The 1930–31 season was the 31st season of competitive football in Belgium. R Antwerp FC won their second Premier Division title.
From the next season on, Division I was expanded from one division to two (both of 14 clubs), and Promotion was extended from three divisions to four (also of 14 clubs each). Therefore, many clubs from Promotion promoted to Division I.
| Season | 1930–31 | |
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Overview
editAt the end of the season, RFC Montegnée and SC Anderlechtois were relegated to the Division I, while RRC de Gand (Division I winner) and FC Turnhout were promoted to the Premier Division.
The Promotion – the third level in Belgian football – was won by AS Ostende, Hoboken SK and RC Tirlemont, who were promoted to Division I as well as the 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed clubs from the 3 leagues and the 2 best 5th-placed teams. No clubs were relegated from Division I to Promotion.
National team
edit| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score* | Comp | Belgium scorers | Match Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21, 1930 | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H) | Czechoslovakia | 2-3 | F | Louis Versyp, Bernard Voorhoof | FA website |
| September 28, 1930 | Stade du Pont d'Ougrée, Liège (H) | Sweden | 2–2 | F | Jacques Secretin, Pierre Braine | FA website |
| December 7, 1930 | Stade Buffalo, Paris (A) | France | 2-2 | F | Joseph Van Beeck, Bernard Voorhoof | FA website |
| March 29, 1931 | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (A) | The Netherlands | 2-3 | F | Louis Versyp, Bernard Voorhoof | FA website |
| May 3, 1931 | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H) | The Netherlands | 4-2 | F | Bernard Voorhoof (2), Stanley Vanden Eynde, Louis Versyp | FA website |
| May 16, 1931 | Oscaer Bossaert Stadium, Brussels (H) | England | 1-4 | F | Jean Capelle | FA website |
| May 31, 1931 | Estadio Do Lumiar, Lisbon (A) | Portugal | 2–3 | F | Joseph Van Beeck, August Hellemans | FA website |
* Belgium score given first
Key
- H = Home match
- A = Away match
- N = On neutral ground
- F = Friendly
- o.g. = own goal
Honours
edit| Competition | Winner |
|---|---|
| Premier Division | R Antwerp FC |
| Division I | RRC de Gand |
| Promotion | AS Ostende, Hoboken SK and RC Tirlemont |
Final league tables
editPremier Division
editDivision I
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RRC de Gand | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 74 | 36 | 37 | +38 | Promoted to Premier Division. |
| 2 | FC Turnhout | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 82 | 38 | 36 | +44 | |
| 3 | RRC de Bruxelles | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 42 | 34 | +28 | |
| 4 | ARA La Gantoise | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 81 | 46 | 33 | +35 | |
| 5 | TSV Lyra | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 61 | 51 | 29 | +10 | |
| 6 | CS La Forestoise | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 62 | 51 | 28 | +11 | |
| 7 | Belgica FC Edegem | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 48 | 27 | +20 | |
| 8 | CS Schaerbeek | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 69 | 69 | 27 | 0 | |
| 9 | Charleroi SC | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 55 | 26 | -11 | |
| 10 | Uccle Sport | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 58 | 24 | -13 | |
| 11 | SK Roulers | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 51 | 68 | 23 | -17 | |
| 12 | EFC Hasselt | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 67 | 18 | -11 | |
| 13 | Tilleur FC | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 42 | 85 | 16 | -43 | |
| 14 | RFC Liégeois | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 27 | 118 | 6 | -91 |
External links
edit- RSSSF archive – Final tables 1895–2002
- Belgian clubs history Archived 2015-11-01 at the Wayback Machine