2021–22 Belgian Division 2

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.

Belgian Division 2
Season2021–22

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
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 28 20 6 2 68 24 +44 66 Promotion to the 2022–23 Belgian National Division 1
2 Lokeren-Temse 28 17 6 5 42 23 +19 57
3 Ninove 28 16 6 6 63 27 +36 54
4 Zwevezele 28 15 7 6 58 34 +24 52
5 Olsa Brakel 28 15 7 6 57 35 +22 52
6 Zelzate 28 14 3 11 45 37 +8 45
7 Merelbeke 28 12 6 10 39 37 +2 42
8 Harelbeke 28 11 7 10 48 37 +11 40
9 Gullegem 28 10 7 11 36 44 −8 37
10 Gent-Zeehaven 28 11 3 14 37 42 −5 36
11 Dikkelvenne 28 9 8 11 39 45 −6 35
12 Oudenaarde 28 10 4 14 33 45 −12 34
13 Westhoek 28 9 3 16 43 57 −14 30
14 Wetteren 28 5 5 18 28 57 −29 20
15 Menen 28 5 3 20 31 73 −42 18 Relegation to the 2022–23 Belgian Division 3
16 Ronse 28 3 3 22 20 70 −50 12
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2022. 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
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 28 21 3 4 69 21 +48 66 Promotion to the 2022–23 Belgian National Division 1
2 Aalst 28 16 6 6 55 32 +23 54
3 Lyra-Lierse 28 16 5 7 49 27 +22 53
4 Cappellen 28 14 5 9 50 40 +10 47
5 Belisia 28 13 7 8 35 32 +3 46
6 Bocholt 28 13 6 9 43 36 +7 45
7 City Pirates 28 13 4 11 43 48 −5 43
8 Londerzeel 28 10 8 10 35 33 +2 38
9 Hasselt 28 10 4 14 38 44 −6 34
10 Berchem 28 8 9 11 35 42 −7 33
11 Diegem 28 8 8 12 34 44 −10 32
12 Heur-Tongeren 28 8 7 13 36 46 −10 31
13 Hades 28 6 11 11 32 43 −11 29
14 Pepingen-Halle 28 6 7 15 33 49 −16 25
15 Wijgmaal 28 6 6 16 29 52 −23 24 Relegation to the 2022–23 Belgian Division 3
16 Houtvenne 28 4 8 16 25 52 −27 20
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2022. 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
Acren Lessines
Hamoir
Solières
Waremme
Durbuy
Couvin-Mariembourg
Givry
Verlaine
Stockay
Warnant
Ganshoren
Jette
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 28 25 0 3 72 15 +57 75 Promotion to the 2022–23 Belgian National Division 1
2 Meux 28 17 8 3 64 31 +33 59
3 Warnant 28 15 10 3 53 23 +30 55
4 Rebecq 28 14 7 7 52 36 +16 49
5 Tubize-Braine 28 15 4 9 57 42 +15 49
6 Ganshoren 28 13 6 9 40 31 +9 45
7 Solières 28 12 8 8 70 45 +25 44
8 Hamoir 28 12 7 9 49 48 +1 43
9 Acren-Lessines 28 12 3 13 59 57 +2 39
10 Jette 28 9 6 13 32 43 −11 33
11 Waremme 28 9 4 15 46 53 −7 31
12 Stockay 28 8 5 15 32 54 −22 29
13 Couvin-Mariembourg 28 6 6 16 29 52 −23 24
14 Verlaine 28 6 5 17 27 53 −26 23 Relegation to the 2022–23 Belgian Division 3
15 Givry 28 5 7 16 31 56 −25 22
16 Durbuy 28 2 2 24 16 90 −74 8
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2022. 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 FlandersBrakel, Dikkelvenne, RC Gent, Lokeren-Temse, Merelbeke, Ninove, Oudenaarde, Petegem, Ronse, Wetteren and ZelzateAalst–
6  AntwerpnoneBerchem, Cappellen, City Pirates, Hoogstraten, Houtvenne and Lyra-Lierse–
 Liège––Hamoir, Solières, Stockay, Verlaine, Waremme and Warnant
5  LimburgnoneBelisia, Bocholt, Hades, Hasselt, Heur-Tongeren–
 West FlandersGullegem, Harelbeke, Menen, Westhoek and Zwevezelenone–
4  Flemish BrabantnoneDiegem, Londerzeel, Pepingen-Halle and Wijgmaal–
2  BrusselsnonenoneGanshoren and Jette
 Hainaut––Acren Lessines and RAAL La Louvière
 Luxembourg––Durbuy and Givry
 Namur––Couvin-Mariembourg and Meux
 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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