# 1929–30 in Belgian football

The 1929–30 season was the 30th season of competitive football in Belgium. The Belgium national football team were one of the 4 European nations to enter the first FIFA World Cup, organized in Uruguay. They were drawn in group 4 with United States and Paraguay but lost both of their matches. RCS Brugeois won their third Premier Division title by finishing one point ahead of title contender R Antwerp FC.

## Overview

At the end of the season, RRC de Bruxelles and RRC de Gand were relegated to the Division I, while RFC Montegnée (Division I winner) and Tubantia FAC were promoted to the Premier Division. The Promotion – the third level in Belgian football – was won by CS Schaerbeek, Belgica FC Edegem and EFC Hasselt. The three clubs were replaced by the 12th, 13th and 14th placed teams in the Division I, i.e. respectively White Star AC, Vilvorde FC and RCS Verviétois.

## National team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score* | Comp | Belgium scorers | Match Report |
| April 13, 1930 | Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris (A) | France | 6–1 | F | Louis Versyp (2), Ferdinand Adams, Michel Vanderbauwhede (3) | FA website |
| May 4, 1930 | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (A) | The Netherlands | 2–2 | F | Désiré Bastin, Ferdinand Adams | FA website |
| May 11, 1930 | Oscar Bossaert Stadium, Brussels (H) | Irish Free State | 1–3 | F | Désiré Bastin | FA website |
| May 18, 1930 | Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp (H) | The Netherlands | 3–1 | F | Bernard Voorhoof, Désiré Bastin, Denis (o.g.) | FA website |
| May 25, 1930 | Stade du Pont d'Ougrée, Liège (H) | France | 1–2 | F | Bernard Voorhoof | FA website |
| June 8, 1930 | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp (H) | Portugal | 2–1 | F | Michel Vanderbauwhede, Désiré Bastin | FA website |
| July 13, 1930 | Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo (N) | United States | 0–3 | WCFR | | FA website |
| July 20, 1930 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (N) | Paraguay | 0–1 | WCFR | | FA website |
* Belgium score given first
Key
* H = Home match
* A = Away match
* N = On neutral ground
* F = Friendly
* WCFR = World Cup first round
* o.g. = own goal

## Honours

| Competition | Winner |
| Premier Division | RCS Brugeois |
| Division I | RFC Montegnée |
| Promotion | CS Schaerbeek, Belgica FC Edegem and EFC Hasselt |

## Final league tables
### Division I

| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
| 1 | RFC Montegnée | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 74 | 36 | 37 | +38 | Promoted to Premier Division. |
| 2 | Tubantia FAC | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 82 | 38 | 36 | +44 | Promoted to Premier Division. |
| 3 | CS La Forestoise | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 42 | 34 | +28 |
| 4 | ARA La Gantoise | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 81 | 46 | 33 | +35 |
| 5 | RFC Liégeois | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 61 | 51 | 29 | +10 |
| 6 | FC Turnhout | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 62 | 51 | 28 | +11 |
| 7 | Tilleur FC | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 48 | 27 | +20 |
| 8 | TSV Lyra | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 69 | 69 | 27 | 0 |
| 9 | Uccle Sport | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 55 | 26 | −11 |
| 10 | Charleroi SC | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 58 | 24 | −13 |
| 11 | SK Roulers | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 51 | 68 | 23 | −17 |
| 12 | White Star AC | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 67 | 18 | −11 | Relegated to Promotion. |
| 13 | Vilvorde FC | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 42 | 85 | 16 | −43 | Relegated to Promotion. |
| 14 | RCS Verviétois | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 27 | 118 | 6 | −91 | Relegated to Promotion. |