2023–24 Belgian Division 2

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Belgian Division 2
Season2023–24
Dates26 August 2023 – 12 May 2024

The 2023–24 Belgian Division 2 is the eighth season of the division in its current format, placed at the fourth-tier of football in Belgium.

Team changes[edit]

In[edit]

Out[edit]

Merger[edit]

Belgian Division 2 VV A[edit]

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Locations of the 2023–24 Belgian Division 2 VV A teams

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aalst (C, P) 34 19 7 8 60 35 +25 64 Promotion to the 2024–25 Belgian National Division 1
2 Ninove (Q) 34 17 7 10 57 48 +9 58 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs VV
3 Dikkelvenne[a] 34 15 11 8 67 48 +19 56
4 Merelbeke (Q) 34 16 6 12 68 43 +25 54 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs VV
5 Jong Cercle (Q) 34 16 5 13 64 51 +13 53
6 Voorde-Appelterre 34 15 8 11 54 56 −2 53
7 Oudenaarde 34 13 11 10 45 39 +6 50
8 Oostkamp 34 14 7 13 58 68 −10 49
9 Jong Essevee (Q) 34 14 6 14 53 44 +9 48 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs VV
10 Gullegem 34 14 5 15 57 64 −7 47
11 Torhout 34 13 8 13 47 61 −14 47
12 Racing Gent 34 13 6 15 54 53 +1 45
13 Zelzate 34 12 6 16 63 60 +3 42
14 Olsa Brakel 34 11 6 17 38 47 −9 39
15 Harelbeke 34 9 12 13 47 56 −9 39
16 Petegem (R) 34 10 8 16 54 63 −9 38 Relegation to the 2024–25 Belgian Division 3
17 Mandel United (R) 34 10 7 17 27 46 −19 37
18 Wetteren (R) 34 8 8 18 49 80 −31 32
Source: vbal4
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Goal difference in away matches; 7) Away goals scored.[2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for promotion play-offs; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Dikkelvenne, Voorde-Appelterre, Oudenaarde, and Oostkamp all would have qualified for the Promotion play-offs VV yet were skipped by the next eligible team due to the fact they had chosen not to apply for a national football license.

Results[edit]

Home \ Away AAL DIK NIN MER CER VOO ESS OUD OOS GEN GUL TOR ZEL BRA MAN HAR PET WET
Aalst — 0–3 3–0 1–0 2–3 1–2 1–0 2–0 4–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–0
Dikkelvenne 1–1 — 1–1 0–5 3–0 6–2 2–0 0–0 4–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 5–2
Ninove 2–0 1–2 — 3–2 0–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 4–1 2–1 4–5 3–0
Merelbeke 0–2 2–0 3–1 — 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–4 4–0 4–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 5–2 1–3
Jong Cercle 0–1 1–1 2–3 0–3 — 2–3 3–0 3–0 5–1 2–2 4–2 8–1 1–4 1–4 2–1 0–2 4–2
Voorde-Appelterre 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 3–2 — 2–1 0–0 5–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–4 2–2
Jong Essevee 0–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 1–1 4–0 — 3–5 0–0 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 4–1 2–1
Oudenaarde 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–4 3–0 1–3 3–0 — 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 5–1
Oostkamp 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–5 2–0 — 1–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–3
Racing Gent 2–3 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 3–1 2–3 — 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 7–2 1–0 2–3
Gullegem 1–3 2–2 1–2 4–3 0–2 2–2 1–5 1–0 2–1 3–1 — 1–3 2–0 2–3 1–2 2–1 2–0 4–4
Torhout 3–2 1–0 3–4 2–1 2–1 4–1 0–3 0–0 2–3 2–1 0–1 — 0–6 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 4–1
Zelzate 1–3 4–7 1–3 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–2 4–3 1–2 1–2 1–1 — 4–0 1–2 2–2 3–1 6–0
Olsa Brakel 2–3 3–2 3–1 0–3 2–0 0–3 1–2 1–1 0–2 3–0 3–0 2–0 2–4 — 1–0 0–0 3–1 0–1
Mandel United 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–4 1–0 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 — 0–2 2–0 1–0
Harelbeke 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 4–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–3 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 — 2–2 0–1
Petegem 1–6 2–3 2–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–2 4–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 — 3–3
Wetteren 3–3 0–2 2–5 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–4 4–1 2–3 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: vbal4 (in Dutch)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Period Champions[edit]

  • 1st Period: Aalst (20 Points (out of 30))
  • 2nd Period: Oostkamp (25 Points (out of 36))
  • 3rd Period: Aalst (24 Points (out of 36))

Belgian Division 2 VV B[edit]

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Locations of the 2023–24 Belgian Division 2 VV B teams

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Belisia (C, P) 33 20 8 5 67 34 +33 68 Promotion to the 2024–25 Belgian National Division 1
2 Hasselt (Q) 33 20 4 9 64 36 +28 64 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs VV
3 Lyra-Lierse Berlaar (Q) 33 18 5 10 60 46 +14 59
4 Rupel Boom 33 17 6 10 60 57 +3 57
5 Racing Mechelen 33 16 7 10 61 45 +16 55
6 Houtvenne 33 15 9 9 47 42 +5 54
7 Bocholt 33 16 5 12 58 45 +13 53
8 Tongeren 33 14 6 13 49 46 +3 48
9 Diegem 33 13 6 14 59 59 0 45
10 Berchem 33 12 9 12 43 42 +1 45
11 Lebbeke 33 12 8 13 48 53 −5 44
12 Jong KV Mechelen (Q) 33 12 7 14 51 45 +6 43 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs VV
13 Hades 33 12 6 15 53 57 −4 42
14 Wezel 33 12 6 15 58 66 −8 42
15 Lille 33 11 6 16 47 59 −12 39
16 Overijse (R) 33 7 7 19 29 53 −24 28 Relegation to the 2024–25 Belgian Division 3
17 Londerzeel (R) 33 6 7 20 33 56 −23 25
18 City Pirates (R) 33 6 4 23 39 85 −46 22
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: vbal4
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Goal difference in away matches; 7) Away goals scored.[3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for promotion play-offs; (R) Relegated

Results[edit]

Home \ Away BEL HAS LLB RUP RCM HOU BOC TON DIE BER LEB KVM HAD WEZ LIL OVE LON C-P
Belisia — 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 3–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 4–0
Hasselt 2–1 — 2–0 4–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 5–0 1–1 4–1 0–2 3–0 0–3 3–1
Lyra-Lierse Berlaar 0–2 3–0 — 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–4 5–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 4–2 2–2 1–1 2–1
Rupel Boom 1–5 3–2 2–5 — 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 4–3 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–2
Racing Mechelen 1–1 0–1 4–1 0–2 — 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–5 2–4 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–3
Houtvenne 0–0 2–4 0–0 1–2 0–3 — 2–2 1–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–2 0–0 3–0
Bocholt 1–2 2–1 2–4 0–5 1–1 — 3–2 2–2 0–1 4–1 0–1 2–0 4–2 2–2 3–0 2–0 4–1
Tongeren 0–2 3–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–3 — 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–3 3–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 2–0
Diegem 1–0 3–2 2–2 3–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 — 2–2 5–1 4–1 3–2 1–2 2–3 2–0 2–4 3–0
Berchem 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 2–3 0–3 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–3 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 4–0
Lebbeke 2–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 5–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 — 1–1 2–2 3–2 2–1 3–0 3–2 2–2
Jong KV Mechelen 4–1 0–1 5–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 4–4 4–0 3–0 0–2 1–0 — 1–2 0–0 1–2 3–0 4–2
Hades 2–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–4 1–3 0–1 1–1 3–3 1–2 2–3 0–0 — 3–2 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–1
Wezel 3–0 2–3 4–1 1–0 2–5 2–1 1–3 1–5 0–1 4–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 — 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–3
Lille 2–0 1–2 1–0 4–3 1–3 0–3 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–3 2–2 2–1 5–3 — 1–1 3–2 1–2
Overijse 0–4 0–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 5–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 — 0–0 2–0
Londerzeel 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–3 1–2 0–3 0–0 2–5 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 — 4–1
City Pirates 3–3 0–6 2–0 0–1 1–5 0–1 1–0 0–4 2–3 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 3–3 1–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: vbal4 (in Dutch)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Period Champions[edit]

Belgian Division 2 ACFF[edit]

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Locations of the 2023–24 Belgian Division 2 ACFF teams

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mons (C, P) 32 25 4 3 68 22 +46 79 Promotion to the 2024–25 Belgian National Division 1
2 Rochefort (Q) 32 20 5 7 62 37 +25 65 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs ACFF
3 Tubize-Braine (Q) 32 17 9 6 60 34 +26 60
4 Tournai (Q) 32 16 11 5 52 32 +20 59
5 Warnant (R) 32 14 6 12 44 36 +8 48 Restarting at bottom of football pyramid
6 Binche 32 13 9 10 42 42 0 48 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs ACFF
7 La Louvière Centre 32 13 5 14 46 42 +4 44
8 Stockay 32 12 8 12 54 48 +6 44
9 Meux 32 10 14 8 43 43 0 44
10 La Calamine 32 11 8 13 50 52 −2 41
11 Union SG B 32 12 4 16 49 52 −3 40
12 Verlaine 32 11 6 15 48 52 −4 39
13 Verviers 32 10 8 14 53 59 −6 38
14 Ganshoren 32 9 8 15 39 53 −14 35
15 Jette 32 9 8 15 32 52 −20 35
16 Acren-Lessines 32 7 9 16 48 67 −19 30
17 Hamoir (R) 32 6 5 21 29 65 −36 23 Relegation to the 2024–25 Belgian Division 3
18 Rebecq (R) 32 3 13 16 37 68 −31 22
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: vbal4
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Goal difference in away matches; 7) Away goals scored.[4]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Results[edit]

Home \ Away MON ROC TUB TOU WRN BIN LAL S-W MEU LAC USG VER VEV GAN JET A-L HAM REB
Mons — 1–0 2–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 4–1 3–0 5–2 3–1 2–2
Rochefort 0–2 — 2–3 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 5–4 2–1 1–0 3–3 2–1 5–1 2–3 3–0 2–0
Tubize-Braine 0–1 0–1 — 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 4–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 4–1 2–1
Tournai 1–1 0–1 1–1 — 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 4–3 1–0 3–2 3–0
Warnant 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 — 3–2 0–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 5–0 4–0 3–0 3–1 2–2
Binche 0–3 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–2 — 2–0 2–2 3–4 0–0 3–2 3–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0
La Louvière Centre 0–3 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–4 — 3–1 1–0 1–2 4–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 3–1
Stockay 1–5 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 — 0–0 3–2 3–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–0 5–1 3–1
Meux 2–1 1–4 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–4 1–1 — 2–1 2–3 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 5–0 3–1
La Calamine 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 — 0–0 1–0 1–4 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–1 3–1
Union SG B 3–4 1–3 0–2 4–0 0–2 3–1 1–4 0–0 4–0 — 0–1 4–5 0–2 1–3 1–2 4–0 5–0
Verlaine 3–1 2–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 4–2 1–2 2–2 6–0 — 1–3 5–3 3–1 0–2 2–2
Verviers 0–2 2–2 2–5 2–2 1–3 1–2 3–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 — 3–1 1–0 4–1 2–4 1–3
Ganshoren 0–3 0–3 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 — 2–1 1–1 2–2
Jette 0–1 0–1 1–4 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 — 3–2 1–0 2–2
Acren-Lessines 1–2 1–1 2–3 3–3 3–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–3 1–2 1–2 3–3 2–1 0–0 — 3–1
Hamoir 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 2–3 0–3 1–0 0–3 0–3 2–2 2–3 0–3 2–2 2–1 — 0–0
Rebecq 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–3 0–5 1–3 4–4 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–3 3–2 2–2 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: vbal4 (in Dutch)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Period Champions[edit]

  • 1st Period: Mons (30 Points)
  • 2nd Period: Mons (25 Points)
  • 3rd Period: Ongoing

Promotion play-offs[edit]

Promotion play-offs VV[edit]

The play-offs feature eight teams, the two second-place finishers in divisions VV A and VV B as well as from each division the winners of each of the three periods (for periods won by overall champions or runners-up the highest team not yet qualified takes the spot instead). The eight teams play a knockout tournament, with the top two teams being promoted, all teams were unseeded when setting up the draw.

Qualified teams:

  • Hasselt (runner-up division VV B)
  • Jong Cercle (highest place eligible finisher (5th) not directly qualified from division VV A)
  • Jong Essevee (2nd highest place eligible finisher (9th) not directly qualified from division VV A)
  • Jong KV Mechelen (winner period 1 division VV B)
  • Lyra-Lierse Berlaar (highest place eligible finisher (3rd) not directly qualified from division VV B)
  • Merelbeke (winner period 3 division VV A)
  • Ninove (runner-up division VV A)
  • Rupel Boom (highest place eligible finisher (4th) not directly qualified from division VV B)


Round 1Round 2Placing 1st/2nd
12 May 2024
Jong Cercle
Jong KV Mechelen19 May 2024
12 May 2024
Hasselt
Ninove19 May 2024
Winner Round 2 Match 1
12 May 2024Winner Round 2 Match 2
Merelbeke
Jong Essevee19 May 2024
Placing 3rd/4th
12 May 202419 May 2024
Lyra-Lierse BerlaarLoser Round 2 Match 1
Rupel BoomLoser Round 2 Match 2

Promotion play-offs ACFF[edit]

The play-offs feature four teams, the second-place finishers and the winners of each of the three periods (for periods won by overall champions or runners-up the highest team not yet qualified takes the spot instead).


References[edit]

  1. ^ "Le Stade Verviétois, nouveau club issu de la fusion entre le Stade Disonais et le CS Verviers, visera la Nationale 1". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  2. ^ "Belgian Second Amateur Division VV A 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Belgian Second Amateur Division VV A 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Belgian Second Amateur Division ACFF 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
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