1959–60 Belgian First Division

Statistics of Belgian First Division in the 1959/1960 season.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Lierse S.K. won the championship.

League standings


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lierse !Lierse (C)	30	16	6	8	57	40	+17	38	1960–61 European Cup
2	Anderlecht !Anderlecht	30	16	5	9	69	42	+27	37
3	Waterschei !Waterschei	30	13	9	8	52	39	+13	35
4	Beerschot VAC !Beerschot VAC	30	15	4	11	65	46	+19	34
5	RFC Liège !RFC Liège	30	10	12	8	43	35	+8	32
6	Union Saint-Gilloise !Union Saint-Gilloise	30	11	10	9	58	56	+2	32	01960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup0
7	Standard Liège !Standard Liège	30	12	8	10	54	48	+6	32
8	Antwerp !Antwerp	30	13	6	11	60	50	+10	32
9	La Gantoise !La Gantoise	30	12	6	12	48	46	+2	30
10	ROC Charleroi !ROC Charleroi	30	12	5	13	38	48	−10	29
11	Daring Club Bruxelles !Daring Club Bruxelles	30	10	7	13	37	44	−7	27
12	Sint-Truiden !Sint-Truiden	30	10	7	13	39	51	−12	27
13	Club Brugge !Club Brugge	30	10	6	14	37	53	−16	26
14	Verviers !Verviers	30	8	9	13	25	37	−12	25
15	Berchem Sport !Berchem Sport (R)	30	9	7	14	36	56	−20	25	01960–61 Division II0
16	Beringen FC !Beringen FC (R)	30	7	5	18	35	62	−27	19	01960–61 Division II0

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

First League/Pro League/First Division A

2016–17 teams	Anderlecht Charleroi Club Brugge Eupen Genk Gent Kortrijk Lokeren Mechelen Mouscron-Péruwelz Oostende Sint-Truiden Standard Liège Waasland-Beveren Westerlo Zulte Waregem

Competition	Teams (winners) Top scorers Current managers Belgian Golden Shoe

Championship Cup (1895–1904)	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04

First Division (1904–1926)	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26

Division of Honour (1926–1952)	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52

First Division (1952–1993)	1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93

Belgian League (1993–2008)	1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08

Belgian Pro League (2008–2016)	2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Belgian First Division A (2016–present)	2016–17

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

1959–60 in European football (UEFA)

« 1958–59 1960–61 »

Domestic leagues	Albania '59 '60 Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '59 '60 England Estonia '59 '60 Faroe Islands '59 '60 Finland '59 '60 France East Germany '59 '60 West Germany (Finals) Greece Hungary Iceland '59 '60 Israel Italy Latvia '59 '60 Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland '59 '60 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '59 '60 Spain Sweden '59 '60 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia

Domestic cups	Albania '60 Austria Bulgaria Cyprus Denmark England Faroe Islands '59 '60 Finland '59 '60 France East Germany '59 West Germany Greece Iceland '60 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Northern Ireland Norway '59 '60 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Switzerland Wales Yugoslavia

League cups	Scotland

UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Final)

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