1961–62 in Belgian football

none Belgium no 1961–62 1960–61 1962–63 yes The 1961–62 season was the 59th season of competitive football in Belgium. RCS Anderlechtois won their 9th Division I title.http://www.footbel.com/documents/COMPETITIES/Eindklassementen/S1961-1962FR.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055946/http://www.footbel.com/documents/COMPETITIES/Eindklassementen/S1961-1962FR.pdf 2011-07-16 FA website Standard Liège entered the 1961–62 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 1961–62 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).http://www.footbel.com/fr/nationale_elftallen/statistieken_1/per_datum.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110118021247/http://www.footbel.com/fr/nationale_elftallen/statistieken_1/per_datum.html 2011-01-18 FA website Overview 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 Fléron 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. National team DateVenueOpponentsScore*CompBelgium scorersOctober 4, 1961Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)Sweden0-2WCQOctober 18, 1961Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)France3-0FPierre Hanon, Paul Vandenberg, Roger ClaessenNovember 12, 1961Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (A)The Netherlands4-0FRoger Claessen (2), Paul Vandenberg, Paul Van HimstDecember 24, 1961Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)Bulgaria4-0FJacques Stockman, Armand Jurion, Paul Van Himst (2)April 1, 1962Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H)The Netherlands3-1FArmand Jurion, Paul Vandenberg (2)May 13, 1962Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)Italy1-3FPaul Van HimstMay 17, 1962Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon (A)Portugal2-1FJacques Stockman, Armand JurionMay 23, 196210th-Anniversary Stadium, Warsaw (A)Poland0-2F * Belgium score given first Key H = Home match A = Away match N = On neutral ground F = Friendly WCQ = World Cup qualification o.g. = own goal European competitions Standard Liège qualified for the first round of the 1961–62 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 1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup to Hearts of Scotland (losses 1-3 at home and defeat 2-0 away). Honours CompetitionWinnerDivision IRSC AnderlechtoisDivision IIR Berchem SportDivision IIIKRC Mechelen and R Crossing Club MolenbeekPromotionVC Zwevegem Sport, FC Vigor Hamme, R Stade Waremmien FC and FC Eendracht Houthalen Final league tables Premier Division 1961–62 Belgian First Division 1961-62 Top scorer: Jacques Stockman (RSC Anderlechtois) with 29 goals. 1961 Golden Shoe: Paul Van Himst (RSC Anderlechtois) References Category:Football in Belgium by season Belgian Football Football