The 1962–63 season was the 60th season of competitive football in Belgium. Standard Liège won their 3rd Division I title.http://www.footbel.com/documents/COMPETITIES/Eindklassementen/S1962-1963FR.pdf FA website RSC Anderlechtois entered the 1962–63 European Champion Clubs' Cup as Belgian title holder and reached the quarter finals, beating Real Madrid in the preliminary round. RU Saint-Gilloise entered the 1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The Belgium national football team started their first UEFA European Football Championship qualification campaign but were eliminated in the preliminary round by Yugoslavia.http://www.footbel.com/fr/nationale_elftallen/statistieken_1/per_datum.html FA website
Overview At the end of the season, RU Saint-Gilloise and OC Charleroi were relegated to Division II and were replaced in Division I by RFC Malinois and K Waterschei SV Thor Genk from Division II. The bottom 2 clubs in Division II (UR Namur and K Olse Merksem SC) were relegated to Division III, to be replaced by KSV Waregem and K Boom FC from Division III. The bottom club of each Division III league (RAA Louviéroise, RCS Brainois, R Jeunesse Arlonaise and K Tubantia FC) were relegated to Promotion, to be replaced by Voorwaarts Tienen, SK Beveren-Waas, CS Mechelen-aan-de-Maas and Stade Mouscron from Promotion.
National team DateVenueOpponentsScore*CompBelgium scorersOctober 14, 1962Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H)The Netherlands2-0FJacques Stockman, Paul Van HimstNovember 4, 1962Stadion JNA, Belgrade (A)Yugoslavia2-3ECQJacques Stockman, Armand JurionDecember 2, 1962Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)Spain1-1FArmand JurionMarch 3, 1963Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam (A)The Netherlands1-0FPaul VandenbergMarch 31, 1963Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)Yugoslavia0-1ECQApril 24, 1963Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)Brazil5-1FJacques Stockman (3), Alpsteg (o.g.), Paul Van Himst * Belgium score given first
Key H = Home match A = Away match N = On neutral ground F = Friendly ECQ = European Championship qualification o.g. = own goal
European competitions RSC Anderlechtois qualified for the first round of the 1962–63 European Champion Clubs' Cup by defeating 5 times winner Real Madrid of Spain in the preliminary round (drew 3-3 away, won 1-0 at home). In the first round proper, Anderlecht eliminated CSKA Red Star of Bulgaria (drew 2-2 away, won 2-0 at home) but lost in the quarter finals to the Scottish team of Dundee FC (lost 1-4 at home, 1-2 away).
RU Saint-Gilloise reached the second round of the 1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup by eliminating Olympique de Marseille of France (lost 0-1 away, won 4-2 at home). They then could not eliminate NK Dinamo (lost 1-2 away, won 1-0 at home and then lost 2-3 in a play-off match).
Honours CompetitionWinnerDivision IStandard LiègeDivision IIRFC MalinoisDivision IIIKSV Waregem and K Boom FCPromotionVoorwaarts Tienen, SK Beveren-Waas, CS Mechelen-aan-de-Maas and Stade Mouscron
Final league tables
Premier Division
1962-63 Top scorer: Victor Wégria (RFC Liégeois) with 24 goals. 1962 Golden Shoe: Armand Jurion (RSC Anderlechtois)
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