The 1947–48 season was the 45th season of competitive football in Belgium. RFC Malinois won their 3rd Premier Division title.http://www.footbel.com/documents/COMPETITIES/Eindklassementen/S1947-1948FR.pdf FA Website The Belgium national football team played 6 friendly games of which they won only one, against France.
Overview At the end of the season, R Uccle Sport and K Lierse SK were relegated to Division I, while RC Mechelen KM (Division I A winner) and R Tilleur FC (Division I B winner) were promoted to the Premier Division. K Tubantia FC, AS Renaisienne, Mol Sport and R Fléron FC were relegated from Division I to Promotion, to be replaced by RUS Tournaisienne, RCS Verviétois, US Centre and Sint-Truidense VV.
National team DateVenueOpponentsScore*CompBelgium scorersSeptember 21, 1947Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)England2-5FJoseph Mermans, Albert De CleynNovember 2, 1947Charmilles Stadium, Genève (A)Switzerland0-4FMarch 14, 1948Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H)The Netherlands1-1FAugust Van SteelantApril 18, 1948Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam (A)The Netherlands2-2FJoseph Mermans, August Van SteelantApril 28, 1948Hampden Park, Glasgow (A)Scotland0-2FJune 6, 1948Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)France4-2FFrédéric Chaves d'Aguilar (2), Henri Govard, Joseph Mermans * Belgium score given first
Key H = Home match A = Away match N = On neutral ground F = Friendly o.g. = own goal
Honours CompetitionWinnerPremier DivisionRFC MalinoisDivision IRC Mechelen KM and R Tilleur FCPromotionRUS Tournaisienne, RCS Verviétois, US Centre and Sint-Truidense VV
Final league tables
Premier Division
Top scorer: Jef Mermans (RSC Anderlechtois) with 23 goals.
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