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2024–25 Belgian Division 1

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Belgian Division 1
Season2024–25
Dates31 August 2024 – 29 May 2025
PromotedVV: Jong KAA Gent
ACFF: Olympic Charleroi
RelegatedVV: Cappellen, Heist, Young Reds Antwerp
ACFF: Binche
Top goalscorerVV: Yacine Bentayeb (22 goals)
ACFF: Léandro Rousseau (22 goals)

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

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Out

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In

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Format changes

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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 30 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Jong KAA Gent (C, P) 30 19 5 6 63 31 32 62 Promoted to the Challenger Pro League
2 Knokke 30 14 14 2 53 31 22 56
3 Hasselt 30 15 7 8 50 28 22 52
4 Tienen 30 14 4 12 39 34 5 46
5 Dessel 30 13 7 10 62 47 15 46
6 Thes 30 12 9 9 50 42 8 45
7 Ninove 30 12 7 11 39 40 −1 43
8 Lyra-Lierse Berlaar 30 11 10 9 58 51 7 43
9 Jong Cercle 30 12 4 14 54 53 1 40
10 Belisia 30 10 9 11 38 43 −5 39
11 Hoogstraten 30 10 8 12 43 45 −2 38
12 OH Leuven U-23 30 10 6 14 46 53 −7 36
13 Merelbeke 30 8 7 15 33 53 −20 31
14 Cappellen (R) 30 8 5 17 40 72 −32 29 Relegation to Division 2
15 Young Reds Antwerp (R) 30 6 10 14 34 50 −16 28
16 Heist (R) 30 6 8 16 37 66 −29 26
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]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away TIE GNT BEL HAS NIN KNO TES HOO LLB DES CER CAP YRA OHL MER HEI
Tienen — 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–0 0–3 2–1 0–3 4–0 2–1 0–4 2–0 3–0
Jong KAA Gent 2–0 — 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–2
Belisia 0–4 1–1 — 0–4 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 3–0 1–2 2–0 3–2 1–1 2–3
Hasselt 2–1 0–3 0–0 — 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 0–2 2–1
Ninove 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–4 — 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–3 1–1 2–1 4–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–2
Knokke 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–0 — 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 4–3 2–2 1–0 2–0 3–2 2–1
Thes 0–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 — 3–2 3–3 1–1 3–0 4–3 2–1 1–1 5–0 1–1
Hoogstraten 0–0 0–4 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–2 — 1–2 0–1 2–4 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–1
Lyra-Lierse Berlaar 2–2 1–2 4–0 1–0 2–2 3–3 0–3 2–2 — 2–2 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–1 3–0
Dessel 2–1 1–3 0–0 1–1 4–2 2–2 5–0 2–3 5–1 — 3–2 4–1 2–2 4–1 3–1 0–1
Jong Cercle 1–0 0–4 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–4 2–4 2–3 2–3 — 5–1 4–1 2–0 0–0 4–2
Cappellen 2–1 2–3 1–3 4–5 0–1 0–4 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 — 2–2 2–2 1–0 3–2
Young Reds Antwerp 2–0 0–3 0–4 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–4 1–0 — 3–3 1–2 5–0
OH Leuven U23 1–3 0–2 4–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–4 0–2 3–2 3–2 5–0 4–3 — 1–0 1–1
Merelbeke 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–3 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–3 0–5 1–5 4–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 — 3–0
Heist 1–0 4–3 1–3 1–4 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–4 1–5 2–1 1–1 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2025. Source: Nationaal : 1st klasse (in Dutch)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 7 May 2025.[2] [obsolete source]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 France Yacine Bentayeb Dessel 22
2 Nigeria Umar Abubakar Jong KAA Gent 21
3 Belgium Stan Braem Knokke 19
4 Belgium Tibe Vanhaeren Thes 16
5 Belgium Nicolas Orye Hasselt 15
Belgium Jordy Peffer Lyra-Lierse Berlaar
6 Belgium Jef Colman Heist 13
7 Belgium Laurens Symons Cappellen 12
8 Belgium Mehdi Bounou Hasselt 11
9 Belgium Javan Ngoyi Dessel 10
10 Nigeria Abubakar Abdullahi Jong KAA Gent 9
Burundi Vancy Mabanza Tienen
Belgium Jassim Mazouz Jong KAA Gent
Belgium Sam Valcke Hasselt
Belisia
Armenia Ivan Yagan Tienen
11 Belgium Nico Binst Merelbeke 8
Belgium Alain Lufira Ninove
Belgium Louange Muhire Ninove
Knokke
Belgium Jeroen Meeuwis Hoogstraten
Belgium Justin Pieters Knokke
Luxembourg Lucas Prudhomme Knokke
Belgium Luka Vereecken Young Reds
Belgium Tiemen Wijnen Belisia Bilzen
7 goals (9 players)
6 goals (10 players)
5 goals (11 players)
4 goals (22 players)
3 goals (19 players)
2 goals (31 players)
1 goal (74 players)
2 own goals (1 player)
1 own goal (10 players)

ACFF

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

Regular Season

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League table

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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

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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

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Promotion play-offs

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation OLC TUB MON VIR ROC STO
1 Olympic Charleroi (C, P) 10 7 1 2 26 10 16 47 Promoted to Challenger Pro League — 2–2 2–0 5–3 0–2 5–1
2 Tubize-Braine 10 6 3 1 13 6 7 45 1–2 — 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–0
3 Mons 10 3 4 3 9 10 −1 36 0–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–0 4–3
4 Virton 10 2 4 4 8 11 −3 32 1–0 0–1 0–1 — 1–1 2–1
5 Rochefort 10 2 5 3 7 9 −2 27 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 — 1–0
6 Stockay 10 1 1 8 9 22 −13 20 2–4 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 —
Source: Nationaal : 1ste Nationale acff PO+ (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]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted

Relegation play-offs

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation USG ZEB UNA BIN TOU STL
1 Union SG B 9 5 2 2 17 5 12 27 — 11 May 4–0 5–1 2–0 0–1
2 Zébra Élites 9 4 4 1 13 9 4 27 1–0 — 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1
3 Union Namur 9 2 4 3 6 10 −4 22 0–3 0–2 — 2–0 3–0 0–0
4 Binche[a] (R) 9 1 4 4 8 15 −7 18 Relegated to Division 2 0–1 2–2 11 May — 0–0 1–0
5 Tournai 9 0 7 2 4 9 −5 17 1–1 1–1[b] 0–0 1–1 — 11 May
6 SL16 FC 9 2 5 2 7 7 0 16 Relegated to Division 2 1–1 2–3 0–0 2–2 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2025. Source: Nationaal : 1ste Nationale acff PO– (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won.[10]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Binche was refused a license to play in the Belgian Division 1 for the 2025-26 season and is hence considered to be finishing last and will occupy one of the relegation spots. The club has announced it will not appeal the decision.[8]
  2. ^ Following a collision of heads, Tournai player Lemuel Ntalu suffered a cardiac arrest and was reanimated during the match between Tournai and Zébra Élites of 1 March, at a score of 1–0 and with 53 minutes played. The match was stopped and replayed entirely on 18 April.[9]

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 5 May 2025.[11][obsolete source]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Belgium Léandro Rousseau Olympic Charleroi 20
2 Equatorial Guinea Cristian Makaté Union SG B 19
3 Belgium Roman Ferber Olympic Charleroi 13
4 Belgium Dieudonné Lwangi Union Namur 12
5 Belgium Tyron Crame Tubize-Braine 11
Ivory Coast Sekou Koné Stockay
7 Belgium Dylan De Belder Mons 10
Guinea Oumar Traoré Binche
9 Belgium Nelson Azevedo-Janelas Union SG B 9
Belgium Qendrim Bakija Stockay
Belgium Loris Brogno Mons
12 Belgium Axel Lauwrensens Tubize-Braine 8
Belgium Simon Paulet Olympic Charleroi
14 Belgium Mohamed Asri Union SG B 7
Ghana Raymond Asante Zébra Élites
Belgium Yann Gboua SL16 FC
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

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  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 2024/2025 - Season promotion round" (in Dutch). vbal4. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  8. ^ https://www.facebook.com/61564955133691/posts/122154184220498504/?_rdr
  9. ^ https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1160244032772962&id=100063621281031&_rdr
  10. ^ "National Division 1 2024/2025 - Season relegation round" (in Dutch). vbal4. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Spelersstatistieken". Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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