1930–31 in Belgian football

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The 1930–31 season was the 31st season of competitive football in Belgium. R Antwerp FC won their second Premier Division title.
From the next season on, Division I was expanded from one division to two (both of 14 clubs), and Promotion was extended from three divisions to four (also of 14 clubs each). Therefore, many clubs from Promotion promoted to Division I.

Football in Belgium
Season1930–31
← 1929–30 Belgium 1931–32 →

Overview

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At the end of the season, RFC Montegnée and SC Anderlechtois were relegated to the Division I, while RRC de Gand (Division I winner) and FC Turnhout were promoted to the Premier Division.
The Promotion – the third level in Belgian football – was won by AS Ostende, Hoboken SK and RC Tirlemont, who were promoted to Division I as well as the 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed clubs from the 3 leagues and the 2 best 5th-placed teams. No clubs were relegated from Division I to Promotion.

National team

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Date Venue Opponents Score* Comp Belgium scorers Match Report
September 21, 1930 Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H) Czechoslovakia 2-3 F Louis Versyp, Bernard Voorhoof FA website
September 28, 1930 Stade du Pont d'Ougrée, Liège (H) Sweden 2–2 F Jacques Secretin, Pierre Braine FA website
December 7, 1930 Stade Buffalo, Paris (A) France 2-2 F Joseph Van Beeck, Bernard Voorhoof FA website
March 29, 1931 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (A) The Netherlands 2-3 F Louis Versyp, Bernard Voorhoof FA website
May 3, 1931 Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H) The Netherlands 4-2 F Bernard Voorhoof (2), Stanley Vanden Eynde, Louis Versyp FA website
May 16, 1931 Oscaer Bossaert Stadium, Brussels (H) England 1-4 F Jean Capelle FA website
May 31, 1931 Estadio Do Lumiar, Lisbon (A) Portugal 2–3 F Joseph Van Beeck, August Hellemans FA website

* Belgium score given first

Key

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

Honours

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Competition Winner
Premier Division R Antwerp FC
Division I RRC de Gand
Promotion AS Ostende, Hoboken SK and RC Tirlemont

Final league tables

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Premier Division

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Division I

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Pos Team Pld Won Drw Lst GF GA Pts GD Notes
1 RRC de Gand 26 16 5 5 74 36 37 +38 Promoted to Premier Division.
2 FC Turnhout 26 15 6 5 82 38 36 +44
3 RRC de Bruxelles 26 14 6 6 70 42 34 +28
4 ARA La Gantoise 26 14 5 7 81 46 33 +35
5 TSV Lyra 26 13 3 10 61 51 29 +10
6 CS La Forestoise 26 13 2 11 62 51 28 +11
7 Belgica FC Edegem 26 10 7 9 68 48 27 +20
8 CS Schaerbeek 26 11 5 10 69 69 27 0
9 Charleroi SC 26 8 10 8 44 55 26 -11
10 Uccle Sport 26 9 6 11 45 58 24 -13
11 SK Roulers 26 10 3 13 51 68 23 -17
12 EFC Hasselt 26 6 6 14 56 67 18 -11
13 Tilleur FC 26 7 2 17 42 85 16 -43
14 RFC Liégeois 26 3 0 23 27 118 6 -91
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