2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division

Belgian Third Amateur Division
Season	2019–20
Champions	(A), Lyra-Lierse (B), (C) & (D)
Promoted	, Ninove, Lyra-Lierse, , , , , ,
Relegated	, & (A); , & (B); Walhain, , Léopold Uccle & Wavre Sports (C); , & (D)
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division was the fourth season of the division in its current format. Mid-March all matches were temporarily postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, only to be canceled permanently two weeks later, with the standing as of March 12th counting as final. As a result, Knokke, Tienen and Francs Borains were crowned champions in their respective league and were each promoted to the 2020–21 Belgian Second Amateur Division.

Team changes[]

In[]

, Brakel, Turnhout, , , , Wallonia Walhain and were all relegated from the 2018–19 Belgian Second Amateur Division.
, , Ninove and were promoted as champions of the Flemish Belgian Provincial Leagues, respectively in Antwerp, Limburg, East Flanders and West Flanders.
, , and were promoted as champions of the Walloon Belgian Provincial Leagues, respectively in Hainaut, Liège, Luxembourg and Namur.
was promoted as champion of the French speaking teams in the region matching the old Province of Brabant and Brussels.
was promoted as champion of the Flemish speaking teams in the region matching the old Province of Brabant and Brussels.
In the province of Hainaut, won the play-offs to fill in the gap left by R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne, which was relegated from the 2018–19 Belgian Second Amateur Division but merged with Châtelet playing in the Belgian First Amateur Division.
was promoted through the interprovincial play-offs on VFV side.
, and were promoted through the interprovincial play-offs on ACFF side.

Out[]

was promoted after winning the 2018–19 Belgian Third Amateur Division A.
Tienen was promoted after winning the 2018–19 Belgian Third Amateur Division B.
Namur Fosses was promoted after winning the 2018–19 Belgian Third Amateur Division C.
was promoted after winning the 2018–19 Belgian Third Amateur Division D.
and Zwevezele were promoted as winners of the Third Amateur Division promotion play-offs VFV.
and were promoted as winners of the Third Amateur Division promotion play-offs ACFF.
was also promoted for finishing third in the Third Amateur Division promotion play-offs ACFF as an extra ACFF spot opened up due to the promotion of Visé to the 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division.
, , , , , Racing Mechelen, , , , , , , and Woluwe-Zaventem were relegated to the Belgian Provincial Leagues.

Belgian Third Amateur Division A[]

Brakel

Ninove

Torhout

Locations of the 2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division A teams

League table[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	(C, P)	24	18	4	2	57	21	+36	58	Promotion to the 2020–21 Belgian Second Amateur Division
2	Ninove (P)	24	14	5	5	52	20	+32	47
3	Brakel (P)	24	14	4	6	47	22	+25	46
4	(P)	24	13	3	8	54	30	+24	42
5		24	12	6	6	30	20	+10	42
6		24	10	8	6	33	20	+13	38
7		24	10	6	8	40	33	+7	36
8		24	10	5	9	41	40	+1	35
9		24	9	6	9	38	28	+10	33
10		24	8	4	12	25	28	−3	28
11	^[a] (R)	24	8	4	12	24	32	−8	28	Relegation to the 2020–21 Belgian Provincial Leagues
12	Torhout	24	8	4	12	34	43	−9	28
13		24	7	5	12	32	42	−10	26
14		24	7	3	14	25	47	−22	24
15	(R)	24	6	3	15	17	46	−29	21	Relegation to the 2020–21 Belgian Provincial Leagues
16	(R)	24	2	2	20	17	94	−77	8	Relegation to the 2020–21 Belgian Provincial Leagues

Source: https://www.vbal4.be/p010241z9.htm
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Wingene did not apply for a license and was therefore relegated to the Belgian Provincial Leagues.

Belgian Third Amateur Division B[]

Houtvenne

Lyra-Lierse

Turnhout

Zwarte Leeuw

Locations of the 2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division B teams

League table[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lyra-Lierse Berlaar (C, P)	24	14	7	3	46	23	+23	49	Promotion to the 2020–21 Belgian Second Amateur Division
2	(P)	24	15	3	6	40	29	+11	48
3	(P)	24	14	6	4	48	26	+22	48
4	Houtvenne (P)	24	12	9	3	47	29	+18	45
5		24	10	8	6	57	34	+23	38
6		24	9	10	5	43	37	+6	37
7		24	10	5	9	41	41	0	35
8		24	9	6	9	36	41	−5	33
9		24	10	2	12	39	42	−3	32
10	Zwarte Leeuw	24	9	4	11	46	38	+8	31
11		24	8	5	11	30	38	−8	29
12		24	7	7	10	31	38	−7	28
13	Turnhout	24	5	13	6	38	40	−2	28
14	(R)	24	5	5	14	37	51	−14	20	Relegation to the 2020–21 Belgian Provincial Leagues
15	(R)	24	4	6	14	26	51	−25	18
16	(R)	24	3	0	21	17	64	−47	9

Source: https://www.vbal4.be/p010242.htm
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Belgian Third Amateur Division C[]

Quévy-Mons

Locations of the 2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division C teams

League table[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	(C, P)	24	16	5	3	56	27	+29	53	Promotion to the 2020–21 Belgian Second Amateur Division
2	(P)	24	15	3	6	45	27	+18	48	Promotion to the 2020–21 Belgian Second Amateur Division
3	Quévy-Mons	24	13	4	7	53	27	+26	43
4		24	12	4	8	35	27	+8	40
5	Walhain^[a] (R)	24	11	7	6	42	37	+5	40	Relegation to the 2020–21 Belgian Provincial Leagues
6		24	11	5	8	40	38	+2	38
7	Tournai	24	12	1	11	35	25	+10	37
8		24	11	3	10	47	40	+7	36
9		24	10	4	10	35	36	−1	34
10		24	10	1	13	35	44	−9	31
11		24	9	4	11	33	41	−8	31
12		24	8	5	11	38	45	−7	29
13		24	8	4	12	28	42	−14	28
14	(R)	24	6	6	12	36	55	−19	24	Relegation to the 2020–21 Belgian Provincial Leagues
15	Léopold Uccle (R)	24	4	6	14	28	44	−16	18
16	Wavre Sports (R)	24	3	4	17	17	48	−31	13

Source: https://www.vbal4.be/p020241.htm
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ After the season, Walhain was renamed to FC Golden Black and relocated to Beauvechain, but as a result had its license revoked, causing relegation to the Belgian Provincial Leagues.

Belgian Third Amateur Division D[]

Locations of the 2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division D teams

League table[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	(C, P)	24	16	4	4	50	27	+23	52	Promotion to the 2020–21 Belgian Second Amateur Division
2		24	14	5	5	52	23	+29	47
3		24	13	5	6	58	36	+22	44
4		24	13	3	8	40	23	+17	42
5		24	13	3	8	45	34	+11	42
6		24	10	6	8	47	49	−2	36
7		24	10	4	10	49	52	−3	34
8		24	9	7	8	36	40	−4	34
9		24	9	6	9	44	50	−6	33
10		23	8	7	8	47	45	+2	32.35^[a]
11		24	9	5	10	37	33	+4	32
12		24	8	7	9	42	52	−10	31
13		24	8	3	13	27	35	−8	27
14	(R)	24	5	6	13	41	58	−17	21	Relegation to the 2020–21 Belgian Provincial Leagues
15	(R)	23	4	5	14	34	55	−21	17.74^[a]
16	(R)	24	3	2	19	25	62	−37	11

Source: https://www.vbal4.be/p020242z9.htm
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Habay and Meix-devant-Virton had played one match less at the time the competition was stopped, therefore their points were scaled up by a factor 24/23.

References[]

[table_note_WIN0.75095690216448-1] Wingene did not apply for a license and was therefore relegated to the Belgian Provincial Leagues.

[table_note_WAL0.47828755456874-2] After the season, Walhain was renamed to FC Golden Black and relocated to Beauvechain, but as a result had its license revoked, causing relegation to the Belgian Provincial Leagues.

[table_hth_HAB0.78737428029411-3] Habay and Meix-devant-Virton had played one match less at the time the competition was stopped, therefore their points were scaled up by a factor 24/23.

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