The 1947–48 season was the 45th season of competitive
football
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in
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
.
RFC Malinois won their 3rd
Premier Division title. The
Belgium national football team
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played 6 friendly games of which they won only one, against
France
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.
Overview
At the end of the season,
R Uccle Sport and
K Lierse SK were relegated to
Division I, while
RC Mechelen KM (Division I A winner) and
R Tilleur FC (Division I B winner) were promoted to the Premier Division.
K Tubantia FC,
AS Renaisienne,
Mol Sport and
R Fléron FC were relegated from Division I to Promotion, to be replaced by
RUS Tournaisienne,
RCS Verviétois,
US Centre and
Sint-Truidense VV.
National team
* Belgium score given first
Key
* H = Home match
* A = Away match
* N = On neutral ground
* F = Friendly
* o.g. = own goal
Honours
Final league tables
Premier Division
Top scorer:
Jef Mermans
Joseph Mermans (16 February 1922 in Merksem – 20 January 1996 in Wildert), usually referred to as Jef Mermans (nicknamed "The Bomber") was a football striker from Belgium, who played much of his career at Anderlecht, with whom he won seven ...
(RSC Anderlechtois) with 23 goals.
References
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