1947–48 in Belgian football explained

The 1947–48 season was the 45th season of competitive football in Belgium. RFC Malinois won their 3rd Premier Division title.^[1] The Belgium national football team played 6 friendly games of which they won only one, against France.^[2]

Overview

At the end of the season, R Uccle Sport and K Lierse SK were relegated to Division I, while RC Mechelen KM (Division I A winner) and R Tilleur FC (Division I B winner) were promoted to the Premier Division.
K Tubantia FC, AS Renaisienne, Mol Sport and R Fléron FC were relegated from Division I to Promotion, to be replaced by RUS Tournaisienne, RCS Verviétois, US Centre and Sint-Truidense VV.

Date

Venue

Opponents

Score*!style="background: lightblue;" align=center|Comp!style="background: lightblue;"|Belgium scorers|-|September 21, 1947|Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)|England|2-5|F|Joseph Mermans, Albert De Cleyn|-|November 2, 1947|Charmilles Stadium, Genève (A)|Switzerland|0-4|F||-|March 14, 1948|Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H)|The Netherlands|1-1|F|August Van Steelant|-|April 18, 1948|Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam (A)|The Netherlands|2-2|F|Joseph Mermans, August Van Steelant|-|April 28, 1948|Hampden Park, Glasgow (A)|Scotland|0-2|F||-|June 6, 1948|Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)|France|4-2|F|Frédéric Chaves d'Aguilar (2), Henri Govard, Joseph Mermans|}* Belgium score given first

Key

Competition	Winner
Premier Division	RFC Malinois
Division I	RC Mechelen KM and R Tilleur FC
Promotion	RUS Tournaisienne, RCS Verviétois, US Centre and Sint-Truidense VV

Top scorer: Jef Mermans (RSC Anderlechtois) with 23 goals.

http://www.footbel.com/documents/COMPETITIES/Eindklassementen/S1947-1948FR.pdf FA Website
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