# 1956–57 Belgian First Division

Statistics of Belgian First Division in the 1956–57 season.

## Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Royal Antwerp FC won the championship.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Royal Antwerp FC | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 69 | 28 | +41 | 46 | Qualified for 1957–58 European Cup |
| 2 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 40 | |
| 3 | La Gantoise | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 73 | 37 | +36 | 39 | |
| 4 | Daring Club | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 35 | |
| 5 | R.F.C. de Liège | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 34 | |
| 6 | Lierse S.K. | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 34 | |
| 7 | Standard Liège | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 33 | |
| 8 | R.C.S. Verviétois | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 32 | |
| 9 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 30 | |
| 10 | K Berchem Sport | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 28 | |
| 11 | R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 25 | |
| 12 | Beerschot | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 49 | 75 | −26 | 24 | |
| 13 | Tilleur FC | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 23 | |
| 14 | K.R.C. Mechelen | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 22 | |
| 15 | Beringen FC | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 65 | −29 | 18 | Relegated to Division II |
| 16 | R. Charleroi S.C. | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 34 | 62 | −28 | 17 | Relegated to Division II |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AND | ANT | BEE | BRC | BER | CHA | DAR | GNT | FCL | LIE | MEC | OLY | STA | USG | TIL | VER |
| Anderlecht | | 5–1 | 12–3 | 1–1 | 6–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 10–1 | 3–2 |
| Antwerp | 2–2 | | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Beerschot | 1–0 | 0–3 | | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Berchem | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Beringen | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Charleroi | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Daring Club | 1–5 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| La Gantoise | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 7–4 | | 4–0 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 3–3 |
| Liège | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Lierse | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Mechelen | 0–3 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–2 |
| Olympic Charleroi | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Standard Liège | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–6 | 2–2 | | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Union SG | 0–1 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | | 3–2 | 2–2 |
| Tilleur | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–7 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–7 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 7–0 | | 0–2 |
| Verviers | 5–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |