2008–09 K.V. Mechelen season

K.V. Mechelen
2008–09 season
Chairman	Johan Timmermans
Manager	Peter Maes
Stadium	Veoliastadion
Belgian First Division	10th
Belgian Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: ; Björn Vleminckx (12); All: ; Björn Vleminckx (12)
Average home league attendance	11,079
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 season was the 118th season in the history of K.V. Mechelen and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, K.V. Mechelen participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup.

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian First Division	23 August 2008	15 May 2009	Matchday 1	10th	34	12	10	12	46	52	−6	035.29
Belgian Cup	11 November 2008	23 May 2009	Sixth round	Runners-up	7	4	1	2	10	8	+2	057.14
Total					41	16	11	14	56	60	−4	039.02

Last updated: 25 July 2021
Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Genk	34	15	5	14	48	51	−3	50	Qualification to Europa League play-off round^[a]
9	Cercle Brugge	34	14	5	15	48	53	−5	47
10	Mechelen	34	12	10	12	46	52	−6	46
11	Mouscron	34	12	8	14	42	49	−7	44
12	Charleroi	34	12	7	15	43	48	−5	43

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised.
Notes:

^ Genk qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League by winning the 2008–09 Belgian Cup.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	12	10	12	46	52	−6	46	6	7	4	24	20	+4	6	3	8	22	32	−10

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

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	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	L	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	W
Position	12	16	17	17	14	9	11	13	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	10	11	10	10	11	11	10	11	10

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

30 August 2008 3	Mechelen	0–2	Zulte Waregem	Mechelen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

13 September 2008 4	Mechelen	0–0	Tubize	Mechelen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

24 September 2008 1	Mechelen	1–1	Club Brugge	Mechelen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

29 September 2008 6	Mechelen	4–1	Dender	Mechelen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

18 October 2008 8	Mechelen	1–3	Westerlo	Mechelen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

1 November 2008 10	Mechelen	1–2	Roeselare	Mechelen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

15 November 2008 12	Mechelen	0–0	Mons	Mechelen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

30 November 2008 14	Mechelen	0–0	Standard Liège	Mechelen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

12 December 2008 16	Mechelen	2–1	Germinal Beerschot	Mechelen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

24 January 2009 19	Mechelen	2–2	Excelsior Mouscron	Mechelen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

14 February 2009 22	Mechelen	3–3	Gent	Mechelen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

27 February 2009 24	Mechelen	2–1	Genk	Mechelen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

13 March 2009 26	Mechelen	2–1	Anderlecht	Mechelen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

4 April 2009 28	Mechelen	1–1	Kortrijk	Mechelen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

11 April 2009 29	Mons	0–1	Mechelen	Mons
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Charles Tondreau

18 April 2009 30	Mechelen	0–1	Cercle Brugge	Mechelen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

25 April 2009 31	Standard Liège	4–1	Mechelen	Liège
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne

2 May 2009 32	Mechelen	2–1	Charleroi	Mechelen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

8 May 2009 33	Germinal Beerschot	3–1	Mechelen	Antwerp
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Olympisch Stadion

15 May 2009 34	Mechelen	3–0	Lokeren	Mechelen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

Belgian Cup

27 January 2009 Quarter-finals First leg	Mechelen	1–0	Kortrijk	Mechelen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Persoons 74'			Stadium: Veolia Stadium Achter de Kazerne

17 February 2009 Quarter-finals Second leg	Kortrijk	0–0 (0–1 agg.)	Mechelen	Kortrijk
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

4 March 2009 Semi-finals First leg	Cercle Brugge	2–1	Mechelen	Bruges
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Gombani 61' De Smet 75'		Vleminckx 82'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadion

21 April 2009 Semi-finals Second leg	Mechelen	2–1 (3–3 agg.) (5–3 p)	Cercle Brugge	Mechelen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Vleminckx 28' Mununga 68'		Sergeant 45'	Stadium: Veolia Stadium Achter de Kazerne

23 May 2009 Final	Mechelen	0–2	Genk	Brussels
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)			Ogunjimi 42', 62'	Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium

References

^ "Yellow-Red KV Mechelen - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.

[table_note_res_ELPR0.33862215575698-2] Genk qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League by winning the 2008–09 Belgian Cup.

[1] "Yellow-Red KV Mechelen - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.

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