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1933–34 in Belgian football
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Belgium no 1933–34 1932–33 1934–35 yes
The 1933–34 season was the 34th season of competitive football in Belgium. The Belgium national football team qualified for the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy but they lost in the first round to Germany (2–5). RU Saint-Gilloise became the first club to win 10 Premier Division titles.
Overview
Belgium qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals for the second time by finishing in second place of European Group 7, ahead of Irish Free State on goal average. Belgium then lost in the round of 16 of the World Cup finals to Germany, who would eventually finish 3rd.
At the end of the season, RRC de Bruxelles and R Tilleur FC were relegated to Division I, while White Star AC (Division I A winner) and Berchem Sport (Division I B winner) were promoted to the Premier Division.
R Stade Louvaniste, CS Saint-Josse, R Union Hutoise FC and Wallonia Namur were relegated to Promotion, to be replaced by ARA Termondoise, Oude God Sport, RFC Montegnée and AS Herstal.
National team
DateVenueOpponentsScore*CompBelgium scorersOctober 22, 1933Wedaustadion, Duisburg (A)Germany1-8FRobert LamootNovember 26, 1933Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)Denmark2–2FLouis Versyp, Stanley Vanden EyndeJanuary 21, 1934Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)France2-3FBernard Voorhoof, Stanley Vanden EyndeFebruary 25, 1934Dalymount Park, Dublin (A)Irish Free State4-4WCQJean Capelle, Stanley Vanden Eynde, François Van Den Eynde (2)March 11, 1934Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (A)The Netherlands3-9FBernard Voorhoof, Jean Brichaut, Louis VersypApril 29, 1934Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H)The Netherlands2-4WCQLaurent Grimmonprez, Bernard VoorhoofMay 27, 1934Stadio Giovanni Berta, Florence (N)Germany2-5WCFRBernard Voorhoof (2)
* Belgium score given first
Key
H = Home match
A = Away match
N = On neutral ground
F = Friendly
WCQ = World Cup qualification
WCFR = World Cup first round
o.g. = own goal
Honours
CompetitionWinnerPremier DivisionRU Saint-GilloiseDivision IWhite Star AC and Berchem SportPromotionARA Termondoise, Oude God Sport, RFC Montegnée and AS Herstal
Final league tables
Premier Division
1933–34 Belgian First Division
References
RSSSF archive – Final tables 1895–2002
Belgian clubs history https://web.archive.org/web/20151101183421/http://users.skynet.be/pluto/Textbelgium/Teams.html 2015-11-01
FA website
Category:Football in Belgium by season
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