1942–43 Belgian First Division
{{Short description|40th season of top-tier football in Belgium}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Belgian First Division
| season = 1942–43
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| prevseason = 1941–42
| nextseason = 1943–44
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Statistics of Belgian First Division in the 1942–43 season.
Overview
{{location map+|Belgium|float=right|width=450|caption=Location of teams in Belgian First Division 1942–43|places=
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.933333 |long=4.033333 |label=Aalst |position=left}}
{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.833333 |long=4.333333 |label=Anderlecht
White Star
La Forestoise
R.R.C. Bruxelles |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=Cercle Brugge |position=left}}
{{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=left}}
{{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}}{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.622 |long=5.5555 |label=Tilleur |position=left}}
}}
It was contested by 16 teams, and KV Mechelen 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}}
League standings
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=R
|sortable_table=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=MEC|name_MEC=KV Mechelen
|team2=BEE|name_BEE=Beerschot
|team3=LIE|name_LIE=Lierse S.K.
|team4=GNT|name_GNT=K.A.A. Gent
|team5=ANT|name_ANT=Royal Antwerp FC
|team6=AND|name_AND=R.S.C. Anderlecht
|team7=TIL|name_TIL=Tilleur
|team8=CBR|name_CBR=Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
|team9=C-M|name_C-M=R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne
|team10=WST|name_WST=White Star
|team11=USG|name_USG=Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
|team12=STA|name_STA=Standard Liège
|team13=EEN|name_EEN=Eendracht Alost
|team14=FOR|name_FOR=CS La Forestoise
|team15=BRX|name_BRX=R.R.C. Bruxelles
|team16=BOO|name_BOO=K Boom FC
|win_MEC=21|draw_MEC=4|loss_MEC=5|gf_MEC=83|ga_MEC=31
|win_BEE=19|draw_BEE=6|loss_BEE=5|gf_BEE=87|ga_BEE=40
|win_LIE=17|draw_LIE=5|loss_LIE=8|gf_LIE=95|ga_LIE=51
|win_GNT=17|draw_GNT=3|loss_GNT=10|gf_GNT=63|ga_GNT=54
|win_ANT=17|draw_ANT=1|loss_ANT=12|gf_ANT=69|ga_ANT=48
|win_AND=15|draw_AND=4|loss_AND=11|gf_AND=73|ga_AND=53
|win_TIL=10|draw_TIL=9|loss_TIL=11|gf_TIL=52|ga_TIL=55
|win_CBR=11|draw_CBR=6|loss_CBR=13|gf_CBR=46|ga_CBR=66
|win_C-M=11|draw_C-M=5|loss_C-M=14|gf_C-M=50|ga_C-M=64
|win_WST=8|draw_WST=10|loss_WST=12|gf_WST=72|ga_WST=65
|win_USG=8|draw_USG=8|loss_USG=14|gf_USG=37|ga_USG=42
|win_STA=10|draw_STA=4|loss_STA=16|gf_STA=62|ga_STA=66
|win_EEN=10|draw_EEN=4|loss_EEN=16|gf_EEN=45|ga_EEN=75
|win_FOR=9|draw_FOR=5|loss_FOR=16|gf_FOR=40|ga_FOR=92
|win_BRX=10|draw_BRX=3|loss_BRX=17|gf_BRX=61|ga_BRX=78
|win_BOO=7|draw_BOO=3|loss_BOO=20|gf_BOO=36|ga_BOO=90
|col_R=#ffb0b0|text_R=Relegated to Division I
|result15=R|result16=R
|update=complete|source=
}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=AAL|team2=AND|team3=ANT|team4=BEE|team5=BOO
|team6=CER|team7=RCB|team8=FOR|team9=GNT|team10=LIE
|team11=MEC|team12=OLY|team13=STA|team14=TIL|team15=USG
|team16=WST
|name_MEC=KV Mechelen
|match_MEC_BEE=2–2
|match_MEC_LIE=3–4
|match_MEC_GNT=5–2
|match_MEC_ANT=2–0
|match_MEC_AND=2–0
|match_MEC_TIL=2–0
|match_MEC_CER=6–0
|match_MEC_OLY=1–2
|match_MEC_WST=6–4
|match_MEC_USG=2–0
|match_MEC_STA=2–0
|match_MEC_AAL=8–0
|match_MEC_FOR=4–1
|match_MEC_RCB=7–1
|match_MEC_BOO=4–1
|name_BEE=Beerschot
|match_BEE_MEC=1–1
|match_BEE_LIE=3–0
|match_BEE_GNT=2–0
|match_BEE_ANT=4–2
|match_BEE_AND=2–0
|match_BEE_TIL=5–0
|match_BEE_CER=4–1
|match_BEE_OLY=3–2
|match_BEE_WST=4–2
|match_BEE_USG=1–1
|match_BEE_STA=5–1
|match_BEE_AAL=3–3
|match_BEE_FOR=3–1
|match_BEE_RCB=1–1
|match_BEE_BOO=3–0
|name_LIE=Lierse
|match_LIE_MEC=1–3
|match_LIE_BEE=1–0
|match_LIE_GNT=5–1
|match_LIE_ANT=4–1
|match_LIE_AND=2–3
|match_LIE_TIL=2–2
|match_LIE_CER=7–1
|match_LIE_OLY=4–0
|match_LIE_WST=8–0
|match_LIE_USG=5–2
|match_LIE_STA=5–3
|match_LIE_AAL=3–1
|match_LIE_FOR=10–1
|match_LIE_RCB=1–2
|match_LIE_BOO=1–0
|name_GNT=La Gantoise
|match_GNT_MEC=2–3
|match_GNT_BEE=3–2
|match_GNT_LIE=2–1
|match_GNT_ANT=1–0
|match_GNT_AND=2–4
|match_GNT_TIL=3–0
|match_GNT_CER=4–3
|match_GNT_OLY=2–1
|match_GNT_WST=1–1
|match_GNT_USG=0–2
|match_GNT_STA=3–0
|match_GNT_AAL=4–0
|match_GNT_FOR=4–1
|match_GNT_RCB=1–0
|match_GNT_BOO=3–0
|name_ANT=Antwerp
|match_ANT_MEC=2–0
|match_ANT_BEE=3–2
|match_ANT_LIE=3–2
|match_ANT_GNT=1–3
|match_ANT_AND=4–2
|match_ANT_TIL=3–1
|match_ANT_CER=1–0
|match_ANT_OLY=6–0
|match_ANT_WST=3–1
|match_ANT_USG=2–1
|match_ANT_STA=1–2
|match_ANT_AAL=4–0
|match_ANT_FOR=4–1
|match_ANT_RCB=4–2
|match_ANT_BOO=3–1
|name_AND=Anderlecht
|match_AND_MEC=2–1
|match_AND_BEE=1–2
|match_AND_LIE=1–1
|match_AND_GNT=4–0
|match_AND_ANT=4–1
|match_AND_TIL=3–1
|match_AND_CER=2–3
|match_AND_OLY=4–3
|match_AND_WST=1–1
|match_AND_USG=4–1
|match_AND_STA=4–5
|match_AND_AAL=2–1
|match_AND_FOR=5–0
|match_AND_RCB=2–2
|match_AND_BOO=5–1
|name_TIL=Tilleur
|match_TIL_MEC=0–5
|match_TIL_BEE=2–2
|match_TIL_LIE=1–3
|match_TIL_GNT=0–3
|match_TIL_ANT=1–3
|match_TIL_AND=2–2
|match_TIL_CER=0–0
|match_TIL_OLY=2–2
|match_TIL_WST=3–2
|match_TIL_USG=3–1
|match_TIL_STA=2–1
|match_TIL_AAL=5–0
|match_TIL_FOR=1–1
|match_TIL_RCB=4–2
|match_TIL_BOO=5–0
|name_CER=Cercle Brugge
|match_CER_MEC=0–1
|match_CER_BEE=2–4
|match_CER_LIE=3–3
|match_CER_GNT=5–1
|match_CER_ANT=2–1
|match_CER_AND=2–0
|match_CER_TIL=0–2
|match_CER_OLY=0–0
|match_CER_WST=4–2
|match_CER_USG=0–2
|match_CER_STA=1–0
|match_CER_AAL=0–2
|match_CER_FOR=1–1
|match_CER_RCB=4–0
|match_CER_BOO=3–2
|name_OLY=Olympic Charleroi
|match_OLY_MEC=1–0
|match_OLY_BEE=3–2
|match_OLY_LIE=1–5
|match_OLY_GNT=1–3
|match_OLY_ANT=2–4
|match_OLY_AND=0–1
|match_OLY_TIL=1–1
|match_OLY_CER=0–2
|match_OLY_WST=5–2
|match_OLY_USG=3–1
|match_OLY_STA=0–5
|match_OLY_AAL=2–1
|match_OLY_FOR=1–2
|match_OLY_RCB=2–0
|match_OLY_BOO=5–1
|name_WST=White Star
|match_WST_MEC=1–1
|match_WST_BEE=2–3
|match_WST_LIE=2–2
|match_WST_GNT=1–2
|match_WST_ANT=3–1
|match_WST_AND=4–2
|match_WST_TIL=1–1
|match_WST_CER=1–1
|match_WST_OLY=1–1
|match_WST_USG=0–0
|match_WST_STA=8–1
|match_WST_AAL=6–1
|match_WST_FOR=6–0
|match_WST_RCB=4–1
|match_WST_BOO=5–0
|name_USG=Union SG
|match_USG_MEC=2–3
|match_USG_BEE=1–2
|match_USG_LIE=0–1
|match_USG_GNT=1–1
|match_USG_ANT=0–1
|match_USG_AND=1–0
|match_USG_TIL=0–1
|match_USG_CER=0–1
|match_USG_OLY=1–1
|match_USG_WST=2–2
|match_USG_STA=1–1
|match_USG_AAL=0–1
|match_USG_FOR=1–1
|match_USG_RCB=0–1
|match_USG_BOO=3–0
|name_STA=Standard Liège
|match_STA_MEC=1–3
|match_STA_BEE=3–5
|match_STA_LIE=1–1
|match_STA_GNT=2–2
|match_STA_ANT=0–0
|match_STA_AND=1–5
|match_STA_TIL=2–1
|match_STA_CER=5–0
|match_STA_OLY=1–2
|match_STA_WST=2–1
|match_STA_USG=2–3
|match_STA_AAL=0–2
|match_STA_FOR=4–1
|match_STA_RCB=5–0
|match_STA_BOO=8–1
|name_AAL=Eendracht Alost
|match_AAL_MEC=0–2
|match_AAL_BEE=1–0
|match_AAL_LIE=2–1
|match_AAL_GNT=2–1
|match_AAL_ANT=2–1
|match_AAL_AND=1–3
|match_AAL_TIL=4–4
|match_AAL_CER=6–1
|match_AAL_OLY=2–0
|match_AAL_WST=3–2
|match_AAL_USG=1–3
|match_AAL_STA=0–4
|match_AAL_FOR=2–3
|match_AAL_RCB=3–3
|match_AAL_BOO=0–2
|name_FOR=La Forestoise
|match_FOR_MEC=0–1
|match_FOR_BEE=0–6
|match_FOR_LIE=3–2
|match_FOR_GNT=0–5
|match_FOR_ANT=0–8
|match_FOR_AND=2–1
|match_FOR_TIL=1–6
|match_FOR_CER=5–1
|match_FOR_OLY=2–6
|match_FOR_WST=2–2
|match_FOR_USG=0–0
|match_FOR_STA=3–1
|match_FOR_AAL=2–1
|match_FOR_RCB=0–1
|match_FOR_BOO=3–0
|name_RCB=Racing Bruxelles
|match_RCB_MEC=0–2
|match_RCB_BEE=1–3
|match_RCB_LIE=4–6
|match_RCB_GNT=6–1
|match_RCB_ANT=3–1
|match_RCB_AND=2–4
|match_RCB_TIL=0–1
|match_RCB_CER=2–3
|match_RCB_OLY=4–1
|match_RCB_WST=0–4
|match_RCB_USG=2–5
|match_RCB_STA=3–1
|match_RCB_AAL=5–2
|match_RCB_FOR=5–0
|match_RCB_BOO=6–1
|name_BOO=Boom
|match_BOO_MEC=1–1
|match_BOO_BEE=0–8
|match_BOO_LIE=2–4
|match_BOO_GNT=1–3
|match_BOO_ANT=2–1
|match_BOO_AND=3–2
|match_BOO_TIL=2–1
|match_BOO_CER=2–2
|match_BOO_OLY=1–2
|match_BOO_WST=4–1
|match_BOO_USG=0–2
|match_BOO_STA=1–0
|match_BOO_AAL=1–1
|match_BOO_FOR=1–3
|match_BOO_RCB=5–2
|update=complete|source=
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Belgian Pro League}}
{{1942–43 in European Football (UEFA)}}
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