2024–25 Belgian National Division 1

Belgian National Division 1
Season2024–25
Dates31 August 2024 - 29 May 2025

The 2024–25 Belgian National 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 Tienen 12 8 1 3 20 9 11 25 Promoted to the Challenger Pro League
2 Hasselt 12 7 3 2 21 8 13 24
3 Jong KAA Gent 11 7 2 2 26 14 12 23
4 Belisia 12 7 2 3 23 16 7 23
5 Ninove 12 6 2 4 15 10 5 20
6 Lyra-Lierse Berlaar 12 5 4 3 24 17 7 19
7 Thes 11 5 2 4 19 19 0 17
8 Hoogstraten 12 5 2 5 18 20 −2 17
9 Knokke 12 3 7 2 16 13 3 16
10 Dessel 12 4 2 6 25 20 5 14
11 Jong Cercle 12 4 2 6 17 24 −7 14
12 Young Reds Antwerp 12 3 5 4 15 23 −8 14
13 Cappellen 12 3 3 6 18 26 −8 12
14 OH Leuven U-23 12 3 2 7 13 22 −9 11
15 Merelbeke 12 2 3 7 14 24 −10 9 Relegation to Division 2
16 Heist 12 1 2 9 11 30 −19 5
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2024. 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 HAS GNT BEL NIN LLB TES HOO KNO DES CER YRA CAP OHL MER HEI
Tienen — 8 Dec 24 Nov 26 Jan 1–0 0–3 9 Feb 12 Jan 16 Mar 2–1 6 Apr 13 Apr 4–0 23 Feb 2–0 3–0
Hasselt 8 Mar — 14 Dec 0–0 1–0 15 Feb 5 Apr 22 Mar 18 Jan 30 Nov 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 12 Apr 25 Jan
Jong KAA Gent 1 Feb 1–2 — 30 Nov 8 Mar 22 Mar 18 Jan 12 Apr 2–1 3–1 15 Feb 6 Dec 11 Jan 5 Apr 2–2 2–2
Belisia 0–4 27 Apr 16 Mar — 8 Dec 2–1 2–1 2–0 23 Feb 1–3 3–0 2 Feb 30 Mar 12 Jan 24 Nov 9 Feb
Ninove 29 Mar 15 Mar 3–1 12 Apr — 1 Feb 11 Jan 30 Nov 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 18 Jan 2–0 2–0 22 Feb
Lyra-Lierse Berlaar 14 Dec 24 Nov 1–2 18 Jan 2–2 — 27 Apr 29 Mar 8 Feb 22 Feb 0–1 2–2 2–2 25 Jan 4–1 15 Mar
Thes 0–1 2–1 10 Dec 15 Feb 2–1 3–3 — 3–2 2–2 14 Dec 1 Feb 23 Nov 12 Apr 15 Mar 7 Dec 29 Mar
Hoogstraten 0–0 1–0 0–4 5 Apr 8 Feb 1–2 22 Feb — 23 Nov 15 Mar 27 Apr 18 Jan 0–1 7 Dec 14 Dec 2–1
Knokke 2–0 2–2 26 Jan 1–1 16 Feb 1 Dec 23 Mar 2 Feb — 12 Jan 9 Mar 1–0 2–2 2–0 30 Mar 13 Apr
Dessel 18 Jan 1 Feb 29 Mar 8 Mar 22 Mar 7 Dec 5–0 2–3 2–2 — 23 Nov 15 Feb 4–1 12 Apr 3–1 0–1
Jong Cercle 1 Dec 23 Feb 0–4 15 Dec 26 Jan 13 Apr 0–4 2–4 0–0 9 Feb — 30 Mar 16 Mar 2–0 19 Jan 4–2
Young Reds Antwerp 2–0 11 Jan 8 Feb 0–4 14 Dec 6 Apr 25 Jan 2–2 27 Apr 2–1 0–4 — 22 Feb 3–3 15 Mar 30 Nov
Cappellen 22 Mar 9 Feb 2–3 1–3 0–1 9 Mar 2–1 25 Jan 5 Apr 27 Apr 8 Dec 2–2 — 24 Nov 15 Feb 13 Dec
OH Leuven U23 1–3 30 Mar 0–2 4–2 27 Apr 0–2 1 Dec 16 Feb 15 Dec 3–2 23 Mar 9 Mar 2 Feb — 1–0 19 Jan
Merelbeke 27 Apr 0–3 22 Feb 22 Mar 5 Apr 11 Jan 8 Mar 1–3 1–1 25 Jan 4–2 1–1 30 Nov 8 Feb — 3–0
Heist 15 Feb 1–4 27 Apr 1–3 23 Nov 1–2 0–1 8 Mar 7 Dec 5 Apr 11 Jan 22 Mar 1–5 1–1 1 Feb —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2024. Source: Nationaal : 1st klasse (in Dutch)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 17 November 2024.[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 France Yacine Bentayeb Dessel 8
Belgium Nicolas Orye Hasselt
Belgium Laurens Symons Cappellen
Belgium Tibe Vanhaeren Thes
5 Nigeria Abubakar Abdullahi Jong KAA Gent 6
Nigeria Umar Abubakar Jong KAA Gent
Republic of the Congo Vancy Mabanza Tienen
Belgium Jordy Peffer Lyra-Lierse Berlaar
9 South Korea Seong-heon Baik Belisia 5
Belgium Franck Idumbo-Muzambo OH Leuven U23
Belgium Javan Ngoyi Dessel
Belgium Hannes Smolders Dessel
Belgium Bernd Stassen Belisia
Belgium Sam Valcke Belisia
4 goals (11 players)
3 goals (15 players)
2 goals (26 players)
1 goal (60 players)
2 own goals (1 player)
1 own goal (4 players)

ACFF

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

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mons 13 9 2 2 29 11 18 29 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
2 Olympic Charleroi 13 8 3 2 34 16 18 27
3 Virton 13 8 1 4 20 16 4 25
4 Tubize-Braine 13 7 3 3 22 12 10 24
5 Stockay 13 6 1 6 21 24 −3 19
6 Zébra Élites 13 5 4 4 17 18 −1 19
7 Rochefort 13 4 5 4 16 18 −2 17 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
8 Tournai 13 3 6 4 12 14 −2 15
9 Union SG B 13 3 4 6 16 21 −5 13
10 Binche 13 3 3 7 19 25 −6 12
11 Union Namur 13 3 2 8 15 28 −13 11
12 SL16 FC 13 1 2 10 6 24 −18 5
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2024. 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 MON OLC VIR TUB STO ZEB ROC TOU USG BIN UNA STL
Mons — 2–2 0–1 25 Jan 2–0 14 Dec 1–0 2–0 16 Feb 5–0 3–1 1 Dec
Olympic Charleroi 18 Jan — 14 Dec 3–2 7 Dec 8 Feb 2–3 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–0 3–1
Virton 7 Dec 0–2 — 0–3 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 23 Nov 8 Feb 18 Jan 11 Jan
Tubize-Braine 0–0 1 Dec 0–1 — 1–2 4–2 18 Jan 3–1 14 Dec 1–0 2–1 8 Feb
Stockay 9 Feb 1–4 2–3 24 Nov — 3–2 2–1 1–1 19 Jan 15 Dec 5–1 2–1
Zébra Élites 3–2 0–4 16 Feb 11 Jan 25 Jan — 0–0 1–2 30 Nov 23 Nov 1–0 0–0
Rochefort 12 Jan 2–1 26 Jan 1–1 1 Dec 2–2 — 9 Feb 1–3 1–1 0–3 1–0
Tournai 23 Nov 16 Feb 30 Nov 1–1 2–0 18 Jan 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 14 Dec 0–0
Union SG B 2–3 11 Jan 1–2 0–3 5–1 0–0 7 Dec 25 Jan — 0–5[a] 8 Feb 0–2
Binche 0–2 25 Jan 1–4 7 Dec 0–2 1–2 16 Feb 11 Jan 1–1 — 30 Nov 5–0[b]
Union Namur 0–5 3–3 1–3 16 Feb 12 Jan 8 Dec 24 Nov 1–0 0–0 2–3 — 26 Jan
SL16 FC 1–2 24 Nov 1–2 0–1 16 Feb 0–3 15 Dec 8 Dec 0–3 19 Jan 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2024. Source: Nationaal : 1st klasse (in Dutch)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.[4]
  2. ^ 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.[5]

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 17 November 2024.[6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Belgium Dylan De Belder Mons 8
Equatorial Guinea Cristian Makaté Union SG B
Belgium Léandro Rousseau Olympic Charleroi
4 Belgium Qendrim Bakija Stockay 7
5 Belgium Mathieu Cornet Rochefort 6
Belgium Dieudonné Lwangi Union Namur
7 Belgium Roman Ferber Olympic Charleroi 5
Belgium Jonathan Hendrickx Tubize-Braine
Ivory Coast Sekou Koné Stockay
Belgium Jesse Mputu Olympic Charleroi
4 goals (7 players)
3 goals (11 players)
2 goals (24 players)
1 goal (48 players)
1 own goal (4 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=pfbid029UsWNt2GaD1ztShde2gbSS83hEqV9FfRtzWiqb6LqyCXLVCHZSSCp65t3axrxKbDl&id=100057428470818
  5. ^ https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid035deNTQSmYzUg6QfYavTvS2kkgWC9KP5hnYNCiBMy4FbNdYLTSvvoD8xSAhNubFKPl&id=100057428470818&locale=fr_FR
  6. ^ "Spelersstatistieken". Retrieved 22 August 2023.