Belgian Women's First Division
Founded | 1973 |
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Country | Belgium |
Confederation | KBVB |
Number of teams | 14 |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | Super League |
Relegation to | Second Division |
Domestic cup(s) | Belgian Women's Cup |
Most championships | Standard de Liege (15) |
The Belgian Women's First Division (Dutch: Eerste Klasse, French: Première Division, German: Erste Division) is the second highest women's football league of Belgium.
The league was the top level league until 2011–12. It was first played in 1973–74. From 2012 to 2013 to 2014–16 Belgium's best teams play in the joint league with the best Dutch teams in the BeNe League. The champion of the league qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League.
In 2015/16 the top level Super League was established above the First Division.[1]
Format[]
For the season 2014–15, 14 teams participate, playing a double round-robin schedule to decide the champion. The bottom team is relegated to the Belgian Women's Second Division, the 3rd level. The 13th-placed team played a relegation match against the 2nd-placed team of the second division.
2019-2020 Teams[]
Team | Home city | Home ground |
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Standard Femina de Liège B | Luik | |
Club Brugge | Bruges | |
Merkem | ||
Massenhoven | ||
Zulte Waregem | Zulte | |
Melle | ||
Kontich FC | Kontich | |
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert | ||
Saint-Ghislain | ||
Tongeren | ||
Mol | ||
Eendracht Aalst | Aalst | |
Genk | ||
Beveren-Waas |
Belgian Champions[]
The winners of the first division were Belgian champions until 2012 when the league was superseded by the BeNe League.[2][3] The first two seasons featured local competitions, at the end of the season the winners played for the championship.
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Notes |
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1971–72 | Astro Begijnendijk | |||
1972–73 | Astro Begijnendijk | |||
1973–74 | St-Nicolas FC Liège | |||
1974–75 | Astro Begijnendijk | |||
1975–76 | Standard Fémina de Liège | |||
1976–77 | Standard Fémina de Liège | |||
1977–78 | Standard Fémina de Liège | |||
1978–79 | Herk Sport | |||
1979–80 | Sefa Dames Herentals | |||
1980–81 | Cercle Brugge | |||
1981–82 | Standard Fémina de Liège | |||
1982–83 | RWD Herentals | |||
1983–84 | Standard Fémina de Liège | |||
1984–85 | Standard Fémina de Liège | |||
1985–86 | Standard Fémina de Liège | |||
1986–87 | Brüssel D. 71 | |||
1987–88 | RWD Herentals | |||
1988–89 | Herk Sport | |||
1989–90 | Standard Fémina de Liège | |||
1990–91 | Standard Fémina de Liège | |||
1991–92 | Standard Fémina de Liège | |||
1992–93 | Herk Sport | |||
1993–94 | Standard Fémina de Liège | |||
1994–95 | RSC Anderlecht | |||
1995–96 | Eendracht Aalst | |||
1996–97 | RSC Anderlecht | |||
1997–98 | RSC Anderlecht | |||
1998–99 | Eendracht Aalst | |||
1999–00 | Eendracht Aalst | RSC Anderlecht | KFC Rapide Wezemaal | |
2000–01 | Eendracht Aalst | |||
2001–02 | Eendracht Aalst | KFC Rapide Wezemaal | Standard Fémina de Liège | |
2002–03 | SK Lebeke-Aalst | KFC Rapide Wezemaal | Standard Fémina de Liège | |
2003–04 | KFC Rapide Wezemaal | RSC Anderlecht | Eva's Kumtich | |
2004–05 | KFC Rapide Wezemaal | Eva's Kumtich | RSC Anderlecht | |
2005–06 | KFC Rapide Wezemaal | RSC Anderlecht | DVC Zuid-West Vlaanderen | |
2006–07 | KFC Rapide Wezemaal | RSC Anderlecht | K. Vlimmeren Sport | |
2007–08 | KVK Tienen | RSC Anderlecht | FCL Rapide Wezemaal | |
2008–09 | Standard Fémina de Liège | KVK Tienen | K. Sint-Truidense VV | |
2009–10 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | Standard Fémina de Liège | Sinaai Girls | |
2010–11 | Standard Fémina de Liège | RSC Anderlecht | Lierse SK | [4] |
2011–12 | Standard Fémina de Liège | RSC Anderlecht | Lierse SK |
League winners since 2013[]
Winners of the First Division as a second level league.
- 2012/13: DVC Eva's Tienen
- 2013/14: DVC Eva's Tienen
- 2014/15: DVC Eva's Tienen
- 2015/16: Standard Liège II
- 2016/17: AA Gent II
Record champions[]
Listed are the number of championships from 1972 to 2012.
Titles | Team |
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15 | Standard de Liège (incl. St-Nicolas FC Liège) |
5 | Eendracht Aalst Sint-Truidense VV (incl. KFC Rapide Wezemaal) |
4 | RSC Anderlecht (incl. Brüssel D. 71) |
3 | Astro Begijnendijk Herk Sport RWD Herentals (incl. Sefa Dames Herentals) |
1 | Cercle Brügge SK Lebeke-Aalst KVK Tienen |
See also[]
- Super League
References[]
- ^ "Royal Belgian FA".
- ^ "Landskampioenen (Dames)". footbel.be. 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ "Belgium – List of Women Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ "Standard Fémina de Liège is kampioen bij de vrouwen" (in Dutch). KBVB. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
External links[]
- soccerway.com, Standings, results and fixtures
- Belgian Women's First Division
- Sports leagues established in 1973
- 1973 establishments in Belgium