1938–39 Belgian First Division
{{Short description|39th season of top-tier football in Belgium}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Belgian First Division
| season = 1938–39
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| prevseason = 1937–38
| nextseason = 1941–42
}}
Statistics of Belgian First Division in the 1938–39 season.
Overview
{{location map+|Belgium|float=right|width=450|caption=Location of teams in Belgian First Division 1938–39|places=
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.833333 |long=4.333333 |label=Anderlecht
White Star
Daring Club |position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.817778 |long=4.329167 |label=
|position=top}}{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.2247 |long=4.4625 |label=
|position=right}}{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.283333 |long=4.416667 |label=Beerschot |position=right}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.083333 |long=4.366667 |label=Boom |position=top}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.216667 |long=3.233333 |label=Club Brugge
Cercle Brugge |position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.408524 |long=4.456877 |label=Olympic Charleroi |position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.05 |long=3.733333 |label=Gent |position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.633333 |long=5.566667 |label=Standard |position=right}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.116667 |long=4.583333 |label=Lierse |position=right}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.056667 |long=4.386667 |label=
|position=left}}}}
It was contested by 14 teams, and Beerschot won the championship.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/belghist.html |title=Belgium – Final Tables 1895–2008 |publisher=The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |last1=Ploquin |first1=Phil |last2=Nackaerts |first2=Luc |last3=Coolsaet |first3=Jeroen |access-date=16 December 2018}}
Owing to the outbreak of World War II, the 1939-40 Belgian League season was suspended after 9 matches, and was not restarted until 1941-42 (although an unofficial 1940-41 Championship took place).
League standings
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=R
|sortable_table=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=BEE|name_BEE=Beerschot
|team2=LIE|name_LIE=Lierse S.K.
|team3=C-M|name_C-M=R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne
|team4=MEC|name_MEC=KV Mechelen
|team5=AND|name_AND=R.S.C. Anderlecht
|team6=USG|name_USG=Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
|team7=BOO|name_BOO=K Boom FC
|team8=ANT|name_ANT=Royal Antwerp FC
|team9=STA|name_STA=Standard Liège
|team10=WST|name_WST=White Star
|team11=CBR|name_CBR=Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
|team12=GNT|name_GNT=La Gantoise
|team13=DAR|name_DAR=Daring Club
|team14=BRG|name_BRG=Club Brugge K.V.
|win_BEE=19|draw_BEE=3|loss_BEE=4|gf_BEE=70|ga_BEE=29
|win_LIE=13|draw_LIE=8|loss_LIE=5|gf_LIE=67|ga_LIE=37
|win_C-M=15|draw_C-M=3|loss_C-M=8|gf_C-M=60|ga_C-M=44
|win_MEC=14|draw_MEC=4|loss_MEC=8|gf_MEC=64|ga_MEC=45
|win_AND=11|draw_AND=6|loss_AND=9|gf_AND=45|ga_AND=47
|win_USG=9|draw_USG=6|loss_USG=11|gf_USG=57|ga_USG=60
|win_BOO=9|draw_BOO=6|loss_BOO=11|gf_BOO=40|ga_BOO=55
|win_ANT=8|draw_ANT=7|loss_ANT=11|gf_ANT=53|ga_ANT=51
|win_STA=8|draw_STA=7|loss_STA=11|gf_STA=62|ga_STA=67
|win_WST=8|draw_WST=6|loss_WST=12|gf_WST=45|ga_WST=64
|win_CBR=8|draw_CBR=6|loss_CBR=12|gf_CBR=38|ga_CBR=56
|win_GNT=7|draw_GNT=7|loss_GNT=12|gf_GNT=32|ga_GNT=37
|win_DAR=4|draw_DAR=12|loss_DAR=10|gf_DAR=31|ga_DAR=48
|win_BRG=6|draw_BRG=5|loss_BRG=15|gf_BRG=40|ga_BRG=64
|col_R=#ffb0b0|text_R=Relegated to 1941–42 Division I
|result13=R|result14=R
|update=complete|source=
}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=AND|team2=ANT|team3=BEE|team4=BOO|team5=CER
|team6=CLU|team7=DAR|team8=GNT|team9=LIE|team10=MEC
|team11=OLY|team12=STA|team13=USG|team14=WST
|name_BEE=Beerschot
|match_BEE_LIE=1–1
|match_BEE_OLY=5–1
|match_BEE_MEC=4–1
|match_BEE_AND=2–2
|match_BEE_USG=0–3
|match_BEE_BOO=1–2
|match_BEE_ANT=3–0
|match_BEE_STA=3–1
|match_BEE_WST=3–1
|match_BEE_CER=2–0
|match_BEE_GNT=4–0
|match_BEE_DAR=5–0
|match_BEE_CLU=2–0
|name_LIE=Lierse
|match_LIE_BEE=3–3
|match_LIE_OLY=3–0
|match_LIE_MEC=3–0
|match_LIE_AND=3–1
|match_LIE_USG=2–0
|match_LIE_BOO=2–0
|match_LIE_ANT=3–3
|match_LIE_STA=4–1
|match_LIE_WST=6–3
|match_LIE_CER=1–2
|match_LIE_GNT=3–0
|match_LIE_DAR=1–1
|match_LIE_CLU=3–0
|name_OLY=Olympic Charleroi
|match_OLY_BEE=0–2
|match_OLY_LIE=4–0
|match_OLY_MEC=3–2
|match_OLY_AND=1–1
|match_OLY_USG=0–2
|match_OLY_BOO=3–1
|match_OLY_ANT=0–0
|match_OLY_STA=5–4
|match_OLY_WST=6–0
|match_OLY_CER=5–3
|match_OLY_GNT=1–0
|match_OLY_DAR=3–0
|match_OLY_CLU=4–2
|name_MEC=KV Mechelen
|match_MEC_BEE=2–3
|match_MEC_LIE=3–2
|match_MEC_OLY=0–2
|match_MEC_AND=2–1
|match_MEC_USG=4–1
|match_MEC_BOO=2–0
|match_MEC_ANT=2–3
|match_MEC_STA=8–3
|match_MEC_WST=5–5
|match_MEC_CER=0–1
|match_MEC_GNT=2–1
|match_MEC_DAR=1–1
|match_MEC_CLU=3–2
|name_AND=Anderlecht
|match_AND_BEE=0–1
|match_AND_LIE=2–1
|match_AND_OLY=0–2
|match_AND_MEC=1–6
|match_AND_USG=1–1
|match_AND_BOO=2–2
|match_AND_ANT=4–3
|match_AND_STA=2–2
|match_AND_WST=2–1
|match_AND_CER=0–1
|match_AND_GNT=4–0
|match_AND_DAR=3–0
|match_AND_CLU=2–2
|name_USG=Union SG
|match_USG_BEE=2–4
|match_USG_LIE=2–2
|match_USG_OLY=3–2
|match_USG_MEC=0–2
|match_USG_AND=2–4
|match_USG_BOO=2–1
|match_USG_ANT=2–2
|match_USG_STA=3–3
|match_USG_WST=7–4
|match_USG_CER=3–1
|match_USG_GNT=3–3
|match_USG_DAR=3–5
|match_USG_CLU=6–2
|name_BOO=Boom
|match_BOO_BEE=3–2
|match_BOO_LIE=2–2
|match_BOO_OLY=1–4
|match_BOO_MEC=0–1
|match_BOO_AND=2–3
|match_BOO_USG=3–2
|match_BOO_ANT=1–0
|match_BOO_STA=2–2
|match_BOO_WST=2–1
|match_BOO_CER=4–0
|match_BOO_GNT=0–0
|match_BOO_DAR=2–2
|match_BOO_CLU=4–2
|name_ANT=Antwerp
|match_ANT_BEE=1–3
|match_ANT_LIE=2–5
|match_ANT_OLY=3–1
|match_ANT_MEC=1–1
|match_ANT_AND=4–1
|match_ANT_USG=1–2
|match_ANT_BOO=2–3
|match_ANT_STA=3–4
|match_ANT_WST=5–2
|match_ANT_CER=3–1
|match_ANT_GNT=3–1
|match_ANT_DAR=1–1
|match_ANT_CLU=6–1
|name_STA=Standard Liège
|match_STA_BEE=0–3
|match_STA_LIE=2–1
|match_STA_OLY=2–5
|match_STA_MEC=4–3
|match_STA_AND=6–1
|match_STA_USG=5–5
|match_STA_BOO=0–2
|match_STA_ANT=0–0
|match_STA_WST=0–2
|match_STA_CER=4–1
|match_STA_GNT=1–0
|match_STA_DAR=7–1
|match_STA_CLU=1–3
|name_WST=White Star
|match_WST_BEE=1–5
|match_WST_LIE=1–1
|match_WST_OLY=3–1
|match_WST_MEC=1–1
|match_WST_AND=1–0
|match_WST_USG=4–1
|match_WST_BOO=4–1
|match_WST_ANT=1–0
|match_WST_STA=0–0
|match_WST_CER=3–2
|match_WST_GNT=1–3
|match_WST_DAR=3–3
|match_WST_CLU=2–2
|name_CER=Cercle Brugge
|match_CER_BEE=3–1
|match_CER_LIE=1–8
|match_CER_OLY=2–4
|match_CER_MEC=2–4
|match_CER_AND=0–2
|match_CER_USG=1–2
|match_CER_BOO=1–1
|match_CER_ANT=4–3
|match_CER_STA=2–2
|match_CER_WST=4–0
|match_CER_GNT=1–0
|match_CER_DAR=0–0
|match_CER_CLU=1–1
|name_GNT=La Gantoise
|match_GNT_BEE=1–2
|match_GNT_LIE=1–1
|match_GNT_OLY=4–0
|match_GNT_MEC=0–3
|match_GNT_AND=0–1
|match_GNT_USG=1–0
|match_GNT_BOO=6–1
|match_GNT_ANT=1–1
|match_GNT_STA=3–1
|match_GNT_WST=1–0
|match_GNT_CER=1–2
|match_GNT_DAR=2–2
|match_GNT_CLU=0–0
|name_DAR=Daring Club
|match_DAR_BEE=1–3
|match_DAR_LIE=1–2
|match_DAR_OLY=0–0
|match_DAR_MEC=1–4
|match_DAR_AND=1–2
|match_DAR_USG=1–0
|match_DAR_BOO=6–0
|match_DAR_ANT=0–2
|match_DAR_STA=2–1
|match_DAR_WST=0–0
|match_DAR_CER=0–0
|match_DAR_GNT=0–0
|match_DAR_CLU=0–0
|name_CLU=Club Brugge
|match_CLU_BEE=0–3
|match_CLU_LIE=1–4
|match_CLU_OLY=1–3
|match_CLU_MEC=0–2
|match_CLU_AND=1–3
|match_CLU_USG=2–0
|match_CLU_BOO=3–0
|match_CLU_ANT=4–1
|match_CLU_STA=3–6
|match_CLU_WST=3–0
|match_CLU_CER=2–2
|match_CLU_GNT=0–3
|match_CLU_DAR=3–2
|update=complete|source=
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Belgian Pro League}}
{{1938–39 in European Football (UEFA)}}
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