1st Division (Belgium) 1965/66

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1st Division (Belgium) 1965/66
master RSC Anderlecht
European Cup of
National Champions		 RSC Anderlecht
Trade fair trophy ARA La Gantoise
RFC Liege
Royal Antwerp
Cup winners Standard Liege
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Standard Liege
Relegated RCS Bruges → 3rd division
Berchem Sport
Teams 16
Games 240
Gates 649  (ø 2.7 per game)
Top scorer Paul Van Himst ( RSC Anderlecht )
← First division 1964/65

The First Division 1965/66 was the 63rd season of the top Belgian division in men's football . It began on September 4, 1965 and ended on May 15, 1966.

mode

The 16 teams played against each other twice on a total of 30 match days, divided into a first half and a second half. The two bottom of the table were relegated.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. RSC Anderlecht (M, P)  30th  21st  5  4th 088:180 +70 47:13
 2. VV St. Truiden  30th  18th  4th  8th 043:290 +14 40:20
 3. Standard Liege  30th  16  8th  6th 047:240 +23 40:20
 4th Beerschot AC  30th  15th  9  6th 045:290 +16 39:21
 5. Club Bruges  30th  12  11  7th 056:390 +17 35:25
 6th KFC Malines (N)  30th  13  7th  10 035:390  −4 33:27
 7th ARA La Gantoise  30th  11  8th  11 047:620 −15 30:30
 8th. RFC Tilleur  30th  9  12  9 030:370  −7 30:30
 9. RFC Liege  30th  11  7th  12 052:460  +6 29:31
10. Royal Antwerp  30th  11  7th  12 043:440  −1 29:31
11. Lierse SK  30th  8th  10  12 030:400 −10 26:34
12. Royal Racing White (N)  30th  8th  8th  14th 036:470 −11 24:36
13. Royal Daring Club  30th  7th  10  13 025:310  −6 24:36
14th KFC Beringen  30th  7th  6th  17th 029:510 −22 20:40
15th Berchem Sport  30th  4th  10  16 024:520 −28 18:42
16. RCS Bruges  30th  5  6th  19th 019:610 −42 16:44

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd wins - 3rd goal difference

1 Relegated RCS Bruges was transferred to the 3rd division for attempted bribery.
  • Belgian champion and participation in the European Cup of National Champions 1966/67
  • Participation in the 1966/67 trade fair trophy
  • Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1966/67
  • Relegated to the second division
  • Relegated to the third division
    • (M) reigning Belgian champion
    (P) reigning Belgian cup winner
    (N) Newcomers

    Crosstab

    The crosstab shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the left column, the visiting team in the top row.

    1965/66 AND TRU SLÜ BEE FCB MCH GAN TIL LÜT ANT LIE RRW DAR BRG BER COD
    1. RSC Anderlecht 6-0 1: 1 0: 2 3: 1 7: 1 6-0 3-0 4-0 1: 1 2-0 2-0 5-0 2: 1 3-0 12: 0
    2. VV St. Truiden 2-0 0: 1 2-0 1-0 1-0 4: 1 1-0 0: 1 2-0 0: 1 2-0 3: 1 5: 3 3: 1 1-0
    3. Standard Liege 0: 1 1: 1 2: 1 2-0 1-0 1: 1 1: 3 0-0 2: 2 4-0 1-0 2-0 4-0 3: 2 3: 1
    4th Beerschot AC 1: 1 1-0 1-0 2: 2 1-0 5-0 2: 1 3: 2 2: 1 0: 1 1: 1 1-0 2-0 0-0 2-0
    5. Club Bruges 0: 1 3: 2 1: 2 1: 2 2-0 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 4: 2 5-0 4: 3 0-0 1: 1 1-0 2: 1
    6th KFC Malines 0: 2 0-0 1: 1 2: 2 1: 5 0: 3 3: 1 6: 2 1-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 2: 1 1-0
    7th ARA La Gantoise 2: 2 2-0 1: 1 2: 2 3: 5 2: 3 4-0 0: 5 1-0 1: 1 2: 1 1-0 2: 1 3-0 1: 1
    8th. RFC Tilleur 1-0 0: 1 0: 4 1: 1 2: 2 1: 2 1: 1 0-0 2: 1 1: 1 3: 1 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0
    9. RFC Liege 3: 7 2: 3 0: 1 1: 3 0-0 2: 2 2: 1 0-0 0-0 0: 4 1: 2 1-0 5-0 6: 1 5-0
    10. Royal Antwerp 0: 5 2-0 1: 3 1: 2 1: 4 2-0 3: 2 2: 1 1: 1 0-0 2: 3 1-0 2-0 3-0 3: 1
    11. Lierse SK 2: 1 0: 1 1: 2 1: 2 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 1: 1 1: 3 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 0: 1 2: 1 5-0
    12. Royal Racing White 0: 3 1: 4 1: 1 1: 1 3: 2 1: 1 6: 1 0-0 0: 4 1: 3 0-0 0: 1 3-0 1: 2 3: 1
    13. Royal Daring Club 0-0 1: 2 1-0 2: 1 1: 1 0-0 2: 3 1: 2 2-0 2: 1 1: 1 0-0 0-0 5-0 3: 1
    14th KFC Beringen 0: 3 1: 1 0: 3 2: 1 1: 1 0: 1 4: 1 1: 2 1-0 1: 2 4: 1 2: 1 0-0 0: 2 3-0
    15th Berchem Sport 0: 3 0-0 2-0 1: 1 0-0 1: 2 3: 1 3: 3 1: 3 1: 1 0: 1 1: 1 1: 1 0-0 0-0
    16. RCS Bruges 0: 2 0: 1 1-0 1-0 2: 2 0-0 1: 2 0-0 1: 2 1: 4 0-0 0: 1 1-0 3: 2 2-0

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ^ Season 1965/66. In: wildstat.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
    2. ^ Corruptiezaken in het Belgische voetbal. In: divamelinga.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018 (Dutch).
    3. ↑ Results 1965/66. In: eu-football.info. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .