2018–19 Belgian Second Amateur Division

The 2018–19 Belgian Second Amateur Division is the third season of the division in its current format, placed at the fourth-tier of football in Belgium.

Belgian Second Amateur Division
Season2018–19
ChampionsSint-Eloois-Winkel, Patro Eisden Maasmechelen, La Louvière Centre
PromotedSint-Eloois-Winkel, Patro Eisden Maasmechelen, La Louvière Centre
RelegatedOverijse, Brakel, Turnhout, Heur-Tongeren, City Pirates, Wallonia Walhain, Olympic Charleroi and Ciney

The division consists of three separate leagues, each containing 16 teams. Leagues A and B consist of teams with a license from the Voetbalfederatie Vlaanderen (VFV, the Flemish/Dutch speaking wing of the Belgian FA), while league C contains teams with a license from the Association des Clubs Francophones de Football (ACFF, the French speaking wing of the RBFA). The champions from each of the three leagues will promote to the 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division. The fixtures were announced in July 2018.

Team changes

In

Out
  • Rupel Boom was promoted after winning the 2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division A.
  • Tessenderlo was promoted after winning the 2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division B.
  • RWDM was promoted after winning the 2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division C.
  • RFC Liège was promoted after winning the Second Amateur Division promotion play-offs.
  • Bornem, La Calamine, Pepingen-Halle, Sint-Lenaarts, Sprimont Comblain, Tienen, Torhout, WS Brussels and Zwarte Leeuw were all relegated after finishing in the relegation positions the previous season.

Belgian Second Amateur Division A
Brakel
Gullegem
Harelbeke
Mandel United
Petegem
Wijgmaal
Overijse
Westhoek
Winkel
Menen
Dikkelvenne
Eppegem
Locations of the 2018–19 Belgian Second Amateur Division A teams

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sint-Eloois-Winkel (C, P) 30 22 3 5 60 24 +36 69 Promotion to the 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division
2 Mandel United 30 19 3 8 58 30 +28 60 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs VFV[lower-alpha 1]
3 Petegem 30 13 10 7 55 44 +11 49
4 Gent-Zeehaven 30 14 6 10 56 39 +17 48 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs VFV[lower-alpha 1]
5 Wijgmaal 30 13 8 9 52 46 +6 47
6 Ronse 30 12 7 11 41 35 +6 43
7 Menen 30 12 6 12 51 56 −5 42
8 Londerzeel 30 11 7 12 37 35 +2 40
9 Diegem 30 11 6 13 37 51 −14 39
10 Westhoek 30 12 1 17 48 56 −8 37
11 Dikkelvenne 30 10 6 14 36 66 −30 36
12 Harelbeke 30 9 8 13 37 38 −1 35
13 Gullegem 30 9 8 13 40 52 −12 35
14 Eppegem (R) 30 10 4 16 36 66 −30 34 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Overijse (R) 30 8 5 17 36 50 −14 29 Relegation to the 2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division
16 Brakel (R) 30 6 10 14 39 47 −8 28
Source: vbal4
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[1] , [2]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Only clubs which had received a licence to play in the 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division were allowed to take part in the promotion playoffs. As a result, Petegam was replaced by the highest finisher not already qualified: Ronse.

Belgian Second Amateur Division B
Bocholt
Duffel
Hades
Spouwen-Mopertingen
Temse
Hasselt
City Pirates
Vosselaar
Heur-Tongeren
Locations of the 2018–19 Belgian Second Amateur Division B teams

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Patro Eisden Maasmechelen (C, P) 30 19 9 2 59 26 +33 66 Promotion to the 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division
2 Hasselt 30 18 6 6 53 29 +24 60 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs VFV
3 Temse 30 15 6 9 60 48 +12 51
4 Bocholt 30 15 4 11 54 38 +16 49 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs VFV
5 Berchem 30 12 7 11 54 49 +5 43
6 Hades 30 10 13 7 50 40 +10 43
7 Cappellen 30 11 8 11 41 41 0 41
8 Duffel 30 10 11 9 47 40 +7 41
9 Sint-Niklaas 30 10 10 10 48 47 +1 40
10 Vosselaar 30 10 8 12 45 59 −14 38
11 Hoogstraten 30 9 10 11 30 33 −3 37
12 Hamme 30 10 6 14 44 48 −4 36
13 Spouwen-Mopertingen 30 9 8 13 48 56 −8 35
14 City Pirates (R) 30 9 7 14 35 42 −7 34 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Turnhout (R) 30 7 8 15 38 58 −20 29 Relegation to the 2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division
16 Heur-Tongeren (R) 30 3 5 22 30 82 −52 14
Source: vbal4
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[3] , [4]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Belgian Second Amateur Division C
Ciney
Ol. Charleroi
Acren Lessines
Hamoir
Meux
Solières
Waremme
Durbuy
Couvin-Mariembourg
RAAL
Tilleur
Visé
Locations of the 2018–19 Belgian Second Amateur Division C teams

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 La Louvière Centre (C, P) 30 24 5 1 83 19 +64 77 Promotion to the 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division
2 Visé (P) 30 19 4 7 68 36 +32 61 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs ACFF[lower-alpha 1]
3 Hamoir 30 17 8 5 56 34 +22 59
4 Francs Borains 30 15 7 8 59 42 +17 52 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs ACFF[lower-alpha 1]
5 Rebecq 30 15 6 9 60 44 +16 51
6 Tilleur 30 14 5 11 54 45 +9 47 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs ACFF[lower-alpha 1]
7 La Louvière 30 12 10 8 42 30 +12 46
8 Durbuy 30 12 3 15 37 50 −13 39
9 Meux 30 9 12 9 51 51 0 39
10 Couvin-Mariembourg 30 10 8 12 50 51 −1 38
11 Waremme 30 10 5 15 46 53 −7 35
12 Solières 30 8 7 15 38 56 −18 31
13 Acren-Lessines 30 6 11 13 42 53 −11 29
14 Walhain (R) 30 7 7 16 33 52 −19 28 Relegation to the 2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division
15 Olympic Charleroi[lower-alpha 2] (R) 30 5 9 16 32 61 −29 24
16 Ciney (R) 30 2 3 25 22 96 −74 9
Source: vbal4
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[5]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Only clubs which had received a licence to play in the 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division were allowed to take part in the promotion playoffs. As a result, Hamoir and Rebecq were replaced by the two highest finishers not already qualified: Tilleur and La Louvière.
  2. Olympic Charleroi was relegated based on its finishing position, but merged after the season with Châtelet to become Olympic Charleroi Châtelet Farciennes. Châtelet was playing in the Belgian First Amateur Division and ceased to exist, while the new club took its position in the league. As a result there was de-facto one team less relegating to the 2019–20 Belgian Second Amateur Division and therefore an extra team was promoted from the Belgian Provincial Leagues to fill the gap.

Promotion play-offs

Promotion play-offs VFV

The teams finishing in second place in the Second Amateur Division A and Second Amateur Division B will take part in a promotion playoff first round together with three period winners from both divisions. These 8 teams from the VFV will play the first round of a promotion-playoff, with two teams qualifying for the Promotion play-offs Final.

In division A, champions Sint-Eloois Winkel and runners-up Mandel United together won all periods. As a result, Mandel United was joined in the play-offs by the next three teams in the standings: Petegem, Gent-Zeehaven and Wijgmaal. In division B, only Hasselt and Bocholt has received a licence, with the two other spots remaining vacant. Overall this meant only six out of eight teams took part, therefore two teams were drawn to receive a bye into the second round: Gent-Zeehaven and Wijgmaal.

VFV Round 1
Mandel United0–0 (a.e.t.)Ronse
Vandamme   48'
Penalties
Pyck
Bailly
Clyncke
Debouver 		2–4 Frutos
Debaisieux
Lekehal
Thissen
Bocholt3–1 (a.e.t.)Hasselt

Bocholt and Ronse qualified for the VFV second round promotion play-offs.

VFV Round 2
Bocholt0–3Wijgmaal
Gent-Zeehaven1–2Ronse

Ronse and Wijgmaal qualified for the promotion play-offs Final.

Promotion play-offs ACFF

The team finishing in second place in the Second Amateur Division C will take part in the promotion playoff first round together with three period winners. These 4 teams will play the first round of a promotion-playoff, with the winner qualifying for the Promotion play-offs Final. As champions La Louvière Centre won all three periods, this implied that normally the teams in positions 2 through 5 would take part in the playoffs, however both Hamoir and Rebecq were replaced as they did not receive (or apply for) a licence. Tilleur and La Louvière took their spot instead.

ACFF Round 1
Francs Borains3–1 (a.e.t.)La Louvière
Zorbo  58'
Botoko  98'
Renquin  119'		 report Roulez  29'
Tilleur1–7Visé
Falcione  2' (pen.) report Bamona  24', 48'
Nezer  46'
Perséo  66', 79', 82', 87'

The two winning teams meet each other in round 2, the losing teams remain in the Belgian Second Amateur Division.

ACFF Round 2
Francs Borains1–2Visé
Bruylandts  72' report Gendebien  43', 50'

Visé qualified for the promotion play-offs Final.

Promotion play-offs Final

The two winners of the Promotion play-offs on the VFV side (Ronse and Wijgmaal) and the winning team from the ACFF Promotion play-offs (Visé) will play a final tournament together with the team that finished in 14th place in the 2018–19 Belgian First Amateur Division (Oudenaarde). The winner of this play-off promotes to (or remains in) the 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division. As Oudenaarde is a team from the VFV side, there will be an extra VFV team relegating from the 2018–19 Belgian Second Amateur Division in case a team from the ACFF side (Visé) gets promoted.

Final Round 1
Ronse0–1Wijgmaal
Dehond  28'
Wijgmaal1–2Ronse
Dehond  52' Achabar  21'
Dauchy  75'

2–2 on aggregate. Ronse won on away goals.

Oudenaarde3–2Visé
Van Waeyenberghe
De Wilde
Vervaecke 		Bamona Lubelu
Gendebien
Visé6–1Oudenaarde
Gendebien  19'
Vaccaro  35'
Said  38' (pen.)
Nezer  64', 89'
Perséo 		report Vanwildemeersch  55'

Visé won 8–4 on aggregate, Oudenaarde was relegated to the 2019–20 Belgian Second Amateur Division.

Final Round 2
Visé0–1Ronse
Debaisieux  3'
Ronse1–2Visé

2–2 on aggregate. Visé won on away goals and is promoted to the 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division.

Relegation play-offs

The number of teams relegating from the Belgian Amateur Second Division in each wing (VFV and ACFF) depends on the number of teams of each wing relegating from the Belgian First Amateur Division.

Upon completion of the 2018–19 Belgian First Amateur Division, with three VFV teams were relegated automatically, it was already known there would be at least one additional VFV team relegating from the 2018–19 Belgian Second Amateur Division. In case Oudenaarde, taking part in the Second Amateur Division Promotion play-offs Final and also from VFV side is also relegated and is replaced by a team from ACFF side, then a second VFV team will be relegated from the 2018–19 Belgian Second Amateur Division. On ACFF side on the other hand, no extra relegations would be necessary and only the three bottom teams in division C would be relegated.

Relegation play-offs VFV

The teams finishing 14th in divisions A and B played each other in a single match to avoid relegation, with the losing team relegated and the winning team having to await the result of the Second Amateur Division Promotion play-offs Final.

City Pirates0–2Eppegem
Report Rijmenams  63', 70' (pen.)

City Pirates were relegated, three weeks later Eppegem was relegated as well as ACFF team Visé got promoted, resulting in an extra team from VFV to be relegated.

Relegation play-offs ACFF

As there is only one division no playoff was organised. However due to the fact that only teams from the VFV side were being relegated from the 2018–19 Belgian First Amateur Division, no extra relegations took place.

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References
  1. "Belgian Second Amateur Division A 2018/2019 - Season rules". vbal4. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. "Belgian Second Amateur Division A 2018/2019".
  3. "Belgian Second Amateur Division B 2018/2019 - Season rules". vbal4. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. "Belgian Second Amateur Division B 2018/2019".
  5. "Belgian Second Amateur Division C 2018/2019 - Season rules". vbal4. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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