1945–46 in Belgian football

Football in Belgium

Season	1945–46

The 1945–46 season was the 43rd season of competitive football in Belgium. RFC Malinois won their second Premier Division title.^[1] The Belgium national football team played their first match at Wembley against England.^[2] This was the first season when the Premier Division top scorer ranking was published, with Albert De Cleyn of champion RFC Malinois finishing as top scorer with 40 goals. During the same season, De Cleyn scored 7 goals with Belgium, 5 of which in a game against Luxembourg.

Overview

At the end of the season, R Tilleur FC and RCS Brugeois were relegated to Division I, while RFC Brugeois (Division I A winner) and K Lyra (Division I B winner) were promoted to Premier Division.

UC Centre, Stade Nivellois, Waterschei SV Thor, Belgica FC Edegem and CS Andennais were relegated from Division I to Promotion, to be replaced by SC Menen, Mol Sport, Cappellen FC and Stade Waremmien.

National team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score*	Comp	Belgium scorers
December 15, 1945	Stade Oscar Bossaert, Brussels (H)	France	2-1	Friendly	François Sermon (2)
January 19, 1946	Wembley Stadium, London (A)	England	0-2	Victory International
January 23, 1946	Hampden Park, Glasgow (A)	Scotland	2-2	Victory International	Victor Lemberechts, Frédéric Chaves d'Aguilar
February 23, 1946	Stade Communal, Charleroi (H)	Luxembourg	7-0	Friendly	Albert De Cleyn (5), Henri Coppens, Victor Lemberechts
May 12, 1946	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (A)	The Netherlands	3-6	Friendly	Albert De Cleyn (2), Henri Coppens
May 30, 1946	Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp (H)	The Netherlands	2-2	Friendly	Victor Lemberechts, Michel Van Varenberg

* 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	RFC Malinois
Division I	RFC Brugeois and K Lyra
Promotion	SC Menen, Mol Sport, Cappellen FC and Stade Waremmien

Final league tables

Premier Division

Main article: 1945–46 Belgian First Division

Top scorer: Albert De Cleyn (RFC Malinois) with 40 goals.

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
2. "Par date". Archived from the original on 2011-01-18. Retrieved 2010-09-24.