1975–76 Belgian First Division
73rd season of top-tier football in Belgium
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Statistics of Belgian First Division in the 1975–76 season.
| Season | 1975–76 |
|---|---|
← 1974–75 1976–77 → | |
Overview
It was contested by 19 teams, and Club Brugge K.V. won the championship.
At the end of the season the division was reduced in size from 19 to 18 clubs, so three clubs were relegated to Division II to be replaced by two promoted clubs.[1]
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club Brugge K.V. | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 81 | 38 | +43 | 52 | Qualified for 1976–77 European Cup. |
| 2 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 48 | Qualified for 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup. |
| 3 | R.W.D. Molenbeek | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 47 | Qualified for 1976–77 UEFA Cup. |
| 4 | K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 45 | |
| 5 | K.S.V. Waregem | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 44 | |
| 6 | K.S.K. Beveren | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 44 | |
| 7 | Beerschot | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 41 | |
| 8 | Standard Liège | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 39 | |
| 9 | Lierse S.K. | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 39 | Qualified for 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup. |
| 10 | R.F.C. de Liège | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 35 | |
| 11 | Royal Antwerp FC | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 34 | |
| 12 | A.S.V. Oostende K.M. | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 31 | |
| 13 | Cercle Brugge K.S.V. | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 31 | |
| 14 | R.A.A. Louviéroise | 36 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 30 | Relegated to Belgian Second Division. |
| 15 | KV Mechelen | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 29 | |
| 16 | R. Charleroi S.C. | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 27 | |
| 17 | Beringen FC | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 27 | |
| 18 | K Berchem Sport | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 57 | −35 | 21 | Relegated to Belgian Second Division. |
| 19 | K.R.C. Mechelen | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 65 | −38 | 20 |
Results
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderlecht | 18,611 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 15,667 |
| 3 | Standard | 14,294 |
| 4 | Liège | 11,417 |
| 5 | RWDM | 11,389 |
| 6 | Charleroi | 10,611 |
| 7 | RAAL | 10,583 |
| 8 | Waregem | 10,556 |
| 9 | Antwerp | 10,378 |
| 10 | Lierse | 9,722 |
| 11 | Beerschot | 9,389 |
| 12 | Beveren | 9,389 |
| 13 | Lokeren | 8,294 |
| 14 | Beringen | 7,417 |
| 15 | KV Mechelen | 7,056 |
| 16 | Oostende | 6,111 |
| 17 | KRC Mechelen | 5,033 |
| 18 | Cercle | 4,860 |
| 19 | Berchem | 4,454 |
Source:[2]