| Season | 1942–43 | |
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The 1942–43 season was the 41st season of competitive football in Belgium. RFC Malinois won their first Premier Division title. [1] The Belgium national football team did not play any official match during the season.
| Season | 1942–43 | |
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The 1942–43 season was the 41st season of competitive football in Belgium. RFC Malinois won their first Premier Division title. [1] The Belgium national football team did not play any official match during the season.
At the end of the season, RRC de Bruxelles and K Boom FC were relegated to Division I, while TSV Lyra (Division I A winner) and R Berchem Sport (Division I B winner) were promoted to the Premier Division.
CS Andennais, Union Hutoise FC, RCS Hallois and K Belgica FC Edegem were relegated from Division I to Promotion, to be replaced by RFC Liégeois, Stade Nivellois, Sint-Niklaas SK and R Courtrai Sports.
| Competition | Winner |
|---|---|
| Premier Division | RFC Malinois |
| Division I | TSV Lyra and R Berchem Sport |
| Promotion | RFC Liégeois, Stade Nivellois, Sint-Niklaas SK and R Courtrai Sports |
The 1927–28 season was the 28th season of competitive football in Belgium. The Belgian Cup was not played this season and would only resume during the 1934-35 season. The Belgium national football team took part to their 3rd Olympic Games football tournament. They qualified for the quarter-finals, losing to Argentina. Beerschot AC won the Premier Division.
The 1928–29 season was the 29th season of competitive football in Belgium. R Antwerp FC won their first Premier Division title, after a test match they won 2–0 to rival Beerschot AC. The test match was played because both teams ended up the season with the same number of points at the top of the Premier Division.
The 1930–31 season was the 31st season of competitive football in Belgium. R Antwerp FC won their second Premier Division title.
From the next season on, Division I was expanded from one division to two, and Promotion was extended from three divisions to four. Therefore, many clubs from Promotion promoted to Division I.
The 1931–32 season was the 32nd season of competitive football in Belgium. The second and third level of Belgian football were just changed prior to the beginning of the season, with now 2 leagues of 14 clubs in Division I and 4 leagues of 14 clubs in Promotion. R Liersche SK won their first Premier Division title.
The 1932–33 season was the 33rd season of competitive football in Belgium. RU Saint-Gilloise won their 9th Premier Division title.
The 1933–34 season was the 34th season of competitive football in Belgium. The Belgium national football team qualified for the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy but they lost in the first round to Germany (2–5). RU Saint-Gilloise became the first club to win 10 Premier Division titles.
1937–38 was the 38th season of competitive football in Belgium. The Belgium national football team qualified for the 1938 FIFA World Cup, for the 3rd consecutive year but lost in the first round to the organising country, France (1-3). R Beerschot AC won their 6th Premier Division title.
The 1938–39 season was the 39th season of competitive football in Belgium. R Beerschot AC won their 7th and last Premier Division title. The next season of Belgian football was interrupted due to World War II. Official competitions resumed in the 1941-42 season.
The 1943–44 season was the 42nd season of competitive football in Belgium. R Antwerp FC won their 3rd Premier Division title. The Belgium national football team did not play any official match during the season.
The 1945–46 season was the 43rd season of competitive football in Belgium. RFC Malinois won their second Premier Division title. The Belgium national football team played their first match at Wembley against England. This was the first season when the Premier Division top scorer ranking was published, with Albert De Cleyn of champion RFC Malinois finishing as top scorer with 40 goals. During the same season, De Cleyn scored 7 goals with Belgium, 5 of which in a game against Luxembourg.
The 1946–47 season was the 44th season of competitive football in Belgium. RSC Anderlechtois won their first Premier Division title. At the end of the season, several teams were relegated at all levels in order to decrease the number of teams in all divisions to 16. The Belgium national football team played 4 friendly games and had only one win, against Scotland.
The 1947–48 season was the 45th season of competitive football in Belgium. RFC Malinois won their 3rd Premier Division title. The Belgium national football team played 6 friendly games of which they won only one, against France.
The 1948–49 season was the 46th season of competitive football in Belgium. RSC Anderlechtois won their second Premier Division title.
The Belgium national football team played 6 friendly games, of which they won 2 and drew 4.
The 1950–51 season was the 48th season of competitive football in Belgium. RSC Anderlechtois won their 4th and 3rd consecutive Premier Division title
The Belgium national football team played 6 friendly games, with 1 win, 3 draws and 2 losses.
The 1951–52 season was the 49th season of competitive football in Belgium. RFC Liégeois won their 4th Premier Division title. This was the last season before the 1952 reform of the national competitions. From the next season on, a new level of football was introduced to the league system. The divisions were also renamed, with the top level being named Division I, the second level Division II, the 3rd level Division III and the lowest level remaining the Promotion. The Belgium national football team played 6 friendly games.
The 1952–53 season was the 50th season of competitive football in Belgium. RFC Liégeois won their 5th Division I title. This was the first season since the 1952 reform of the national competitions. A new level of football was introduced at the top of the league system. The divisions were also renamed, with the top level being named Division I, the second level Division II, the 3rd level Division III and the lowest level remaining the Promotion. The Belgium national football team played 6 friendly games and then started their 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign with 2 away wins in Finland and Sweden.
The 1959–60 season was the 57th season of competitive football in Belgium. K Lierse SK won their 3rd Division I title. RSC Anderlechtois entered the 1959–60 European Champion Clubs' Cup as Belgian title holder and RU Saint-Gilloise lost the semifinals of the running 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The Belgium national football team played 6 friendly games.
The 1963–64 season was the 61st season of competitive football in Belgium. RSC Anderlechtois won their 10th Division I title. Standard Liège entered the 1963–64 European Champion Clubs' Cup as Belgian title holder and RFC Liégeois and ARA La Gantoise entered the 1963–64 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The Belgian Cup competition resumed to allow the cup winner to enter the 1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup, and was won by ARA La Gantoise against KFC Diest. The Belgium national football team played 6 friendly games.
The 1964–65 season was the 62nd season of competitive football in Belgium. RSC Anderlechtois won their 11th Division I title and joined RU Saint-Gilloise as the club with the most championship wins in Belgium. They also won the Belgian Cup final against rivals Standard Liège. RSC Anderlechtois entered the 1964–65 European Champion Clubs' Cup as Belgian title holder and for the first time the Cup holder ARA La Gantoise entered the European Cup Winners' Cup. RFC Liégeois, RU Saint-Gilloise and R Antwerp FC all played the 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The Belgium national football team started their 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign by defeating Israel 1-0.
The 1966–67 season was the 64th season of competitive football in Belgium. RSC Anderlechtois won their 13th and 4th consecutive Division I title. They also entered the 1966–67 European Champion Clubs' Cup as Belgian title holder. Standard Liège entered the 1966–67 European Cup Winners' Cup as the Cup holder and reacher the semifinals. RFC Liégeois, ARA La Gantoise and R Antwerp FC all played the 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Standard Liège won the Belgian Cup final against RFC Malinois. The Belgium national football team started their 1968 UEFA Euro qualification campaign with 2 wins and 1 loss.