1907–08 in Belgian football explained

Country:Belgium
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Season:1907–08
Prevseason:1906–07
Nextseason:1908–09
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The 1907–08 season was the 13th competitive season in Belgian football.

Overview

In order to increase the number of clubs in the first division, no club was relegated at the end of the season and two clubs qualified from the second division, namely RC Gantois and ESC de Bruxelles.

National team

DateVenueOpponentsScore*!style="background: lightblue;" align=center|Comp!style="background: lightblue;"|Belgium scorers!style="background: lightblue;"|Match Report|-|March 29, 1908|Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp (H)|The Netherlands|1–4|F|Maurice Vertongen|FA website|-|April 12, 1908|Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes (A)|France|2-1|F|Robert De Veen (2)|FA website|-|April 18, 1908|Vélodrome de Longchamps, Brussels (H)|England amateur|2-8|F|Robert De Veen (2)|FA website|-|April 26, 1908|Schuttersveld, Rotterdam (A)|The Netherlands|1-3|F|Louis Saeys|FA website|}* Belgium score given first

Key

  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
  • F = Friendly
  • o.g. = own goal

Honours

CompetitionWinner
Division IRacing Club de Bruxelles
PromotionRacing Club de Gand

Final league tables

Division I

See main article: 1907-08 Belgian First Division.

Promotion

In the first stage, 4 provincial leagues were played, with the top two teams of each league qualifying for the final round:[1]

  • For Antwerp, Antwerp Football Alliance (winner) and RC de Malines (runner-up)
  • For Liège, Standard FC Liégeois (winner) and CS Verviétois (runner-up, and relegated last season)
  • For West and East Flanders, AA La Gantoise (winner) and RC de Gand (runner-up)
  • For Brabant, ESC de Bruxelles (winner) and Daring Club de Bruxelles II (runner-up)
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1RC de Gand7601221012+12Promoted to First Division,
Play-off required as level on points.
2ESC de Bruxelles760125412+21
3Standard FC Liégeois74031998+10
4AA La Gantoise630321116+10
5Daring Club de Bruxelles II730413236-10
6RC de Malines730412216-9
7CS Verviétois61056212-15
8Antwerp Football Alliance710610322-22

Play-off

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External links

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belgiumsoccerhistory . 2010-09-04 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235213/http://users.skynet.be/fb304341/kampioenen2/1908.htm . dead .