1st Division (Belgium) 1972/73

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1st Division (Belgium) 1972/73
master Club Bruges
European Cup of
National Champions		 Club Bruges
Uefa cup Standard Liège
Royal Racing White
Beerschot VAV
Cup winners RSC Anderlecht
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 RSC Anderlecht
Relegated Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Crossing Schaerbeek
Teams 16
Games 240
Gates 574  (ø 2.39 per game)
Top scorer NetherlandsNetherlands Rob Rensenbrink
(RSC Anderlecht) Alfred Riedl ( VV St. Truiden )
AustriaAustria
← First division 1971/72

The First Division 1972/73 was the 70th season of the top Belgian division in men's football . It began on September 1, 1972 and ended on May 6, 1973.

mode

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

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Club Bruges  30th  17th  11  2 053:260 +27 45:15
 2. Standard Liege  30th  12  14th  4th 045:250 +20 38:22
 3. Royal Racing White  30th  10  17th  3 045:190 +26 37:23
 4th Beerschot VAV  30th  14th  8th  8th 040:330  +7 36:24
 5. KV Mechelen  30th  10  16  4th 037:280  +9 36:24
 6th RSC Anderlecht (M, P)  30th  12  10  8th 047:300 +17 34:26
 7th Royal Antwerp  30th  13  5  12 043:380  +5 31:29
 8th. Berchem Sport (N)  30th  11  9  10 028:280  ± 0 31:29
 9. Lierse SK  30th  10  11  9 043:430  ± 0 31:29
10. RFC Liege  30th  9  11  10 034:350  −1 29:31
11. Cercle Bruges  30th  9  11  10 033:440 −11 29:31
12. KFC Beringen (N)  30th  8th  10  12 028:390 −11 26:34
13. VV St. Truiden  30th  6th  13  11 031:410 −10 25:35
14th KFC Diest  30th  8th  5  17th 030:510 −21 21:39
15th Royale Union Saint-Gilloise  30th  4th  11  15th 017:380 −21 19:41
16. Crossing Schaerbeek  30th  3  7th  20th 020:560 −36 13:47

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

  • Belgian champion and participation in the 1973/74 European Cup
  • Participation in the 1973/74 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1973/74
  • Relegation to the second 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.

    1972/73 FCB SLÜ RRW BEE MCH AND ANT BER LIE LÜT CERIUM BRG TRU THE USG CRO
    1. Club Bruges 2: 2 1: 1 0-0 3: 2 2-0 2: 1 1: 1 1-0 3: 1 2: 2 1-0 4: 3 3: 1 3-0 2-0
    2. Standard Liege 1: 1 1: 1 6-0 3-0 0-0 2-0 1: 2 0-0 1-0 0: 1 2-0 1-0 3-0 1: 1 3: 1
    3. Royal Racing White 1: 1 1: 1 0: 1 0-0 0-0 3-0 2-0 3: 3 0-0 4-0 0-0 3-0 4-0 1: 3 3-0
    4th Beerschot VAV 2: 1 0: 1 1: 1 1: 2 2: 3 2: 1 3-0 1-0 1: 2 4-0 1-0 3: 1 1-0 1: 1 1-0
    5. KV Mechelen 0-0 2: 2 1: 1 0-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 4: 1 2: 2 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 0: 1 1-0 0: 1
    6th RSC Anderlecht 1: 1 3: 2 0-0 3-0 1: 1 2: 2 3: 1 0-0 1: 1 1-0 2-0 1: 1 4-0 2-0 2: 1
    7th Royal Antwerp 0: 1 1-0 0: 1 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 1-0 4: 1 1: 1 3-0 3: 1 4: 2 2-0 4-0 3: 1
    8th. Berchem Sport 1: 1 0: 1 2: 1 1: 2 0-0 2: 1 1-0 0-0 1: 1 0-0 2-0 1-0 2: 1 2-0 3-0
    9. Lierse SK 1: 2 1: 1 1: 5 4: 3 1: 1 2: 1 1: 1 1: 1 0: 3 3: 1 3: 2 1: 2 2-0 1-0 1-0
    10. RFC Liege 0: 1 0: 1 0: 3 1-0 1: 1 1-0 4: 1 0: 1 3: 2 1: 1 0: 2 2: 2 1-0 1-0 0-0
    11. Cercle Bruges 0: 5 2: 2 1: 1 1: 2 2: 3 1: 2 2: 1 1: 1 0: 2 2: 1 3: 1 1-0 0: 2 3-0 2: 1
    12. KFC Beringen 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1: 2 2: 5 2-0 1-0 0-0 2: 1 0: 4 0-0 2-0 2: 1 1-0
    13. VV St. Truiden 0: 2 1: 1 1: 1 0: 2 2: 2 3: 2 0: 1 2-0 2: 2 2: 1 0-0 0-0 2: 1 0-0 2: 1
    14th KFC Diest 2-0 2: 2 0: 3 1: 3 1: 1 0-0 2-0 0: 1 2: 2 2: 3 0: 1 3: 3 3: 2 2-0 2: 1
    15th Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0: 2 2: 2 0-0 1: 1 0: 1 1-0 0: 2 1: 1 0: 1 2: 2 1: 1 2-0 0-0 0: 1 1-0
    16. Crossing Schaerbeek 1: 3 1: 2 1: 1 1: 1 0: 3 1: 6 2: 3 2: 1 0: 6 0-0 0-0 1: 3 0-0 3: 1 0-0

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ 1972/73 season. In: wildstat.com. Retrieved July 21, 2018 .
    2. ↑ Results 1972/73. In: eu-football.info. Retrieved July 21, 2018 .