title: 1952–53 Belgian First Division
text: # 1952–53 Belgian First Division
  
  Statistics of Belgian First Division in the 1952–53 season.
  
  ## Overview
  
  It was contested by 16 teams, and R.F.C. de Liège won the championship.
  
  ## League standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | R.F.C. de Liège | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 42 | |
  | 2 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 41 | |
  | 3 | Beerschot | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 80 | 48 | +32 | 36 | |
  | 4 | K.R.C. Mechelen | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 34 | |
  | 5 | Standard Liège | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 33 | |
  | 6 | KV Mechelen | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 33 | |
  | 7 | R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 30 | |
  | 8 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 30 | |
  | 9 | La Gantoise | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 29 | |
  | 10 | Tilleur FC | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 28 | |
  | 11 | K Berchem Sport | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 28 | |
  | 12 | Royal Antwerp FC | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 27 | |
  | 13 | Daring Club | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 25 | |
  | 14 | R. Charleroi S.C. | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 48 | 78 | −30 | 24 | |
  | 15 | RC de Gand | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 21 | Relegated to Division II |
  | 16 | Beringen FC | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 19 | Relegated to Division II |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | AND | ANT | BEE | BRC | BER | CHA | DAR | GNT | GAN | FCL | KVM | RCM | OLY | STA | USG | TIL |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Anderlecht | | 3–2 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
  | Antwerp | 1–0 | | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
  | Beerschot | 2–3 | 4–2 | | 1–1 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
  | Berchem | 3–5 | 4–3 | 1–4 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
  | Beringen | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
  | Charleroi | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
  | Daring Club | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
  | La Gantoise | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 7–0 | 0–3 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 |
  | RC de Gand | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
  | Liège | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 |
  | KV Mechelen | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 5–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 |
  | K.R.C. Mechelen | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 6–0 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
  | Olympic Charleroi | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 |
  | Standard Liège | 5–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–3 |
  | Union SG | 0–4 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 2–0 |
  | Tilleur | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
  