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The Flemish Division 1, commonly referred to as simply 1e Afdeling Voetb VL in Dutch, and the Walloon Division 1, or simply Division Un in French, are the two semi-professional and the third-highest divisions in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Challenger Pro League.
Under the first four levels in the league system, the competition is organized by the Provinces of Belgium, with the notable exception of the three entities that were created from the 1995 breakup of the former Province of Brabant – Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant and the Brussels Capital Region – whose clubs are split into two former ...
Initially it was known as the Belgian First Amateur Division, but due to the negative connotation of the word amateur the league was renamed to Belgian National Division 1 from the 2019–20 season onwards. Then, from the 2024–25 season, a split was made into two separate divisions, with the teams holding a Flemish license and those playing ...
1 Belgian Pro League 16 clubs 2 relegations + 1 relegation play-off 2 Challenger Pro League 16 clubs 2 promotions + 1 promotion play-off 2 relegations Semi-/Non-Professional Leagues: 3 Flemish Division 1 VV 16 clubs 1 promotion, 1 relegation Walloon Division 1 ACFF 12 clubs 1 promotion, 1 relegation 4 Belgian Division 2 VV 36 clubs divided in 2 ...
Since 2006, each division is composed of 16 clubs. The regular season is thus composed of 30 matchdays, generally played on Sunday. The nine league winners of the regular season qualify for the Belgian Division 3 (until 2020 the Third Amateur Division and until 2015 the Belgian Fourth Division), as well as the second placed teams of the three most active provinces of the previous season, i.e ...
Belgian National Division 1 1906 Royal Capellen: Belgian National Division 1 1908 Anderlecht: Belgian Pro League Most successful club of Belgium 1909 RWD Molenbeek: Dissolved due to Bankruptcy Strictly speaking, former RWDM is hence the successor of K. Standaard Wetteren in 1953 1912 Olympic Charleroi CF: Belgian National Division 1: 1912 KFC ...
A total of 79 association football clubs in Belgium have yet played in the Belgian First Division since its creation in 1895. [1] Those clubs are listed here alphabetically. The last spell in the first division is indicated in brackets. Teams in bold are teams playing in the 2022-23 season.
The 'Classico': Anderlecht vs. Standard Liège [1] The Topper: R.S.C. Anderlecht–Club Brugge KV rivalry: Anderlecht vs. Club Brugge. The Battle of Flanders: Club Brugge vs. Gent. Named after the Battle of Flanders, a name given to several historic actual battles fought in the region, during World War I. [2]