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Belgian football league system

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TheBelgian football league system is a series ofinterconnected leagues for clubfootball inBelgium.

Men's system

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The league system underwent restructuring which was approved by theRoyal Belgian Football Association. One important step was the introduction of a national fifth level for the first time. Its implementation took effect as of the 2016–17 season.[1] Changes since 2016:

  • TheBelgian Second Division, founded in 1909, was replaced by theProximus League in 2016.[2]
  • From the 2020–21 season on:
    • the third, fourth and fifth level were renamed due to the negative connotation of the wordAmateur. The First Amateur Division, Second Amateur Division and Third Amateur Division were rebranded respectively as National Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3.
    • the First Division B no longer involved all eight teams playing two separate round-robin competitions with the two winners playing off for the title, but rather involved all teams playing each other four times.
  • Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Belgian First Division A was expanded temporarily from 16 to 18 teams.
  • From the 2022–23 season, the two highest leagues were renamed, from First Division A and First Division B to Pro League and Challenger Pro League respectively. Furthermore, the Challenger Pro League expanded to 12 teams and now included as well four U23-teams. Also in the National Division 1 and Division 2 U23 teams were added.
  • The Pro League again reverted to 16 teams from the 2023–24 season, with a new playoff system similar to the pre-COVID period, but most importantly now with two teams directly relegating and a third one playing a play-off to avoid it. The Challenger Pro League expands to 16 teams.
  • From the 2024–25 season, the highest non-professional level (Belgian National Division 1) was split into two separate divisions, one for VV and ACFF each, with the number of clubs expanding from 18 to 28 (16 VV + 12 ACFF).
  • From 2026–27 season, Belgian Pro League expand to 18 teams since 2020–21 and without play-off matches.
LevelLeague(s)/Division(s)
Professional Leagues
1

Belgian Pro League
16 clubs (18 clubs from 2026–27)
↓ 2 relegations + 1 relegation play-off (1 relegation play-off for 2025–26)

2

Challenger Pro League
17 clubs (for 2025–26)
↑ 2 promotions + 1 promotion play-off
↓ 2 relegations

Semi-/Non-Professional Leagues
3

Belgian Division 1

Flemish Division 1 VV
16 clubs
↑ 1 Promotion spot, ↓ 2 Relegation spots

Walloon Division 1 ACFF
12 clubs
↑ 1 Promotion spot, ↓ 3 Relegation spots

4

Belgian Division 2

Flemish Division 2 VV
32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16
↑ 2 Promotion spots, ↓ 4 Relegation spots

Walloon Division 2 ACFF
18 clubs
↑ 1 Promotion spot, ↓ 3 Relegation spots

5

Belgian Division 3

Flemish Division 3 VV
32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16
↑ 4 Promotion spots, ↓ 6 Relegation spots

Walloon Division 3 ACFF
32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16
↑ 4 Promotion spots, ↓ 6 Relegation spots

Amateur Leagues
6

(All divisions run in parallel)
Belgian Provincial Leagues, First Level
Eerste Provinciale Antwerpen –16 clubs
Eerste Provinciale Brabant (Flemish) –16 clubs
Première Provinciale Brabant (Francophone) –16 clubs
Première Provinciale Hainaut –16 clubs
Première Provinciale Liège –18 clubs
Eerste Provinciale Limburg –16 clubs
Première Provinciale Luxembourg –14 clubs
Première Provinciale Namur –16 clubs
Eerste Provinciale Oost-Vlaanderen –16 clubs
Eerste Provinciale West-Vlaanderen –16 clubs

7

(All divisions run in parallel)
Belgian Provincial Leagues, Second Level
Tweede Provinciale Antwerpen –32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16
Tweede Provinciale Brabant (Flemish) –32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16
Deuxième Provinciale Brabant (Francophone) –32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16
Deuxième Provinciale Hainaut –48 clubs divided in 3 series of 16
Deuxième Provinciale Liège –46 clubs divided in 3 series; 2 of 15 teams and 1 of 16 teams
Tweede Provinciale Limburg –32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16
Deuxième Provinciale Luxembourg –42 clubs divided in 3 series of 14
Deuxième Provinciale Namur –32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16
Tweede Provinciale Oost-Vlaanderen –48 clubs divided in 3 series of 16
Tweede Provinciale West-Vlaanderen –32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16

8

(All divisions run in parallel)
Belgian Provincial Leagues, Third Level
Derde Provinciale Antwerpen –48 clubs divided in 3 series of 16
Derde Provinciale Brabant (Flemish) –32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16
Troisième Provinciale Brabant (Francophone) –32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16
Troisième Provinciale Hainaut –64 clubs divided in 4 series of 16
Troisième Provinciale Liège –64 clubs divided in 4 series of 16
Derde Provinciale Limburg –48 clubs divided in 3 series of 16
Troisième Provinciale Luxembourg –72 clubs divided in 6 series; 4 of 14 teams and 2 of 13 teams
Troisième Provinciale Namur –48 clubs divided in 3 series of 16
Derde Provinciale Oost-Vlaanderen –80 clubs divided in 5 series of 16
Derde Provinciale West-Vlaanderen –48 clubs divided in 3 series of 16

9

(All divisions run in parallel)
Belgian Provincial Leagues, Fourth Level
Vierde Provinciale Antwerpen –82 clubs divided in 5 series; 3 of 16 teams and 2 of 17 teams
Vierde Provinciale Brabant (Flemish) –96 clubs divided in 6 series of 16
Quatrième Provinciale Hainaut –115 clubs divided in 8 series; 5 of 14 teams and 3 of 15 teams
Quatrième Provinciale Liège –112 clubs divided in 8 series; 3 of 13 teams, 2 of 14 teams and 3 of 15 teams
Vierde Provinciale Limburg –52 clubs divided in 8 series; 2 of 17 teams and 1 of 18 teams
Quatrième Provinciale Namur –78 clubs divided in 6 series of 13
Vierde Provinciale Oost-Vlaanderen –72 clubs divided in 5 series; 3 of 16 teams and 2 of 17 teams
Vierde Provinciale West-Vlaanderen –52 clubs divided in 3 series; 1 of 16 teams and 2 of 18 teams

Men's league historical timeline

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The timeline below lists the evolution of the men's tiers and leagues related to the Belgian FA since 1895. The provincial leagues often span multiple tiers.

Women's system

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From 2012/13 to 2014/15 the top teams played in theBeNe League, a joint league with clubs from the Netherlands. The Super League was created in 2015.[3]

LevelLeague(s)/Division(s)
1

Super League
8 clubs

2

First Division
14 clubs

3

Second Division
(Nationwide league)
(3×12)36 clubs

4+

Provincial leagues

References

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  1. ^"LA RÉFORME DU FOOT BELGE À PARTIR DE LA SAISON 2016-2017 APPROUVÉE: VOICI À QUOI VA RESSEMBLER LE PAYSAGE FOOTBALLISTIQUE BELGE".sudinfo.be (in French). 15 June 2015. Archived fromthe original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved9 July 2015.
  2. ^"La réforme du championnat approuvée: une grande lessive se prépare en D2 (INFOGRAPHIE)" (in French). dh.be. 15 June 2015. Retrieved8 July 2015.
  3. ^"Vrouwenvoetbal.be".www.vrouwenteam.be. Archived fromthe original on 2015-04-18.

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