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Football in Belgium
Season1907–08
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The 1907–08 season was the 13th competitive season in Belgian football.

Overview

In order to increase the number of clubs in the first division, no club was relegated at the end of the season and two clubs qualified from the second division, namely RC Gantois and ESC de Bruxelles.

National team

Date Venue Opponents Score* Comp Belgium scorers Match Report
March 29, 1908 Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp (H) The Netherlands 1–4 F Maurice Vertongen FA website
April 12, 1908 Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes (A) France 2-1 F Robert De Veen (2) FA website
April 18, 1908 Vélodrome de Longchamps, Brussels (H) England amateur 2-8 F Robert De Veen (2) FA website
April 26, 1908 Schuttersveld, Rotterdam (A) The Netherlands 1-3 F Louis Saeys FA website

* Belgium score given first

Key

  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
  • F = Friendly
  • o.g. = own goal

Honours

Competition Winner
Division I Racing Club de Bruxelles
Promotion Racing Club de Gand

Final league tables

Division I

Main article: 1907-08 Belgian First Division

Promotion

In the first stage, 4 provincial leagues were played, with the top two teams of each league qualifying for the final round:

  • For Antwerp, Antwerp Football Alliance (winner) and RC de Malines (runner-up)
  • For Liège, Standard FC Liégeois (winner) and CS Verviétois (runner-up, and relegated last season)
  • For West and East Flanders, AA La Gantoise (winner) and RC de Gand (runner-up)
  • For Brabant, ESC de Bruxelles (winner) and Daring Club de Bruxelles II (runner-up)
Pos Team Pld Won Drw Lst GF GA Pts GD Notes
1 RC de Gand 7 6 0 1 22 10 12 +12 Promoted to First Division,
Play-off required as level on points.
2 ESC de Bruxelles 7 6 0 1 25 4 12 +21
3 Standard FC Liégeois 7 4 0 3 19 9 8 +10
4 AA La Gantoise 6 3 0 3 21 11 6 +10
5 Daring Club de Bruxelles II 7 3 0 4 13 23 6 -10
6 RC de Malines 7 3 0 4 12 21 6 -9
7 CS Verviétois 6 1 0 5 6 21 2 -15
8 Antwerp Football Alliance 7 1 0 6 10 32 2 -22

Play-off

Team 1  Score  Team 2
RC de Gand 4 - 3 ESC de Bruxelles

External links

References

  1. "Belgiumsoccerhistory". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
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