1896–97 Belgian First Division

Statistics of Belgian First Division in the 1896–97 season.

Belgian First Division

Season	1896–97
← 1895–96 1897–98 →

Overview

Antwerp

Racing Club

Léopold Club

Athletic and Running Club

Sporting Club de Bruxelles

F.C. Liégeois

Location of teams in Belgian First Division 1896–97

It was contested by 6 teams, and Racing Club de Bruxelles won the championship.^[1]

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Racing Club de Bruxelles	10	8	2	0	45	10	+35	18
2	F.C. Liégeois	10	6	2	2	31	13	+18	14
3	Antwerp F.C.	10	6	1	3	27	10	+17	13
4	Léopold Club de Bruxelles	10	4	0	6	24	33	−9	8
5	Athletic and Running Club de Bruxelles	10	3	1	6	25	24	+1	7
6	Sporting Club de Bruxelles	10	0	0	10	2	64	−62	0	Withdrew mid-season, remaining results awarded.

Source: ^[1]

Results

Home \ Away	ANT	ARC	LÉO	RCB	SCB	FCL
Antwerp		0–0	8–0	1–4	6–1	2–0
Athletic Club Bruxelles	1–2		8–2	2–4	10–1	1–3
Léopold	3–1	5–0[a]		1–3	5–0[a]	3–4
Racing Bruxelles	1–0	2–1	5–0[a]		18–0	3–3
Sporting CB	0–5[a]	0–2	0–5[a]	0–3		0–5[a]
Liège	0–2	5–0[a]	4–0	2–2	5–0[a]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

1. Match awarded.

See also

• 1896–97 in Belgian football