| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Beerschot |
| Promoted | Beerschot Dender |
| Relegated | Oostende SL16 FC |
| Matches | 186 |
| Goals | 517 (2.78 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 2 players (11 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Patro Eisden Maasmechelen 4–0 Club NXT Dender EH 5–1 Seraing Deinze 4–0 Lierse Kempenzonen RFC Liège 5–1 Beveren |
| Biggest away win | Seraing 0–5 Zulte Waregem |
| Highest scoring | Francs Borains 2–5 Jong Genk Zulte Waregem 2–5 RSCA Futures |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches (Beveren) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 9 matches (Beveren) |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches (SL16 FC) |
2024–25 → | |
The2023–24 season of theChallenger Pro League began in August 2023 and ended in May 2024. It is the second season under its new name after being renamed fromFirst Division B.
This season, the league was expanded from 12 to 16 teams.
As the league expanded from 12 to 16 teams, this also involved a new format: a regular round-robin tournament of 30 matchdays. After this, the champions and runners-up will both be promoted to the2024–25 Belgian Pro League and similarly, the two bottom finishers will be relegated to the2024–25 Belgian National Division 1. Play-offs will be organized between the teams finishing in positions 3 through 6, with the winner of these play-offs facing the runner-up of the relegation playoffs in the2023–24 Belgian Pro League for the final remaining ticket in the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League.
U23 are in theory eligible for promotion and relegation but always have to play at least one level below their mother club. This means that:
| Matricule | Club | City | First season of current spell at second level | Coming from | 2022-23 result | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | RSCA Futures | Anderlecht,Brussels | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 6th (CPL) | King Baudouin Stadium | 38,000 |
| 13 | K Beerschot VA | Antwerp | 2022–23 | Belgian First Division A | 3rd (CPL) | Olympic Stadium | 12,771 |
| 4068 | S.K. Beveren | Beveren | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division B | 2nd (CPL) | Freethiel Stadion | 8,190 |
| 3 | Club NXT | Bruges[a] | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 4th (CPL) | Schiervelde Stadion | 8,340 |
| 818 | K.M.S.K. Deinze | Deinze | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 8th (CPL) | Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion | 7,515 |
| 3900 | Dender | Denderleeuw | 2022–23 | Belgian National Division 1 | 9th (CPL) | Van Roystadion | 6,429 |
| 5192 | Francs Borains | Boussu | 2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 3rd (NatD1)![]() | Stade Robert Urbain | 6,000 |
| 322 | Jong Genk | Genk | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 11th (CPL) | Luminus Arena | 24,956 |
| 3970 | Lierse Kempenzonen | Lier | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 5th (CPL) | Herman Vanderpoortenstadion | 14,538 |
| 2554 | Lommel SK | Lommel | 2018–19 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 7th (CPL) | Soevereinstadion | 8,000 |
| 31 | Oostende | Ostend | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 16th (BPL)![]() | Diaz Arena | 8,432 |
| 3434 | Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | Maasmechelen | 2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 1st (NatD1)![]() | Gemeentelijk Sportparkstadion | 5,500 |
| 4 | RFC Liège | Liège | 2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 2nd (NatD1)![]() | Stade de Rocourt | 8,000 |
| 167 | Seraing | Seraing | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 18th (BPL)![]() | Stade du Pairay | 8,207 |
| 16 | SL16 FC | Liège | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 10th (CPL) | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | 30,023 |
| 5381 | Zulte Waregem | Waregem | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 17th (BPL)![]() | Regenboogstadion | 12,500 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beerschot(C, P) | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 56 | Promoted toPro League |
| 2 | Dender EH(P) | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 54 | |
| 3 | Deinze | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 53 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs |
| 4 | Lommel(O) | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 52 | |
| 5 | Zulte Waregem | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 51 | |
| 6 | Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 51 | |
| 7 | RFC Liège | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 49 | |
| 8 | Beveren | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 45 | |
| 9 | Club NXT | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 37 | Ineligible for promotion and promotion play-offs |
| 10 | Jong Genk | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 37 | |
| 11 | Lierse Kempenzonen | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 35 | |
| 12 | RSCA Futures | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 34 | Ineligible for promotion and promotion play-offs |
| 13 | Oostende(R) | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 32[b] | Dissolved due to bankruptcy |
| 14 | Francs Borains | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 32 | |
| 15 | Seraing[c] | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 28 | |
| 16 | SL16 FC(R) | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 60 | −35 | 17 | Relegated toNational Division 1 |
The table lists the positions of teams after the completion of each round, with postponed matches and points deductions only included when occurring. Teams that have played fewer matches are shown with their positionunderlined:
Colored cells refer to being promoted (green), in promotion play-offs (yellow) or relegation play-offs (red). Note that U23 teams are ineligible for promotion and playoffs, and the coloring is adjusted accordingly. Furthermore, if one of the mother clubs of these four teams is relegated, the U23 would automatically take up one of the relegation spots as U23 teams always have to remain at least one level below their mother club, this is not accounted for in the coloring until after the season.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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| Beerschot | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dender EH | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Deinze | 13 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Lommel | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Zulte Waregem | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| RFC Liège | 12 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Beveren | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Club NXT[a] | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Jong Genk[a] | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Lierse Kempenzonen | 9 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| RSCA Futures[a] | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Oostende | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Francs Borains | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Seraing | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| SL16 FC[a] | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Home \ Away | BEE | DEN | DEI | LOM | ZWA | PEM | RFC | BEV | NXT | GNK | LIE | AND | OOS | FRB | SER | STA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beerschot | 0–1 | 1–2[a] | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Dender EH | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0[b] | 5–1[c] | 4–1 | |
| Deinze | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0[c] | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Lommel | 3–0[c] | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Zulte Waregem | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3[c] | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| RFC Liège | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Beveren | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1[c] | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Club NXT | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Jong Genk | 1–2 | 2–1[c] | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–0[d] | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Lierse Kempenzonen | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | |
| RSCA Futures | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1[c] | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Oostende | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–2[c] | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Francs Borains | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0[d] | 2–2[c] | 2–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2[c] | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Seraing | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2[a] | 0–5 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–0 | |
| SL16 FC | 1–0[a] | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
The promotion/relegation play-offs were contested by the teams finishing in positions 3 to 6 in the2023–24 Challenger Pro League, who met in a knockout tournament with both quarter-finals and semi-finals over two legs, and the highest season finisher always having home advantage in the return leg. The winner of the semi-finals played the 14th place finisher of the2023–24 Belgian Pro League over two legs. The Belgian Pro League team had home advantage in the return leg; the winner of the final would play in the2024–25 Belgian Pro League, with the loser playing in the2024–25 Challenger Pro League.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Zulte Waregem | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | Kortrijk(a.e.t.) | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lommel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lommel | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Lommel | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Deinze | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Deinze | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 0–4 | Deinze |
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| Deinze | 2–1 | Patro Eisden Maasmechelen |
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| Report |
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Deinze won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Zulte Waregem | 1–1 | Lommel |
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| Report |
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| Lommel | 1–0 | Zulte Waregem |
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Lommel won 2–1 on aggregate.
Lommel won 3–2 on aggregate.
Kortrijk won 5–2 on aggregate.
Note: goals during the playoffs are not included.[10]
Upon completion of the regular season ateam of the season award was compiled, based upon the results of theteam of the week results, constructed based on nominations from managers, assistant managers, journalists, and analysts. The results were announced on 13 May 2024.[11]
| Number of teams | Province or region | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beveren,Deinze andDender EH | |
| Seraing,SL16 FC andRFC Liège | ||
| Jong Genk,Lommel andPatro Eisden Maasmechelen | ||
| Club NXT,Oostende andZulte Waregem | ||
| 2 | Beerschot andLierse Kempenzonen | |
| 1 | RSCA Futures | |
| Francs Borains |