1929–30 in Belgian football

The 1929–30 season was the 30th season of competitive football in Belgium. The Belgium national football team were one of the 4 European nations to enter the first FIFA World Cup, organized in Uruguay. They were drawn in group 4 with United States and Paraguay but lost both of their matches. RCS Brugeois won their third Premier Division title by finishing one point ahead of title contender R Antwerp FC.

Football in Belgium
Season1929–30
← 1928–29 Belgium 1930–31 →

Overview

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At the end of the season, RRC de Bruxelles and RRC de Gand were relegated to the Division I, while RFC Montegnée (Division I winner) and Tubantia FAC were promoted to the Premier Division. The Promotion – the third level in Belgian football – was won by CS Schaerbeek, Belgica FC Edegem and EFC Hasselt. The three clubs were replaced by the 12th, 13th and 14th placed teams in the Division I, i.e. respectively White Star AC, Vilvorde FC and RCS Verviétois.

National team

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Date Venue Opponents Score* Comp Belgium scorers Match Report
April 13, 1930 Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris (A) France 6–1 F Louis Versyp (2), Ferdinand Adams, Michel Vanderbauwhede (3) FA website
May 4, 1930 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (A) The Netherlands 2–2 F Désiré Bastin, Ferdinand Adams FA website
May 11, 1930 Oscar Bossaert Stadium, Brussels (H) Irish Free State 1–3 F Désiré Bastin FA website
May 18, 1930 Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp (H) The Netherlands 3–1 F Bernard Voorhoof, Désiré Bastin, Denis (o.g.) FA website
May 25, 1930 Stade du Pont d'Ougrée, Liège (H) France 1–2 F Bernard Voorhoof FA website
June 8, 1930 Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H) Portugal 2–1 F Michel Vanderbauwhede, Désiré Bastin FA website
July 13, 1930 Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo (N) United States 0–3 WCFR FA website
July 20, 1930 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (N) Paraguay 0–1 WCFR FA website

* Belgium score given first

Key

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

Honours

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Competition Winner
Premier Division RCS Brugeois
Division I RFC Montegnée
Promotion CS Schaerbeek, Belgica FC Edegem and EFC Hasselt

Final league tables

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Premier Division

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Division I

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Pos Team Pld Won Drw Lst GF GA Pts GD Notes
1 RFC Montegnée 26 16 5 5 74 36 37 +38 Promoted to Premier Division.
2 Tubantia FAC 26 15 6 5 82 38 36 +44
3 CS La Forestoise 26 14 6 6 70 42 34 +28
4 ARA La Gantoise 26 14 5 7 81 46 33 +35
5 RFC Liégeois 26 13 3 10 61 51 29 +10
6 FC Turnhout 26 13 2 11 62 51 28 +11
7 Tilleur FC 26 10 7 9 68 48 27 +20
8 TSV Lyra 26 11 5 10 69 69 27 0
9 Uccle Sport 26 8 10 8 44 55 26 −11
10 Charleroi SC 26 9 6 11 45 58 24 −13
11 SK Roulers 26 10 3 13 51 68 23 −17
12 White Star AC 26 6 6 14 56 67 18 −11 Relegated to Promotion.
13 Vilvorde FC 26 7 2 17 42 85 16 −43
14 RCS Verviétois 26 3 0 23 27 118 6 −91
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