1974-75 Belgian First Division (football Belgium)

The 1974/75 season of the Belgian First Division began in the summer of 1974 and ended in the spring of 1975 . The league had 20 clubs; This was four more than the 16 clubs that they traditionally counted to last season. The merged club RWDM earned his first and only league title. RWDM won the title 38 years after the last title of fivefold champion Daring Club de Bruxelles and 67 years after the last title of sextuple champions Racing Club de Bruxelles, both of which were merged into the merged 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: Through the final round of the Second Division last season were two places to earn First Class. The two first grade in a relegation place names however part; and so had first division Lierse SV enforced conservation through that final round. Only one extra second division, Winterslag made so through the final round promotion.
 * R. OC Montignies-sur-Sambre (champion in Second)
 * AS Oostende KM (second in Second)
 * KSC Lokeren (third to second)
 * KFC Winterslag (finals winner)
 * Charleroi SC (selected for promotion)

Degrading teams [ edit ]
These teams were relegated to the Second Division at the end of the season: The next season would be a club participate less again. There were so three degradanten instead of the traditional two.
 * KFC Diest
 * R. OC Montignies-sur-Sambre
 * KFC Winterslag

[Title Fight edit ]
RWDM became champion with a comfortable lead at Antwerp FC and outgoing champion RSC Anderlecht .

European battle [ edit ]
RWDM was like champions qualified for the European Champions' Cup the next season. RSC Anderlecht qualified as cup winner for the European Cup Winners' Cup ; a tournament that would otherwise win the clubnext season . Antwerp FC and Club Brugge qualified for the UEFA Cup .

[Degradation Fight edit ]
KFC Diest , R. OC Montignies-sur-Sambre and KFC Winterslag all ended with the same number of points at the bottom and were relegated.

[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 Austrian Alfred Riedl of Antwerp FC was the second time in his career top scorer in the First Division. He scored 28 goals.