| Season | 1966β67 | |
|---|---|---|
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The 1966β67 season was the 64th season of competitive football in Belgium. RSC Anderlechtois won their 13th and 4th consecutive Division I title. [1] They also entered the 1966β67 European Champion Clubs' Cup as Belgian title holder. Standard LiΓ¨ge entered the 1966β67 European Cup Winners' Cup as the Cup holder and reacher the semifinals. RFC LiΓ©geois, ARA La Gantoise and R Antwerp FC all played the 1966β67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Standard LiΓ¨ge won the Belgian Cup final against RFC Malinois (3-1 after extra time). The Belgium national football team started their 1968 UEFA Euro qualification campaign with 2 wins (against neighbours France and Luxembourg) and 1 loss (against Poland). [2]
Belgium was drawn in Group 7 of the 1968 UEFA Euro qualification first round with France, Poland and Luxembourg. All 8 group winners would later play quarter-finals in two legs before the finals. Belgium started their campaign with a 2-1 win against France, then with a 0-5 win against Luxembourg. In the late season, Poland beat Belgium 3-1. At this point, Poland, France and Belgium were level with 4 points.
At the end of the season, ARA La Gantoise and R Tilleur FC were relegated to the Division II and were replaced in Division I by Division II winner SK Beveren-Waas and runner-up OC Charleroi. The bottom 2 clubs in Division II ( UR Namur and K Willebroekse SV) were relegated to Division III while both Division III winners ( RRC Tournaisien and RC Tirlemont) qualified for the Division II. The bottom 2 clubs of each Division III league were relegated to the Promotion: Kortrijk Sport, U Basse-Sambre-Auvelais, Wavre Sports and Voorwaarts Tienen. The winner of each Promotion league was promoted to the Division III: K Puurs EFC, SV Oudenaarde, K Olympia SC Wijgmaal and RA Marchiennoise des Sports.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score* | Comp | Belgium scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 22, 1966 | Klokke Stadion, Bruges (H) | Switzerland | 1-0 | F | Roger Claessen |
| November 11, 1966 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H) | France | 2-1 | ECQ | Paul Van Himst (2) |
| March 19, 1967 | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (A) | Luxembourg | 5-0 | ECQ | Paul Van Himst (2), Jacques Stockman (3) |
| April 16, 1967 | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H) | Netherlands | 1-0 | F | Wilfried Puis |
| May 21, 1967 | Stadion Slaski, Chorzow (A) | Poland | 1-3 | ECQ | Wilfried Puis |
* Belgium score given first
Key
- H = Home match
- A = Away match
- N = On neutral ground
- F = Friendly
- ECQ = European Championship qualification
- o.g. = own goal
RSC Anderlechtois easily beat FC Haka of Finland in the first round of the 1966β67 European Champion Clubs' Cup (wins 1-10 away and 2-0 at home) but was eliminated in the second round by Dukla Prague of Czechoslovakia (defeats 4-1 away and 1-2 at home).
Standard LiΓ¨ge defeated Valur of Iceland in the preliminary round of the 1966β67 European Cup Winners' Cup (draw 1-1 away and win 8-1 at home). In the first round proper, Standard eliminated Apollon Limassol FC of Cyprus (wins 5-1 at home and 0-1 away) and in the second round BSG Chemie Leipzig of East Germany on away goals (defeat 2-1 away and win 1-0 at home). In the quarter-finals, the Belgians defeated the Hungarians of Raba ETO GyΕr (defeat 2-1 away and win 2-0 at home). In the semifinals, they were defeated by Bayern Munich of West Germany (defeats 2-0 away and 1-3 at home).
Three Belgian clubs entered the 1966β67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, with R Antwerp FC eliminating US Luxembourg in the first round (two 1-0 wins) and RFC LiΓ©geois and ARA La Gantoise being directly qualified for the second round. In the second round, RFC LiΓ©geois lost to 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig of East Germany (draw 0-0 away and defeat 1-2 at home), R Antwerp FC lost to Kilmarnock FC of Scotland (defeats 0-1 at home and 7-2 away) and ARA La Gantoise won against FC Girondins de Bordeaux of France (win 1-0 at home and draw 0-0 away). ARA La Gantoise then lost in the third round to Kilmarnock FC (defeats 1-0 away and 1-2 at home after extra time).
- 1966-67 Top scorer: Dutchman Jan Mulder (RSC Anderlechtois) with 20 goals
- 1966 Golden Shoe: Wilfried Van Moer (R Antwerp FC)
- ^ http://www.footbel.com/documents/COMPETITIES/Eindklassementen/S1966-1967FR.pdf Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine FA website
- ^ http://www.footbel.com/fr/nationale_elftallen/statistieken_1/per_datum.html Archived 2011-01-18 at the Wayback Machine FA website
| Season | 1966β67 | |
|---|---|---|
| ||
The 1966β67 season was the 64th season of competitive football in Belgium. RSC Anderlechtois won their 13th and 4th consecutive Division I title. [1] They also entered the 1966β67 European Champion Clubs' Cup as Belgian title holder. Standard LiΓ¨ge entered the 1966β67 European Cup Winners' Cup as the Cup holder and reacher the semifinals. RFC LiΓ©geois, ARA La Gantoise and R Antwerp FC all played the 1966β67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Standard LiΓ¨ge won the Belgian Cup final against RFC Malinois (3-1 after extra time). The Belgium national football team started their 1968 UEFA Euro qualification campaign with 2 wins (against neighbours France and Luxembourg) and 1 loss (against Poland). [2]
Belgium was drawn in Group 7 of the 1968 UEFA Euro qualification first round with France, Poland and Luxembourg. All 8 group winners would later play quarter-finals in two legs before the finals. Belgium started their campaign with a 2-1 win against France, then with a 0-5 win against Luxembourg. In the late season, Poland beat Belgium 3-1. At this point, Poland, France and Belgium were level with 4 points.
At the end of the season, ARA La Gantoise and R Tilleur FC were relegated to the Division II and were replaced in Division I by Division II winner SK Beveren-Waas and runner-up OC Charleroi. The bottom 2 clubs in Division II ( UR Namur and K Willebroekse SV) were relegated to Division III while both Division III winners ( RRC Tournaisien and RC Tirlemont) qualified for the Division II. The bottom 2 clubs of each Division III league were relegated to the Promotion: Kortrijk Sport, U Basse-Sambre-Auvelais, Wavre Sports and Voorwaarts Tienen. The winner of each Promotion league was promoted to the Division III: K Puurs EFC, SV Oudenaarde, K Olympia SC Wijgmaal and RA Marchiennoise des Sports.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score* | Comp | Belgium scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 22, 1966 | Klokke Stadion, Bruges (H) | Switzerland | 1-0 | F | Roger Claessen |
| November 11, 1966 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H) | France | 2-1 | ECQ | Paul Van Himst (2) |
| March 19, 1967 | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (A) | Luxembourg | 5-0 | ECQ | Paul Van Himst (2), Jacques Stockman (3) |
| April 16, 1967 | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H) | Netherlands | 1-0 | F | Wilfried Puis |
| May 21, 1967 | Stadion Slaski, Chorzow (A) | Poland | 1-3 | ECQ | Wilfried Puis |
* Belgium score given first
Key
- H = Home match
- A = Away match
- N = On neutral ground
- F = Friendly
- ECQ = European Championship qualification
- o.g. = own goal
RSC Anderlechtois easily beat FC Haka of Finland in the first round of the 1966β67 European Champion Clubs' Cup (wins 1-10 away and 2-0 at home) but was eliminated in the second round by Dukla Prague of Czechoslovakia (defeats 4-1 away and 1-2 at home).
Standard LiΓ¨ge defeated Valur of Iceland in the preliminary round of the 1966β67 European Cup Winners' Cup (draw 1-1 away and win 8-1 at home). In the first round proper, Standard eliminated Apollon Limassol FC of Cyprus (wins 5-1 at home and 0-1 away) and in the second round BSG Chemie Leipzig of East Germany on away goals (defeat 2-1 away and win 1-0 at home). In the quarter-finals, the Belgians defeated the Hungarians of Raba ETO GyΕr (defeat 2-1 away and win 2-0 at home). In the semifinals, they were defeated by Bayern Munich of West Germany (defeats 2-0 away and 1-3 at home).
Three Belgian clubs entered the 1966β67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, with R Antwerp FC eliminating US Luxembourg in the first round (two 1-0 wins) and RFC LiΓ©geois and ARA La Gantoise being directly qualified for the second round. In the second round, RFC LiΓ©geois lost to 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig of East Germany (draw 0-0 away and defeat 1-2 at home), R Antwerp FC lost to Kilmarnock FC of Scotland (defeats 0-1 at home and 7-2 away) and ARA La Gantoise won against FC Girondins de Bordeaux of France (win 1-0 at home and draw 0-0 away). ARA La Gantoise then lost in the third round to Kilmarnock FC (defeats 1-0 away and 1-2 at home after extra time).
- 1966-67 Top scorer: Dutchman Jan Mulder (RSC Anderlechtois) with 20 goals
- 1966 Golden Shoe: Wilfried Van Moer (R Antwerp FC)
- ^ http://www.footbel.com/documents/COMPETITIES/Eindklassementen/S1966-1967FR.pdf Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine FA website
- ^ http://www.footbel.com/fr/nationale_elftallen/statistieken_1/per_datum.html Archived 2011-01-18 at the Wayback Machine FA website