The 2024–25 Belgian Division 1 is the ninth season of the third-tier football league. It is the first season in which the division is split into two groups VV and ACFF.

Team changes

Out

In

Format changes

Expanding regionalization to all of amateur football for this season saw the league's twenty-eight teams split into two groups:

  • VV consisting of sixteen teams, which will play 38 matches with no play-off.
  • ACFF consisting of twelve teams, which will play 22 matches with play-off matches, as finishing top six clubs will battle for promotion play-off and bottom six clubs will battle for relegation play-off.

VV

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Locations of the 2024–25 Belgian National Division 1 VV teams

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ninove 20 10 6 4 29 17 12 36 Promoted to the Challenger Pro League
2 Tienen 19 11 2 6 30 17 13 35
3 Jong KAA Gent 19 10 4 5 36 24 12 34
4 Knokke 20 8 10 2 30 19 11 34
5 Hasselt 19 9 5 5 28 17 11 32
6 Thes 20 9 4 7 36 30 6 31
7 Belisia 19 9 4 6 28 24 4 31
8 Dessel 20 8 4 8 42 32 10 28
9 Lyra-Lierse Berlaar 19 7 7 5 37 31 6 28
10 Hoogstraten 19 7 6 6 27 26 1 27
11 Jong Cercle 19 6 4 9 23 33 −10 22
12 OH Leuven U-23 19 5 5 9 26 32 −6 20
13 Cappellen 19 5 5 9 26 42 −16 20
14 Young Reds Antwerp 19 4 8 7 23 30 −7 20
15 Merelbeke 19 3 5 11 19 39 −20 14 Relegation to Division 2
16 Heist 19 1 5 13 18 45 −27 8
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2025. Source: Nationaal : 1st klasse (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won.[1]

Results

Home \ Away TIE GNT BEL HAS NIN KNO TES HOO LLB DES CER CAP YRA OHL MER HEI
Tienen — 1–0 26 Jan 2–1 1–0 16 Mar 9 Feb 12 Jan 0–3 2–1 6 Apr 4–0 13 Apr 23 Feb 2–0 3–0
Jong KAA Gent 1 Feb — 0–1 1–2 8 Mar 2–1 18 Jan 12 Apr 22 Mar 3–1 15 Feb 11 Jan 1–1 5 Apr 2–2 2–2
Belisia 0–4 16 Mar — 27 Apr 1–2 23 Feb 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 3–0 30 Mar 2 Feb 12 Jan 1–1 9 Feb
Hasselt 8 Mar 0–3 0–0 — 1–0 18 Jan 5 Apr 22 Mar 15 Feb 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 12 Apr 25 Jan
Ninove 29 Mar 3–1 12 Apr 15 Mar — 1–0 11 Jan 0–0 1 Feb 1–1 2–1 18 Jan 0–1 2–0 2–0 22 Feb
Knokke 2–0 26 Jan 1–1 2–2 16 Feb — 23 Mar 2 Feb 3–1 12 Jan 9 Mar 2–2 1–0 2–0 30 Mar 13 Apr
Thes 0–1 2–2 15 Feb 2–1 2–1 2–2 — 3–2 3–3 1–1 1 Feb 12 Apr 2–1 15 Mar 5–0 29 Mar
Hoogstraten 0–0 0–4 5 Apr 1–0 8 Feb 1–2 22 Feb — 1–2 15 Mar 27 Apr 0–1 18 Jan 3–0 2–1 2–1
Lyra-Lierse Berlaar 2–2 1–2 18 Jan 1–0 2–2 8 Feb 27 Apr 29 Mar — 22 Feb 0–1 2–2 2–2 25 Jan 4–1 15 Mar
Dessel 18 Jan 29 Mar 8 Mar 1 Feb 22 Mar 2–2 5–0 2–3 5–1 — 3–2 4–1 15 Feb 12 Apr 3–1 0–1
Jong Cercle 1–0 0–4 0–0 23 Feb 26 Jan 0–0 0–4 2–4 13 Apr 9 Feb — 16 Mar 30 Mar 2–0 19 Jan 4–2
Cappellen 22 Mar 2–3 1–3 9 Feb 0–1 5 Apr 2–1 25 Jan 9 Mar 27 Apr 1–2 — 2–2 2–2 15 Feb 3–2
Young Reds Antwerp 2–0 8 Feb 0–4 11 Jan 0–0 27 Apr 25 Jan 2–2 6 Apr 2–1 0–4 22 Feb — 3–3 15 Mar 5–0
OH Leuven U23 1–3 0–2 4–2 30 Mar 27 Apr 1–2 3–1 16 Feb 0–2 3–2 23 Mar 2 Feb 9 Mar — 1–0 19 Jan
Merelbeke 27 Apr 22 Feb 22 Mar 0–3 5 Apr 1–1 8 Mar 1–3 11 Jan 25 Jan 4–2 0–1 1–1 8 Feb — 3–0
Heist 15 Feb 27 Apr 1–3 1–4 1–1 1–1 0–1 8 Mar 1–2 5 Apr 11 Jan 1–5 22 Mar 1–1 1 Feb —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: Nationaal : 1st klasse (in Dutch)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 15 December 2024.[2] [obsolete source]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Belgium Tibe Vanhaeren Thes 11
2 France Yacine Bentayeb Dessel 10
3 Belgium Nicolas Orye Hasselt 9
4 Belgium Jordy Peffer Lyra-Lierse Berlaar 8
Belgium Laurens Symons Cappellen
6 Nigeria Abubakar Abdullahi Jong KAA Gent 7
Nigeria Umar Abubakar Jong KAA Gent
Belgium Jef Colman Heist
Belgium Franck Idumbo-Muzambo OH Leuven U23
Republic of the Congo Vancy Mabanza Tienen
6 goals (6 players)
5 goals (6 players)
4 goals (11 players)
3 goals (19 players)
2 goals (29 players)
1 goal (69 players)
2 own goals (1 player)
1 own goal (9 players)

ACFF

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Locations of the 2024–25 Belgian National Division 1 ACFF teams

Regular Season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympic Charleroi 22 15 4 3 54 23 31 49 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
2 Tubize-Braine 22 14 5 3 51 20 31 47
3 Mons 22 13 7 2 39 14 25 46
4 Virton 22 14 2 6 38 26 12 44
5 Stockay 22 9 4 9 31 31 0 31
6 Rochefort 22 8 7 7 27 29 −2 31
7 Union Namur 22 7 3 12 25 40 −15 24 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
8 Binche 22 5 7 10 29 40 −11 22
9 Zébra Élites 22 5 7 10 20 36 −16 22
10 Union SG B 22 5 5 12 25 38 −13 20
11 Tournai 22 4 8 10 18 34 −16 20
12 SL16 FC 22 2 3 17 19 45 −26 9
Source: Nationaal : 1st klasse (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won.[3]

Results

Home \ Away OLC TUB MON VIR STO ROC UNA BIN ZEB USG TOU STL
Olympic Charleroi — 3–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–3 3–0 4–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 3–1
Tubize-Braine 4–1 — 0–0 0–1 1–2 6–2 2–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 3–1 3–0
Mons 2–2 1–1 — 0–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 5–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1
Virton 0–2 0–3 0–2 — 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 0–1 4–2 1–1 3–1
Stockay 1–4 1–1 0–1 2–3 — 2–1 5–1 1–1 3–2 3–0 1–1 2–1
Rochefort 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 — 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–0 1–0
Union Namur 3–3 1–4 0–5 1–3 1–0 0–2 — 2–3 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1
Binche 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–4 0–2 2–1 1–1 — 1–2 1–1 2–1 5–0[a]
Zébra Élites 0–4 0–5[b] 3–2 1–3 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 — 0–0 1–2 0–0
Union SG B 0–2 0–3 2–3 1–2 5–1 0–3 2–1 0–5[c] 0–0 — 4–0 0–2
Tournai 0–4 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 — 0–0
SL16 FC 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–3 0–3 5–1 —
Source: Nationaal : 1st klasse (in Dutch)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match between Binche and SL16 FC ended 1–2, but the result was converted into a 5–0 forfeit win for Binche as SL16 FC was not able to provide the identity documents for all players present.[4]
  2. ^ The match between Zébra Élites and Tubize-Braine ended 2–2, but the result was converted into a 0–5 forfeit win for Tubize-Braine as Zébra Élites had fielded a player who was ineligible at the initial date the match would have been played. The match had been postponed by three weeks due to snowfall and the player had been signed between the original and the new date, which by the rules meant he was still ineligible.[5]
  3. ^ The match between Union SG B and Binche ended 2–2, but the result was converted into a 0–5 forfeit win for Binche as Union SG B did not comply with regulation B4.121 which states that at least half of the registered players must have been trained in the club and at least two-thirds of all registered players have been trained in Belgium.[6]

Play-offs

Promotion play-offs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation OLC TUB MON VIR STO ROC
1 Olympic Charleroi 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 28 Promoted to Challenger Pro League — 29 Mar 2–0 12 Apr 22 Mar 10 May
2 Tubize-Braine 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 27 26 Apr — 12 Apr 22 Mar 10 May 2–1
3 Mons 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 23 5 Apr 8 Mar — 10 May 26 Apr 22 Mar
4 Virton 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 22 8 Mar 3 May 15 Mar — 5 Apr 26 Apr
5 Stockay 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 19 4 May 16 Mar 30 Mar 1–0 — 13 Apr
6 Rochefort 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 16 15 Mar 5 Apr 4 May 30 Mar 8 Mar —
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2025. Source: Nationaal : 1st klasse (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won.[7]

Relegation play-offs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation UNA BIN ZEB TOU USG STL
1 Union Namur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 — 2 Mar 23 Mar 4 May 13 Apr 6 Apr
2 Binche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 11 May — 30 Mar 9 Mar 6 Apr 27 Apr
3 Zébra Élites 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 26 Apr 3 May — 5 Apr 9 Mar 15 Mar
4 Tournai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 15 Mar 12 Apr 1 Mar — 22 Mar 11 May
5 Union SG B 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 10 Relegated to Division 2 29 Mar 15 Mar 11 May 26 Apr — 0–1
6 SL16 FC 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 8 9 Mar 23 Mar 13 Apr 30 Mar 4 May —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2025. Source: Nationaal : 1st klasse (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won.[8]

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 16 February 2025.[9][obsolete source]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Belgium Léandro Rousseau Olympic Charleroi 15
2 Equatorial Guinea Cristian Makaté Union SG B 14
3 Belgium Dylan De Belder Mons 10
4 Belgium Tyron Crame Tubize-Braine 9
Belgium Roman Ferber Olympic Charleroi
Ivory Coast Sekou Koné Stockay
Belgium Dieudonné Lwangi Union Namur
8 Belgium Qendrim Bakija Stockay 8
9 Belgium Loris Brogno Mons 7
Guinea Oumar Traoré Binche
6 goals (6 players)
5 goals (7 players)
4 goals (13 players)
3 goals (11 players)
2 goals (30 players)
1 goal (47 players)
2 own goals (1 player)
1 own goal (6 players)

References

  1. ^ "National Division 1 2022/2023 - Season rules" (in Dutch). vbal4. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Spelersstatistieken". Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. ^ "National Division 1 2022/2023 - Season rules" (in Dutch). vbal4. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid035deNTQSmYzUg6QfYavTvS2kkgWC9KP5hnYNCiBMy4FbNdYLTSvvoD8xSAhNubFKPl&id=100057428470818&locale=fr_FR
  5. ^ https://www.lavenir.net/regions/brabantwallon/sports/2025/02/22/d1-acff-tubize-braine-recupere-deux-points-sur-tapis-vert-M2F5MEBTFZD2PNPOPXUKYPABCU/
  6. ^ https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid029UsWNt2GaD1ztShde2gbSS83hEqV9FfRtzWiqb6LqyCXLVCHZSSCp65t3axrxKbDl&id=100057428470818
  7. ^ "National Division 1 2022/2023 - Season rules" (in Dutch). vbal4. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  8. ^ "National Division 1 2022/2023 - Season rules" (in Dutch). vbal4. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Spelersstatistieken". Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Belgian_Division_1
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