Season | 1975β76 | |
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The 1975β76 season was the 73rd season of competitive football in Belgium. Club Brugge KV won their third Division I title. [1] RSC Anderlechtois won the Belgian Cup against K Lierse SK (4-0) [2] and they won the 1975β76 European Cup Winners' Cup, while Club Brugge KV reached the final of the 1975β76 UEFA Cup. The Belgium national football team ended their UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying campaign with a defeat against Netherlands in the second round, after they finished first of their group in the first round. [3] The Belgian Women's First Division was won by Standard FΓ©mina de LiΓ¨ge for the second time. [4] For the first time, the Belgian Golden Shoe was awarded to a stranger, Dutch international player Johan Boskamp.
Belgium continued the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifications in Group 7 with a win over Iceland, a defeat against East Germany and a draw against France. They finished on top of Group 7 with 8 points, 1 point ahead of East Germany, and thus qualified for the second qualifying round. This play-off was played against the Netherlands, and Belgium lost the first game with 5-0 (with 3 goals by RSC Anderlechtois striker Rob Rensenbrink), after what the Belgium manager Raymond Goethals was sacked and replaced by Guy Thijs for the second leg. In the second leg, Belgium also lost (1-2), with goals by Johnny Rep and legendary player Johan Cruyff for the Netherlands. This game marked the start of a new generation of Belgian players, with goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff playing his first game for Belgium in place of Christian Piot. Other experienced players Raoul Lambert and Jan Verheyen were also not selected for this match. Paul Van Himst had stopped his international career at the end of the previous season. New players would emerge this season with the Red Devils, like defenders Georges Leekens, Hugo Broos and Eric Gerets and midfielders Ludo Coeck and François Van Der Elst.
At the end of the season, the number of teams in Division I was decreased from 19 to 18, so the bottom two teams in Division I (
K Berchem Sport and
KRC Mechelen) as well as
RAA LouviΓ©roise (who finished 14th) were relegated to Division II. to be replaced by Division II champions
KFC Winterslag and the
Belgian Second Division final round winners,
KV Kortrijk.
The bottom 3 teams in Division II (
R Albert Elisabeth Club Mons,
R Tilleur FC and
K Olse Merksem SC) were relegated to Division III, to be replaced by both Division III winners (
Royale Union and
KAS Eupen).
The bottom 2 clubs of each Division III league (
K Stade Leuven,
RRC Tournaisien,
LΓ©opold Club Bastogne and
KFC Herentals) together with the 14th-placed team with the fewest points (
KAV Dendermonde) were relegated to Promotion, to be replaced by the winner of each Promotion league (
KFC Izegem,
KVC Jong Lede,
K Wit-Ster FC Beverst and
Wavre Sports).
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score [5] | Comp | Belgium scorers |
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September 6, 1975 | Stade de Sclessin, Liège (H) | Iceland | 1-0 | ECQ | Raoul Lambert |
September 27, 1975 | Stade Emile VersΓ©, Brussels (H) | East Germany | 1-2 | ECQ | Wilfried Puis |
November 15, 1975 | Parc des Princes, Paris (A) | France | 0-0 | ECQ | |
April 25, 1976 | Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam (A) | Netherlands | 0-5 | ECP | |
May 22, 1976 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H) | Netherlands | 1-2 | ECP | Roger Van Gool |
Key
R White Daring Molenbeek beat
Viking FK of Norway in the first round of the
1975β76 European Champion Clubs' Cup (won 3β2 at home, 1β0 away).
In the second round, they lost to
HNK Hajduk Split of Yugoslavia (lost 0β4 away, 2β3 at home).
RSC Anderlechtois eliminated
FC Rapid BucureΘti of Romania in the first round of the
1975β76 European Cup Winners' Cup (lost 0β1 away, won 2β0 at home).
They then eliminated
FK Borac Banja Luka of Yugoslavia in the second round (won 3β0 at home, lost 0β1 away),
Wrexham FC of Wales in the quarter-finals (won 1β0 at home, drew 1β1 away) and
BSG Sachsenring Zwickau of
East Germany in the semi-finals (wins 3β0 away, 2β0 at home) to reach the final of a European competition for the second time.
In
the final, they beat
West Ham United of England 4β2, and so became the first Belgian club to win a European competition.
R Antwerp FC (2nd in the championship) and
Club Brugge KV (4th) qualified to play the
1975β76 UEFA Cup. In the first round, Antwerp beat
Aston Villa FC (won 4β1 at home, 1β0 away) while Club Brugge KV beat
Olympique Lyonnais of France (lost 3β4 away, won 3β0 at home).
In the second round, Club Brugge went on by beating
Ipswich Town FC (lost 0β3 away, win 4β0 at home), but Antwerp was eliminated by
ΕlΔ
sk WrocΕaw of Poland (drew 1β1 away, lost 1β2 at home).
Club Brugge then eliminated
AS Roma of Italy in the third round (won 1β0 home and away),
Milan AC of Italy in the quarter-finals (win 2β0 at home, lost 1β2 away) and
Hamburger SV of
West Germany in the semi-finals (drew 1β1 away, won 1β0 at home).
For the first time in their history, Club Brugge reached the final of a European competition: however they lost to
Liverpool FC (
lost 2β3 away, drew 1β1 at home).
Season | 1975β76 | |
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|
The 1975β76 season was the 73rd season of competitive football in Belgium. Club Brugge KV won their third Division I title. [1] RSC Anderlechtois won the Belgian Cup against K Lierse SK (4-0) [2] and they won the 1975β76 European Cup Winners' Cup, while Club Brugge KV reached the final of the 1975β76 UEFA Cup. The Belgium national football team ended their UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying campaign with a defeat against Netherlands in the second round, after they finished first of their group in the first round. [3] The Belgian Women's First Division was won by Standard FΓ©mina de LiΓ¨ge for the second time. [4] For the first time, the Belgian Golden Shoe was awarded to a stranger, Dutch international player Johan Boskamp.
Belgium continued the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifications in Group 7 with a win over Iceland, a defeat against East Germany and a draw against France. They finished on top of Group 7 with 8 points, 1 point ahead of East Germany, and thus qualified for the second qualifying round. This play-off was played against the Netherlands, and Belgium lost the first game with 5-0 (with 3 goals by RSC Anderlechtois striker Rob Rensenbrink), after what the Belgium manager Raymond Goethals was sacked and replaced by Guy Thijs for the second leg. In the second leg, Belgium also lost (1-2), with goals by Johnny Rep and legendary player Johan Cruyff for the Netherlands. This game marked the start of a new generation of Belgian players, with goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff playing his first game for Belgium in place of Christian Piot. Other experienced players Raoul Lambert and Jan Verheyen were also not selected for this match. Paul Van Himst had stopped his international career at the end of the previous season. New players would emerge this season with the Red Devils, like defenders Georges Leekens, Hugo Broos and Eric Gerets and midfielders Ludo Coeck and François Van Der Elst.
At the end of the season, the number of teams in Division I was decreased from 19 to 18, so the bottom two teams in Division I (
K Berchem Sport and
KRC Mechelen) as well as
RAA LouviΓ©roise (who finished 14th) were relegated to Division II. to be replaced by Division II champions
KFC Winterslag and the
Belgian Second Division final round winners,
KV Kortrijk.
The bottom 3 teams in Division II (
R Albert Elisabeth Club Mons,
R Tilleur FC and
K Olse Merksem SC) were relegated to Division III, to be replaced by both Division III winners (
Royale Union and
KAS Eupen).
The bottom 2 clubs of each Division III league (
K Stade Leuven,
RRC Tournaisien,
LΓ©opold Club Bastogne and
KFC Herentals) together with the 14th-placed team with the fewest points (
KAV Dendermonde) were relegated to Promotion, to be replaced by the winner of each Promotion league (
KFC Izegem,
KVC Jong Lede,
K Wit-Ster FC Beverst and
Wavre Sports).
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score [5] | Comp | Belgium scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 6, 1975 | Stade de Sclessin, Liège (H) | Iceland | 1-0 | ECQ | Raoul Lambert |
September 27, 1975 | Stade Emile VersΓ©, Brussels (H) | East Germany | 1-2 | ECQ | Wilfried Puis |
November 15, 1975 | Parc des Princes, Paris (A) | France | 0-0 | ECQ | |
April 25, 1976 | Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam (A) | Netherlands | 0-5 | ECP | |
May 22, 1976 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H) | Netherlands | 1-2 | ECP | Roger Van Gool |
Key
R White Daring Molenbeek beat
Viking FK of Norway in the first round of the
1975β76 European Champion Clubs' Cup (won 3β2 at home, 1β0 away).
In the second round, they lost to
HNK Hajduk Split of Yugoslavia (lost 0β4 away, 2β3 at home).
RSC Anderlechtois eliminated
FC Rapid BucureΘti of Romania in the first round of the
1975β76 European Cup Winners' Cup (lost 0β1 away, won 2β0 at home).
They then eliminated
FK Borac Banja Luka of Yugoslavia in the second round (won 3β0 at home, lost 0β1 away),
Wrexham FC of Wales in the quarter-finals (won 1β0 at home, drew 1β1 away) and
BSG Sachsenring Zwickau of
East Germany in the semi-finals (wins 3β0 away, 2β0 at home) to reach the final of a European competition for the second time.
In
the final, they beat
West Ham United of England 4β2, and so became the first Belgian club to win a European competition.
R Antwerp FC (2nd in the championship) and
Club Brugge KV (4th) qualified to play the
1975β76 UEFA Cup. In the first round, Antwerp beat
Aston Villa FC (won 4β1 at home, 1β0 away) while Club Brugge KV beat
Olympique Lyonnais of France (lost 3β4 away, won 3β0 at home).
In the second round, Club Brugge went on by beating
Ipswich Town FC (lost 0β3 away, win 4β0 at home), but Antwerp was eliminated by
ΕlΔ
sk WrocΕaw of Poland (drew 1β1 away, lost 1β2 at home).
Club Brugge then eliminated
AS Roma of Italy in the third round (won 1β0 home and away),
Milan AC of Italy in the quarter-finals (win 2β0 at home, lost 1β2 away) and
Hamburger SV of
West Germany in the semi-finals (drew 1β1 away, won 1β0 at home).
For the first time in their history, Club Brugge reached the final of a European competition: however they lost to
Liverpool FC (
lost 2β3 away, drew 1β1 at home).