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Challenger Pro League
Negara	Belgia
Konfederasi	UEFA
Dibentuk	2016; 8 tahun lalu
Jumlah tim	16
Tingkat pada piramida	2
Promosi ke	Belgian Pro League
Degradasi ke	Belgian National Division 1
Piala domestik	Belgian Cup
Piala internasional	UEFA Europa League (via Belgian Cup)
Juara bertahan liga	RWD Molenbeek ; (2022–23)
Televisi penyiar	Eleven Sports
Situs web	www.proleague.be/cpl
	2023–24 Challenger Pro League

Challenger Pro League adalah divisi tertinggi kedua dalam sistem liga sepak bola Belgia, satu tingkat di bawah Liga Pro Belgia. Itu dibuat oleh Asosiasi Sepak Bola Kerajaan Belgia pada tahun 2016, menggantikan Divisi Kedua Belgia.

Sejarah

Divisi Pertama Belgia B dibentuk pada tahun 2016 sebagai penerus Divisi Kedua Belgia menyusul perombakan sistem liga sepak bola Belgia yang menyebabkan jumlah klub profesional dikurangi menjadi 24 dan jumlah tim di tingkat kedua piramida sepak bola menjadi 8.^[1]

Selama era Divisi Kedua Belgia dari tahun 1973 hingga 2016, pemenang divisi kedua dan pemenang play-off dipromosikan ke divisi pertama. Mulai tahun 2016 dan seterusnya, pemenang divisi dua tidak lagi dijamin mendapat promosi. Liga dibagi dalam dua periode dari 15 pertandingan. Pemenang suatu periode bersaing satu sama lain di final. Jika sebuah tim memenangkan kedua periode, tidak ada final yang dimainkan dan otomatis naik ke level tertinggi. Pada tahun 2017, Lierse menjadi juara liga, tetapi promosi tidak diperbolehkan karena mereka tidak memenangkan satu periode pun. Antwerpen dan SV Roeselare bermain di final.

Klub

Anggota untuk tahun 2023–24

Untuk musim 2023–24 klub-klub berikut akan ambil bagian.

Locations of the 2023–24 Challenger Pro League teams

Nama klub	Kota	Posisi musim lalu season position	Musim pertama mantra saat ini di divisi teratas
Beerschot	Antwerp	2044th	2022–23
Beveren	Beveren	2022nd	2021–22
Club NXT	Bruges	2033rd	2022–23
Deinze	Deinze	2088th	2020–21
Dender EH	Denderleeuw	2099th	2022–23
Francs Borains	Boussu	3033rd (ND1)	2023–24
Jong Genk	Genk	21111th	2022–23
Lierse S.K.	Lier	2055th	2020–21
Lommel S.K.	Lommel	2077th	2018–19
Oostende	Oostende	11616th (JPL)	2023–24
Patro Eisden	Maasmechelen	3011st (ND1)	2023–24
RFC Liège	Liège	3022nd (ND1)	2023–24
RSCA Futures	Anderlecht, Brussels	2066th	2022–23
SL16 FC	Liège	21010th	2022–23
Seraing	Seraing	11818th (JPL)	2023–24
Zulte Waregem	Waregem	11717th (JPL)	2023–24

ikhtisar hasil masa lalu

Musim	Pemenang turnamen pembuka	Pemenang turnamen penutup	Pemenang play-off promosi (Juara)	Kualifikasi play-offs Liga Eropa	Terdegradasi
2016–17	Roeselare	Antwerp	Antwerp	Lierse, Roeselare dan Union SG	Lommel United
2017–18	Beerschot Wilrijk	Cercle Brugge	Cercle Brugge	Beerschot Wilrijk, OH Leuven Lierse	tidak ada ^{[nb 1]}
2018–19	Mechelen	Beerschot Wilrijk	Mechelen	Beerschot Wilrijk, Union SG dan Westerlo	Tubize
2019–20	OH Leuven	Beerschot	Beerschot ^{[nb 2]}	tidak diadakan ^{[nb 3]}	Roeselare and Virton^{[nb 4]}
Musim	Juara		Kualifikasi play-off promosi		Terdegradasi
2020–21	Union SG		Seraing^{[nb 5]}		tidak ada ^{[nb 6]}
2021–22	Westerlo		RWD Molenbeek^{[nb 7]}		Excel Mouscron^{[nb 8]}
Musim	Pemenang musim reguler (Juara)		Kualifikasi play-off promosi		Terdegradasi
2022–23	RWD Molenbeek		tidak ada playoff musum ini		Virton
Musim	Juara	Runner-up	Kualifikasi play-off promosi		Terdegradasi
2023–24	TBD	TBD	TBD		TBD

Catatan kaki

^ Although Tubize finished last and would have been relegated, Lierse went bankrupt and was removed as a team. As a result, Tubize remained in the Belgian First Division B while the matricule of Lierse was removed.
^ Both Beerschot and OH Leuven were promoted as the First Division A was expanded to 18 teams.
^ Not held due to coronavirus pandemic, Beerschot, Lommel, OH Leuven, Union SG, Virton and Westerlo had qualified.
^ No relegation playoffs were played due to the coronavirus pandemic, but both Roeselare and Virton were relegated as they were refused a professional football license due to insufficient proof of financial solvency. Lokeren went bankrupt and was removed as a team.
^ Seraing won the promotion playoff and was promoted as well.
^ Normally, Lierse Kempenzonen would have been relegated due to finishing in last place (except for Club NXT which was ineligible for promotion/relegation as a youth team). However, the general meeting of the Pro League decided on 16 March that no team would be relegated, as the 2020–21 Belgian National Division 1 had been canceled due to measures taken by the Belgian government against the spread of COVID-19 prohibiting amateur football, causing no team to be promoted from that league to fill the gap.
^ RWD Molenbeek lost the promotion playoff and was not promoted.
^ Although Virton finished last and would have been relegated, Excel Mouscron was refused a professional football licence and thus relegated instead.