1st Division (Belgium) 1955/56
| 1st Division (Belgium) 1955/56 | |
| master | RSC Anderlecht |
| European Cup of National Champions |
RSC Anderlecht |
| Cup winners | RRC tournaments |
| Relegated |
KSV THOR Waterschei KFC Malines |
| Teams | 16 |
| Games | 240 |
| Gates | 843 (ø 3.51 per game) |
| Top scorer | Jean Mathonet ( Standard Liège ) |
| ← First division 1954/55 | |
The First Division 1955/56 was the 53rd season of the top Belgian division in men's football . It began on September 4, 1955 and ended on May 27, 1956.
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 | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | RSC Anderlecht (M) | 30th | 18th | 6th | 6th | 83:36 | 2.31 | 42:18 |
| 2. | Royal Antwerp (P) | 30th | 14th | 11 | 5 | 55:38 | 1.45 | 39:21 |
| 3. | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 30th | 12 | 13 | 5 | 59:46 | 1.28 | 37:23 |
| 4th | Berchem Sport | 30th | 12 | 9 | 9 | 53:53 | 1.00 | 33:27 |
| 5. | RC Mechelen KM | 30th | 13 | 7th | 10 | 55:56 | 0.98 | 33:27 |
| 6th | RFC Liege | 30th | 12 | 7th | 11 | 59:53 | 1.11 | 31:29 |
| 7th | Sporting Charleroi | 30th | 12 | 7th | 11 | 52:52 | 1.00 | 31:29 |
| 8th. | Standard Liege | 30th | 11 | 8th | 11 | 68:48 | 1.42 | 30:30 |
| 9. | Royal Daring Club (N) | 30th | 12 | 5 | 13 | 49:51 | 0.96 | 29:31 |
| 10. | Beerschot AC | 30th | 12 | 5 | 13 | 51:59 | 0.86 | 29:31 |
| 11. | Lierse SK | 30th | 12 | 4th | 14th | 41:53 | 0.77 | 28:32 |
| 12. | ARA La Gantoise | 30th | 7th | 12 | 11 | 47:42 | 1.12 | 26:34 |
| 13. | KFC Beringen (N) | 30th | 8th | 9 | 13 | 39:53 | 0.74 | 25:35 |
| 14th | RFC Tilleur | 30th | 9 | 7th | 14th | 44:60 | 0.73 | 25:35 |
| 15th | KSV THOR Waterschei | 30th | 8th | 6th | 16 | 43:63 | 0.68 | 22:38 |
| 16. | KFC Malines | 30th | 6th | 8th | 16 | 45:80 | 0.56 | 20:40 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd lower number of defeats - 3rd goal quotient
| (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.
| 1955/56 | AND | ANT | USG | BER | RCM | LÜT | SPC | SLÜ | DAR | BEE | LIE | GAN | BRG | TIL | WAT | MCH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | RSC Anderlecht | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 5: 1 | 4: 3 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 4: 1 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 8: 2 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | |
| 2. | Royal Antwerp | 1-0 | 4: 4 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 4: 2 | 1: 3 | 2: 3 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 4-0 | |
| 3. | ARA La Gantoise | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 6: 1 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 3-0 | |
| 4th | Berchem Sport | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 3 | 5: 1 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 0: 3 | 4: 1 | 2: 3 | |
| 5. | RC Mechelen KM | 4: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 3: 3 | 3: 3 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 5: 1 | 5: 1 | |
| 6th | RFC Liege | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 5 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 3 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | |
| 7th | Sporting Charleroi | 2: 3 | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 4: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 7: 1 | |
| 8th. | Standard Liege | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 6-0 | 7: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 8 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 6-0 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | |
| 9. | Royal Daring Club | 1: 4 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 3 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | |
| 10. | Beerschot AC | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 5: 1 | 1: 3 | 3: 3 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 5: 1 | 2: 1 | 8: 3 | |
| 11. | Lierse SK | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 3: 3 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | |
| 12. | ARA La Gantoise | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 4: 2 | 4-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 3 | 0-0 | 9: 2 | 1: 1 | |
| 13. | KFC Beringen | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 0: 5 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 6-0 | 1: 5 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 6 | 2: 2 | |
| 14th | RFC Tilleur | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 5-0 | 3: 4 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 5 | 0: 3 | 3: 2 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| 15th | KSV THOR Waterschei | 0: 5 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 5-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | |
| 16. | KFC Malines | 1: 7 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 2: 3 | 3: 2 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 6: 1 | 1: 5 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | |