The 1959–60 season was the 57th season of competitive football in Belgium. K Lierse SK won their 3rd Division I title.http://www.footbel.com/documents/COMPETITIES/Eindklassementen/S1959-1960FR.pdf FA website RSC Anderlechtois entered the 1959–60 European Champion Clubs' Cup as Belgian title holder and RU Saint-Gilloise lost the semifinals of the running 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The Belgium national football team played 6 friendly games (3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses).http://www.footbel.com/fr/nationale_elftallen/statistieken_1/per_datum.html FA website
Overview At the end of the season, R Berchem Sport and K Beringen FC were relegated to Division II and were replaced in Division I by KSC Eendracht Aalst and runner-up VV Patro Eisden from Division II. The bottom 2 clubs in Division II (KRC Mechelen and RFC Sérésien) were relegated to Division III while both Division III winners (KFC Turnhout and UR Namur) were promoted to Division II. The bottom 2 clubs of each Division III league (SK Beveren-Waas, RCS Schaerbeek, Voorwaarts Tienen and R Albert Elisabeth Club Mons) were relegated to Promotion, to be replaced by R Entente Sportive Jamboise, K Wezel Sport FC, KSK Roeselare and K Tubantia FC from Promotion.
National team DateVenueOpponentsScore*CompBelgium scorersOctober 4, 1959Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam (A)The Netherlands1-9FMichel DelireFebruary 28, 1960Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)France1-0FAndré PitersMarch 27, 1960Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)Switzerland3-1FHenri Dirickx, Jean Jadot, Léon RitzenApril 13, 1960Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)Chile1-1FPaul VandenbergApril 24, 1960Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H)The Netherlands2-1FMartin Lippens, André PitersMay 22, 1960Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia (A)Bulgaria1-4FAndré Piters * Belgium score given first
Key H = Home match A = Away match N = On neutral ground F = Friendly o.g. = own goal
European competitions RSC Anderlechtois lost in the first round of the 1959–60 European Champion Clubs' Cup to Rangers FC of Scotland (loss 5-2 away and 0-2 at home). RU Saint-Gilloise continued their 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup campaign by losing to Birmingham City in the semifinals (two losses by 2-4).
Honours CompetitionWinnerDivision IK Lierse SKDivision IIKSC Eendracht AalstDivision IIIKFC Turnhout and UR NamurPromotionR Entente Sportive Jamboise, K Wezel Sport FC, KSK Roeselare and K Tubantia FC
Final league tables
Premier Division
1959-60 Top scorer: Victor Wégria (RFC Liégeois) with 21 goals. 1959 Golden Shoe: Lucien Olieslagers (K Lierse SK)
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