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907:1992–93
902:1991–92
897:1990–91
892:1989–90
887:1988–89
882:1987–88
877:1986–87
872:1985–86
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862:1983–84
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847:1980–81
842:1979–80
837:1978–79
832:1977–78
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807:1972–73
802:1971–72
797:1970–71
792:1969–70
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767:1964–65
762:1963–64
757:1962–63
752:1961–62
747:1960–61
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737:1958–59
732:1957–58
727:1956–57
722:1955–56
717:1954–55
712:1953–54
707:1952–53
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682:1947–48
677:1946–47
672:1945–46
667:1944–45
662:1943–44
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642:1938–39
637:1937–38
632:1936–37
627:1935–36
622:1934–35
617:1933–34
612:1932–33
607:1931–32
602:1930–31
597:1929–30
592:1928–29
587:1927–28
582:1926–27
577:1925–26
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562:1922–23
557:1921–22
552:1920–21
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517:1909–10
512:1908–09
507:1907–08
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321:RSSSF
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235:RSSSF
33:is a
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1341:Boom
1132:Gent
1127:Genk
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