1960–61 in Belgian football

none Belgium no 1960–61 1959–60 1961–62 yes The 1960–61 season was the 58th season of competitive football in Belgium. Standard Liège won their second Division I title.http://www.footbel.com/documents/COMPETITIES/Eindklassementen/S1960-1961FR.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055922/http://www.footbel.com/documents/COMPETITIES/Eindklassementen/S1960-1961FR.pdf 2011-07-16 FA website K Lierse SK entered the 1960–61 European Champion Clubs' Cup as Belgian title holder and RU Saint-Gilloise entered the 1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The European Cup Winners' Cup was first played this season but no Belgian club participated since the Belgian Cup had not been played since 1955–56. The Belgium national football team started their qualifying campaign for the 1962 FIFA World Cup by 3 losses and were thus already eliminated at the end of the season with yet one match to be played.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 The Belgium national football team was drawn in Group 1 for the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification with Sweden and Switzerland. Legendary midfielder Paul Van Himst played his first game with the national team in Sweden for the first game in the qualification, which Belgium lost 2-0. After 2 more losses to Switzerland, Belgium was already eliminated from the World Cup, with one more game to be played during the 1961–62 season. At the end of the season, RCS Verviétois and VV Patro Eisden were relegated to Division II and were replaced in Division I by KFC Diest and RCS Brugeois from Division II. The bottom 2 clubs in Division II (RRC de Bruxelles and K Lyra) were relegated to Division III while both Division III winners (ASV Oostende KM and KFC Herentals) qualified for Division II. The bottom 2 clubs of each Division III league (US Centre, KFC Izegem, R Stade Waremmien FC and K Hasseltse VV) were relegated to the Promotion, to be replaced by Kontich FC, R Albert Elisabeth Club Mons, K Tongerse SV Cercle and KSV Sottegem from Promotion. National team DateVenueOpponentsScore*CompBelgium scorersOctober 2, 1960Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H)The Netherlands1-4FVictor WégriaOctober 19, 1960Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm (A)Sweden0-2WCQOctober 30, 1960Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)Hungary2-1FPaul Van Himst, Pierre HanonNovember 20, 1960Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)Switzerland2-4WCQPaul Van Himst, Marcel PaeschenMarch 8, 1961Waldstadion, Frankfurt (A)Germany0-1FMarch 15, 1961Parc des Princes, Paris (A)France1-1FMarcel PaeschenMarch 22, 1961Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam (A)The Netherlands2-6FMarcel Paeschen, Paul Van HimstMay 20, 1961Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (A)Switzerland2-1WCQRoger Claessen * 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 K Lierse SK lost in the preliminary round of the 1960–61 European Champion Clubs' Cup to FC Barcelona of Spain (loss 2-0 away and 0-3 at home). RU Saint-Gilloise lost in the first round of the 1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup to AS Roma (draw 0-0 at home and defeat 1-4 away). Honours CompetitionWinnerDivision IStandard LiègeDivision IIKFC DiestDivision IIIASV Oostende KM and KFC HerentalsPromotionKontich FC, R Albert Elisabeth Club Mons, K Tongerse SV Cercle and KSV Sottegem Final league tables Premier Division 1960–61 Belgian First Division 1960-61 Top scorer: Victor Wégria (RFC Liégeois) with 23 goals. 1960 Golden Shoe: Paul Van Himst (RSC Anderlechtois) References Category:Football in Belgium by season Belgian Football Football