2024–25_Challenger_Pro_League
2024–25 Challenger Pro League
Football league season
The 2024–25 season of the Challenger Pro League is scheduled to begin in August 2024 and end in May 2025. It will be the third season under its new name after being renamed from First Division B.
Incoming
- La Louvière and Lokeren-Temse were promoted from the 2023–24 Belgian National Division 1. La Louvière playing in second division for the first time in history for this season and Lokeren-Temse return to second division after 6 years absence due to dissolved club, Lokeren into merged club.
- Eupen and RWDM were relegated from the 2023–24 Belgian Pro League. Eupen returns after 8 years in the top flight, RWDM after just one.
Outgoing
- Beerschot and Dender EH were promoted to the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League, respectively as champions and runners-up.
- Seraing and SL16 FC were relegated to the 2024–25 Belgian National Division 1 after finishing in the bottom two positions.
Stadiums and locations
More information Matricule, Club ...
| Matricule | Club | City | First season of current spell at second level |
Coming from | 2023-24 result | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4068 | Beveren | Beveren | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division B | 8th (CPL) | Freethiel Stadion | 8,190 |
| 3 | Club NXT | Bruges[lower-alpha 1] | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 9th (CPL) | Schiervelde Stadion | 8,340 |
| 818 | Deinze | Deinze | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 3rd (CPL) | Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion | 7,515 |
| 4276 | Eupen | Eupen | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 16th (BPL)  |
Kehrwegstadion | 8,363 |
| 5192 | Francs Borains | Boussu | 2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 14th (CPL) | Stade Robert Urbain | 6,000 |
| 322 | Jong Genk | Genk | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 10th (CPL) | Luminus Arena | 24,956 |
| 94 | La Louvière | La Louvière | 2024–25 | Belgian National Division 1 | 1st (NatD1)  |
Stade du Tivoli | 12,500 |
| 3970 | Lierse Kempenzonen | Lier | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 11th (CPL) | Herman Vanderpoortenstadion | 14,538 |
| 4297 | Lokeren-Temse | Lokeren | 2024–25 | Belgian National Division 1 | 2nd (NatD1) |
Daknamstadion | 12,136 |
| 31 | Oostende | Ostend | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 13th (CPL) | Diaz Arena | 8,432 |
| 3434 | Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | Maasmechelen | 2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 6th (CPL) | Gemeentelijk Sportparkstadion | 5,500 |
| 4 | RFC Liège | Liège | 2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 7th (CPL) | Stade de Rocourt | 8,000 |
| 35 | RSCA Futures | Anderlecht, Brussels | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 12th (CPL) | King Baudouin Stadium | 38,000 |
| 5479 | RWD Molenbeek | Molenbeek, Brussels | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 15th (BPL) |
Edmond Machtens Stadium | 12,266 |
| 5381 | Zulte Waregem | Waregem | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 5th (CPL) | Regenboogstadion | 12,500 |
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League table
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beveren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promoted to Pro League |
| 2 | Club NXT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ineligible for promotion and promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Deinze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promoted to Pro League |
| 4 | Eupen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Francs Borains | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Jong Genk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ineligible for promotion and promotion play-offs |
| 7 | La Louvière | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 8 | Lierse Kempenzonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Lokeren-Temse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Oostende | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | RFC Liège | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | RSCA Futures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ineligible for promotion and promotion play-offs |
| 14 | RWDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Zulte Waregem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to National Division 1 |
| 16 | to be determined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2024. Source: Challenger Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[1]
- Club NXT did not play its home matches at the same venue as the A-squad of Club Brugge (the Jan Breydel Stadium) but rather they moved to Roeselare to play in the Schiervelde Stadion.
Note: only 12 out of 16 teams known
More information Number of teams, Province or region ...
| Number of teams | Province or region | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 |  East Flanders | Beveren, Deinze and Lokeren-Temse |
 West Flanders | Club NXT, Oostende and Zulte Waregem | |
| 2 |  Brussels | RSCA Futures and RWDM |
 Hainaut | Francs Borains and La Louvière | |
 Liège | Eupen and RFC Liège | |
 Limburg | Jong Genk and Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | |
| 1 |  Antwerp | Lierse Kempenzonen |
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- "General terms Belgian competition" (PDF). kbvb.be. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2017.