# 1972–73 Belgian First Division

Statistics of Belgian First Division in the 1972–73 season for association football clubs in Belgium.

## Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Club Brugge K.V. won the championship.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Club Brugge K.V. | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 45 | Qualified for 1973–74 European Cup |
| 2 | Standard Liège | 30 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 38 | Qualified for 1973–74 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Racing White | 30 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 37 | Qualified for 1973–74 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Beerschot | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 36 | Qualified for 1973–74 UEFA Cup |
| 5 | KV Mechelen | 30 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 36 | |
| 6 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 34 | Qualified for 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 7 | Royal Antwerp FC | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 31 | |
| 8 | K Berchem Sport | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 31 | |
| 9 | Lierse S.K. | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 31 | |
| 10 | R.F.C. de Liège | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 29 | |
| 11 | Cercle Brugge K.S.V. | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 28 | |
| 12 | Beringen FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 26 | |
| 13 | K. Sint-Truidense V.V. | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 25 | |
| 14 | KFC Diest | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 21 | |
| 15 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 38 | −21 | 19 | Relegated to Division II |
| 16 | Crossing Club Schaerbeek | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 56 | −36 | 13 | Relegated to Division II |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AND | ANT | BEE | BRC | BER | CER | CLU | CRO | DIE | FCL | LIE | MEC | RRW | STA | STV | USG |
| Anderlecht | | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Antwerp | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 |
| Beerschot | 2–3 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Berchem | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Beringen | 2–5 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Cercle Brugge | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 0–5 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Club Brugge | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 3–0 |
| Crossing Schaerbeek | 1–6 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Diest | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Liège | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Lierse | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Mechelen | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Racing White | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Standard Liège | 0–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Sint-Truiden | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 |
| Union SG | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |