2024–25 Challenger Pro League
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Season | 2024–25 |
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← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
The 2024–25 season of the Challenger Pro League is scheduled to begin in August 2024 and end in May 2025. It will be the third season under its new name after being renamed from First Division B.
Team changes
Incoming
- La Louvière and Lokeren-Temse were promoted from the 2023–24 Belgian National Division 1. Both clubs will play their first-ever season at the second level, although they both represent new versions of older successful defunct teams which even played at the highest level: R.A.A. Louviéroise and K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen.
- Eupen and RWDM were relegated from the 2023–24 Belgian Pro League. Eupen returns after 8 years in the top flight, RWDM after just one.
Outgoing
- Beerschot and Dender EH were promoted to the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League, respectively as champions and runners-up.
- SL16 FC were relegated to the 2024–25 Belgian National Division 1 after finishing in the bottom position.
- Oostende dissolved at the end of last season.
Team information
Stadiums and locations
Matricule | Club | City | First season of current spell at second level |
Coming from | 2023-24 result | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4068 | Beveren | Beveren | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division B | 8th (CPL) | Freethiel Stadion | 8,190 |
3 | Club NXT | Bruges[a] | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 9th (CPL) | Schiervelde Stadion | 8,340 |
818 | Deinze | Deinze | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 3rd (CPL) | Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion | 7,515 |
4276 | Eupen | Eupen | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 16th (BPL) | Kehrwegstadion | 8,363 |
5192 | Francs Borains | Boussu | 2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 14th (CPL) | Stade Robert Urbain | 6,000 |
322 | Jong Genk | Genk | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 10th (CPL) | Luminus Arena | 24,956 |
94 | La Louvière | La Louvière | 2024–25 | Belgian National Division 1 | 1st (NatD1) | Stade du Tivoli | 12,500 |
3970 | Lierse Kempenzonen | Lier | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 11th (CPL) | Herman Vanderpoortenstadion | 14,538 |
4297 | Lokeren-Temse | Lokeren | 2024–25 | Belgian National Division 1 | 2nd (NatD1) | Daknamstadion | 12,136 |
2554 | Lommel SK | Lommel | 2018–19 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 4th (CPL) | Soevereinstadion | 8,000 |
3434 | Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | Maasmechelen | 2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 6th (CPL) | Gemeentelijk Sportparkstadion | 5,500 |
4 | RFC Liège | Liège | 2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 7th (CPL) | Stade de Rocourt | 8,000 |
167 | RFC Seraing | Seraing | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 15th (CPL) | Stade du Pairay | 8,207 |
35 | RSCA Futures | Anderlecht, Brussels | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 12th (CPL) | King Baudouin Stadium | 38,000 |
5479 | RWD Molenbeek | Molenbeek, Brussels | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 15th (BPL) | Edmond Machtens Stadium | 12,266 |
5381 | Zulte Waregem | Waregem | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 5th (CPL) | Regenboogstadion | 12,500 |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Beveren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promoted to Pro League |
2 | Club NXT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ineligible for promotion and promotion play-offs |
3 | Deinze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promoted to Pro League |
4 | Eupen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
5 | Francs Borains | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Jong Genk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ineligible for promotion and promotion play-offs |
7 | La Louvière | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
8 | Lierse Kempenzonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Lokeren-Temse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Lommel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | RFC Liège | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | RSCA Futures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ineligible for promotion and promotion play-offs |
14 | RWD Molenbeek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | Seraing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to National Division 1 |
16 | Zulte Waregem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on TBD July 2024. Source: Challenger Pro League
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.[1]
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.[1]
- ^ Club NXT did not play its home matches at the same venue as the A-squad of Club Brugge (the Jan Breydel Stadium) but rather they moved to Roeselare to play in the Schiervelde Stadion.
Number of teams by provinces
Number of teams | Province or region | Team(s) |
---|---|---|
3 | East Flanders | Beveren, Deinze and Lokeren-Temse |
Liège | Eupen, RFC Liège and RFC Seraing | |
Limburg | Jong Genk, Lommel and Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | |
2 | Brussels | RSCA Futures and RWDM |
Hainaut | Francs Borains and La Louvière | |
West Flanders | Club NXT and Zulte Waregem | |
1 | Antwerp | Lierse Kempenzonen |
Notes
References
- ^ "General terms Belgian competition" (PDF). kbvb.be. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2017.