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841:1981–82
836:1980–81
831:1979–80
826:1978–79
821:1977–78
816:1976–77
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781:1969–70
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736:1960–61
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726:1958–59
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716:1956–57
711:1955–56
706:1954–55
701:1953–54
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676:1948–49
671:1947–48
666:1946–47
661:1945–46
656:1944–45
651:1943–44
646:1942–43
641:1941–42
636:1939–41
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626:1937–38
621:1936–37
616:1935–36
611:1934–35
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601:1932–33
596:1931–32
591:1930–31
586:1929–30
581:1928–29
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571:1926–27
566:1925–26
561:1924–25
556:1923–24
551:1922–23
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541:1920–21
536:1919–20
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429:Seasons
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170:Honours
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1410:Lierse
1370:Edegem
1279:Tubize
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1534:Teams
1490:Uccle
1204:Eupen
1194:Diest
1065:Clubs
338:RSSSF
310:RSSSF
252:RSSSF
224:RSSSF
22:is a
1603:stub
1430:Mons
1425:Lyra
1330:Boom
1121:Gent
1116:Genk
351:2022
319:2022
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