1948–49 in Belgian football explained

Country:	Belgium
Soccer:	no
Season:	1948–49
Prevseason:	1947–48
Nextseason:	1949–50
Flagicon:	yes

The 1948–49 season was the 46th season of competitive football in Belgium. RSC Anderlechtois won their second Premier Division title.^[1]
The Belgium national football team played 6 friendly games, of which they won 2 and drew 4.^[2]

Overview

At the end of the season, K Boom FC and RU Saint-Gilloise were relegated to Division I, while R Stade Louvain (Division I A winner) and RFC Brugeois (Division I B winner) were promoted to the Premier Division.
RCS La Forestoise, Stade Waremmien, SK Roeselare and RRC Tournaisien were relegated from Division I to Promotion, to be replaced by R Albert Elisabeth Club Mons, ASV Oostende KM, AS Herstalienne and RU Hutoise FC.

National team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score*!style="background: lightblue;" align=center|Comp!style="background: lightblue;"|Belgium scorers|-|October 17, 1948|Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes (A)|France|3-3|F|Joseph Mermans, Léopold Anoul, Frédéric Chaves d'Aguilar|-|November 21, 1948|Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H)|The Netherlands|1-1|F|Frédéric Chaves d'Aguilar|-|January 2, 1949|Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona (A)|Spain|1-1|F|Henri Coppens|-|March 13, 1949|Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (A)|The Netherlands|3-3|F|Hennie Moring (o.g.), Joseph Mermans (2)|-|April 24, 1949|Dalymount Park, Dublin (A)|Republic of Ireland|2-0|F|Victor Lemberechts, Joseph Mermans|-|May 22, 1949|Stade de Sclessin, Liège (H)|Wales|3-1|F|Henri Govard (2), Albert De Hert|}* Belgium score given first Key H = Home match A = Away match N = On neutral ground F = Friendly o.g. = own goal Honours Competition Winner Premier Division RSC Anderlechtois Division I R Stade Louvain and RFC Brugeois Promotion R Albert Elisabeth Club Mons, ASV Oostende KM, AS Herstalienne and RU Hutoise FC Final league tables Premier Division See main article: 1948–49 Belgian First Division. Top scorer: René Thirifays (R Charleroi SC) with 26 goals. References ]

Notes and References

1. http://www.footbel.com/documents/COMPETITIES/Eindklassementen/S1948-1949FR.pdf FA Website
2. Web site: Par date . 2010-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110118021247/http://www.footbel.com/fr/nationale_elftallen/statistieken_1/per_datum.html . 2011-01-18 . dead .