1937–38 in Belgian football

none Belgium no 1937–38 1936–37 1938–39 yes 1937–38 was the 38th season of competitive football in Belgium. The Belgium national football team qualified for the 1938 FIFA World Cup, for the 3rd consecutive year but lost in the first round to the organising country, France (1-3). R Beerschot AC won their 6th Premier Division title. Overview The national team qualified for the 1938 FIFA World Cup by beating Luxembourg and drawing with the Netherlands. They lost in the round of 16 in the World Cup finals against France. At the end of the season, TSV Lyra and RC Tirlemont were relegated to Division I, while Boom FC (Division I A winner) and RCS Brugeois (Division I B winner) were promoted to the Premier Division. RFC Montegnée, FC Duffel, RRC de Gand and VG Ostende were relegated from Division I to Promotion, to be replaced by CS Visétois, REFC Hasselt, RRC de Bruxelles and AS Ostende. National team DateVenueOpponentsScore*CompBelgium scorersJanuary 30, 1938Parc des Princes, Paris (A)France3-5FRaymond Braine, Bernard Voorhoof, Stanley Vanden EyndeFebruary 27, 1938Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam (A)Netherlands2-7FRaymond Braine, Bernard VoorhoofMarch 13, 1938Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (A)Luxembourg3-2WCQBernard Voorhoof, Raymond Braine, François De VriesApril 3, 1938Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp (H)Netherlands1-1WCQHendrik IsemborghsMay 8, 1938Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (A)Switzerland3-0FBernard Voorhoof (2), Jean CapelleMay 15, 1938San Siro, Milan (A)Italy1-6FJean CapelleMay 29, 1938Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)Yugoslavia2-2FJean Capelle, Charles Vanden WouwerJune 5, 1938Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes (N)France1-3WCFRHenri Isemborghs * 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 DivisionR Beerschot ACDivision IBoom FC and RCS BrugeoisPromotionCS Visétois, REFC Hasselt, RRC de Bruxelles and AS Ostende Final league tables Premier Division 1937–38 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 Belgian Football Football