1945–46 in Belgian football explained

Country:Belgium
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Season:1945–46
Prevseason:1944–45
Nextseason:1946–47
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The 1945–46 season was the 43rd season of competitive football in Belgium. RFC Malinois won their second Premier Division title.[1] The Belgium national football team played their first match at Wembley against England.[2] 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.

Overview

At the end of the season, R Tilleur FC and RCS Brugeois were relegated to Division I, while RFC Brugeois (Division I A winner) and K Lyra (Division I B winner) were promoted to Premier Division.

UC Centre, Stade Nivellois, Waterschei SV Thor, Belgica FC Edegem and CS Andennais were relegated from Division I to Promotion, to be replaced by SC Menen, Mol Sport, Cappellen FC and Stade Waremmien.

National team

DateVenueOpponentsScore*!style="background: lightblue;" align=center|Comp!style="background: lightblue;"|Belgium scorers|-|December 15, 1945|Stade Oscar Bossaert, Brussels (H)|France|2-1|Friendly|François Sermon (2)|-|January 19, 1946|Wembley Stadium, London (A)|England|0-2|Victory International|-|January 23, 1946|Hampden Park, Glasgow (A)|Scotland|2-2|Victory International|Victor Lemberechts, Frédéric Chaves d'Aguilar|-|February 23, 1946|Stade Communal, Charleroi (H)|Luxembourg|7-0|Friendly|Albert De Cleyn (5), Henri Coppens, Victor Lemberechts|-|May 12, 1946|Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (A)|The Netherlands|3-6|Friendly|Albert De Cleyn (2), Henri Coppens|-|May 30, 1946|Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp (H)|The Netherlands|2-2|Friendly|Victor Lemberechts, Michel Van Varenberg|}* Belgium score given first

Key

  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
  • N = On neutral ground
  • F = Friendly
  • o.g. = own goal

Honours

CompetitionWinner
Premier DivisionRFC Malinois
Division IRFC Brugeois and K Lyra
PromotionSC Menen, Mol Sport, Cappellen FC and Stade Waremmien

Final league tables

Premier Division

See main article: 1945–46 Belgian First Division.

Top scorer: Albert De Cleyn (RFC Malinois) with 40 goals.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055317/http://www.footbel.com/documents/COMPETITIES/Eindklassementen/S1945-1946FR.pdf . 2011-07-16 . dead .
  2. Web site: Par date . 2010-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110118021247/http://www.footbel.com/fr/nationale_elftallen/statistieken_1/per_datum.html . 2011-01-18 . dead .