1962–63 in Belgian football

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The 1962–63 season was the 60th season of competitive football in Belgium. Standard Liège won their 3rd Division I title.[1] RSC Anderlechtois entered the 1962–63 European Champion Clubs' Cup as Belgian title holder and reached the quarter finals, beating Real Madrid in the preliminary round. RU Saint-Gilloise entered the 1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The Belgium national football team started their first UEFA European Football Championship qualification campaign but were eliminated in the preliminary round by Yugoslavia.[2]

## Overview

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At the end of the season, RU Saint-Gilloise and OC Charleroi were relegated to Division II and were replaced in Division I by RFC Malinois and K Waterschei SV Thor Genk from Division II.
The bottom 2 clubs in Division II (UR Namur and K Olse Merksem SC) were relegated to Division III, to be replaced by KSV Waregem and K Boom FC from Division III.
The bottom club of each Division III league (RAA Louviéroise, RCS Brainois, R Jeunesse Arlonaise and K Tubantia FC) were relegated to Promotion, to be replaced by Voorwaarts Tienen, SK Beveren-Waas, CS Mechelen-aan-de-Maas and Stade Mouscron from Promotion.

## National team

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Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score*  | Comp  | Belgium scorers

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October 14, 1962  | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H)  | The Netherlands | 2-0  | F  | Jacques Stockman, Paul Van Himst
November 4, 1962  | Stadion JNA, Belgrade (A)  | Yugoslavia | 2-3  | ECQ | Jacques Stockman, Armand Jurion
December 2, 1962  | Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)  | Spain | 1-1  | F  | Armand Jurion
March 3, 1963  | Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam (A)  | The Netherlands | 1-0  | F  | Paul Vandenberg
March 31, 1963  | Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)  | Yugoslavia | 0-1  | ECQ |
April 24, 1963  | Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)  | Brazil | 5-1  | F  | Jacques Stockman (3), Alpsteg (o.g.), Paul Van Himst

* Belgium score given first

Key

* H = Home match
* A = Away match
* N = On neutral ground
* F = Friendly
* ECQ = European Championship qualification
* o.g. = own goal

## European competitions

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RSC Anderlechtois qualified for the first round of the 1962–63 European Champion Clubs' Cup by defeating 5 times winner Real Madrid of Spain in the preliminary round (drew 3-3 away, won 1-0 at home). In the first round proper, Anderlecht eliminated CSKA Red Star of Bulgaria (drew 2-2 away, won 2-0 at home) but lost in the quarter finals to the Scottish team of Dundee FC (lost 1-4 at home, 1-2 away).

RU Saint-Gilloise reached the second round of the 1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup by eliminating Olympique de Marseille of France (lost 0-1 away, won 4-2 at home). They then could not eliminate NK Dinamo (lost 1-2 away, won 1-0 at home and then lost 2-3 in a play-off match).

## Honours

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Competition  | Winner

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Division I | Standard Liège
Division II | RFC Malinois
Division III | KSV Waregem and K Boom FC
Promotion | Voorwaarts Tienen, SK Beveren-Waas, CS Mechelen-aan-de-Maas and Stade Mouscron

## Final league tables

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### Premier Division

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Main article: 1962–63 Belgian First Division

* 1962-63 Top scorer: Victor Wégria (RFC Liégeois) with 24 goals.
* 1962 Golden Shoe: Armand Jurion (RSC Anderlechtois)

## References

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1. ^ http://www.footbel.com/documents/COMPETITIES/Eindklassementen/S1962-1963FR.pdf Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine FA website
2. ^ http://www.footbel.com/fr/nationale_elftallen/statistieken_1/per_datum.html Archived 2011-01-18 at the Wayback Machine FA website

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