1938–39 Belgian First Division
# 1938–39 Belgian First Division

Statistics of Belgian First Division in the 1938–39 season.

## Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and Beerschot won the championship.

Owing to the outbreak of World War II, the 1939-40 Belgian League season was suspended after 9 matches, and was not restarted until 1941-42 (although an unofficial 1940-41 Championship took place).

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Beerschot | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 70 | 29 | +41 | 41 | |
| 2 | Lierse S.K. | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 34 | |
| 3 | R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 33 | |
| 4 | KV Mechelen | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 64 | 45 | +19 | 32 | |
| 5 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 28 | |
| 6 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 24 | |
| 7 | K Boom FC | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 24 | |
| 8 | Royal Antwerp FC | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 23 | |
| 9 | Standard Liège | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 23 | |
| 10 | White Star | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 22 | |
| 11 | Cercle Brugge K.S.V. | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 22 | |
| 12 | La Gantoise | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 21 | |
| 13 | Daring Club | 26 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 20 | Relegated to 1941–42 Division I |
| 14 | Club Brugge K.V. | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 64 | −24 | 17 | Relegated to 1941–42 Division I |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AND | ANT | BEE | BOO | CER | CLU | DAR | GNT | LIE | MEC | OLY | STA | USG | WST |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anderlecht | | 4–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Antwerp | 4–1 | | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 5–2 |
| Beerschot | 2–2 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 |
| Boom | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Cercle Brugge | 0–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–8 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 |
| Club Brugge | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–6 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Daring Club | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| La Gantoise | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Lierse | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 6–3 |
| KV Mechelen | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 0–2 | 8–3 | 4–1 | 5–5 |
| Olympic Charleroi | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | | 5–4 | 0–2 | 6–0 |
| Standard Liège | 6–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–5 | | 5–5 | 0–2 |
| Union SG | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | | 7–4 |
| White Star | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | |
