1952–53 Belgian First Division
# 1952–53 Belgian First Division

Statistics of Belgian First Division in the 1952–53 season.

## Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and R.F.C. de Liège won the championship.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R.F.C. de Liège | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 42 | |
| 2 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 41 | |
| 3 | Beerschot | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 80 | 48 | +32 | 36 | |
| 4 | K.R.C. Mechelen | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 34 | |
| 5 | Standard Liège | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 33 | |
| 6 | KV Mechelen | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 33 | |
| 7 | R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 30 | |
| 8 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 30 | |
| 9 | La Gantoise | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 29 | |
| 10 | Tilleur FC | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 28 | |
| 11 | K Berchem Sport | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 28 | |
| 12 | Royal Antwerp FC | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 27 | |
| 13 | Daring Club | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 25 | |
| 14 | R. Charleroi S.C. | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 48 | 78 | −30 | 24 | |
| 15 | RC de Gand | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 21 | Relegated to Division II |
| 16 | Beringen FC | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 19 | Relegated to Division II |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AND | ANT | BEE | BRC | BER | CHA | DAR | GNT | GAN | FCL | KVM | RCM | OLY | STA | USG | TIL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anderlecht | | 3–2 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
| Antwerp | 1–0 | | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Beerschot | 2–3 | 4–2 | | 1–1 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Berchem | 3–5 | 4–3 | 1–4 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Beringen | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Charleroi | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Daring Club | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| La Gantoise | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 7–0 | 0–3 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| RC de Gand | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Liège | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 |
| KV Mechelen | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 5–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 |
| K.R.C. Mechelen | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 6–0 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Olympic Charleroi | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Standard Liège | 5–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–3 |
| Union SG | 0–4 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 2–0 |
| Tilleur | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
