1958–59 in Belgian football
The 1958–59 season was the 56th season of competitive football in Belgium. RSC Anderlechtois won their 8th Division I title. Standard Liège entered the 1958–59 European Champion Clubs' Cup as Belgian title holder and became the first Belgian club to win a match in European competitions. They eventually reached the quarter finals. RU Saint-Gilloise entered the 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and reached the semifinals. The Belgium national football team played 7 friendly games.Overview
At the end of the season, RRC Tournaisien and R Tilleur FC were relegated to Division II and were replaced by R Daring Club de Bruxelles and RFC Brugeois from Division II.
The bottom 2 clubs in Division II from Division III.
The bottom 2 clubs of each Division III league were relegated to Promotion, to be replaced by R Crossing FC Ganshoren, US Centre, U Basse-Sambre-Auvelais and K Hasseltse VV from Promotion.National team
* Belgium score given first
Key
Standard Liège became the first Belgian club to win a match in European competition when they beat Hearts of Scotland on September 3, 1958, in the first round of the 1958–59 European Champion Clubs' Cup. In spite of their loss in the second leg, Standard advanced to the second round, where they defeated Sporting of Portugal. In the quarter finals, Standard was eliminated by Stade Reims of France.
RU Saint-Gilloise entered the 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. They defeated a team from Leipzig of Germany in the first round. In the quarter finals, RU Saint-Gilloise eliminated AS Roma of Italy with a 2-0 home win followed by a 1-1 draw in Roma. The semifinals were played during the 1959–60 season. The Belgian lost to Birmingham City.Honours
Premier Division
