1957–58 in Belgian football

none Belgium no 1957–58 1956–57 1958–59 yes The 1957–58 season was the 55th season of competitive football in Belgium. Standard Liège won their first Division I title.http://www.footbel.com/documents/COMPETITIES/Eindklassementen/S1957-1958FR.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055750/http://www.footbel.com/documents/COMPETITIES/Eindklassementen/S1957-1958FR.pdf 2011-07-16 FA website R Antwerp FC entered the 1957–58 European Champion Clubs' Cup as Belgian title holder. The Belgium national football team finished their 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign in the second place of Group 2, 2 points behind France, and thus did not qualify for the World Cup finals in Sweden.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 Daring Club de Bruxelles and KRC Mechelen were relegated to Division II and were replaced in Division I by K Beringen FC and RRC Tournaisien from Division II. The bottom 2 clubs in Division II (ASV Oostende KM and R Uccle Sport) were relegated to Division III, to be replaced by (RFC Renaisien and RFC Sérésien) from Division III. The bottom 2 clubs of each Division III league K Tubantia FC, RCS Boussu-Bois, RAS Herstal and R Stade Louvain were relegated to Promotion, to be replaced by KFC Waeslandia Burcht, RUS Tournaisienne, R Fléron FC and R Stade Waremmien from Promotion. National team DateVenueOpponentsScore*CompBelgium scorersSeptember 4, 1957Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík (A)IcelandWCQFAndré Van Herpe, Maurice Willems, Paul Vandenberg (3)October 27, 1957Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)France0-0WCQNovember 17, 1957Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam (A)The Netherlands2-5FPaul Vandenberg, Denis HoufDecember 8, 195719 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara (A)Turkey1-1FArmand JurionMarch 2, 1958Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)Germany0-2FApril 13, 1958Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H)The Netherlands2-7FHenri Coppens (2)May 26, 1958Hardturm, Zürich (A)Switzerland2-0FJacques Stockman, Marcel Paeschen * 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 R Antwerp FC lost in the first round of the 1957–58 European Champion Clubs' Cup to title holder Real Madrid of Spain (defeat 1-2 at home and defeat 6-0 away). Honours CompetitionWinnerDivision IStandard LiègeDivision IIK Beringen FCDivision IIIRFC Renaisien and RFC SérésienPromotionKFC Waeslandia Burcht, RUS Tournaisienne, R Fléron FC and R Stade Waremmien Final league tables Premier Division 1957–58 Belgian First Division 1957-58 Top scorer: Jef Van Gool (R Antwerp FC) and Jef Vliers (R Beerschot AC) with 25 goals. 1957 Golden Shoe: Armand Jurion (RSC Anderlechtois) References Category:Football in Belgium by season Belgian Football Football