The 1949–50 season was the 47th season of competitive football in Belgium. RSC Anderlechtois won their 3rd Premier Division title.http://www.footbel.com/documents/COMPETITIES/Eindklassementen/S1949-1950FR.pdf FA Website The Belgium national football team withdrew from the 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification but played 8 friendly games, winning 5.
Overview At the end of the season, R Stade Louvain and K Lyra were relegated to Division I, while Daring Club de Bruxelles SR (Division I A winner) and Beringen FC (Division I B winner) were promoted to the Premier Division. Gosselies Sports, UR Namur, FC Winterslag and FC Verbroedering Geel were relegated from Division I to Promotion, to be replaced by FC Izegem, KAV Dendermonde, K Tubantia FC and Helzold FC Zolder.
National team DateVenueOpponentsScore*CompBelgium scorersOctober 2, 1949Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)Switzerland3-0FLouis Verbruggen (2), Joseph MermansNovember 6, 1949Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam (A)The Netherlands1-0FHenri GovardNovember 23, 1949Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)Wales1-5FHenri CoppensMarch 5, 1950Stadio Comunale, Bologna (A)Italy1-3FFrédéric Chaves d'AguilarApril 16, 1950Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H)The Netherlands2-0FJoseph Mermans, Albert De HertMay 10, 1950Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)Republic of Ireland5-1FJoseph Mermans (3), Albert De Hert, Frédéric Chaves d'AguilarMay 18, 1950Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)England1-4FJoseph MermansJune 4, 1950Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)France4-1FJoseph Mermans (3), Georges Mordant * Belgium score given first
Key H = Home match A = Away match N = On neutral ground F = Friendly o.g. = own goal
Honours CompetitionWinnerPremier DivisionRSC AnderlechtoisDivision IDaring Club de Bruxelles SR and Beringen FCPromotionFC Izegem, KAV Dendermonde, K Tubantia FC and Helzold FC Zolder
Final league tables
Premier Division
Top scorer: Joseph Mermans (RSC Anderlecht) with 37 goals.
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