1949–50 in Belgian football

The 1949–50 season was the 47th season of competitive football in Belgium. RSC Anderlechtois won their 3rd Premier Division title.^[1]
The Belgium national football team withdrew from the 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification but played 8 friendly games, winning 5.^[2]

Football in Belgium

Season	1949–50
← 1948–49 1950–51 →

Overview

At the end of the season, R Stade Louvain and K Lyra were relegated to Division I, while Daring Club de Bruxelles SR (Division I A winner) and Beringen FC (Division I B winner) were promoted to the Premier Division.
Gosselies Sports, UR Namur, FC Winterslag and FC Verbroedering Geel were relegated from Division I to Promotion, to be replaced by FC Izegem, KAV Dendermonde, K Tubantia FC and Helzold FC Zolder.

National team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score*	Comp	Belgium scorers
October 2, 1949	Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)	Switzerland	3-0	F	Louis Verbruggen (2), Joseph Mermans
November 6, 1949	Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam (A)	The Netherlands	1-0	F	Henri Govard
November 23, 1949	Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)	Wales	1-5	F	Henri Coppens
March 5, 1950	Stadio Comunale, Bologna (A)	Italy	1-3	F	Frédéric Chaves d'Aguilar
April 16, 1950	Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H)	The Netherlands	2-0	F	Joseph Mermans, Albert De Hert
May 10, 1950	Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)	Republic of Ireland	5-1	F	Joseph Mermans (3), Albert De Hert, Frédéric Chaves d'Aguilar
May 18, 1950	Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)	England	1-4	F	Joseph Mermans
June 4, 1950	Heysel Stadium, Brussels (H)	France	4-1	F	Joseph Mermans (3), Georges Mordant

* Belgium score given first

Key

• H = Home match
• A = Away match
• N = On neutral ground
• F = Friendly
• o.g. = own goal

Honours

Competition	Winner
Premier Division	RSC Anderlechtois
Division I	Daring Club de Bruxelles SR and Beringen FC
Promotion	FC Izegem, KAV Dendermonde, K Tubantia FC and Helzold FC Zolder

Final league tables

Premier Division

Main article: 1949–50 Belgian First Division

Top scorer: Joseph Mermans (RSC Anderlecht) with 37 goals.