2020–21 Belgian First Division B
The 2020–21 season of the Belgian First Division B is scheduled to begin in August 2020 and end in April 2021.
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
Team changes
In
- Deinze were promoted from the 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division as champions.
- RFC Seraing and RWD Molenbeek filled in the open spots left by the extra relegations of Roeselare and Virton, as highest finishing teams which had obtained a professional footballing license.
- As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, no team was relegated from the 2019–20 Belgian First Division A and two teams were promoted from the 2019–20 Belgian First Division B, meaning two extra teams needed to be added to the league. From the 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division only Lierse Kempenzonen remained as team which had obtained the necessary Belgian professional football license (despite nearly relegating in that division), hence they were promoted and finally as no other team was eligible from that division, the Club Brugge NXT squad was added to again end up with 8 teams.
Out
- Due to the Belgian First Division A expanding from 16 to 18 teams, both finalists K Beerschot VA and Oud-Heverlee Leuven were promoted to Belgian First Division A for the next season.
- Lokeren went bankrupt and folded. Temse moved to Lokeren and renamed themselves KSC Lokeren-Temse playing in the Belgian Second Amateur Division.
- Both Roeselare and Virton were denied a professional license and forced to relegate to the Belgian First Amateur Division.
Format changes
Only in the 2020–21 season,[1] the league will no longer consist of two separate competitions but will be one single league in which all teams play each other four times. There will be no more playoffs, no teams will qualify for the Europa League playoffs and the bottom team will be relegated directly.
Team information
Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2019–20 Belgian First Division B teams
| Matricule | Club | City | First season of current spell at second level |
Coming from | 2019-20 result | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Club Brugge NXT | Brugge | 2020–21 | – | – | Daknamstadion[lower-alpha 1] | 12,136 |
| 818 | K.M.S.K. Deinze | Deinze | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 1st (D1Am) | Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion | 7,515 |
| 3970 | Lierse Kempenzonen | Lier | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 13th (D1Am) | Herman Vanderpoortenstadion | 14,538 |
| 2554 | Lommel SK | Lommel | 2018–19 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 6th (D1B) | Soevereinstadion | 8,000 |
| 5479 | RWD Molenbeek | Molenbeek | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 6th (D1Am) | Edmond Machtens Stadium | 12,266 |
| 167 | RFC Seraing | Seraing | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 4th (D1Am) | Stade du Pairay | 14,234 |
| 10 | Union SG | Saint-Gilles, Brussels | 2015–16 | Belgian Third Division | 4th (D1B) | Stade Joseph Marien | 5,500 |
| 2024 | K.V.C. Westerlo | Westerlo | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 1st (D1B) | Het Kuipje | 8,035 |
- Club Brugge NXT is not playing its home matches at the same venue as the A-squad of Club Brugge (the Jan Breydel Stadium) but rather they will move to Lokeren.[2]
Personnel and kits
| Club | Manager | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Club Brugge NXT | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Macron | Unibet |
| Deinze | |
Adidas | Dakota Vastgoed & Declercq Stortbeton |
| Lierse Kempenzonen | |
Jako | Keukens Van Lommel |
| Lommel |  |
Legea | United Telecom |
| RWD Molenbeek | |
Joma | Symbio |
| RFC Seraing | |
Kappa | VOO, Willy Naessens & Startpeople |
| Union SG | |
Le Coq Sportif | Culture et Formation |
| Westerlo | |
Saller | Soudal |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union SG |  |
Contract not prolonged [3] | End of 2019–20 season | Pre-season | |
24 May 2020 [4] |
| Lommel | |
Contract not prolonged [5] | |
10 July 2020 [6] | ||
| RWD Molenbeek | |
Caretaker replaced | |
11 June 2020 [7] |
Season statistics
Number of teams by provinces
| Number of teams | Province or region | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 |  | Lierse Kempenzonen and Westerlo |
 | RWD Molenbeek and Union SG | |
| 1 |  | Deinze |
 | RFC Seraing | |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Lommel | |
 | Club Brugge NXT |
References
- "Communication à la suite de l'Assemblée Générale". jupilerproleague.be (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- "Beloften van Club Brugge spelen hun thuismatchen in 1B op Daknam" [Youngsters of Club Brugge will play their 1B home games at Daknam] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- "THOMAS CHRISTIANSEN : FIN DE LA COLLABORATION" [THOMAS CHRISTIANSEN : END OF COOPERATION.] (in French). rusg.brussels. 2020-05-22.
- "Officieel: Felice Mazzu moet Union naar 1A loodsen " [Confirmed: Felice Mazzu must bring Union to 1A.] (in Dutch). sporza. 2020-05-24.
- "Lommel SK verlengt overeenkomst met Peter Maes niet" [Lommel SK does not prolong agreement with Peter Maes] (in Dutch). lommelsk.be. 2020-05-28.
- "Lommel SK benoemt Liam Manning tot nieuwe hoofdcoach" [Lommel SK appoints Liam Manning to new head manager] (in Dutch). lommelsk.be. 2020-07-10.
- "RWDM vat avontuur in 1B aan met trainer Laurent Demol" [RWDM commences adventures in 1B with coach Laurent Demol] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-06-11.
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