2020–21 Belgian Division 2
The 2020–21 Belgian Division 2 is the fifth season of the division in its current format, placed at the fourth-tier of football in Belgium and the first under this name, after being renamed (Belgian) Division 2 from (Belgian) Second Amateur Division.
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
The division consists of three separate leagues. 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) and contain 16 teams, 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) and contains 17 teams. The champions from each of the three leagues will promote to the 2021–22 Belgian National Division 1.
Team changes
In
- Tubize after finishing in the relegation zone in the 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division.
- Zelzate was promoted after winning the 2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division A.
- Lyra-Lierse was promoted after winning the 2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division B.
- Ganshoren was promoted after winning the 2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division C.
- Warnant was promoted after winning the 2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division D.
- As no promotion play-offs could be held due to the 2019–20 season ending prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, Ninove, Brakel, Wetteren, City Pirates, Heur-Tongeren, Houtvenne and Jette were all promoted based on their finishing position.
- Virton were refused both a professional football license and a remunerated football license, meaning they were relegated two levels, coming in directly from the 2019–20 Belgian First Division B.
Out
- Knokke was promoted after winning the 2019–20 Belgian Second Amateur Division A.
- Tienen was promoted after winning the 2019–20 Belgian Second Amateur Division B.
- Francs Borains was promoted after winning the 2019–20 Belgian Second Amateur Division C.
- Hamme, Sint-Niklaas, Namur FLV and Onhaye were all relegated after finishing in the relegation positions the previous season.
- Duffel did not complete the previous season due to financial difficulties and was hence automatically relegated.
- Vosselaar and Tilleur decided not to apply for a football license, while Geel did apply for a license but wasn't awarded one, resulting in all three teams being relegated.
Merger
- Temse merged with Lokeren to become K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse, known as Lokeren-Temse. Strictly speaking, the new club is a continuation of Temse rather than Lokeren, as the latter club has been dissolved.
Belgian Division 2 VFV A
Belgian Division 2 VFV B
Bocholt
Hades
Spouwen-Mopertingen
Wijgmaal
Pepingen-Halle
City Pirates
Heur-Tongeren
Houtvenne
Locations of the 2020–21 Belgian Division 2 VFV B teams
Belgian Division 2 ACFF
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 Flanders | Brakel, Dikkelvenne, RC Gent, Lokeren-Temse, Merelbeke, Ninove, Oudenaarde, Petegem, Ronse, Wetteren and Zelzate | Aalst | – |
| 6 |  Antwerp | none | Berchem, Cappellen, City Pirates, Hoogstraten, Houtvenne and Lyra-Lierse | – |
 Liège | – | – | Hamoir, Solières, Stockay, Verlaine, Waremme and Warnant | |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Limburg | none | Bocholt, Hades, Hasselt, Heur-Tongeren, Spouwen-Mopertingen | – |
 West Flanders | Gullegem, Harelbeke, Menen, Westhoek and Zwevezele | none | – | |
| 4 |  Flemish Brabant | none | Diegem, Londerzeel, Pepingen-Halle and Wijgmaal | – |
| 3 |  Luxembourg | – | – | Durbuy, Givry and Virton |
| 2 |  Brussels | none | none | Ganshoren and Jette |
 Hainaut | – | – | Acren Lessines and RAAL La Louvière | |
 Namur | – | – | Couvin-Mariembourg and Meux | |
 Walloon Brabant | – | – | Rebecq and Tubize |
References
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