| Country: | Belgium |
| Soccer: | no |
| Season: | 1970–71 |
| Prevseason: | 1969–70 |
| Nextseason: | 1971–72 |
| Flagicon: | yes |
The 1970–71 season was the 68th season of competitive football in Belgium. Standard Club Liégeois won their 6th Division I title.[1] RFC Brugeois reached the quarter-finals of the 1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup. K Beerschot VAV won the Belgian Cup final against K Sint-Truidense VV (2-1 after extra time).[2] The Belgium national football team started their UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying campaign as they were drawn in Group 5 with Portugal, Scotland and Denmark. They won all of their first 4 games and finished the season at the top of Group 5, 2 points ahead of Portugal with 2 matches to go.[3]
At the end of the season, R Charleroi SC and ARA La Gantoise were relegated to the Division II, to be replaced by KSV Cercle Brugge and KV Mechelen from Division II.
The bottom 2 clubs in Division II (ASV Oostende KM and KSV Sottegem) were relegated to Division III, to be replaced by KSK Tongeren and K Boom FC from Division III.
The bottom club of each Division III league (VC Westerlo, RC Tirlemont, Kortrijk Sport and R Jet de Bruxelles) were relegated to the Promotion, to be replaced by R Herve FC, Wavre Sports, K Helzold FC and KSC Lokeren from Promotion.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[4] | Comp | Belgium scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 15, 1970 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H) | France | 1-2 | F | Wilfried Van Moer | |
| November 25, 1970 | Klokke Stadion, Bruges (H) | Denmark | 2-0 | ECQ | Johan Devrindt (2) | |
| February 3, 1971 | Stade de Sclessin, Liège (H) | Scotland | 3-0 | ECQ | Ronnie McKinnon (o.g.), Paul Van Himst (2) | |
| February 17, 1971 | Stade Emile Versé, Brussels (H) | Portugal | 3-0 | ECQ | Raoul Lambert (2), André Denul | |
| May 20, 1971 | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (A) | Luxembourg | 4-0 | F | André Denul, Paul Van Himst, Léon Semmeling, Wilfried Van Moer | |
| May 26, 1971 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen (A) | Denmark | 2-1 | ECQ | Johan Devrindt (2) |
Key
Standard Club Liégeois beat Rosenborg BK of Norway in the first round of the 1970–71 European Champion Clubs' Cup (won 2-0 away, 5-0 at home) but lost in the second round to Legia Warsaw of Poland (won 1-0 at home, lost 0-2 away).
RFC Brugeois eliminated Kickers Offenbach of West Germany in the first round of the 1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup (lost 1-2 away, won 2-0 at home) and FC Zürich of Switzerland in the second round (won 2-0 at home, lost 1-2 away). In the quarter-finals, Bruges lost to future winner Chelsea FC after extra time (won 2-0 at home, lost 0-4 away).
The 3 Belgian clubs who entered the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup were ARA La Gantoise, RSC Anderlechtois and KSK Beveren.
In the first round, RSC Anderlechtois beat NK Željezničar of Yugoslavia (won 4-3 away, 5-4 at home) and KSK Beveren beat Wiener Sportclub of Austria (won 2-0 away, 3-0 at home), but ARA La Gantoise lost to Hamburger SV of West Germany (lost 0-1 at home, 1-7 away).
In the second round, RSC Anderlechtois beat Akademisk Boldklub of Denmark (won 3-1 away, 4-0 at home), while KSK Beveren beat Valencia CF of Spain (won 1-0 away, drew 1-1 at home).
Both clubs exited at the third round, RSC Anderlechtois to Vitoria FC of Portugal (won 2-1 at home, lost 1-3 away after extra time) and KSK Beveren to Arsenal FC (lost 0-4 away, drew 0-0 at home).
| Competition | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Division I | Standard Club Liégeois | |
| Cup | K Beerschot VAV | |
| Division II | KSV Cercle Brugge | |
| Division III | KSK Tongeren and K Boom FC | |
| Promotion | R Herve FC, Wavre Sports, K Helzold FC and KSC Lokeren |
See main article: 1970–71 Belgian First Division.