Season | 1961β62 | |
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The 1961β62 season was the 59th season of competitive football in Belgium. RCS Anderlechtois won their 9th Division I title. [1] Standard LiΓ¨ge entered the 1961β62 European Champion Clubs' Cup as Belgian title holder and became the first Belgian club to reach the semifinals of this competition. RU Saint-Gilloise entered the 1961β62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The Belgium national football team finished their unsuccessful 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign with a loss and played 7 friendly matches (5 wins, 2 losses). [2]
At the end of the season,
K Waterschei SV Thor Genk and
KSC Eendracht Aalst were relegated to
Division II and were replaced in
Division I by
R Berchem Sport and
K Beringen FC from Division II.
The bottom 2 clubs in Division II (
K Sint-Niklaasse SK and
RRC Tournaisien) were relegated to Division III, to be replaced by
KRC Mechelen and
R Crossing Club Molenbeek from Division III.
The bottom club of each Division III league (
RUS Tournaisienne,
Kontich FC,
R FlΓ©ron FC and
Aarschot Sport) were relegated to the Promotion, to be replaced by
VC Zwevegem Sport,
FC Vigor Hamme,
R Stade Waremmien FC and
FC Eendracht Houthalen from Promotion.
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score* | Comp | Belgium scorers |
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October 4, 1961 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H) | Sweden | 0-2 | WCQ | |
October 18, 1961 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H) | France | 3-0 | F | Pierre Hanon, Paul Vandenberg, Roger Claessen |
November 12, 1961 | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (A) | The Netherlands | 4-0 | F | Roger Claessen (2), Paul Vandenberg, Paul Van Himst |
December 24, 1961 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H) | Bulgaria | 4-0 | F | Jacques Stockman, Armand Jurion, Paul Van Himst (2) |
April 1, 1962 | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H) | The Netherlands | 3-1 | F | Armand Jurion, Paul Vandenberg (2) |
May 13, 1962 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H) | Italy | 1-3 | F | Paul Van Himst |
May 17, 1962 | EstΓ‘dio JosΓ© Alvalade, Lisbon (A) | Portugal | 2-1 | F | Jacques Stockman, Armand Jurion |
May 23, 1962 | 10th-Anniversary Stadium, Warsaw (A) | Poland | 0-2 | F |
* Belgium score given first
Key
Standard LiΓ¨ge qualified for the first round of the 1961β62 European Champion Clubs' Cup by defeating Fredrikstad FK of Norway (wins 2-1 at home and 0-2 away) in the preliminary round. They then eliminated successively FC Haka of Finland (wins 5-1 at home and 0-2 away) and Rangers of Scotland (win 4-1 at home and defeat 2-0 away) to reach the semifinals. At this stage of the competition, Standard lost to Real Madrid (losses 4-0 away and 0-2 at home).
RU Saint-Gilloise lost in the first round of the 1961β62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup to Hearts of Scotland (losses 1-3 at home and defeat 2-0 away).
Season | 1961β62 | |
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|
The 1961β62 season was the 59th season of competitive football in Belgium. RCS Anderlechtois won their 9th Division I title. [1] Standard LiΓ¨ge entered the 1961β62 European Champion Clubs' Cup as Belgian title holder and became the first Belgian club to reach the semifinals of this competition. RU Saint-Gilloise entered the 1961β62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The Belgium national football team finished their unsuccessful 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign with a loss and played 7 friendly matches (5 wins, 2 losses). [2]
At the end of the season,
K Waterschei SV Thor Genk and
KSC Eendracht Aalst were relegated to
Division II and were replaced in
Division I by
R Berchem Sport and
K Beringen FC from Division II.
The bottom 2 clubs in Division II (
K Sint-Niklaasse SK and
RRC Tournaisien) were relegated to Division III, to be replaced by
KRC Mechelen and
R Crossing Club Molenbeek from Division III.
The bottom club of each Division III league (
RUS Tournaisienne,
Kontich FC,
R FlΓ©ron FC and
Aarschot Sport) were relegated to the Promotion, to be replaced by
VC Zwevegem Sport,
FC Vigor Hamme,
R Stade Waremmien FC and
FC Eendracht Houthalen from Promotion.
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score* | Comp | Belgium scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 4, 1961 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H) | Sweden | 0-2 | WCQ | |
October 18, 1961 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H) | France | 3-0 | F | Pierre Hanon, Paul Vandenberg, Roger Claessen |
November 12, 1961 | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (A) | The Netherlands | 4-0 | F | Roger Claessen (2), Paul Vandenberg, Paul Van Himst |
December 24, 1961 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H) | Bulgaria | 4-0 | F | Jacques Stockman, Armand Jurion, Paul Van Himst (2) |
April 1, 1962 | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H) | The Netherlands | 3-1 | F | Armand Jurion, Paul Vandenberg (2) |
May 13, 1962 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H) | Italy | 1-3 | F | Paul Van Himst |
May 17, 1962 | EstΓ‘dio JosΓ© Alvalade, Lisbon (A) | Portugal | 2-1 | F | Jacques Stockman, Armand Jurion |
May 23, 1962 | 10th-Anniversary Stadium, Warsaw (A) | Poland | 0-2 | F |
* Belgium score given first
Key
Standard LiΓ¨ge qualified for the first round of the 1961β62 European Champion Clubs' Cup by defeating Fredrikstad FK of Norway (wins 2-1 at home and 0-2 away) in the preliminary round. They then eliminated successively FC Haka of Finland (wins 5-1 at home and 0-2 away) and Rangers of Scotland (win 4-1 at home and defeat 2-0 away) to reach the semifinals. At this stage of the competition, Standard lost to Real Madrid (losses 4-0 away and 0-2 at home).
RU Saint-Gilloise lost in the first round of the 1961β62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup to Hearts of Scotland (losses 1-3 at home and defeat 2-0 away).