1956–57 in Belgian football 1956–57 in Belgian football The 1956–1957 season was the 54th season of competitive football in Belgium. R Antwerp FC won their 4th Division I title. RSC Anderlechtois also entered the 1956–57 European Champion Clubs' Cup as Belgian title holder. The Belgium national football team started their 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, losing to France and winning against Iceland. At the end of the season, K Beeringen FC and R Charleroi SC were relegated to Division II and were replaced in Division I by K Waterschei SV Thor and K Sint-Truidense VV from Division II.<br> The bottom 2 clubs in
St Mirren F.C. in European football went on to be surprise winners of the tournament in their European début. St Mirren F.C. in European football St Mirren Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Paisley. The club first competed in a European competition in 1980–81, entering the UEFA Cup following a third-place finish in the Scottish Premier Division. The club reached the second round, which remains the club's joint best run in a UEFA competition. St Mirren secured a third-place finish in the Scottish Premier Division behind Aberdeen and Celtic in the 1979–80 season which qualified the club to enter the first round