First Division. Two teams fought for the title, leaving the others far behind.
K. Berchem Sport finished last and was relegated.
RFC Seresien – or Seraing – ended 17th with 20 points and was relegated.
KAA Gent – or La Gantoise, or ARA Gantoise – survived. 16th with 23 points.
KV Kortrijk – 15th with 24 points.
Antwerp FC – or Royal Antwerpen – 14th with 26 points.
RWDM – or RWD Molenbeek – 13th with 28 points.
Racing Jet – 12th with 30 points.
Cercle Brugge – 11th with 30 points.
Standard – 10th with 31 points.
K Beerschot VAC – 9th with 33 points.
KSV Waregem – 8th with 34 points.
R Charleroi SC – 7th with 35 points.
RFC Liege – or FC Liegeois – 6th with 38 points.
KSK Beveren – 5th with 44 points.
KSK Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen – 4th with 44 points.
FC Brugge – or Club Brugge KV – 3rd with 45 points. Top row from left: Yves Audoor, Kurt Hinderyckx, Peter Creve, Alex Querter, Ronnie Rosenthal, Henk Houwaart jr.
Middle row: Eddy Warrinnier (kine), Luc Beyens, René Verheyen, Hugo Broos, Jan Ceulemans, Tew Mamadou, Kenneth Brylle, Raymond Mertens (assistent-coach).
Sitting: Franky Van der Elst, Birger Jensen, Stefan Vereycken, Henk Houwaart (coach), Marc Degryse, Philippe Vande Walle, Leo Van der Elst.
KV Mechelen – 2nd with 55 points. They, rather surprisingly, aimed at the title, but lost it by 2 points.
Anderlecht prevailed and collected one more title: 25 wins, 7 ties, 2 losses, 82-25 goal-difference, 57 points. Even under heavy pressure from KV Mechelen, they were still the best and most deserving team.
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