The 1925–26 season was the 26th season of competitive football in Belgium. Beerschot AC won their 4th Division I title, which was also their 3rd consecutive Belgian title. At the end of the season, SC Anderlechtois, CS Verviétois and R Tilleur FC were relegated to the Promotion, while RC de Bruxelles, FC Malinois and CS La Forestoise were promoted.
For season 1926-27, major changes were brought to the league system. Division I was renamed Division d'Honneur (French for Premier Division), Promotion was renamed Division I with one division of 14 teams (instead of 2) and a third level was introduced, named Promotion and played as 3 divisions of 14 teams each. The bottom two teams in Division d'Honneur would be relegated to Division I (with the top two in Division I promoted, while the bottom 3 teams in Division I would be relegated to the Promotion, with the winners of the 3 Promotion divisions would be promoted to Division I.
Also, the Belgian Cup was played for the first time since World War I.
National team
Date
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Venue
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Opponents
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Score*
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Comp
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Belgium scorers
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Match Report
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December 13, 1925
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Stade du Pont d'Ougrée, Liège (H)
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Austria
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3-4
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F
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Ivan Thys, Maurice Gillis, Raymond Braine
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FA website
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February 14, 1926
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Oscar Bossaert Stadium, Brussels (H)
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Hungary
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0-2
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F
|
|
FA website
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March 14, 1926
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Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H)
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The Netherlands
|
1-1
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F
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Ferdinand Adams
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FA website
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April 11, 1926
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Pershing, Paris (A)
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France
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3-4
|
F
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Michel Vanderbauwhede, Ivan Thys, Gérard Devos
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FA website
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May 2, 1926
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Sportpark Oud-Roosenburgh, Amsterdam (A)
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The Netherlands
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5-1
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F
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Raymond Braine (2), Jan Diddens, Ferdinand Adams, Maurice Gillis
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FA website
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May 24, 1926
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Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp (H)
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England
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3-5
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F
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Ivan Thys, Raymond Braine (2)
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FA website
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June 20, 1926
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Oscar Bossaert Stadium, Brussels (H)
|
France
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2-2
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F
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Maurice Gillis, Ferdinand Adams
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FA website
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* 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
Division I
Promotion
Promotion A
Promotion B
External links