1926–27 in Belgian football
The 1926–27 season was the 27th season of competitive football in Belgium. This was the first season after the major reform of Belgian football. The Belgian Cup was first played since World War I and won by RCS Brugeois. They also won the Premier Division making the second double in Belgian football after Union Saint-Gilloise in 1912-13. R Liersche SK won the Division I now the second level of football and thus promoted for the next Premier Division along with the runner-up SC Anderlechtois. Both clubs replaced FC Malinois and CS La Forestoise at the highest level. A third level of football was introduced, named Promotion and played in 3 leagues of 14 clubs. The leagues were won by Courtrai Sports, CS Tongrois and Fléron FC. All 3 clubs promoted to the Division I, while AS Herstalienne, Saint-Ignace SC Antwerpen and SRU Verviers were all relegated to the Promotion.
| Season | 1926–27 | |
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National team
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score* | Comp | Belgium scorers | Match Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 1927 | Stade de Sclessin, Liège (H) | Czechoslovakia | 2-3 | F | Henri Bierna, Maurice Gillis | FA website |
| March 13, 1927 | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H) | The Netherlands | 2-0 | F | Henri Bierna, Ferdinand Adams | FA website |
| April 3, 1927 | Stade de la Butte, Brussels (H) | Sweden | 2-1 | F | Raymond Braine, Ferdinand Adams | FA website |
| May 1, 1927 | Sportpark Oud-Roosenburgh, Amsterdam (A) | The Netherlands | 2-3 | F | Jan Diddens, Raymond Braine | FA website |
| May 11, 1927 | Oscar Bossaert Stadium, Brussels (H) | England | 1-9 | F | Florimond Van Halme | FA website |
| May 22, 1927 | Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna (A) | Austria | 1-4 | F | Pierre Braine | FA website |
| May 26, 1927 | Letna Stadium, Prague (A) | Czechoslovakia | 0-4 | F | FA website |
* Belgium score given first
Key
- H = Home match
- A = Away match
- N = On neutral ground
- F = Friendly
- o.g. = own goal
Honours
| Competition | Winner |
|---|---|
| Premier Division | RCS Brugeois |
| Belgian Cup | RCS Brugeois |
| Division I | R Liersche SK |
| Promotion | Courtrai Sports, CS Tongrois and Fléron FC |
Final league tables
Premier Division
Division I
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R Liersche SK | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 63 | 33 | 40 | +30 | Promoted to Premier Division. |
| 2 | SC Anderlechtois | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 42 | 38 | +34 | |
| 3 | Tilleur FC | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 62 | 47 | 30 | +15 | |
| 4 | Uccle Sport | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 70 | 51 | 29 | +21 | |
| 5 | RFC Liégeois | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 29 | +3 | |
| 6 | FC Turnhout | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 52 | 47 | 28 | +5 | |
| 7 | CS Verviétois | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 56 | 55 | 25 | +1 | |
| 8 | Boom FC | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 63 | 25 | -18 | |
| 9 | TSV Lyra | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 49 | 23 | -4 | |
| 10 | White Star AC | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 44 | 23 | -4 | |
| 11 | Oude God Sport | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 54 | 22 | -8 | |
| 12 | AS Herstalienne | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 52 | 20 | -10 | Relegated to Promotion |
| 13 | Saint-Ignace SC Antwerpen | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 44 | 68 | 19 | -24 | |
| 14 | SRU Verviers | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 74 | 13 | -39 |
External links
- RSSSF archive - Final tables 1895-2002
- Belgian clubs history Archived 2015-11-01 at the Wayback Machine