1975-76 Belgian First Division (football Belgium)

The 1975/76 season of the Belgian First Division began in the summer of 1975 and ended in the spring of 1976 . The league had 19 clubs, one club less than last season.Club Brugge won the championship three years after his previous title. It was the third national title in the history of the club.

Content

 * 1 Promoted teams
 * 2 Degrading teams
 * 3 Title Fight
 * 4 European battle
 * 5 Relegation Fight
 * 6 Final Standings
 * 7 Scorers

Promoted teams
These teams were promoted from the Second Division to the start of the season:
 * KRC Mechelen (champion in Second)
 * R.A.A. Louviéroise (finals winner)

Degrading teams
These teams were relegated to the Second Division at the end of the season: Because disappeared three clubs, there would from next season club are less in the First Division.
 * Berchem Sport
 * KRC Mechelen
 * R.A.A. Louviéroise because of competition fraud

[Title Fight edit ]
Club Brugge won the championship with four points ahead of RSC Anderlecht . Outgoing champion RWDM finished third on five points.

European battle [ edit ]
Club Brugge was like champions qualified for the European Cup for National Champions of the next season. Anderlecht had this year's Cup of Belgium won, for which the winner qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup . Anderlecht, however, had this season 1975/76 already taken part in this European tournament, and won the European Cup. Anderlecht was as titleholder already posted directly. The losing finalist of the Belgian Cup, Lierse SV, so also could participate in European Cup Cup Winners. RWDM and KSC Lokeren qualified for the UEFA Cup .

[Degradation Fight edit ]
Berchem Sport and KRC Mechelen ended signed off on the final two places and relegated. Moreover, had R.A.A. Louviéroise bags. The team was not finished on a relegation place, but had to degrade because of competition fraud.

[Final Standings edit ]
P: games played, W: matches won, G: draws, Q: matches lost +: goals scored, -: goals against, DS: goal difference, Pts: total points K: champion, D: downgrade, (cup): Cup winner (UEFA) qualified for UEFA Cup

Scorers [ edit ]
The Dutchman Hans Posthumus of Lierse SV was top scorer with 26 goals. [1]