2021–22 Belgian Division 2

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Belgian Division 2
Season2021–22

The 2021–22 Belgian Division 2 is the sixth season of the division in its current format, placed at the fourth-tier of football in Belgium. As the previous season was cancelled in January 2021 due to governmental measures against COVID-19 prohibiting amateur football,[1] the division features nearly exactly teams.

As before the division consists of three separate leagues of 16 teams each. Leagues VFV A and VFV B consist of teams with a license from the Voetbalfederatie Vlaanderen (VFV, the Flemish/Dutch speaking wing of the Belgian FA), while the ACFF league contains teams with a license from the Association des Clubs Francophones de Football (ACFF, the French-speaking wing of the RBFA). The champions from each of the three leagues will be promoted to the 2022–23 Belgian National Division 1.

Team changes[]

In[]

No new clubs entered as the previous season was cancelled.

Out[]

Mergers[]

  • AFC Tubize merged with Stade Braine (which was playing at a lower level) to become Royale Union Tubize-Braine, known as Tubize-Braine.
  • Spouwen-Mopertingen de-facto merged with Bilzerse Waltwilder (which was playing at a lower level) to become S.V. Belisia, known as Belisia. In strict sense it is not a merger, as Bilzerse Waltwilder continues to exist, playing only in the youth competitions under the new name Bilzen Youth.

Belgian Division 2 VFV A[]

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Locations of the 2020–21 Belgian Division 2 VFV A teams

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Petegem 16 11 3 2 46 18 +28 36 Promotion to the 2022–23 Belgian National Division 1
2 Ninove 16 11 3 2 35 12 +23 36
3 Lokeren-Temse 16 10 3 3 24 10 +14 33
4 Zwevezele 15 9 5 1 38 18 +20 32
5 Olsa Brakel 16 9 4 3 29 16 +13 31
6 Gullegem 16 8 1 7 21 25 −4 25
7 16 7 4 5 25 19 +6 25
8 16 7 2 7 17 22 −5 23
9 Harelbeke 16 6 5 5 25 20 +5 23
10 Oudenaarde 16 6 0 10 19 33 −14 18
11 16 4 6 6 21 28 −7 18
12 Gent-Zeehaven 16 5 2 9 19 29 −10 17
13 16 4 1 11 19 37 −18 13
14 15 3 3 9 18 29 −11 12
15 16 3 1 12 16 37 −21 10 Relegation to the 2022–23 Belgian Division 3
16 Ronse 16 2 1 13 17 36 −19 7
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. 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]

Belgian Division 2 VFV B[]

2021–22 Belgian Division 2 is located in Belgium
Bocholt
Bocholt
Cappellen
Cappellen
Hades
Hoogstraten
Belisia
Belisia
Hasselt
Hasselt
Berchem
Londerzeel
Diegem
Wijgmaal
Aalst
Aalst
Pepingen-Halle
City Pirates
Heur-Tongeren
Houtvenne
Houtvenne
Lyra-Lierse
Lyra-Lierse
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Locations of the 2020–21 Belgian Division 2 VFV B teams

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hoogstraten 16 12 2 2 43 11 +32 38 Promotion to the 2022–23 Belgian National Division 1
2 Lyra-Lierse 15 10 3 2 32 13 +19 33
3 Aalst 16 9 3 4 30 19 +11 30
4 Belisia 16 9 1 6 19 18 +1 28
5 Londerzeel 16 8 4 4 25 15 +10 28
6 Bocholt 16 7 2 7 23 23 0 23
7 Cappellen 15 7 2 6 25 26 −1 23
8 Hasselt 16 6 3 7 19 23 −4 21
9 16 6 2 8 21 28 −7 20
10 Diegem 16 5 5 6 26 28 −2 20
11 Wijgmaal 16 5 4 7 18 21 −3 19
12 Berchem 16 4 5 7 19 26 −7 17
13 16 4 5 7 21 30 −9 17
14 16 3 8 5 18 25 −7 17
15 16 3 2 11 17 31 −14 11 Relegation to the 2022–23 Belgian Division 3
16 Houtvenne 16 2 3 11 17 36 −19 9
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2021. 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]

Belgian Division 2 ACFF[]

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Locations of the 2019–20 Belgian Division 2 ACFF teams

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 La Louvière 16 15 0 1 45 9 +36 45 Promotion to the 2022–23 Belgian National Division 1
2 17 10 4 3 38 21 +17 34
3 17 9 5 3 43 25 +18 32
4 17 9 5 3 34 31 +3 32
5 17 8 7 2 32 14 +18 31
6 17 9 2 6 42 25 +17 29
7 17 8 3 6 27 21 +6 27
8 Rebecq 17 8 3 6 28 23 +5 27
9 Tubize-Braine 17 8 2 7 33 29 +4 26
10 17 6 3 8 19 30 −11 21
11 17 6 2 9 23 34 −11 20
12 16 5 2 9 30 34 −4 17
13 15 3 4 8 20 24 −4 13
14 17 2 4 11 16 37 −21 10 Relegation to the 2022–23 Belgian Division 3
15 17 2 3 12 15 39 −24 9
16 17 1 1 15 12 61 −49 4
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2021. 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]

Number of teams by provinces[]

Number of teams Province or region Team(s) in VFV A Team(s) in VFV B Team(s) in ACFF
12  East Flanders Brakel, , RC Gent, Lokeren-Temse, , Ninove, Oudenaarde, Petegem, Ronse, and Aalst –
6  Antwerp none Berchem, Cappellen, , Hoogstraten, Houtvenne and Lyra-Lierse –
 Liège – – , , , , and
5  Limburg none Belisia, Bocholt, , Hasselt, –
 West Flanders Gullegem, Harelbeke, , and Zwevezele none –
4  Flemish Brabant none Diegem, Londerzeel, and Wijgmaal –
2  Brussels none none and
 Hainaut – – and RAAL La Louvière
 Luxembourg – – and
 Namur – – and
 Walloon Brabant – – Rebecq and Tubize-Braine

References[]

  1. ^ "Amateurcompetities definitief stopgezet, jeugdvoetbal tot U13 blijft mogelijk" [Amateur leagues cancelled definitively, youth matches until U13 remain possible]. sporza (in Dutch). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Belgian Second Amateur Division VFV A 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Belgian Second Amateur Division VFV B 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Belgian Second Amateur Division ACFF 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
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