1946–47 in Belgian football

The 1946–1947 season was the 44th season of competitive football in Belgium. RSC Anderlechtois won their first Premier Division title.^[1] At the end of the season, several teams were relegated at all levels in order to decrease the number of teams in all divisions to 16. The Belgium national football team played 4 friendly games and had only one win, against Scotland.^[2]

Overview

At the end of the season, 5 clubs (RCS La Forestoise, R White Star AC, SC Eendracht Aalst, Sint-Niklaas SK and RFC Brugeois) were relegated to Division I, while R Uccle Sport (Division I A winner) and R Charleroi SC (Division I B winner) were promoted to Premier Division.

No fewer than 7 clubs were relegated from Division I to Promotion: Vilvorde FC, CS Schaerbeek, RU Hutoise FC, CS Hallois, RC Lokeren, ASV Oostende KM, Cappellen FC, SC Menen, Oude God Sport, to be replaced by FC Winterslag, Gosselies Sports, RFC Bressoux and SK Roeselare.

National team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score*	Comp	Belgium scorers
April 7, 1947	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (A)	The Netherlands	1-2	F	René Thirifays
May 4, 1947	Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H)	The Netherlands	1-2	F	Léopold Anoul
May 18, 1947	Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)	Scotland	2-1	F	Léopold Anoul (2)
June 1, 1947	Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes (A)	France	2-4	F	Albert De Cleyn, Henri Coppens

* Belgium score given first

Key

H = Home match
A = Away match
N = On neutral ground
F = Friendly
o.g. = own goal

Honours

Competition	Winner
Premier Division	RSC Anderlechtois
Division I	R Uccle Sport and R Charleroi SC
Promotion	FC Winterslag, Gosselies Sports, RFC Bressoux and SK Roeselare

Final league tables

Premier Division

Top scorer: Jef Mermans (RSC Anderlechtois) with 38 goals.

References

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Football in Belgium

Royal Belgian Football Association

National teams

League system

Level 1	Belgian First Division A
Level 2	Belgian First Division B
Level 3	Belgian First Amateur Division
Level 4	Belgian Second Amateur Division (3 groups)
Level 5	Belgian Third Amateur Division (4 groups)
Levels 6–9	Belgian Provincial leagues (9 groups: Antwerp, Brabant, East Flanders, Hainaut, Liège, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders)
Defunct	Belgian Second Division, Belgian Third Division, Belgian Fourth Division

Women's League system

Super League Vrouwenvoetbal
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
BeNe League (2012–2015, with the Netherlands)

Domestic cups

Men	Belgian Cup Belgian Super Cup defunct: Belgian League Cup
Women	Belgian Women's Cup BeNe Super Cup (2011–2012, with the Netherlands)

Awards

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