1970–71 in Belgian football

none Belgium no 1970–71 1969–70 1971–72 yes The 1970–71 season was the 68th season of competitive football in Belgium. Standard Club Liégeois won their 6th Division I title.http://www.footbel.com/documents/COMPETITIES/Eindklassementen/S1970-1971FR.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110716060451/http://www.footbel.com/documents/COMPETITIES/Eindklassementen/S1970-1971FR.pdf 2011-07-16 FA website RFC Brugeois reached the quarter-finals of the 1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup. K Beerschot VAV won the Belgian Cup final against K Sint-Truidense VV (2–1 after extra time). FA Website The Belgium national football team started their UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying campaign as they were drawn in Group 5 with Portugal, Scotland and Denmark. They won all of their first 4 games and finished the season at the top of Group 5, 2 points ahead of Portugal with 2 matches to go.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, R Charleroi SC and ARA La Gantoise were relegated to the Division II, to be replaced by KSV Cercle Brugge and KV Mechelen from Division II. The bottom 2 clubs in Division II (ASV Oostende KM and KSV Sottegem) were relegated to Division III, to be replaced by KSK Tongeren and K Boom FC from Division III. The bottom club of each Division III league (VC Westerlo, RC Tirlemont, Kortrijk Sport and R Jet de Bruxelles) were relegated to the Promotion, to be replaced by R Herve FC, Wavre Sports, K Helzold FC and KSC Lokeren from Promotion. National team DateVenueOpponentsScoreBelgium score given firstCompBelgium scorersNovember 15, 1970Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)France1-2FWilfried Van MoerNovember 25, 1970Klokke Stadion, Bruges (H)Denmark2-0ECQJohan Devrindt (2)February 3, 1971Stade de Sclessin, Liège (H)Scotland3-0ECQRonnie McKinnon (o.g.), Paul Van Himst (2)February 17, 1971Stade Emile Versé, Brussels (H)Portugal3-0ECQRaoul Lambert (2), André DenulMay 20, 1971Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (A)Luxembourg4-0FAndré Denul, Paul Van Himst, Léon Semmeling, Wilfried Van MoerMay 26, 1971Idrætspark, Copenhagen (A)Denmark2-1ECQJohan Devrindt (2) Key H = Home match A = Away match N = On neutral ground F = Friendly ECQ = European Championship qualification o.g. = own goal European competitions Standard Club Liégeois beat Rosenborg BK of Norway in the first round of the 1970–71 European Champion Clubs' Cup (won 2–0 away, 5–0 at home) but lost in the second round to Legia Warsaw of Poland (won 1–0 at home, lost 0–2 away). RFC Brugeois eliminated Kickers Offenbach of West Germany in the first round of the 1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup (lost 1–2 away, won 2–0 at home) and FC Zürich of Switzerland in the second round (won 2–0 at home, lost 1–2 away). In the quarter-finals, Bruges lost to future winner Chelsea FC after extra time (won 2–0 at home, lost 0–4 away). The 3 Belgian clubs who entered the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup were ARA La Gantoise, RSC Anderlechtois and KSK Beveren. In the first round, RSC Anderlechtois beat NK Željezničar of Yugoslavia (won 4–3 away, 5–4 at home) and KSK Beveren beat Wiener Sportclub of Austria (won 2–0 away, 3–0 at home), but ARA La Gantoise lost to Hamburger SV of West Germany (lost 0–1 at home, 1–7 away). In the second round, RSC Anderlechtois beat Akademisk Boldklub of Denmark (won 3–1 away, 4–0 at home), while KSK Beveren beat Valencia CF of Spain (won 1–0 away, drew 1–1 at home). Both clubs exited at the third round, RSC Anderlechtois to Vitoria FC of Portugal (won 2–1 at home, lost 1–3 away after extra time) and KSK Beveren to Arsenal FC (lost 0–4 away, drew 0–0 at home). Honours CompetitionWinnerDivision IStandard Club LiégeoisCupK Beerschot VAVDivision IIKSV Cercle BruggeDivision IIIKSK Tongeren and K Boom FCPromotionR Herve FC, Wavre Sports, K Helzold FC and KSC Lokeren Final league tables Premier Division 1970–71 Belgian First Division 1970-71 Top scorer: West German Erwin Kostedde (Standard Club Liégeois) with 26 goalshttp://www.footbel.com/fr/Competitites/statistieken/topschutters.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110929031900/http://www.footbel.com/fr/Competitites/statistieken/topschutters.html 2011-09-29 FA Website 1970 Golden Shoe: Wilfried Van Moer (Standard Club Liégeois)http://www.footbel.com/fr/Competitites/statistieken/gouden_schoen.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110929031908/http://www.footbel.com/fr/Competitites/statistieken/gouden_schoen.html 2011-09-29 FA Website References Category:Football in Belgium by season Belgian Football Football