2019–20 in Belgian football

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Football in Belgium
Season2019–20
Men's football
First Division AClub Brugge
First Division BBeerschot
First Amateur DivisionDeinze
Second Amateur DivisionKnokke (VFV A), Tienen (VFV B) and Francs Borains (ACFF)
Third Amateur Division (VFV A), Lyra-Lierse Berlaar (VFV B), (ACFF A) and (ACFF B)
CupAntwerp
Super CupGenk
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The following article is a summary of the 2019–20 football season in Belgium, which was the 117th season of competitive football in the country and ran from July 2019 until August 2020.

National teams[]

Belgium national football team[]

Main article: Belgium national football team

After starting with four wins out of four during the previous season, Belgium continued its stroll through UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group I, also winning all remaining six matches and thereby qualifying for UEFA Euro 2020 with a perfect record. The tournament itself was however postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[1] and both the preparation matches against Portugal and Switzerland in March which were to be held in Qatar as well as two other matches in June against opponents which were still to be announced, were cancelled.

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group I
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Belgium Russia Scotland Cyprus Kazakhstan San Marino
1  Belgium 10 10 0 0 40 3 +37 30 Qualify for final tournament — 3–1 3–0 6–1 3–0 9–0
2  Russia 10 8 0 2 33 8 +25 24 1–4 — 4–0 1–0 1–0 9–0
3  Scotland 10 5 0 5 16 19 −3 15 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 0–4 1–2 — 2–1 3–1 6–0
4  Cyprus 10 3 1 6 15 20 −5 10[a] 0–2 0–5 1–2 — 1–1 5–0
5  Kazakhstan 10 3 1 6 13 17 −4 10[a] 0–2 0–4 3–0 1–2 — 4–0
6  San Marino 10 0 0 10 1 51 −50 0 0–4 0–5 0–2 0–4 1–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Head-to-head points: Cyprus 4, Kazakhstan 1.
6 September 2019 (2019-09-06) San Marino  0–4  Belgium San Marino Stadium, Serravalle
20:45 Report
  • Batshuayi Goal 43' (pen.), 90+2'
  • Mertens Goal 57'
  • Chadli Goal 63'
 Attendance: 2,523[2]
Referee: (Romania)
9 September 2019 (2019-09-09) Scotland  0–4  Belgium Hampden Park, Glasgow
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Report
  • Lukaku Goal 9'
  • Vermaelen Goal 24'
  • Alderweireld Goal 32'
  • De Bruyne Goal 82'
 Attendance: 25,524[2]
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
10 October 2019 (2019-10-10) Belgium  9–0  San Marino King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
20:45
  • Lukaku Goal 28', 41'
  • Chadli Goal 31'
  • Brolli Goal 35' (o.g.)
  • Alderweireld Goal 43'
  • Tielemans Goal 45+1'
  • Benteke Goal 79'
  • Verschaeren Goal 84' (pen.)
  • Castagne Goal 90'
 Report Attendance: 34,504[2]
Referee: (Greece)
13 October 2019 (2019-10-13) Kazakhstan  0–2  Belgium Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan
15:00 (19:00 UTC+6) Report
  • Batshuayi Goal 21'
  • Meunier Goal 53'
 Attendance: 26,801[2]
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) Russia  1–4  Belgium Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
18:00 (20:00 UTC+3)
  • Dzhikiya Goal 79'
 Report
  • T. Hazard Goal 19'
  • E. Hazard Goal 33', 40'
  • Lukaku Goal 72'
 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) Belgium  6–1  Cyprus King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
20:45
  • Benteke Goal 16', 68'
  • De Bruyne Goal 36', 41'
  • Carrasco Goal 44'
  • Christoforou Goal 51' (o.g.)
 Report
Referee: (Denmark)

UEFA Euro 2020[]

Belgium was to play Denmark, Finland and Russia in Group B in June 2020, however all matches were postponed to 2021.[1]

Friendlies[]

Four friendlies were to be played in preparation for the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, the first two would have been played in March in Qatar against Portugal and Switzerland, while the two others were scheduled for June, with the opponents still unknown. Eventually, all matches were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

2020-03-27 Friendly Belgium  Cancelled  Portugal Doha
Stadium: Education City Stadium
2020-03-30 Friendly Belgium  Cancelled   Switzerland Doha
Stadium: Education City Stadium
2020-06-TBA Friendly Belgium  Cancelled TBA
2020-06-TBA Friendly Belgium  Cancelled TBA

Belgium women's national football team[]

Main article: Belgium women's national football team

Qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 started perfect for the Belgians with four straight wins, with also Switzerland holding the maximum after four games. A few weeks before the crucial match between the joint-leaders, all remaining matches were postponed to the following season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. The UEFA Women's Euro 2021 tournament was pushed back a year to become the UEFA Women's Euro 2021, to avoid coinciding with both the 2020 Summer Olympics and UEFA Euro 2020.[3][4][5] Meanwhile, the team did compete in the 2020 Algarve Cup, reaching 6th place out of 8 teams, while two other friendlies were cancelled.

UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying[]

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying Group H
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 8 7 0 1 37 5 +32 21 Final tournament — 4–0 6–1 6–1 6–0
2   Switzerland 8 6 1 1 20 6 +14 19 Play-offs 2–1 — 6–0 2–0 4–0
3  Romania 8 4 0 4 13 16 −3 12 0–1 0–2 — 4–1 3–0
4  Croatia 8 2 1 5 7 19 −12 7 1–4 1–1 0–1 — 1–0
5  Lithuania 8 0 0 8 1 32 −31 0 0–9 0–3 0–4 1–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Belgium  6–1  Croatia Den Dreef, Leuven
20:30
Report
Attendance: 3,344
Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Norway)
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Romania  0–1  Belgium Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca
17:30 (18:30 EEST) Report
  • De Neve Goal 9'
 Attendance: 1,073
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)
8 November 2019 (2019-11-08) Croatia  1–4  Belgium Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić, Zaprešić
18:00
  • Lubina Goal 40'
 Report
  • Wullaert Goal 15' (pen.)
  • Philtjens Goal 31', 56'
  • De Caigny Goal 81'
 Attendance: 357
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Belgium  6–0  Lithuania Den Dreef, Leuven
20:30
Report Attendance: 4,587
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)
14 April 2020 (2020-04-14) Belgium  Postponed   Switzerland
Report
9 June 2020 (2020-06-09) Lithuania  Postponed  Belgium
(EEST) Report

Friendlies[]

29 August 2019 Friendly Belgium  3–3  England Den Dreef, Leuven
21:00 (UTC+1)
Report
  • Taylor Goal 22'
  • Mead Goal 26'
  • Parris Goal 75' (pen.)
 Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary)
4 March 2020 2020 Algarve Cup New Zealand  1–1
(7–6 p)		  Belgium Parchal, Portugal
18:00 Chance Goal 37' Report Velde Goal 89' Stadium:
Penalties
  • Bowen Penalty scored
  • Gregorius Penalty scored
  • Stott Penalty scored
  • White Penalty scored
  • Moore Penalty scored
  • Bott Penalty missed
  • Longo Penalty scored
  • Cleverley Penalty scored
7 March 2020 2020 Algarve Cup Portugal  0–1  Belgium Parchal, Portugal
17:00 Report De Caigny Goal 65' Stadium:
10 March 2020 2020 Algarve Cup Belgium  0–4  Denmark Lagos, Portugal
7:30
  • Harder Goal 6'
  • Thomsen Goal 13'
  • Christiansen Goal 40'
  • Pedersen Goal 47'
 Stadium:
9 April 2020 Friendly Belgium  Cancelled  Norway
5 June 2020 Friendly Netherlands  Cancelled  Belgium Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda

Belgium national under-21 football team[]

Main article: Belgium national under-21 football team

The U21 started their 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying campaign and were scheduled to play their first five matches. However the final match against Bosnia-Herzegovina was postponed to the following season due to COVID-19.

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 8 6 0 2 22 10 +12 18 Final tournament — 2–3 1–0 2–1 4–1
2  Belgium 8 4 1 3 18 9 +9 13 4–1 — 0–0 5–0 4–1
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 3 2 3 9 7 +2 11 0–2 3–2 — 1–0 4–0
4  Wales 8 3 0 5 8 15 −7 9 1–5 1–0 1–0 — 3–0
5  Moldova 8 2 1 5 6 22 −16 7 0–5 1–0 1–1 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
6 September 2019 (2019-09-06) Wales  1–0  Belgium Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
18:00 (17:00 BST)
Report Attendance: 304
Referee: Danilo Grujić (Serbia)
10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) Belgium  0–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina Den Dreef, Leuven
20:00 Report Attendance: 823
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)
15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) Belgium  4–1  Moldova Den Dreef, Leuven
20:00
Report
Attendance: 886
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg (Sweden)
17 November 2019 (2019-11-17) Germany  2–3  Belgium Schwarzwald-Stadion, Freiburg
16:00
  • Schlotterbeck Goal 38'
  • Vanheusden Goal 81' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Vanheusden Goal 26'
  • Openda Goal 43', 70'
 Attendance: 16,504
Referee: Fábio José Costa Veríssimo (Portugal)
31 March 2020 (2020-03-31) Bosnia and Herzegovina  Postponed  Belgium
Report

Belgium national under-19 football team[]

Main article: Belgium national under-19 football team

The U19 took part in the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying campaign. The team easily passed the qualifying round, moving into the elite round, before the tournament was cancelled entirely and qualification was stopped.

2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification[]

Qualifying Round[]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium (H) 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Elite round
2  Iceland 3 2 0 1 9 7 +2 6
3  Greece 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 3
4  Albania 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
13 November 2019 (2019-11-13) Iceland  0–3  Belgium , Tessenderlo
14:30 Report
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) Belgium  2–1  Albania Luminus Arena Stadium B, Genk
19:30
Report
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)
19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) Belgium  1–0  Greece , Maasmechelen
14:30
  • Goal 90+3'
 Report Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)
Elite Round[]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  North Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 25 March 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
25 March 2020 (2020-03-25) Bulgaria  Cancelled  Belgium
Report
28 March 2020 (2020-03-28) Belgium  Cancelled  North Macedonia
Report
31 March 2020 (2020-03-31) Belgium  Cancelled  Spain
Report

Friendlies[]

8 August 2019 SBS Cup Japan  2–0  Belgium Fujieda Soccer Stadium, Fujieda
  • Oda Goal 30'
  • Fujio Goal 54'
9 August 2019 SBS Cup Belgium  1–5  Colombia Fujieda Soccer Stadium, Fujieda
  • Goal 52'
  • Goal 21', 34'
  • Goal 40'
  • Goal 65'
  • Arroyo Goal 80+6'
11 August 2019 SBS Cup Shizuoka U-18 Selection 2–2
(3–4 p)		  Belgium Fujieda Soccer Stadium, Fujieda
  • Goal 30'
  • Goal 38'

Men's football[]

League season[]

Promotion and relegation[]

The following teams had achieved promotion or suffered relegation going into the 2019–20 season.

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
First Division A
  • KV Mechelen
  • Lokeren
First Division B
  • Virton
  • Tubize
First Division Amateur Division
  • Aalst
  • Geel
  • Knokke
  • Oudenaarde
Second Division Amateur Division
  • Brakel
  • Turnhout
  • Wallonia Walhain
Third Division Amateur Division
  • Ninove
  • Racing Mechelen
  • Woluwe-Zaventem

Coronavirus impact & License troubles[]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, all professional matches were postponed mid-March. A few weeks later the board of directors of the Belgian Pro League proposed to cancel permanently all remaining matches, take the standings as of March 12 counting as final and award the title to Club Brugge, with the proposal to be accepted at the general meeting on 15 May 2020. UEFA criticized the decision to stop the competition early, threatening to not allow any Belgian clubs to take part in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League and 2020–21 UEFA Europa League unless they tried everything possible to complete as many matches as possible before the extended deadline of early August. In the amateur leagues, all remaining matches were canceled as well, and points of teams that had played fewer matches were scaled up before completing the final standings, while all playoff matches were canceled and only direct promotions and relegations were carried out.

Despite stopping all matches in both the 2019–20 Belgian First Division A and 2019–20 Belgian First Division B, several unresolved issues remain, which were to be solved by a group of experts to come with a proposal by mid-May:

  • Which team will relegate from the Belgian First Division A? Last place Waasland-Beveren was only two points behind Oostende and thus mathematically had a chance to avoid relegation with one match to play.
  • Which team will promote from the Belgian First Division B? Period champions Oud-Heverlee Leuven and Beerschot should have played a two-legged promotion playoff to determine the champion, but had only completed the first leg at the time the outbreak occurred.
  • What to do with the 2020 Belgian Cup Final? Club Brugge and Antwerp were to play the final on 22 March 2020.

The easiest solution would involve having no relegation and allowing both Oud-Heverlee Leuven and Beerschot to be promoted, playing one season with 18 teams without playoffs. Meanwhile, the 2020 Belgian Super Cup (scheduled to be played towards the end of July) could be canceled, with the cup final to be played on that date instead. While many clubs seemed to support this proposal, no final consensus was reached in the months of March and April, as the general meeting was postponed several times.

To complicate matters further, on 8 April 2020, the license commission decided not to award a professional football license to no less than seven (of 24) professional clubs, nearly always for insufficient proof of financial solvency. This included three teams from the 2019–20 Belgian First Division A (Standard Liège, Excel Mouscron and Oostende) and four from the 2019–20 Belgian First Division B (Lokeren, Lommel, Roeselare and Virton). All seven clubs appealed the decision at the Belgian Court for Sports Arbitrage, but only Standard Liège, Excel Mouscron, Oostende, and Lommel were awarded a license while Lokeren went bankrupt and ceased to exist and both Roeselare and Virton were refused a license and thereby forced to relegate. As a result, there are only 21 professional teams left, meaning more than just one team will need to be promoted from the 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division. In that division, only had two teams received a professional football license (Deinze and RWDM47) at first instance, but eventually, the appeals of Seraing and Lierse Kempenzonen were upheld, meaning there are four eligible teams.

In the days before the decision by the general meeting, several clubs sent around their proposal with their vision on how the season should come to an end, with opinions differing hugely:

  • On 10 May 2020, league leaders Club Brugge (who are against the playoff system) proposed to stop the season with the standings as final. Waasland-Beveren would be spared of relegation while both Beerschot and OH Leuven would be promoted and the 2020–21 Belgian First Division A would thus be played with 18 teams, without playoffs. In their proposal, the cup final would be played on 1 or 2 August and newly signed players would be allowed.[6]
  • On 11 May 2020, Standard Liège (who would prefer keeping the playoff system) reacted by stating that there needed to be consistency in the decisions and it would be unfair to declare a champion but have no relegation. Hence they insisted Waasland-Beveren be relegated and the promotion play-off between Beerschot and OH Leuven to be played without supporters and if needed at a neutral venue to decide the promoting team. The club also hoped the Belgian Cup final could still be completed before the end of the season.[7]
  • On 12 May 2020, Genk agreed to extend the league to 18 teams (as per the proposal of Club Brugge), but also proposed to create a new playoff system, in which after completion of the regular season, the top four teams playoff for the title while teams five through eight play off for the remaining European ticket. In case the coronavirus reemerges, they propose to end the season after 34 matchdays and take those standings as final. They also insist that the current league format should be reinstated as from the 2021–22 season, meaning there would be three teams relegating from the 2020–21 Belgian First Division A. Genk also stated that in case there would be no agreement to stop the current season (80% of votes needed), to declare the current season void (50% of votes needed), which would imply no champion, no relegations and promotions.[8]
  • On 14 May 2020, in preparation for the general meeting of the next day, the group of experts came to a new proposal to be approved at the general meeting, which involved canceling all remaining matches, taking the standings as final with Club Brugge crowned as champions. The 2020–21 Belgian First Division A season will have shortened playoffs, but most importantly will still contain 16 teams, meaning that Waasland-Beveren would be relegated. To determine the team to be promoted, Oud-Heverlee Leuven and Beerschot need to attempt to play the return leg of the promotion playoff. If they cannot complete the match before the deadline, Westerlo would be promoted instead as the team which obtained the most points during the regular season. There will also be an attempt to complete the 2020 Belgian Cup Final before the deadline of August 3 as set by UEFA.[9]

Belgian First Division A[]

Main article: 2019–20 Belgian First Division A
Regular season[]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Club Brugge (C) 29 21 7 1 58 14 +44 70 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Gent 29 16 7 6 59 34 +25 55 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Charleroi 29 15 9 5 49 23 +26 54 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Antwerp (W) 29 15 8 6 49 32 +17 53 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5 Standard Liège 29 14 7 8 47 32 +15 49 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6 Mechelen 29 13 5 11 46 43 +3 44
7 Genk 29 13 5 11 45 42 +3 44
8 Anderlecht 29 11 10 8 45 29 +16 43
9 Zulte Waregem 29 10 6 13 41 49 −8 36
10 Excel Mouscron 29 9 9 11 38 40 −2 36
11 Kortrijk 29 9 6 14 40 44 −4 33
12 Sint-Truiden 29 9 6 14 36 53 −17 33
13 Eupen 29 8 6 15 28 51 −23 30
14 Cercle Brugge 29 7 2 20 27 54 −27 23
15 Oostende 29 6 4 19 29 58 −29 22
16 Waasland-Beveren[b] 29 5 5 19 21 60 −39 20
Source: Belgian First Division A (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[11]
(C) Champion; (W) Cup winner
Notes:
  1. ^ Antwerp qualified for the Europa League group stage as the 2019–20 Belgian Cup winners.[10]
  2. ^ Waasland-Beveren would have been relegated due to finishing last, however following legal proceedings the Belgian Pro League eventually voted in favour of expanding the 2020–21 Belgian First Division A to 18 teams, meaning Waasland-Beveren was spared and both OH Leuven and Beerschot were promoted from the 2019–20 Belgian First Division B.


Belgian First Division B[]

Main article: 2019–20 Belgian First Division B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Westerlo 28 15 4 9 45 30 +15 49
2 Virton[a] (R) 28 14 5 9 44 26 +18 47 Relegation to 2020–21 Belgian Second Amateur Division
3 OH Leuven (Q) 28 14 4 10 45 40 +5 46 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
4 Union SG 28 11 12 5 43 32 +11 45
5 Beerschot (Q) 28 12 7 9 31 32 −1 43 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
6 Lommel 28 6 9 13 21 37 −16 27
7 Roeselare[b] (R) 28 5 11 12 37 54 −17 26 Relegation to 2020–21 Belgian First Amateur Division
8 Lokeren[c] (R) 28 4 8 16 24 49 −25 20 Folded as a team following bankruptcy
Source: Belgian First Division B (in French and Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[15]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ On 12 May 2020, Virton were refused both a professional football license and a remunerated football license, meaning they were relegated two levels, to the 2020–21 Belgian Second Amateur Division.[12]
  2. ^ On 11 May 2020, Roeselare were refused a professional football license, meaning they were relegated to the 2020–21 Belgian First Amateur Division.[13]
  3. ^ Lokeren went bankrupt and ceased to exist.[14]

Belgian First Amateur Division[]

Main article: 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Deinze[a] (C, P) 24 20 2 2 52 16 +36 62 Promotion for the First Division B
2 Tessenderlo 24 12 6 6 32 23 +9 42
3 Seraing[a] (P) 23 11 7 5 42 27 +15 41.74[b] Promotion for the First Division B
4 Heist 24 11 5 8 28 23 +5 38
5 Patro Eisden Maasmechelen 24 10 6 8 25 23 +2 36
6 RWDM47[a] (P) 24 9 7 8 26 25 +1 34 Promotion for the First Division B
7 Dender EH 24 8 7 9 36 34 +2 31
8 Dessel 24 8 7 9 29 29 0 31
9 Rupel Boom 24 7 10 7 35 32 +3 31
10 Olympic Charleroi CF 24 8 6 10 29 33 −4 30
11 Visé 24 7 9 8 32 36 −4 30
12 RFC Liège 23 6 9 8 30 37 −7 28.17[b]
13 Lierse Kempenzonen[a] (P) 24 7 5 12 27 30 −3 26 Promotion for the First Division B
14 La Louvière Centre[c] 24 6 8 10 36 49 −13 26
15 Tubize[d] (R) 24 6 5 13 19 40 −21 23 Relegation to the Second Amateur Division
16 Sint-Eloois-Winkel[c] 24 2 7 15 21 42 −21 13
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.[17]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Eligible for promotion. The deadline for requesting a license for professional football of mid-February revealed that only six teams (Deinze, La Louvière Centre, Lierse Kempenzonen, Patro Eisden Maasmechelen, RWDM47 and Seraing) had applied.[16] Only four of those actually obtained the license. Due to one club dissolving (Lokeren) and two clubs being refused a license (Roeselare and Virton), two extra teams were promoted, the two highest finishers: Seraing and RWDM47. Eventually on 31 July 2020 it was decided that the Belgian First Division A would expand to 18 teams, meaning no team would relegate from, while two teams would be promoted into this division. As a result, two more spots opened up in the 2020–21 Belgian First Division B, which went to Lierse Kempenzonen (highest finisher with license) and the Club Brugge U23 squad.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b As both Seraing and RFC Liège had played one match less, their points were scaled up by a factor 24/23.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Both La Louvière Centre and Sint-Eloois Winkel were spared of relegation despite finishing in the relegation positions, due to Lokeren being dissolved and Virton being refused a license for the first Amateur Division.
  4. ^ Tubize did not meet all the criteria to obtain a license and was penalized with a 3-point penalty for next season (in the Belgian Second Amateur Division).

Belgian Second Amateur Division[]

Main article: 2019–20 Belgian Second Amateur Division
Division A[]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Knokke (C, P) 24 20 3 1 57 15 +42 63 Promotion to the 2020–21 Belgian First Amateur Division
2 Mandel United (P) 24 14 3 7 51 31 +20 45
3 Ronse 24 14 3 7 42 26 +16 45
4 Oudenaarde 24 13 3 8 54 46 +8 42
5 Gent-Zeehaven 24 12 5 7 36 29 +7 41
6 Petegem 24 11 6 7 51 39 +12 39
7 Gullegem 24 11 6 7 36 32 +4 39
8 24 11 5 8 41 28 +13 38
9 Harelbeke 24 10 5 9 30 35 −5 35
10 24 9 4 11 35 37 −2 31
11 24 9 1 14 29 48 −19 28
12 Temse[a] 24 6 6 12 22 38 −16 24
13 24 5 5 14 28 47 −19 20
14 24 4 7 13 25 41 −16 19
15 Sint-Niklaas (R) 24 4 4 16 22 49 −27 16 Relegation to the 2020–21 Belgian Third Amateur Division
16 Hamme (R) 24 3 6 15 34 52 −18 15
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.[18]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Following a merge with Lokeren a new club was created, Lokeren-Temse, to be continued to play at the fourth level (Belgian Second Amateur Division).[14]
Division B[]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tienen (C, P) 23 14 2 7 40 28 +12 44 Promotion to the 2020–21 Belgian First Amateur Division
2 Bocholt 23 12 6 5 38 24 +14 42
3 Aalst 22 12 4 6 38 23 +15 41.82[a]
4 Cappellen 22 10 5 7 34 26 +8 36.59[a]
5 22 9 6 7 32 29 +3 34.5[a]
6 Hasselt 22 8 9 5 29 30 −1 34.5[a]
7 [b] (R) 22 10 2 10 34 31 +3 33.45[a] Relegation to the Belgian Provincial Leagues
8 Diegem 22 9 4 9 26 26 0 32.41[a]
9 Berchem 23 7 7 9 31 35 −4 28
10 Geel[c] (R) 22 7 5 10 25 30 −5 27.18[a] Relegation to the Belgian Provincial Leagues
11 Londerzeel 23 7 6 10 30 37 −7 27
12 Wijgmaal 23 7 5 11 37 38 −1 26
13 23 6 7 10 24 31 −7 25
14 Hoogstraten 22 6 5 11 27 31 −4 24.05[a]
15 22 6 3 13 21 47 −26 21.95[a]
16 [d] (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Belgian Provincial Leagues
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.[21]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Aalst, Cappellen, Diegem, Geel, Hades, Hasselt, Hoogstraten, Spouwen-Mopertingen and Vosselaar had played one match less at the time the competition was stopped, therefore their points were scaled up by a factor 23/22.
  2. ^ On 18 January 2020, Vosselaar announced it would not be applying for a license to play in the national amateur leagues during the 2020–21 season due to the excessive financial costs. As a result, the team will be relegated to Belgian Provincial Leagues (but won't suffer any starting penalty as they will finish the season).[19]
  3. ^ On 22 January 2020, due to financial difficulties, Geel announced that during the 2019–20 transfer window all players and technical staff have been released without any transfer fee, to avoid bankrupting the club. Youth players will play the remaining matches and management will devise a plan for the coming seasons.[19] Eventually, Geel did not receive a license for both the Second and Third Amateur divisions and should normally be relegating to the Belgian Provincial Leagues as well. Geel is, however, appealing the decision to not being awarded a license. If the appeal is successful, they will remain in the Belgian Second Amateur Division.
  4. ^ On 28 January 2020, Duffel announced it would not be competing for the remainder of the season. As per the rules of the Belgian FA, all the results of Duffel were annulled and Duffel will be ranked last and penalized with a further relegation, starting the 2020–21 season at the first level of the Belgian Provincial Leagues (sixth level overall) with a nine-point penalty.[20][19]
Division C[]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Francs Borains (C, P) 24 15 7 2 50 17 +33 52 Promotion to the 2020–21 Belgian First Amateur Division
2 24 13 9 2 46 26 +20 48
3 La Louvière 23 13 7 3 38 18 +20 48[a]
4 Rebecq 24 12 8 4 41 24 +17 44
5 24 13 4 7 48 34 +14 43
6 22 10 4 8 43 37 +6 37.09[b]
7 24 8 11 5 44 39 +5 35
8 24 10 3 11 33 38 −5 33
9 24 8 4 12 45 49 −4 28
10 [c] (R) 23 7 5 11 28 40 −12 27.13[a] Relegation to the Belgian Provincial Leagues
11 22 7 3 12 33 47 −14 26.18[b]
12 23 7 4 12 35 38 −3 26.09[a]
13 24 6 4 14 30 52 −22 22
14 23 6 3 14 26 45 −19 21.91[a]
15 Namur FLV (R) 24 7 0 17 29 53 −24 21 Relegation to the 2020–21 Belgian Third Amateur Division
16 (R) 24 5 6 13 27 39 −12 21
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.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Couvin-Mariembourg, La Louvière, Solières and Tilleur had played one match less at the time the competition was stopped, therefore their points were scaled up by a factor 24/23.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Stockay and Verlaine had played two matches less at the time the competition was stopped, therefore their points were scaled up by a factor 24/22.
  3. ^ Tilleur did not apply for a license and was therefore relegated to the Belgian Provincial Leagues.

Belgian Third Amateur Division[]

Main article: 2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division
Division A[]
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
Source: https://www.vbal4.be/p010241z9.htm
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Wingene did not apply for a license and was therefore relegated to the Belgian Provincial Leagues.


Division B[]
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 (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


Division C[]
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
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:
  1. ^ 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.


Division D[]
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:
  1. ^ Jump up to: 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.


Cup competitions[]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
2019–20 Belgian Cup Antwerp 1–0 Club Brugge
2019 Belgian Super Cup Genk 3–0 Mechelen

Transfers[]

Main articles: List of Belgian football transfers summer 2019, List of Belgian football transfers winter 2019–20, and List of Belgian football transfers summer 2020

UEFA competitions[]

Champions Genk qualified directly for the group stage of the Champions League, while runners-up Club Brugge started in the qualifying rounds. Cup winners KV Mechelen were banned from European football after being found guilty of match-fixing as part of the 2017–19 Belgian football fraud scandal, resulting in their place in the group stage of the Europa League being taken by Standard Liège for finishing third in the league. Finally Antwerp and Gent started in the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds after respectively finishing fourth and fifth.

Date Team Competition Round Leg Opponent Location Score Belgian Team Goalscorers
25 July 2019 Gent Europa League Qual. Round 2 Leg 1, Home Romania Viitorul Constanța Ghelamco Arena, Ghent 6–3 Asare, Dejaegere, Kubo (2), Yaremchuk (2)
1 August 2019 Gent Europa League Qual. Round 2 Leg 2, Away Romania Viitorul Constanța Stadionul Viitorul, Ovidiu 2–1 Yaremchuk
6 August 2019 Club Brugge Champions League Qual. Round 3 Leg 1, Home Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges 1–0 Vanaken
8 August 2019 Antwerp Europa League Qual. Round 3 Leg 1, Home Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels[A] 1–0 Rodrigues
8 August 2019 Gent Europa League Qual. Round 3 Leg 1, Away Cyprus AEK Larnaca AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca 1–1 Yaremchuk
13 August 2019 Club Brugge Champions League Qual. Round 3 Leg 2, Away Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges 3–3 Deli, Vormer, Openda
15 August 2019 Antwerp Europa League Qual. Round 3 Leg 2, Away Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň Doosan Arena, Plzeň 2–1 Mbokani
15 August 2019 Gent Europa League Qual. Round 3 Leg 2, Home Cyprus AEK Larnaca Ghelamco Arena, Ghent 3–0 Depoitre, Jonathan David (2)
20 August 2019 Club Brugge Champions League Play-off round Leg 1, Away Austria LASK Linzer Stadion, Linz 0–1 Vanaken
22 August 2019 Antwerp Europa League Play-off round Leg 1, Away Netherlands AZ De Grolsch Veste, Enschede[B] 1–1 Batubinsika
22 August 2019 Gent Europa League Play-off round Leg 1, Home Croatia Rijeka Ghelamco Arena, Ghent 2–1 Depoitre (2)
28 August 2019 Club Brugge Champions League Play-off round Leg 2, Home Austria LASK Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges 2–1 Vanaken, Dennis
29 August 2019 Antwerp Europa League Play-off round Leg 2, Home Netherlands AZ King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels[A] 1–4 (a.e.t.) Lamkel Zé
29 August 2019 Gent Europa League Play-off round Leg 2, Away Croatia Rijeka Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka 1–1 Plastun
17 September 2019 Genk Champions League Group Stage Matchday 1, Away Austria Red Bull Salzburg Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Wals-Siezenheim 6–2 Lucumí, Samatta
18 September 2019 Club Brugge Champions League Group Stage Matchday 1, Home Turkey Galatasaray Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges 0–0
19 September 2019 Gent Europa League Group Stage Matchday 1, Home France Saint-Étienne Ghelamco Arena, Ghent 3–2 Jonathan David (2), Perrin (o.g.)
19 September 2019 Standard Liège Europa League Group Stage Matchday 1, Home Portugal Vitória de Guimarães Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège 2–0 Hanin (o.g.), M'Poku
1 October 2019 Club Brugge Champions League Group Stage Matchday 2, Away Spain Real Madrid Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 2–2 Dennis (2)
2 October 2019 Genk Champions League Group Stage Matchday 2, Home Italy Napoli Luminus Arena, Genk 0–0
3 October 2019 Gent Europa League Group Stage Matchday 2, Away Ukraine Oleksandriya Arena Lviv, Lviv[C] 1–1 Depoitre
3 October 2019 Standard Liège Europa League Group Stage Matchday 2, Away England Arsenal Emirates Stadium, London 4–0
22 October 2019 Club Brugge Champions League Group Stage Matchday 3, Home France Paris Saint-Germain Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges 0–5
23 October 2019 Genk Champions League Group Stage Matchday 3, Home England Liverpool Luminus Arena, Genk 1–4 Odey
24 October 2019 Gent Europa League Group Stage Matchday 3, Home Germany Wolfsburg Ghelamco Arena, Ghent 2–2 Yaremchuk (2)
24 October 2019 Standard Liège Europa League Group Stage Matchday 3, Away Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Waldstadion, Frankfurt 2–1 Amallah
5 November 2019 Genk Champions League Group Stage Matchday 4, Away England Liverpool Anfield, Liverpool 2–1 Samatta
6 November 2019 Club Brugge Champions League Group Stage Matchday 4, Away France Paris Saint-Germain Parc des Princes, Paris 1–0
7 November 2019 Gent Europa League Group Stage Matchday 4, Away Germany Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg 1–3 Yaremchuk, Depoitre, Ngadeu-Ngadjui
7 November 2019 Standard Liège Europa League Group Stage Matchday 4, Home Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège 2–1 Vanheusden, Lestienne
26 November 2019 Club Brugge Champions League Group Stage Matchday 5, Away Turkey Galatasaray Türk Telekom Stadium, Istanbul 1–1 Diatta
27 November 2019 Genk Champions League Group Stage Matchday 5, Home Austria Red Bull Salzburg Luminus Arena, Genk 1–4 Samatta
28 November 2019 Gent Europa League Group Stage Matchday 5, Away France Saint-Étienne Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne 0–0
28 November 2019 Standard Liège Europa League Group Stage Matchday 5, Away Portugal Vitória de Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães 1–1 Lestienne
10 December 2019 Genk Champions League Group Stage Matchday 6, Away Italy Napoli Stadio San Paolo, Naples 4–0
11 December 2019 Club Brugge Champions League Group Stage Matchday 6, Home Spain Real Madrid Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges 1–3 Vanaken
12 December 2019 Gent Europa League Group Stage Matchday 6, Home Ukraine Oleksandriya Ghelamco Arena, Ghent 2–1 Depoitre (2)
12 December 2019 Standard Liège Europa League Group Stage Matchday 6, Home England Arsenal Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège 2–2 Bastien, Amallah
20 February 2020 Club Brugge Europa League Round of 32 Leg 1, Home England Manchester United Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges 1–1 Dennis
20 February 2020 Gent Europa League Round of 32 Leg 1, Away Italy Roma Stadio Olimpico, Rome 1–0
27 February 2020 Club Brugge Europa League Round of 32 Leg 2, Away England Manchester United Old Trafford, Manchester 5–0
27 February 2020 Gent Europa League Round of 32 Leg 2, Home Italy Roma Ghelamco Arena, Ghent 1–1 Jonathan David
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b
    Antwerp play their home matches at King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, instead of their regular stadium Bosuilstadion, Antwerp, which does not meet UEFA requirements.
  2. ^
    After a roof collapse on 10 August 2019 due to storms at their regular stadium, AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, AZ's playoff qualifying round home match was moved to De Grolsch Veste, Enschede.
  3. ^
    Oleksandriya will play their home matches at Arena Lviv, Lviv, instead of their regular home stadium CSC Nika Stadium, Oleksandriia.

European qualification for 2020–21 summary[]

Competition Qualifiers Reason for Qualification
UEFA Champions League Group Stage Club Brugge 1st in Belgian First Division A
UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round for Non-Champions Gent 2nd in Belgian First Division A
UEFA Europa League Group Stage Antwerp Belgian Cup Winner
UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round Charleroi 3rd in Belgian First Division A
UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round Standard Liège 5th in Belgian First Division A

Managerial changes[]

This is a list of changes of managers within Belgian professional league football:

First Division A[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position Replaced by Date of appointment
Oostende Belgium Franky Van der Elst (caretaker) Replaced End of 2018–19 season Pre-season Norway Kåre Ingebrigtsen 6 May 2019[22]
Mouscron Germany Bernd Storck End of contract End of 2018–19 season Germany Bernd Hollerbach 22 May 2019[23]
Anderlecht France Karim Belhocine (caretaker) Replaced End of 2018–19 season Wales Simon Davies and Belgium Vincent Kompany 25 May 2019[24] and 19 May 2019[25]
Club Brugge Croatia Ivan Leko End of contract[26] End of 2018–19 season Belgium Philippe Clement 24 May 2019[27]
Genk Belgium Philippe Clement Moved to Club Brugge[27] End of 2018–19 season Belgium Felice Mazzù 3 June 2019[28]
Cercle Brugge Belgium (caretaker) End of caretaker spell[29] End of 2018–19 season France Fabien Mercadal 19 June 2019[30]
Charleroi Belgium Felice Mazzù Moved to Genk[28] End of 2018–19 season France Karim Belhocine 21 June 2019[31]
Eupen France Claude Makélélé Mutual consent 14 June 2019[32] Spain Beñat San José 24 June 2019[33]
Waasland-Beveren Bosnia and Herzegovina Adnan Čustović Sacked 26 August 2019[34] 16th Belgium Dirk Geeraerd (caretaker) 26 August 2019[34]
Waasland-Beveren Belgium Dirk Geeraerd (caretaker) Caretaker replaced 2 September 2019[n 1][35] 16th France Arnauld Mercier 2 September 2019[35]
Anderlecht Wales Simon Davies Replaced 3 October 2019[n 2][36] 13th Belgium Jonas De Roeck (caretaker) 3 October 2019
Anderlecht Belgium Jonas De Roeck (caretaker) Replaced 7 October 2019[36] 13th Belgium Franky Vercauteren 7 October 2019
Cercle Brugge France Fabien Mercadal Sacked 7 October 2019[37] 16th Germany Bernd Storck 12 October 2019[38]
Genk Belgium Felice Mazzù Sacked 12 November 2019[39] 9th Germany Hannes Wolf 18 November 2019[40]
Sint-Truiden Belgium Marc Brys Sacked 25 November 2019[41] 11th Belgium Nicky Hayen (caretaker) 25 November 2019[41]
Oostende Norway Kåre Ingebrigtsen Became manager at APOEL FC 28 December 2019[42] 14th Netherlands Dennis van Wijk 31 December 2019[43]
Sint-Truiden Belgium Nicky Hayen (caretaker) Caretaker replaced 2 January 2020[44] 11th Slovenia Miloš Kostić 2 January 2020[44]
Mouscron Germany Bernd Hollerbach Temporarily replaced due to illness 5 February 2020[45] 11th Belgium Philippe Saint-Jean (caretaker) 5 February 2020[45]
Waasland-Beveren France Arnauld Mercier Sacked 23 February 2020[46] 16th Belgium Dirk Geeraerd (caretaker) 23 February 2020[46]
Mouscron Belgium Philippe Saint-Jean (caretaker) Hollerbach recovered from illness 25 February 2020[47] 10th Germany Bernd Hollerbach 25 February 2020[47]
Oostende Netherlands Dennis van Wijk Sacked 2 March 2020[48] 15th Bosnia and Herzegovina Adnan Čustović 3 March 2020[49]

First Division B[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position Replaced by Date of appointment
Roeselare Spain Juanito Contract not prolonged End of 2018–19 season Pre-season Iceland Arnar Grétarsson 31 July 2019 [50]
Virton Belgium Caretaker Replaced Germany Dino Toppmöller 31 May 2019 [51]
Lommel Belgium Tom Van Imschoot Became assistant at Genk 18 June 2019 [52] Iceland Stefán Gíslason 27 June 2019 [53]
Union SG Slovenia Luka Elsner Became manager at Amiens 19 June 2019 [54] Spain Thomas Christiansen 1 July 2019 [55]
Beerschot Belgium Stijn Vreven Sacked 9 October 2019 [56] 5th Argentina Hernán Losada 9 October 2019 [56]
Lommel Iceland Stefán Gíslason Replaced 17 October 2019 [57] 7th Belgium Peter Maes 17 October 2019 [57]
Lokeren Belgium Glen De Boeck Sacked 17 November 2019 [58] Closing tournament: 7th
Overall: 7th 		Belgium Stijn Vreven 19 November 2019 [59]
Roeselare Iceland Arnar Grétarsson Sacked 27 November 2019 [60] Closing tournament: 7th
Overall: 8th 		France Christophe Gamel (caretaker) 27 November 2019 [61]
Virton Germany Dino Toppmöller Resigned 2 December 2019 [62] Closing tournament: 7th
Overall: 3rd 		France Christian Bracconi 4 December 2019 [63]
OH Leuven Belgium Vincent Euvrard Sacked 9 June 2020 [64] Promotion play-offs, lost first leg 1-0 Belgium Marc Brys 16 June 2020 [65]


Notes[]

  1. ^ The announcement of Mercier coming in was made on 30 August 2019, however Geeraerd remained caretaker for the match of 31 August against Charleroi and Mercier would start the job only on September 2nd.
  2. ^ The announcement of Vercauteren coming in was made on 3 October 2019, however Jonas De Roeck was appointed caretaker manager for the match of 4 October 2019 against Charleroi and Vercauteren would start the job only on October 7th.

See also[]

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  40. ^ "Genk gaat voor Hannes Wolf, Wijnants: "Genk worstelt met identiteit"" [Genk chooses Hannes Wolf, Wijnants: "Genk struggling with identity"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2019-11-18.
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  46. ^ Jump up to: a b "Waasland-Beveren neemt in volle degradatiestrijd afscheid van Mercier" [Waasland-Beveren says goodbye to Mercier in the midst of relegation battle] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-02-23.
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  48. ^ "Ook paniekvoetbal bij KV Oostende? Coach Dennis van Wijk is ontslagen" [Panic at KV Oostende as well? Manager Dennis van Wijk sacked] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-03-02.
  49. ^ "Adnan Custovic en Franck Berrier moeten KV Oostende in 1A houden" [Adnan Custovic and Franck Berrier to maintain KV Oostende in 1A] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-03-03.
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  52. ^ "Mazzu kent zijn assistenten voor volgend seizoen" [Mazzu knows his assistants for next season] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2019-06-18.
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  61. ^ "Christophe Gamel nieuwe interim-coach" [Christophe Gamel new caretaker manager] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2019-11-27.
  62. ^ "5e trainerswissel in 1B: Virton neemt afscheid van Toppmöller" [5th managerial change in 1B: Virton says goodbye to Toppmöller] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2019-12-02.
  63. ^ "Christian Bracconi" [Christian Bracconi] (in Dutch). revirton.be. 2019-12-04.
  64. ^ "OHL bedankt coach Euvrard met onmiddellijke ingang voor bewezen diensten" [OHL thanks manager Euvrard for services delivered, who gets sacked] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-06-09.
  65. ^ "OH Leuven legt zijn lot in handen van Marc Brys" [OH Leuven places fate in hands of Marc Brys] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-06-16.
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