emilio Ferrera	26 November 2015^[21]
Westerlo	Harm van Veldhoven	Sacked	25 November 2015^[22]	16th	Bob Peeters	26 November 2015^[23]
Mouscron-Péruwelz	Čedomir Janevski	Sacked	19 January 2016^[24]	15th	Glen De Boeck	20 January 2016^[25]
Kortrijk	Johan Walem	Sacked	8 February 2016^[26]	9th	Karim Belhocine	8 February 2016^[26]
Kortrijk	Karim Belhocine	Becomes technical director	1 April 2016^[27]	9th	Patrick De Wilde	1 April 2016^[27]

Regular season edit

League table edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Club Brugge	30	21	1	8	64	30	+34	64	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
2	Gent	30	17	9	4	56	29	+27	60
3	Anderlecht	30	15	10	5	51	29	+22	55
4	Oostende	30	14	7	9	55	44	+11	49
5	Genk	30	14	6	10	42	30	+12	48
6	Zulte Waregem	30	12	7	11	51	50	+1	43
7	Standard Liège	30	12	5	13	41	51	−10	41	Qualification for the Europa League play-offs
8	Charleroi	30	10	9	11	36	39	−3	39
9	Kortrijk	30	10	9	11	31	35	−4	39
10	Mechelen	30	10	7	13	48	50	−2	37
11	Lokeren	30	8	10	12	35	40	−5	34
12	Waasland-Beveren	30	9	6	15	40	57	−17	33
13	Sint-Truiden	30	8	6	16	28	47	−19	30
14	Mouscron-Péruwelz	30	7	9	14	39	51	−12	30
15	Westerlo	30	7	9	14	35	59	−24	30
16	OH Leuven (R)	30	7	8	15	42	53	−11	29	Relegation to First Division B

Source: Belgian Pro League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.^[28]
(R) Relegated

Positions by round edit

Note: The classification was made after the weekend (or midweek) of each matchday, so postponed matches were only processed at the time they were played to represent the real evolution in standings.

On matchday 16, the matches Lokeren - Anderlecht and Mouscron-Péruwelz - Charleroi were postponed due to increased safety measures following the November 2015 Paris attacks.^[29] These matches were played on 22 and 23 December, between matchdays 20 and 21.^[30]

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Club Brugge	11	6	7	3	6	3	7	7	5	6	5	6	5	4	4	2	2	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Gent	8	5	6	2	4	8	6	6	4	2	2	3	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Anderlecht	4	1	1	6	3	1	2	2	2	3	3	1	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Oostende	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Genk	1	8	9	4	9	6	5	5	7	4	4	4	6	6	9	6	7	7	6	6	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Zulte Waregem	1	7	8	11	5	4	3	4	3	5	6	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	8	6	7	6
Standard Liège	11	10	4	7	8	11	13	15	15	15	16	15	11	13	11	12	9	9	7	7	8	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	6	7
Charleroi	5	4	5	10	10	13	14	13	9	8	9	10	9	9	8	9	10	13	10	11	6	8	8	8	7	6	6	8	9	8
Kortrijk	5	10	11	13	14	9	9	9	8	10	7	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	8	8	12	13	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	9
Mechelen	14	16	13	15	11	10	11	12	14	13	12	12	13	11	13	11	13	11	12	13	10	11	11	11	12	9	9	10	10	10
Lokeren	14	13	14	9	13	14	10	10	12	14	15	14	15	12	12	13	12	10	11	12	9	9	9	9	11	12	11	12	12	11
Waasland-Beveren	10	9	12	8	7	7	8	8	10	9	10	8	10	10	10	10	11	12	13	10	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	12
Sint-Truiden	5	3	3	5	2	5	4	3	6	7	8	7	7	7	6	8	8	8	9	9	11	10	12	12	9	11	12	13	14	13
Mouscron-Péruwelz	11	14	16	16	16	16	16	11	11	11	13	11	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	14	15	13	14
Westerlo	8	12	10	12	12	15	15	16	16	16	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	15	16	16	15
OH Leuven	14	15	15	14	15	12	12	14	13	12	11	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	16	14	15	16

Source: soccerassociation.com

Results edit

Home \ Away	AND	CHA	BRU	GNK	GNT	KVK	OHL	LOK	KVM	MOU	KVO	STV	STA	WBE	WES	ZWA
Anderlecht		2–1	3–1	0–0	1–1	3–0	3–2	1–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–0	3–3	3–2	2–1	3–0
Charleroi	1–1		0–0	1–0	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–2	3–2	2–1	1–1	0–0	2–3	2–3	0–0	3–0
Club Brugge	1–4	2–1		1–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	2–1	3–0	3–0	1–0	3–0	7–1	5–1	6–0	3–0
Genk	0–0	2–0	3–2		0–1	1–0	3–1	0–2	3–1	0–4	4–1	3–0	3–1	6–1	2–1	2–1
Gent	2–0	1–3	4–1	1–0		3–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–0	4–1	2–1	5–0	2–2
Kortrijk	1–1	2–0	1–4	1–0	0–0		0–0	0–0	1–0	1–3	2–1	3–0	2–1	3–1	1–1	1–0
OH Leuven	0–2	2–0	0–1	1–3	0–2	1–0		3–3	3–1	1–1	4–1	1–0	0–2	0–2	5–1	2–3
Lokeren	1–1^[a]	2–2	0–1	0–0	1–2	3–1	1–2		2–0	1–2	0–1	1–1	0–2	1–2	2–1	1–1
Mechelen	2–2	0–1	1–4	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–1	1–1		3–1	2–1	3–0	4–0	2–0	2–2	3–4
Mouscron-Péruwelz	2–1	0–1^[a]	2–1	0–1	1–2	0–1	3–1	1–1	2–3		2–2	0–2	1–1	0–1	2–2	2–2
Oostende	3–1	2–1	0–2	3–2	5–2	1–0	3–0	2–0	3–1	3–3		1–2	4–1	3–3	2–1	0–2
Sint-Truiden	1–2	1–1	2–1	3–1	0–2	2–1	2–2	1–1	0–3	0–1	1–1		1–0	1–3	1–2	1–2
Standard Liège	1–0	3–0	2–0	2–1	0–3	1–1	2–2	0–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	1–2		1–0	1–2	2–1
Waasland-Beveren	1–0	0–1	1–2	0–1	1–3	2–1	2–2	2–3	0–0	3–3	1–5	2–1	0–0		2–2	2–1
Westerlo	0–3	2–1	0–2	0–0	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–2	3–2	2–2	0–1	0–3	2–0	1–0		1–2
Zulte Waregem	0–4	2–3	2–0	0–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–3	3–0	1–0	4–0	2–3	2–1	4–2

Updated to match(es) played on 13 March 2016. Source: Belgian Pro League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b The matches Lokeren - Anderlecht (21 November) and Mouscron-Péruwelz - Charleroi (22 November) were postponed due to increased safety measures following the November 2015 Paris attacks. These matches were rescheduled to 22 and 23 December.

Championship play-offs edit

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Club Brugge 32 points, Gent 30, Anderlecht 28, Oostende 25, Genk 24 and Zulte Waregem 22.

Play-off table edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CLU	AND	GNT	GNK	OOS	ZWA
1	Club Brugge (C)	10	7	1	2	25	9	+16	54	Qualification for the Champions League group stage	—	4–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	5–0
2	Anderlecht	10	6	1	3	15	16	−1	47	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round	1–0	—	2–0	1–0	2–1	2–0
3	Gent	10	3	3	4	10	15	−5	42	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round	1–4	1–1	—	0–0	2–0	1–1
4	Genk	10	5	1	4	20	13	+7	40	Qualification for the play-off final	4–2	5–2	1–2	—	4–0	2–0
5	Oostende	10	3	2	5	14	19	−5	36		0–1	4–2	0–1	2–1	—	3–3
6	Zulte Waregem	10	1	2	7	11	23	−12	27		0–2	1–2	4–2	1–2	1–2	—

Source: Belgian Pro League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Matches won; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Away matches won; 8) Play-off.^[31]
(C) Champions

Positions by round edit

Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.

Team ╲ Round	Initial	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Team ╲ Round
Club Brugge	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Anderlecht	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
Gent	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
Genk	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Oostende	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Zulte Waregem	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

Source: Soccerway

Europa League play-offs edit

Group A contains the teams finishing the regular season in positions 7, 9, 12 and 14. The teams that finish in positions 8, 10, 11 and 13 are placed in Group B.

Group A edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	KVK	STA	RMP	W-B
1	Kortrijk	6	4	2	0	13	5	+8	14	Qualification for the play-off semi finals	—	1–0	0–0	5–0
2	Standard Liège	6	3	1	2	8	5	+3	10	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]	1–1	—	4–1	2–0
3	Mouscron-Péruwelz	6	1	2	3	5	8	−3	5		2–3	2–0	—	0–0
4	Waasland-Beveren	6	1	1	4	3	11	−8	4		2–3	0–1	1–0	—

Source: Belgian Pro League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.^[32]
Notes:

^ Standard Liège qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 Belgian Cup.

Group B edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CHA	LOK	KVM	STR
1	Charleroi	6	3	2	1	13	6	+7	11	Qualification for the play-off semi finals	—	2–2	4–0	1–1
2	Lokeren	6	3	2	1	12	7	+5	11		1–0	—	5–1	1–0
3	Mechelen	6	2	1	3	7	14	−7	7		2–3	2–1	—	1–1
4	Sint-Truiden	6	0	3	3	4	9	−5	3		0–3	2–2	0–1	—

Source: Belgian Pro League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.^[33]

Play off Semi finals edit

The winners of both playoff groups compete in a two-legged match to play the fourth-placed team of the championship play-offs, called 2015–16 Belgian Pro League#Play off final. The winner of this Testmatch was granted an entry to the second qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

13 May 2016

20:30

Charleroi	1–0	Kortrijk
Perbet 90'	Report

Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi

Attendance: 7,038

Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

21 May 2016

20:00

Kortrijk	1–2	Charleroi
Sarr 74'	Report	Perbet 53' Baby 90+4'

Guldensporen Stadion, Kortrijk

Attendance: 7,100

Referee: Serge Gumienny

Charleroi won 3–1 on aggregate.

Play off final edit

The matches were played over two legs between the Europa League play-off final winners and the fourth-placed team of the championship play-offs. The winner qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

26 May 2016

20:30

Charleroi	2–0	Genk
Baby 43' Perbet 50'	Report

Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi

Attendance: 8,733

Referee: Erik Lambrechts

29 May 2016

14:30

Genk	5–1	Charleroi
Karelis 20' (pen.), 56', 71' Samatta 27' Walsh 45+3'	Report	Perbet 40'

Cristal Arena, Genk

Attendance: 14,635

Referee: Wim Smet

Genk won 5–3 on aggregate.

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of matches played on 7 May 2016.^[34]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jérémy Perbet	Charleroi	20
2	Mbaye Leye	Zulte Waregem	18
3	Sofiane Hanni	Mechelen	17
4	Stefano Okaka	Anderlecht	14
5	Cyriac	Oostende	13
	Laurent Depoitre	Gent
	Abdoulay Diaby	Club Brugge
	Frédéric Gounongbe	Westerlo
	Sven Kums	Gent
	Jelle Vossen	Club Brugge

Top assists edit

As of matches played on 8 April 2016.^[35]

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Onur Kaya	Zulte Waregem	12
2	Mathieu Dossevi	Standard Liège	10
3	Thibault Moulin	Waasland-Beveren	9
4	Leon Bailey	Genk	7
	Sofiane Hanni	Mechelen
	Danijel Milićević	Gent
	Ayanda Patosi	Lokeren
8	Franck Berrier	Oostende	6
	Steven Defour	Anderlecht
	Anthony Knockaert	Standard Liège
	Jordan Lukaku	Oostende
	Tim Matthys	Mechelen
	Dennis Praet	Anderlecht
	Jordan Remacle	OH Leuven
	Clément Tainmont	Charleroi
	Leandro Trossard	OH Leuven

Multiple goals in one match edit

Key
³	Player scored three goals, completing a hat-trick.
⁴	Player scored four goals.
*	The home team

Player	For	Against	Goals	Match Result	Date
Igor de Camargo	Genk*	OH Leuven	26' (1–0), 81' (3–1)	3–1	25 July 2015
Maxime Chanot	Kortrijk*	Standard Liège	40' (1–0), 64' (2–1)	2–1	25 July 2015
Jovan Kostovski	OH Leuven	Westerlo*	21' (0–1), 78' (3–2)	3–2	8 August 2015
Knowledge Musona	Oostende*	Anderlecht	3' (1–0), 89' (3–1, pen.)	3–1	16 August 2015
Steeven Langil	Waasland-Beveren*	Mouscron-Péruwelz	6' (1–0), 90+2' (3–3)	3–3	22 August 2015
Laurent Depoitre	Gent*	Mechelen	49' (1–1), 90+3' (2–2)	2–2	29 August 2015
Christophe Lepoint	Zulte Waregem	Oostende*	42' (0–1), 68' (0–2)	0–2	29 August 2015
Abdoulay Diaby ⁴	Club Brugge*	Standard Liège	8' (1–0), 37' (4–1), 77' (6–1), 90+1' (7–1)	7–1	30 August 2015
Cyriac ³	Oostende	Waasland-Beveren*	34' (0–2, pen.), 48' (0–3), 52' (0–4)	1–5	12 September 2015
Thomas Matton	Gent*	Standard Liège	62' (3–1), 90' (4–1)	4–1	20 September 2015
Tuur Dierckx	Club Brugge*	Waasland-Beveren	40' (1–0), 46' (3–0)	5–1	20 September 2015
Mbaye Leye	Zulte Waregem*	Westerlo	42' (2–1), 49' (3–1, pen.)	4–2	25 September 2015
Sven Kums ³	Gent*	Club Brugge	15' (1–0, pen.), 51' (2–0, pen.), 62' (3–0)	4–1	4 October 2015
Benjamin De Ceulaer	Westerlo	Standard Liège*	9' (0–1), 44' (0–2)	1–2	17 October 2015
Yohan Croizet	OH Leuven	Lokeren*	3' (0–1), 73' (0–2)	1–2	17 October 2015
Stefano Okaka	Anderlecht	Zulte Waregem*	14' (0–1), 52' (0–3)	0–4	18 October 2015
Sofiane Hanni	Mechelen*	Zulte Waregem	35' (2–1), 66' (3–3)	3–4	24 October 2015
Mame Thiam	Zulte Waregem	Mechelen*	16' (1–1), 70' (3–4)	3–4	24 October 2015
Yohan Boli	Sint-Truiden*	Kortrijk	48' (1–1), 52' (2–1)	2–1	25 October 2015
Fernando Canesin	Oostende*	Genk	27' (1–0), 35' (2–0)	3–2	27 October 2015
Abdoulay Diaby	Club Brugge*	OH Leuven	41' (1–0), 69' (2–0)	2–0	28 October 2015
Andy Najar	Anderlecht*	Mouscron-Péruwelz	51' (1–0), 90+3' (2–0)	2–0	1 November 2015
Frédéric Gounongbe	Westerlo	Waasland-Beveren*	43' (0–1), 58' (0–2)	2–2	7 November 2015
Jérémy Perbet	Charleroi	Gent*	23' (0–1), 61' (1–3)	1–3	8 November 2015
Sven Kums	Gent*	Westerlo	68' (4–0, pen.), 77' (5–0)	5–0	20 November 2015
Idrissa Sylla	Anderlecht*	OH Leuven	39' (2–1), 68' (3–2)	3–2	29 November 2015
Jelle Vossen	Club Brugge	Mechelen*	66' (1–1), 73' (1–2)	1–4	29 November 2015
Jovan Kostovski	OH Leuven*	Westerlo	9' (1–0), 24' (2–0)	5–1	5 December 2015
Marko Šćepović	Mouscron-Péruwelz	Kortrijk*	15' (0–1), 84' (1–3)	1–3	12 December 2015
Frédéric Gounongbe	Westerlo*	Charleroi	41' (1–1), 70' (2–1, pen.)	2–1	19 December 2015
Dennis Praet	Anderlecht	Club Brugge*	35' (0–2), 90+3' (1–4)	1–4	20 December 2015
Knowledge Musona	Oostende*	Standard Liège	31' (2–1), 50' (3–1)	4–1	20 December 2015
Laurent Depoitre	Gent*	Anderlecht	10' (1–0), 89' (2–0)	2–0	17 January 2016
Ivan Santini	Standard Liège	Lokeren*	56' (0–1), 65' (0–2)	0–2	17 January 2016
Siebe Schrijvers	Waasland-Beveren	Oostende*	7' (0–1), 17' (1–2)	3–3	17 January 2016
Lior Refaelov	Club Brugge*	Lokeren	12' (1–1), 28' (2–1)	2–1	31 January 2016
Frank Acheampong	Anderlecht	Mechelen*	18' (1–1), 70' (1–2)	2–2	5 February 2016
Nick Proschwitz	Sint-Truiden	Standard Liège*	43' (1–1), 60' (1–2)	1–2	7 February 2016
Nikos Karelis	Genk*	Waasland-Beveren	9' (1–0), 26' (2–1, pen.)	6–1	13 February 2016
Hans Vanaken	Club Brugge*	Westerlo	25' (2–0), 71' (4–0)	6–0	19 February 2016
Thanasis Papazoglou	Kortrijk*	Sint-Truiden	17' (1–0), 51' (3–0)	3–0	20 February 2016
Anice Badri	Mouscron-Péruwelz*	OH Leuven	88' (2–1), 90+3' (3–1)	3–1	20 February 2016
Michiel Jonckheere	Oostende*	Gent	13' (1–1), 54' (4–2)	5–2	21 February 2016
John Bostock	OH Leuven*	Oostende	27' (1–0, pen.), 56' (3–0)	4–1	27 February 2016
Yohan Croizet	OH Leuven*	Oostende	29' (2–0), 59' (4–0)	4–1	27 February 2016
Thibault Moulin	Waasland-Beveren	Charleroi*	48' (1–1, pen.), 90+3' (2–3, pen.)	2–3	28 February 2016
Cyriac	Oostende*	Charleroi	77' (1–1), 83' (2–1, pen.)	2–1	5 March 2016
Nicolas Verdier	Mechelen*	Standard Liège	15' (2–0), 42' (3–0)	4–0	13 March 2016
Sofiane Hanni	Mechelen*	Standard Liège	12' (1–0), 78' (4–0)	4–0	13 March 2016
Sofiane Hanni	Mechelen*	Charleroi	77' (1–3), 85' (2–3, pen.)	2–3	16 April 2016
Jelle Vossen	Club Brugge*	Zulte Waregem	75' (4–0), 86' (5–0)	5–0	23 April 2016
Hervé Kage	Kortrijk*	Waasland-Beveren	28' (2–0), 37' (4–0, pen.)	5–0	23 April 2016
Jérémy Perbet	Charleroi*	Mechelen	25' (2–0), 81' (4–0)	4–0	23 April 2016
Yassine El Ghanassy	Oostende*	Anderlecht	45+1' (3–0), 81' (4–1)	4–2	24 April 2016
Hamdi Harbaoui	Lokeren	Charleroi*	6' (0–1), 8' (0–2)	2–2	29 April 2016
Jérémy Perbet	Charleroi*	Lokeren	12' (1–2), 90+4' (2–2)	2–2	29 April 2016
Hervé Kage	Kortrijk	Mouscron-Péruwelz*	52' (1–1), 73' (1–2)	2–3	7 May 2016
Julian Michel	Mouscron-Péruwelz*	Kortrijk	4' (1–0), 83' (2–2)	2–3	7 May 2016
Hamdi Harbaoui ⁴	Lokeren*	Mechelen	25' (1–0), 53' (3–0), 73' (4–1), 83' (5–1)	5–1	7 May 2016

Notes edit

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Jupiler Pro League". sport.be. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^ "STVV-Club Brugge opent nieuwe competitie op 24 juli" [STVV-Club Brugge to open the new season on 24 July] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-06-08.
^ "Pro League behoudt halvering, koploper wel al zeker van Europa" [Halved points are kept by Pro League, but league leader assured of Europe] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-06-26.
^ "Brepoels verlaat Waasland-Beveren na de play-offs" [Brepoels leaves Waasland-Beveren after the play-offs] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-04-07.
^ "Waasland-Beveren legt lot in handen van Stijn Vreven" [Waasland-Beveren puts fate in hands of Stijn Vreven] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-04-29.
^ "Wegen van Vanderbiest en KV Oostende scheiden" [Vanderbiest and KV Oostende part ways] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-04-29.
^ ^a ^b "Vanderhaeghe neemt afscheid van Kortrijk en gaat naar Oostende" [Vanderhaeghe says goodbye to Kortrijk and moves to Oostende] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-05-11.
^ "McLeish: "Ik stop eind dit seizoen bij Genk"" [McLeish:"I leave Genk at the end of the season"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Racing Genk heeft coach Peter Maes te pakken" [Racing Genk snatches coach Peter Maes] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-05-26.
^ "Walem wordt coach van Kortrijk, niet van Moeskroen" [Walem becomes coach of Kortrijk instead of Mouscron] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-05-29.
^ "Bob Peeters is the successor of Maes at Lokeren" [Bob Peeters is de opvolger van Maes bij Lokeren] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-06-03.
^ ^a ^b "This time Mouscron is sure: Janevski to become coach" [Deze keer is Moeskroen zeker: Janevski trainer] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-06-04.
^ "José Riga vertrekt als coach bij Standard" [José Riga parts as coach of Standard] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-05-24.
^ "Muslin: "Standard zal offensief voetbal brengen"" [Muslin: "Standard will play attacking football"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-06-05.
^ ^a ^b "Standard gooit Slavoljub Muslin al op straat" [Standard already sacks Slavoljub Muslin] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-08-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Coach Yannick Ferrera verlaat STVV voor Standard" [Coach Yannick Ferrera leaves STVV for Standard] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-08-28.
^ "Assistent O'Loughlin coacht STVV, Benni McCarthy wordt T2" [Assistant O'Loughlin becomes head coach at STVV, Benni McCarthy becomes assistant] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-08-28.
^ "Lambrecht stuurt Bob Peeters verrassend de laan uit" [Lambrecht sacks Bob Peeters by surprise] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-10-25.
^ "Lambrecht stelt Leekens voor: "Beslissing trainerswissel viel al na OHL"" [Lambrecht presents Leekens: "Decision to change manager was already made after loss to OHL"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-10-25.
^ "OH Leuven breekt met coach Jacky Mathijssen" [OH Leuven terminates deal with manager Jacky Mathijssen] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-11-24.
^ "Emilio Ferrera is de nieuwe trainer van OH Leuven" [Emilio Ferrera appointed new manager at OH Leuven] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-10-26.
^ "Westerlo schuift Harm van Veldhoven aan de kant: "Weinig sympathiek"" [Westerlo pushes Harm van Veldhoven a side: "Not very sympathetic"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-11-25.
^ "Bob Peeters is de nieuwe trainer van Westerlo" [Bob Peeters appointed new manager at Westerlo] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-10-26.
^ "Moeskroen-Péruwelz zet trainer Janevski op straat" [Mouscron-Péruwelz sacks coach Janevski] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2016-01-19.
^ "Glen De Boeck is de nieuwe coach van Moeskroen: "Ja, we zullen ons redden"" [Glen De Boeck is the new head coach at Moeskroen: "Yes, we will save ourselves"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2016-01-20.
^ ^a ^b "KV Kortrijk stuurt Johan Walem de laan uit" [KV Kortrijk kicks Johan Walem to the curb] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2016-02-08.
^ ^a ^b "Kortrijk neemt Patrick De Wilde (ex-OHL) in dienst als hoofdcoach" [Kortrijk hires Patrick De Wilde (ex-OHL) as new manager] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2016-04-01.
^ "Pro League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
^ "Lokeren - Anderlecht postponed, sunday match between Mouscron-Péruwelz - Charleroi also cancelled" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-11-22.
^ "Lokeren-Anderlecht wordt op woensdag 23 december gespeeld" [Lokeren-Anderlecht will be played on wednesday 23 december] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-12-01.
^ "Pro League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
^ "Pro League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
^ "Pro League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
^ "Topscorer" (in Dutch). Sport.be. Archived from the original on 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
^ "Pro Assist" (in Dutch). Sport.be. Archived from the original on 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2016-03-03.

[table_note_1_LOK_AND0.46392244587835-31] The matches Lokeren - Anderlecht (21 November) and Mouscron-Péruwelz - Charleroi (22 November) were postponed due to increased safety measures following the November 2015 Paris attacks. These matches were rescheduled to 22 and 23 December.

[table_note_res_ELGS0.85073176950716-33] Standard Liège qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 Belgian Cup.

[statistics-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Jupiler Pro League". sport.be. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

[15thsafe-2] "STVV-Club Brugge opent nieuwe competitie op 24 juli" [STVV-Club Brugge to open the new season on 24 July] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-06-08.

[newrules-3] "Pro League behoudt halvering, koploper wel al zeker van Europa" [Halved points are kept by Pro League, but league leader assured of Europe] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-06-26.

[brepoelsOUTwaaslandbeveren-4] "Brepoels verlaat Waasland-Beveren na de play-offs" [Brepoels leaves Waasland-Beveren after the play-offs] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-04-07.

[vrevenINwaaslandbeveren-5] "Waasland-Beveren legt lot in handen van Stijn Vreven" [Waasland-Beveren puts fate in hands of Stijn Vreven] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-04-29.

[vanderbiestOUToostende-6] "Wegen van Vanderbiest en KV Oostende scheiden" [Vanderbiest and KV Oostende part ways] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-04-29.

[vanderhaegheOUTkortrijkINoostende-7] "Vanderhaeghe neemt afscheid van Kortrijk en gaat naar Oostende" [Vanderhaeghe says goodbye to Kortrijk and moves to Oostende] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-05-11.

[mcleishOUTgenk-8] "McLeish: "Ik stop eind dit seizoen bij Genk"" [McLeish:"I leave Genk at the end of the season"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-03-31.

[maesOUTlokerenINgenk-9] "Racing Genk heeft coach Peter Maes te pakken" [Racing Genk snatches coach Peter Maes] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-05-26.

[walemINkortrijk-10] "Walem wordt coach van Kortrijk, niet van Moeskroen" [Walem becomes coach of Kortrijk instead of Mouscron] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-05-29.

[peetersINlokeren-11] "Bob Peeters is the successor of Maes at Lokeren" [Bob Peeters is de opvolger van Maes bij Lokeren] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-06-03.

[janevskiINmouscron-12] "This time Mouscron is sure: Janevski to become coach" [Deze keer is Moeskroen zeker: Janevski trainer] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-06-04.

[rigaOUTstandard-13] "José Riga vertrekt als coach bij Standard" [José Riga parts as coach of Standard] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-05-24.

[muslinINstandard-14] "Muslin: "Standard zal offensief voetbal brengen"" [Muslin: "Standard will play attacking football"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-06-05.

[muslinOUTstandard-15] "Standard gooit Slavoljub Muslin al op straat" [Standard already sacks Slavoljub Muslin] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-08-28.

[ferrerafromsinttruidentostandard-16] "Coach Yannick Ferrera verlaat STVV voor Standard" [Coach Yannick Ferrera leaves STVV for Standard] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-08-28.

[oloughlinINsinttruiden-17] "Assistent O'Loughlin coacht STVV, Benni McCarthy wordt T2" [Assistant O'Loughlin becomes head coach at STVV, Benni McCarthy becomes assistant] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-08-28.

[peetersOUTlokeren-18] "Lambrecht stuurt Bob Peeters verrassend de laan uit" [Lambrecht sacks Bob Peeters by surprise] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-10-25.

[leekensINlokeren-19] "Lambrecht stelt Leekens voor: "Beslissing trainerswissel viel al na OHL"" [Lambrecht presents Leekens: "Decision to change manager was already made after loss to OHL"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-10-25.

[mathijssenOUTleuven-20] "OH Leuven breekt met coach Jacky Mathijssen" [OH Leuven terminates deal with manager Jacky Mathijssen] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-11-24.

[ferreraINleuven-21] "Emilio Ferrera is de nieuwe trainer van OH Leuven" [Emilio Ferrera appointed new manager at OH Leuven] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-10-26.

[vanveldhovenOUTwesterlo-22] "Westerlo schuift Harm van Veldhoven aan de kant: "Weinig sympathiek"" [Westerlo pushes Harm van Veldhoven a side: "Not very sympathetic"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-11-25.

[peetersINwesterlo-23] "Bob Peeters is de nieuwe trainer van Westerlo" [Bob Peeters appointed new manager at Westerlo] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-10-26.

[janevskiOUTmouscron-24] "Moeskroen-Péruwelz zet trainer Janevski op straat" [Mouscron-Péruwelz sacks coach Janevski] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2016-01-19.

[deboeckINmouscron-25] "Glen De Boeck is de nieuwe coach van Moeskroen: "Ja, we zullen ons redden"" [Glen De Boeck is the new head coach at Moeskroen: "Yes, we will save ourselves"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2016-01-20.

[walemOUTkortrijk-26] "KV Kortrijk stuurt Johan Walem de laan uit" [KV Kortrijk kicks Johan Walem to the curb] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2016-02-08.

[belhocineOUTdewildeINkortrijk-27] "Kortrijk neemt Patrick De Wilde (ex-OHL) in dienst als hoofdcoach" [Kortrijk hires Patrick De Wilde (ex-OHL) as new manager] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2016-04-01.

[28] "Pro League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

[parisattacks-29] "Lokeren - Anderlecht postponed, sunday match between Mouscron-Péruwelz - Charleroi also cancelled" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-11-22.

[lokandrmpcha-30] "Lokeren-Anderlecht wordt op woensdag 23 december gespeeld" [Lokeren-Anderlecht will be played on wednesday 23 december] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2015-12-01.

[32] "Pro League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

[34] "Pro League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

[35] "Pro League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

[36] "Topscorer" (in Dutch). Sport.be. Archived from the original on 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2016-04-16.

[37] "Pro Assist" (in Dutch). Sport.be. Archived from the original on 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2016-03-03.

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