1955–56 Belgian First Division

{{Short description|53rd season of top-tier football in Belgium}}

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| competition = Belgian First Division

| season = 1955–56

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| prevseason = 1954–55

| nextseason = 1956–57

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The 1955–56 season of the Belgian First Division was won by R.S.C. Anderlecht.

Overview

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{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.833333 |long=4.333333 |label=Anderlecht
Daring Club
Union SG |position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.2247 |long=4.4625 |label=

Antwerp

|position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.283333 |long=4.416667 |label=Beerschot |position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.183333 |long=4.416667 |label=Berchem |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.07441 |long=5.218077 |label=Beringen |position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.4 |long=4.433333 |label=Charleroi |position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.05 |long=3.733333 |label=Gent |position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.633333 |long=5.566667 |label=RFC Liège
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=

K.R.C. Mechelen

|position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.056667 |long=4.386667 |label=

KV Mechelen

|position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.622 |long=5.5555 |label=Tilleur |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.966667 |long=5.5 |label=Waterschei Thor |position=bottom}}

}}

It was contested by 16 teams, and R.S.C. Anderlecht 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=17 December 2018}}

League standings

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|res_col_header=QR

|sortable_table=y

|winpoints=2

|team1=AND|name_AND=R.S.C. Anderlecht

|team2=ANT|name_ANT=Royal Antwerp FC

|team3=USG|name_USG=Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

|team4=BRC|name_BRC=K Berchem Sport

|team5=KRCM|name_KRCM=K.R.C. Mechelen

|team6=LIÈ|name_LIÈ=R.F.C. de Liège

|team7=CHA|name_CHA=R. Charleroi S.C.

|team8=STA|name_STA=Standard Liège

|team9=DAR|name_DAR=Daring Club

|team10=BEE|name_BEE=Beerschot

|team11=LIE|name_LIE=Lierse S.K.

|team12=GNT|name_GNT=La Gantoise

|team13=BRN|name_BRN=Beringen FC

|team14=TIL|name_TIL=Tilleur FC

|team15=WTG|name_WTG=K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk

|team16=KVM|name_KVM=KV Mechelen

|col_EC=green1|text_EC=Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round

|result1=EC

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to Division II

|result15=R|result16=R

|update=complete|source=

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

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|team16=WTG

|name_AND=Anderlecht

|match_AND_ANT=2–2

|match_AND_BEE=6–0

|match_AND_BRC=4–1

|match_AND_BER=2–0

|match_AND_CHA=2–3

|match_AND_DAR=4–0

|match_AND_GNT=4–0

|match_AND_FCL=4–3

|match_AND_LIE=4–1

|match_AND_KVM=2–1

|match_AND_RCM=5–1

|match_AND_STA=1–0

|match_AND_USG=2–2

|match_AND_TIL=8–2

|match_AND_WTG=4–1

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|match_ANT_AND=1–0

|match_ANT_BEE=1–3

|match_ANT_BRC=1–1

|match_ANT_BER=3–0

|match_ANT_CHA=2–1

|match_ANT_DAR=4–2

|match_ANT_GNT=2–2

|match_ANT_FCL=2–2

|match_ANT_LIE=2–3

|match_ANT_KVM=4–0

|match_ANT_RCM=4–1

|match_ANT_STA=2–0

|match_ANT_USG=4–4

|match_ANT_TIL=2–1

|match_ANT_WTG=0–0

|name_BEE=Beerschot

|match_BEE_AND=1–0

|match_BEE_ANT=1–2

|match_BEE_BRC=5–1

|match_BEE_BER=2–0

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|match_BEE_DAR=0–3

|match_BEE_GNT=0–1

|match_BEE_FCL=3–3

|match_BEE_LIE=1–1

|match_BEE_KVM=8–3

|match_BEE_RCM=1–3

|match_BEE_STA=2–1

|match_BEE_USG=2–0

|match_BEE_TIL=5–1

|match_BEE_WTG=2–1

|name_BRC=Berchem

|match_BRC_AND=1–1

|match_BRC_ANT=1–1

|match_BRC_BEE=3–2

|match_BRC_BER=2–3

|match_BRC_CHA=3–1

|match_BRC_DAR=5–1

|match_BRC_GNT=1–0

|match_BRC_FCL=4–1

|match_BRC_LIE=2–0

|match_BRC_KVM=2–3

|match_BRC_RCM=2–0

|match_BRC_STA=0–3

|match_BRC_USG=0–0

|match_BRC_TIL=0–2

|match_BRC_WTG=4–1

|name_BER=Beringen

|match_BER_AND=2–2

|match_BER_ANT=2–2

|match_BER_BEE=1–0

|match_BER_BRC=0–0

|match_BER_CHA=6–0

|match_BER_DAR=0–0

|match_BER_GNT=0–0

|match_BER_FCL=1–1

|match_BER_LIE=2–0

|match_BER_KVM=2–2

|match_BER_RCM=2–0

|match_BER_STA=1–5

|match_BER_USG=0–5

|match_BER_TIL=1–2

|match_BER_WTG=2–5

|name_CHA=Charleroi

|match_CHA_AND=2–3

|match_CHA_ANT=1–2

|match_CHA_BEE=1–1

|match_CHA_BRC=1–1

|match_CHA_BER=1–0

|match_CHA_DAR=4–2

|match_CHA_GNT=2–1

|match_CHA_FCL=1–0

|match_CHA_LIE=1–2

|match_CHA_KVM=7–1

|match_CHA_RCM=4–2

|match_CHA_STA=2–1

|match_CHA_USG=1–3

|match_CHA_TIL=1–0

|match_CHA_WTG=1–3

|name_DAR=Daring Club

|match_DAR_AND=1–4

|match_DAR_ANT=0–2

|match_DAR_BEE=2–0

|match_DAR_BRC=0–2

|match_DAR_BER=1–2

|match_DAR_CHA=0–3

|match_DAR_GNT=2–2

|match_DAR_FCL=2–1

|match_DAR_LIE=0–2

|match_DAR_KVM=1–2

|match_DAR_RCM=1–2

|match_DAR_STA=2–1

|match_DAR_USG=1–1

|match_DAR_TIL=1–0

|match_DAR_WTG=3–0

|name_GNT=La Gantoise

|match_GNT_AND=1–1

|match_GNT_ANT=1–2

|match_GNT_BEE=0–1

|match_GNT_BRC=4–0

|match_GNT_BER=2–3

|match_GNT_CHA=1–1

|match_GNT_DAR=1–1

|match_GNT_FCL=1–2

|match_GNT_LIE=2–0

|match_GNT_KVM=1–1

|match_GNT_RCM=1–2

|match_GNT_STA=3–3

|match_GNT_USG=4–2

|match_GNT_TIL=0–0

|match_GNT_WTG=9–2

|name_FCL=Liège

|match_FCL_AND=3–0

|match_FCL_ANT=3–0

|match_FCL_BEE=4–0

|match_FCL_BRC=2–5

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|match_FCL_CHA=1–2

|match_FCL_DAR=2–3

|match_FCL_GNT=1–0

|match_FCL_LIE=3–0

|match_FCL_KVM=1–1

|match_FCL_RCM=3–0

|match_FCL_STA=3–1

|match_FCL_USG=1–1

|match_FCL_TIL=4–2

|match_FCL_WTG=1–2

|name_LIE=Lierse

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|match_LIE_RCM=2–3

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|match_LIE_USG=3–3

|match_LIE_TIL=1–3

|match_LIE_WTG=2–1

|name_KVM=KV Mechelen

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|match_KVM_BRC=2–3

|match_KVM_BER=2–1

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|match_KVM_DAR=0–3

|match_KVM_GNT=1–3

|match_KVM_FCL=2–3

|match_KVM_LIE=1–5

|match_KVM_RCM=3–2

|match_KVM_STA=1–1

|match_KVM_USG=2–3

|match_KVM_TIL=0–0

|match_KVM_WTG=3–1

|name_RCM=K.R.C. Mechelen

|match_RCM_AND=4–2

|match_RCM_ANT=0–0

|match_RCM_BEE=0–0

|match_RCM_BRC=2–1

|match_RCM_BER=2–1

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|match_RCM_WTG=5–1

|name_STA=Standard Liège

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|match_STA_BRC=2–2

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|match_STA_CHA=1–1

|match_STA_DAR=3–8

|match_STA_GNT=2–2

|match_STA_FCL=7–1

|match_STA_LIE=2–0

|match_STA_KVM=4–1

|match_STA_RCM=6–0

|match_STA_USG=1–1

|match_STA_TIL=6–0

|match_STA_WTG=2–1

|name_USG=Union SG

|match_USG_AND=1–1

|match_USG_ANT=2–1

|match_USG_BEE=6–1

|match_USG_BRC=1–1

|match_USG_BER=4–2

|match_USG_CHA=2–2

|match_USG_DAR=1–0

|match_USG_GNT=0–0

|match_USG_FCL=3–2

|match_USG_LIE=0–2

|match_USG_KVM=3–0

|match_USG_RCM=1–2

|match_USG_STA=3–1

|match_USG_TIL=2–1

|match_USG_WTG=3–2

|name_TIL=Tilleur

|match_TIL_AND=0–1

|match_TIL_ANT=0–2

|match_TIL_BEE=3–2

|match_TIL_BRC=3–4

|match_TIL_BER=3–1

|match_TIL_CHA=2–2

|match_TIL_DAR=0–3

|match_TIL_GNT=2–1

|match_TIL_FCL=0–0

|match_TIL_LIE=4–1

|match_TIL_KVM=1–1

|match_TIL_RCM=1–1

|match_TIL_STA=0–5

|match_TIL_USG=5–0

|match_TIL_WTG=3–1

|name_WTG=Waterschei Thor

|match_WTG_AND=0–5

|match_WTG_ANT=1–2

|match_WTG_BEE=0–1

|match_WTG_BRC=5–0

|match_WTG_BER=1–1

|match_WTG_CHA=3–0

|match_WTG_DAR=1–1

|match_WTG_GNT=1–0

|match_WTG_FCL=1–3

|match_WTG_LIE=2–0

|match_WTG_KVM=2–2

|match_WTG_RCM=0–2

|match_WTG_STA=1–0

|match_WTG_USG=1–1

|match_WTG_TIL=1–1

|update=complete|source=

}}

References

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