1937–38 in Belgian football

1937–1938 was the 38th season of competitive football in Belgium. The Belgium national football team qualified for the 1938 FIFA World Cup, for the 3rd consecutive year but lost in the first round to the organising country, France (1-3). R Beerschot AC won their 6th Premier Division title.

Overview

The national team qualified for the 1938 FIFA World Cup by beating Luxembourg and drawing with The Netherlands. They lost in the round of 16 in the World Cup finals against France.

At the end of the season, TSV Lyra and RC Tirlemont were relegated to Division I, while Boom FC (Division I A winner) and RCS Brugeois (Division I B winner) were promoted to the Premier Division.
RFC Montegnée, FC Duffel, RRC de Gand and VG Ostende were relegated from Division I to Promotion, to be replaced by CS Visétois, REFC Hasselt, RRC de Bruxelles and AS Ostende.

National team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score*	Comp	Belgium scorers
January 30, 1938	Parc des Princes, Paris (A)	France	3-5	F	Raymond Braine, Bernard Voorhoof, Stanley Vanden Eynde
February 27, 1938	Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam (A)	The Netherlands	2-7	F	Raymond Braine, Bernard Voorhoof
March 13, 1938	Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (A)	Luxembourg	3-2	WCQ	Bernard Voorhoof, Raymond Braine, François De Vries
April 3, 1938	Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp (H)	The Netherlands	1-1	WCQ	Hendrik Isemborghs
May 8, 1938	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (A)	Switzerland	3-0	F	Bernard Voorhoof (2), Jean Capelle
May 15, 1938	San Siro, Milan (A)	Italy	1-6	F	Jean Capelle
May 29, 1938	Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)	Yugoslavia	2-2	F	Jean Capelle, Charles Vanden Wouwer
June 5, 1938	Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes (N)	France	1-3	WCFR	Henri Isemborghs

* Belgium score given first

Key

H = Home match
A = Away match
N = On neutral ground
F = Friendly
WCQ = World Cup qualification
WCFR = World Cup first round
o.g. = own goal

Honours

Competition	Winner
Premier Division	R Beerschot AC
Division I	Boom FC and RCS Brugeois
Promotion	CS Visétois, REFC Hasselt, RRC de Bruxelles and AS Ostende

Final league tables

Premier Division

Main article: 1937–38 Belgian First Division

References

RSSSF archive – Final tables 1895–2002
Belgian clubs history
FA website

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Football in Belgium

Royal Belgian Football Association

National teams

League system

Men	Pro League Second division Third division (A, B) Fourth Division (A, B, C, D) Belgian Provincial leagues

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

Domestic cups

Men	Belgian Cup Belgian Super Cup Belgian League Cup (defunct)

Women	Belgian Women's Cup BeNe Super Cup (2012-2015, with the Netherlands)

Awards

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